Disabled worker beneficiary statistics by calendar
year, quarter, and month
| |
Awards |
In current payment status |
Terminationse |
| Time period |
Number of applications |
Numberc |
Increase
over prior
period |
Ratio to applicationsd |
Number
at end
of period |
Increase
over prior
period |
Number |
Increase
over prior
period |
Termi-
nation
rate |
Field office
receiptsa |
Initial DDS
receiptsb |
Field office
receipts |
Initial DDS
receipts |
| —By Calendar Year— |
| 2010 ..... |
2,935,798 |
1,926,398 |
1,052,551 |
6.76% |
35.85% |
54.64% |
8,204,710 |
5.34% |
646,387 |
2.85% |
7.64% |
| 2011 ..... |
2,878,920 |
1,859,591 |
1,025,003 |
-2.62% |
35.60% |
55.12% |
8,576,067 |
4.53% |
656,902 |
1.63% |
7.42% |
| 2012 ..... |
2,824,024 |
1,808,863 |
979,973 |
-4.39% |
34.70% |
54.18% |
8,827,795 |
2.94% |
726,432 |
10.58% |
7.90% |
| 2013 ..... |
2,653,939 |
1,702,700 |
884,894 |
-9.70% |
33.34% |
51.97% |
8,942,584 |
1.30% |
767,738 |
5.69% |
8.17% |
| 2014 ..... |
2,536,174 |
1,633,652 |
810,973 |
-8.35% |
31.98% |
49.64% |
8,954,518 |
0.13% |
793,646 |
3.37% |
8.37% |
| 2015 ..... |
2,427,443 |
1,552,119 |
775,739 |
-4.34% |
31.96% |
49.98% |
8,909,430 |
-0.50% |
817,045 |
2.95% |
8.62% |
| 2016 ..... |
2,321,583 |
1,473,700 |
744,268 |
-4.06% |
32.06% |
50.50% |
8,808,736 |
-1.13% |
830,044 |
1.59% |
8.81% |
| 2017 ..... |
2,179,928 |
1,377,803 |
762,141 |
2.40% |
34.96% |
55.32% |
8,695,475 |
-1.29% |
868,795 |
4.67% |
9.30% |
| 2018 ..... |
2,073,293 |
1,300,668 |
733,879 |
-3.71% |
35.40% |
56.42% |
8,537,332 |
-1.82% |
888,214 |
2.24% |
9.63% |
| 2019 ..... |
2,015,182 |
1,309,863 |
723,858 |
-1.37% |
35.92% |
55.26% |
8,378,374 |
-1.86% |
883,792 |
-0.50% |
9.75% |
| 2020 ..... |
1,838,893 |
1,226,236 |
648,121 |
-10.46% |
35.25% |
52.85% |
8,151,016 |
-2.71% |
900,011 |
1.84% |
10.15% |
| 2021 ..... |
1,820,282 |
1,210,545 |
571,952 |
-11.75% |
31.42% |
47.25% |
7,877,129 |
-3.36% |
837,923 |
-6.90% |
9.77% |
| 2022 ..... |
1,804,384 |
1,205,686 |
543,445 |
-4.98% |
30.12% |
45.07% |
7,604,098 |
-3.47% |
818,122 |
-2.36% |
9.86% |
| 2023 ..... |
1,904,635 |
1,248,378 |
561,585 |
3.34% |
29.49% |
44.99% |
7,365,987 |
-3.13% |
800,227 |
-2.19% |
9.96% |
| 2024 ..... |
1,937,040 |
1,292,861 |
629,871 |
12.16% |
32.52% |
48.72% |
7,231,147 |
-1.83% |
778,251 |
-2.75% |
9.94% |
|
| —By Quarter— |
| 2021 Q3 |
473,646 |
298,338 |
139,195 |
-4.43% |
29.39% |
46.66% |
7,982,101 |
-1.16% |
230,744 |
5.81% |
2.78% |
| 2021 Q4 |
466,235 |
335,988 |
134,275 |
-3.53% |
28.80% |
39.96% |
7,877,129 |
-1.32% |
238,390 |
3.31% |
2.91% |
| 2022 Q1 |
433,990 |
291,415 |
139,202 |
3.67% |
32.07% |
47.77% |
7,821,929 |
-0.70% |
194,968 |
-18.21% |
2.41% |
| 2022 Q2 |
461,407 |
301,524 |
135,574 |
-2.61% |
29.38% |
44.96% |
7,780,275 |
-0.53% |
178,210 |
-8.60% |
2.22% |
| 2022 Q3 |
497,889 |
328,839 |
138,828 |
2.40% |
27.88% |
42.22% |
7,702,552 |
-1.00% |
215,558 |
20.96% |
2.70% |
| 2022 Q4 |
411,098 |
283,908 |
129,841 |
-6.47% |
31.58% |
45.73% |
7,604,098 |
-1.28% |
229,386 |
6.41% |
2.90% |
| 2023 Q1 |
473,543 |
311,867 |
139,402 |
7.36% |
29.44% |
44.70% |
7,509,614 |
-1.24% |
233,522 |
1.80% |
2.99% |
| 2023 Q2 |
487,766 |
319,446 |
140,358 |
0.69% |
28.78% |
43.94% |
7,515,827 |
0.08% |
133,062 |
-43.02% |
1.72% |
| 2023 Q3 |
487,804 |
315,581 |
142,214 |
1.32% |
29.15% |
45.06% |
7,442,624 |
-0.97% |
215,670 |
62.08% |
2.79% |
| 2023 Q4 |
455,522 |
301,484 |
139,611 |
-1.83% |
30.65% |
46.31% |
7,365,987 |
-1.03% |
217,973 |
1.07% |
2.85% |
| 2024 Q1 |
495,534 |
324,426 |
147,699 |
5.79% |
29.81% |
45.53% |
7,276,911 |
-1.21% |
236,317 |
8.42% |
3.11% |
| 2024 Q2 |
512,773 |
338,297 |
147,780 |
0.05% |
28.82% |
43.68% |
7,206,790 |
-0.96% |
220,546 |
-6.67% |
2.94% |
| 2024 Q3 |
491,904 |
330,906 |
177,638 |
20.20% |
36.11% |
53.68% |
7,269,237 |
0.87% |
121,256 |
-45.02% |
1.63% |
| 2024 Q4 |
436,829 |
299,232 |
156,754 |
-11.76% |
35.88% |
52.39% |
7,231,147 |
-0.52% |
200,132 |
65.05% |
2.67% |
| 2025 Q1 |
479,232 |
306,545 |
160,582 |
2.44% |
33.51% |
52.38% |
7,176,388 |
-0.76% |
215,507 |
7.68% |
2.89% |
| 2025 Q2 |
493,005 |
318,822 |
166,292 |
3.56% |
33.73% |
52.16% |
7,120,678 |
-0.78% |
221,771 |
2.91% |
3.00% |
|
| —By Month— |
| 2024 Jun |
157,809 |
103,288 |
49,181 |
3.37% |
31.16% |
47.62% |
7,206,790 |
-0.31% |
73,030 |
3.49% |
0.99% |
| 2024 Jul |
143,295 |
96,336 |
57,082 |
16.07% |
39.84% |
59.25% |
7,241,920 |
0.49% |
26,032 |
-64.35% |
0.35% |
| 2024 Aug |
200,836 |
135,555 |
58,200 |
1.96% |
28.98% |
42.93% |
7,276,653 |
0.48% |
24,346 |
-6.48% |
0.33% |
| 2024 Sep |
147,773 |
99,015 |
62,356 |
7.14% |
42.20% |
62.98% |
7,269,237 |
-0.10% |
70,878 |
191.13% |
0.95% |
| 2024 Oct |
144,946 |
101,553 |
53,278 |
-14.56% |
36.76% |
52.46% |
7,258,582 |
-0.15% |
67,438 |
-4.85% |
0.91% |
| 2024 Nov |
167,328 |
115,111 |
52,771 |
-0.95% |
31.54% |
45.84% |
7,243,972 |
-0.20% |
68,060 |
0.92% |
0.92% |
| 2024 Dec |
124,555 |
82,568 |
50,705 |
-3.92% |
40.71% |
61.41% |
7,231,147 |
-0.18% |
64,634 |
-5.03% |
0.87% |
| 2025 Jan |
175,666 |
107,998 |
46,405 |
-8.48% |
26.42% |
42.97% |
7,206,947 |
-0.33% |
69,893 |
8.14% |
0.95% |
| 2025 Feb |
149,372 |
98,876 |
53,942 |
16.24% |
36.11% |
54.56% |
7,192,644 |
-0.20% |
69,821 |
-0.10% |
0.95% |
| 2025 Mar |
154,194 |
99,671 |
60,235 |
11.67% |
39.06% |
60.43% |
7,176,388 |
-0.23% |
75,793 |
8.55% |
1.03% |
| 2025 Apr |
150,356 |
96,744 |
53,771 |
-10.73% |
35.76% |
55.58% |
7,155,951 |
-0.28% |
74,810 |
-1.30% |
1.02% |
| 2025 May |
191,843 |
123,522 |
55,788 |
3.75% |
29.08% |
45.16% |
7,137,354 |
-0.26% |
74,567 |
-0.32% |
1.02% |
| 2025 Jun |
150,806 |
98,556 |
56,733 |
1.69% |
37.62% |
57.56% |
7,120,678 |
-0.23% |
72,394 |
-2.91% |
0.99% |
| 2025 Jul |
146,129 |
95,019 |
53,172 |
-6.28% |
36.39% |
55.96% |
7,101,525 |
-0.27% |
71,684 |
-0.98% |
0.98% |
| 2025 Aug |
194,821 |
126,718 |
57,335 |
7.83% |
29.43% |
45.25% |
7,080,907 |
-0.29% |
74,457 |
3.87% |
1.02% |
| a
The number of applications is for disabled-worker benefits only and,
as such, excludes disabled child's and disabled widow(er)'s benefits.
These applications are those received at Social Security field offices,
teleservice centers, and claims filed electronically on the internet.
Applications ultimately result in either a denial or award of benefits.
These counts include applications that are denied because the individual
is not insured for disability benefits.
Because the application data are tabulated on a weekly basis,
some months include 5 weeks of data while others include only
4 weeks. This weekly method of tabulation accounts for much of
the month-to-month variation in the monthly application data.
This method also occasionally causes quarterly data to have
either 12 or 14 weeks of data instead of 13 weeks, annual data
may include an extra week of data.
b
Receipts at State Disability Determination Services (DDS), Federal
Disability Units, Disability Processing Branches, and Extended Service
Team Sites for an initial evaluation of whether the claimant's disability
meets the definition of disability as set forth in the Social Security
Act and appropriate regulations.
c
Award data prior to 2014 are unedited and may contain duplicates.
d
Awards as a ratio to applications is a crude measure and does not represent
an allowance rate. This ratio expresses the number of awards in a given time
period as a ratio to the number of applications in the same time period.
Some of the awards in any time period, however, resulted from applications in previous time period(s).
e
The number of terminations is the number of beneficiaries who leave the disability
rolls for any reason. The number is calculated on the basis of the change in
the total number of entitled beneficiaries (those in current payment status
plus those whose benefits are withheld for any reason) and the number of awards.
The termination rate is the ratio of the terminations to the number of beneficiaries
who could potentially leave the rolls. This latter number is approximated as the sum of
the number entitled at the beginning of the time period plus half the number of awards in that period.
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