Total state population

6,137,428

Total number of people with disabilities

14.7%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

4.3%

Vision difficulty

2.6%

Cognitive difficulty

6.1%

Ambulatory difficulty

8.2%

Self-care difficulty

3.0%

Independent living difficulty

6.9%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

81.8%

Black or African American

11.5%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.4%

Asian

2.1%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.2%

Hispanic or Latino

4.3%

Other Race

1.2%

Two or more Races

2.8%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

36.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

6.3%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

28.2%