Puerto Rico
Demographic Data
Total state population
2,828,255
Total number of people with disabilities
21.4%
Breakdown by category of disability
Hearing difficulty
4.3%
Vision difficulty
6.4%
Cognitive difficulty
9.7%
Ambulatory difficulty
12.2%
Self-care difficulty
5.1%
Independent living difficulty
11.4%
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)
23.1%
Unemployment rate for PwD
Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work
8.6%
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.
States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Guam
- American Samoa
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.
CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/PAAT/PATBI/PAVA
(Office Location)
Defensoría de las Personas con Impedimentos (DPI)
Centro Gubernamental Minillas
Torre Sur, Piso 2, Oficina 204
Ave. De Diego Santurce, PR 00912
(Mailing Address)
Defensoría de las Personas con Impedimentos (DPI)
Centro Gubernamental Minillas
P.O. Box 41309, San Juan, PR 00940-1309
Phone: (787) 725-2333
(Office Location)
Defensoría de las Personas con Impedimentos (DPI)
Centro Gubernamental Minillas
Torre Sur, Piso 2, Oficina 204
Ave. De Diego Santurce, PR 00912
(Mailing Address)
Defensoría de las Personas con Impedimentos (DPI)
Centro Gubernamental Minillas
P.O. Box 41309, San Juan, PR 00940-1309
Phone: (787) 725-2333
Email:dpi@dpi.pr.gov
Phone: (787) 722-059
ED:Carmen Pereles Centeno (Interim)
