Disability Rate of Adults Ages 19-64
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2024
Location Overall Overall
United States 21981700 0.112208 Alabama 412300 0.142649 Alaska 53500 0.129854 Arizona 487100 0.113688 Arkansas 270000 0.156460 California 2160400 0.092160 Colorado 350900 0.097766 Connecticut 187400 0.088406 Delaware 63600 0.109817 District of Columbia 48400 0.108169 Florida 1341500 0.101695 Georgia 717200 0.110237 Hawaii 67200 0.087197 Idaho 146500 0.131541 Illinois 735000 0.099179 Indiana 525900 0.134057 Iowa 199900 0.110793 Kansas 193700 0.117940 Kentucky 434500 0.167406 Louisiana 373300 0.145745 Maine 111600 0.141270 Maryland 363800 0.100703 Massachusetts 424200 0.101146 Michigan 712000 0.122771 Minnesota 340700 0.102507 Mississippi 266000 0.163319 Missouri 484700 0.137438 Montana 78400 0.123240 Nebraska 113800 0.101809 Nevada 242300 0.125449 New Hampshire 101300 0.123665 New Jersey 453400 0.081894 New Mexico 176300 0.148149 New York 1217100 0.104958 North Carolina 738800 0.116826 North Dakota 46600 0.105016 Ohio 843400 0.125489 Oklahoma 357900 0.155395 Oregon 330600 0.132314 Pennsylvania 872000 0.118694 Rhode Island 68500 0.105858 South Carolina 386600 0.126335 South Dakota 58000 0.115000 Tennessee 525300 0.125567 Texas 1986900 0.108405 Utah 198600 0.097293 Vermont 41600 0.114583 Virginia 537500 0.107555 Washington 556100 0.117883 West Virginia 169300 0.173434 Wisconsin 375000 0.110015 Wyoming 35200 0.107595 Puerto Rico 306400 0.163344
2023
Location Overall Overall
United States 21612300 0.111961 Alabama 428300 0.149125 Alaska 57400 0.136977 Arizona 473900 0.113082 Arkansas 280000 0.162916 California 2065100 0.089169 Colorado 338900 0.095678 Connecticut 200200 0.095712 Delaware 69200 0.122072 District of Columbia 40300 0.093335 Florida 1293900 0.101657 Georgia 741300 0.115448 Hawaii 85900 0.112147 Idaho 137300 0.125501 Illinois 745800 0.102083 Indiana 496500 0.127398 Iowa 212500 0.118685 Kansas 196400 0.120750 Kentucky 423800 0.164474 Louisiana 387200 0.151561 Maine 110200 0.138175 Maryland 341200 0.095517 Massachusetts 418200 0.101369 Michigan 734500 0.127781 Minnesota 310800 0.094289 Mississippi 252200 0.154396 Missouri 459500 0.130903 Montana 83500 0.131087 Nebraska 123300 0.112203 Nevada 230900 0.122822 New Hampshire 97900 0.119226 New Jersey 445500 0.082170 New Mexico 183300 0.156358 New York 1152600 0.100554 North Carolina 707300 0.113958 North Dakota 48500 0.111759 Ohio 843500 0.126410 Oklahoma 363400 0.160923 Oregon 298900 0.120411 Pennsylvania 909900 0.124456 Rhode Island 73800 0.115955 South Carolina 387300 0.128676 South Dakota 52600 0.105400 Tennessee 510200 0.123699 Texas 1912400 0.107101 Utah 202500 0.102529 Vermont 43200 0.117605 Virginia 533900 0.107560 Washington 543000 0.117667 West Virginia 171400 0.175246 Wisconsin 351100 0.103580 Wyoming 41800 0.128847 Puerto Rico 323400 0.172458
2022
Location Overall Overall
United States 21475300 0.11113 Alabama 437600 0.15190 Alaska 51700 0.12210 Arizona 455400 0.10908 Arkansas 279300 0.16324 California 2099500 0.09003 Colorado 345200 0.09757 Connecticut 201000 0.09551 Delaware 62800 0.11087 District of Columbia 38800 0.09111 Florida 1304500 0.10365 Georgia 718100 0.11230 Hawaii 79200 0.10177 Idaho 136000 0.12595 Illinois 722000 0.09787 Indiana 481800 0.12326 Iowa 189400 0.10554 Kansas 193700 0.11846 Kentucky 433200 0.16798 Louisiana 387700 0.14948 Maine 105800 0.13332 Maryland 342700 0.09534 Massachusetts 417900 0.10082 Michigan 712500 0.12247 Minnesota 329300 0.09924 Mississippi 271500 0.16645 Missouri 465700 0.13255 Montana 78600 0.12476 Nebraska 114400 0.10386 Nevada 226700 0.12081 New Hampshire 86700 0.10486 New Jersey 458500 0.08415 New Mexico 178500 0.15036 New York 1165200 0.10043 North Carolina 700300 0.11407 North Dakota 47600 0.10834 Ohio 831400 0.12370 Oklahoma 359100 0.15922 Oregon 327300 0.13119 Pennsylvania 900500 0.12206 Rhode Island 70900 0.11087 South Carolina 375800 0.12629 South Dakota 55100 0.11212 Tennessee 517600 0.12614 Texas 1866400 0.10593 Utah 188600 0.09662 Vermont 50400 0.13700 Virginia 533700 0.10730 Washington 521000 0.11271 West Virginia 165500 0.16758 Wisconsin 352700 0.10384 Wyoming 40300 0.12460 Puerto Rico 332900 0.17670
2021
Location Overall Overall
United States 20907400 0.10859 Alabama 420500 0.14613 Alaska 56500 0.13503 Arizona 452800 0.11022 Arkansas 265300 0.15590 California 2046600 0.08735 Colorado 327100 0.09315 Connecticut 202200 0.09574 Delaware 62200 0.10989 District of Columbia 43000 0.10141 Florida 1272400 0.10314 Georgia 700800 0.11130 Hawaii 70200 0.09018 Idaho 127600 0.11957 Illinois 722400 0.09742 Indiana 465400 0.11957 Iowa 195100 0.10901 Kansas 195300 0.11849 Kentucky 418800 0.16239 Louisiana 376500 0.14382 Maine 107200 0.13536 Maryland 337700 0.09364 Massachusetts 376800 0.09084 Michigan 701600 0.12028 Minnesota 336600 0.10193 Mississippi 278400 0.16900 Missouri 446000 0.12719 Montana 74500 0.11974 Nebraska 125000 0.11384 Nevada 200500 0.10801 New Hampshire 83400 0.10168 New Jersey 433400 0.07926 New Mexico 168600 0.14278 New York 1111400 0.09498 North Carolina 708800 0.11699 North Dakota 45500 0.10449 Ohio 824400 0.12236 Oklahoma 349300 0.15606 Oregon 330800 0.13213 Pennsylvania 837200 0.11286 Rhode Island 75800 0.11803 South Carolina 363000 0.12384 South Dakota 53500 0.10966 Tennessee 527100 0.13001 Texas 1780000 0.10307 Utah 190800 0.09976 Vermont 41400 0.11170 Virginia 512500 0.10302 Washington 504600 0.10973 West Virginia 169200 0.16867 Wisconsin 354200 0.10378 Wyoming 37300 0.11441 Puerto Rico 318700 0.16653
2019
Location Overall Overall
United States 19919000 0.10420 Alabama 406300 0.14490 Alaska 44000 0.10266 Arizona 436100 0.10630 Arkansas 269400 0.15884 California 1879300 0.07919 Colorado 294400 0.08445 Connecticut 196900 0.09404 Delaware 64600 0.11760 District of Columbia 46300 0.10175 Florida 1245700 0.10220 Georgia 676200 0.10910 Hawaii 62000 0.08028 Idaho 119600 0.11970 Illinois 684300 0.09179 Indiana 454300 0.11759 Iowa 174900 0.09815 Kansas 202900 0.12455 Kentucky 423800 0.16531 Louisiana 368300 0.13885 Maine 111000 0.14288 Maryland 319800 0.08965 Massachusetts 359800 0.08726 Michigan 712100 0.12225 Minnesota 289700 0.08824 Mississippi 252500 0.15158 Missouri 456300 0.12993 Montana 62500 0.10409 Nebraska 108500 0.10014 Nevada 175500 0.09622 New Hampshire 85100 0.10553 New Jersey 403100 0.07662 New Mexico 165600 0.14068 New York 1052100 0.09070 North Carolina 669000 0.11069 North Dakota 40800 0.09309 Ohio 801500 0.11915 Oklahoma 318000 0.14223 Oregon 297400 0.11955 Pennsylvania 881000 0.11971 Rhode Island 69600 0.11107 South Carolina 355100 0.12168 South Dakota 49900 0.10311 Tennessee 524300 0.13201 Texas 1625000 0.09591 Utah 143500 0.07880 Vermont 43400 0.12046 Virginia 479800 0.09721 Washington 470100 0.10380 West Virginia 176300 0.17390 Wisconsin 332500 0.09843 Wyoming 38600 0.11894 Puerto Rico 303000 0.16191
2018
Location Overall Overall
United States 19759700 0.10318 Alabama 410800 0.14603 Alaska 46900 0.10841 Arizona 435200 0.10739 Arkansas 270200 0.15859 California 1867200 0.07831 Colorado 303100 0.08815 Connecticut 177400 0.08419 Delaware 57900 0.10449 District of Columbia 45100 0.09919 Florida 1217800 0.10021 Georgia 649100 0.10510 Hawaii 62500 0.07962 Idaho 118800 0.12110 Illinois 659800 0.08742 Indiana 457400 0.11842 Iowa 171200 0.09598 Kansas 195800 0.11900 Kentucky 412800 0.15971 Louisiana 361700 0.13512 Maine 105800 0.13545 Maryland 336600 0.09389 Massachusetts 374100 0.09028 Michigan 724300 0.12347 Minnesota 283100 0.08591 Mississippi 261600 0.15539 Missouri 446700 0.12660 Montana 66500 0.11020 Nebraska 102600 0.09420 Nevada 184200 0.10223 New Hampshire 86500 0.10721 New Jersey 405300 0.07648 New Mexico 150800 0.12764 New York 1036500 0.08844 North Carolina 664500 0.11051 North Dakota 37400 0.08416 Ohio 821800 0.12144 Oklahoma 314800 0.14115 Oregon 291900 0.11752 Pennsylvania 852600 0.11496 Rhode Island 74300 0.11770 South Carolina 362200 0.12498 South Dakota 49600 0.10117 Tennessee 548400 0.13871 Texas 1604400 0.09545 Utah 157400 0.08763 Vermont 40900 0.11220 Virginia 466100 0.09409 Washington 467300 0.10350 West Virginia 175100 0.17061 Wisconsin 310400 0.09135 Wyoming 35600 0.10812 Puerto Rico 332800 0.17745
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.