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SSDI in Florida: disability decisions, hearings and beneficiaries

462,756 disabled workers in Florida 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.

462,756disabled workers getting SSDI (Dec 2025)
40.9%initial claims allowed, Aug 2025–Jul 2026
8hearing offices in the state
Offices in FloridaAddress, phone and hours SSDI back payEstimate the past-due months My payment dateBy birth date

Disability decisions in Florida

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 Florida DDS made 104,990 initial decisions and allowed 40.9% of them, 4.6 points above the all-state figure of 36.3%.

40.9%initial claims allowed (12 months)
15.7%reconsiderations allowed
37,142initial claims pending, end of July 2026

Initial allowance rate by month (%)

  1. Aug37
  2. Sep38
  3. Oct41
  4. Nov43
  5. Dec42
  6. Jan42
  7. Feb45
  8. Mar44
  9. Apr43
  10. May41
  11. Jun40
  12. Jul40
  • SSDI-only initial claims allowed39.4%
  • SSI-only initial claims allowed45.8%
  • New initial claims received (12 months)140,457
  • Reconsiderations pending, end of July 202611,005

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

Hearing offices in Florida

If reconsideration is denied, the next step is a hearing with an administrative law judge. Florida has 8 hearing offices in SSA's data.

Disabled workers by county

  • Miami-Dade33,090
  • Hillsborough29,100
  • Broward25,840
  • Orange24,470
  • Polk23,965
  • Duval22,865
  • Pinellas22,640
  • Palm Beach19,405
  • Pasco18,520
  • Brevard17,240
All 67 counties
CountyAll beneficiariesDisabled workers
Alachua53,6154,940
Baker6,090835
Bay46,2505,430
Bradford6,820905
Brevard186,85517,240
Broward364,69525,840
Calhoun3,340515
Charlotte82,8056,415
Citrus69,8357,050
Clay54,1255,600
Collier117,9354,505
Columbia19,5152,530
DeSoto8,4001,000
Dixie5,235770
Duval197,39022,865
Escambia80,08010,200
Flagler48,4253,920
Franklin3,705290
Gadsden12,0501,530
Gilchrist5,235595
Glades2,995340
Gulf4,670530
Hamilton3,580505
Hardee5,055570
Hendry7,940935
Hernando67,5958,280
Highlands39,2603,765
Hillsborough271,77029,100
Holmes5,745800
Indian River63,3804,330
Jackson12,9901,895
Jefferson4,330405
Lafayette1,765230
Lake127,80011,050
Lee224,91015,775
Leon54,3154,715
Levy15,1801,915
Liberty1,665280
Madison5,280710
Manatee122,9458,245
Marion141,71514,155
Martin51,5952,680
Miami-Dade464,22533,090
Monroe18,6801,080
Nassau29,9602,280
Okaloosa48,8854,935
Okeechobee10,0651,225
Orange225,88024,470
Osceola80,05011,045
Palm Beach357,12019,405
Pasco160,74518,520
Pinellas262,82022,640
Polk191,31523,965
Putnam23,6953,260
Santa Rosa46,6805,300
Sarasota163,2408,655
Seminole92,9107,750
St. Johns78,1054,645
St. Lucie103,1859,455
Sumter90,4353,705
Suwannee13,5551,695
Taylor5,825750
Union2,765375
Volusia178,92516,575
Wakulla8,510905
Walton20,7451,835
Washington6,8001,010

December 2025. SSA rounds county counts to the nearest 5. In Florida, SSA paid disabled workers $778.5 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)

More for Florida

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Questions people ask

How many SSDI claims are allowed in Florida?

In the 12 months through July 2026, the Florida DDS allowed 40.9% of initial disability decisions and 15.7% of reconsiderations.

How many people get SSDI in Florida?

SSA counted 462,756 disabled workers getting benefits in Florida in December 2025, plus 59,754 children and 5,863 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 Florida?

With SSA: online at ssa.gov, by phone at 1-800-772-1213 or at one of the 40 Social Security offices in Florida.

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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.