As a Social Security disability attorney or representative, you understand the importance of keeping track of the approval ratings for the different Office of Hearing Operations (OHOs) across the country. However, it can be difficult and time consuming to sort through the data to get to these numbers. Therefore, we have put together a list using the most recent data available as of July 2020. This includes decisions made between September 28, 2019 and May 29, 2020.*
The approval ratings vary significantly by hearing office, with the highest at 81.94% and the lowest at 29.00%. The national average of favorable decisions is 54.02%. Therefore, the hearing office where a claim is heard can affect the outcome of the case and whether or not an award is granted.
117 of the 168 OHOs/NHCs have approval ratings over 50% during the timeframe for this data. Here is a list of the 10 offices with the highest award percentages:
- Ponce, PR – 81.94%
- San Jose, CA – 73.64%
- Honolulu, HI – 72.74%
- Sacramento, CA – 70.25%
- Tucson, AZ – 69.67%
- Rochester, NY – 69.34%
- Madison, WI – 68.76%
- Long Island, NY – 68.38%
- San Rafael, CA – 68.27%
- New York Varick, NY – 68.26%
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| State | Hearing Office | % Fully Favorably | % Partially Favorable | % Favorable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | ANCHORAGE | 22.05% | 6.95% | 29.00% |
| AL | BIRMINGHAM | 47.69% | 4.94% | 52.63% |
| AL | FLORENCE | 42.53% | 4.73% | 47.27% |
| AL | MOBILE | 60.46% | 4.34% | 64.80% |
| AL | MONTGOMERY | 61.02% | 5.28% | 66.30% |
| AR | FORT SMITH | 47.01% | 6.63% | 53.64% |
| AR | LITTLE ROCK | 34.83% | 6.82% | 41.65% |
| AZ | PHOENIX | 35.36% | 12.05% | 47.41% |
| AZ | PHOENIX NORTH | 43.25% | 10.25% | 53.50% |
| AZ | TUCSON | 61.67% | 8.00% | 69.67% |
| CA | FRESNO | 49.23% | 16.89% | 66.12% |
| CA | LONG BEACH | 48.55% | 8.39% | 56.94% |
| CA | LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN | 51.68% | 6.47% | 58.15% |
| CA | LOS ANGELES WEST | 47.52% | 8.06% | 55.58% |
| CA | MORENO VALLEY | 41.35% | 12.00% | 53.35% |
| CA | NORWALK | 47.64% | 7.72% | 55.36% |
| CA | OAKLAND | 52.88% | 11.42% | 64.30% |
| CA | ORANGE | 44.96% | 11.21% | 56.17% |
| CA | PASADENA | 57.71% | 6.02% | 63.72% |
| CA | SACRAMENTO | 61.96% | 8.29% | 70.25% |
| CA | SAN BERNARDINO | 52.45% | 7.82% | 60.27% |
| CA | SAN DIEGO | 43.41% | 7.33% | 50.74% |
| CA | SAN FRANCISCO | 57.28% | 8.14% | 65.42% |
| CA | SAN JOSE | 63.32% | 10.33% | 73.64% |
| CA | SAN RAFAEL | 52.57% | 15.69% | 68.27% |
| CA | SANTA BARBARA | 43.62% | 6.84% | 50.46% |
| CA | STOCKTON | 44.26% | 9.08% | 53.35% |
| CO | COLORADO SPRINGS | 27.61% | 8.55% | 36.16% |
| CO | DENVER | 39.31% | 11.61% | 50.91% |
| CT | HARTFORD | 35.11% | 12.01% | 47.11% |
| CT | NEW HAVEN | 35.51% | 14.49% | 50.00% |
| DC | WASHINGTON | 39.96% | 9.38% | 49.34% |
| DE | DOVER | 45.58% | 7.14% | 52.73% |
| FL | FORT MYERS | 54.67% | 5.85% | 60.52% |
| FL | FT LAUDERDALE | 46.30% | 7.28% | 53.57% |
| FL | JACKSONVILLE | 44.83% | 6.86% | 51.69% |
| FL | MIAMI | 50.32% | 9.07% | 59.39% |
| FL | ORLANDO | 47.44% | 8.48% | 55.91% |
| FL | ST PETERSBURG | 54.34% | 4.57% | 58.91% |
| FL | TALLAHASSEE | 46.17% | 13.01% | 59.18% |
| FL | TAMPA | 56.50% | 5.47% | 61.97% |
| GA | ATLANTA DOWNTOWN | 51.36% | 7.92% | 59.28% |
| GA | ATLANTA NORTH | 53.20% | 6.61% | 59.82% |
| GA | COVINGTON | 49.81% | 8.54% | 58.35% |
| GA | MACON | 38.62% | 8.84% | 47.46% |
| GA | SAVANNAH | 52.16% | 6.33% | 58.49% |
| HI | HONOLULU | 60.94% | 11.81% | 72.74% |
| IA | WEST DES MOINES | 46.56% | 13.48% | 60.04% |
| IL | CHICAGO | 46.24% | 10.93% | 57.16% |
| IL | EVANSVILLE | 42.56% | 7.93% | 50.49% |
| IL | NHC CHICAGO | 34.56% | 11.53% | 46.09% |
| IL | OAK BROOK | 49.23% | 8.69% | 57.93% |
| IL | ORLAND PARK | 38.37% | 9.83% | 48.20% |
| IL | PEORIA | 36.47% | 10.14% | 46.61% |
| IN | EVANSTON | 43.80% | 10.94% | 54.73% |
| IN | FORT WAYNE | 44.05% | 7.56% | 51.62% |
| IN | INDIANAPOLIS | 54.81% | 5.68% | 60.49% |
| IN | VALPARAISO | 41.65% | 10.98% | 52.63% |
| KS | TOPEKA KS | 22.43% | 7.45% | 29.88% |
| KS | WICHITA | 35.71% | 8.54% | 44.25% |
| KY | LEXINGTON | 46.12% | 5.25% | 51.37% |
| KY | LOUISVILLE | 46.31% | 7.93% | 54.24% |
| KY | MIDDLESBORO | 39.39% | 4.52% | 43.91% |
| KY | PADUCAH | 39.91% | 8.74% | 48.65% |
| LA | ALEXANDRIA | 35.99% | 9.14% | 45.13% |
| LA | METAIRIE | 39.55% | 8.55% | 48.10% |
| LA | NEW ORLEANS | 48.60% | 8.53% | 57.13% |
| LA | SHREVEPORT | 51.12% | 9.63% | 60.75% |
| MA | BOSTON | 45.66% | 9.54% | 55.20% |
| MA | LAWRENCE | 44.62% | 15.66% | 60.27% |
| MA | SPRINGFIELD | 37.05% | 12.64% | 49.69% |
| MD | BALTIMORE | 53.97% | 9.75% | 63.72% |
| MD | NHC BALTIMORE | 42.32% | 8.73% | 51.04% |
| ME | PORTLAND | 41.28% | 5.92% | 47.20% |
| MI | DETROIT | 44.64% | 8.64% | 53.28% |
| MI | FLINT | 35.57% | 14.36% | 49.93% |
| MI | GRAND RAPIDS | 46.62% | 8.71% | 55.33% |
| MI | LANSING | 45.00% | 8.03% | 53.03% |
| MI | LIVONIA | 58.66% | 8.59% | 67.25% |
| MI | MT PLEASANT | 46.21% | 10.11% | 56.32% |
| MI | OAK PARK | 59.17% | 8.88% | 68.04% |
| MN | MINNEAPOLIS | 39.64% | 9.48% | 49.12% |
| MO | COLUMBIA | 37.44% | 11.54% | 48.98% |
| MO | CREVE COEUR | 38.08% | 6.85% | 44.92% |
| MO | KANSAS CITY | 36.47% | 7.79% | 44.26% |
| MO | NHC ST LOUIS | 38.21% | 10.43% | 48.65% |
| MO | SPRINGFIELD | 31.24% | 5.48% | 36.72% |
| MO | ST LOUIS | 40.54% | 11.30% | 51.84% |
| MS | HATTIESBURG | 38.44% | 4.74% | 43.19% |
| MS | JACKSON | 43.08% | 4.42% | 47.50% |
| MS | TUPELO | 51.56% | 8.77% | 60.33% |
| MT | BILLINGS | 33.92% | 11.56% | 45.48% |
| NC | CHARLOTTE | 53.08% | 8.22% | 61.30% |
| NC | FAYETTEVILLE | 57.70% | 6.57% | 64.26% |
| NC | GREENSBORO | 57.85% | 9.86% | 67.71% |
| NC | RALEIGH | 47.78% | 6.20% | 53.97% |
| ND | FARGO | 45.42% | 11.15% | 56.57% |
| NE | OMAHA | 45.05% | 7.21% | 52.25% |
| NH | MANCHESTER | 49.23% | 6.77% | 56.00% |
| NJ | JERSEY CITY | 50.71% | 9.81% | 60.52% |
| NJ | NEWARK | 44.89% | 10.15% | 55.04% |
| NJ | SOUTH JERSEY | 48.15% | 12.99% | 61.14% |
| NM | ALBUQUERQUE | 48.40% | 6.97% | 55.36% |
| NM | NHC ALBUQUERQUE | 31.26% | 6.37% | 37.63% |
| NV | LAS VEGAS | 45.56% | 7.91% | 53.47% |
| NV | RENO | 43.18% | 9.78% | 52.95% |
| NY | ALBANY | 48.18% | 7.91% | 56.09% |
| NY | BRONX | 48.49% | 8.85% | 57.33% |
| NY | BUFFALO | 38.52% | 10.96% | 49.48% |
| NY | LONG ISLAND | 59.65% | 8.74% | 68.38% |
| NY | NEW YORK | 55.27% | 8.92% | 64.19% |
| NY | NEW YORK VARICK | 59.04% | 9.22% | 68.26% |
| NY | QUEENS | 49.38% | 9.69% | 59.07% |
| NY | ROCHESTER | 61.78% | 7.55% | 69.34% |
| NY | SYRACUSE | 42.71% | 8.30% | 51.00% |
| NY | WHITE PLAINS | 54.57% | 6.63% | 61.20% |
| OH | AKRON | 50.21% | 9.35% | 59.55% |
| OH | CINCINNATI | 49.52% | 6.62% | 56.15% |
| OH | CLEVELAND | 37.98% | 8.43% | 46.41% |
| OH | COLUMBUS | 51.25% | 7.24% | 58.48% |
| OH | DAYTON | 46.29% | 9.27% | 55.56% |
| OH | TOLEDO | 35.64% | 10.48% | 46.12% |
| OK | MCALESTER | 30.12% | 10.29% | 40.41% |
| OK | OKLAHOMA CITY | 59.70% | 4.53% | 64.24% |
| OK | TULSA | 49.98% | 10.27% | 60.25% |
| OR | EUGENE | 51.37% | 6.38% | 57.74% |
| OR | PORTLAND | 46.55% | 7.06% | 53.61% |
| PA | ELKINS PARK | 46.07% | 7.09% | 53.16% |
| PA | HARRISBURG | 36.70% | 5.36% | 42.07% |
| PA | JOHNSTOWN | 46.20% | 3.50% | 49.70% |
| PA | PHILADELPHIA | 46.01% | 7.30% | 53.31% |
| PA | PHILADELPHIA EAST | 41.89% | 9.62% | 51.51% |
| PA | PITTSBURGH | 36.36% | 8.03% | 44.39% |
| PA | SEVEN FIELDS | 50.69% | 9.17% | 59.86% |
| PA | WILKES BARRE | 35.11% | 7.33% | 42.44% |
| PR | PONCE | 74.72% | 7.22% | 81.94% |
| PR | SAN JUAN | 52.34% | 8.40% | 60.74% |
| RI | PROVIDENCE | 43.36% | 6.12% | 49.48% |
| SC | CHARLESTON | 38.08% | 8.25% | 46.32% |
| SC | COLUMBIA | 58.33% | 7.45% | 65.78% |
| SC | GREENVILLE | 46.49% | 5.31% | 51.80% |
| TN | CHATTANOOGA | 52.81% | 7.29% | 60.10% |
| TN | FRANKLIN | 43.02% | 6.65% | 49.66% |
| TN | KINGSPORT | 59.51% | 5.90% | 65.41% |
| TN | KNOXVILLE | 50.71% | 5.90% | 56.61% |
| TN | MEMPHIS | 52.49% | 7.96% | 60.45% |
| TN | NASHVILLE | 55.22% | 9.23% | 64.45% |
| TX | DALLAS DOWNTOWN | 53.83% | 6.07% | 59.90% |
| TX | DALLAS NORTH | 52.05% | 6.54% | 58.59% |
| TX | FORT WORTH | 41.51% | 6.34% | 47.85% |
| TX | HOUSTON NORTH | 41.51% | 4.81% | 46.32% |
| TX | HOUSTON-BISSONNET | 45.38% | 6.99% | 52.37% |
| TX | RIO GRANDE VALLEY | 34.43% | 8.07% | 42.50% |
| TX | SAN ANTONIO | 34.39% | 5.98% | 40.37% |
| UT | SALT LAKE CITY | 40.70% | 10.07% | 50.77% |
| VA | CHARLOTTESVILLE | 44.03% | 9.95% | 53.98% |
| VA | NHC FALLS CHURCH | 40.71% | 10.51% | 51.22% |
| VA | RICHMOND | 31.71% | 7.93% | 39.63% |
| VA | ROANOKE | 50.19% | 6.99% | 57.18% |
| WA | SEATTLE | 47.88% | 9.44% | 57.31% |
| WA | SPOKANE | 54.82% | 5.85% | 60.67% |
| WA | TACOMA | 38.93% | 8.84% | 47.77% |
| WI | MADISON | 59.79% | 8.97% | 68.76% |
| WI | MILWAUKEE | 38.96% | 9.27% | 48.23% |
| WV | CHARLESTON | 59.96% | 4.55% | 64.51% |
| WV | HUNTINGTON | 32.33% | 5.71% | 38.03% |
| WV | MORGANTOWN | 36.57% | 8.32% | 44.88% |
*https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/03_ALJ_Disposition_Data.html