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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
Percent 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

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
dpi@dpi.pr.gov
www.dpi.pr.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Phone: (787) 722-059
ED:Carmen Pereles Centeno (Interim)
www.cedd.pr.gov/cedd

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This website and its contents were created by The Lewin Group and TASH under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Disabilities (AoD), contract HHSP233201500088I/75P00120F37007, the Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC). Any reference to content published on this website should credit the AoD DETAC. No fees may be charged for any portion of this content. Only DETAC, ACL, AoD, and authorized partners may use the DETAC, ACL, and AoD logos on products they distribute.

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