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Approval rates by state.
How does your state compare? DDS approval rates for all 50 states, whether the rate is trending up or down, and a full drill-down for each.
Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
National avg rate
39.8%
Highest state
AK 49.0%
Lowest state
KY 32.7%
Total claims
1,907,215
Approval rate by state · FY2024
AK
49.0%
NH
48.6%
NE
47.6%
VT
47.0%
PR
45.5%
ND
45.4%
KS
44.8%
RI
44.7%
OR
44.0%
IA
43.9%
MD
43.8%
VA
43.7%
CT
43.1%
MN
43.0%
MO
42.5%
WY
42.5%
NM
41.3%
WI
41.2%
SC
40.3%
MA
40.2%
ID
39.9%
DE
39.5%
ME
39.5%
UT
39.3%
CA
39.0%
NY
38.9%
WA
38.8%
MI
38.8%
IN
38.6%
IL
38.6%
NJ
38.4%
TX
38.3%
PA
38.0%
NV
37.9%
MT
37.8%
AR
37.7%
SD
37.6%
LA
37.2%
HI
37.2%
NC
37.0%
CO
36.8%
FL
36.6%
MS
36.4%
OH
36.2%
DC
35.6%
AL
35.4%
GA
34.9%
WV
34.2%
OK
33.9%
TN
33.7%
AZ
33.5%
KY
32.7%
Above national Below national National avg (39.8%)
| Initial Rate | Recon Rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlaskaAK | 49.0% | -7.6% | 2,668 | 40.6% | 34.1% |
| New HampshireNH | 48.6% | -2.0% | 7,146 | 49.9% | 25.6% |
| NebraskaNE | 47.6% | +0.4% | 8,464 | 43.5% | 12.6% |
| VermontVT | 47.0% | +3.3% | 3,704 | 42.7% | 13.3% |
| PRPR | 45.5% | +3.4% | 11,037 | 45.3% | 14.8% |
| North DakotaND | 45.4% | -0.1% | 3,904 | 39.9% | 24.0% |
| KansasKS | 44.8% | -15.8% | 15,343 | 41.8% | 30.1% |
| Rhode IslandRI | 44.7% | -1.4% | 6,268 | 43.2% | 17.9% |
| OregonOR | 44.0% | +2.1% | 22,277 | 36.7% | 14.8% |
| IowaIA | 43.9% | +1.8% | 17,467 | 41.2% | 10.5% |
| MarylandMD | 43.8% | +4.9% | 26,628 | 42.0% | 17.9% |
| VirginiaVA | 43.7% | -0.4% | 42,174 | 36.5% | 17.0% |
| ConnecticutCT | 43.1% | +2.8% | 18,336 | 42.4% | 14.1% |
| MinnesotaMN | 43.0% | +0.9% | 29,081 | 36.8% | 10.7% |
| MissouriMO | 42.5% | +4.2% | 42,318 | 38.9% | 12.0% |
| WyomingWY | 42.5% | -1.7% | 3,152 | 37.3% | 9.1% |
| New MexicoNM | 41.3% | +6.0% | 13,138 | 39.5% | 18.4% |
| WisconsinWI | 41.2% | +3.3% | 30,266 | 35.8% | 15.1% |
| South CarolinaSC | 40.3% | +4.4% | 33,137 | 37.7% | 17.7% |
| MassachusettsMA | 40.2% | -2.8% | 37,055 | 36.1% | 14.4% |
| IdahoID | 39.9% | -3.1% | 9,994 | 39.6% | 12.5% |
| DelawareDE | 39.5% | +1.9% | 5,318 | 38.4% | 15.0% |
| MaineME | 39.5% | +4.5% | 9,787 | 41.6% | 18.6% |
| UtahUT | 39.3% | +1.6% | 13,242 | 37.3% | 14.6% |
| CaliforniaCA | 39.0% | +2.5% | 186,857 | 36.7% | 14.7% |
| New YorkNY | 38.9% | +1.3% | 101,580 | 35.0% | 16.1% |
| WashingtonWA | 38.8% | -0.8% | 37,726 | 34.2% | 12.3% |
| MichiganMI | 38.8% | -0.6% | 66,212 | 35.2% | 13.9% |
| IndianaIN | 38.6% | +7.3% | 44,934 | 34.4% | 12.5% |
| IllinoisIL | 38.6% | +1.6% | 63,726 | 39.1% | 14.6% |
| New JerseyNJ | 38.4% | -1.2% | 47,709 | 33.1% | 16.6% |
| TexasTX | 38.3% | +4.6% | 146,999 | 38.1% | 13.6% |
| PennsylvaniaPA | 38.0% | -0.5% | 83,847 | 35.1% | 15.0% |
| NevadaNV | 37.9% | -0.1% | 14,948 | 36.9% | 12.6% |
| MontanaMT | 37.8% | -3.8% | 5,791 | 35.1% | 17.9% |
| ArkansasAR | 37.7% | +1.7% | 26,249 | 35.4% | 11.1% |
| South DakotaSD | 37.6% | -3.1% | 5,128 | 38.4% | 12.8% |
| LouisianaLA | 37.2% | -2.6% | 37,828 | 36.8% | 22.9% |
| HawaiiHI | 37.2% | +2.1% | 6,086 | 38.0% | 9.8% |
| North CarolinaNC | 37.0% | +3.9% | 66,417 | 37.3% | 13.0% |
| ColoradoCO | 36.8% | +1.9% | 26,041 | 34.3% | 13.2% |
| FloridaFL | 36.6% | +2.7% | 119,859 | 39.8% | 17.6% |
| MississippiMS | 36.4% | +5.8% | 27,354 | 37.9% | 15.2% |
| OhioOH | 36.2% | -0.7% | 81,533 | 36.2% | 15.6% |
| District of ColumbiaDC | 35.6% | +8.7% | 4,417 | 34.5% | 16.4% |
| AlabamaAL | 35.4% | +2.5% | 39,959 | 34.6% | 15.6% |
| GeorgiaGA | 34.9% | -3.1% | 73,083 | 36.5% | 20.5% |
| West VirginiaWV | 34.2% | +3.5% | 16,634 | 35.2% | 10.8% |
| OklahomaOK | 33.9% | +4.8% | 33,245 | 35.0% | 14.1% |
| TennesseeTN | 33.7% | -1.4% | 49,446 | 35.2% | 14.0% |
| ArizonaAZ | 33.5% | +2.1% | 40,572 | 30.2% | 15.0% |
| KentuckyKY | 32.7% | +1.1% | 41,131 | 30.3% | 9.5% |