District of Columbia
Demographic Data
Total state population
661,425
Total number of people with disabilities
72,226
Breakdown by category of disability
Hearing difficulty
2.1%
Vision difficulty
2.2%
Cognitive difficulty
4.5%
Ambulatory difficulty
5.8%
Self-care difficulty
1.9%
Independent living difficulty
4.5%
Race/ethnicity breakdown
For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).
Employment and unemployment rates for people with disabilities
Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)
49.7%
Unemployment rate for PwD
10.8%
Percent of PwD not working but actively looking for work
12.3%
Additional demographics for people with disabilities
For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).
Employment data for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
For additional data on state performance in work and participation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities please visit StateData.info | Statedata.info.
States
- Alabama
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- Delaware
- District of Columbia
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- Hawaii
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- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Guam
- American Samoa
Number of AoD grantee programs across the country
For more information on the AoD grantee programs across the country, please visit Administration on Disabilities | ACL Administration for Community Living.
The District of Columbia Center for Independent Living, Inc.
2600 12th Street, Northeast
Washington, DC 20018
Phone: (202)388-0033
Fax: (202)398-3018
2600 12th Street, Northeast
Washington, DC 20018
Phone: (202)388-0033
Fax: (202)398-3018
ED:Richard A. Simms
Email:rsimms@dccil.org
Phone: (202)724-8612
ED:Alison Whyte
CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/PAAT/PATBI/PAVA
Disability Rights DC
220 I Street, NE, Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 547-0198
FAX: (202) 547-2662
Disability Rights DC
220 I Street, NE, Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 547-0198
FAX: (202) 547-2662
Email:jbrown@uls-dc.org