Total state population

5,822,434

Total number of people with disabilities

11.8%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.5%

Vision difficulty

1.7%

Cognitive difficulty

4.7%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.0%

Self-care difficulty

2.4%

Independent living difficulty

5.0%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

85.2%

Black or African American

6.4%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.9%

Asian

2.9%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

7.1%

Other Race

2.1%

Two or more Races

2.4%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

41.5%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

6.0%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

23.7%