Total state population

1,344,212

Total number of people with disabilities

16.2%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

5.3%

Vision difficulty

1.9%

Cognitive difficulty

7.1%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.7%

Self-care difficulty

2.8%

Independent living difficulty

6.9%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

94.0%

Black or African American

1.6%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.7%

Asian

1.1%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

1.7%

Other Race

0.4%

Two or more Races

2.1%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

34.1%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

7.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

32.4%