Total state population

8,882,190

Total number of people with disabilities

10.3%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

2.5%

Vision difficulty

1.9%

Cognitive difficulty

4.1%

Ambulatory difficulty

5.7%

Self-care difficulty

2.3%

Independent living difficulty

5.0%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

67.1%

Black or African American

13.6%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.2%

Asian

9.6%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

20.9%

Other Race

6.4%

Two or more Races

3.0%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

37.7%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

7.8%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

22.3%