Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2021

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 49. Number and rate, 1960–2021
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
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, 2021
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 1,284,109 831,220 24,357 257,555 71,074 31,028 11,779 35,483 21,613
Death of beneficiary 328,883 278,983 2,208 616 34 9,115 7,984 28,610 1,333
Death of worker a 41,646 . . . 3,687 31,772 848 . . . . . . . . . 5,339
Attainment of—  
Age 16 by child 5,573 . . . 5,573 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 18 by child 182,233 . . . . . . 182,233 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum age as a student 11,762 . . . . . . . . . 11,762 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled worker 481,903 453,966 9,988 8,270 299 . . . . . . . . . 9,380
FRA by disabled widow(er) 20,868 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,868 . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 2,558 . . . 362 240 12 . . . 497 920 527
Elected a lower retirement benefit 501 501 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 3,121 680 1,259 99 7 541 393 106 36
Does not meet medical standards b 143,468 94,778 1,120 33,626 417 426 2,727 5,562 4,812
Medical improvement -- 19,786 -- -- -- 65 465 1,029 545
Work above substantial gainful activity c -- 65,533 -- -- -- 300 1,810 3,310 1,710
Failure to cooperate -- 8,386 -- -- -- 55 442 1,172 510
Miscellaneous reasons -- 1,073 -- -- -- 6 10 51 15
Student no longer attending school 57,686 . . . . . . . . . 57,686 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 3,907 2,312 160 699 9 78 178 285 186
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, 2021
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 931,123 101 831,220 106 31,028 138 68,875 60
Alabama 24,077 101 21,228 103 1,126 139 1,723 71
Alaska 1,338 103 1,202 109 42 175 94 53
Arizona 17,725 109 16,168 114 511 151 1,046 59
Arkansas 13,862 96 12,273 97 586 126 1,003 70
California 73,747 109 66,160 117 1,937 149 5,650 56
Colorado 10,788 108 9,926 113 262 135 600 55
Connecticut 8,257 92 7,316 98 195 129 746 57
Delaware 2,995 103 2,708 107 99 146 188 62
District of Columbia 1,656 118 1,508 125 23 100 125 75
Florida 62,472 105 57,075 110 1,910 141 3,487 58
Georgia 31,568 104 28,486 108 1,251 138 1,831 56
Hawaii 2,440 105 2,204 112 73 181 163 50
Idaho 4,767 97 4,329 104 134 139 304 49
Illinois 31,003 103 27,331 109 974 156 2,698 60
Indiana 22,413 101 19,881 105 783 131 1,749 68
Iowa 8,673 98 7,650 103 262 143 761 60
Kansas 8,045 102 7,161 107 252 131 632 62
Kentucky 20,493 98 17,982 100 1,047 135 1,464 65
Louisiana 17,281 101 14,987 105 802 143 1,492 65
Maine 5,564 93 4,867 96 156 119 541 70
Maryland 13,556 100 12,272 105 344 135 940 57
Massachusetts 18,801 92 16,647 96 416 127 1,738 62
Michigan 35,791 98 31,535 103 1,172 130 3,084 63
Minnesota 13,174 98 11,717 103 268 142 1,189 64
Mississippi 13,817 102 12,121 106 633 139 1,063 64
Missouri 22,568 99 20,080 103 842 131 1,646 63
Montana 3,150 109 2,826 114 81 135 243 69
Nebraska 4,424 95 3,955 102 96 114 373 55
Nevada 7,291 109 6,716 113 225 152 350 59
New Hampshire 4,643 93 4,092 94 103 110 448 81
New Jersey 20,214 98 18,179 105 512 131 1,523 53
New Mexico 6,436 97 5,878 101 180 143 378 55
New York 49,634 93 44,083 99 1,217 127 4,334 57
North Carolina 34,627 101 31,059 105 1,277 131 2,291 61
North Dakota 1,625 98 1,435 104 41 155 149 60
Ohio 38,383 101 33,738 105 1,455 140 3,190 67
Oklahoma 13,737 100 12,164 102 571 133 1,002 72
Oregon 11,259 99 10,168 105 343 133 748 52
Pennsylvania 42,000 97 37,356 101 1,319 134 3,325 62
Rhode Island 3,501 90 3,136 94 84 117 281 59
South Carolina 19,546 104 17,526 108 804 134 1,216 61
South Dakota 2,173 103 1,929 109 51 146 193 66
Tennessee 26,925 104 23,894 107 1,243 143 1,788 66
Texas 64,939 108 58,395 114 2,342 153 4,202 60
Utah 5,067 97 4,543 104 130 134 394 54
Vermont 2,186 92 1,935 96 54 140 197 61
Virginia 22,327 99 19,961 103 800 137 1,566 60
Washington 18,532 105 16,689 110 566 158 1,277 58
West Virginia 9,483 103 8,241 106 480 143 762 68
Wisconsin 16,618 94 14,707 99 380 124 1,531 62
Wyoming 1,574 107 1,427 111 48 163 99 63
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 12,125 75 10,835 79 430 130 860 40
Other a 1,833 99 1,539 121 96 205 198 36
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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