Total state population

7,278,717

Total number of people with disabilities

13.2%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.0%

Vision difficulty

2.5%

Cognitive difficulty

5.1%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.0%

Self-care difficulty

2.4%

Independent living difficulty

5.7%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

78.3%

Black or African American

4.7%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

4.6%

Asian

3.3%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.2%

Hispanic or Latino

31.7%

Other Race

5.0%

Two or more Races

3.9%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

34.1%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

10.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

27.6%