Tennessee
Demographic Data
Total state population
6,872,677
Total number of people with disabilities
15%
Breakdown by category of disability
Hearing difficulty
4%
Vision difficulty
3%
Cognitive difficulty
6%
Ambulatory difficulty
8%
Self-care difficulty
3%
Independent living difficulty
7%
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)
6%
Unemployment rate for PwD
18%
Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work
31%
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.
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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.
Jackson Area Center for Independent Living
23 Federal Drive
Jackson, TN 38305
Phone: 731-668-2211
23 Federal Drive
Jackson, TN 38305
Phone: 731-668-2211
ED:Beth James
Email:beth@jcil.tn.org
Memphis Center for Independent Living
1633 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: 901-726-6404
1633 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: 901-726-6404
ED:Sandi Klink
Email:sandi@mcil.org
Tri-State Resource and Advocacy Corporation
6925 Shallowford Road, Suite 300
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone: 432-892-4774
6925 Shallowford Road, Suite 300
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone: 432-892-4774
ED:Mark Woolfall
Email:ilctrac@yahoo.com
disAbility Resource Center
900 East Hill Avenue, Suite 120
Knoxville, TN 37915
Phone: 865-637-3666
900 East Hill Avenue, Suite 120
Knoxville, TN 37915
Phone: 865-637-3666
ED:Katherine Moore
Email:kmoore@drctn.org
Empower Tennessee
955 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37306
Phone: 615-292-5803
955 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37306
Phone: 615-292-5803
ED:Brandon Brown
Email:brandonb@empowertn.org
TARP, Inc.
1027 Mineral Wells Avenue, Suite 3
Paris, TN 38242
Phone: 731-644-0026
1027 Mineral Wells Avenue, Suite 3
Paris, TN 38242
Phone: 731-644-0026
ED:Denise Wardle
Email:denisew@tarp1.org
Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
711 Jefferson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38105
Main Phone: 901-448-6511
Toll Free Number: 888-572-2249
Main Fax: 901-448-7097
TTY: 901-448-4677
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
711 Jefferson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38105
Main Phone: 901-448-6511
Toll Free Number: 888-572-2249
Main Fax: 901-448-7097
TTY: 901-448-4677
CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/PAAT/PATBI/PAVA
Disability Rights Tennessee
2 International Plaza, Suite 825
Nashville, TN 37217
Phone: (615) 298-1080
Toll Free: (800) 342-1660
FAX: (615) 298-2046
Toll Free TTY: (800) 852-2852
Disability Rights Tennessee
2 International Plaza, Suite 825
Nashville, TN 37217
Phone: (615) 298-1080
Toll Free: (800) 342-1660
FAX: (615) 298-2046
Toll Free TTY: (800) 852-2852
Tennessee Department of Health
ED:Ashley Bridgman
Email:Ashley.N.Bridgman@tn.gov
ED:Paula Denslow
Email:Paula_d@tndisability.org
