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SSDI · South Dakota

SSDI in South Dakota: disability decisions, hearings and beneficiaries

17,132 disabled workers in South Dakota 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.

17,132disabled workers getting SSDI (Dec 2025)
39.3%initial claims allowed, Aug 2025–Jul 2026
0hearing offices in the state
Offices in South DakotaAddress, phone and hours SSDI back payEstimate the past-due months My payment dateBy birth date

Disability decisions in South Dakota

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 South Dakota DDS made 5,255 initial decisions and allowed 39.3% of them, 3.0 points above the all-state figure of 36.3%.

39.3%initial claims allowed (12 months)
11.5%reconsiderations allowed
1,679initial claims pending, end of July 2026

Initial allowance rate by month (%)

  1. Aug41
  2. Sep35
  3. Oct41
  4. Nov36
  5. Dec37
  6. Jan37
  7. Feb41
  8. Mar44
  9. Apr42
  10. May39
  11. Jun43
  12. Jul38
  • SSDI-only initial claims allowed44.9%
  • SSI-only initial claims allowed45.8%
  • New initial claims received (12 months)5,435
  • Reconsiderations pending, end of July 2026491

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

Hearing offices in South Dakota

SSA's data lists no hearing office located in South Dakota. Hearings for South Dakota are held by an office in another state; your notice says which.

Disabled workers by county

  • Minnehaha4,155
  • Pennington2,620
  • Lincoln770
  • Brown755
  • Codington665
  • Meade595
  • Lawrence575
  • Yankton560
  • Brookings490
  • Davison465
All 66 counties
CountyAll beneficiariesDisabled workers
Aurora66040
Beadle4,075440
Bennett55050
Bon Homme1,620110
Brookings6,010490
Brown8,525755
Brule1,10085
Buffalo29050
Butte2,675245
Campbell40520
Charles Mix1,920135
Clark85550
Clay2,325205
Codington6,830665
Corson61565
Custer3,325195
Davison4,795465
Day1,655110
Deuel1,19580
Dewey960105
Douglas75530
Edmunds94560
Fall River2,775220
Faulk52530
Grant2,110160
Gregory1,18565
Haakon49520
Hamlin1,24570
Hand84545
Hanson1,06055
Harding30010
Hughes3,795280
Hutchinson1,825110
Hyde32515
Jackson51545
Jerauld66545
Jones26010
Kingsbury1,470100
Lake2,760205
Lawrence8,410575
Lincoln11,695770
Lyman76570
Marshall1,17570
McCook1,34095
McPherson68045
Meade7,115595
Mellette36550
Miner64040
Minnehaha41,8254,155
Moody1,580125
Oglala Lakota1,650230
Pennington30,9852,620
Perkins83540
Potter70035
Roberts2,510190
Sanborn59030
Spink1,620135
Stanley82045
Sully41015
Todd1,190140
Tripp1,36595
Turner1,990130
Union3,855240
Walworth1,52585
Yankton5,965560
Ziebach21015

December 2025. SSA rounds county counts to the nearest 5. In South Dakota, SSA paid disabled workers $26.4 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 South Dakota?

In the 12 months through July 2026, the South Dakota DDS allowed 39.3% of initial disability decisions and 11.5% of reconsiderations.

How many people get SSDI in South Dakota?

SSA counted 17,132 disabled workers getting benefits in South Dakota in December 2025, plus 2,256 children and 119 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 South Dakota?

With SSA: online at ssa.gov, by phone at 1-800-772-1213 or at one of the 6 Social Security offices in South Dakota.

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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.