Total state population

578,759

Total number of people with disabilities

13.4%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.8%

Vision difficulty

2.7%

Cognitive difficulty

4.7%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.2%

Self-care difficulty

1.6%

Independent living difficulty

4.6%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

90.9%

Black or African American

1.2%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

2.4%

Asian

0.8%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

10.1%

Other Race

1.9%

Two or more Races

2.7%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

49.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

9.4%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

20.1%