Total state population

5,148,714

Total number of people with disabilities

14.2%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.8%

Vision difficulty

2.9%

Cognitive difficulty

5.4%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.8%

Self-care difficulty

2.9%

Independent living difficulty

6.5%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

66.7%

Black or African American

26.5%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.4%

Asian

1.7%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

5.8%

Other Race

2.2%

Two or more Races

2.4%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

33.8%

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/

26.9%