Total state population

623,989

Total number of people with disabilities

15.1%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.6%

Vision difficulty

2.4%

Cognitive difficulty

6.3%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.0%

Self-care difficulty

2.5%

Independent living difficulty

5.7%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

93.8%

Black or African American

1.5%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.5%

Asian

1.4%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

2.0%

Other Race

0.3%

Two or more Races

2.5%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

41.3%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

4.5%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

28.2%