Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2018

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 49. Number and rate, 1960–2018
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
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, 2018
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 1,388,547 876,857 30,059 305,738 96,350 19,393 9,817 28,899 21,434
Death of beneficiary 287,763 247,916 1,873 565 41 7,995 6,071 22,233 1,069
Death of worker a 39,189 . . . 3,400 30,361 952 . . . . . . . . . 4,476
Attainment of—  
Age 16 by child 7,015 . . . 7,015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 18 by child 213,651 . . . . . . 213,651 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum age as a student 17,429 . . . . . . . . . 17,429 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled worker 542,215 508,669 13,622 9,843 474 . . . . . . . . . 9,607
FRA by disabled widow(er) 10,160 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,160 . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 4,491 . . . 805 553 50 . . . 777 1,325 981
Elected a lower retirement benefit 837 837 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 3,951 1,016 1,412 96 (X) 638 612 120 (X)
Does not meet medical standards b 179,195 114,833 1,703 49,412 705 468 2,157 4,893 5,024
Medical improvement c -- 45,285 -- -- -- 124 626 1,229 774
Work above substantial gainful activity d -- 54,644 -- -- -- 260 1,147 2,538 1,405
Failure to cooperate -- 13,550 -- -- -- 79 369 1,069 606
Miscellaneous reasons -- 1,354 -- -- -- 5 15 57 11
Student no longer attending school 76,678 . . . . . . . . . 76,678 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 5,973 3,586 229 1,257 (X) 132 200 328 (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.
. . . = 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, 2018
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 956,400 96 876,857 103 19,393 76 60,150 53
Alabama 24,101 94 22,092 99 588 64 1,421 59
Alaska 1,384 100 1,292 108 25 83 67 42
Arizona 18,290 106 17,047 113 319 81 924 54
Arkansas 13,775 89 12,534 93 335 66 906 64
California 80,693 107 74,518 116 1,403 90 4,772 48
Colorado 11,380 101 10,700 107 154 69 526 50
Connecticut 8,496 89 7,704 96 118 71 674 51
Delaware 2,964 96 2,790 103 56 73 118 37
District of Columbia 1,684 106 1,571 113 18 70 95 53
Florida 64,118 103 59,960 109 1,111 73 3,047 53
Georgia 31,772 99 29,340 105 765 76 1,667 52
Hawaii 2,763 111 2,563 121 46 94 154 48
Idaho 4,531 89 4,194 95 77 71 260 46
Illinois 31,995 97 29,096 105 616 81 2,283 50
Indiana 22,285 95 20,321 101 455 69 1,509 58
Iowa 8,621 94 7,743 101 116 61 762 62
Kansas 8,169 97 7,390 102 179 84 600 61
Kentucky 20,514 91 18,557 95 697 82 1,260 56
Louisiana 17,227 94 15,415 100 577 87 1,235 53
Maine 5,429 84 4,930 88 101 70 398 53
Maryland 14,300 98 13,318 105 214 73 768 47
Massachusetts 19,716 87 17,823 92 277 72 1,616 58
Michigan 36,506 93 33,120 99 718 71 2,668 55
Minnesota 13,400 95 12,234 102 131 63 1,035 57
Mississippi 13,989 95 12,625 101 413 78 951 58
Missouri 23,072 95 21,007 100 506 70 1,559 62
Montana 3,186 104 2,940 110 54 83 192 56
Nebraska 4,659 97 4,209 103 45 48 405 62
Nevada 7,626 106 7,233 112 109 62 284 50
New Hampshire 4,475 84 4,069 86 49 48 357 67
New Jersey 21,720 97 20,019 105 342 75 1,359 48
New Mexico 6,445 89 6,019 94 127 83 299 45
New York 51,987 90 47,285 97 906 82 3,796 49
North Carolina 35,007 97 32,351 103 702 67 1,954 53
North Dakota 1,686 100 1,523 108 21 76 142 58
Ohio 37,961 94 34,278 100 865 75 2,818 59
Oklahoma 13,753 96 12,573 101 366 77 814 60
Oregon 11,797 97 10,982 104 217 74 598 43
Pennsylvania 43,504 94 39,721 100 805 72 2,978 55
Rhode Island 3,550 84 3,234 89 47 57 269 57
South Carolina 19,463 98 18,003 104 420 65 1,040 53
South Dakota 2,132 96 1,944 103 29 71 159 55
Tennessee 26,705 96 24,469 101 737 77 1,499 56
Texas 65,459 103 60,313 109 1,537 85 3,609 54
Utah 5,432 101 4,981 108 95 84 356 53
Vermont 2,197 87 1,976 91 28 65 193 63
Virginia 23,170 97 21,284 102 470 73 1,416 55
Washington 19,438 99 17,950 105 342 81 1,146 53
West Virginia 9,758 96 8,756 102 345 89 657 57
Wisconsin 17,059 92 15,446 97 226 68 1,387 56
Wyoming 1,461 97 1,364 103 15 48 82 55
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 13,498 76 12,237 81 372 94 889 40
Other a 2,098 101 1,814 125 107 170 177 31
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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