Total state population

11,869,100

Total number of people with disabilities

14.0%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.7%

Vision difficulty

2.3%

Cognitive difficulty

5.9%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.4%

Self-care difficulty

2.6%

Independent living difficulty

6.2%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

80.9%

Black or African American

12.6%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.2%

Asian

2.3%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

4.0%

Other Race

1.0%

Two or more Races

2.9%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

38.7%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

7.4%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

29.5%