Total state population

2,976,149

Total number of people with disabilities

16.8%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.2%

Vision difficulty

3.8%

Cognitive difficulty

6.6%

Ambulatory difficulty

10.1%

Self-care difficulty

3.6%

Independent living difficulty

8.2%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

58.0%

Black or African American

38.0%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.5%

Asian

1.0%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

3.0%

Other Race

1.0%

Two or more Races

1.5%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

27.7%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

4.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

32.5%