Year Social Security: Old Age and Survivors Insurance (Total in Millions of Dollars) 1940 16 1942 110 1944 185 1946 321 1948 512 1950 727 1952 1982 1954 3275 1956 5361 1958 7875 1960 10867 1962 13027 1964 14981 1966 18516 1968 21175 1970 26846 1972 35266 1974 48760 1976 63361 1978 80119 1980 102067 1982 136454 1984 158256 1986 176949 1988 195331 1990 221926 1992 254466 1994 279710 1996 306733 1998 337052 2000 369709