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Where the SSDI math actually works.
Every state, ranked by the two axes case economics turn on: DDS approval rate and hearing-office processing time. Pick a state to see the case-fee math, the top ALJs to target, and the fastest offices in that market.
9
DDS approval and hearing-office timing both above national median.
33
Above median on approval rate or timing, not both.
39.8%
Median hearing-office wait: 277 days.
52 states · ranked
Nebraska
PrimeDDS approval
47.6%
Avg office wait
225 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
+0.4pp
North Dakota
PrimeDDS approval
45.4%
Avg office wait
248 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
-0.1pp
Kansas
PrimeDDS approval
44.8%
Avg office wait
258 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
-15.8pp
Iowa
PrimeDDS approval
43.9%
Avg office wait
253 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
+1.8pp
Minnesota
PrimeDDS approval
43.0%
Avg office wait
250 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
+0.9pp
Missouri
PrimeDDS approval
42.5%
Avg office wait
275 days
Hearing offices
5
3-yr change
+4.2pp
South Carolina
PrimeDDS approval
40.3%
Avg office wait
241 days
Hearing offices
4
3-yr change
+4.4pp
Delaware
PrimeDDS approval
39.5%
Avg office wait
272 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
+1.9pp
Utah
PrimeDDS approval
39.3%
Avg office wait
252 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
+1.6pp
Alaska
StrongDDS approval
49.0%
Avg office wait
—
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
-7.6pp
New Hampshire
StrongDDS approval
48.6%
Avg office wait
318 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
-2.0pp
Vermont
StrongDDS approval
47.0%
Avg office wait
—
Hearing offices
0
3-yr change
+3.3pp
PR
StrongDDS approval
45.5%
Avg office wait
447 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
+3.4pp
Rhode Island
StrongDDS approval
44.7%
Avg office wait
295 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
-1.4pp
Oregon
StrongDDS approval
44.0%
Avg office wait
290 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
+2.1pp
Maryland
StrongDDS approval
43.8%
Avg office wait
330 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
+4.9pp
Virginia
StrongDDS approval
43.7%
Avg office wait
296 days
Hearing offices
5
3-yr change
-0.4pp
Connecticut
StrongDDS approval
43.1%
Avg office wait
314 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
+2.8pp
Wyoming
StrongDDS approval
42.5%
Avg office wait
—
Hearing offices
0
3-yr change
-1.7pp
New Mexico
StrongDDS approval
41.3%
Avg office wait
330 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
+6.0pp
Wisconsin
StrongDDS approval
41.2%
Avg office wait
286 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
+3.3pp
Massachusetts
StrongDDS approval
40.2%
Avg office wait
381 days
Hearing offices
3
3-yr change
-2.8pp
Idaho
StrongDDS approval
39.9%
Avg office wait
—
Hearing offices
0
3-yr change
-3.1pp
Maine
StrongDDS approval
39.5%
Avg office wait
279 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
+4.5pp
California
StrongDDS approval
39.0%
Avg office wait
317 days
Hearing offices
17
3-yr change
+2.5pp
New York
StrongDDS approval
38.9%
Avg office wait
335 days
Hearing offices
10
3-yr change
+1.3pp
Michigan
StrongDDS approval
38.8%
Avg office wait
255 days
Hearing offices
6
3-yr change
-0.6pp
Indiana
StrongDDS approval
38.6%
Avg office wait
234 days
Hearing offices
4
3-yr change
+7.3pp
Illinois
StrongDDS approval
38.6%
Avg office wait
265 days
Hearing offices
7
3-yr change
+1.6pp
Texas
StrongDDS approval
38.3%
Avg office wait
259 days
Hearing offices
7
3-yr change
+4.6pp
Arkansas
StrongDDS approval
37.7%
Avg office wait
277 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
+1.7pp
Louisiana
StrongDDS approval
37.2%
Avg office wait
267 days
Hearing offices
4
3-yr change
-2.6pp
Hawaii
StrongDDS approval
37.2%
Avg office wait
264 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
+2.1pp
North Carolina
StrongDDS approval
37.0%
Avg office wait
249 days
Hearing offices
4
3-yr change
+3.9pp
Florida
StrongDDS approval
36.6%
Avg office wait
253 days
Hearing offices
8
3-yr change
+2.7pp
Mississippi
StrongDDS approval
36.4%
Avg office wait
221 days
Hearing offices
3
3-yr change
+5.8pp
Ohio
StrongDDS approval
36.2%
Avg office wait
266 days
Hearing offices
6
3-yr change
-0.7pp
Alabama
StrongDDS approval
35.4%
Avg office wait
246 days
Hearing offices
3
3-yr change
+2.5pp
Georgia
StrongDDS approval
34.9%
Avg office wait
249 days
Hearing offices
5
3-yr change
-3.1pp
Oklahoma
StrongDDS approval
33.9%
Avg office wait
277 days
Hearing offices
3
3-yr change
+4.8pp
Tennessee
StrongDDS approval
33.7%
Avg office wait
254 days
Hearing offices
6
3-yr change
-1.4pp
Kentucky
StrongDDS approval
32.7%
Avg office wait
241 days
Hearing offices
4
3-yr change
+1.1pp
Washington
ChallengingDDS approval
38.8%
Avg office wait
331 days
Hearing offices
3
3-yr change
-0.8pp
New Jersey
ChallengingDDS approval
38.4%
Avg office wait
340 days
Hearing offices
3
3-yr change
-1.2pp
Pennsylvania
ChallengingDDS approval
38.0%
Avg office wait
290 days
Hearing offices
8
3-yr change
-0.5pp
Nevada
ChallengingDDS approval
37.9%
Avg office wait
315 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
-0.1pp
Montana
ChallengingDDS approval
37.8%
Avg office wait
300 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
-3.8pp
South Dakota
ChallengingDDS approval
37.6%
Avg office wait
—
Hearing offices
0
3-yr change
-3.1pp
Colorado
ChallengingDDS approval
36.8%
Avg office wait
331 days
Hearing offices
2
3-yr change
+1.9pp
District of Columbia
ChallengingDDS approval
35.6%
Avg office wait
284 days
Hearing offices
1
3-yr change
+8.7pp
West Virginia
ChallengingDDS approval
34.2%
Avg office wait
287 days
Hearing offices
3
3-yr change
+3.5pp
Arizona
ChallengingDDS approval
33.5%
Avg office wait
326 days
Hearing offices
3
3-yr change
+2.1pp
Source: SSA public disposition data · Scores describe market conditions, not case outcomes · No approval probabilities expressed or implied