Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2023

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 49. Number and rate, 1960–2023
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
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, 2023
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 1,182,141 788,327 20,439 222,845 60,431 26,297 10,948 33,708 19,146
Death of beneficiary 273,671 230,502 1,751 508 31 7,060 6,847 25,844 1,128
Death of worker a 29,976 . . . 2,576 22,875 522 . . . . . . . . . 4,003
Attainment of—  
Age 16 by child 4,865 . . . 4,865 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 18 by child 159,072 . . . . . . 159,072 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum age as a student 9,496 . . . . . . . . . 9,496 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled worker 480,478 455,267 8,762 7,565 267 . . . . . . . . . 8,617
FRA by disabled widow(er) 18,125 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,125 . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 2,434 . . . 350 259 18 . . . 486 917 404
Elected a lower retirement benefit 602 602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 2,679 462 1,002 100 3 531 410 126 45
Does not meet medical standards b 147,879 99,721 998 31,895 373 496 3,041 6,550 4,805
Medical improvement -- 20,569 -- -- -- 45 446 984 476
Work above substantial gainful activity c -- 63,699 -- -- -- 368 1,967 3,946 1,781
Failure to cooperate -- 14,392 -- -- -- 75 617 1,569 553
Miscellaneous reasons -- 1,061 -- -- -- 8 11 51 3
Student no longer attending school 49,712 . . . . . . . . . 49,712 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 3,152 1,773 135 571 9 85 164 271 144
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.
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, 2023
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 878,426 101 788,327 107 26,297 131 63,802 56
Alabama 22,380 101 20,023 105 934 129 1,423 59
Alaska 1,197 97 1,086 106 27 121 84 47
Arizona 16,200 106 14,839 113 407 136 954 52
Arkansas 13,143 95 11,743 99 500 112 900 62
California 68,646 110 61,901 120 1,582 142 5,163 52
Colorado 9,801 106 9,004 113 212 125 585 54
Connecticut 8,180 95 7,273 102 157 112 750 57
Delaware 2,958 108 2,716 114 84 148 158 51
District of Columbia 1,472 114 1,331 120 37 195 104 65
Florida 58,917 107 54,041 113 1,588 132 3,288 54
Georgia 29,229 103 26,392 108 1,082 135 1,755 54
Hawaii 2,288 104 2,100 115 31 89 157 48
Idaho 4,631 100 4,184 107 102 116 345 54
Illinois 28,909 103 25,734 111 765 140 2,410 55
Indiana 21,292 101 18,910 105 741 139 1,641 64
Iowa 8,100 94 7,151 100 199 117 750 58
Kansas 7,680 103 6,877 110 236 136 567 54
Kentucky 19,949 100 17,594 104 910 125 1,445 64
Louisiana 16,116 100 14,139 105 655 132 1,322 59
Maine 5,296 93 4,640 96 162 138 494 63
Maryland 13,347 106 12,147 114 302 135 898 55
Massachusetts 18,367 96 16,295 102 375 132 1,697 61
Michigan 33,886 98 30,020 103 1,019 126 2,847 58
Minnesota 12,663 97 11,295 103 209 119 1,159 61
Mississippi 12,371 98 10,962 103 519 130 890 55
Missouri 21,563 100 19,207 104 727 124 1,629 62
Montana 2,855 105 2,568 111 74 134 213 61
Nebraska 4,357 96 3,836 102 107 140 414 60
Nevada 6,703 106 6,215 111 176 135 312 52
New Hampshire 4,520 96 4,018 98 80 95 422 75
New Jersey 19,588 101 17,622 108 475 140 1,491 52
New Mexico 6,110 98 5,592 103 167 145 351 50
New York 47,585 94 42,457 101 1,042 122 4,086 54
North Carolina 32,880 101 29,609 106 1,119 125 2,152 56
North Dakota 1,587 98 1,379 103 28 115 180 72
Ohio 36,703 101 32,689 107 1,191 126 2,823 59
Oklahoma 13,140 99 11,774 103 547 140 819 57
Oregon 10,894 102 9,794 109 329 145 771 54
Pennsylvania 40,918 100 36,680 106 1,101 124 3,137 59
Rhode Island 3,503 95 3,145 99 77 121 281 59
South Carolina 18,369 104 16,576 110 689 125 1,104 55
South Dakota 2,093 103 1,892 111 53 166 148 51
Tennessee 24,831 102 22,140 106 1,040 128 1,651 61
Texas 57,814 103 52,464 110 1,880 143 3,470 49
Utah 4,972 99 4,487 108 125 137 360 47
Vermont 2,036 90 1,803 94 48 137 185 58
Virginia 21,287 100 19,152 106 703 134 1,432 54
Washington 17,520 107 15,793 114 443 140 1,284 58
West Virginia 8,593 99 7,590 105 399 131 604 55
Wisconsin 16,070 97 14,236 103 369 137 1,465 59
Wyoming 1,451 104 1,323 110 37 150 91 56
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 11,904 77 10,575 81 356 120 973 46
Other a 1,562 92 1,314 113 80 213 168 33
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.