2019 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium

Special Education

Section 13: Education

This section presents statistics on Special Education programs in the United States, specifically on children served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B. These data concern the number of children with disabilities served (by age and by type of disability) and mainstream education of children with disabilities. The principal source of these data is the Office of Special Education Programs’ Data Accountability Center, which produces the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 618 Data Tables. Categories of disability and program outcomes under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act can be found on the Center for Parent Information and Resources website.

This section also presents statistics on the educational attainment of people with and without disabilities in the United States. The source of these estimates is the American Community Survey. For these tables, statistics for people with disabilities (disability status) are based on having responded ‘yes’ to a series of questions within the American Community Survey. See the glossary for more details.

Tables

Table 13.1: In the fall of 2017, there were 66,525,958 people ages 6 to 21. Of these people ages 6 to 21, 6,024,513 or 9.1 percent received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B. Hawaii had the smallest percentage (6.6 percent), while New Jersey had the largest percentage (12.4 percent).

Table 13.2: Of the youth ages 3 to 21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, in the fall of 2017, 760,364 were 3 to 5 years old; 2,871,626 were 6 to 11 years old; 2,816,244 were 12 to 17 years old; and 336,643 were 18 to 21 years old.

Tables 13.3a-13.3d: The 6,024,513 students ages 6 to 21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, in the fall of 2017 were in the following diagnostic categories: 2,291,094 in specific learning disability, 999,827 in speech or language impairment, 412,598 in intellectual disabilities, 333,346 in emotional disturbance, 121,226 in multiple disabilities, 64,130 in hearing impairments, 34,558 in orthopedic impairments, 947,415 in other health impairments, 23,898 in visual impairments, 610,994 in autism, 1,289 in deaf-blindness, 25,255 in traumatic brain injury, and 158,883 in developmental delay.

Table 13.4: Of the 6,024,513 youth ages 6 to 21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, in the fall of 2017, 4,914,912 (or 81.6 percent) spent 40 percent or more of their time in the regular classroom. New York had the smallest percentage (69.9 percent), while Wyoming had the largest percentage (91.4 percent).

Table 13.5: In 2018, individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Mississippi were most likely to have less than a high school education (25.5 percent), while individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Alaska were least likely to have less than a high school education (10.3 percent).

Table 13.6: In 2018, individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Pennsylvania were most likely to have a high school education (43.6 percent), while individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in California were least likely to have a high school education (24.8 percent).

Table 13.7: In 2018, individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Colorado were most likely to have a 4-year college degree (16.3 percent), while individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Kentucky and West Virginia were least likely to have a 4-year college degree (7.1 percent).

Table 13.8: In 2018, individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in the District of Columbia were most likely to have more than a 4-year college degree (15.9 percent), while individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Arkansas were least likely to have more than a 4-year college degree (3.6 percent).

Table 13.1 Special Education — Students Ages 6 to 21 Served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, as a Percentage of the Population: Fall 2017
State Number % [1]   State Number % [1]
Population Students Population Students
U.S. 66,525,958 6,024,513  9.1 MO  1,246,689   112,714  9.0
AL    995,087    82,492  8.3 MT    207,253    17,143  8.3
AK    154,680    16,718 10.8 NE    424,543    44,198 10.4
AZ  1,488,555   124,185  8.3 NV    590,005    51,139  8.7
AR    633,843    59,119  9.3 NH    257,573    25,714 10.0
CA  8,118,928   683,709  8.4 NJ  1,764,943   218,332 12.4
CO  1,142,462    87,947  7.7 NM    444,711    48,425 10.9
CT    726,962    70,638  9.7 NY  3,731,609   450,328 12.1
DE    185,079    20,580 11.1 NC  2,101,059   181,006  8.6
DC    112,152    11,610 10.4 ND    156,296    12,964  8.3
FL  3,785,447   349,764  9.2 OH  2,378,094   241,423 10.2
GA  2,266,026   195,434  8.6 OK    850,482   102,329 12.0
HI    255,760    16,807  6.6 OR    790,970    75,825  9.6
ID    393,530    29,175  7.4 PA  2,488,060   284,477 11.4
IL  2,620,315   257,929  9.8 RI    209,558    20,580  9.8
IN  1,441,906   157,460 10.9 SC  1,004,547    95,130  9.5
IA    678,551    58,959  8.7 SD    188,634    18,249  9.7
KS    643,480    61,957  9.6 TN  1,348,958   115,369  8.6
KY    909,621    86,200  9.5 TX  6,466,814   448,907  6.9
LA    966,218    74,588  7.7 UT    809,232    73,465  9.1
ME    237,595    N/A    ‡ VT    122,472    N/A    ‡
MD  1,203,906    94,191  7.8 VA  1,694,372   154,074  9.1
MA  1,347,889   155,740 11.6 WA  1,445,253   127,073  8.8
MI  2,035,275   177,127  8.7 WV    339,732    41,591 12.2
MN  1,155,103   118,800 10.3 WI  1,192,027    N/A    ‡
MS    652,633    60,797  9.3 WY    121,069    12,132 10.0

Citation: United States Department of Education. (2018). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.1). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data for this table can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html. The data presented in this table are from the 2017-2018 academic year.
[1] Part B as a percent of the estimated population.
‡ Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.
Table 13.2 Special Education — Students Served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by Age: Fall 2017
State Age   State Age
3 to 5 6 to 11 12 to 17 18 to 21 3 to 5 6 to 11 12 to 17 18 to 21
U.S. 760,364 2,871,626 2,816,244 336,643 MO  18,400    56,173    51,085   5,456
AL   7,827    41,360    36,710   4,422 MT   1,660     8,643     8,050     450
AK   2,430     8,437     7,360     921 NE   6,217    22,688    19,662   1,848
AZ  16,517    61,767    56,769   5,649 NV   8,984    26,080    23,002   2,057
AR  13,716    30,143    26,325   2,651 NH   3,519    11,883    12,776   1,055
CA  83,853   318,620   325,636  39,453 NJ  19,846   101,316   106,856  10,160
CO  14,293    43,816    39,609   4,522 NM   4,413    24,242    22,045   2,138
CT   9,120    30,661    35,787   4,190 NY  71,893   216,628   210,894  22,806
DE   2,616     9,919     9,403   1,258 NC  19,899    85,334    85,304  10,368
DC   1,789     5,605     5,253     752 ND   2,189     6,489     5,764     711
FL  39,862   167,636   156,931  25,197 OH  25,247   104,895   120,641  15,887
GA  18,833    93,459    91,865  10,110 OK   9,751    48,408    49,222   4,699
HI   2,469     7,554     8,528     725 OR  11,331    36,205    35,340   4,280
ID   3,733    14,766    13,137   1,272 PA  36,340   128,015   139,513  16,949
IL  37,137   120,600   121,900  15,429 RI   3,168     9,559     9,674   1,347
IN  18,644    73,545    73,899  10,016 SC   9,568    47,389    42,814   4,927
IA   6,976    29,332    26,964   2,663 SD   2,941    10,105     7,315     829
KS  11,772    31,837    27,250   2,870 TN  13,950    55,728    53,403   6,238
KY  18,070    48,639    33,903   3,658 TX  49,681   209,638   212,695  26,574
LA   9,885    38,349    31,583   4,656 UT  10,731    38,271    32,051   3,143
ME   3,384    N/A       N/A      N/A   VT   2,005    N/A       N/A      N/A  
MD  14,300    45,088    44,129   4,974 VA  18,296    69,812    74,904   9,358
MA  18,022    70,777    75,800   9,163 WA  16,425    62,560    57,519   6,994
MI  21,624    82,178    84,106  10,843 WV   5,219    21,653    17,765   2,173
MN   N/A      56,781    54,715   7,304 WI   N/A      N/A       N/A      N/A  
MS   8,400    32,504    25,280   3,013 WY   3,419     6,539     5,108     485

Citation: United States Department of Education (2018). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. in Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.2). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire. Data for this table can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html. The data presented in this table are from the 2017-2018 academic year.
Table 13.3a Special Education — Students Ages 6 to 21 Served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by Select Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2017
State All Disabilities SLD [1] S/LI [2] ID [3]   State All Disabilities SLD [1] S/LI [2] ID [3]
U.S. 6,024,513 2,291,094 999,827 412,598 MO   112,714    30,734  25,084   9,216
AL    82,492    34,899  13,488   6,800 MT    17,143     5,632   3,028     577
AK    16,718     7,075   2,292     581 NE    44,198    15,665   9,210   2,835
AZ   124,185    55,643  17,714   7,462 NV    51,139    25,531   7,429   2,051
AR    59,119    19,323  12,931   6,897 NH    25,714     9,219   2,872     828
CA   683,709   296,783 109,096  39,878 NJ   218,332    74,961  46,309   5,165
CO    87,947    40,271  11,275   2,582 NM    48,425    24,279   7,333   2,206
CT    70,638    26,850   7,973   2,554 NY   450,328   167,245 110,423  12,848
DE    20,580     9,826   1,755   1,558 NC   181,006    73,127  19,949  16,290
DC    11,610     4,170     989     703 ND    12,964     4,469   1,982     768
FL   349,764   145,893  79,723  24,710 OH   241,423    97,898  25,070  19,761
GA   195,434    75,064  23,050  16,618 OK   102,329    38,789   9,819   6,349
HI    16,807     7,584     490   1,245 OR    75,825    25,300  16,087   4,103
ID    29,175     7,035   6,048   2,153 PA   284,477   119,138  38,208  18,389
IL   257,929   101,311  34,589  15,603 RI    20,580     7,445   2,745     850
IN   157,460    54,687  30,157  13,713 SC    95,130    42,041  14,447   6,267
IA    58,959    35,620   5,080  10,160 SD    18,249     6,948   3,388   1,827
KS    61,957    24,893   8,383   3,332 TN   115,369    39,474  25,431   8,344
KY    86,200    17,110  19,200  13,515 TX   448,907   157,617  70,990  49,522
LA    74,588    25,777  12,476   7,483 UT    73,465    34,388  15,545   3,332
ME    N/A       N/A      N/A     N/A   VT    N/A       N/A      N/A     N/A  
MD    94,191    30,508  11,801   6,056 VA   154,074    55,359  18,191   8,889
MA   155,740    41,498  21,534   8,402 WA   127,073    46,896  16,915   5,013
MI   177,127    59,579  36,938  16,757 WV    41,591    14,620   9,061   6,703
MN   118,800    32,320  17,176   7,396 WI    N/A       N/A      N/A     N/A  
MS    60,797    16,426  12,978   3,820 WY    12,132     4,174   3,175     487

Citation: United States Department of Education. (2018). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.3a). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data for this table can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html. The data presented in this table are from the 2017-2018 academic year.
[1] Specific Learning Disabilities.
[2] Speech or Language Impairment.
[3] Intellectual Disabilities.
Table 13.3b Special Education — Students Ages 6 to 21 Served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by Select Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2017
State All Disabilities ED [1] MD [2] HI [3]   State All Disabilities ED [1] MD [2] HI [3]
U.S. 6,024,513 333,346 121,226 64,130 MO   112,714   6,738   1,353  1,033
AL    82,492   1,365   1,240    942 MT    17,143     848   3,717     80
AK    16,718     707     545    162 NE    44,198   2,664     423    680
AZ   124,185   7,551   2,190  1,239 NV    51,139   1,931   1,239    449
AR    59,119     988   1,373    457 NH    25,714   2,039     370    171
CA   683,709  24,818   6,019 10,395 NJ   218,332   7,690  14,662  1,482
CO    87,947   5,578   4,124  1,191 NM    48,425   1,889     757    504
CT    70,638   5,526   2,820    473 NY   450,328  23,429  14,509  3,969
DE    20,580   1,037   N/A      201 NC   181,006   5,394   2,711  1,621
DC    11,610     840   1,359     30 ND    12,964   1,066   N/A      127
FL   349,764  14,933   N/A    3,898 OH   241,423  15,208  12,326  1,876
GA   195,434  10,653   N/A    1,634 OK   102,329   4,073   1,581  1,338
HI    16,807     979     617    226 OR    75,825   5,122   N/A      841
ID    29,175   1,354     612    300 PA   284,477  24,746   3,082  2,633
IL   257,929  18,373   2,578  3,024 RI    20,580   1,618     378    139
IN   157,460  12,798   1,981  2,188 SC    95,130   2,208   1,296    914
IA    58,959   5,741     322    408 SD    18,249   1,184     529    121
KS    61,957   2,409   3,127    533 TN   115,369   3,342   2,016  1,110
KY    86,200   4,468   1,898    602 TX   448,907  28,884   6,704  6,090
LA    74,588   1,773     959  1,029 UT    73,465   1,889   1,398    410
ME    N/A      N/A     N/A    N/A   VT    N/A      N/A     N/A    N/A  
MD    94,191   6,085   5,964    749 VA   154,074   9,752   3,050  1,243
MA   155,740  16,338   3,038  1,098 WA   127,073   5,142   2,845  1,008
MI   177,127  11,273   2,475  2,235 WV    41,591   1,180   N/A      433
MN   118,800  15,666   1,460  2,058 WI    N/A      N/A     N/A    N/A  
MS    60,797   3,487   1,296    665 WY    12,132     570     283    121

Citation: United States Department of Education. (2018). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.3b). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data for this table can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html. The data presented in this table are from the 2017-2018 academic year.
[1] Emotional Disturbance.
[2] Multiple Disabilities.
[3] Hearing Impairment.
Table 13.3c Special Education — Students Ages 6 to 21 Served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by Select Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2017
State All Disabilities OI [1] OHI [2] VI [3]   State All Disabilities OI [1] OHI [2] VI [3]
U.S. 6,024,513 34,558 947,415 23,898 MO   112,714    416  24,821    434
AL    82,492    512  12,098    482 MT    17,143     35   2,247     52
AK    16,718     60   2,631     40 NE    44,198    240   6,453    205
AZ   124,185    550  12,144    504 NV    51,139    283   5,533    126
AR    59,119    179  11,859    228 NH    25,714     50   5,152    107
CA   683,709  8,765  91,985  2,982 NJ   218,332    338  47,310    381
CO    87,947    360  10,895    284 NM    48,425    215   4,659    184
CT    70,638     48  15,618    117 NY   450,328  1,568  76,884  1,226
DE    20,580    191   2,833     66 NC   181,006    646  35,133    579
DC    11,610     17   2,038     22 ND    12,964     57   2,080     44
FL   349,764  2,469  39,833  1,243 OH   241,423  1,235  43,095    861
GA   195,434    706  32,663    712 OK   102,329    345  17,433    577
HI    16,807     59   2,927     37 OR    75,825    612  13,896    282
ID    29,175     83   6,407     79 PA   284,477    661  45,061  1,054
IL   257,929    956  36,338    945 RI    20,580     46   3,632     57
IN   157,460  1,365  24,069    908 SC    95,130    427  14,458    390
IA    58,959    659      76     76 SD    18,249     56   2,758     44
KS    61,957    204   7,756    205 TN   115,369    473  17,845    546
KY    86,200    365  14,804    497 TX   448,907  2,814  65,676  3,024
LA    74,588    905  11,069    499 UT    73,465    138   7,705    196
ME    N/A     N/A     N/A    N/A   VT    N/A     N/A     N/A    N/A  
MD    94,191    158  18,233    275 VA   154,074    600  34,203    591
MA   155,740  1,059  22,656    574 WA   127,073    387  26,422    394
MI   177,127  1,280  25,427    710 WV    41,591    107   6,750    265
MN   118,800  1,445  19,671    428 WI    N/A     N/A     N/A    N/A  
MS    60,797    354  12,134    321 WY    12,132     60   2,045     45

Citation: United States Department of Education. (2018). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.3c). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data for this table can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html. The data presented in this table are from the 2017-2018 academic year.
[1] Orthopedic Impairments.
[2] Other Health Impairments.
[3] Visual Impairments.
Table 13.3d Special Education — Students Ages 6 to 21 Served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by Select Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2017
State All Disabilities A [1] DB [2] TBI [3] DD [4]   State All Disabilities A [1] DB [2] TBI [3] DD [4]
U.S. 6,024,513 610,994 1,289 25,255 158,883 MO   112,714  11,474    26    383   1,002
AL    82,492   7,069    13    268   3,316 MT    17,143     874     6     47   N/A  
AK    16,718   1,380     4     33   1,208 NE    44,198   3,592    11    184   2,036
AZ   124,185  12,311   118    312   6,447 NV    51,139   6,373     6    188   N/A  
AR    59,119   4,713     5    166   N/A   NH    25,714   2,629     7     84   2,186
CA   683,709  91,379    83  1,526   N/A   NJ   218,332  19,514    24    496   N/A  
CO    87,947   6,968    23    498   3,898 NM    48,425   3,018     7    194   3,180
CT    70,638   8,543    11    105   N/A   NY   450,328  37,320    12    895   N/A  
DE    20,580   1,762    47     66   1,238 NC   181,006  18,068    30    623   6,835
DC    11,610     929     1     27     485 ND    12,964   1,187     2     49   1,133
FL   349,764  36,474    84    504   N/A   OH   241,423  22,558    61  1,474   N/A  
GA   195,434  19,087    26    424  14,797 OK   102,329   6,242    20    247  15,516
HI    16,807   1,545     4     60   1,034 OR    75,825   9,288    12    282   N/A  
ID    29,175   2,986     3    117   1,998 PA   284,477  30,754    59    647      45
IL   257,929  23,268    26    625  20,293 RI    20,580   2,268     3     50   1,349
IN   157,460  15,119    25    450   N/A   SC    95,130   7,712    12    178   4,780
IA    58,959     659     0    158   N/A   SD    18,249   1,339     4     50       1
KS    61,957   4,072    17    138   6,888 TN   115,369   9,992    14    346   6,436
KY    86,200   6,486    10    218   7,027 TX   448,907  56,366   137  1,083   N/A  
LA    74,588   5,158     5    214   7,241 UT    73,465   5,945    21    239   2,259
ME    N/A      N/A    N/A   N/A     N/A   VT    N/A      N/A    N/A   N/A     N/A  
MD    94,191  10,866    10    212   3,274 VA   154,074  19,121    22    426   2,627
MA   155,740  17,831   126  9,471  12,115 WA   127,073  13,350    15    316   8,370
MI   177,127  17,849    22    444   2,138 WV    41,591   2,368    19     85   N/A  
MN   118,800  17,562    89    425   3,104 WI    N/A      N/A    N/A   N/A     N/A  
MS    60,797   4,742     7    158   4,409 WY    12,132     884     0     70     218

Citation: United States Department of Education. (2018). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.3d). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data for this table can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html. The data presented in this table are from the 2017-2018 academic year.
[1] Autism.
[2] Deaf-Blindness.
[3] Traumatic Brain Injury.
[4] Developmental Delay.
Table 13.4 Special Education — Educational Environment – Students Ages 6 to 21 Served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, that Spent 40 Percent or More Time Inside Regular Class: Fall 2017
State Number % [2]   State Number % [2]
All Environments Regular Class [1] All Environments Regular Class [1]
U.S. 6,024,513 4,914,912 81.6 MO   112,714    96,530 85.6
AL    82,492    74,101 89.8 MT    17,143    14,854 86.6
AK    16,718    14,688 87.9 NE    44,198    38,911 88.0
AZ   124,185   103,188 83.1 NV    51,139    42,381 82.9
AR    59,119    49,625 83.9 NH    25,714    22,478 87.4
CA   683,709   520,438 76.1 NJ   218,332   159,657 73.1
CO    87,947    80,149 91.1 NM    48,425    38,918 80.4
CT    70,638    60,418 85.5 NY   450,328   314,680 69.9
DE    20,580    16,423 79.8 NC   181,006   151,649 83.8
DC    11,610     8,676 74.7 ND    12,964    11,755 90.7
FL   349,764   285,985 81.8 OH   241,423   191,943 79.5
GA   195,434   161,733 82.8 OK   102,329    91,951 89.9
HI    16,807    13,396 79.7 OR    75,825    66,573 87.8
ID    29,175    25,908 88.8 PA   284,477   243,104 85.5
IL   257,929   203,630 78.9 RI    20,580    16,594 80.6
IN   157,460   133,369 84.7 SC    95,130    78,245 82.3
IA    58,959    52,391 88.9 SD    18,249    16,574 90.8
KS    61,957    55,031 88.8 TN   115,369    98,771 85.6
KY    86,200    76,850 89.2 TX   448,907   375,657 83.7
LA    74,588    62,621 84.0 UT    73,465    63,960 87.1
ME    N/A       N/A    N/A  VT    N/A       N/A    N/A 
MD    94,191    75,041 79.7 VA   154,074   130,384 84.6
MA   155,740   122,845 78.9 WA   127,073   108,675 85.5
MI   177,127   145,332 82.0 WV    41,591    37,450 90.0
MN   118,800    99,877 84.1 WI    N/A       N/A    N/A 
MS    60,797    50,409 82.9 WY    12,132    11,094 91.4

Citation: United States Department of Education. (2018). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.4). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data for this table can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html. The data presented in this table are from the 2017-2018 academic year.
[1] Number greater than 40 percent in regular class.
[2] Greater than 40 percent as a percent of students in all environments.
Table 13.5 Education — People Ages 25 and Over with Less Than a High School Education, by Disability Status: 2018
State Less than High School Education (%) Gap (% pts) [1]   State Less than High School Education (%) Gap (% pts) [1]
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S. 20.0  9.8 10.2 MO 19.0  7.2 11.8
AL 23.8 10.3 13.5 MT 11.8  5.1  6.7
AK 10.3  5.2  5.0 NE 13.3  7.1  6.1
AZ 17.9 11.0  6.9 NV 17.0 12.4  4.5
AR 21.0  9.9 11.1 NH 16.5  5.1 11.3
CA 23.8 14.7  9.1 NJ 19.9  8.2 11.7
CO 12.4  7.0  5.4 NM 23.4 12.0 11.4
CT 18.9  7.3 11.7 NY 24.0 10.6 13.4
DE 16.6  8.7  7.9 NC 21.4  9.5 11.9
DC 21.1  5.8 15.3 ND 16.0  5.7 10.4
FL 19.0  9.7  9.3 OH 18.7  7.1 11.6
GA 21.0 10.5 10.4 OK 17.0  9.7  7.3
HI 14.9  7.1  7.8 OR 15.2  8.5  6.7
ID 15.2  7.9  7.3 PA 17.1  6.8 10.2
IL 18.8  8.9  9.9 RI 21.9  8.6 13.3
IN 21.2  8.8 12.4 SC 22.6  9.0 13.6
IA 14.3  6.2  8.0 SD 11.7  7.0  4.7
KS 15.0  7.5  7.4 TN 23.4  9.1 14.3
KY 24.3  9.3 15.0 TX 23.7 14.5  9.2
LA 24.6 10.6 13.9 UT 12.3  6.3  5.9
ME 14.9  5.1  9.8 VT 14.4  4.6  9.7
MD 18.2  7.9 10.3 VA 19.6  8.1 11.5
MA 20.1  7.2 12.9 WA 13.0  7.5  5.5
MI 17.3  6.9 10.4 WV 22.2  8.2 14.0
MN 13.3  5.3  8.0 WI 14.5  6.3  8.2
MS 25.5 10.7 14.8 WY 12.9  6.1  6.8

Citation: Calculations based on U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). American community survey, public use microdata sample. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.5). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data represents the civilian, noninstitutional population. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The difference in percentage points between people with less education than a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma with and without a disability.
Table 13.6 Education — People Ages 25 and Over with Only a High School Education, by Disability Status: 2018
State High School or General Equivalency Diploma (%) Gap (% pts) [1]   State High School or General Equivalency Diploma (%) Gap (% pts) [1]
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S. 33.8 25.3  8.5 MO 38.4 27.5 10.9
AL 35.3 29.4  6.0 MT 34.6 26.8  7.8
AK 30.1 27.5  2.6 NE 35.5 23.3 12.2
AZ 29.4 22.7  6.7 NV 30.1 27.2  3.0
AR 39.5 32.5  7.0 NH 35.4 25.5  9.9
CA 24.8 20.0  4.9 NJ 36.6 24.5 12.1
CO 27.9 19.5  8.5 NM 30.0 25.8  4.2
CT 38.2 24.9 13.3 NY 32.9 24.4  8.6
DE 40.8 31.4  9.4 NC 32.3 23.9  8.4
DC 30.6 14.3 16.3 ND 34.8 24.8 10.0
FL 34.0 27.2  6.8 OH 40.3 30.9  9.4
GA 34.4 26.2  8.1 OK 35.7 30.0  5.6
HI 35.7 25.5 10.2 OR 29.5 20.0  9.5
ID 34.0 26.7  7.3 PA 43.6 32.7 11.0
IL 33.8 24.7  9.1 RI 38.8 25.9 12.9
IN 40.3 31.4  9.0 SC 34.4 28.8  5.7
IA 41.2 28.8 12.4 SD 37.5 28.8  8.6
KS 34.9 23.2 11.7 TN 36.9 30.5  6.4
KY 37.2 30.6  6.6 TX 30.1 23.8  6.3
LA 38.3 33.6  4.7 UT 30.4 21.6  8.8
ME 37.7 29.1  8.6 VT 43.5 26.1 17.5
MD 31.4 23.0  8.5 VA 31.6 22.4  9.2
MA 31.9 21.8 10.1 WA 28.6 20.4  8.2
MI 36.5 26.5 10.0 WV 43.3 38.7  4.6
MN 35.2 21.7 13.4 WI 40.5 28.8 11.6
MS 33.9 28.2  5.8 WY 35.0 27.7  7.3

Citation: Calculations based on U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). American community survey, public use microdata sample. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.6). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data represents the civilian, noninstitutional population. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The difference in percentage points between people with high school diplomas or general equivalency diplomas with and without a disability.
Table 13.7 Education — People Ages 25 and Over with a 4-year College Degree, by Disability Status: 2018
State College Diploma (%) Gap (% pts) [1]   State College Diploma (%) Gap (% pts) [1]
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S. 10.9 22.0 -11.0 MO  8.3 20.4 -12.2
AL  8.4 18.0  -9.6 MT 13.9 21.4  -7.5
AK 11.1 20.3  -9.2 NE 12.3 23.7 -11.5
AZ 10.7 20.4  -9.7 NV 12.1 17.0  -4.9
AR  7.7 17.2  -9.4 NH 13.9 24.3 -10.4
CA 13.1 22.9  -9.9 NJ 13.5 26.4 -12.9
CO 16.3 28.0 -11.8 NM 10.7 17.4  -6.7
CT 10.1 24.0 -13.9 NY 11.3 22.6 -11.3
DE  9.4 20.2 -10.8 NC 11.1 22.7 -11.5
DC 13.1 27.8 -14.7 ND  9.3 23.4 -14.1
FL 11.6 20.9  -9.3 OH  8.6 19.9 -11.3
GA 10.4 21.6 -11.2 OK 10.3 18.7  -8.4
HI 12.9 23.1 -10.2 OR 11.8 23.3 -11.5
ID 10.8 20.2  -9.4 PA  9.8 21.2 -11.4
IL 11.6 23.0 -11.4 RI  9.7 22.4 -12.7
IN  7.9 19.4 -11.5 SC 10.3 19.7  -9.4
IA  9.0 21.6 -12.6 SD 10.3 22.2 -11.9
KS 10.9 23.5 -12.6 TN  8.5 19.8 -11.3
KY  7.1 17.3 -10.3 TX 11.3 21.4 -10.1
LA  8.5 18.1  -9.6 UT 15.0 24.3  -9.3
ME 10.7 21.3 -10.7 VT 10.2 26.2 -16.1
MD 13.5 23.4  -9.9 VA 12.3 24.3 -12.0
MA 12.2 26.6 -14.5 WA 13.4 24.6 -11.2
MI  8.9 20.3 -11.5 WV  7.1 14.8  -7.8
MN 13.7 26.2 -12.5 WI 10.6 21.7 -11.1
MS  7.9 16.7  -8.8 WY 11.0 18.7  -7.7

Citation: Calculations based on U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). American community survey, public use microdata sample. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 13.7). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data represents the civilian, noninstitutional population. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The difference in percentage points between people with college diplomas with and without a disability.
Table 13.8 Education — People Ages 25 and Over with More Than a 4-year College Degree, by Disability Status: 2018
State Greater than College Education (%) Gap (% pts) [1]   State Greater than College Education (%) Gap (% pts) [1]
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S.  6.8 14.0  -7.1 MO  5.3 13.5  -8.2
AL  5.3 10.8  -5.5 MT  5.2 11.6  -6.4
AK  8.7 12.1  -3.4 NE  5.7 12.2  -6.4
AZ  7.7 12.1  -4.3 NV  6.6  9.3  -2.7
AR  3.6 10.0  -6.3 NH  8.5 16.0  -7.6
CA  7.6 14.0  -6.4 NJ  7.8 17.5  -9.7
CO  9.8 17.0  -7.3 NM  8.4 12.7  -4.3
CT  8.7 19.6 -10.9 NY  9.0 18.0  -9.0
DE  8.1 14.2  -6.0 NC  5.5 12.8  -7.3
DC 15.9 38.4 -22.5 ND  6.4  8.0  -1.6
FL  7.5 12.2  -4.7 OH  5.4 12.7  -7.3
GA  7.2 13.7  -6.5 OK  5.3 10.4  -5.1
HI  8.5 12.0  -3.5 OR  8.0 14.3  -6.3
ID  6.5  9.7  -3.2 PA  6.2 14.5  -8.3
IL  7.0 15.4  -8.4 RI  6.9 16.3  -9.5
IN  5.6 10.8  -5.2 SC  5.5 11.7  -6.2
IA  5.6 10.0  -4.4 SD  6.3  9.3  -3.0
KS  6.5 14.0  -7.5 TN  5.0 11.4  -6.5
KY  5.0 12.1  -7.1 TX  6.0 11.8  -5.8
LA  4.8  9.5  -4.7 UT  7.5 13.0  -5.5
ME  6.1 13.0  -6.8 VT  8.5 17.4  -9.0
MD 10.5 20.6 -10.1 VA  9.1 18.8  -9.6
MA  9.7 22.0 -12.3 WA  7.6 15.2  -7.7
MI  5.7 12.9  -7.2 WV  4.7 10.1  -5.4
MN  7.0 14.1  -7.1 WI  5.6 11.3  -5.7
MS  5.0 10.3  -5.3 WY  5.7 10.7  -5.0

Citation: Calculations based on U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). American community survey, public use microdata sample. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium. 2019 (Table 13.8). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data represents the civilian, noninstitutional population. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The difference in percentage points between people with additional education after a college diploma with and without a disability.