Total state population

4,648,794

Total number of people with disabilities

15.9%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.1%

Vision difficulty

3.8%

Cognitive difficulty

6.5%

Ambulatory difficulty

8.4%

Self-care difficulty

3.2%

Independent living difficulty

7.0%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

61.8%

Black or African American

32.4%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.6%

Asian

1.8%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

5.4%

Other Race

1.4%

Two or more Races

2.0%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

34.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

6.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

29.4%