Total state population

3,565,287

Total number of people with disabilities

11.9%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.0%

Vision difficulty

1.9%

Cognitive difficulty

5.2%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.0%

Self-care difficulty

2.5%

Independent living difficulty

5.6%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

74.6%

Black or African American

11.1%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.3%

Asian

4.7%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

16.9%

Other Race

5.6%

Two or more Races

3.7%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

34.8%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

13.3%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

24.5%