Total state population

6,732,219

Total number of people with disabilities

13.5%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.7%

Vision difficulty

2.4%

Cognitive difficulty

5.6%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.3%

Self-care difficulty

2.7%

Independent living difficulty

6.1%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

82.8%

Black or African American

9.6%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.3%

Asian

2.5%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

7.2%

Other Race

2.2%

Two or more Races

2.6%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

36.9%

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/

27.9%