Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2020

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 49. Number and rate, 1960–2020
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
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, 2020
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 1,349,376 892,811 27,848 259,610 82,625 19,895 10,910 34,355 21,322
Death of beneficiary 317,489 268,230 2,052 595 35 8,546 7,670 29,062 1,299
Death of worker a 40,518 . . . 3,664 31,117 868 . . . . . . . . . 4,869
Attainment of—  
Age 16 by child 6,231 . . . 6,231 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 18 by child 192,082 . . . . . . 192,082 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum age as a student 14,592 . . . . . . . . . 14,592 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled worker 577,958 543,574 12,900 10,330 453 . . . . . . . . . 10,701
FRA by disabled widow(er) 10,150 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,150 . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 2,616 . . . 429 323 23 . . . 520 785 536
Elected a lower retirement benefit 695 695 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 3,673 595 1,547 96 4 764 510 107 50
Does not meet medical standards b 113,634 77,753 880 24,421 282 342 2,048 4,186 3,722
Medical improvement -- 19,315 -- -- -- 38 374 784 425
Work above substantial gainful activity c -- 49,592 -- -- -- 234 1,287 2,447 1,459
Failure to cooperate -- 7,961 -- -- -- 67 381 911 469
Miscellaneous reasons -- 885 -- -- -- 3 6 44 6
Student no longer attending school 66,352 . . . . . . . . . 66,352 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 3,386 1,964 145 646 16 93 162 215 145
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.
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Table 51. Number and rate, by state or other area, 2020
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 979,293 103 892,811 110 19,895 84 66,587 58
Alabama 24,618 100 22,350 104 679 79 1,589 65
Alaska 1,407 106 1,295 114 28 104 84 49
Arizona 18,572 111 17,299 118 318 88 955 53
Arkansas 14,575 98 13,230 102 358 74 987 68
California 78,698 111 72,153 121 1,396 100 5,149 51
Colorado 11,212 106 10,487 114 150 72 575 53
Connecticut 8,852 97 8,018 104 122 77 712 54
Delaware 3,139 105 2,906 112 60 81 173 56
District of Columbia 1,810 123 1,638 129 27 113 145 85
Florida 64,499 106 60,202 113 1,134 79 3,163 53
Georgia 32,931 105 30,250 112 776 82 1,905 58
Hawaii 2,631 111 2,414 120 55 124 162 50
Idaho 4,850 97 4,445 104 89 86 316 51
Illinois 32,677 105 29,464 113 649 96 2,564 57
Indiana 23,311 103 21,148 109 475 76 1,688 65
Iowa 9,076 101 8,122 108 137 73 817 65
Kansas 8,434 105 7,640 112 161 81 633 63
Kentucky 21,384 99 19,340 104 699 87 1,345 59
Louisiana 18,327 103 16,244 110 615 103 1,468 63
Maine 5,494 89 4,907 93 93 69 494 64
Maryland 14,862 106 13,728 113 225 83 909 55
Massachusetts 20,332 95 18,329 100 268 76 1,735 61
Michigan 37,478 99 33,789 106 775 82 2,914 59
Minnesota 13,639 99 12,303 105 157 80 1,179 63
Mississippi 14,638 105 13,197 112 417 86 1,024 61
Missouri 23,543 101 21,341 107 508 76 1,694 65
Montana 3,165 106 2,912 113 51 81 202 57
Nebraska 4,825 102 4,313 109 71 82 441 65
Nevada 7,756 112 7,290 118 163 102 303 51
New Hampshire 4,770 93 4,313 96 58 61 399 72
New Jersey 22,489 105 20,392 113 314 76 1,783 62
New Mexico 6,697 96 6,206 101 119 86 372 53
New York 54,451 99 48,886 105 889 88 4,676 60
North Carolina 35,754 101 32,917 108 742 73 2,095 55
North Dakota 1,696 102 1,507 108 18 67 171 69
Ohio 39,826 102 35,910 108 958 88 2,958 61
Oklahoma 14,234 102 12,976 107 373 83 885 63
Oregon 12,098 104 11,132 112 220 81 746 52
Pennsylvania 44,195 99 40,211 106 761 73 3,223 59
Rhode Island 3,741 93 3,379 98 54 72 308 63
South Carolina 20,477 106 18,832 113 502 80 1,143 57
South Dakota 2,286 108 2,077 116 33 89 176 60
Tennessee 27,320 102 24,843 107 740 81 1,737 64
Texas 67,299 109 61,821 116 1,536 94 3,942 56
Utah 5,292 100 4,835 108 74 73 383 53
Vermont 2,264 93 2,021 98 29 71 214 67
Virginia 23,643 102 21,630 109 493 80 1,520 58
Washington 19,433 105 17,908 113 327 85 1,198 54
West Virginia 9,571 100 8,656 107 311 87 604 53
Wisconsin 17,784 98 16,002 104 232 73 1,550 62
Wyoming 1,577 106 1,480 114 21 68 76 49
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 13,690 82 12,454 88 339 96 897 41
Other a 1,971 101 1,669 124 96 183 206 37
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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