Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2024

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 49. Number and rate, 1960–2024
Year Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
1960 91,543 164 89,090 196 -- -- 2,453 24
1961 118,842 160 115,546 187 -- -- 3,296 27
1962 132,144 149 128,299 173 -- -- 3,845 26
1963 143,008 144 137,850 167 -- -- 5,158 31
1964 144,422 134 138,576 155 -- -- 5,846 32
1965 163,276 138 156,648 159 -- -- 6,628 33
1966 175,959 134 168,630 154 -- -- 7,329 34
1967 218,077 153 208,899 175 -- -- 9,178 40
1968 232,817 151 222,197 172 -- -- 10,620 44
1969 263,191 159 251,269 180 -- -- 11,922 46
1970 272,239 154 260,444 174 -- -- 11,795 44
1971 278,092 144 266,471 162 -- -- 11,621 41
1972 275,663 129 261,739 143 -- -- 13,924 46
1973 317,237 136 304,792 151 -- -- 12,445 39
1974 336,246 130 320,958 143 -- -- 15,288 45
1975 344,727 121 329,532 132 -- -- 15,195 42
1976 367,608 120 351,504 132 -- -- 16,104 42
1977 418,394 129 401,334 141 -- -- 17,060 42
1978 431,067 131 413,571 144 -- -- 17,496 42
1979 441,101 133 422,503 147 -- -- 18,598 43
1980 422,612 128 408,051 143 -- -- 14,561 32
1981 449,669 139 434,187 156 -- -- 15,482 33
1982 500,282 163 483,847 186 -- -- 16,435 35
1983 473,327 155 453,621 177 -- -- 19,706 40
1984 391,190 126 371,913 143 -- -- 19,277 38
1985 357,006 112 339,984 128 -- -- 17,022 32
1986 358,289 109 341,276 125 -- -- 17,013 31
1987 365,004 109 347,948 125 -- -- 17,056 30
1988 375,621 110 356,143 126 -- -- 19,478 34
1989 371,128 107 351,402 121 -- -- 19,726 34
1990 368,208 102 348,194 116 -- -- 20,014 33
1991 369,026 97 351,303 110 -- -- 17,723 29
1992 379,653 92 361,796 104 -- -- 17,857 28
1993 391,159 89 372,317 100 -- -- 18,842 29
1994 404,624 87 384,590 97 -- -- 20,034 30
1995 422,114 87 399,475 95 -- -- 22,639 33
1996 420,756 83 396,980 91 -- -- 23,776 34
1997 491,194 94 464,984 103 -- -- 26,210 37
1998 436,244 81 409,489 87 -- -- 26,755 38
1999 463,394 83 433,950 89 -- -- 29,444 41
2000 493,651 86 460,351 91 -- -- 33,300 46
2001 513,472 83 459,073 87 21,411 105 32,988 45
2002 535,465 82 479,364 87 21,379 103 34,722 47
2003 501,222 73 447,485 76 20,707 99 33,030 44
2004 525,418 73 470,017 76 23,572 112 31,829 42
2005 556,745 74 499,662 77 23,609 109 33,474 44
2006 569,146 73 511,128 75 23,599 107 34,419 44
2007 580,721 72 522,349 74 23,768 106 34,604 44
2008 627,423 74 563,314 76 26,109 114 38,000 44
2009 695,216 78 630,074 81 25,071 106 40,071 44
2010 706,008 75 640,678 78 24,749 101 40,581 43
2011 723,188 74 653,877 76 26,600 106 42,711 44
2012 795,699 79 728,320 83 19,346 76 48,033 48
2013 839,099 82 769,171 86 19,847 77 50,081 49
2014 849,739 83 779,229 87 19,461 75 51,049 49
2015 872,137 85 802,501 90 19,040 73 50,596 47
2016 892,974 88 820,372 93 18,990 73 53,612 49
2017 936,391 93 859,020 99 19,469 75 57,902 52
2018 956,400 96 876,857 103 19,393 76 60,150 53
2019 952,273 98 870,827 104 18,899 77 62,547 55
2020 979,293 103 892,811 110 19,895 84 66,587 58
2021 931,123 101 831,220 106 31,028 138 68,875 60
2022 902,313 101 806,894 106 30,175 143 65,244 57
2023 878,426 101 788,327 107 26,297 131 63,802 56
2024 852,780 99 767,224 106 24,518 125 61,038 51
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, and Annual Termination file, 100 percent data; from 2001 through 2003, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; from 2004 through 2011, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data, and Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. From 2012 onward, 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 Actuarial Services.
The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
Beginning in 2004, data include closed period awards.
-- = not available.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 50. Number, by reason for termination, 2024
Reason for termination All beneficiaries Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children under age 18 Students aged 18–19 Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
Total 1,135,251 767,224 18,868 207,066 56,537 24,518 10,726 32,334 17,978
Death of beneficiary 262,712 220,772 1,617 437 15 6,539 6,862 25,534 936
Death of worker a 28,671 . . . 2,577 21,675 596 . . . . . . . . . 3,823
Attainment of—  
Age 16 by child in care 4,525 . . . 4,525 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 18 by child 153,975 . . . . . . 153,975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum age as a student 8,837 . . . . . . . . . 8,837 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled worker a 485,055 460,156 8,469 7,277 363 . . . . . . . . . 8,790
FRA by disabled widow(er) a 16,946 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,946 . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 2,236 . . . 273 145 17 . . . 498 845 458
Elected a lower retirement benefit 654 654 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 2,333 396 588 96 (X) 507 503 182 (X)
Disability cessation b 120,242 83,757 724 22,993 296 461 2,720 5,518 3,773
Medical improvement -- 16,518 -- -- -- 42 395 849 372
Work above substantial gainful activity c -- 56,836 -- -- -- 348 1,854 3,438 1,400
Failure to cooperate -- 9,566 -- -- -- 64 460 1,177 397
Miscellaneous reasons -- 837 -- -- -- 7 11 54 5
Student no longer attending school 46,402 . . . . . . . . . 46,402 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 2,663 1,489 95 468 (X) 65 143 255 (X)
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 Actuarial Services.
These data represent the total number of beneficiaries whose benefits were terminated during the calendar year regardless of the effective date of the termination.
Data include closed period awards.
FRA = full retirement age; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals; . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
a. Benefits from the Disability Insurance Trust Fund are terminated and converted to benefits from the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.
b. Dependents' benefits terminate when the disabled worker no longer meets the requirements for disability benefits. Disabled widow(er)s and disabled adult children of deceased or retired workers lose their benefits when they no longer meet the requirements for disability benefits. If a disabled adult child's benefit terminates because the disabled worker no longer meets the requirements for disability benefits, then the specific reason for not meeting the requirements for disability benefits cannot be determined.
c. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because the beneficiaries are engaging in substantial gainful activity during the extended period of eligibility.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 51. Number and rate, by state or other area, 2024
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 852,780 99 767,224 106 24,518 125 61,038 51
Alabama 21,620 100 19,317 104 890 126 1,413 57
Alaska 1,167 98 1,076 109 28 127 63 34
Arizona 15,715 104 14,417 112 387 132 911 48
Arkansas 13,030 95 11,573 98 535 120 922 62
California 65,454 107 59,129 119 1,495 141 4,830 46
Colorado 9,294 102 8,601 110 205 124 488 43
Connecticut 8,034 94 7,195 102 143 103 696 52
Delaware 2,823 103 2,600 110 63 114 160 49
District of Columbia 1,335 105 1,235 113 26 144 74 44
Florida 56,445 104 51,918 111 1,512 130 3,015 47
Georgia 28,509 103 25,810 110 1,003 129 1,696 49
Hawaii 2,229 101 2,035 111 37 107 157 46
Idaho 4,504 96 4,060 104 101 115 343 51
Illinois 28,063 100 25,060 110 709 132 2,294 50
Indiana 20,681 99 18,457 104 677 130 1,547 58
Iowa 8,256 96 7,306 102 187 112 763 58
Kansas 7,350 100 6,567 107 208 123 575 53
Kentucky 19,042 97 16,958 102 801 110 1,283 55
Louisiana 15,526 98 13,768 106 601 124 1,157 50
Maine 5,126 92 4,536 97 118 102 472 58
Maryland 12,856 104 11,747 113 268 122 841 49
Massachusetts 17,848 97 15,798 103 342 127 1,708 60
Michigan 33,113 96 29,430 103 941 119 2,742 54
Minnesota 12,654 96 11,333 103 206 119 1,115 57
Mississippi 12,484 100 11,080 107 519 128 885 52
Missouri 21,262 99 18,914 104 729 128 1,619 59
Montana 2,824 105 2,537 112 72 136 215 59
Nebraska 4,384 97 3,895 105 87 112 402 55
Nevada 6,649 105 6,214 112 172 137 263 41
New Hampshire 4,387 93 3,904 97 80 93 403 69
New Jersey 19,221 99 17,332 108 426 131 1,463 49
New Mexico 5,695 92 5,235 98 156 140 304 41
New York 46,430 92 41,563 100 1,020 123 3,847 49
North Carolina 31,668 97 28,599 103 1,059 120 2,010 50
North Dakota 1,515 93 1,337 99 31 132 147 57
Ohio 35,584 98 31,727 105 1,163 126 2,694 54
Oklahoma 12,827 96 11,568 102 464 118 795 52
Oregon 10,350 98 9,346 106 274 123 730 49
Pennsylvania 39,300 97 35,338 103 1,051 122 2,911 53
Rhode Island 3,347 92 2,988 96 87 148 272 56
South Carolina 17,914 102 16,166 108 669 126 1,079 52
South Dakota 2,014 98 1,829 107 29 89 156 51
Tennessee 23,819 98 21,275 103 997 125 1,547 55
Texas 57,374 104 52,177 113 1,650 129 3,547 48
Utah 4,829 96 4,329 105 99 109 401 50
Vermont 2,068 92 1,849 99 38 109 181 55
Virginia 20,668 97 18,626 103 607 117 1,435 52
Washington 16,540 103 14,938 111 420 138 1,182 51
West Virginia 8,548 100 7,553 107 399 133 596 53
Wisconsin 15,585 93 13,868 100 315 117 1,402 54
Wyoming 1,383 99 1,272 107 32 131 79 46
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 11,863 79 10,558 83 319 111 986 47
Other a 1,574 94 1,281 113 71 203 222 44
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 Actuarial Services.
The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
Data include closed period awards.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.