Total state population

19,435,561

Total number of people with disabilities

11.6%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

2.8%

Vision difficulty

2.0%

Cognitive difficulty

4.6%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.8%

Self-care difficulty

2.8%

Independent living difficulty

5.7%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

63.2%

Black or African American

15.9%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.4%

Asian

8.6%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

19.3%

Other Race

8.6%

Two or more Races

3.3%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

34.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

6.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

29.7%