Total state population

12,801,989

Total number of people with disabilities

14.0%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.8%

Vision difficulty

2.3%

Cognitive difficulty

6.1%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.4%

Self-care difficulty

2.9%

Independent living difficulty

6.5%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

79.6%

Black or African American

11.4%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.2%

Asian

3.5%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

7.8%

Other Race

2.6%

Two or more Races

2.6%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

38.1%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

7.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

28.2%