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This directory lists the disability approval rate for every Social Security hearing office in the United States, based on official SSA data for fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026. Click any office to see the approval rate of each administrative law judge (ALJ) who hears cases there.
- National approval rate: 57.6%
- Judges: 1,264
- Hearing offices: 165
- Decisions issued: 319,070
Approval rate by hearing office
| Hearing Office | Judges | Decisions | Approval Rate | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron OH | 7 | 2,614 | 52.1% | -5.5 pts |
| Albany | 10 | 2,410 | 60.4% | +2.8 pts |
| Albuquerque | 18 | 1,714 | 48.8% | -8.8 pts |
| Alexandria | 7 | 2,597 | 54.4% | -3.2 pts |
| Atlanta Downtown | 11 | 3,036 | 66.0% | +8.4 pts |
| Atlanta North | 6 | 1,993 | 44.3% | -13.3 pts |
| Baltimore | 13 | 2,669 | 59.4% | +1.8 pts |
| Billings | 7 | 1,146 | 62.7% | +5.0 pts |
| Birmingham | 8 | 2,837 | 49.0% | -8.6 pts |
| Boston | 8 | 1,150 | 54.5% | -3.1 pts |
| Bronx | 7 | 1,772 | 54.9% | -2.8 pts |
| Buffalo | 5 | 1,435 | 53.4% | -4.2 pts |
| Charleston SC | 5 | 1,803 | 48.7% | -8.9 pts |
| Charleston WV | 4 | 1,020 | 61.1% | +3.5 pts |
| Charlotte | 9 | 3,175 | 70.7% | +13.1 pts |
| Charlottesville | 5 | 1,435 | 42.7% | -14.9 pts |
| Chattanooga | 10 | 1,923 | 68.1% | +10.5 pts |
| Chicago | 10 | 2,501 | 53.5% | -4.2 pts |
| Cincinnati | 5 | 1,606 | 50.7% | -6.9 pts |
| Cleveland | 11 | 4,116 | 51.1% | -6.5 pts |
| Colorado Springs | 4 | 1,161 | 33.7% | -23.9 pts |
| Columbia MO | 2 | 612 | 60.0% | +2.3 pts |
| Columbia SC | 28 | 1,861 | 62.4% | +4.8 pts |
| Columbus | 7 | 1,847 | 62.6% | +5.0 pts |
| Covington GA | 9 | 2,680 | 63.7% | +6.0 pts |
| Dallas Downtown | 7 | 2,430 | 58.8% | +1.1 pts |
| Dallas North OHO | 11 | 3,914 | 63.3% | +5.7 pts |
| Dayton | 5 | 1,553 | 66.7% | +9.1 pts |
| Denver | 9 | 2,440 | 60.7% | +3.1 pts |
| Des Moines | 8 | 2,371 | 53.0% | -4.6 pts |
| Detroit | 9 | 3,017 | 57.8% | +0.2 pts |
| Dover | 3 | 955 | 58.8% | +1.2 pts |
| Elkins Park | 11 | 3,417 | 61.1% | +3.5 pts |
| Eugene | 7 | 1,555 | 57.0% | -0.6 pts |
| Evanston | 7 | 2,037 | 60.5% | +2.9 pts |
| Evansville | 6 | 2,123 | 55.5% | -2.1 pts |
| Fargo | 4 | 1,310 | 63.6% | +6.0 pts |
| Fayetteville NC | 6 | 1,575 | 65.0% | +7.4 pts |
| Flint | 4 | 1,349 | 59.5% | +1.9 pts |
| Florence | 6 | 1,967 | 47.1% | -10.5 pts |
| Fort Myers FL | 6 | 1,487 | 66.1% | +8.5 pts |
| Fort Smith | 4 | 949 | 60.9% | +3.3 pts |
| Fort Wayne | 3 | 1,081 | 60.7% | +3.1 pts |
| Fort Worth | 9 | 2,145 | 53.8% | -3.8 pts |
| Franklin TN | 11 | 3,428 | 54.3% | -3.3 pts |
| Fresno | 9 | 719 | 65.1% | +7.5 pts |
| Ft. Lauderdale | 10 | 2,849 | 50.5% | -7.1 pts |
| Grand Rapids | 6 | 1,729 | 60.1% | +2.5 pts |
| Greensboro | 9 | 2,506 | 65.2% | +7.6 pts |
| Greenville | 9 | 2,291 | 65.9% | +8.3 pts |
| Harrisburg | 6 | 1,938 | 43.8% | -13.8 pts |
| Hartford | 6 | 2,133 | 58.2% | +0.6 pts |
| Hattiesburg | 7 | 2,541 | 49.7% | -7.9 pts |
| Honolulu | 5 | 824 | 68.6% | +10.9 pts |
| Houston North | 9 | 3,855 | 56.2% | -1.5 pts |
| Houston West | 12 | 3,257 | 52.8% | -4.8 pts |
| Huntington WV | 4 | 1,506 | 44.7% | -12.9 pts |
| Indianapolis | 11 | 3,530 | 64.0% | +6.3 pts |
| Jackson MS OHO | 6 | 1,909 | 55.1% | -2.6 pts |
| Jacksonville | 10 | 2,692 | 51.6% | -6.0 pts |
| Jersey City | 10 | 3,014 | 65.6% | +8.0 pts |
| Johnstown | 4 | 987 | 55.3% | -2.3 pts |
| Kansas City | 13 | 3,446 | 56.3% | -1.3 pts |
| Kingsport | 8 | 2,647 | 56.1% | -1.5 pts |
| Knoxville | 7 | 1,108 | 47.7% | -9.9 pts |
| Lansing | 5 | 1,786 | 53.1% | -4.5 pts |
| Las Vegas | 6 | 1,028 | 56.0% | -1.6 pts |
| Lawrence MA | 5 | 1,380 | 60.1% | +2.5 pts |
| Lexington | 10 | 4,044 | 49.8% | -7.8 pts |
| Little Rock | 8 | 3,256 | 42.6% | -15.1 pts |
| Livonia MI | 8 | 3,022 | 57.9% | +0.3 pts |
| Long Beach | 5 | 1,566 | 55.0% | -2.6 pts |
| Long Island | 7 | 2,087 | 71.2% | +13.6 pts |
| Los Angeles Downtown | 4 | 1,162 | 70.1% | +12.5 pts |
| Los Angeles West | 7 | 1,570 | 62.2% | +4.6 pts |
| Louisville | 7 | 2,697 | 53.9% | -3.7 pts |
| Macon | 8 | 2,090 | 46.2% | -11.4 pts |
| Madison | 6 | 877 | 69.1% | +11.5 pts |
| Manchester | 6 | 2,069 | 57.8% | +0.2 pts |
| Memphis | 11 | 1,480 | 55.9% | -1.7 pts |
| Metairie | 6 | 1,909 | 53.1% | -4.5 pts |
| Miami OHO | 35 | 2,579 | 62.6% | +5.0 pts |
| Middlesboro | 5 | 603 | 41.6% | -16.0 pts |
| Milwaukee | 7 | 2,295 | 50.9% | -6.7 pts |
| Minneapolis | 13 | 2,520 | 51.0% | -6.7 pts |
| Mobile | 11 | 3,065 | 74.2% | +16.5 pts |
| Montgomery | 11 | 3,124 | 70.3% | +12.7 pts |
| Moreno Valley | 6 | 1,128 | 52.3% | -5.3 pts |
| Morgantown | 5 | 1,455 | 60.1% | +2.4 pts |
| Mt. Pleasant MI | 6 | 1,744 | 64.9% | +7.3 pts |
| NHC Albuquerque | 6 | 888 | 44.9% | -12.7 pts |
| NHC Baltimore | 8 | 919 | 46.2% | -11.4 pts |
| NHC Chicago | 10 | 1,838 | 54.6% | -3.0 pts |
| NHC Falls Church | 4 | 529 | 32.7% | -24.9 pts |
| NHC St. Louis | 7 | 1,101 | 44.7% | -12.9 pts |
| Nashville | 4 | 1,606 | 56.5% | -1.1 pts |
| National Adjudication Team | 4 | 5 | 100.0% | +42.4 pts |
| New Haven | 6 | 1,607 | 46.5% | -11.1 pts |
| New Orleans | 7 | 1,417 | 49.1% | -8.5 pts |
| New York | 7 | 1,338 | 57.8% | +0.2 pts |
| New York Varick | 5 | 1,655 | 65.6% | +8.0 pts |
| Newark | 10 | 2,924 | 54.9% | -2.7 pts |
| Norfolk | 7 | 2,073 | 54.4% | -3.3 pts |
| Norwalk | 4 | 1,025 | 66.8% | +9.2 pts |
| Oak Brook | 3 | 820 | 60.4% | +2.7 pts |
| Oak Park | 10 | 2,927 | 66.2% | +8.6 pts |
| Oakland | 6 | 1,744 | 65.1% | +7.5 pts |
| Oklahoma City | 12 | 3,257 | 71.7% | +14.1 pts |
| Omaha | 6 | 2,023 | 48.1% | -9.5 pts |
| Orange | 5 | 1,577 | 58.6% | +1.0 pts |
| Orland Park | 6 | 2,037 | 42.9% | -14.7 pts |
| Orlando | 10 | 2,957 | 60.4% | +2.7 pts |
| Paducah | 5 | 651 | 59.3% | +1.7 pts |
| Pasadena | 5 | 1,485 | 66.9% | +9.2 pts |
| Peoria | 5 | 1,470 | 58.0% | +0.4 pts |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 1,191 | 55.4% | -2.2 pts |
| Philadelphia East | 6 | 894 | 50.8% | -6.8 pts |
| Phoenix Downtown | 6 | 1,324 | 57.6% | -0.1 pts |
| Phoenix North | 6 | 730 | 60.3% | +2.7 pts |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 1,972 | 49.1% | -8.5 pts |
| Portland ME | 4 | 1,359 | 65.3% | +7.7 pts |
| Portland OR | 7 | 2,062 | 64.3% | +6.6 pts |
| Providence | 6 | 2,106 | 56.4% | -1.2 pts |
| Queens | 6 | 1,664 | 76.1% | +18.5 pts |
| Raleigh | 20 | 3,645 | 61.2% | +3.5 pts |
| Reno | 6 | 467 | 68.1% | +10.5 pts |
| Richmond | 5 | 1,736 | 44.9% | -12.7 pts |
| Rio Grande Valley TX | 3 | 658 | 55.8% | -1.8 pts |
| Roanoke | 4 | 1,078 | 54.0% | -3.6 pts |
| Rochester | 3 | 817 | 66.3% | +8.7 pts |
| Sacramento | 8 | 2,090 | 68.6% | +11.0 pts |
| Salt Lake City | 5 | 1,762 | 52.1% | -5.5 pts |
| San Antonio | 21 | 6,036 | 51.8% | -5.8 pts |
| San Bernardino | 5 | 1,103 | 61.5% | +3.8 pts |
| San Diego | 10 | 1,473 | 57.2% | -0.4 pts |
| San Francisco | 9 | 1,558 | 46.5% | -11.1 pts |
| San Jose | 7 | 715 | 62.2% | +4.6 pts |
| San Juan | 13 | 3,054 | 71.5% | +13.9 pts |
| San Rafael | 4 | 596 | 60.1% | +2.4 pts |
| Santa Barbara | 8 | 630 | 69.7% | +12.1 pts |
| Savannah | 5 | 1,619 | 54.0% | -3.6 pts |
| Seattle | 7 | 1,200 | 55.7% | -2.0 pts |
| Seven Fields | 6 | 2,353 | 71.0% | +13.4 pts |
| Shreveport | 5 | 799 | 68.5% | +10.8 pts |
| South Jersey | 8 | 2,817 | 69.0% | +11.4 pts |
| Special Review Cadre | 25 | 3,347 | 64.6% | +6.9 pts |
| Spokane | 6 | 1,248 | 69.2% | +11.6 pts |
| Springfield MA | 5 | 1,256 | 60.4% | +2.8 pts |
| Springfield MO | 4 | 1,248 | 40.1% | -17.5 pts |
| St. Louis | 18 | 4,593 | 50.1% | -7.5 pts |
| St. Petersburg FL OHO | 5 | 1,325 | 62.5% | +4.9 pts |
| Stockton | 4 | 969 | 44.2% | -13.5 pts |
| Syracuse | 8 | 2,375 | 57.2% | -0.4 pts |
| Tacoma | 6 | 1,584 | 58.0% | +0.4 pts |
| Tallahassee FL OHO | 5 | 1,368 | 67.3% | +9.6 pts |
| Tampa OHO | 13 | 3,239 | 58.5% | +0.9 pts |
| Toledo OH | 8 | 2,640 | 53.5% | -4.1 pts |
| Topeka KS | 4 | 1,331 | 44.2% | -13.4 pts |
| Tucson | 6 | 1,105 | 76.4% | +18.8 pts |
| Tulsa OHO | 8 | 2,234 | 62.2% | +4.6 pts |
| Tupelo | 5 | 1,028 | 68.3% | +10.7 pts |
| Valparaiso IN | 6 | 1,876 | 56.4% | -1.2 pts |
| Washington | 15 | 3,965 | 63.1% | +5.4 pts |
| Wichita | 5 | 850 | 56.8% | -0.8 pts |
| Wilkes Barre | 11 | 3,875 | 45.0% | -12.6 pts |
How approval rates are calculated
Approval rate = (fully favorable + partially favorable decisions) ÷ total decisions. Dismissals are excluded. Figures come from the Social Security Administration’s public ALJ Disposition Data report and are updated monthly.
Source: Social Security Administration, ALJ Disposition Data, reporting period ending August 28, 2026.
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