New Jersey

Demographic Data

Total state population
9,163,640
Total number of people with disabilities
11%
Breakdown by category of disability
Hearing difficulty
3%
Vision difficulty
2%
Cognitive difficulty
4%
Ambulatory difficulty
6%
Self-care difficulty
2%
Independent living difficulty
5%
Race/ethnicity breakdown

For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).

Employment and unemployment rates for people with disabilities

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)
4%
Unemployment rate for PwD
9%
Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work
21%

Additional demographics for people with disabilities

For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).

Employment data for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

For additional data on state performance in work and participation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities please visit StateData.info | Statedata.info.

Number of AoD grantee programs across the country

For more information on the AoD grantee programs across the country, please visit Administration on Disabilities | ACL Administration for Community Living.

Resources for Independent Living, Inc.
351 High Street, Suite 103
Burlington, NJ 08016
Phone: 609-747-7745
ED:Lisa Killion-Smith
Disabled, Information, Awareness, and Living
Two Prospect Village Plaza, First Floor
Clifton, NJ 07013
Phone: 973-470-8090
ED:John Petix Jr.
Heightened Independence and Progress
131 Main Street, Suite 120
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-996-9100
ED:Brian Fitzgibbons
Camden City Independent Living Center, Inc.
Virtua Camden Campus, 1000 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 105
Camden, NJ 08104
Phone: 856-966-0800
ED:Veda Smith
Progressive Center for Independent Living, Inc.
3525 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 904
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Phone: 609-581-4500
ED:Scott Elliott
DAWN Center for Independent Living
66 Ford Road, Suite 121
Denville, NJ 07834
Phone: 973-625-1940
ED:Carmela Slivinski
Phone: (609) 292-3745
ED:Mercedes Witowsky
CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/PAAT/PATBI/PAVA
Disability Rights New Jersey
210 S. Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: (609) 292-9742
Toll Free: (800) 922-7233
FAX: (609) 777-0187