SSDI in Texas: disability decisions, hearings and beneficiaries

457,400 disabled workers in Texas 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.

457,400disabled workers getting SSDI (Dec 2025)

36.3%initial claims allowed, Aug 2025–Jul 2026

7hearing offices in the state

Offices in TexasAddress, phone and hours SSDI back payEstimate the past-due months My payment dateBy birth date

Disability decisions in Texas

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 Texas DDS made 140,680 initial decisions and allowed 36.3% of them, about the same as the all-state figure of 36.3%.

36.3%initial claims allowed (12 months)

16.0%reconsiderations allowed

135,719initial claims pending, end of July 2026

Initial allowance rate by month (%)

Aug34
Sep35
Oct36
Nov37
Dec35
Jan35
Feb36
Mar38
Apr38
May37
Jun38
Jul38

SSDI-only initial claims allowed33.9%
SSI-only initial claims allowed42.8%
New initial claims received (12 months)181,291
Reconsiderations pending, end of July 202611,221

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

Hearing offices in Texas

If reconsideration is denied, the next step is a hearing with an administrative law judge. Texas has 7 hearing offices in SSA's data.

Houston, TX (North)Disability hearing office · 4015 Aldine Bender Road
7.5months average wait for a hearing233 days to a decision
(877) 850-7829
Houston, TX (West)Disability hearing office · 9700 Richmond Avenue
8.0months average wait for a hearing251 days to a decision
(866) 779-5456
Rio Grande Valley, TXDisability hearing office · Suite 200
8.0months average wait for a hearing242 days to a decision
(877) 452-6985
Fort Worth, TXDisability hearing office · Federal Office Building, Room 9A27
8.0months average wait for a hearing242 days to a decision
(866) 613-2744
San Antonio, TXDisability hearing office · 10222 San Pedro Avenue
8.0months average wait for a hearing258 days to a decision
(855) 829-8915
Dallas, TX (North)Disability hearing office · Building 9, Suite 500
8.0months average wait for a hearing258 days to a decision
(866) 331-7135
Dallas, TX (Downtown)Disability hearing office · Harwood Center, Suite 2300
8.0months average wait for a hearing253 days to a decision
(866) 563-3885

Disabled workers by county

Harris54,615
Bexar39,285
Dallas34,165
Tarrant28,295
El Paso14,980
Hidalgo13,190
Travis11,425
Bell10,380
Collin9,130
Montgomery9,060

All 254 counties

County	All beneficiaries	Disabled workers
Anderson	11,860	1,470
Andrews	2,620	230
Angelina	19,960	2,410
Aransas	8,960	695
Archer	2,245	205
Armstrong	505	35
Atascosa	10,785	1,315
Austin	7,890	515
Bailey	1,145	110
Bandera	8,270	675
Bastrop	19,210	1,730
Baylor	985	110
Bee	5,340	610
Bell	67,800	10,380
Bexar	346,855	39,285
Blanco	4,175	215
Borden	120	5
Bosque	5,745	480
Bowie	21,025	3,010
Brazoria	66,495	5,650
Brazos	29,470	2,480
Brewster	2,355	130
Briscoe	430	20
Brooks	1,710	185
Brown	10,420	1,080
Burleson	5,385	530
Burnet	15,210	890
Caldwell	9,040	905
Calhoun	4,855	430
Callahan	3,925	365
Cameron	76,640	7,045
Camp	3,300	340
Carson	1,325	95
Cass	8,905	1,200
Castro	1,290	85
Chambers	8,665	760
Cherokee	12,190	1,460
Childress	1,350	145
Clay	2,885	285
Cochran	560	50
Coke	1,070	90
Coleman	2,715	265
Collin	151,495	9,130
Collingsworth	675	50
Colorado	6,135	480
Comal	46,615	3,050
Comanche	3,905	330
Concho	795	60
Cooke	9,815	780
Coryell	13,240	1,960
Cottle	430	50
Crane	760	50
Crockett	780	65
Crosby	1,390	160
Culberson	495	50
Dallam	905	75
Dallas	353,770	34,165
Dawson	2,270	240
DeWitt	4,950	450
Deaf Smith	2,875	230
Delta	1,435	150
Denton	128,750	8,490
Dickens	585	50
Dimmit	2,105	225
Donley	995	95
Duval	2,690	355
Eastland	5,210	450
Ector	22,665	2,195
Edwards	655	50
El Paso	156,630	14,980
Ellis	37,830	3,565
Erath	7,880	605
Falls	3,860	505
Fannin	8,690	905
Fayette	7,880	450
Fisher	975	85
Floyd	1,250	90
Foard	320	35
Fort Bend	128,865	7,465
Franklin	2,815	265
Freestone	5,035	530
Frio	3,070	370
Gaines	2,360	200
Galveston	70,020	6,000
Garza	875	80
Gillespie	9,550	375
Glasscock	225	10
Goliad	2,020	145
Gonzales	4,670	475
Gray	4,400	485
Grayson	32,910	3,450
Gregg	28,125	3,250
Grimes	7,555	645
Guadalupe	36,045	3,635
Hale	5,980	585
Hall	760	80
Hamilton	2,610	215
Hansford	925	50
Hardeman	945	115
Hardin	13,645	1,355
Harris	650,845	54,615
Harrison	15,355	1,895
Hartley	580	30
Haskell	1,500	130
Hays	41,725	2,880
Hemphill	655	35
Henderson	24,100	2,555
Hidalgo	132,075	13,190
Hill	10,060	1,090
Hockley	4,595	425
Hood	20,650	1,270
Hopkins	8,975	950
Houston	5,920	700
Howard	5,395	575
Hudspeth	995	120
Hunt	22,365	2,630
Hutchinson	4,550	410
Irion	400	30
Jack	1,995	155
Jackson	3,555	310
Jasper	9,725	1,155
Jeff Davis	700	25
Jefferson	48,550	5,705
Jim Hogg	1,110	100
Jim Wells	9,375	1,150
Johnson	37,670	3,705
Jones	3,865	395
Karnes	2,950	315
Kaufman	27,835	3,225
Kendall	13,510	580
Kenedy	50	5
Kent	220	15
Kerr	17,660	1,080
Kimble	1,455	75
King	30	5
Kinney	940	60
Kleberg	5,700	605
Knox	935	100
La Salle	1,250	140
Lamar	12,690	1,630
Lamb	2,710	265
Lampasas	6,665	650
Lavaca	5,795	375
Lee	4,330	370
Leon	5,735	430
Liberty	17,525	2,110
Limestone	5,720	685
Lipscomb	675	40
Live Oak	2,530	210
Llano	8,320	510
Loving	15	0
Lubbock	54,955	5,540
Lynn	1,175	105
Madison	2,790	250
Marion	3,335	440
Martin	775	75
Mason	1,400	80
Matagorda	8,550	825
Maverick	12,320	1,080
McCulloch	2,325	220
McLennan	51,370	5,830
McMullen	195	10
Medina	12,150	1,225
Menard	705	45
Midland	22,365	1,790
Milam	6,780	685
Mills	1,545	90
Mitchell	1,620	170
Montague	5,950	580
Montgomery	120,415	9,060
Moore	2,895	200
Morris	4,060	545
Motley	340	20
Nacogdoches	13,095	1,445
Navarro	11,965	1,440
Newton	2,810	370
Nolan	3,380	355
Nueces	69,310	7,825
Ochiltree	1,470	100
Oldham	430	15
Orange	18,710	2,055
Palo Pinto	7,235	650
Panola	5,900	640
Parker	33,690	2,515
Parmer	1,550	90
Pecos	2,515	205
Polk	19,885	1,905
Potter	20,825	2,480
Presidio	1,830	90
Rains	3,775	380
Randall	26,570	1,990
Reagan	530	30
Real	1,385	120
Red River	3,840	490
Reeves	2,185	185
Refugio	1,920	180
Roberts	195	15
Robertson	4,500	460
Rockwall	20,540	1,335
Runnels	2,770	250
Rusk	11,925	1,335
Sabine	3,915	390
San Augustine	2,685	305
San Jacinto	7,490	780
San Patricio	15,485	1,685
San Saba	1,630	90
Schleicher	665	40
Scurry	3,185	305
Shackelford	840	65
Shelby	5,670	730
Sherman	395	15
Smith	52,920	4,970
Somervell	2,510	185
Starr	11,330	1,185
Stephens	2,285	225
Sterling	255	15
Stonewall	400	25
Sutton	875	50
Swisher	1,505	150
Tarrant	319,195	28,295
Taylor	28,875	2,965
Terrell	210	20
Terry	2,140	195
Throckmorton	380	25
Titus	6,220	655
Tom Green	25,385	2,340
Travis	153,255	11,425
Trinity	5,040	615
Tyler	5,680	660
Upshur	10,695	1,250
Upton	660	50
Uvalde	5,990	580
Val Verde	9,450	820
Van Zandt	15,105	1,470
Victoria	20,445	1,985
Walker	12,690	1,180
Waller	9,245	735
Ward	2,025	190
Washington	10,305	695
Webb	41,390	3,310
Wharton	9,475	805
Wheeler	1,175	90
Wichita	27,515	3,640
Wilbarger	2,925	375
Willacy	3,970	420
Williamson	100,895	6,540
Wilson	11,865	1,030
Winkler	1,180	100
Wise	15,755	1,375
Wood	16,860	1,385
Yoakum	1,405	110
Young	4,725	460
Zapata	2,400	205
Zavala	2,255	265

December 2025. SSA rounds county counts to the nearest 5. In Texas, SSA paid disabled workers $736.4 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 Texas?

In the 12 months through July 2026, the Texas DDS allowed 36.3% of initial disability decisions and 16.0% of reconsiderations.

How many people get SSDI in Texas?

SSA counted 457,400 disabled workers getting benefits in Texas in December 2025, plus 68,955 children and 7,202 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 Texas?

With SSA: online at ssa.gov, by phone at 1-800-772-1213 or at one of the 65 Social Security offices in Texas.

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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.