Total state population

39,512,223

Total number of people with disabilities

10.6%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

2.9%

Vision difficulty

1.9%

Cognitive difficulty

4.3%

Ambulatory difficulty

5.8%

Self-care difficulty

2.7%

Independent living difficulty

5.5%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

59.4%

Black or African American

5.8%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.8%

Asian

14.8%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.4%

Hispanic or Latino

39.4%

Other Race

13.7%

Two or more Races

5.0%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

32.3%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

9.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

24.5%