Total state population

3,017,804

Total number of people with disabilities

17.5%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

5.0%

Vision difficulty

3.4%

Cognitive difficulty

7.2%

Ambulatory difficulty

10.1%

Self-care difficulty

3.6%

Independent living difficulty

7.8%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

76.7%

Black or African American

15.5%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.6%

Asian

1.5%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.4%

Hispanic or Latino

7.7%

Other Race

2.5%

Two or more Races

2.8%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

30.7%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

6.8%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Source: https://www.census.gov/

27.8%