2019 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium

Population and Prevalence

Section 1: Population and Prevalence

This section presents statistics on the United States resident population, projected population, and people with disabilities. The prevalence statistics describe disability frequency by disability type. The principal source of these data is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey. For these tables, statistics for people with disabilities (disability status or disability type) are based on having responded ‘yes’ to a series of questions within the American Community Survey (see the glossary for more details).

Tables

Table 1.1: In 2018, the resident population in the United States was estimated to be 327,167,439 individuals, up from 325,719,178 individuals in 2017. The state with the largest population in 2018 was California, with 39,557,045 individuals. The state with the smallest population in 2018 was Wyoming, with 577,737 individuals.

Table 1.2: The projected 2030 resident population in the United States is 363,584,435 individuals, up from 349,439,199 individuals in 2025 and 335,804,546 individuals in 2020. The state with the largest projected population in 2030 is California, with  46,444,861 individuals. The geography with the smallest projected population in 2030 is the District of Columbia, with 433,414 individuals.

Table 1.3: Based on data from the American Community Survey, in 2018 there were 322,249,485 individuals living in the community, 40,637,764 of which were individuals with disabilities—12.6 percent. The state with the largest number of individuals with disabilities was California, with 4,066,171 individuals, while the state with the smallest number of individuals with disabilities was Wyoming, with 72,441 individuals.

Table 1.4: In 2018, there were 40,550,656 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 11,514,337 of which were individuals with a hearing disability—28.4 percent. For this disability type, Wyoming had the highest percentage, 37.3 percent, while the District of Columbia had the lowest percentage, 15.4 percent.

Table 1.5: In 2018, there were 40,550,656 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 7,568,212 of which were individuals with a vision disability—18.7 percent. For this disability type, the District of Columbia and Mississippi had the highest percentage, 23.6 percent, while Delaware had the lowest percentage, 13.9 percent.

Table 1.6: In 2018, there were 40,550,656 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 15,370,865 of which were individuals with a cognitive disability—37.9 percent. For this disability type, Rhode Island had the highest percentage, 42.9 percent, while Wyoming had the lowest percentage, 32.8 percent.

Table 1.7: In 2018, there were 40,550,656 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 20,589,097 of which were individuals with an ambulatory disability—50.8 percent. For this disability type, West Virginia had the highest percentage, 56.1 percent, while Alaska had the lowest percentage, 38.6 percent.

Table 1.8: In 2018, there were 40,550,656 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 7,954,852 of which were individuals with a self-care disability—19.6 percent. For this disability type, California had the highest percentage, 23.7 percent, while North Dakota had the lowest percentage, 11.6 percent.

Table 1.9: In 2018, there were 40,550,656 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 14,693,295 of which were individuals with an independent living disability—36.2 percent. For this disability type, California had the highest percentage, 40.8 percent, while North Dakota had the lowest percentage, 25.5 percent.

Table 1.1 Resident Population — States: 2015 to 2018
State 2015 2016 2017 2018   State 2015 2016 2017 2018
U.S. 321,039,839 323,405,935 325,719,178 327,167,439 MO   6,072,640   6,091,176   6,113,532   6,126,452
AL   4,850,858   4,860,545   4,874,747   4,887,871 MT   1,028,317   1,038,656   1,050,493   1,062,305
AK     737,979     741,522     739,795     737,438 NE   1,893,564   1,907,603   1,920,076   1,929,268
AZ   6,802,262   6,908,642   7,016,270   7,171,646 NV   2,883,057   2,939,254   2,998,039   3,034,392
AR   2,975,626   2,988,231   3,004,279   3,013,825 NH   1,330,134   1,335,015   1,342,795   1,356,458
CA  39,032,444  39,296,476  39,536,653  39,557,045 NJ   8,960,001   8,978,416   9,005,644   8,908,520
CO   5,440,445   5,530,105   5,607,154   5,695,564 NM   2,082,264   2,085,432   2,088,070   2,095,428
CT   3,593,862   3,587,685   3,588,184   3,572,665 NY  19,819,347  19,836,286  19,849,399  19,542,209
DE     944,107     952,698     961,939     967,171 NC  10,041,769  10,156,689  10,273,419  10,383,620
DC     672,736     684,336     693,972     702,455 ND     754,859     755,548     755,393     760,077
FL  20,268,567  20,656,589  20,984,400  21,299,325 OH  11,606,027  11,622,554  11,658,609  11,689,442
GA  10,199,533  10,313,620  10,429,379  10,519,475 OK   3,904,353   3,921,207   3,930,864   3,943,079
HI   1,426,320   1,428,683   1,427,538   1,420,491 OR   4,016,537   4,085,989   4,142,776   4,190,713
ID   1,649,324   1,680,026   1,716,943   1,754,208 PA  12,791,124  12,787,085  12,805,537  12,807,060
IL  12,862,051  12,835,726  12,802,023  12,741,080 RI   1,055,916   1,057,566   1,059,639   1,057,315
IN   6,610,596   6,634,007   6,666,818   6,691,878 SC   4,892,423   4,959,822   5,024,369   5,084,127
IA   3,118,473   3,130,869   3,145,711   3,156,145 SD     854,036     861,542     869,666     882,235
KS   2,905,789   2,907,731   2,913,123   2,911,510 TN   6,590,726   6,649,404   6,715,984   6,770,010
KY   4,422,057   4,436,113   4,454,189   4,468,402 TX  27,454,880  27,904,862  28,304,596  28,701,845
LA   4,671,211   4,686,157   4,684,333   4,659,978 UT   2,984,917   3,044,321   3,101,833   3,161,105
ME   1,327,787   1,330,232   1,335,907   1,338,404 VT     624,455     623,354     623,657     626,299
MD   6,000,561   6,024,752   6,052,177   6,042,718 VA   8,366,767   8,414,380   8,470,020   8,517,685
MA   6,794,002   6,823,721   6,859,819   6,902,149 WA   7,152,818   7,280,934   7,405,743   7,535,591
MI   9,918,170   9,933,445   9,962,311   9,995,915 WV   1,839,767   1,828,637   1,815,857   1,805,832
MN   5,483,238   5,525,050   5,576,606   5,611,179 WI   5,759,744   5,772,917   5,795,483   5,813,568
MS   2,985,297   2,985,415   2,984,100   2,986,530 WY     586,102     584,910     579,315     577,737

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. (2015-2018). American community survey. In Lauer, E.A., Boege S.L., Houtenville, A.J., (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 1.1). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability . Data for this table can be found at https://data.census.gov. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
Table 1.2 State Resident Population — Projections: 2015 to 2030
State 2015 2020 2025 2030   State 2015 2020 2025 2030
U.S. 322,365,787 335,804,546 349,439,199 363,584,435 MO   6,069,556   6,199,882   6,315,366   6,430,173
AL   4,663,111   4,728,915   4,800,092   4,874,243 MT     999,489   1,022,735   1,037,387   1,044,898
AK     732,544     774,421     820,881     867,674 NE   1,788,508   1,802,678   1,812,787   1,820,247
AZ   7,495,238   8,456,448   9,531,537  10,712,397 NV   3,058,190   3,452,283   3,863,298   4,282,102
AR   2,968,913   3,060,219   3,151,005   3,240,208 NH   1,456,679   1,524,751   1,586,348   1,646,471
CA  40,123,232  42,206,743  44,305,177  46,444,861 NJ   9,255,769   9,461,635   9,636,644   9,802,440
CO   5,049,493   5,278,867   5,522,803   5,792,357 NM   2,041,539   2,084,341   2,106,584   2,099,708
CT   3,635,414   3,675,650   3,691,016   3,688,630 NY  19,546,699  19,576,920  19,540,179  19,477,429
DE     927,400     963,209     990,694   1,012,658 NC  10,010,770  10,709,289  11,449,153  12,227,739
DC     506,323     480,540     455,108     433,414 ND     635,133     630,112     620,777     606,566
FL  21,204,132  23,406,525  25,912,458  28,685,769 OH  11,635,446  11,644,058  11,605,738  11,550,528
GA  10,230,578  10,843,753  11,438,622  12,017,838 OK   3,661,694   3,735,690   3,820,994   3,913,251
HI   1,385,952   1,412,373   1,438,720   1,466,046 OR   4,012,924   4,260,393   4,536,418   4,833,918
ID   1,630,045   1,741,333   1,852,627   1,969,624 PA  12,710,938  12,787,354  12,801,945  12,768,184
IL  13,097,218  13,236,720  13,340,507  13,432,892 RI   1,139,543   1,154,230   1,157,855   1,152,941
IN   6,517,631   6,627,008   6,721,322   6,810,108 SC   4,642,137   4,822,577   4,989,550   5,148,569
IA   3,026,380   3,020,496   2,993,222   2,955,172 SD     796,954     801,939     801,845     800,462
KS   2,852,690   2,890,566   2,919,002   2,940,084 TN   6,502,017   6,780,670   7,073,125   7,380,634
KY   4,351,188   4,424,431   4,489,662   4,554,998 TX  26,585,801  28,634,896  30,865,134  33,317,744
LA   4,673,721   4,719,160   4,762,398   4,802,633 UT   2,783,040   2,990,094   3,225,680   3,485,367
ME   1,388,878   1,408,665   1,414,402   1,411,097 VT     673,169     690,686     703,288     711,867
MD   6,208,392   6,497,626   6,762,732   7,022,251 VA   8,466,864   8,917,395   9,364,304   9,825,019
MA   6,758,580   6,855,546   6,938,636   7,012,009 WA   6,950,610   7,432,136   7,996,400   8,624,801
MI  10,599,122  10,695,993  10,713,730  10,694,172 WV   1,822,758   1,801,112   1,766,435   1,719,959
MN   5,668,211   5,900,769   6,108,787   6,306,130 WI   5,882,760   6,004,954   6,088,374   6,150,764
MS   3,014,409   3,044,812   3,069,420   3,092,410 WY     528,005     530,948     529,031     522,979

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. (2005). Interim State Population Projections, Table 6. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 1.2). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Data for this table can be found at https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2004/demo/popproj/2004-int-popproj-summary.html. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. Projections for July 1. These state projections were produced in correspondence with the U.S. interim projections released in March 2004. Projections in this table were developed for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia by age and sex for the years 2000 to 2030, based on Census 2000 results.
Table 1.3 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2018
State Total Disability [1] No Disability   State Total Disability [1] No Disability
Count % Count % Count % Count %
U.S. 322,249,485 40,637,764 12.6 281,611,721 87.4 MT   1,047,075    140,690 13.4     906,385 86.6
AL   4,810,094    785,900 16.3   4,024,194 83.7 NE   1,900,165    224,220 11.8   1,675,945 88.2
AK     713,033     89,491 12.6     623,542 87.4 NV   2,998,585    373,391 12.5   2,625,194 87.5
AZ   7,064,799    937,404 13.3   6,127,395 86.7 NH   1,339,549    174,791 13.0   1,164,758 87.0
AR   2,960,503    523,554 17.7   2,436,949 82.3 NJ   8,803,988    901,446 10.2   7,902,542 89.8
CA  39,062,465  4,066,171 10.4  34,996,294 89.6 NM   2,060,718    326,580 15.8   1,734,138 84.2
CO   5,604,105    600,664 10.7   5,003,441 89.3 NY  19,302,636  2,201,457 11.4  17,101,179 88.6
CT   3,523,842    381,935 10.8   3,141,907 89.2 NC  10,183,721  1,351,169 13.3   8,832,552 86.7
DE     952,211    125,799 13.2     826,412 86.8 ND     743,793     80,979 10.9     662,814 89.1
DC     692,817     80,368 11.6     612,449 88.4 OH  11,517,226  1,629,506 14.1   9,887,720 85.9
FL  20,996,007  2,838,702 13.5  18,157,305 86.5 OK   3,861,581    628,520 16.3   3,233,061 83.7
GA  10,334,958  1,246,077 12.1   9,088,881 87.9 OR   4,151,076    581,461 14.0   3,569,615 86.0
HI   1,368,549    158,361 11.6   1,210,188 88.4 PA  12,604,311  1,774,575 14.1  10,829,736 85.9
ID   1,733,484    233,494 13.5   1,499,990 86.5 RI   1,041,309    146,857 14.1     894,452 85.9
IL  12,563,908  1,392,622 11.1  11,171,286 88.9 SC   4,990,240    717,104 14.4   4,273,136 85.6
IN   6,592,504    895,068 13.6   5,697,436 86.4 SD     864,598    104,562 12.1     760,036 87.9
IA   3,113,029    365,620 11.7   2,747,409 88.3 TN   6,667,784  1,028,860 15.4   5,638,924 84.6
KS   2,854,774    390,351 13.7   2,464,423 86.3 TX  28,243,191  3,221,165 11.4  25,022,026 88.6
KY   4,388,204    762,102 17.4   3,626,102 82.6 UT   3,135,573    300,467  9.6   2,835,106 90.4
LA   4,556,078    701,262 15.4   3,854,816 84.6 VT     620,066     90,217 14.5     529,849 85.5
ME   1,323,289    219,649 16.6   1,103,640 83.4 VA   8,301,038    994,464 12.0   7,306,574 88.0
MD   5,943,064    676,072 11.4   5,266,992 88.6 WA   7,427,599    934,396 12.6   6,493,203 87.4
MA   6,830,796    791,132 11.6   6,039,664 88.4 WV   1,776,965    338,677 19.1   1,438,288 80.9
MI   9,888,529  1,407,719 14.2   8,480,810 85.8 WI   5,740,669    667,204 11.6   5,073,465 88.4
MN   5,553,564    608,744 11.0   4,944,820 89.0 WY     567,008     72,441 12.8     494,567 87.2
MS   2,919,673    480,783 16.5   2,438,890 83.5 PR   3,171,580    675,318 21.3   2,496,262 78.7
MO   6,014,742    873,521 14.5   5,141,221 85.5                                               

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). American community survey. In Lauer, E.A., Boege, S.L., & Houtenville, A.J. (Eds.), Annual disability statistics compendium: 2019 (Table 1.3). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The U.S. Census Bureau uses a series of six questions to identify persons with vision, hearing, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and independent living disabilities. The cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and independent living related questions are not asked of individuals less than five years old and the independent living related question is not asked of individuals less than 15 years old. See glossary for more information.
Table 1.4 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States — Hearing Disability: 2018
State Total Disability Hearing [1]   State Total Disability Hearing [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 322,324,172 40,550,656 11,514,337 3.6 28.4 MO   6,020,467    890,212    258,944 4.3 29.1
AL   4,811,411    783,382    205,651 4.3 26.3 MT   1,048,118    141,532     50,203 4.8 35.5
AK     713,703     85,898     30,414 4.3 35.4 NE   1,899,805    218,720     70,274 3.7 32.1
AZ   7,066,692    933,585    299,643 4.2 32.1 NV   2,998,413    378,657    120,968 4.0 31.9
AR   2,961,349    518,567    142,677 4.8 27.5 NH   1,339,533    171,166     55,466 4.1 32.4
CA  39,067,931  4,072,892  1,156,659 3.0 28.4 NJ   8,804,517    897,165    226,784 2.6 25.3
CO   5,604,602    598,442    195,579 3.5 32.7 NM   2,061,667    323,066    105,175 5.1 32.6
CT   3,524,251    382,589    111,136 3.2 29.0 NY  19,306,667  2,201,008    526,296 2.7 23.9
DE     953,434    121,780     28,917 3.0 23.7 NC  10,184,520  1,345,954    390,899 3.8 29.0
DC     693,418     82,194     12,643 1.8 15.4 ND     743,288     81,662     30,069 4.0 36.8
FL  20,999,451  2,824,420    821,746 3.9 29.1 OH  11,519,664  1,620,796    434,347 3.8 26.8
GA  10,339,832  1,245,318    328,405 3.2 26.4 OK   3,864,538    625,107    196,615 5.1 31.5
HI   1,369,092    152,389     51,233 3.7 33.6 OR   4,151,291    586,930    192,821 4.6 32.9
ID   1,734,232    234,072     83,509 4.8 35.7 PA  12,605,142  1,767,236    485,441 3.9 27.5
IL  12,569,562  1,383,201    368,859 2.9 26.7 RI   1,042,379    143,947     39,149 3.8 27.2
IN   6,594,067    887,312    255,876 3.9 28.8 SC   4,995,934    720,016    192,026 3.8 26.7
IA   3,112,421    366,616    117,906 3.8 32.2 SD     864,740    101,127     33,455 3.9 33.1
KS   2,854,559    393,543    125,650 4.4 31.9 TN   6,668,566  1,029,967    287,003 4.3 27.9
KY   4,388,844    759,626    214,561 4.9 28.2 TX  28,255,661  3,210,005    924,473 3.3 28.8
LA   4,555,551    690,764    180,117 4.0 26.1 UT   3,135,732    303,340     90,365 2.9 29.8
ME   1,322,946    215,675     66,874 5.1 31.0 VT     620,656     88,247     29,456 4.7 33.4
MD   5,943,754    673,855    175,819 3.0 26.1 VA   8,300,331    986,626    272,769 3.3 27.6
MA   6,832,153    795,953    208,039 3.0 26.1 WA   7,429,065    930,824    290,291 3.9 31.2
MI   9,888,446  1,413,280    386,415 3.9 27.3 WV   1,776,834    340,852    105,341 5.9 30.9
MN   5,554,462    607,784    191,747 3.5 31.5 WI   5,743,208    663,857    199,083 3.5 30.0
MS   2,920,292    485,496    118,980 4.1 24.5 WY     566,981     74,004     27,569 4.9 37.3

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 1.4). 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 hearing disability question asks people of all ages, “Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing?" See glossary for more information.
Table 1.5 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States — Vision Disability: 2018
State Total Disability Vision [1]   State Total Disability Vision [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 322,324,172 40,550,656 7,568,212 2.3 18.7 MO   6,020,467    890,212   155,269 2.6 17.4
AL   4,811,411    783,382   146,599 3.0 18.7 MT   1,048,118    141,532    20,705 2.0 14.6
AK     713,703     85,898    19,613 2.7 22.8 NE   1,899,805    218,720    42,474 2.2 19.4
AZ   7,066,692    933,585   174,864 2.5 18.7 NV   2,998,413    378,657    80,195 2.7 21.2
AR   2,961,349    518,567   103,878 3.5 20.0 NH   1,339,533    171,166    26,202 2.0 15.3
CA  39,067,931  4,072,892   775,509 2.0 19.0 NJ   8,804,517    897,165   164,909 1.9 18.4
CO   5,604,602    598,442   110,791 2.0 18.5 NM   2,061,667    323,066    62,756 3.0 19.4
CT   3,524,251    382,589    69,513 2.0 18.2 NY  19,306,667  2,201,008   394,649 2.0 17.9
DE     953,434    121,780    16,922 1.8 13.9 NC  10,184,520  1,345,954   257,284 2.5 19.1
DC     693,418     82,194    19,437 2.8 23.6 ND     743,288     81,662    15,081 2.0 18.5
FL  20,999,451  2,824,420   522,629 2.5 18.5 OH  11,519,664  1,620,796   280,490 2.4 17.3
GA  10,339,832  1,245,318   254,972 2.5 20.5 OK   3,864,538    625,107   127,011 3.3 20.3
HI   1,369,092    152,389    24,884 1.8 16.3 OR   4,151,291    586,930    97,970 2.4 16.7
ID   1,734,232    234,072    45,925 2.6 19.6 PA  12,605,142  1,767,236   306,289 2.4 17.3
IL  12,569,562  1,383,201   261,284 2.1 18.9 RI   1,042,379    143,947    24,494 2.3 17.0
IN   6,594,067    887,312   151,411 2.3 17.1 SC   4,995,934    720,016   148,749 3.0 20.7
IA   3,112,421    366,616    58,465 1.9 15.9 SD     864,740    101,127    15,745 1.8 15.6
KS   2,854,559    393,543    69,463 2.4 17.7 TN   6,668,566  1,029,967   200,759 3.0 19.5
KY   4,388,844    759,626   150,615 3.4 19.8 TX  28,255,661  3,210,005   703,008 2.5 21.9
LA   4,555,551    690,764   159,598 3.5 23.1 UT   3,135,732    303,340    44,340 1.4 14.6
ME   1,322,946    215,675    33,910 2.6 15.7 VT     620,656     88,247    16,315 2.6 18.5
MD   5,943,754    673,855   113,295 1.9 16.8 VA   8,300,331    986,626   182,474 2.2 18.5
MA   6,832,153    795,953   128,651 1.9 16.2 WA   7,429,065    930,824   161,205 2.2 17.3
MI   9,888,446  1,413,280   224,547 2.3 15.9 WV   1,776,834    340,852    73,909 4.2 21.7
MN   5,554,462    607,784    95,112 1.7 15.6 WI   5,743,208    663,857   105,762 1.8 15.9
MS   2,920,292    485,496   114,551 3.9 23.6 WY     566,981     74,004    13,730 2.4 18.6

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 1.5). 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 vision disability question asks people of all ages, “Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?" See glossary for more information.
Table 1.6 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States — Cognitive Disability: 2018
State Total Disability Cognitive [1]   State Total Disability Cognitive [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 322,324,172 40,550,656 15,370,865 4.8 37.9 MO   6,020,467    890,212    344,195 5.7 38.7
AL   4,811,411    783,382    293,378 6.1 37.5 MT   1,048,118    141,532     51,449 4.9 36.4
AK     713,703     85,898     31,981 4.5 37.2 NE   1,899,805    218,720     76,836 4.0 35.1
AZ   7,066,692    933,585    339,419 4.8 36.4 NV   2,998,413    378,657    131,454 4.4 34.7
AR   2,961,349    518,567    193,040 6.5 37.2 NH   1,339,533    171,166     63,754 4.8 37.2
CA  39,067,931  4,072,892  1,576,032 4.0 38.7 NJ   8,804,517    897,165    322,692 3.7 36.0
CO   5,604,602    598,442    216,095 3.9 36.1 NM   2,061,667    323,066    118,454 5.7 36.7
CT   3,524,251    382,589    145,936 4.1 38.1 NY  19,306,667  2,201,008    821,900 4.3 37.3
DE     953,434    121,780     47,124 4.9 38.7 NC  10,184,520  1,345,954    504,082 4.9 37.5
DC     693,418     82,194     33,099 4.8 40.3 ND     743,288     81,662     31,973 4.3 39.2
FL  20,999,451  2,824,420  1,025,541 4.9 36.3 OH  11,519,664  1,620,796    640,442 5.6 39.5
GA  10,339,832  1,245,318    469,413 4.5 37.7 OK   3,864,538    625,107    231,063 6.0 37.0
HI   1,369,092    152,389     58,545 4.3 38.4 OR   4,151,291    586,930    235,526 5.7 40.1
ID   1,734,232    234,072     97,715 5.6 41.7 PA  12,605,142  1,767,236    694,873 5.5 39.3
IL  12,569,562  1,383,201    508,728 4.0 36.8 RI   1,042,379    143,947     61,767 5.9 42.9
IN   6,594,067    887,312    335,185 5.1 37.8 SC   4,995,934    720,016    258,291 5.2 35.9
IA   3,112,421    366,616    137,970 4.4 37.6 SD     864,740    101,127     33,757 3.9 33.4
KS   2,854,559    393,543    147,995 5.2 37.6 TN   6,668,566  1,029,967    406,490 6.1 39.5
KY   4,388,844    759,626    293,463 6.7 38.6 TX  28,255,661  3,210,005  1,219,561 4.3 38.0
LA   4,555,551    690,764    264,963 5.8 38.4 UT   3,135,732    303,340    123,383 3.9 40.7
ME   1,322,946    215,675     88,303 6.7 40.9 VT     620,656     88,247     34,443 5.5 39.0
MD   5,943,754    673,855    263,188 4.4 39.1 VA   8,300,331    986,626    362,121 4.4 36.7
MA   6,832,153    795,953    319,796 4.7 40.2 WA   7,429,065    930,824    347,021 4.7 37.3
MI   9,888,446  1,413,280    556,684 5.6 39.4 WV   1,776,834    340,852    121,030 6.8 35.5
MN   5,554,462    607,784    231,088 4.2 38.0 WI   5,743,208    663,857    248,898 4.3 37.5
MS   2,920,292    485,496    186,488 6.4 38.4 WY     566,981     74,004     24,241 4.3 32.8

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 1.6). 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 cognitive disability question asks people 5 years old or over, "Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?" See glossary for more information.
Table 1.7 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States — Ambulatory Disability: 2018
State Total Disability Ambulatory [1]   State Total Disability Ambulatory [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 322,324,172 40,550,656 20,589,097  6.4 50.8 MO   6,020,467    890,212    467,972  7.8 52.6
AL   4,811,411    783,382    433,657  9.0 55.4 MT   1,048,118    141,532     64,422  6.1 45.5
AK     713,703     85,898     33,182  4.6 38.6 NE   1,899,805    218,720    102,822  5.4 47.0
AZ   7,066,692    933,585    463,184  6.6 49.6 NV   2,998,413    378,657    197,958  6.6 52.3
AR   2,961,349    518,567    289,362  9.8 55.8 NH   1,339,533    171,166     77,643  5.8 45.4
CA  39,067,931  4,072,892  2,084,565  5.3 51.2 NJ   8,804,517    897,165    477,503  5.4 53.2
CO   5,604,602    598,442    272,010  4.9 45.5 NM   2,061,667    323,066    165,984  8.1 51.4
CT   3,524,251    382,589    189,665  5.4 49.6 NY  19,306,667  2,201,008  1,191,926  6.2 54.2
DE     953,434    121,780     62,950  6.6 51.7 NC  10,184,520  1,345,954    696,865  6.8 51.8
DC     693,418     82,194     42,773  6.2 52.0 ND     743,288     81,662     34,390  4.6 42.1
FL  20,999,451  2,824,420  1,505,238  7.2 53.3 OH  11,519,664  1,620,796    805,091  7.0 49.7
GA  10,339,832  1,245,318    642,927  6.2 51.6 OK   3,864,538    625,107    333,190  8.6 53.3
HI   1,369,092    152,389     72,030  5.3 47.3 OR   4,151,291    586,930    275,063  6.6 46.9
ID   1,734,232    234,072    100,359  5.8 42.9 PA  12,605,142  1,767,236    869,273  6.9 49.2
IL  12,569,562  1,383,201    719,661  5.7 52.0 RI   1,042,379    143,947     68,463  6.6 47.6
IN   6,594,067    887,312    456,239  6.9 51.4 SC   4,995,934    720,016    376,713  7.5 52.3
IA   3,112,421    366,616    169,127  5.4 46.1 SD     864,740    101,127     50,080  5.8 49.5
KS   2,854,559    393,543    192,075  6.7 48.8 TN   6,668,566  1,029,967    550,615  8.3 53.5
KY   4,388,844    759,626    396,681  9.0 52.2 TX  28,255,661  3,210,005  1,612,026  5.7 50.2
LA   4,555,551    690,764    345,802  7.6 50.1 UT   3,135,732    303,340    130,905  4.2 43.2
ME   1,322,946    215,675     93,485  7.1 43.3 VT     620,656     88,247     39,894  6.4 45.2
MD   5,943,754    673,855    330,239  5.6 49.0 VA   8,300,331    986,626    502,174  6.1 50.9
MA   6,832,153    795,953    381,520  5.6 47.9 WA   7,429,065    930,824    446,258  6.0 47.9
MI   9,888,446  1,413,280    712,926  7.2 50.4 WV   1,776,834    340,852    191,144 10.8 56.1
MN   5,554,462    607,784    268,019  4.8 44.1 WI   5,743,208    663,857    299,942  5.2 45.2
MS   2,920,292    485,496    269,960  9.2 55.6 WY     566,981     74,004     33,145  5.8 44.8

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 1.7). 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 ambulatory disability question asks people 5 years old or over, "Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?" Please see glossary for more information.
Table 1.8 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States — Self-Care Disability: 2018
State Total Disability Self-Care [1]   State Total Disability Self-Care [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 322,324,172 40,550,656 7,954,852 2.5 19.6 MO   6,020,467    890,212   163,838 2.7 18.4
AL   4,811,411    783,382   155,206 3.2 19.8 MT   1,048,118    141,532    21,361 2.0 15.1
AK     713,703     85,898    11,913 1.7 13.9 NE   1,899,805    218,720    33,617 1.8 15.4
AZ   7,066,692    933,585   163,096 2.3 17.5 NV   2,998,413    378,657    73,509 2.5 19.4
AR   2,961,349    518,567   102,763 3.5 19.8 NH   1,339,533    171,166    28,744 2.1 16.8
CA  39,067,931  4,072,892   963,334 2.5 23.7 NJ   8,804,517    897,165   209,841 2.4 23.4
CO   5,604,602    598,442    94,512 1.7 15.8 NM   2,061,667    323,066    57,274 2.8 17.7
CT   3,524,251    382,589    74,909 2.1 19.6 NY  19,306,667  2,201,008   493,390 2.6 22.4
DE     953,434    121,780    22,132 2.3 18.2 NC  10,184,520  1,345,954   253,264 2.5 18.8
DC     693,418     82,194    12,141 1.8 14.8 ND     743,288     81,662     9,467 1.3 11.6
FL  20,999,451  2,824,420   558,520 2.7 19.8 OH  11,519,664  1,620,796   304,388 2.6 18.8
GA  10,339,832  1,245,318   234,568 2.3 18.8 OK   3,864,538    625,107   108,707 2.8 17.4
HI   1,369,092    152,389    26,900 2.0 17.7 OR   4,151,291    586,930   102,939 2.5 17.5
ID   1,734,232    234,072    40,520 2.3 17.3 PA  12,605,142  1,767,236   334,511 2.7 18.9
IL  12,569,562  1,383,201   278,905 2.2 20.2 RI   1,042,379    143,947    31,200 3.0 21.7
IN   6,594,067    887,312   165,805 2.5 18.7 SC   4,995,934    720,016   136,928 2.7 19.0
IA   3,112,421    366,616    64,047 2.1 17.5 SD     864,740    101,127    13,158 1.5 13.0
KS   2,854,559    393,543    66,176 2.3 16.8 TN   6,668,566  1,029,967   185,518 2.8 18.0
KY   4,388,844    759,626   141,193 3.2 18.6 TX  28,255,661  3,210,005   657,435 2.3 20.5
LA   4,555,551    690,764   133,570 2.9 19.3 UT   3,135,732    303,340    46,492 1.5 15.3
ME   1,322,946    215,675    33,226 2.5 15.4 VT     620,656     88,247    13,678 2.2 15.5
MD   5,943,754    673,855   119,862 2.0 17.8 VA   8,300,331    986,626   203,897 2.5 20.7
MA   6,832,153    795,953   158,718 2.3 19.9 WA   7,429,065    930,824   167,102 2.2 18.0
MI   9,888,446  1,413,280   275,503 2.8 19.5 WV   1,776,834    340,852    66,494 3.7 19.5
MN   5,554,462    607,784   108,499 2.0 17.9 WI   5,743,208    663,857   122,232 2.1 18.4
MS   2,920,292    485,496    99,731 3.4 20.5 WY     566,981     74,004    10,119 1.8 13.7

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 1.8). 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 self-care disability question asks people 5 years old or over, "Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing?" See glossary for more information.
Table 1.9 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States — Independent Living Disability: 2018
State Total Disability Independent Living [1]   State Total Disability Independent Living [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 322,324,172 40,550,656 14,693,295 4.6 36.2 MO   6,020,467    890,212    315,863 5.2 35.5
AL   4,811,411    783,382    289,618 6.0 37.0 MT   1,048,118    141,532     41,359 3.9 29.2
AK     713,703     85,898     25,137 3.5 29.3 NE   1,899,805    218,720     65,723 3.5 30.0
AZ   7,066,692    933,585    309,781 4.4 33.2 NV   2,998,413    378,657    127,415 4.2 33.6
AR   2,961,349    518,567    187,702 6.3 36.2 NH   1,339,533    171,166     55,193 4.1 32.2
CA  39,067,931  4,072,892  1,660,837 4.3 40.8 NJ   8,804,517    897,165    356,263 4.0 39.7
CO   5,604,602    598,442    191,843 3.4 32.1 NM   2,061,667    323,066    114,947 5.6 35.6
CT   3,524,251    382,589    142,651 4.0 37.3 NY  19,306,667  2,201,008    881,464 4.6 40.0
DE     953,434    121,780     42,693 4.5 35.1 NC  10,184,520  1,345,954    473,640 4.7 35.2
DC     693,418     82,194     28,507 4.1 34.7 ND     743,288     81,662     20,839 2.8 25.5
FL  20,999,451  2,824,420  1,025,235 4.9 36.3 OH  11,519,664  1,620,796    570,331 5.0 35.2
GA  10,339,832  1,245,318    445,399 4.3 35.8 OK   3,864,538    625,107    205,758 5.3 32.9
HI   1,369,092    152,389     58,827 4.3 38.6 OR   4,151,291    586,930    211,515 5.1 36.0
ID   1,734,232    234,072     74,558 4.3 31.9 PA  12,605,142  1,767,236    666,263 5.3 37.7
IL  12,569,562  1,383,201    522,166 4.2 37.8 RI   1,042,379    143,947     57,128 5.5 39.7
IN   6,594,067    887,312    303,905 4.6 34.3 SC   4,995,934    720,016    253,816 5.1 35.3
IA   3,112,421    366,616    123,302 4.0 33.6 SD     864,740    101,127     28,180 3.3 27.9
KS   2,854,559    393,543    127,551 4.5 32.4 TN   6,668,566  1,029,967    383,114 5.7 37.2
KY   4,388,844    759,626    271,695 6.2 35.8 TX  28,255,661  3,210,005  1,099,828 3.9 34.3
LA   4,555,551    690,764    239,533 5.3 34.7 UT   3,135,732    303,340    100,615 3.2 33.2
ME   1,322,946    215,675     78,994 6.0 36.6 VT     620,656     88,247     28,548 4.6 32.4
MD   5,943,754    673,855    239,038 4.0 35.5 VA   8,300,331    986,626    365,079 4.4 37.0
MA   6,832,153    795,953    301,231 4.4 37.8 WA   7,429,065    930,824    312,254 4.2 33.5
MI   9,888,446  1,413,280    505,929 5.1 35.8 WV   1,776,834    340,852    126,385 7.1 37.1
MN   5,554,462    607,784    208,054 3.7 34.2 WI   5,743,208    663,857    225,046 3.9 33.9
MS   2,920,292    485,496    182,855 6.3 37.7 WY     566,981     74,004     19,688 3.5 26.6

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 1.9). 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 independent living disability question asks people 15 years old or over, "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?" See glossary for more information.