Total state population

1,792,147

Total number of people with disabilities

19.8%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

6.3%

Vision difficulty

3.9%

Cognitive difficulty

7.9%

Ambulatory difficulty

11.7%

Self-care difficulty

4.0%

Independent living difficulty

8.8%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

93.1%

Black or African American

3.7%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.2%

Asian

0.8%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

1.5%

Other Race

0.4%

Two or more Races

1.8%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

28.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

5.5%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

32.8%