Total state population

2,913,314

Total number of people with disabilities

13.5%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.3%

Vision difficulty

2.5%

Cognitive difficulty

5.6%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.9%

Self-care difficulty

2.4%

Independent living difficulty

5.7%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

83.6%

Black or African American

5.7%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.8%

Asian

3.0%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

12.2%

Other Race

3.0%

Two or more Races

3.7%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

45.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

8.0%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

27.7%