Research · Hearing Offices

165 SSA hearing offices, ranked by wait time.

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

Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Showing 165 offices

Hearing offices

165

National avg processing

266days

Total pending

362,657

Fastest office

72days

Dispositions
1NATL ADJUDICATION TEAMR1272 days78—0579
2JACKSON MS OHOR04215 days1,91955.8%61,842
3LITTLE ROCKR06217 days3,02442.9%83,122
4ST PETERSBURG FL OHOR04221 days2,33863.5%51,284
5EVANSVILLER05223 days1,77255.4%62,007
6SAVANNAHR04224 days1,78954.6%51,561
7CHARLESTON SCR04225 days1,85648.4%51,760
8FARGOR08228 days1,51262.9%41,215
9FORT MYERS FLR04229 days1,73765.6%61,400
9KINGSPORTR04229 days2,23455.9%82,457
9LANSINGR05229 days1,64153.0%51,660
12HOUSTON NORTHR06231 days4,32456.1%93,686
13LEXINGTONR04232 days3,15949.8%103,649
14GREENVILLER04233 days2,56266.2%92,196
14OMAHAR07233 days2,06049.3%61,915
14PADUCAHR04233 days60758.9%5607
17AKRON OHR05234 days2,42452.6%72,451
17MORGANTOWNR03234 days1,50660.8%51,412
19FRANKLIN TNR04235 days2,85155.8%113,232
19INDIANAPOLISR05235 days3,29563.6%113,296
21ALEXANDRIAR06236 days2,53554.6%72,469
21TALLAHASSEE FL OHOR04236 days1,96267.8%51,372
21TOPEKA KSR07236 days1,37643.8%41,209
21TUPELOR04236 days1,38867.5%5971
25DES MOINESR07237 days2,33252.5%82,231
25FLORENCER04237 days1,40047.2%61,906
25NASHVILLER04237 days1,46656.5%41,572
28COLUMBIA MOR07238 days61860.5%2595
28HATTIESBURGR04238 days2,86050.2%72,445
28MT PLEASANT MIR05238 days1,52465.0%61,626
31GRAND RAPIDSR05239 days1,84060.9%61,635
31MONTGOMERYR04239 days2,59369.3%113,015
31RIO GRANDE VALLEY TXR06239 days83354.7%3587
34ATLANTA NORTHR04240 days2,07944.4%61,920
34CLEVELANDR05240 days3,40151.0%113,858
34FORT WORTHR06240 days2,71858.1%92,067
37DETROITR05241 days3,02957.5%92,814
38METAIRIER06242 days1,62354.3%61,850
38SAN BERNARDINOR09242 days1,19461.8%51,136
40CINCINNATIR05243 days1,91751.5%51,554
40MIDDLESBOROR04243 days64848.7%5564
40OAK PARKR05243 days3,07665.3%102,642
40VALPARAISO INR05243 days2,03556.1%61,740
44HUNTINGTON WVR03245 days1,61844.9%41,368
44LIVONIA MIR05245 days2,88657.7%82,803
44SALT LAKE CITYR08245 days1,96652.9%51,656
44SPRINGFIELD MOR07245 days1,58140.5%41,179
48PORTLAND ORR10246 days2,28662.6%71,890
49BIRMINGHAMR04247 days2,35549.1%82,676
49CHARLOTTER04247 days3,17771.0%92,961
49DENVERR08247 days2,53360.8%92,421
49MADISONR05247 days85266.4%6793
49SEVEN FIELDSR03247 days2,32070.4%62,203
49TULSA OHOR06247 days2,12963.0%82,209
55DOVERR03248 days1,05559.1%3932
55ROANOKER03248 days1,28153.9%4995
57COLUMBIA SCR04249 days2,42662.7%271,934
57MIAMI OHOR04249 days2,67463.1%352,720
57PEORIAR05249 days1,33657.7%51,440
57TOLEDO OHR05249 days2,24454.0%82,451
61EUGENER10250 days1,76760.7%71,528
61HOUSTON WESTR06250 days4,21253.4%123,139
63JACKSONVILLER04252 days4,60451.3%102,781
64DALLAS DOWNTOWNR06253 days2,74558.5%72,393
64ORLANDOR04253 days4,34159.1%102,873
64SYRACUSER02253 days1,85357.2%82,333
64TACOMAR10253 days1,95257.4%61,502
68EVANSTONR05254 days2,23360.9%71,965
68HARTFORDR01254 days1,43758.8%62,113
68LOUISVILLER04254 days3,11953.3%72,488
68SACRAMENTOR09254 days2,50569.2%81,915
72ATLANTA DOWNTOWNR04255 days4,01166.4%113,018
72CHARLOTTESVILLER03255 days1,53051.0%51,362
72FORT WAYNER05255 days1,22960.4%3928
75CHARLESTON WVR03256 days1,13561.6%4972
75COVINGTON GAR04256 days2,73664.1%82,526
75MOBILER04256 days3,26074.5%112,954
78DALLAS NORTH OHOR06257 days5,51663.5%113,843
78LONG BEACHR09257 days1,84355.3%51,475
78ORLAND PARKR05257 days1,90142.4%61,964
81FT LAUDERDALER04258 days4,40250.9%102,904
81JOHNSTOWNR03258 days92656.7%4887
81MACONR04258 days2,26846.5%81,981
81OKLAHOMA CITYR06258 days3,41370.8%123,117
85RALEIGHR04259 days3,44161.9%193,342
85SAN ANTONIOR06259 days6,89753.6%215,856
85TAMPA OHOR04259 days5,15458.9%133,067
88OAKLANDR09260 days1,80465.6%61,722
88PROVIDENCER01260 days2,22356.6%62,017
88RENOR09260 days58958.3%6449
88RICHMONDR03260 days1,80945.1%51,726
92MILWAUKEER05261 days2,49351.4%72,124
93COLUMBUSR05262 days2,19563.2%71,906
94MINNEAPOLISR05263 days3,21655.0%122,360
94NORWALKR09263 days85367.0%4975
94ST LOUISR07263 days5,17150.3%184,072
97ALBUQUERQUER06264 days2,14554.0%181,542
97BUFFALOR02264 days1,49352.9%51,420
99PASADENAR09265 days1,09166.7%51,505
99PHILADELPHIAR03265 days1,54556.2%41,236
101OAK BROOKR05266 days1,13160.1%2736
102GREENSBOROR04268 days2,21864.7%82,295
102KNOXVILLER04268 days1,67247.6%7955
102SAN FRANCISCOR09268 days1,44552.2%91,553
105FLINTR05270 days1,76259.6%41,197
105PORTLAND MER01270 days1,43865.2%41,268
105STOCKTONR09270 days1,23544.3%4948
108CHATTANOOGAR04271 days2,18967.5%91,713
108FAYETTEVILLE NCR04271 days2,04865.7%61,481
110ELKINS PARKR03272 days3,94961.1%113,335
110MORENO VALLEYR09272 days1,46755.9%61,144
110NEW ORLEANSR06272 days1,75148.4%71,316
113PHOENIX DOWNTOWNR09273 days1,50761.2%61,337
113WASHINGTONR03273 days6,48060.9%153,601
115MANCHESTERR01274 days2,12457.4%61,991
116NEW YORK VARICKR02275 days1,67266.3%51,502
116WILKES BARRER03275 days4,25744.7%113,791
118FORT SMITHR06276 days1,18765.8%4786
119LAS VEGASR09277 days1,79257.2%6900
120BILLINGSR08278 days1,73261.1%71,191
121KANSAS CITYR07280 days4,19256.2%133,285
121ORANGER09280 days2,07159.5%51,468
123HARRISBURGR03281 days2,22844.2%61,859
123NORFOLKR03281 days2,42454.7%71,977
123PITTSBURGHR03281 days2,74549.5%71,964
126DAYTONR05282 days1,72967.6%51,443
126NEW HAVENR01282 days1,94746.9%51,496
126SAN RAFAELR09282 days70860.7%4559
129COLORADO SPRINGSR08284 days1,22633.9%41,095
129SAN JOSER09284 days93163.9%7761
129WICHITAR07284 days81357.5%5826
132LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWNR09285 days1,30869.9%41,145
133HONOLULUR09286 days1,16566.5%5707
134LOS ANGELES WESTR09287 days2,15062.5%71,508
135LAWRENCE MAR01289 days1,54861.1%51,346
135MEMPHISR04289 days2,09060.5%111,525
137BALTIMORER03291 days3,45158.7%132,688
138CHICAGOR05292 days3,13553.9%102,350
139PHILADELPHIA EASTR03293 days94255.5%6979
140SANTA BARBARAR09294 days1,00574.4%6617
140SPOKANER10294 days1,93369.3%61,124
142ROCHESTERR02295 days1,10864.0%3706
143LONG ISLANDR02296 days2,80571.3%71,899
143TUCSONR09296 days1,62773.5%6996
145JERSEY CITYR02298 days3,20665.3%102,905
146NEWARKR02301 days4,02655.2%102,672
147SAN DIEGOR09303 days2,52058.9%101,255
148QUEENSR02306 days2,10775.8%61,508
149BOSTONR01311 days1,96658.7%81,090
150BRONXR02316 days2,45555.2%71,643
151ALBANYR02319 days3,54061.0%102,158
152SHREVEPORTR06321 days88068.2%5826
152SOUTH JERSEYR02321 days2,98569.3%82,616
154SPRINGFIELD MAR01332 days1,80460.8%51,216
155SAN JUANR02334 days2,73368.0%132,594
156NEW YORKR02340 days2,69958.4%71,333
156SEATTLER10340 days2,03857.7%71,234
158PHOENIX NORTHR09350 days82560.4%6809
159FRESNOR09357 days1,13767.3%9657
160SPECIAL REVIEW CADRER12680 days7,81162.8%253,835
—NHC ALBUQUERQUE317 days29149.7%61,096
—NHC BALTIMORE332 days047.2%81,140
—NHC CHICAGO312 days1,51555.4%102,037
—NHC FALLS CHURCH346 days042.2%4679
—NHC ST LOUIS335 days87145.2%71,402