Total state population

104,318

Total number of people with disabilities

9.8%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

2.0%

Vision difficulty

3.3%

Cognitive difficulty

3.2%

Ambulatory difficulty

5.6%

Self-care difficulty

1.8%

Independent living difficulty

4.3%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

15.6%

Black or African American

76%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

0.0%

Asian

1.4%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

17.4%

Other Race

2.1%

Two or more Races

2.1%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

49.5%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

0.0%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Source: https://www.census.gov/

29.4%