Single-Year Tables Consistent With the 2026 SSI Annual Report
Table V.C1.—Disabled Adult Claims: Disposition of Applications for SSI Disability Benefits by Year of Filinga and Level of Decisionb
| Selected summary case information by decision status: Numbers of cases | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denials | |||||||||||||
| Calendar year of filing | Total claims filed | Initial decisions pending | Total initial decisions | Allowances | Appeal decision pending | No appeal pending | |||||||
| 1988 | 946,603 | 946,603 | 393,003 | 553,600 | |||||||||
| 1989 | 969,218 | 969,218 | 425,718 | 543,500 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 1,099,805 | 1,099,805 | 508,976 | 590,829 | |||||||||
| 1991 | 1,288,331 | 1,288,331 | 614,191 | 674,140 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 1,415,624 | 1,415,624 | 654,791 | 760,833 | |||||||||
| 1993 | 1,503,278 | 1,503,278 | 644,640 | 858,638 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 1,436,958 | 1,436,958 | 574,354 | 862,604 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 1,318,416 | 1,318,416 | 518,363 | 800,053 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 1,247,926 | 1,247,926 | 487,937 | 759,989 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 1,110,898 | 1,110,898 | 462,031 | 648,867 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 1,108,957 | 1,108,957 | 484,564 | 624,393 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 1,105,109 | 1,105,109 | 484,540 | 620,569 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 1,139,623 | 1,139,623 | 507,621 | 632,002 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 1,216,040 | 1,216,040 | 539,387 | 676,653 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 1,322,451 | 1,322,451 | 563,218 | 759,233 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 1,403,003 | 1,403,003 | 580,563 | 822,440 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 1,475,149 | 1,475,149 | 588,854 | 886,295 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 1,470,300 | 1,470,300 | 571,547 | 898,753 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 1,499,551 | 1,499,551 | 571,996 | 927,555 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 1,506,654 | 1,506,654 | 583,457 | 923,197 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 1,602,444 | 1,602,444 | 646,009 | 956,435 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 1,831,721 | 1,831,721 | 713,870 | 1,117,851 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 1,881,418 | 1,881,418 | 695,707 | 1,185,711 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 1,842,499 | 1,842,499 | 663,372 | 1,179,127 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 1,794,616 | 1,794,616 | 635,476 | 1,159,140 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 1,633,124 | 1,633,124 | 585,216 | 1,047,908 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 1,496,914 | 1,496,914 | 540,408 | 956,506 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 1,411,989 | 1,411,989 | 496,527 | 915,462 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 1,324,374 | 1,324,374 | 468,235 | 856,139 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 1,267,913 | 1,267,913 | 440,734 | 827,179 | |||||||||
| 2018 | 1,197,402 | 1,197,402 | 422,340 | 1,947 | 773,115 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 1,206,007 | 1,206,007 | 422,885 | 1,950 | 781,172 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 1,034,035 | 1,034,035 | 344,445 | 3,124 | 686,466 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 962,694 | 962,694 | 316,864 | 7,725 | 638,105 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 962,556 | 962,556 | 309,081 | 39,299 | 614,176 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 1,000,337 | 1,000,337 | 281,178 | 67,298 | 651,861 | ||||||||
| 2024 | 1,020,790 | 165,008 | 855,782 | 211,674 | 156,393 | 487,715 | |||||||
| 2025 | 966,297 | 336,654 | 629,643 | 210,121 | 74,967 | 344,555 | |||||||
a
Data for claims filed in 2011-2024 reflect results as of June 2025 at the DDS level and as of July
2025 at the hearing and Appeals Council levels. The numbers of total claims filed for 2022-2024 are subject to change.
Data for claims filed in 2025 are preliminary estimates as of January 2026. The ultimate numbers of allowances
and denials are subject to change until all initial decisions have been completed and all appeals are final.
b
For claims filed in 2000 or later, we count allowances at the earliest adjudicative level of allowance.
We count allowances for claims filed prior to 2000 at the highest adjudicative level reached.