2020 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 2018, there were 66,425,830 people ages 6 to 21 years enrolled in school. Of these people ages 6 to 21, 6,210,898 or 9.4 percent received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B. Hawaii had the smallest percentage (6.7 percent), while Maine had the largest percentage (13.0 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 2018, 802,486 were 3 to 5 years old; 2,972,068 were 6 to 11 years old; 2,899,877 were 12 to 17 years old; and 338,953 were 18 to 21 years old.

Tables 13.3a-13.3d: The 6,210,898 students ages 6 to 21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, in the fall of 2018 were in the following diagnostic categories: 2,330,111 in specific learning disability, 1,020,336 in speech or language impairment, 417,649 in intellectual disabilities, 342,848 in emotional disturbance, 125,517 in multiple disabilities, 63,695 in hearing impairments, 33,219 in orthopedic impairments, 1,001,986 in other health impairments, 23,701 in visual impairments, 658,147 in autism, 1,406 in deaf-blindness, 25,278 in traumatic brain injury, and 167,005 in developmental delay.

Table 13.4: Of the 6,210,898 youth ages 6 to 21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, in the fall of 2018, 5,086,007 (or 81.9 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 (91.8 percent).

Table 13.5: In 2019, individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Mississippi were most likely to have less than a high school education (25.8 percent), while individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Wyoming were least likely to have less than a high school education (8.5 percent).

Table 13.6: In 2019, individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in West Virginia were most likely to have a high school education (44.3 percent), while individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in California were least likely to have a high school education (24.7 percent).

Table 13.7: In 2019, individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Colorado were most likely to have a 4-year college degree (15.7 percent), while individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in Kentucky were least likely to have a 4-year college degree (6.5 percent).

Table 13.8: In 2019, individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in the District of Columbia were most likely to have more than a 4-year college degree (13.2 percent), while individuals ages 25 and over with disabilities in West Virginia 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 2018
State Number % [1]   State Number % [1]
Population Students Population Students
U.S. 66,425,830 6,210,898  9.4 MO  1,241,182   114,033  9.2
AL    992,125    85,436  8.6 MT    207,249    17,658  8.5
AK    153,051    17,002 11.1 NE    425,615    45,454 10.7
AZ  1,499,257   128,066  8.5 NV    596,438    51,677  8.7
AR    633,569    61,366  9.7 NH    253,616    26,243 10.3
CA  8,070,748   701,812  8.7 NJ  1,754,011   220,362 12.6
CO  1,144,690    90,715  7.9 NM    441,626    47,389 10.7
CT    719,409    72,551 10.1 NY  3,696,537   457,354 12.4
DE    185,573    21,581 11.6 NC  2,112,267   181,547  8.6
DC    113,523    12,218 10.8 ND    157,592    13,559  8.6
FL  3,811,341   363,720  9.5 OH  2,363,189   244,671 10.4
GA  2,272,759   200,450  8.8 OK    851,729   104,980 12.3
HI    254,577    17,037  6.7 OR    790,663    77,432  9.8
ID    395,970    30,444  7.7 PA  2,475,432   290,896 11.8
IL  2,588,366   259,914 10.0 RI    207,485    20,935 10.1
IN  1,444,301   159,597 11.1 SC  1,007,859    96,729  9.6
IA    675,266    60,561  9.0 SD    189,894    18,789  9.9
KS    642,016    63,406  9.9 TN  1,352,689   115,637  8.5
KY    907,350    87,926  9.7 TX  6,510,505   478,435  7.3
LA    961,462    76,345  7.9 UT    818,086    75,791  9.3
ME    236,262    30,740 13.0 VT    121,283    12,861 10.6
MD  1,202,154    95,918  8.0 VA  1,693,654   156,643  9.2
MA  1,340,174   158,250 11.8 WA  1,454,411   130,488  9.0
MI  2,013,472   177,721  8.8 WV    336,261    41,938 12.5
MN  1,158,369   123,101 10.6 WI  1,186,827    N/A    ‡
MS    643,367    61,172  9.5 WY    120,579    12,348 10.2

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.1). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Sourced from the United States Department of Education, 2018, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. The data presented in this table are from the 2018-2019 academic year and can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html.
[1] Individuals served under 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 2018
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. 802,486 2,972,068 2,899,877 338,953 MO  18,253    56,469    52,145   5,419
AL   8,036    43,304    37,640   4,492 MT   1,722     8,833     8,351     474
AK   2,477     8,746     7,338     918 NE   6,551    23,484    20,053   1,917
AZ  16,746    64,108    58,341   5,617 NV   8,443    26,152    23,598   1,927
AR  13,497    31,322    27,285   2,759 NH   3,677    12,237    12,907   1,099
CA  86,456   325,409   336,753  39,650 NJ  20,701   103,069   107,294   9,999
CO  14,471    45,168    40,868   4,679 NM   6,607    22,469    22,809   2,111
CT   9,785    31,506    36,790   4,255 NY  73,348   221,174   213,891  22,289
DE   2,801    10,392     9,848   1,341 NC  20,111    85,454    85,640  10,453
DC   1,895     6,043     5,348     827 ND   2,343     6,798     6,035     726
FL  42,076   175,153   163,958  24,609 OH  26,419   107,134   121,787  15,750
GA  18,661    93,562    95,758  11,130 OK  10,309    49,832    50,297   4,851
HI   2,555     7,882     8,392     763 OR  11,693    37,330    35,878   4,224
ID   3,866    15,525    13,640   1,279 PA  37,012   131,452   142,715  16,729
IL  38,046   121,999   122,704  15,211 RI   3,235     9,712     9,781   1,442
IN  18,914    74,793    74,851   9,953 SC   9,792    48,560    43,265   4,904
IA   7,429    30,363    27,591   2,607 SD   2,923    10,433     7,503     853
KS  12,105    32,989    27,601   2,816 TN  14,592    56,707    52,586   6,344
KY  18,232    49,785    34,351   3,790 TX  53,750   229,640   221,586  27,209
LA  10,484    39,123    32,704   4,518 UT  10,741    39,527    33,005   3,259
ME   3,642    14,937    14,831     972 VT   2,050     6,031     6,226     604
MD  14,645    45,983    44,955   4,980 VA  18,807    71,482    75,873   9,288
MA  18,377    72,616    76,653   8,981 WA  17,140    64,171    59,376   6,941
MI  22,073    83,590    83,428  10,703 WV   5,245    21,666    18,144   2,128
MN  18,353    59,449    56,034   7,618 WI   N/A      N/A       N/A      N/A  
MS   8,261    31,784    26,313   3,075 WY   3,139     6,721     5,157     470

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.2). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Sourced from the United States Department of Education, 2018, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. The data presented in this table are from the 2018-2019 academic year and can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html.
Table 13.3a Special Education — Students Ages 6 to 21 Served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by Select Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2018
State All Disabilities SLD [1] S/LI [2] ID [3]   State All Disabilities SLD [1] S/LI [2] ID [3]
U.S. 6,210,898 2,330,111 1,020,336 417,649 MO   114,033    30,833    24,425   9,125
AL    85,436    35,963    13,916   7,014 MT    17,658     5,846     3,048     573
AK    17,002     7,026     2,422     568 NE    45,454    16,051     9,136   2,824
AZ   128,066    56,487    18,095   7,480 NV    51,677    25,620     7,364   2,078
AR    61,366    19,612    13,574   7,381 NH    26,243     9,255     2,843     836
CA   701,812   299,652   111,679  40,021 NJ   220,362    74,278    47,541   5,234
CO    90,715    41,137    11,406   2,505 NM    47,389    24,738     6,386   2,241
CT    72,551    28,019     7,814   2,570 NY   457,354   166,558   113,856  12,905
DE    21,581    10,178     1,891   1,559 NC   181,547    72,095    20,478  16,269
DC    12,218     4,380       987     725 ND    13,559     4,550     1,990     764
FL   363,720   151,821    80,357  24,879 OH   244,671    98,008    25,254  19,324
GA   200,450    76,925    23,378  16,631 OK   104,980    38,775    10,198   6,470
HI    17,037     7,530       544   1,281 OR    77,432    25,191    16,357   4,167
ID    30,444     7,210     6,173   2,224 PA   290,896   120,625    38,309  18,476
IL   259,914   100,599    34,676  15,141 RI    20,935     7,582     2,578     872
IN   159,597    54,407    30,087  13,336 SC    96,729    41,983    14,585   6,199
IA    60,561    36,571     5,216  10,436 SD    18,789     7,081     3,533   1,827
KS    63,406    25,296     8,642   3,302 TN   115,637    37,630    25,047   8,656
KY    87,926    17,629    19,318  13,535 TX   478,435   163,330    76,061  53,158
LA    76,345    26,594    12,302   7,676 UT    75,791    35,105    16,147   3,285
ME    30,740     9,744     4,342     844 VT    12,861     4,007     1,012     627
MD    95,918    30,365    11,619   6,172 VA   156,643    55,558    18,080   8,923
MA   158,250    41,987    21,140   7,723 WA   130,488    47,606    17,431   5,011
MI   177,721    58,441    37,194  16,452 WV    41,938    14,977     8,752   6,559
MN   123,101    33,821    17,513   7,330 WI    N/A       N/A       N/A      N/A  
MS    61,172    17,153    12,489   3,948 WY    12,348     4,282     3,151     513

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.3a). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Sourced from the United States Department of Education, 2018, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. The data presented in this table are from the 2018-2019 academic year and can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html.
[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 2018
State All Disabilities ED [1] MD [2] HI [3]   State All Disabilities ED [1] MD [2] HI [3]
U.S. 6,210,898 342,848 125,517 63,695 MO   114,033   7,072   1,353  1,022
AL    85,436   1,406   1,251    894 MT    17,658     881   3,899     68
AK    17,002     745     576    161 NE    45,454   2,846     401    697
AZ   128,066   7,742   2,141  1,256 NV    51,677   1,959   1,167    438
AR    61,366   1,070   1,358    427 NH    26,243   2,095     358    146
CA   701,812  25,118   6,192 10,453 NJ   220,362   7,485  14,083  1,389
CO    90,715   5,596   4,227  1,192 NM    47,389   1,853     711    484
CT    72,551   5,691   2,798    462 NY   457,354  22,553  14,213  3,909
DE    21,581   1,152   N/A      210 NC   181,547   5,275   2,710  1,550
DC    12,218     827   1,477     30 ND    13,559   1,183   N/A      117
FL   363,720  14,604   N/A    3,893 OH   244,671  15,377  12,113  1,858
GA   200,450  10,286   N/A    1,653 OK   104,980   4,142   1,574  1,380
HI    17,037     947     628    226 OR    77,432   5,286   N/A      848
ID    30,444   1,372     651    301 PA   290,896  25,166   3,029  2,526
IL   259,914  18,237   2,625  2,983 RI    20,935   1,615     375    135
IN   159,597  12,838   1,944  2,200 SC    96,729   2,112   1,363    899
IA    60,561   5,896     334    423 SD    18,789   1,213     531    131
KS    63,406   2,436   3,303    497 TN   115,637   3,381   1,967  1,079
KY    87,926   4,524   1,887    586 TX   478,435  31,519   7,643  6,058
LA    76,345   1,715     937  1,039 UT    75,791   1,918   1,448    435
ME    30,740   2,328   3,317    127 VT    12,861   2,233     215     59
MD    95,918   6,107   6,513    734 VA   156,643   9,782   3,002  1,184
MA   158,250  16,935   2,699  1,042 WA   130,488   5,324   2,946  1,005
MI   177,721  11,458   2,404  2,211 WV    41,938   1,133   N/A      420
MN   123,101  16,510   1,480  2,075 WI    N/A      N/A     N/A    N/A  
MS    61,172   3,326   1,343    661 WY    12,348     579     331    122

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.3b). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Sourced from United States Department of Education, 2018, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. The data presented in this table are from the 2018-2019 academic year and can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html.
[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 2018
State All Disabilities OI [1] OHI [2] VI [3]   State All Disabilities OI [1] OHI [2] VI [3]
U.S. 6,210,898 33,219 1,001,986 23,701 MO   114,033    387    25,700    436
AL    85,436    508    12,819    497 MT    17,658     42     2,283     54
AK    17,002     52     2,662     49 NE    45,454    206     6,766    194
AZ   128,066    530    13,041    498 NV    51,677    291     5,683    113
AR    61,366    177    12,368    236 NH    26,243     51     5,286     98
CA   701,812  8,278    98,615  2,938 NJ   220,362    318    48,543    370
CO    90,715    342    11,534    279 NM    47,389    209     4,761    169
CT    72,551     40    15,956    122 NY   457,354  1,547    79,199  1,229
DE    21,581    181     3,004     65 NC   181,547    609    35,047    571
DC    12,218     18     2,151     20 ND    13,559     55     2,195     43
FL   363,720  2,322    44,157  1,255 OH   244,671  1,234    45,366    859
GA   200,450    688    33,847    725 OK   104,980    339    18,251    619
HI    17,037     58     2,996     34 OR    77,432    602    14,655    269
ID    30,444     83     7,019     68 PA   290,896    648    48,004  1,020
IL   259,914    883    37,581    957 RI    20,935     42     3,861     47
IN   159,597  1,342    25,600    909 SC    96,729    391    15,297    380
IA    60,561    682        78     78 SD    18,789     64     2,919     46
KS    63,406    188     7,830    186 TN   115,637    480    18,734    530
KY    87,926    360    15,250    501 TX   478,435  2,779    71,344  2,976
LA    76,345    876    11,359    477 UT    75,791    167     8,195    217
ME    30,740     42     6,765     38 VT    12,861     38     2,543     17
MD    95,918    145    18,788    267 VA   156,643    530    35,161    572
MA   158,250    871    23,872    529 WA   130,488    371    27,249    419
MI   177,721  1,200    26,399    694 WV    41,938     99     7,038    277
MN   123,101  1,468    19,953    421 WI    N/A     N/A      N/A     N/A  
MS    61,172    328    12,206    292 WY    12,348     58     2,056     41

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.3c). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Sourced from United States Department of Education, 2018, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. The data presented in this table are from the 2018-2019 academic year and can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html.
[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 2018
State All Disabilities A [1] DB [2] TBI [3] DD [4]   State All Disabilities A [1] DB [2] TBI [3] DD [4]
U.S. 6,210,898 658,147 1,406 25,278 167,005 MO   114,033  12,240    27    391   1,022
AL    85,436   7,465    12    272   3,419 MT    17,658     908     6     50   N/A  
AK    17,002   1,451     3     36   1,251 NE    45,454   3,948    10    186   2,189
AZ   128,066  13,443   127    298   6,928 NV    51,677   6,789    10    165   N/A  
AR    61,366   4,982     4    177   N/A   NH    26,243   2,787     9     72   2,407
CA   701,812  97,318    83  1,465   N/A   NJ   220,362  20,635    24    462   N/A  
CO    90,715   7,627    26    479   4,365 NM    47,389   3,085     5    190   2,557
CT    72,551   8,971     8    100   N/A   NY   457,354  40,525    14    846   N/A  
DE    21,581   1,947    44     72   1,278 NC   181,547  19,229    28    695   6,991
DC    12,218   1,048     1     27     527 ND    13,559   1,304     2     50   1,306
FL   363,720  39,856    83    493   N/A   OH   244,671  23,754    65  1,459   N/A  
GA   200,450  20,643    29    403  15,242 OK   104,980   6,744    20    239  16,229
HI    17,037   1,638     3     60   1,092 OR    77,432   9,752    11    294   N/A  
ID    30,444   3,234     5    114   1,990 PA   290,896  32,332    55    630      76
IL   259,914  24,466    26    588  21,152 RI    20,935   2,379     4     45   1,400
IN   159,597  15,565    30    447     892 SC    96,729   8,335    17    186   4,982
IA    60,561     682     0    165   N/A   SD    18,789   1,392     2     49       1
KS    63,406   4,268    18    132   7,308 TN   115,637  10,988    16    319   6,810
KY    87,926   6,928    11    205   7,192 TX   478,435  62,319   157  1,091   N/A  
LA    76,345   5,577     7    215   7,571 UT    75,791   6,445    25    248   2,156
ME    30,740   3,101    15     49      28 VT    12,861   1,057     3     30   1,020
MD    95,918  11,481     9    216   3,502 VA   156,643  20,607    16    403   2,825
MA   158,250  18,994   151  9,668  12,639 WA   130,488  14,363    22    310   8,431
MI   177,721  18,509    28    435   2,296 WV    41,938   2,565    21     97   N/A  
MN   123,101  18,545   105    436   3,444 WI    N/A      N/A    N/A   N/A     N/A  
MS    61,172   5,020     9    154   4,243 WY    12,348     906     0     65     244

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.3d). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Sourced from United States Department of Education, 2018, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. The data presented in this table are from the 2018-2019 academic year and can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html.
[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 2018
State Number % [2]   State Number % [2]
All Environments Regular Class [1] All Environments Regular Class [1]
U.S. 6,210,898 5,086,007 81.9 MO   114,033    97,753 85.7
AL    85,436    76,804 89.9 MT    17,658    15,369 87.0
AK    17,002    15,002 88.2 NE    45,454    40,066 88.1
AZ   128,066   106,416 83.1 NV    51,677    42,677 82.6
AR    61,366    51,830 84.5 NH    26,243    23,046 87.8
CA   701,812   539,155 76.8 NJ   220,362   162,532 73.8
CO    90,715    82,923 91.4 NM    47,389    38,279 80.8
CT    72,551    61,815 85.2 NY   457,354   319,907 69.9
DE    21,581    17,350 80.4 NC   181,547   152,258 83.9
DC    12,218     9,181 75.1 ND    13,559    12,257 90.4
FL   363,720   298,467 82.1 OH   244,671   194,100 79.3
GA   200,450   164,131 81.9 OK   104,980    95,162 90.6
HI    17,037    13,799 81.0 OR    77,432    67,891 87.7
ID    30,444    27,123 89.1 PA   290,896   248,699 85.5
IL   259,914   205,346 79.0 RI    20,935    16,977 81.1
IN   159,597   136,171 85.3 SC    96,729    79,768 82.5
IA    60,561    54,118 89.4 SD    18,789    17,068 90.8
KS    63,406    56,272 88.7 TN   115,637    99,407 86.0
KY    87,926    78,324 89.1 TX   478,435   401,789 84.0
LA    76,345    64,248 84.2 UT    75,791    66,375 87.6
ME    30,740    26,400 85.9 VT    12,861    11,324 88.0
MD    95,918    76,515 79.8 VA   156,643   133,912 85.5
MA   158,250   125,526 79.3 WA   130,488   111,968 85.8
MI   177,721   146,175 82.2 WV    41,938    37,632 89.7
MN   123,101   103,598 84.2 WI    N/A       N/A    N/A 
MS    61,172    51,768 84.6 WY    12,348    11,334 91.8

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.4). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Sourced from United States Department of Education, 2018, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act public data & resources; 2014 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act part B data. The data presented in this table are from the 2018-2019 academic year and can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/index.html.
[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: 2019
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. 19.4  9.5  9.9 MO 17.8  7.1 10.7
AL 22.3 10.2 12.1 MT 12.6  4.1  8.5
AK 10.2  5.2  5.0 NE 12.0  6.8  5.2
AZ 17.1 11.1  6.0 NV 16.0 12.5  3.5
AR 20.6 10.2 10.4 NH 14.0  4.9  9.1
CA 24.1 14.4  9.7 NJ 18.7  8.1 10.6
CO 10.8  6.8  4.0 NM 23.0 11.3 11.6
CT 19.9  6.9 13.0 NY 23.8 10.2 13.7
DE 16.0  8.1  7.9 NC 19.4  9.5  9.9
DC 23.1  5.5 17.6 ND 12.1  5.0  7.2
FL 18.7  9.8  8.9 OH 18.0  6.9 11.1
GA 20.2 10.2 10.0 OK 18.6  9.5  9.2
HI 16.0  6.4  9.7 OR 13.8  7.5  6.2
ID 11.7  7.3  4.4 PA 17.1  6.8 10.3
IL 18.7  8.2 10.4 RI 21.4  8.2 13.2
IN 18.9  8.3 10.7 SC 21.1  9.3 11.8
IA 13.3  5.8  7.5 SD 15.1  5.8  9.4
KS 12.8  7.2  5.7 TN 22.1  9.1 13.0
KY 24.1  9.0 15.1 TX 22.5 13.8  8.7
LA 23.6 11.0 12.5 UT 12.4  6.1  6.4
ME 14.7  4.7 10.0 VT 15.8  4.6 11.2
MD 18.5  7.8 10.6 VA 19.5  7.8 11.8
MA 18.7  6.8 11.9 WA 13.4  7.3  6.1
MI 16.8  6.7 10.2 WV 22.9  9.3 13.6
MN 13.7  5.2  8.5 WI 14.4  5.8  8.6
MS 25.8 11.1 14.7 WY  8.5  4.8  3.7

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.5). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Authors’ calculations using the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample, 2019, which is subject to sampling variation.
[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: 2019
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. 34.0 25.3  8.7 MO 40.5 28.6 11.8
AL 34.9 29.7  5.2 MT 37.0 26.3 10.7
AK 34.8 27.3  7.5 NE 34.5 23.6 10.8
AZ 28.6 22.7  5.9 NV 32.1 26.8  5.3
AR 38.9 32.9  6.0 NH 37.7 25.5 12.2
CA 24.7 19.8  4.9 NJ 36.8 25.2 11.6
CO 29.4 19.2 10.2 NM 32.3 24.9  7.4
CT 33.9 25.0  8.9 NY 32.7 24.3  8.4
DE 37.4 28.0  9.3 NC 32.9 24.1  8.8
DC 28.7 12.7 16.0 ND 38.0 25.2 12.9
FL 33.5 27.1  6.3 OH 41.1 30.8 10.3
GA 34.4 25.6  8.7 OK 35.6 30.5  5.1
HI 35.8 26.2  9.6 OR 29.4 21.6  7.7
ID 32.0 24.3  7.7 PA 43.3 31.9 11.4
IL 34.8 24.0 10.7 RI 36.6 27.0  9.6
IN 40.5 31.9  8.7 SC 32.6 27.4  5.2
IA 40.2 28.4 11.8 SD 40.2 28.5 11.6
KS 36.3 24.3 12.0 TN 38.0 29.7  8.3
KY 39.0 31.3  7.7 TX 30.3 24.1  6.2
LA 35.7 33.5  2.3 UT 29.9 21.7  8.2
ME 39.8 29.4 10.5 VT 35.3 26.7  8.6
MD 32.4 23.3  9.1 VA 32.3 22.0 10.4
MA 33.1 22.2 10.9 WA 28.4 20.7  7.7
MI 37.0 27.0  9.9 WV 44.3 37.9  6.4
MN 36.7 22.2 14.4 WI 39.7 28.1 11.6
MS 33.7 29.2  4.5 WY 38.1 27.1 10.9

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.6). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Authors’ calculations using the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample, 2019, which is subject to sampling variation.
[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: 2019
State College Diploma (%) Gap (% pts) [1]   State College Diploma (%) Gap (% pts) [1]
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S. 11.1 22.4 -11.3 MO  9.2 21.0 -11.8
AL  9.3 18.4  -9.0 MT 12.7 25.4 -12.7
AK 11.3 21.1  -9.8 NE 12.4 24.4 -12.0
AZ 12.0 20.6  -8.5 NV 12.3 17.7  -5.4
AR  7.9 17.2  -9.3 NH 13.8 25.0 -11.2
CA 13.1 23.6 -10.5 NJ 14.1 26.9 -12.8
CO 15.7 28.9 -13.2 NM  9.4 18.1  -8.7
CT 12.3 24.0 -11.6 NY 11.5 23.2 -11.7
DE 13.5 21.5  -8.0 NC 11.3 22.5 -11.2
DC  9.9 28.8 -18.9 ND  9.9 23.3 -13.4
FL 12.4 20.9  -8.5 OH  9.0 20.5 -11.5
GA 10.0 22.2 -12.3 OK  9.9 19.0  -9.1
HI 12.9 23.9 -11.1 OR 12.4 22.8 -10.4
ID 11.8 20.9  -9.2 PA  9.4 22.0 -12.7
IL 10.9 24.2 -13.4 RI 10.1 23.0 -12.9
IN  8.0 19.6 -11.6 SC 10.6 20.1  -9.5
IA 11.3 21.9 -10.6 SD 10.3 23.5 -13.3
KS 10.2 24.0 -13.7 TN  8.7 20.6 -11.8
KY  6.5 18.0 -11.4 TX 11.4 21.8 -10.4
LA  9.9 17.9  -8.0 UT 13.8 25.5 -11.7
ME 10.9 23.3 -12.4 VT 14.3 25.4 -11.1
MD 13.9 23.4  -9.5 VA 11.6 24.7 -13.1
MA 13.2 26.7 -13.5 WA 14.1 24.6 -10.5
MI  8.9 20.4 -11.4 WV  6.7 15.3  -8.6
MN 12.6 26.7 -14.1 WI 10.4 22.7 -12.4
MS  8.3 15.2  -6.9 WY 12.4 20.5  -8.2

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.7). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Authors’ calculations using the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample, 2019, which is subject to sampling variation.
[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: 2019
State Greater than College Education (%) Gap (% pts) [1]   State Greater than College Education (%) Gap (% pts) [1]
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S.  7.0 14.1  -7.1 MO  5.6 13.4  -7.7
AL  5.9 11.2  -5.3 MT  5.8 11.1  -5.3
AK  6.7 12.7  -6.1 NE  6.6 12.5  -5.9
AZ  7.2 12.2  -4.9 NV  6.7  9.5  -2.8
AR  4.4  9.7  -5.3 NH  7.2 16.9  -9.7
CA  7.7 14.1  -6.4 NJ  8.0 17.6  -9.5
CO 10.8 17.0  -6.2 NM  7.0 13.6  -6.6
CT  9.7 19.8 -10.1 NY  8.8 18.2  -9.4
DE  7.9 15.4  -7.6 NC  5.9 13.1  -7.2
DC 13.2 37.5 -24.3 ND  5.8  9.2  -3.4
FL  7.7 12.3  -4.6 OH  5.5 12.6  -7.1
GA  6.8 13.9  -7.1 OK  5.9 10.3  -4.5
HI  6.6 11.8  -5.2 OR  8.1 14.7  -6.6
ID  6.7 10.9  -4.2 PA  6.3 14.6  -8.3
IL  6.7 15.5  -8.9 RI  7.6 15.5  -8.0
IN  6.1 10.8  -4.6 SC  7.1 12.3  -5.2
IA  5.1 10.6  -5.6 SD  5.5  9.7  -4.3
KS  7.0 13.2  -6.2 TN  5.0 12.4  -7.4
KY  4.8 12.0  -7.3 TX  6.3 11.8  -5.5
LA  5.0 10.2  -5.2 UT  7.4 11.9  -4.6
ME  7.0 13.8  -6.8 VT 10.5 17.3  -6.9
MD 10.5 20.7 -10.2 VA  9.7 18.9  -9.2
MA  9.8 22.3 -12.6 WA  7.7 15.6  -7.9
MI  6.5 13.4  -6.9 WV  3.6 10.4  -6.8
MN  7.0 13.7  -6.8 WI  5.6 11.6  -6.0
MS  4.9  9.8  -4.9 WY  6.7 11.1  -4.4

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2020 (Table 13.8). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Authors’ calculations using the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample, 2019, which is subject to sampling variation.
[1] The difference in percentage points between people with additional education after a college diploma with and without a disability.