Total state population

5,758,736

Total number of people with disabilities

10.6%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.5%

Vision difficulty

1.9%

Cognitive difficulty

4.2%

Ambulatory difficulty

4.9%

Self-care difficulty

1.7%

Independent living difficulty

4.4%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

83.7%

Black or African American

4.2%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

1.0%

Asian

3.3%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

21.8%

Other Race

3.6%

Two or more Races

4.0%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

43.5%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

17.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

26.5%