Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2019

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 49. Number and rate, 1960–2019
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
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, 2019
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 1,353,018 870,827 28,131 281,303 91,311 18,899 10,700 30,643 21,204
Death of beneficiary 280,753 240,514 1,751 554 43 7,736 6,282 22,773 1,100
Death of worker a 36,857 . . . 3,257 28,472 865 . . . . . . . . . 4,263
Attainment of—  
Age 16 by child 6,521 . . . 6,521 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 18 by child 202,943 . . . . . . 202,943 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum age as a student 16,462 . . . . . . . . . 16,462 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled worker 553,640 520,905 12,974 9,814 451 . . . . . . . . . 9,496
FRA by disabled widow(er) 9,970 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,970 . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 4,022 . . . 653 577 56 . . . 727 1,242 767
Elected a lower retirement benefit 866 866 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 3,643 787 1,417 124 (X) 617 577 85 (X)
Does not meet medical standards b 159,372 104,669 1,329 37,872 527 471 2,874 6,247 5,383
Medical improvement -- 36,023 -- -- -- 100 821 1,743 1,037
Work above substantial gainful activity c -- 55,850 -- -- -- 293 1,441 2,906 1,567
Failure to cooperate -- 10,977 -- -- -- 69 591 1,535 813
Miscellaneous reasons -- 1,819 -- -- -- 9 21 63 15
Student no longer attending school 72,886 . . . . . . . . . 72,886 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 5,083 3,086 229 947 (X) 105 240 296 (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. 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, 2019
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 952,273 98 870,827 104 18,899 77 62,547 55
Alabama 23,914 94 21,797 99 606 68 1,511 62
Alaska 1,322 98 1,219 105 19 67 84 51
Arizona 18,125 106 16,937 113 312 83 876 50
Arkansas 14,176 93 12,850 97 379 77 947 66
California 77,880 106 71,467 116 1,315 89 5,098 51
Colorado 11,176 102 10,482 109 156 72 538 50
Connecticut 8,531 91 7,764 99 116 72 651 50
Delaware 3,042 100 2,842 107 46 61 154 50
District of Columbia 1,688 109 1,554 116 21 81 113 64
Florida 64,014 104 59,724 110 1,131 76 3,159 54
Georgia 32,100 101 29,622 107 706 72 1,772 55
Hawaii 2,674 110 2,507 122 39 84 128 40
Idaho 4,612 91 4,234 97 79 75 299 50
Illinois 31,514 98 28,534 106 580 80 2,400 53
Indiana 22,083 96 20,109 101 436 68 1,538 59
Iowa 8,558 94 7,719 101 123 64 716 57
Kansas 8,098 98 7,344 104 132 64 622 62
Kentucky 20,684 93 18,775 98 562 68 1,347 59
Louisiana 17,330 95 15,449 101 579 91 1,302 56
Maine 5,507 87 4,928 90 99 72 480 63
Maryland 14,421 100 13,374 107 230 81 817 50
Massachusetts 19,800 90 17,760 94 290 80 1,750 62
Michigan 36,260 93 32,827 100 693 70 2,740 55
Minnesota 13,415 97 12,223 103 124 60 1,068 58
Mississippi 14,153 98 12,803 105 404 80 946 57
Missouri 22,609 95 20,577 100 501 72 1,531 60
Montana 3,114 103 2,869 110 44 68 201 58
Nebraska 4,549 95 4,099 101 59 66 391 58
Nevada 7,527 107 7,071 112 136 80 320 55
New Hampshire 4,698 89 4,261 92 55 55 382 70
New Jersey 21,151 96 19,497 104 300 69 1,354 47
New Mexico 6,504 91 6,073 96 122 83 309 45
New York 51,889 92 47,133 99 814 77 3,942 51
North Carolina 35,302 98 32,396 104 719 70 2,187 59
North Dakota 1,692 101 1,520 108 16 59 156 63
Ohio 38,067 96 34,331 101 898 80 2,838 59
Oklahoma 13,829 97 12,711 103 351 76 767 55
Oregon 12,095 101 11,189 109 222 78 684 49
Pennsylvania 42,654 94 38,718 99 865 80 3,071 56
Rhode Island 3,600 88 3,280 93 53 69 267 55
South Carolina 19,593 99 18,023 105 469 74 1,101 56
South Dakota 2,218 103 2,017 110 32 82 169 58
Tennessee 26,735 98 24,357 103 680 73 1,698 63
Texas 65,645 104 60,453 111 1,504 88 3,688 54
Utah 5,336 100 4,895 108 100 96 341 49
Vermont 2,210 89 2,011 95 27 64 172 54
Virginia 23,053 98 21,190 104 406 64 1,457 56
Washington 19,090 100 17,616 106 339 84 1,135 52
West Virginia 9,564 97 8,579 102 335 90 650 57
Wisconsin 17,391 94 15,714 100 215 65 1,462 59
Wyoming 1,420 95 1,321 100 22 72 77 51
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 13,656 78 12,348 83 348 92 960 44
Other a 2,005 99 1,734 124 90 157 181 32
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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