Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2017

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 49. Number and rate, 1960–2017
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
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.
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Table 50. Number, by reason for termination, 2017
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 1,379,813 859,020 31,391 310,231 101,800 19,469 9,213 27,660 21,029
Death of beneficiary 291,472 252,115 1,919 623 40 8,197 5,758 21,731 1,089
Death of worker a 40,954 . . . 3,670 31,823 1,033 . . . . . . . . . 4,428
Attainment of—  
Age 16 by child 7,866 . . . 7,866 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 18 by child 218,837 . . . . . . 218,837 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum age as a student 19,302 . . . . . . . . . 19,302 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled worker 528,818 494,651 13,783 10,266 492 . . . . . . . . . 9,626
FRA by disabled widow(er) 10,146 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,146 . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 4,782 . . . 869 640 79 . . . 770 1,391 1,033
Elected a lower retirement benefit 847 847 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 3,994 1,099 1,350 97 (X) (X) 660 142 63
Does not meet medical standards b 166,197 106,531 1,694 46,491 634 403 1,790 4,094 4,560
Medical improvement c -- 42,493 -- -- -- 114 590 1,143 802
Work above substantial gainful activity d -- 51,302 -- -- -- 214 839 1,943 1,158
Failure to cooperate -- 11,558 -- -- -- 72 348 958 504
Miscellaneous reasons -- 1,178 -- -- -- 3 13 50 16
Student no longer attending school 80,198 . . . . . . . . . 80,198 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 6,400 3,777 240 1,454 (X) (X) 235 302 230
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.
. . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age; -- = 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.
c. Includes beneficiaries who medically improved, who did not cooperate during the medical review, or whose whereabouts are unknown.
d. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because the beneficiaries are engaging in substantial gainful activity during the extended period of eligibility.
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Table 51. Number and rate, by state or other area, 2017
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 936,391 93 859,020 99 19,469 75 57,902 52
Alabama 23,742 91 21,738 96 634 70 1,370 58
Alaska 1,339 94 1,239 101 27 91 73 47
Arizona 17,100 98 15,938 104 314 79 848 52
Arkansas 13,896 89 12,678 92 374 74 844 60
California 79,335 102 73,258 110 1,384 85 4,693 48
Colorado 10,841 94 10,165 99 166 73 510 50
Connecticut 8,131 85 7,432 91 100 60 599 46
Delaware 3,079 99 2,880 106 57 73 142 47
District of Columbia 1,557 96 1,429 100 27 103 101 59
Florida 62,458 99 58,570 105 1,130 73 2,758 49
Georgia 31,154 96 28,703 102 774 76 1,677 55
Hawaii 2,661 105 2,452 112 40 83 169 54
Idaho 4,561 89 4,203 95 75 69 283 52
Illinois 30,329 91 27,565 98 590 75 2,174 49
Indiana 21,726 91 19,704 96 476 71 1,546 61
Iowa 8,425 92 7,606 98 128 67 691 56
Kansas 7,931 93 7,215 99 149 70 567 59
Kentucky 20,735 90 18,655 94 695 81 1,385 63
Louisiana 16,836 91 15,047 96 594 88 1,195 52
Maine 5,544 84 4,978 87 109 74 457 62
Maryland 14,047 95 13,072 101 212 71 763 49
Massachusetts 19,565 85 17,723 89 301 76 1,541 56
Michigan 35,437 89 32,126 94 718 70 2,593 54
Minnesota 13,401 94 12,225 100 141 67 1,035 57
Mississippi 14,082 95 12,797 101 416 78 869 54
Missouri 22,430 91 20,432 96 514 70 1,484 60
Montana 3,003 96 2,781 102 49 73 173 52
Nebraska 4,789 98 4,329 105 50 54 410 63
Nevada 7,140 98 6,740 103 134 77 266 50
New Hampshire 4,594 85 4,184 88 65 65 345 66
New Jersey 20,943 91 19,353 98 310 67 1,280 46
New Mexico 6,486 89 6,070 94 118 75 298 46
New York 50,864 87 46,522 94 854 75 3,488 46
North Carolina 34,902 95 32,228 101 740 70 1,934 54
North Dakota 1,663 99 1,478 105 28 106 157 65
Ohio 37,321 91 33,763 96 876 75 2,682 57
Oklahoma 13,648 95 12,481 99 372 78 795 59
Oregon 11,435 92 10,636 99 204 68 595 44
Pennsylvania 42,495 91 38,776 97 867 77 2,852 54
Rhode Island 3,501 82 3,196 86 57 68 248 53
South Carolina 18,902 94 17,516 100 457 70 929 49
South Dakota 2,226 100 2,010 106 39 96 177 62
Tennessee 26,460 94 24,243 99 747 78 1,470 56
Texas 63,773 99 58,846 105 1,463 79 3,464 53
Utah 5,275 97 4,861 104 96 84 318 49
Vermont 2,173 85 1,959 88 39 92 175 58
Virginia 22,387 92 20,619 98 447 69 1,321 53
Washington 18,217 90 16,857 96 289 67 1,071 51
West Virginia 9,632 93 8,740 100 306 78 586 51
Wisconsin 16,515 88 14,991 93 205 61 1,319 54
Wyoming 1,392 92 1,295 97 20 67 77 53
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 14,155 78 12,864 82 380 93 911 41
Other a 2,158 102 1,852 125 112 168 194 34
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.
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