Total state population

1,787,065

Total number of people with disabilities

13.7%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.7%

Vision difficulty

2.3%

Cognitive difficulty

5.5%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.6%

Self-care difficulty

2.1%

Independent living difficulty

5.3%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

89.4%

Black or African American

0.7%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

1.3%

Asian

1.5%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

12.8%

Other Race

3.8%

Two or more Races

3.3%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

43.3%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

9.1%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

22.4%