Total state population

1,934,408

Total number of people with disabilities

12.0%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.0%

Vision difficulty

2.0%

Cognitive difficulty

4.7%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.0%

Self-care difficulty

2.1%

Independent living difficulty

4.8%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

86.2%

Black or African American

4.9%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

1.0%

Asian

2.5%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

11.3%

Other Race

2.6%

Two or more Races

2.8%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

49.5%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

8.6%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

27.8%