Social Security History

Facilities at SSA

(These two tables track the growth of SSA's major field service facilities.)

Table Showing Number of Field Offices by Fiscal Year

NUMBER OF SSA FIELD OFFICES*
1937	175	1963	613	1989	1298
1938	316	1964	613	1990	n/a
1939	327	1965	616	1991	1297
1940	495	1966	706	1992	1299
1941	490	1967	732	1993	1301
1942	488	1968	783	1994	1298
1943	487	1969	825	1995	1292
1944	467	1970	831	1996	1352***
1945	460	1971	879	1997	1351
1946	456	1972	926	1998	1345
1947	470	1973	1085	1999	1340
1948	476	1974	1240	2000	1340
1949	478	1975	1285	2001	1337
1950	478	1976	1308	2002	1336
1951	n/a	1977	1319	2003	1329
1952	n/a	1978	1349	2004	1321
1953	512	1979	1330	2005	1318
1954	512	1980	1337	2006	1318
1955	532	1981	1342**	2007	1294
1956	539	1982	1341	2008	1298
1957	558	1983	1336	2009	1297
1958	584	1984	1321
1959	n/a	1985	1311
1960	n/a	1986	1309
1961	584	1987	1305
1962	601	1988	1299

* Data for 1937-1993 is as of end of Fiscal Year, data for 1994-2009 as of end of calendar year.

** The Fiscal Year changed from July 1st-June 30th to October 1st-September 30th.

*** There was not a large increase in the number of field offices starting in 1996, as the figures seem to suggest. In 1996 SSA changed the definition of a "field office." Previously, Resident Stations were not counted as field offices. Beginning in 1996 they are included in the field office figure. There are 31 resident stations in the 2009 figure plus 8 specialized Social Security Card Centers.

Reference Sources: (1937-1958) (1991-1993) Social Security Annual Report; (1961-1989) Executive Handbook; (1994-2009) Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table Showing Number of Teleservice Centers by Fiscal Year

NUMBER OF TELESERVICE CENTERS BY FISCAL YEAR

1969	1*	1979	31	1989	37
1970	2*	1980	32	1990	37
1971	5*	1981	33	1991	37
1972	9	1982	33	1992	37
1973	16	1983	34	1993	37
1974	24	1984	34	1994	38
1975	26	1985	34	1995	37
1976	28	1986	34	1996	37
1977	29	1987	34	1997	37
1978	25	1988	34

* Formerly known as Metropolitan Answering Service

Reference Sources: (1969-1971) (1990-1993) Social Security Annual Report; (1972-1989) Executive Handbook; (1994-1997) Annual Statistical Supplement.

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