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

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 49. Number and rate, 1960–2022
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
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; beginning in 2004, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data, and Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. From 2012 and forward, 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.
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, 2022
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 1,225,196 806,894 21,643 236,765 64,475 30,175 11,422 34,207 19,615
Death of beneficiary 302,027 255,646 1,894 566 35 8,148 7,546 26,942 1,250
Death of worker a 35,539 . . . 3,057 27,074 705 . . . . . . . . . 4,703
Attainment of—  
Age 16 by child 5,239 . . . 5,239 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 18 by child 169,070 . . . . . . 169,070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum age as a student 10,288 . . . . . . . . . 10,288 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled worker 476,241 450,983 8,877 7,699 287 . . . . . . . . . 8,395
FRA by disabled widow(er) 21,044 . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,044 . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 2,608 . . . 380 240 14 . . . 487 984 503
Elected a lower retirement benefit 437 437 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 2,754 578 1,090 100 (X) 464 376 105 (X)
Does not meet medical standards b 144,194 97,570 962 31,506 365 452 2,859 5,897 4,583
Medical improvement -- 20,306 -- -- -- 53 496 899 490
Work above substantial gainful activity c -- 65,261 -- -- -- 326 1,822 3,516 1,698
Failure to cooperate -- 10,923 -- -- -- 67 529 1,422 604
Miscellaneous reasons -- 1,080 -- -- -- 6 12 60 14
Student no longer attending school 52,773 . . . . . . . . . 52,773 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 2,982 1,680 144 510 (X) 67 154 279 (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 the Office of the Chief Actuary.
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; . . . = not applicable; -- = not available; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Beneficiaries are terminated from the Disability Insurance Trust Fund and start receiving 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, 2022
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 902,313 101 806,894 106 30,175 143 65,244 57
Alabama 22,994 100 20,404 103 1,081 142 1,509 63
Alaska 1,280 101 1,160 109 38 169 82 46
Arizona 17,167 110 15,672 116 505 161 990 55
Arkansas 13,338 95 11,874 97 580 129 884 62
California 70,903 109 63,694 118 1,848 154 5,361 54
Colorado 10,377 108 9,551 115 269 148 557 51
Connecticut 8,392 96 7,516 103 196 139 680 52
Delaware 3,027 107 2,772 113 98 161 157 52
District of Columbia 1,580 118 1,430 124 35 168 115 70
Florida 59,095 103 54,078 108 1,818 143 3,199 53
Georgia 30,156 102 27,118 107 1,218 141 1,820 56
Hawaii 2,329 103 2,143 113 53 143 133 41
Idaho 4,558 95 4,087 101 129 140 342 54
Illinois 29,816 102 26,382 110 862 147 2,572 58
Indiana 21,735 100 19,227 104 805 141 1,703 66
Iowa 8,621 99 7,544 103 254 147 823 65
Kansas 8,051 105 7,161 111 278 152 612 60
Kentucky 19,835 97 17,500 100 936 125 1,399 62
Louisiana 16,069 96 14,063 101 740 141 1,266 56
Maine 5,490 94 4,802 97 150 122 538 69
Maryland 13,468 103 12,269 110 347 144 852 52
Massachusetts 18,650 95 16,457 99 468 155 1,725 62
Michigan 34,981 99 30,753 104 1,188 140 3,040 62
Minnesota 13,022 99 11,614 104 236 131 1,172 63
Mississippi 13,230 101 11,631 105 640 149 959 58
Missouri 22,444 101 19,942 105 888 145 1,614 62
Montana 2,867 102 2,636 110 65 113 166 47
Nebraska 4,549 99 3,993 105 126 157 430 62
Nevada 7,032 109 6,496 113 218 160 318 53
New Hampshire 4,768 99 4,188 100 119 137 461 83
New Jersey 20,035 100 18,010 107 519 143 1,506 53
New Mexico 6,427 100 5,878 105 184 154 365 53
New York 48,220 93 42,884 99 1,227 137 4,109 54
North Carolina 34,118 102 30,742 107 1,285 139 2,091 55
North Dakota 1,635 101 1,435 106 40 159 160 64
Ohio 37,461 101 33,153 106 1,390 141 2,918 61
Oklahoma 13,443 100 12,012 103 557 135 874 62
Oregon 11,088 101 10,015 107 353 146 720 50
Pennsylvania 41,780 100 37,308 105 1,286 138 3,186 59
Rhode Island 3,552 94 3,125 96 101 153 326 68
South Carolina 18,686 103 16,789 108 769 134 1,128 57
South Dakota 2,159 104 1,920 109 55 167 184 63
Tennessee 25,780 103 22,829 107 1,162 139 1,789 67
Texas 60,650 105 54,736 110 2,223 158 3,691 53
Utah 4,869 95 4,398 103 111 117 360 48
Vermont 2,171 93 1,918 98 47 124 206 65
Virginia 22,412 102 20,042 107 796 143 1,574 60
Washington 17,743 104 16,039 111 477 143 1,227 55
West Virginia 9,096 102 8,004 107 451 142 641 58
Wisconsin 16,005 94 14,090 99 405 144 1,510 61
Wyoming 1,462 102 1,348 108 39 144 75 46
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 11,905 76 10,582 79 415 132 908 43
Other a 1,792 101 1,480 123 95 234 217 41
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.
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.