Total state population

2,885,936

Total number of people with disabilities

18%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4%

Vision difficulty

4%

Cognitive difficulty

8%

Ambulatory difficulty

10%

Self-care difficulty

4%

Independent living difficulty

8%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

8%

Unemployment rate for PwD

16%

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

36%

For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).