Total state population

8,535,519

Total number of people with disabilities

12.2%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.5%

Vision difficulty

2.2%

Cognitive difficulty

4.7%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.4%

Self-care difficulty

2.5%

Independent living difficulty

5.6%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

67.0%

Black or African American

19.4%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.3%

Asian

6.6%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

9.7%

Other Race

2.9%

Two or more Races

3.8%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

41.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

6.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

22.5%