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How long will your client wait? Processing times, pending caseloads, and approval rates for every SSA hearing office — sourced from current agency disposition data.

Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
DDS-stage approval rateHover or tap a state
≥50% favorable
42–49%
36–41%
<36%

Source: SSA DDS public data · Quarterly refresh · Geographic boundaries approximate

CA · State profile

SSDI in CA

DDS favorable
39.0%
FY2024
3-year change
+2.5pp
Directional trend
Top hearing offices
  • SANTA BARBARA71.3%387d
  • PASADENA66.3%279d
  • NORWALK66.1%278d
  • SACRAMENTO65.4%300d
  • SAN RAFAEL65.1%287d

The voice agent reads from this layer during qualification — judge approval rate, processing time, and three-year trend all weight question depth and evidence threshold.

Showing 169 offices

Hearing offices

170

National avg processing

286days

Total pending

280,621

Fastest office

84days

Dispositions
1NATL ADJUDICATION TEAMR1284 days00247
2JACKSON MS OHOR04204 days1,27355.2%51,787
3EVANSVILLER05205 days1,46354.8%62,384
4TUPELOR04213 days1,21666.1%61,616
5FORT MYERS FLR04217 days98168.2%31,532
6FRANKLIN TNR04223 days2,13952.9%113,278
7HOUSTON NORTHR06225 days2,57156.6%94,249
7OMAHAR07225 days1,46550.6%62,356
9SAVANNAHR04229 days1,18252.3%51,834
10GREENVILLER04230 days1,82267.4%132,671
10TOPEKA KSR07230 days99942.8%41,206
12ATLANTA NORTHR04232 days1,33848.7%92,005
13LANSINGR05233 days1,21952.4%52,065
13ST PETERSBURG FL OHOR04233 days1,33664.6%81,709
15KINGSPORTR04234 days1,88155.1%102,667
16CHARLESTON SCR04235 days1,24158.1%102,285
16FORT WAYNER05235 days93358.4%51,387
16GRAND RAPIDSR05235 days1,56357.7%62,743
16LEXINGTONR04235 days2,77351.8%114,229
16MIDDLESBOROR04235 days84952.0%81,456
21AKRON OHR05236 days1,99555.4%83,439
21MONTGOMERYR04236 days2,39169.3%93,115
21TALLAHASSEE FL OHOR04236 days1,22562.7%61,781
24FLORENCER04237 days1,52852.0%81,864
25PADUCAHR04238 days69759.4%191,224
26PEORIAR05239 days1,31256.4%52,006
27COLUMBIA MOR07240 days49561.1%3849
28FAYETTEVILLE NCR04241 days1,52264.8%82,767
28ORLANDOR04241 days2,68762.2%123,410
30CLEVELANDR05242 days2,67953.0%125,098
31SAN ANTONIOR06243 days4,79651.9%226,689
32INDIANAPOLISR05244 days2,95160.9%125,165
33SPRINGFIELD MOR07245 days98644.8%61,463
34HATTIESBURGR04246 days1,95148.2%102,986
34MT PLEASANT MIR05246 days1,15664.6%81,908
36NASHVILLER04247 days1,33155.6%81,923
37ALEXANDRIAR06248 days1,90858.5%72,835
37CHARLOTTER04248 days2,80971.3%123,561
37FARGOR08248 days1,11262.5%41,680
37FORT WORTHR06248 days1,62055.5%102,851
41MACONR04249 days1,54550.9%92,086
41RALEIGHR04249 days2,77460.4%184,107
41TOLEDO OHR05249 days1,92352.6%93,108
44MCALESTERR06250 days33158.7%3786
44MINNEAPOLISR05250 days2,58254.5%113,672
46MOBILER04251 days2,82873.1%113,512
46VALPARAISO INR05251 days1,51355.8%72,195
48BIRMINGHAMR04252 days2,46652.4%143,456
48HOUSTON WESTR06252 days2,37155.4%113,918
48LIVONIA MIR05252 days2,20756.6%93,299
48SALT LAKE CITYR08252 days1,48252.8%62,377
52DES MOINESR07253 days1,81754.9%92,927
53CHARLESTON WVR03254 days1,13358.9%72,061
53LOUISVILLER04254 days2,27354.4%103,150
55SEVEN FIELDSR03255 days1,80470.8%72,973
56OAK PARKR05256 days1,92467.3%103,270
57GREENSBOROR04258 days2,15066.6%92,461
58CHARLOTTESVILLER03261 days1,12343.7%41,558
58COLUMBIA SCR04261 days2,25859.9%272,515
58OAK BROOKR05261 days91457.0%41,318
61JOHNSTOWNR03262 days87355.7%41,322
61LITTLE ROCKR06262 days2,36442.8%124,067
61TAMPA OHOR04262 days2,98558.1%133,946
64EVANSTONR05263 days1,84056.1%72,490
64ORLAND PARKR05263 days1,84046.1%93,054
66ATLANTA DOWNTOWNR04264 days2,34560.4%163,305
66HONOLULUR09264 days59766.4%7811
66NEW ORLEANSR06264 days1,39452.6%71,703
69DETROITR05266 days2,06555.4%113,215
70CHICAGOR05268 days2,47356.7%103,094
70KNOXVILLER04268 days1,14156.5%81,599
70MEMPHISR04268 days1,80955.1%82,694
70ST LOUISR07268 days3,27054.7%184,863
74CINCINNATIR05270 days1,48956.2%72,614
74COLUMBUSR05270 days1,99655.3%123,260
74COVINGTON GAR04270 days1,93467.7%92,534
74TULSA OHOR06270 days1,61459.9%102,313
78KANSAS CITYR07271 days2,75953.8%164,212
79DOVERR03272 days80563.0%31,037
79RIO GRANDE VALLEY TXR06272 days53858.5%4939
79SAN BERNARDINOR09272 days95861.1%61,505
82JACKSONVILLER04273 days2,94554.0%113,188
82METAIRIER06273 days1,43458.7%101,794
84ROANOKER03274 days91058.9%41,410
85RICHMONDR03277 days1,41647.6%62,395
86NORWALKR09278 days88366.1%51,485
87PASADENAR09279 days1,37166.3%51,985
87PORTLAND MER01279 days1,17062.7%51,522
87SYRACUSER02279 days2,21555.6%93,229
90MIAMI OHOR04281 days2,30665.5%152,589
91CHATTANOOGAR04282 days1,56870.3%102,150
91SHREVEPORTR06282 days1,29664.7%51,672
93DENVERR08283 days2,06462.3%113,311
93FT LAUDERDALER04283 days2,68848.3%103,756
93MILWAUKEER05283 days1,75950.0%62,630
93PORTLAND ORR10283 days1,87167.7%72,530
93WILKES BARRER03283 days3,42246.3%114,425
98DALLAS DOWNTOWNR06284 days1,74659.2%102,951
98WASHINGTONR03284 days2,97962.2%112,889
100LONG BEACHR09286 days1,15957.7%81,446
100WICHITAR07286 days1,00451.6%61,310
102HARRISBURGR03287 days1,54444.7%62,003
102SAN RAFAELR09287 days70665.1%4929
104ELKINS PARKR03289 days2,80660.4%134,381
104MADISONR05289 days90667.6%61,848
106MORGANTOWNR03290 days1,19158.1%61,432
107DALLAS NORTH OHOR06291 days3,21163.1%114,220
107FORT SMITHR06291 days1,08456.5%61,448
107WHITE PLAINSR02291 days067.4%71,414
110OAKLANDR09293 days1,27664.0%71,987
111HARTFORDR01294 days1,58557.7%72,172
112MORENO VALLEYR09295 days1,30555.1%92,457
112PROVIDENCER01295 days1,74056.9%72,453
114TUCSONR09296 days1,13268.8%71,940
115EUGENER10297 days1,64164.4%71,918
116FLINTR05298 days1,24056.3%61,982
117BILLINGSR08300 days1,47660.5%82,017
117SACRAMENTOR09300 days1,46965.4%72,316
119BALTIMORER03302 days3,01967.1%133,557
120STOCKTONR09306 days88444.5%51,258
121LOS ANGELES WESTR09307 days1,43663.4%71,767
121RENOR09307 days47763.8%2353
123OKLAHOMA CITYR06310 days2,68269.4%173,857
124SAN FRANCISCOR09311 days1,17555.3%101,557
125PHILADELPHIA EASTR03312 days1,05858.3%61,355
126PHILADELPHIAR03313 days1,28054.6%72,129
126SAN JOSER09313 days83457.9%41,060
126SPOKANER10313 days1,19370.5%71,744
129NEW YORK VARICKR02314 days1,33670.8%61,446
130LONG ISLANDR02317 days1,93575.0%82,424
130PHOENIX DOWNTOWNR09317 days1,41359.1%102,376
132HUNTINGTON WVR03318 days1,28648.9%41,592
132MANCHESTERR01318 days1,61758.5%72,433
134PITTSBURGHR03319 days2,03848.4%72,813
135ALBUQUERQUER06321 days1,47756.8%212,420
136LAS VEGASR09323 days1,08751.7%91,424
137DAYTONR05326 days1,43668.6%61,623
138JERSEY CITYR02330 days2,73664.9%113,192
139NEWARKR02331 days2,84257.1%113,454
140NEW HAVENR01333 days1,53453.9%101,600
141ORANGER09334 days1,32763.5%51,604
142SEATTLER10336 days1,65854.5%102,622
143ALBANYR02341 days1,77466.7%92,793
144LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWNR09345 days93262.0%41,312
144TACOMAR10345 days1,33257.5%61,532
146NORFOLKR03346 days1,71350.7%62,248
147BRONXR02349 days2,00458.9%91,755
147QUEENSR02349 days1,52277.6%71,763
149BOSTONR01350 days1,50353.1%71,853
150BUFFALOR02351 days1,45253.1%92,118
151SOUTH JERSEYR02358 days2,44569.4%103,533
152PHOENIX NORTHR09364 days1,36054.6%51,243
153ROCHESTERR02375 days71073.6%3895
154COLORADO SPRINGSR08379 days96244.1%51,750
155SAN DIEGOR09380 days1,39058.3%102,075
156NEW YORKR02382 days1,90058.6%142,305
157SANTA BARBARAR09387 days68471.3%7776
158LAWRENCE MAR01395 days1,27358.1%61,939
159SPRINGFIELD MAR01398 days1,15755.3%71,282
160FRESNOR09412 days97662.1%151,531
161SAN JUANR02413 days2,56366.9%143,384
162PONCER02480 days079.6%4364
163SPECIAL REVIEW CADRER12711 days7,27565.7%164,267
ANCHORAGE Satellite Of100
NHC ALBUQUERQUE339 days1,03549.0%71,388
NHC BALTIMORE357 days2,05948.9%152,365
NHC CHICAGO306 days2,28151.2%122,150
NHC FALLS CHURCH321 days65952.0%121,681
NHC ST LOUIS353 days1,47945.5%71,539

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