Disability Rate for the Total Population
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2024
Location Overall Overall
United States 45401200 0.13710 Alabama 832700 0.16668 Alaska 102100 0.14551 Arizona 1039900 0.14049 Arkansas 541500 0.18073 California 4677900 0.12118 Colorado 693600 0.11952 Connecticut 430000 0.12062 Delaware 143100 0.13992 District of Columbia 85800 0.12813 Florida 3142800 0.13762 Georgia 1422700 0.13089 Hawaii 178700 0.13005 Idaho 287500 0.14754 Illinois 1547400 0.12472 Indiana 1013300 0.15057 Iowa 410300 0.13063 Kansas 400800 0.13972 Kentucky 819800 0.18421 Louisiana 739800 0.16600 Maine 228400 0.16770 Maryland 742300 0.12161 Massachusetts 872400 0.12646 Michigan 1438300 0.14500 Minnesota 689000 0.12155 Mississippi 528900 0.18606 Missouri 948200 0.15630 Montana 167600 0.15123 Nebraska 243500 0.12491 Nevada 474200 0.14742 New Hampshire 203500 0.14901 New Jersey 1023300 0.10968 New Mexico 365500 0.17586 New York 2613000 0.13512 North Carolina 1491200 0.13955 North Dakota 98000 0.12881 Ohio 1691600 0.14619 Oklahoma 693800 0.17524 Oregon 659800 0.15757 Pennsylvania 1849000 0.14632 Rhode Island 148200 0.13858 South Carolina 788500 0.14841 South Dakota 122100 0.13697 Tennessee 1046200 0.14839 Texas 3930200 0.12862 Utah 375600 0.10936 Vermont 87300 0.13990 Virginia 1105500 0.13062 Washington 1082500 0.13925 West Virginia 343400 0.20084 Wisconsin 758100 0.13047 Wyoming 82100 0.14380 Puerto Rico 740600 0.23339
2023
Location Overall Overall
United States 44358600 0.13604 Alabama 830800 0.16800 Alaska 101800 0.14534 Arizona 1014500 0.13987 Arkansas 536700 0.18049 California 4494800 0.11785 Colorado 671700 0.11734 Connecticut 438200 0.12468 Delaware 143300 0.14284 District of Columbia 75600 0.11700 Florida 3049500 0.13814 Georgia 1447000 0.13498 Hawaii 199400 0.14591 Idaho 265800 0.13916 Illinois 1549500 0.12646 Indiana 972300 0.14591 Iowa 417500 0.13442 Kansas 395500 0.13948 Kentucky 790800 0.18000 Louisiana 766300 0.17294 Maine 219500 0.16194 Maryland 701100 0.11657 Massachusetts 869900 0.12839 Michigan 1452600 0.14789 Minnesota 632700 0.11269 Mississippi 502500 0.17734 Missouri 915200 0.15213 Montana 169700 0.15350 Nebraska 245900 0.12777 Nevada 457600 0.14575 New Hampshire 186300 0.13682 New Jersey 994100 0.10895 New Mexico 368800 0.17882 New York 2499500 0.13122 North Carolina 1425100 0.13594 North Dakota 95500 0.12825 Ohio 1684800 0.14695 Oklahoma 695500 0.17752 Oregon 621100 0.14944 Pennsylvania 1843900 0.14718 Rhode Island 153500 0.14584 South Carolina 792800 0.15232 South Dakota 109900 0.12363 Tennessee 1015800 0.14612 Texas 3791600 0.12726 Utah 375700 0.11188 Vermont 88800 0.14237 Virginia 1076000 0.12850 Washington 1061800 0.13921 West Virginia 340700 0.19882 Wisconsin 722700 0.12512 Wyoming 87200 0.15357 Puerto Rico 759200 0.23896
2022
Location Overall Overall
United States 43824900 0.1351 Alabama 841900 0.1713 Alaska 93700 0.1342 Arizona 968100 0.1347 Arkansas 536500 0.1817 California 4484900 0.1174 Colorado 659600 0.1158 Connecticut 433100 0.1235 Delaware 135300 0.1365 District of Columbia 71200 0.1115 Florida 2999000 0.1382 Georgia 1416600 0.1335 Hawaii 189300 0.1382 Idaho 261600 0.1388 Illinois 1505500 0.1224 Indiana 935900 0.1410 Iowa 391700 0.1263 Kansas 392600 0.1383 Kentucky 797400 0.1822 Louisiana 754200 0.1694 Maine 216800 0.1608 Maryland 715600 0.1191 Massachusetts 854700 0.1265 Michigan 1403800 0.1429 Minnesota 667200 0.1191 Mississippi 529400 0.1872 Missouri 907000 0.1514 Montana 160400 0.1467 Nebraska 235300 0.1230 Nevada 449000 0.1437 New Hampshire 175400 0.1291 New Jersey 1026800 0.1129 New Mexico 357900 0.1739 New York 2493200 0.1301 North Carolina 1426100 0.1379 North Dakota 94000 0.1264 Ohio 1653500 0.1443 Oklahoma 688000 0.1772 Oregon 654700 0.1574 Pennsylvania 1853400 0.1477 Rhode Island 139600 0.1331 South Carolina 751900 0.1469 South Dakota 114300 0.1308 Tennessee 1029600 0.1497 Texas 3664700 0.1250 Utah 355700 0.1071 Vermont 95000 0.1521 Virginia 1067400 0.1281 Washington 1034300 0.1361 West Virginia 337700 0.1965 Wisconsin 720600 0.1252 Wyoming 83600 0.1479 Puerto Rico 776600 0.2434
2021
Location Overall Overall
United States 42341400 0.13102 Alabama 803900 0.16403 Alaska 99100 0.14178 Arizona 967300 0.13610 Arkansas 516400 0.17586 California 4317800 0.11250 Colorado 640100 0.11300 Connecticut 420500 0.12010 Delaware 129200 0.13259 District of Columbia 75400 0.11911 Florida 2901000 0.13617 Georgia 1364400 0.13021 Hawaii 167700 0.12285 Idaho 262000 0.14046 Illinois 1482700 0.11988 Indiana 913000 0.13831 Iowa 394100 0.12742 Kansas 382400 0.13451 Kentucky 779600 0.17859 Louisiana 721800 0.16112 Maine 207600 0.15528 Maryland 682000 0.11381 Massachusetts 798400 0.11838 Michigan 1381600 0.14038 Minnesota 674000 0.12068 Mississippi 520300 0.18252 Missouri 879200 0.14684 Montana 158400 0.14751 Nebraska 248600 0.13036 Nevada 400700 0.12968 New Hampshire 164300 0.12198 New Jersey 958100 0.10545 New Mexico 335000 0.16239 New York 2344300 0.12141 North Carolina 1407500 0.13783 North Dakota 91700 0.12370 Ohio 1645700 0.14365 Oklahoma 674100 0.17470 Oregon 633400 0.15214 Pennsylvania 1748000 0.13913 Rhode Island 147400 0.14035 South Carolina 727100 0.14425 South Dakota 110900 0.12833 Tennessee 1024800 0.15080 Texas 3503200 0.12145 Utah 343000 0.10452 Vermont 83400 0.13460 Virginia 1031800 0.12424 Washington 991200 0.13124 West Virginia 326700 0.18850 Wisconsin 683600 0.11880 Wyoming 77000 0.13659 Puerto Rico 713000 0.22054
2019
Location Overall Overall
United States 40936500 0.1282 Alabama 773200 0.1622 Alaska 80900 0.1153 Arizona 934200 0.1316 Arkansas 516900 0.1769 California 4115000 0.1065 Colorado 597200 0.1064 Connecticut 413000 0.1196 Delaware 127400 0.1355 District of Columbia 80000 0.1191 Florida 2884900 0.1374 Georgia 1306900 0.1270 Hawaii 160000 0.1191 Idaho 243800 0.1392 Illinois 1415700 0.1145 Indiana 892600 0.1371 Iowa 375100 0.1226 Kansas 399800 0.1422 Kentucky 774000 0.1792 Louisiana 717800 0.1596 Maine 222300 0.1707 Maryland 665600 0.1133 Massachusetts 776100 0.1167 Michigan 1393600 0.1427 Minnesota 599100 0.1086 Mississippi 487400 0.1700 Missouri 884800 0.1490 Montana 139200 0.1339 Nebraska 227100 0.1212 Nevada 372200 0.1229 New Hampshire 171000 0.1301 New Jersey 904500 0.1040 New Mexico 326600 0.1600 New York 2217800 0.1173 North Carolina 1364000 0.1345 North Dakota 84000 0.1149 Ohio 1597100 0.1407 Oklahoma 611300 0.1597 Oregon 613100 0.1485 Pennsylvania 1783200 0.1441 Rhode Island 133500 0.1313 South Carolina 720500 0.1446 South Dakota 103500 0.1216 Tennessee 1024600 0.1543 Texas 3268000 0.1155 Utah 289100 0.0917 Vermont 89700 0.1499 Virginia 997600 0.1219 Washington 954500 0.1286 West Virginia 348900 0.2006 Wisconsin 680600 0.1199 Wyoming 77500 0.1377 Puerto Rico 687400 0.2172
2018
Location Overall Overall
United States 40339000 0.12665 Alabama 780500 0.16423 Alaska 85500 0.12055 Arizona 929500 0.13270 Arkansas 515800 0.17657 California 4057800 0.10473 Colorado 596100 0.10730 Connecticut 380900 0.10988 Delaware 121300 0.12933 District of Columbia 80700 0.12087 Florida 2817200 0.13516 Georgia 1239500 0.12137 Hawaii 152200 0.11231 Idaho 233100 0.13556 Illinois 1377500 0.11075 Indiana 880300 0.13569 Iowa 365200 0.11946 Kansas 390600 0.13878 Kentucky 754300 0.17460 Louisiana 689000 0.15245 Maine 213200 0.16405 Maryland 669900 0.11412 Massachusetts 788200 0.11836 Michigan 1406200 0.14393 Minnesota 603300 0.10992 Mississippi 483400 0.16789 Missouri 886000 0.14929 Montana 140800 0.13614 Nebraska 217000 0.11611 Nevada 378600 0.12692 New Hampshire 169900 0.12969 New Jersey 894100 0.10244 New Mexico 321100 0.15699 New York 2188500 0.11508 North Carolina 1339600 0.13336 North Dakota 80500 0.11023 Ohio 1610800 0.14185 Oklahoma 620800 0.16269 Oregon 583400 0.14193 Pennsylvania 1749200 0.14120 Rhode Island 141700 0.13972 South Carolina 717200 0.14548 South Dakota 100100 0.11793 Tennessee 1024300 0.15552 Texas 3195000 0.11401 Utah 302600 0.09742 Vermont 86300 0.14369 Virginia 979800 0.11976 Washington 927600 0.12590 West Virginia 340300 0.19418 Wisconsin 659100 0.11639 Wyoming 73600 0.13130 Puerto Rico 686600 0.21696
Notes
The disability indicators are based on analysis of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) by KFF. ACS includes a 1% sample of the US population and allows for precise state-level estimates.
Data include the civilian noninstitutionalized population ages 19-64 in the United States. Data may not sum to totals due to rounding.
The American Community Survey did not release the 1-year estimates for 2020 due to significant disruptions to data collection brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
The ACS asks about six disability types: hearing difficulty, vision difficulty, cognitive difficulty, ambulatory difficulty, self-care difficulty, and independent living difficulty. Individuals are coded as having a disability if they report having one or more of the disability types. See definitions for more detail on disability categories.
Sources
KFF estimates based on the 2018-2024 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates.
Definitions
Disability : The ACS definition of disability is based on having one or more of the following six types of disabilities:
Hearing Disability (asked of all ages): Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing?
Visual Disability (asked of all ages): Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?
Cognitive Disability (asked of persons ages 5 or older): Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?
Ambulatory Disability (asked of persons ages 5 or older): Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?
Self-care Disability (asked of persons ages 5 or older): Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing?
Independent Living Disability (asked of persons ages 15 or older): Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping?
Rate : In this case, the proportion of the population or subpopulation who report a disability.
N/A : Estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30% are not provided.