North Carolina

Demographic Data

Total state population
10,480,843
Total number of people with disabilities
1,437,936
Breakdown by category of disability
Hearing difficulty
3.8%
Vision difficulty
2.5%
Cognitive difficulty
5.6%
Ambulatory difficulty
6.9%
Self-care difficulty
2.5%
Independent living difficulty
5.6%
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)
42.9%
Unemployment rate for PwD
8.2%
Percent of PwD not working but actively looking for work
6.2%

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.

The Adaptables, Inc. dba Solutions for Independence
7744 North Point Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Phone: 336-767-7060
ED:Mark Steele
Alliance of Disability Advocates
3725 National Drive, Suite 105
Raleigh, NC 27613
Phone: 919-591-0891
ED:Vicki Smith
Disability Rights & Resources
5801 Executive Center Drive, Suite 101
Charlotte, NC 28212
Phone: 704-537-0550
Pathways for the Future, Inc. dba Disability Partners Sylva & Ashville
525 Mineral Springs Drive
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-631-1167
ED:Barbra Davis
DisAbility Resource Center, Inc.
5041 New Centre Drive, Suite 210
Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone: 910-815-6618
ED:Gloria Garton
Phone/TDD: (919) 850-2901
ED:Talley Wells
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 7255
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7255
Main Phone: 919-966-5171
Main Fax: 919-966-2230
PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/PAAT/PATBI/PAVA
Disability Rights North Carolina
3724 National Drive, Suite 100
Raleigh NC 27612
Phone: (919) 856-2195
Toll Free: (877) 235-4210
FAX: (919) 856-2244
TDD: (919) 733-9250
CAP
Client Assistance Program
North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
2806 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2806
Phone: (919) 855-3600
Toll Free: (800) 215-7227
FAX: (919) 715-2456
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health
ED:Scott Pokorny
ED:Mya Lewis
ED:Michael Brown