Data Insights & Rankings
Explore the data behind disability claims — approval rates by state, judge variation, hearing office wait times, and national trends. All sourced from SSA public records.
Disability Approval Rates by State (2026)
If you've started researching Social Security disability, you've probably noticed something puzzling: two people with the same diagnosis, the same work...
Disability Claim Backlogs by State
If you've been researching disability benefits, you've probably noticed that approval rates vary, sometimes dramatically, depending on where you live. That's...
Fastest and Slowest Disability Hearing Offices
By the time you reach a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), you've already been through months, sometimes years, of waiting. The hearing stage...
How Judge Approval Rates Vary Across the Country
If you've made it to an ALJ (administrative law judge) hearing, you already know the road here wasn't short. You waited, gathered records, maybe got denied...
How Many People Apply for Disability Each Month?
Every month, hundreds of thousands of people take the step of filing for Social Security disability benefits. If you're thinking about applying, or already in...
Reconsideration Approval Rates by State
Reconsideration approval rates vary from under 10% to over 40% depending on your state, and some states skip the step entirely. Here's what the data means for your appeal.
SSDI vs SSI Approval Rates: How They Compare
If you're trying to figure out which program gives you a better shot at approval, you're asking exactly the right question, and the honest answer is: it depends...
Which States Have the Highest Denial Rates?
If you've already started researching Social Security disability, you've probably noticed that approval rates vary, sometimes wildly, depending on where you...
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