Time to receive Social Security Disability Decision.How long does it take to get a hearing decision on your SSDI claim?

In Little Rock: 506 Days, on average.

Yes, you read that right – it takes well over a year and a half to receive a decision after requesting your ALJ disability hearing!

This is a measurement of time from when you first request a hearing (this is your 2nd appeal) until you get the judge’s decision letter.

Keep in mind, that this is an average time for case dispositions at the hearing level in Little Rock. This average includes those cases which have been expedited for dire need reasons. For cases that are not expedited, the actual time spent waiting can (and will) often be much higher than the average time reported.

Already had your hearing?

If you have already had your ALJ hearing, you can usually expect to receive a decision letter in about 2 to 3 months. There are many different variables that could extend the time this takes, however.

How does your local hearing office measure up?

You might be surprised to learn that the Little Rock office currently ranks 25th (out of 163 hearing offices) in the country, because it is faster than many hearing offices!

The San Juan office currently ranks last. Their average processing time for hearings is 883 days! (If you are in San Juan, we are so sorry.)

If you want to see how your local hearing office measures up, look for your hearing city in the chart below. These figures were taken from Social Security’s annual report called “Hearing Office Average Processing Time Ranking Report FY 2018.

Hearing Office Ave. Processing Time

(in days)

AKRON OH 570
ALBANY 619
ALBUQUERQUE 514
ALEXANDRIA 512
ANCHORAGE 537
ATLANTA DOWNTOWN 669
ATLANTA NORTH 598
BALTIMORE 576
BILLINGS 547
BIRMINGHAM 643
BOSTON 354
BRONX 779
BUFFALO 747
CHARLESTON SC 661
CHARLESTON WV 652
CHARLOTTE 654
CHARLOTTESVILLE 570
CHATTANOOGA 486
CHICAGO 574
CINCINNATI 646
CLEVELAND 579
COLORADO SPRINGS 561
COLUMBIA MO 634
COLUMBIA SC 613
COLUMBUS 655
COVINGTON GA 585
CREVE COEUR 655
DALLAS DOWNTOWN 552
DALLAS NORTH 422
DAYTON 602
DENVER 587
DETROIT 494
DOVER 586
ELKINS PARK 676
EUGENE 658
EVANSTON 580
EVANSVILLE 603
FARGO 512
FAYETTEVILLE NC 606
FLINT 641
FLORENCE 541
FORT MYERS FL 452
FORT SMITH 405
FORT WAYNE 521
FORT WORTH 491
FRANKLIN TN 584
FRESNO 677
FT LAUDERDALE 691
GRAND RAPIDS 628
GREENSBORO 698
GREENVILLE 709
HARRISBURG 585
HARTFORD 499
HATTIESBURG 598
HONOLULU 549
HOUSTON NORTH 369
HOUSTON-BISSONNET 615
HUNTINGTON WV 653
INDIANAPOLIS 639
JACKSON 439
JACKSONVILLE 652
JERSEY CITY 706
JOHNSTOWN 696
KANSAS CITY 538
KINGSPORT 567
KNOXVILLE 544
LANSING 573
LAS VEGAS 560
LAWRENCE MA 479
LEXINGTON 621
LITTLE ROCK 506
LIVONIA MI 532
LONG BEACH 649
LONG ISLAND 708
LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN 605
LOS ANGELES WEST 684
LOUISVILLE 662
MACON 568
MADISON 641
MANCHESTER 370
MCALESTER 495
MEMPHIS 631
METAIRIE 512
MIAMI 701
MIDDLESBORO 439
MILWAUKEE 600
MINNEAPOLIS 687
MOBILE 592
MONTGOMERY 564
MORENO VALLEY CA 632
MORGANTOWN 676
MT PLEASANT MI 638
NASHVILLE 461
NEW HAVEN 493
NEW ORLEANS 499
NEW YORK 756
NEW YORK VARICK 547
NEWARK 669
NORFOLK 594
NORWALK 598
OAK BROOK 570
OAK PARK 534
OAKLAND 594
OKLAHOMA CITY 431
OMAHA 572
ORANGE 611
ORLAND PARK 555
ORLANDO 636
PADUCAH 649
PASADENA 663
PEORIA 559
PHILADELPHIA 764
PHILADELPHIA EAST 683
PHOENIX 667
PHOENIX NORTH 704
PITTSBURGH 692
PONCE 707
PORTLAND ME 397
PORTLAND OR 568
PROVIDENCE 321
QUEENS 754
RALEIGH 643
RENO 547
RICHMOND 622
RIO GRANDE VALLEY TX 617
ROANOKE 651
ROCHESTER 682
SACRAMENTO 572
SALT LAKE CITY 638
SAN ANTONIO 485
SAN BERNARDINO 599
SAN DIEGO 630
SAN FRANCISCO 542
SAN JOSE 578
SAN JUAN 883
SAN RAFAEL 680
SANTA BARBARA 558
SAVANNAH 604
SEATTLE 594
SEVEN FIELDS 645
SHREVEPORT 452
SOUTH JERSEY 729
SPOKANE 490
SPRINGFIELD MA 431
SPRINGFIELD MO 589
ST LOUIS 656
ST PETERSBURG FL 578
STOCKTON 596
SYRACUSE 606
TACOMA 577
TALLAHASSEE FL 525
TAMPA 686
TOLEDO OH 573
TOPEKA KS 570
TUCSON 616
TULSA 522
TUPELO 573
VALPARAISO IN 615
WASHINGTON 637
WEST DES MOINES 606
WHITE PLAINS 710
WICHITA 625
WILKES BARRE 644

Every year, the SSA publishes these reports, and every year the processing time seems to increase. If it feels like SSA is taking forever to issue your decision, you are not alone.

Originally published: February 18, 2016

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