Total state population

3,155,070

Total number of people with disabilities

11.8%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.7%

Vision difficulty

1.7%

Cognitive difficulty

4.8%

Ambulatory difficulty

5.8%

Self-care difficulty

2.1%

Independent living difficulty

5.0%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

89.9%

Black or African American

4.1%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.4%

Asian

2.4%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

6.3%

Other Race

1.0%

Two or more Races

2.2%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

45.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

7.0%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

25.8%