Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2022

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Disabled Workers Who Work

Table 52. Distribution of workers with benefits withheld because of substantial work, by diagnostic group and age, December 2022
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
  Number
Total 48,943 3,582 9,671 13,007 15,064 7,619
Congenital anomalies 173 33 47 64 25 4
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 814 73 137 191 298 115
Infectious and parasitic diseases 883 23 139 240 366 115
Injuries 1,956 139 450 472 599 296
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 654 349 241 51 (X) (X)
Developmental disorders 149 39 67 24 15 4
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 45 13 18 9 5 0
Intellectual disorders 2,229 603 810 534 224 58
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 7,660 363 1,605 2,578 2,366 748
Neurocognitive disorders 1,232 119 316 372 300 125
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 2,469 279 801 754 488 147
Other mental disorders 3,164 284 942 1,067 697 174
Neoplasms 4,267 280 679 913 1,479 916
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 396 76 135 89 68 28
Circulatory system 2,193 52 234 481 865 561
Digestive system 1,183 56 220 359 381 167
Genitourinary system 2,298 148 566 732 657 195
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 10,536 116 739 2,167 4,303 3,211
Nervous system and sense organs 5,322 475 1,314 1,600 1,448 485
Respiratory system 791 25 86 172 304 204
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 165 8 38 57 47 15
Other 129 18 35 32 (X) (X)
Unknown 235 11 52 49 88 35
  Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.8 0.6 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.5
Injuries 4.0 3.9 4.7 3.6 4.0 3.9
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 1.3 9.7 2.5 0.4 (X) (X)
Developmental disorders 0.3 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 (L) 0.0
Intellectual disorders 4.6 16.8 8.4 4.1 1.5 0.8
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 15.7 10.1 16.6 19.8 15.7 9.8
Neurocognitive disorders 2.5 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.6
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 5.0 7.8 8.3 5.8 3.2 1.9
Other mental disorders 6.5 7.9 9.7 8.2 4.6 2.3
Neoplasms 8.7 7.8 7.0 7.0 9.8 12.0
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.8 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.4
Circulatory system 4.5 1.5 2.4 3.7 5.7 7.4
Digestive system 2.4 1.6 2.3 2.8 2.5 2.2
Genitourinary system 4.7 4.1 5.9 5.6 4.4 2.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 21.5 3.2 7.6 16.7 28.6 42.1
Nervous system and sense organs 10.9 13.3 13.6 12.3 9.6 6.4
Respiratory system 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.0 2.7
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2
Other 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 (X) (X)
Unknown 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld in December 2022 regardless of when their benefits were initially withheld.
FRA = full retirement age; (L) = less than 0.05 percent; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 53. Distribution of workers with benefits terminated because of successful return to work, by diagnostic group and age, 2022
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
  Number
Total 65,261 2,991 13,679 18,936 19,440 10,215
Congenital anomalies 212 (X) 81 68 32 (X)
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,047 37 149 303 355 203
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,329 19 188 367 524 231
Injuries 2,292 100 426 621 712 433
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 1,090 379 535 134 34 8
Developmental disorders 283 49 137 65 27 5
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 45 10 17 10 8 0
Intellectual disorders 5,627 617 2,230 1,731 892 157
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 11,937 275 2,366 4,202 3,767 1,327
Neurocognitive disorders 2,124 137 614 610 529 234
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 3,902 165 1,144 1,361 949 283
Other mental disorders 4,585 258 1,355 1,660 1,032 280
Neoplasms 2,659 141 392 590 913 623
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 484 65 201 114 76 28
Circulatory system 2,514 32 214 562 953 753
Digestive system 1,031 41 190 297 315 188
Genitourinary system 2,286 110 533 776 665 202
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 12,672 95 781 2,601 5,019 4,176
Nervous system and sense organs 7,611 374 1,881 2,469 2,125 762
Respiratory system 837 20 117 185 300 215
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 190 12 46 68 41 23
Other 154 (X) 26 48 48 (X)
Unknown 350 13 56 94 124 63
  Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.3 (X) 0.6 0.4 0.2 (X)
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.8 2.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 2.0 0.6 1.4 1.9 2.7 2.3
Injuries 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.7 4.2
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 1.7 12.7 3.9 0.7 0.2 0.1
Developmental disorders 0.4 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 (L)
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 (L) 0.0
Intellectual disorders 8.6 20.6 16.3 9.1 4.6 1.5
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 18.3 9.2 17.3 22.2 19.4 13.0
Neurocognitive disorders 3.3 4.6 4.5 3.2 2.7 2.3
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 6.0 5.5 8.4 7.2 4.9 2.8
Other mental disorders 7.0 8.6 9.9 8.8 5.3 2.7
Neoplasms 4.1 4.7 2.9 3.1 4.7 6.1
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.7 2.2 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.3
Circulatory system 3.9 1.1 1.6 3.0 4.9 7.4
Digestive system 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.8
Genitourinary system 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.1 3.4 2.0
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 19.4 3.2 5.7 13.7 25.8 40.9
Nervous system and sense organs 11.7 12.5 13.8 13.0 10.9 7.5
Respiratory system 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.5 2.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2
Other 0.2 (X) 0.2 0.3 0.2 (X)
Unknown 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
FRA = full retirement age; (L) = less than 0.05 percent; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 54. Average monthly benefit for workers with benefits withheld because of substantial work, by diagnostic group and age, December 2022 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Total 1,660.87 1,306.60 1,515.03 1,653.62 1,756.60 1,835.62
Congenital anomalies 1,526.06 1,234.83 1,529.41 1,599.42 1,687.30 1,707.93
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,579.89 1,392.76 1,514.85 1,574.19 1,627.89 1,661.23
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,671.18 1,573.50 1,456.92 1,642.89 1,742.93 1,780.36
Injuries 1,777.55 1,504.48 1,703.69 1,751.92 1,869.99 1,871.90
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 1,238.12 1,200.87 1,240.38 1,446.79 (X) (X)
Developmental disorders 1,302.96 1,226.58 1,300.97 1,434.54 1,343.12 1,140.98
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,404.91 1,313.98 1,399.26 1,502.64 1,485.76 . . .
Intellectual disorders 1,297.20 1,178.70 1,305.16 1,409.51 1,308.80 1,339.44
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 1,561.15 1,262.12 1,448.93 1,557.27 1,630.37 1,741.52
Neurocognitive disorders 1,579.92 1,254.99 1,427.18 1,583.17 1,779.50 1,786.72
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 1,431.54 1,218.02 1,360.14 1,498.06 1,543.95 1,511.38
Other mental disorders 1,550.16 1,207.65 1,499.27 1,595.74 1,661.38 1,659.75
Neoplasms 2,059.64 1,494.73 1,853.53 2,051.73 2,155.33 2,238.47
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,737.80 1,402.93 1,684.69 1,830.57 1,934.77 2,129.56
Circulatory system 1,784.47 1,414.65 1,554.95 1,706.07 1,817.34 1,931.03
Digestive system 1,844.12 1,407.71 1,574.04 1,810.06 2,048.27 1,953.73
Genitourinary system 1,805.23 1,529.56 1,572.24 1,786.97 1,981.75 2,164.58
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,656.18 1,334.29 1,576.26 1,596.61 1,654.50 1,728.66
Nervous system and sense organs 1,698.88 1,395.68 1,570.13 1,733.99 1,804.05 1,914.82
Respiratory system 1,733.21 1,373.70 1,652.32 1,655.96 1,774.31 1,815.25
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,626.19 1,357.46 1,468.33 1,619.91 1,728.01 1,874.28
Other 1,709.29 1,368.48 1,709.05 1,916.10 (X) (X)
Unknown 1,752.25 1,450.97 1,630.91 1,772.44 1,822.38 1,822.63
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age; . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 55. Average monthly benefit for workers with benefits terminated because of successful return to work, by diagnostic group and age, 2022 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Total 1,496.25 1,341.98 1,364.70 1,463.76 1,555.87 1,664.38
Congenital anomalies 1,433.60 (X) 1,299.72 1,528.16 1,524.20 (X)
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,497.68 1,516.37 1,450.09 1,499.31 1,481.06 1,555.84
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,495.15 1,728.45 1,369.62 1,435.24 1,523.10 1,609.92
Injuries 1,656.41 1,526.34 1,574.78 1,624.01 1,680.88 1,773.01
Mental disorders  
Autism spectrum disorders 1,207.41 1,215.43 1,183.54 1,246.74 1,243.61 1,611.53
Developmental disorders 1,232.91 1,225.47 1,221.08 1,257.29 1,248.93 1,226.22
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,340.16 1,173.86 1,384.20 1,503.73 1,249.97 . . .
Intellectual disorders 1,215.59 1,223.28 1,198.53 1,232.79 1,213.10 1,252.37
Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders 1,438.88 1,295.75 1,348.25 1,414.35 1,477.54 1,598.06
Neurocognitive disorders 1,441.99 1,301.33 1,331.18 1,440.36 1,530.27 1,619.83
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 1,338.16 1,355.92 1,294.56 1,350.58 1,356.82 1,381.72
Other mental disorders 1,411.71 1,270.16 1,356.83 1,437.76 1,450.58 1,509.95
Neoplasms 1,926.95 1,736.08 1,820.46 1,869.81 1,968.40 2,030.53
Diseases of the—  
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,471.59 1,412.98 1,404.56 1,439.51 1,596.92 1,879.20
Circulatory system 1,628.90 1,429.35 1,458.25 1,580.70 1,644.58 1,702.02
Digestive system 1,693.01 1,424.15 1,505.78 1,695.80 1,773.19 1,802.09
Genitourinary system 1,665.92 1,489.25 1,511.03 1,625.71 1,786.16 1,929.45
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,574.75 1,505.99 1,500.43 1,498.48 1,573.43 1,639.31
Nervous system and sense organs 1,544.40 1,402.67 1,426.05 1,529.94 1,622.92 1,734.02
Respiratory system 1,496.23 1,387.89 1,421.85 1,437.70 1,501.96 1,589.16
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,557.36 1,481.79 1,410.80 1,609.56 1,540.12 1,766.36
Other 1,545.14 (X) 1,354.41 1,510.67 1,567.05 (X)
Unknown 1,464.23 1,407.72 1,326.84 1,449.27 1,465.55 1,617.75
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
FRA = full retirement age; . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 56. Distribution, by state or other area, 2022
State or area All workers, December Workers with benefits withheld because of substantial work, December Workers with benefits terminated because of successful return to work, calendar year
Number Percentage of all workers Number Percentage of all workers
All areas 7,604,098 48,943 0.6 65,261 0.9
Alabama 197,520 739 0.4 1,261 0.6
Alaska 10,603 96 0.9 127 1.2
Arizona 135,085 1,031 0.8 1,288 1.0
Arkansas 122,160 524 0.4 805 0.7
California 539,044 4,340 0.8 4,936 0.9
Colorado 83,080 541 0.7 877 1.1
Connecticut 72,936 584 0.8 732 1.0
Delaware 24,568 165 0.7 295 1.2
District of Columbia 11,547 117 1.0 217 1.9
Florida 498,785 2,609 0.5 3,556 0.7
Georgia 253,596 1,410 0.6 2,049 0.8
Hawaii 18,954 105 0.6 122 0.6
Idaho 40,481 333 0.8 356 0.9
Illinois 240,755 1,627 0.7 2,487 1.0
Indiana 185,000 973 0.5 1,254 0.7
Iowa 73,109 525 0.7 694 0.9
Kansas 64,502 401 0.6 607 0.9
Kentucky 174,569 722 0.4 1,061 0.6
Louisiana 139,242 778 0.6 1,086 0.8
Maine 49,412 535 1.1 539 1.1
Maryland 111,702 819 0.7 1,208 1.1
Massachusetts 166,264 1,838 1.1 2,339 1.4
Michigan 297,020 1,766 0.6 2,437 0.8
Minnesota 111,495 1,028 0.9 1,389 1.2
Mississippi 110,558 394 0.4 553 0.5
Missouri 189,232 1,173 0.6 1,453 0.8
Montana 23,922 146 0.6 180 0.8
Nebraska 38,098 334 0.9 394 1.0
Nevada 57,412 423 0.7 530 0.9
New Hampshire 41,813 605 1.4 620 1.5
New Jersey 167,868 1,203 0.7 1,652 1.0
New Mexico 55,907 315 0.6 402 0.7
New York 433,997 3,562 0.8 4,188 1.0
North Carolina 286,368 1,293 0.5 2,118 0.7
North Dakota 13,517 119 0.9 129 1.0
Ohio 313,017 1,869 0.6 2,775 0.9
Oklahoma 116,636 517 0.4 743 0.6
Oregon 93,286 706 0.8 807 0.9
Pennsylvania 356,858 2,508 0.7 3,163 0.9
Rhode Island 32,460 271 0.8 249 0.8
South Carolina 155,753 795 0.5 1,100 0.7
South Dakota 17,547 122 0.7 205 1.2
Tennessee 214,317 942 0.4 1,409 0.7
Texas 495,459 3,512 0.7 4,902 1.0
Utah 42,865 369 0.9 406 0.9
Vermont 19,667 168 0.9 217 1.1
Virginia 187,134 1,038 0.6 1,600 0.9
Washington 144,360 1,463 1.0 1,634 1.1
West Virginia 74,772 270 0.4 391 0.5
Wisconsin 142,054 1,048 0.7 1,455 1.0
Wyoming 12,468 70 0.6 103 0.8
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 133,312 69 0.1 122 0.1
Other a 12,012 33 0.3 39 0.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 57. Distribution, by sex and age, 2022
Age group All workers, December Workers with benefits withheld because of substantial work, December Workers with benefits terminated because of successful return to work, calendar year
Number Percentage of all workers Number Percentage of all workers
  All disabled workers
Total 7,604,098 48,943 0.6 65,261 0.9
Under 30 105,568 3,582 3.4 2,991 2.8
30–39 442,737 9,671 2.2 13,679 3.1
40–49 1,042,273 13,007 1.2 18,936 1.8
50–59 2,687,642 15,064 0.6 19,440 0.7
60–FRA 3,325,878 7,619 0.2 10,215 0.3
  Men
Subtotal 3,808,112 25,449 0.7 32,680 0.9
Under 30 62,066 2,216 3.6 1,921 3.1
30–39 238,232 5,423 2.3 7,625 3.2
40–49 511,971 6,443 1.3 8,889 1.7
50–59 1,315,204 7,246 0.6 9,047 0.7
60–FRA 1,680,639 4,121 0.2 5,198 0.3
  Women
Subtotal 3,795,986 23,494 0.6 32,581 0.9
Under 30 43,502 1,366 3.1 1,070 2.5
30–39 204,505 4,248 2.1 6,054 3.0
40–49 530,302 6,564 1.2 10,047 1.9
50–59 1,372,438 7,818 0.6 10,393 0.8
60–FRA 1,645,239 3,498 0.2 5,017 0.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary.
FRA = full retirement age.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 58. Work-incentive utilization among disabled workers, 2017–2021
Work-incentive category 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 a
Workers who participated in a trial work period (TWP) 249,572 256,608 239,733 173,043 137,127
Started a TWP 140,898 145,622 132,793 85,940 72,423
Completed a TWP 104,572 111,827 109,143 84,710 63,320
Workers with at least 1 suspension month because of earnings above the substantial gainful activity level
Extended period of eligibility 157,593 169,737 175,239 162,453 149,035
Initial reinstatement period 6,833 7,704 7,633 6,408 4,992
Favorable decision on expedited reinstatement request 10,692 11,038 9,745 8,988 8,565
Workers using miscellaneous work incentives for at least 1 month
Impairment-related work expenses 10,207 9,471 8,304 6,089 4,549
Subsidies 26,469 25,518 23,102 18,328 14,103
Special conditions 3,882 3,852 3,285 3,144 2,262
Unsuccessful work attempts 18,296 19,792 19,418 15,970 12,103
SOURCE: Disability Control File, August 2023.
a. Approximately 20 percent of work-related continuing disability reviews (CDRs) for earnings in 2021 are still in progress; all other years are subject to change because of work-related CDR processing that may address work activity in previous years.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.