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Section 11: Health

This section presents statistics on health in the United States, especially the health of people with disabilities. The data address the prevalence of disabilities, health behaviors such as smoking, obesity, and binge drinking by disability status. These statistics were generated by the authors using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. See the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Disability and Health Data System for additional information on the health of the population with disabilities. Statistics for people with disabilities (disability status) are based on having responded ‘yes’ to a series of questions within the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (see glossary for greater detail). The data for the state of New Jersey is not available for 2019.

Tables

Table 11.1: In 2019, there were 236,226,630 individuals ages 18 and over living in the community, and 66,016,874 had a disability (27.9 percent). The state with the largest number of individuals with disabilities was California, with 7,090,015 individuals with disabilities, while the state with the smallest number was Vermont, with 114,332 individuals with disabilities.

Table 11.2: In 2019, individuals ages 18 years and over (adults) with disabilities were more likely to smoke (23.1 percent) than adults without disabilities (12.3 percent). Adults with disabilities were most likely to smoke in Kentucky (32.7 percent) and least likely to smoke in Utah (12.7 percent).

Table 11.3: In 2019, individuals ages 18 years and over (adults) with disabilities were more likely to be obese (40.0 percent) than adults without disabilities (28.0 percent). Adults with disabilities were most likely to be obese in Wisconsin (45.7 percent) and least likely to be obese in Colorado (31.8 percent).

Table 11.4: In 2019, individuals ages 18 years and over (adults) with disabilities were less likely to binge drink (14.0 percent) than adults without disabilities (17.8 percent). Adults with disabilities were most likely to binge drink in North Dakota (19.3 percent) and least likely to binge drink in Oklahoma (10.3 percent).

State	Total	Disability		No Disability		State	Total	Disability		No Disability
Table 11.1 Health — Persons Ages 18 and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2019
State	Total	Count	% [1]	Count	% [1]	State	Total	Count	% [1]	Count	% [1]
U.S.	236,226,630	66,016,874	27.9	170,209,757	72.1	MO	4,618,673	1,480,071	32.0	3,138,602	68.0
AL	3,626,523	1,280,509	35.3	2,346,014	64.7	MT	815,613	250,394	30.7	565,219	69.3
AK	529,751	137,688	26.0	392,062	74.0	NE	1,419,073	334,062	23.5	1,085,011	76.5
AZ	5,325,797	1,507,677	28.3	3,818,119	71.7	NV	2,321,889	775,830	33.4	1,546,058	66.6
AR	2,210,910	822,145	37.2	1,388,764	62.8	NH	1,033,742	271,433	26.3	762,309	73.7
CA	28,951,646	7,090,015	24.5	21,861,631	75.5	NJ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CO	4,189,555	864,454	20.6	3,325,101	79.4	NM	1,559,563	460,355	29.5	1,099,208	70.5
CT	2,677,620	613,853	22.9	2,063,767	77.1	NY	14,245,936	3,725,215	26.1	10,520,721	73.9
DE	731,419	198,284	27.1	533,134	72.9	NC	7,959,633	2,521,022	31.7	5,438,611	68.3
DC	547,729	125,711	23.0	422,018	77.0	ND	573,986	141,080	24.6	432,906	75.4
FL	16,046,788	4,967,863	31.0	11,078,925	69.0	OH	8,769,905	2,626,873	30.0	6,143,032	70.0
GA	7,536,034	2,150,179	28.5	5,385,854	71.5	OK	2,864,413	1,046,594	36.5	1,817,819	63.5
HI	1,071,178	258,555	24.1	812,623	75.9	OR	3,247,484	902,226	27.8	2,345,259	72.2
ID	1,311,938	369,360	28.2	942,578	71.8	PA	9,882,966	2,677,350	27.1	7,205,616	72.9
IL	9,538,353	2,272,298	23.8	7,266,055	76.2	RI	796,120	223,588	28.1	572,532	71.9
IN	4,921,780	1,428,132	29.0	3,493,648	71.0	SC	3,851,522	1,216,011	31.6	2,635,511	68.4
IA	2,348,087	570,319	24.3	1,777,769	75.7	SD	659,405	171,471	26.0	487,934	74.0
KS	2,092,425	581,496	27.8	1,510,929	72.2	TN	5,031,532	1,705,934	33.9	3,325,598	66.1
KY	3,372,803	1,253,016	37.2	2,119,786	62.8	TX	20,504,452	5,764,167	28.1	14,740,285	71.9
LA	3,352,075	1,186,643	35.4	2,165,432	64.6	UT	2,215,303	528,356	23.9	1,686,947	76.1
ME	1,066,087	340,215	31.9	725,872	68.1	VT	483,439	114,332	23.6	369,107	76.4
MD	4,482,004	1,040,158	23.2	3,441,847	76.8	VA	6,373,654	1,606,061	25.2	4,767,593	74.8
MA	5,321,525	1,332,752	25.0	3,988,773	75.0	WA	5,574,004	1,296,016	23.3	4,277,988	76.7
MI	7,593,140	2,310,271	30.4	5,282,870	69.6	WV	1,404,695	590,961	42.1	813,734	57.9
MN	4,173,736	959,140	23.0	3,214,596	77.0	WI	4,365,772	993,009	22.7	3,372,762	77.3
MS	2,206,981	816,793	37.0	1,390,189	63.0	WY	427,970	116,936	27.3	311,035	72.7
Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 11.1). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Authors’ calculations using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2019, which is subject to sampling variation. See https://dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The count of people with or without a disability as a percent of total.

State	Smoking (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Smoking (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]
Table 11.2 Health — Smoking among Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2019
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	23.1	12.3	10.8	MO	27.3	16.0	11.3
AL	28.5	15.7	12.8	MT	24.8	12.9	11.9
AK	27.2	14.0	13.2	NE	21.5	12.6	8.9
AZ	22.5	12.0	10.5	NV	24.3	11.3	13.0
AR	28.8	15.1	13.7	NH	25.3	12.5	12.8
CA	15.4	8.2	7.2	NJ	N/A	N/A	‡
CO	20.5	11.6	8.9	NM	23.4	12.9	10.5
CT	21.6	9.3	12.3	NY	19.7	10.2	9.5
DE	24.1	12.9	11.2	NC	25.6	15.2	10.4
DC	24.7	9.3	15.4	ND	25.6	14.1	11.5
FL	21.3	11.9	9.4	OH	28.7	17.6	11.1
GA	24.2	13.2	11.0	OK	25.1	15.3	9.8
HI	15.8	11.2	4.6	OR	22.7	11.4	11.3
ID	20.6	13.3	7.3	PA	27.3	13.6	13.7
IL	21.6	12.3	9.3	RI	20.6	10.5	10.1
IN	28.3	15.5	12.8	SC	23.9	14.6	9.3
IA	24.1	13.9	10.2	SD	25.9	15.8	10.1
KS	26.9	12.2	14.7	TN	28.7	15.4	13.3
KY	32.7	18.2	14.5	TX	21.1	12.1	9.0
LA	30.7	17.1	13.6	UT	12.7	6.2	6.5
ME	26.2	13.5	12.7	VT	24.8	12.1	12.7
MD	19.8	10.6	9.2	VA	23.0	11.0	12.0
MA	19.1	9.7	9.4	WA	20.5	10.2	10.3
MI	27.8	14.8	13.0	WV	29.3	19.8	9.5
MN	22.1	12.4	9.7	WI	23.3	13.0	10.3
MS	26.6	16.8	9.8	WY	26.5	15.3	11.2
Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 11.2). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Authors’ calculations using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2019, which is subject to sampling variation. See https://dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The difference in percentage points between people who smoke with and without a disability. ‡ Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.

State	Obesity (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Obesity (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]
Table 11.3 Health — Obesity among Persons 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2019
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	40.0	28.0	12.0	MO	41.2	31.8	9.4
AL	44.7	31.0	13.7	MT	38.9	23.7	15.2
AK	37.7	27.0	10.7	NE	42.9	31.2	11.7
AZ	38.4	28.2	10.2	NV	36.6	27.8	8.8
AR	42.6	34.5	8.1	NH	41.6	28.3	13.3
CA	35.7	23.0	12.7	NJ	N/A	N/A	‡
CO	31.8	22.0	9.8	NM	35.5	30.0	5.5
CT	38.2	26.6	11.6	NY	37.0	23.8	13.2
DE	43.4	31.0	12.4	NC	41.5	30.1	11.4
DC	38.6	19.8	18.8	ND	41.9	32.4	9.5
FL	34.2	23.4	10.8	OH	44.2	30.9	13.3
GA	42.1	29.3	12.8	OK	43.2	32.8	10.4
HI	33.7	22.6	11.1	OR	36.7	25.9	10.8
ID	36.4	26.4	10.0	PA	43.0	29.5	13.5
IL	40.7	28.9	11.8	RI	41.9	25.9	16.0
IN	42.9	32.1	10.8	SC	41.1	32.1	9.0
IA	43.2	31.0	12.2	SD	38.4	30.8	7.6
KS	42.9	31.7	11.2	TN	43.2	32.9	10.3
KY	43.4	32.3	11.1	TX	42.2	31.0	11.2
LA	39.9	33.6	6.3	UT	36.9	27.0	9.9
ME	39.2	28.1	11.1	VT	35.6	23.8	11.8
MD	43.4	29.1	14.3	VA	42.6	28.3	14.3
MA	34.2	22.3	11.9	WA	37.8	25.7	12.1
MI	45.3	31.9	13.4	WV	44.2	35.9	8.3
MN	38.5	27.5	11.0	WI	45.7	30.7	15.0
MS	45.0	38.2	6.8	WY	37.8	26.3	11.5
Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 11.3). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Authors’ calculations using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2019, which is subject to sampling variation. See https://dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The difference in percentage points between people who are obese with and without a disability. ‡ Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.

State	Binge Drinking (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Binge Drinking (%)		Gap (% pts) [1]
Table 11.4 Health — Binge Drinking among Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2019
State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]	State	Disability	No Disability	Gap (% pts) [1]
U.S.	14.0	17.8	-3.7	MO	13.6	18.3	-4.6
AL	10.4	13.5	-3.1	MT	17.1	22.4	-5.3
AK	14.5	16.6	-2.0	NE	14.9	22.7	-7.8
AZ	12.5	16.1	-3.6	NV	15.0	17.9	-3.0
AR	10.9	15.2	-4.4	NH	14.2	17.7	-3.5
CA	14.9	17.4	-2.6	NJ	N/A	N/A	‡
CO	15.2	19.1	-3.8	NM	12.7	15.7	-3.0
CT	13.1	16.5	-3.4	NY	14.6	17.5	-2.9
DE	17.0	17.2	-0.3	NC	11.1	14.7	-3.6
DC	17.9	26.9	-9.0	ND	19.3	23.0	-3.8
FL	13.3	16.8	-3.5	OH	14.3	18.8	-4.6
GA	14.2	16.1	-1.9	OK	10.3	14.2	-3.9
HI	14.4	18.3	-4.0	OR	14.5	18.6	-4.0
ID	13.2	18.0	-4.8	PA	15.0	17.7	-2.7
IL	17.2	20.7	-3.5	RI	13.0	20.3	-7.3
IN	11.5	17.3	-5.7	SC	13.5	17.0	-3.4
IA	15.5	23.6	-8.1	SD	18.2	22.3	-4.1
KS	12.9	19.1	-6.3	TN	12.6	15.3	-2.7
KY	11.5	17.8	-6.3	TX	17.3	18.2	-0.9
LA	16.2	20.4	-4.2	UT	12.1	10.9	1.2
ME	13.9	18.4	-4.5	VT	12.9	20.0	-7.1
MD	12.3	14.2	-2.0	VA	11.5	16.6	-5.1
MA	14.1	20.9	-6.8	WA	10.8	15.2	-4.4
MI	14.5	19.5	-5.0	WV	10.7	13.6	-2.9
MN	15.4	22.3	-6.9	WI	18.0	23.0	-4.9
MS	10.4	15.2	-4.7	WY	14.2	19.1	-4.9
Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 11.4). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Authors’ calculations using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2019, which is subject to sampling variation. See https://dhds.cdc.gov/methods for more detail. [1] The difference in percentage points between people who binge drink with and without a disability. ‡ Estimate either unavailable or too few sample observations.