Total state population

4,217,737

Total number of people with disabilities

14.7%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.6%

Vision difficulty

2.4%

Cognitive difficulty

6.5%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.2%

Self-care difficulty

2.7%

Independent living difficulty

6.3%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

83.5%

Black or African American

1.8%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

1.2%

Asian

4.6%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.3%

Hispanic or Latino

13.4%

Other Race

3.6%

Two or more Races

4.9%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

40.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

7.7%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

28.0%