Total state population

973,764

Total number of people with disabilities

13.8%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.6%

Vision difficulty

2.1%

Cognitive difficulty

6.4%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.3%

Self-care difficulty

2.7%

Independent living difficulty

6.1%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

67.7%

Black or African American

22.5%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.4%

Asian

3.8%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

9.6%

Other Race

2.4%

Two or more Races

3.1%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

33.3%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

7.6%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

23.1%