The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) conducts Social Security Disability (SSD) hearings and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) hearings in almost every state. Currently the national average wait time for a hearing is 11.8 months. The national average case processing time is 418 days.The national average for winning a disibility hearing is 44%. Click on one of the states below to see detailed information on each hearing office and the judges. This information was last updated on 05/29/2020.
AVERAGE STATISTICS
| State | Offices | Judges | Avg. Hearing Wait Time | Average Processing Time | Avg. Dispositions Per Day Per ALJ | Cases Dismissed | Cases Approved | Cases Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA | 4 | 90 | 11.8 months | 419 days | 2.0 | 18% | 46% | 36% |
| ALASKA | 1 | 3 | 13.0 months | 450 days | 1.8 | 18% | 56% | 26% |
| ARIZONA | 3 | 49 | 16.3 months | 567 days | 1.9 | 17% | 47% | 35% |
| ARKANSAS | 2 | 28 | 9.5 months | 365 days | 2.1 | 16% | 42% | 43% |
| CALIFORNIA | 18 | 269 | 14.5 months | 489 days | 2.0 | 19% | 45% | 35% |
| COLORADO | 2 | 31 | 15.5 months | 480 days | 1.9 | 19% | 38% | 42% |
| CONNECTICUT | 2 | 34 | 10.8 months | 371 days | 1.8 | 18% | 43% | 39% |
| DELAWARE | 1 | 10 | 12.5 months | 408 days | 1.9 | 22% | 41% | 37% |
| FLORIDA | 8 | 202 | 11.5 months | 425 days | 1.9 | 18% | 47% | 35% |
| GEORGIA | 6 | 110 | 12.1 months | 452 days | 1.7 | 18% | 45% | 37% |
| HAWAII | 1 | 11 | 17.0 months | 521 days | 2.5 | 19% | 55% | 26% |
| ILLINOIS | 6 | 112 | 11.4 months | 410 days | 1.7 | 17% | 43% | 40% |
| INDIANA | 4 | 82 | 10.4 months | 364 days | 2.1 | 15% | 45% | 40% |
| IOWA | 1 | 23 | 10.0 months | 377 days | 2.0 | 18% | 45% | 38% |
| KANSAS | 2 | 23 | 12.3 months | 453 days | 2.2 | 20% | 37% | 44% |
| KENTUCKY | 4 | 86 | 9.5 months | 367 days | 2.2 | 16% | 44% | 40% |
| LOUISIANA | 4 | 84 | 10.5 months | 395 days | 2.1 | 17% | 43% | 39% |
| MAINE | 1 | 10 | 9.0 months | 288 days | 1.6 | 18% | 45% | 38% |
| MARYLAND | 2 | 60 | 13.5 months | 479 days | 1.1 | 20% | 44% | 35% |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 3 | 35 | 13.7 months | 462 days | 2.1 | 19% | 44% | 37% |
| MICHIGAN | 7 | 128 | 9.5 months | 352 days | 2.2 | 15% | 49% | 36% |
| MINNESOTA | 1 | 20 | 14.0 months | 508 days | 2.2 | 18% | 41% | 41% |
| MISSISSIPPI | 3 | 75 | 10.7 months | 376 days | 2.4 | 16% | 44% | 39% |
| MISSOURI | 6 | 155 | 11.5 months | 408 days | 1.7 | 19% | 38% | 42% |
| MONTANA | 1 | 14 | 12.0 months | 438 days | 2.0 | 21% | 36% | 44% |
| NEBRASKA | 1 | 16 | 9.0 months | 300 days | 2.1 | 19% | 44% | 37% |
| NEVADA | 2 | 15 | 19.0 months | 571 days | 2.1 | 16% | 46% | 38% |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 1 | 9 | 11.0 months | 372 days | 1.9 | 21% | 43% | 36% |
| NEW JERSEY | 3 | 67 | 10.3 months | 427 days | 1.9 | 18% | 47% | 35% |
| NEW MEXICO | 2 | 45 | 14.0 months | 480 days | 1.0 | 17% | 44% | 39% |
| NEW YORK | 11 | 150 | 11.8 months | 462 days | 1.7 | 19% | 48% | 33% |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 4 | 91 | 11.0 months | 411 days | 2.1 | 15% | 50% | 35% |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 1 | 16 | 11.0 months | 373 days | 2.0 | 18% | 46% | 36% |
| OHIO | 6 | 131 | 11.0 months | 397 days | 2.1 | 17% | 45% | 38% |
| OKLAHOMA | 3 | 62 | 11.3 months | 399 days | 2.3 | 16% | 49% | 35% |
| OREGON | 2 | 36 | 11.5 months | 400 days | 1.9 | 19% | 43% | 37% |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 8 | 146 | 9.1 months | 362 days | 2.1 | 19% | 42% | 40% |
| PUERTO RICO | 3 | 38 | 8.7 months | 338 days | 2.2 | 16% | 48% | 36% |
| RHODE ISLAND | 1 | 9 | 10.0 months | 352 days | 2.0 | 21% | 37% | 42% |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 3 | 53 | 8.3 months | 320 days | 2.0 | 15% | 47% | 38% |
| TENNESSEE | 6 | 84 | 11.3 months | 401 days | 2.2 | 16% | 49% | 35% |
| TEXAS | 8 | 162 | 9.6 months | 337 days | 2.3 | 18% | 41% | 40% |
| US | 1 | 10 | 18.0 months | 760 days | 0.2 | 10% | 34% | 56% |
| UTAH | 1 | 22 | 12.0 months | 459 days | 2.2 | 19% | 40% | 41% |
| VIRGINIA | 5 | 67 | 11.0 months | 393 days | 1.5 | 18% | 43% | 39% |
| WASHINGTON | 3 | 65 | 13.7 months | 429 days | 1.9 | 19% | 47% | 34% |
| WASHINGTON DC | 1 | 10 | 10.0 months | 366 days | 1.9 | 22% | 43% | 36% |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 3 | 74 | 13.0 months | 458 days | 2.2 | 17% | 42% | 41% |
| WISCONSIN | 2 | 40 | 9.5 months | 320 days | 2.0 | 17% | 45% | 38% |
| National Average: | 11.8 months | 418 days | 1.9 | 18% | 44% | 38% | ||