Total state population

5,639,632

Total number of people with disabilities

10.8%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.3%

Vision difficulty

1.5%

Cognitive difficulty

4.7%

Ambulatory difficulty

4.9%

Self-care difficulty

2.1%

Independent living difficulty

4.9%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

82.1%

Black or African American

6.6%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

1.0%

Asian

5.1%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

5.6%

Other Race

5.6%

Two or more Races

3.3%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

48.5%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

11.3%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

25.3%