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  "name": "Social Security disability hearing office approval rates",
  "publisher": "Social Security Disability Advisors",
  "approval_period": "September 27, 2025 through August 28, 2026",
  "approval_source": "Social Security Administration, ALJ Disposition Data FY 2026",
  "wait_period": "August 2026",
  "wait_source": "Social Security Administration, Average Wait Time Until Hearing Held Report",
  "workload_source": "Social Security Administration, Hearing Office Workload Data FY 2026",
  "national_rate": 57.5,
  "updated": "2026-10-14",
  "license": "Free to cite with attribution to Social Security Disability Advisors and the Social Security Administration.",
  "url": "https://disabilityadvisors.com/hearing-offices",
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    },
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      "rank": 2,
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      "rank": 3,
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      "rank": 4,
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      "rank": 5,
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      "rank": 6,
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      "rank": 7,
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    },
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      "rank": 8,
      "slug": "charlotte-nc",
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    },
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      "rank": 9,
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      "office_name": "Montgomery",
      "city": "Montgomery",
      "state_abbr": "AL",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "slug": "los-angeles-downtown-ca",
      "ssa_name": "LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN",
      "office_name": "Los Angeles Downtown",
      "city": "Los Angeles",
      "state_abbr": "CA",
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      "wait_period": "August 2026",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "slug": "santa-barbara-ca",
      "ssa_name": "SANTA BARBARA",
      "office_name": "Santa Barbara",
      "city": "Santa Barbara",
      "state_abbr": "CA",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 12,
      "slug": "spokane-wa",
      "ssa_name": "SPOKANE",
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      "city": "Spokane",
      "state_abbr": "WA",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 13,
      "slug": "madison-wi",
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      "city": "Madison",
      "state_abbr": "WI",
      "state_full": "Wisconsin",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 14,
      "slug": "south-jersey-nj",
      "ssa_name": "SOUTH JERSEY",
      "office_name": "South Jersey",
      "city": "Voorhees",
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    },
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      "rank": 15,
      "slug": "honolulu-hi",
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      "state_abbr": "HI",
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    },
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      "rank": 15,
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      "state_abbr": "CA",
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    },
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      "rank": 17,
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      "state_abbr": "LA",
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    },
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      "rank": 18,
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      "city": "Tupelo",
      "state_abbr": "MS",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 19,
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      "state_abbr": "TN",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 19,
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      "state_abbr": "NV",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 21,
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      "office_name": "Tallahassee",
      "city": "Tallahassee",
      "state_abbr": "FL",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 22,
      "slug": "pasadena-ca",
      "ssa_name": "PASADENA",
      "office_name": "Pasadena",
      "city": "Pasadena",
      "state_abbr": "CA",
      "state_full": "California",
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    },
    {
      "rank": 23,
      "slug": "norwalk-ca",
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      "office_name": "Norwalk",
      "city": "Norwalk",
      "state_abbr": "CA",
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      "rank": 24,
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      "rank": 25,
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      "state_abbr": "MI",
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      "state_abbr": "VA",
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