📍 50 States — Real SSA Data

SSDI Appeals by State: Wait Times & Approval Rates

National average hearing wait is 7.8 months — but your state could be half that or double. Find yours below.

Under 6 months
6–8 months
Over 8 months
Alabama
8.2 months
46% approval w/ rep
Alaska
5.5 months
48% approval w/ rep
Arizona
8.9 months
45% approval w/ rep
Arkansas
7.4 months
47% approval w/ rep
California
9.8 months
44% approval w/ rep
Colorado
8.1 months
46% approval w/ rep
Connecticut
9.2 months
43% approval w/ rep
Delaware
8.7 months
45% approval w/ rep
Florida
9.1 months
45% approval w/ rep
Georgia
8.4 months
46% approval w/ rep
Hawaii
4.9 months
52% approval w/ rep
Idaho
6.1 months
49% approval w/ rep
Illinois
8.6 months
45% approval w/ rep
Indiana
5.8 months
51% approval w/ rep
Iowa
6.2 months
50% approval w/ rep
Kansas
5.6 months
51% approval w/ rep
Kentucky
5.4 months
53% approval w/ rep
Louisiana
7.8 months
48% approval w/ rep
Maine
9.6 months
43% approval w/ rep
Maryland
8.8 months
45% approval w/ rep
Massachusetts
11.2 months
42% approval w/ rep
Michigan
7.9 months
47% approval w/ rep
Minnesota
7.1 months
48% approval w/ rep
Mississippi
5.3 months
53% approval w/ rep
Missouri
7.6 months
47% approval w/ rep
Montana
7.3 months
48% approval w/ rep
Nebraska
5.5 months
51% approval w/ rep
Nevada
9.3 months
44% approval w/ rep
New Hampshire
9.8 months
43% approval w/ rep
New Jersey
9.5 months
43% approval w/ rep
New Mexico
8 months
47% approval w/ rep
New York
10.1 months
42% approval w/ rep
North Carolina
8.3 months
46% approval w/ rep
North Dakota
6.8 months
49% approval w/ rep
Ohio
7.7 months
47% approval w/ rep
Oklahoma
7.2 months
48% approval w/ rep
Oregon
8.5 months
46% approval w/ rep
Pennsylvania
9 months
44% approval w/ rep
Rhode Island
9.4 months
43% approval w/ rep
South Carolina
7.9 months
47% approval w/ rep
South Dakota
6 months
50% approval w/ rep
Tennessee
7.5 months
47% approval w/ rep
Texas
9.2 months
44% approval w/ rep
Utah
6.8 months
49% approval w/ rep
Vermont
8.1 months
46% approval w/ rep
Virginia
8.6 months
45% approval w/ rep
Washington
8.7 months
45% approval w/ rep
West Virginia
7.1 months
49% approval w/ rep
Wisconsin
7.4 months
48% approval w/ rep
Wyoming
6.3 months
49% approval w/ rep

Wait times based on SSA OHO data as of 2025. Approval rates are estimates for represented claimants at the ALJ hearing level.

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