Total state population

4,467,673

Total number of people with disabilities

17.9%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

5.0%

Vision difficulty

3.7%

Cognitive difficulty

7.7%

Ambulatory difficulty

10.0%

Self-care difficulty

3.6%

Independent living difficulty

8.1%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

86.7%

Black or African American

8.1%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.2%

Asian

1.6%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

3.8%

Other Race

0.9%

Two or more Races

2.3%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

31.6%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

5.7%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

30.5%