Back to all states
Updated June 2026 · SSA Public

State Profile

Mississippi

MS · Region ATL

DDS approval rate

36.4%

-3.4 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

36.4%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

+5.8 pts

Annual receipts

27,354

FY2024

Hearing offices

3

16 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-06

Initial receipts

2,566

Initial determinations

1,996

Initial allowance rate

36.9%

Initial pending

17,329

Recon determinations

746

Recon allowance rate

11.0%

Hearing offices in Mississippi

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
JACKSON MS OHO22151,91955.7%6
TUPELO212361,38867.6%5
HATTIESBURG282382,86050.4%7

ALJs in Mississippi (16)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Elkins, James SHATTIESBURG86.2%385332
Mashburn, ShannonTUPELO75.6%336254
Jones, BrianHATTIESBURG72.3%13094
Stroud, Larry J.JACKSON MS OHO70.3%316222
DeGruy, ElizabethJACKSON MS OHO62.6%13987
Lott, RogerTUPELO60.8%372226
Onderak, MatthiasEVANSVILLE60.6%13280
Brand, Marilyn R.JACKSON MS OHO57.6%363209
Hollingsworth, WendyHATTIESBURG55.5%292162
Draper, Jo AnnTUPELO50.0%21
Melvin, PatriciaJACKSON MS OHO48.8%338165
Grayson, William CHATTIESBURG45.7%291133
Narvil, Jeffrey C.JACKSON MS OHO42.4%349148
Grayson, Lori SHATTIESBURG41.6%310129
Burkes, FeliciaHATTIESBURG29.9%31895
Porciello, Laurie HHATTIESBURG21.8%26257

Next step

Estimate approval odds

See SSA historical approval base rates for a Mississippi claim by condition, age, and stage.