Total state population

1,359,711

Total number of people with disabilities

13.1%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.7%

Vision difficulty

1.9%

Cognitive difficulty

5.5%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.2%

Self-care difficulty

2.0%

Independent living difficulty

5.3%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

92.6%

Black or African American

1.6%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.1%

Asian

2.6%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

4.0%

Other Race

0.8%

Two or more Races

2.2%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

43.5%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

6.1%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

19.6%