Total state population

9,986,857

Total number of people with disabilities

14.3%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.9%

Vision difficulty

2.3%

Cognitive difficulty

6.1%

Ambulatory difficulty

7.5%

Self-care difficulty

2.9%

Independent living difficulty

6.7%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

78.2%

Black or African American

13.7%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.6%

Asian

3.3%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

5.3%

Other Race

1.1%

Two or more Races

3.0%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

35.7%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

7.3%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

28.7%