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SSDI · Oklahoma

SSDI in Oklahoma: disability decisions, hearings and beneficiaries

112,710 disabled workers in Oklahoma 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.

112,710disabled workers getting SSDI (Dec 2025)
33.9%initial claims allowed, Aug 2025–Jul 2026
2hearing offices in the state
Offices in OklahomaAddress, phone and hours SSDI back payEstimate the past-due months My payment dateBy birth date

Disability decisions in Oklahoma

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 Oklahoma DDS made 31,962 initial decisions and allowed 33.9% of them, 2.4 points below the all-state figure of 36.3%.

33.9%initial claims allowed (12 months)
13.9%reconsiderations allowed
16,658initial claims pending, end of July 2026

Initial allowance rate by month (%)

  1. Aug33
  2. Sep34
  3. Oct34
  4. Nov32
  5. Dec34
  6. Jan34
  7. Feb34
  8. Mar34
  9. Apr34
  10. May35
  11. Jun33
  12. Jul35
  • SSDI-only initial claims allowed35.1%
  • SSI-only initial claims allowed40.4%
  • New initial claims received (12 months)35,681
  • Reconsiderations pending, end of July 20265,441

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

Hearing offices in Oklahoma

If reconsideration is denied, the next step is a hearing with an administrative law judge. Oklahoma has 2 hearing offices in SSA's data.

Disabled workers by county

  • Oklahoma18,290
  • Tulsa14,330
  • Cleveland6,280
  • Comanche3,840
  • Canadian3,030
  • Pottawatomie2,745
  • Muskogee2,625
  • Rogers2,505
  • Creek2,390
  • Le Flore2,310
All 77 counties
CountyAll beneficiariesDisabled workers
Adair5,2001,030
Alfalfa1,225135
Atoka3,525495
Beaver1,03075
Beckham4,815640
Blaine2,255250
Bryan11,1351,690
Caddo6,810995
Canadian29,9053,030
Carter12,4051,910
Cherokee11,2701,670
Choctaw4,170640
Cimarron58545
Cleveland55,4106,280
Coal1,335200
Comanche23,7353,840
Cotton1,505180
Craig4,195670
Creek18,0602,390
Custer5,560660
Delaware12,4851,730
Dewey1,160105
Ellis98085
Garfield13,5601,780
Garvin6,955995
Grady12,6251,650
Grant1,075100
Greer1,375225
Harmon640100
Harper90560
Haskell3,585605
Hughes3,465495
Jackson5,015615
Jefferson1,590240
Johnston2,855470
Kay11,3701,600
Kingfisher3,580355
Kiowa2,440355
Latimer2,835445
Le Flore12,7302,310
Lincoln9,2651,310
Logan10,8301,145
Love2,585370
Major1,880150
Marshall4,640635
Mayes10,4651,500
McClain10,3301,205
McCurtain8,0901,305
McIntosh6,730970
Murray3,640530
Muskogee17,2902,625
Noble2,875330
Nowata2,770415
Okfuskee2,940475
Oklahoma149,37518,290
Okmulgee10,4701,590
Osage11,5051,420
Ottawa8,9851,395
Pawnee4,680670
Payne14,4951,715
Pittsburg11,3401,720
Pontotoc9,0751,355
Pottawatomie17,9452,745
Pushmataha3,620560
Roger Mills85585
Rogers22,7552,505
Seminole6,1201,035
Sequoyah11,4602,215
Stephens12,0801,710
Texas2,835240
Tillman1,800260
Tulsa128,41514,330
Wagoner18,6152,100
Washington13,7401,630
Washita2,725350
Woods1,785170
Woodward4,230510

December 2025. SSA rounds county counts to the nearest 5. In Oklahoma, SSA paid disabled workers $176.5 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 Oklahoma

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Questions people ask

How many SSDI claims are allowed in Oklahoma?

In the 12 months through July 2026, the Oklahoma DDS allowed 33.9% of initial disability decisions and 13.9% of reconsiderations.

How many people get SSDI in Oklahoma?

SSA counted 112,710 disabled workers getting benefits in Oklahoma in December 2025, plus 15,773 children and 1,397 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 Oklahoma?

With SSA: online at ssa.gov, by phone at 1-800-772-1213 or at one of the 17 Social Security offices in Oklahoma.

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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.