Total state population

7,614,893

Total number of people with disabilities

12.7%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

3.8%

Vision difficulty

1.9%

Cognitive difficulty

5.5%

Ambulatory difficulty

6.4%

Self-care difficulty

2.5%

Independent living difficulty

5.7%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

74.2%

Black or African American

4.0%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

1.4%

Asian

9.0%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.7%

Hispanic or Latino

13.0%

Other Race

4.8%

Two or more Races

6.0%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

41.2%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

7.9%

Unemployment rate for PwD

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

23.6%