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SSDI in Alabama: disability decisions, hearings and beneficiaries

179,658 disabled workers in Alabama got SSDI in December 2025. Here is how the state's disability agency decided claims in the last 12 months, the hearing offices for appeals and the numbers by county.

179,658disabled workers getting SSDI (Dec 2025)
32.6%initial claims allowed, Aug 2025–Jul 2026
4hearing offices in the state
Offices in AlabamaAddress, phone and hours SSDI back payEstimate the past-due months My payment dateBy birth date

Disability decisions in Alabama

A state agency, the Disability Determination Services (DDS), makes the medical decision on SSDI and SSI disability claims for SSA. In the 12 months from August 2025 to July 2026, the Alabama DDS made 44,519 initial decisions and allowed 32.6% of them, 3.7 points below the all-state figure of 36.3%.

32.6%initial claims allowed (12 months)
15.6%reconsiderations allowed
21,898initial claims pending, end of July 2026

Initial allowance rate by month (%)

  1. Aug32
  2. Sep32
  3. Oct31
  4. Nov32
  5. Dec33
  6. Jan32
  7. Feb33
  8. Mar34
  9. Apr33
  10. May32
  11. Jun34
  12. Jul35
  • SSDI-only initial claims allowed34.4%
  • SSI-only initial claims allowed36.7%
  • New initial claims received (12 months)41,906
  • Reconsiderations pending, end of July 202611,261

An allowance rate is a share of past decisions, not a prediction for any one claim.

Hearing offices in Alabama

If reconsideration is denied, the next step is a hearing with an administrative law judge. Alabama has 4 hearing offices in SSA's data.

Disabled workers by county

  • Jefferson18,895
  • Mobile14,160
  • Madison8,490
  • Montgomery8,060
  • Baldwin6,800
  • Tuscaloosa6,670
  • Calhoun5,225
  • Etowah5,130
  • Talladega4,615
  • Lee4,585
All 67 counties
CountyAll beneficiariesDisabled workers
Autauga13,2552,195
Baldwin69,2556,800
Barbour7,1401,230
Bibb5,320995
Blount13,9102,140
Bullock2,170415
Butler5,400965
Calhoun30,1505,225
Chambers9,8302,025
Cherokee8,6651,420
Chilton11,0301,935
Choctaw4,155795
Clarke7,0001,330
Clay4,130750
Cleburne4,070645
Coffee12,6801,835
Colbert15,7502,580
Conecuh3,820785
Coosa3,110690
Covington11,3201,765
Crenshaw4,055670
Cullman23,3453,315
Dale12,6852,265
Dallas10,7202,130
DeKalb18,0502,855
Elmore21,6403,225
Escambia9,9051,740
Etowah28,7655,130
Fayette4,345775
Franklin7,2651,150
Geneva7,7651,290
Greene2,430465
Hale4,545990
Henry5,560840
Houston28,0104,350
Jackson14,9752,210
Jefferson139,97018,895
Lamar4,135700
Lauderdale25,3203,370
Lawrence8,9301,455
Lee31,2154,585
Limestone23,1552,805
Lowndes3,260600
Macon4,985835
Madison80,9508,490
Marengo5,8201,175
Marion8,5651,480
Marshall23,5553,400
Mobile96,27514,160
Monroe5,8001,070
Montgomery48,8358,060
Morgan29,3653,700
Perry2,560585
Pickens5,3501,025
Pike7,2601,235
Randolph6,8201,080
Russell14,0802,645
Shelby46,1354,210
St. Clair25,6303,810
Sumter3,405630
Talladega22,0054,615
Tallapoosa12,8452,295
Tuscaloosa41,4406,670
Walker18,5603,430
Washington5,045865
Wilcox3,610730
Winston6,7951,135

December 2025. SSA rounds county counts to the nearest 5. In Alabama, SSA paid disabled workers $287.4 million that month.

2027 amounts

$1,029SSI federal maximum per month in 2027, one person ($994 in 2026)
$1,544SSI federal maximum for a couple in 2027
3.6%Cost-of-living raise for 2027 (COLA)
$1,770SSDI work limit (SGA) per month in 2027, not blind
  • Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026SSI payment for December 2026
  • Nov. 10, 2026 · Nov. 18, 2026 · Nov. 25, 2026SSDI in November 2026, by birth date (1st–10th, 11th–20th, 21st–31st)

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Questions people ask

How many SSDI claims are allowed in Alabama?

In the 12 months through July 2026, the Alabama DDS allowed 32.6% of initial disability decisions and 15.6% of reconsiderations.

How many people get SSDI in Alabama?

SSA counted 179,658 disabled workers getting benefits in Alabama in December 2025, plus 26,203 children and 2,084 spouses of disabled workers.

How much is SSDI?

It depends on your work record. SSA's estimate for all disabled workers is an average of $1,701 a month after the 2027 raise ($1,642 before it).

Where do I apply for SSDI in Alabama?

With SSA: online at ssa.gov, by phone at 1-800-772-1213 or at one of the 22 Social Security offices in Alabama.

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Sources: SSA State Agency Monthly Workload Data (SSA-SA-MOWL.csv), August 2025 to July 2026; SSA, OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, December 2025 (oasdi_sc25); SSA Office of Hearings Operations: hearing office locator file, average wait until hearing (Aug 2026), average processing time and ALJ dispositions (12 months through Jul 31, 2026); SSA 2027 COLA fact sheet; SSA, Disability Determination Process (ssa.gov/disability/determination.htm). Official site, typed by hand: ssa.gov. Read in October 2026; data dates as noted.