2021 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 2020, the resident population in the United States was estimated to be 329,504,815 individuals, up from 328,239,523 individuals in 2019. The state with the largest population in 2020 was California, with 39,273,649 individuals. The state with the smallest population in 2020 was Wyoming, with 574,367 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 2020 there were 328,293,917 individuals living in the community, 44,061,818 of which were individuals with disabilities—13.4 percent. The state with the largest number of individuals with disabilities was California, with 4,409,276 individuals, while the state with the smallest number of individuals with disabilities was the District of Columbia, with 74,492 individuals.

Table 1.4: In 2020, there were 44,061,818 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 11,926,360 of which were individuals with a hearing disability—27.1 percent. For this disability type, Alaska had the highest percentage, 38.0 percent, while the District of Columbia had the lowest percentage, 14.7 percent.

Table 1.5: In 2020, there were 44,061,818 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 8,032,555 of which were individuals with a vision disability—18.2 percent. For this disability type, Louisiana had the highest percentage, 23.2 percent, while Minnesota had the lowest percentage, 13.3 percent.

Table 1.6: In 2020, there were 44,061,818 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 17,472,328 of which were individuals with a cognitive disability—39.7 percent. For this disability type, the District of Columbia had the highest percentage, 50.4 percent, while Wyoming had the lowest percentage, 31.5 percent.

Table 1.7: In 2020, there were 44,061,818 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 21,779,183 of which were individuals with an ambulatory disability—49.4 percent. For this disability type, Arkansas had the highest percentage, 54.6 percent, while Utah had the lowest percentage, 38.2 percent.

Table 1.8: In 2020, there were 44,061,818 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 8,916,136 of which were individuals with a self-care disability—20.2 percent. For this disability type, California had the highest percentage, 23.5 percent, while Wyoming had the lowest percentage, 15.0 percent.

Table 1.9: In 2020, there were 44,061,818 individuals living in the community with disabilities, 16,356,212 of which were individuals with an independent living disability—37.1 percent. For this disability type, Hawaii had the highest percentage, 44.9 percent, while Wyoming had the lowest percentage, 28.0 percent.

Table 1.1 Resident Population — States: 2017 to 2020
Geography 2017 2018 2019 2020 [1]   Geography 2017 2018 2019 2020 [1]
U.S. 320,842,721 327,167,439 328,239,523 329,504,815 MO   5,959,960   6,126,452   6,137,428   6,160,572
AL   4,796,532   4,887,871   4,903,185   4,922,663 MT   1,036,512   1,062,305   1,068,778   1,070,633
AK     716,592     737,438     731,545     725,368 NE   1,892,212   1,929,268   1,934,408   1,910,229
AZ   6,908,516   7,171,646   7,278,717   7,439,168 NV   2,961,838   3,034,392   3,080,156   3,159,862
AR   2,949,813   3,013,825   3,017,804   3,020,858 NH   1,325,207   1,356,410   1,359,711   1,369,826
CA  39,052,156  39,557,045  39,512,223  39,273,649 NJ   8,903,054   8,908,520   8,882,190   8,866,369
CO   5,516,225   5,695,564   5,758,736   5,801,720 NM   2,054,508   2,095,428   2,096,829   2,103,947
CT   3,537,144   3,572,665   3,565,287   3,561,894 NY  19,608,509  19,542,209  19,453,561  19,342,277
DE     947,351     967,171     973,764     986,302 NC  10,071,642  10,383,620  10,488,084  10,634,814
DC     684,065     702,455     705,749     708,536 ND     738,859     760,077     762,062     762,179
FL  20,683,330  21,299,325  21,477,737  21,777,656 OH  11,485,462  11,689,442  11,689,100  11,696,589
GA  10,246,239  10,519,475  10,617,423  10,735,354 OK   3,851,546   3,943,079   3,956,971   4,004,290
HI   1,370,850   1,420,491   1,415,872   1,408,226 OR   4,103,141   4,190,713   4,217,737   4,235,391
ID   1,696,598   1,754,208   1,787,065   1,845,631 PA  12,602,223  12,807,060  12,801,989  12,808,018
IL  12,625,584  12,741,080  12,671,821  12,559,183 RI   1,044,426   1,057,315   1,059,361   1,064,254
IN   6,568,754   6,691,878   6,732,219   6,755,447 SC   4,933,516   5,084,127   5,148,714   5,215,144
IA   3,103,193   3,156,145   3,155,070   3,167,157 SD     852,604     882,235     884,659     904,399
KS   2,856,162   2,911,510   2,913,314   2,917,100 TN   6,614,699   6,770,010   6,829,174   6,909,363
KY   4,372,996   4,468,402   4,467,673   4,477,027 TX  27,844,511  28,701,845  28,995,881  29,354,409
LA   4,580,488   4,659,978   4,648,794   4,636,548 UT   3,076,547   3,161,105   3,205,958   3,264,928
ME   1,322,156   1,338,404   1,344,212   1,333,280 VT     617,936     626,299     623,989     624,318
MD   6,786,014   6,042,718   6,045,680   6,039,168 VA   8,257,571   8,517,685   8,535,519   8,565,201
MA   6,006,403   6,902,197   6,892,503   6,893,349 WA   7,301,382   7,535,591   7,614,893   7,697,393
MI   9,853,848   9,995,915   9,986,857  10,005,488 WV   1,787,062   1,805,832   1,792,147   1,790,562
MN   5,520,151   5,611,179   5,639,632   5,637,415 WI   5,725,670   5,813,568   5,822,434   5,838,186
MS   2,922,300   2,986,530   2,976,149   2,949,108 WY     568,664     577,737     578,759     574,367

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2021). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2021 (Table 1.1). 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, 2017-2020, which is subject to sampling variation.
[1] The U.S. Census Bureau recommends to exercise caution when comparing 2020 estimates from the American Community Survey with prior years. See introduction for more details.
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: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2021). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2021 (Table 1.2). Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Note: Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2005, Interim State Population Projections, Table 6, which is subject to sampling variation.
Table 1.3 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2020
State Total Disability [1] No Disability   State Total Disability [1] No Disability
Count % Count % Count % Count %
U.S. 328,293,917 44,061,818 13.4 284,232,099 86.6 MO   6,143,005    901,112 14.7   5,241,893 85.3
AL   4,908,912    828,999 16.9   4,079,913 83.1 MT   1,066,483    158,996 14.9     907,487 85.1
AK     703,146     85,876 12.2     617,270 87.8 NE   1,905,612    218,665 11.5   1,686,947 88.5
AZ   7,420,020  1,028,797 13.9   6,391,223 86.1 NV   3,145,192    422,943 13.4   2,722,249 86.6
AR   3,014,116    578,536 19.2   2,435,580 80.8 NH   1,367,525    183,112 13.4   1,184,413 86.6
CA  39,123,202  4,409,276 11.3  34,713,926 88.7 NJ   8,852,661    999,280 11.3   7,853,381 88.7
CO   5,764,939    644,775 11.2   5,120,164 88.8 NM   2,090,104    357,004 17.1   1,733,100 82.9
CT   3,555,183    435,857 12.3   3,119,326 87.7 NY  19,324,301  2,370,697 12.3  16,953,604 87.7
DE     982,331    145,696 14.8     836,635 85.2 NC  10,533,083  1,487,892 14.1   9,045,191 85.9
DC     706,629     74,492 10.5     632,137 89.5 ND     756,157     83,908 11.1     672,249 88.9
FL  21,695,068  3,085,765 14.2  18,609,303 85.8 OH  11,687,765  1,752,373 15.0   9,935,392 85.0
GA  10,671,030  1,440,292 13.5   9,230,738 86.5 OK   3,985,175    711,189 17.8   3,273,986 82.2
HI   1,365,210    164,933 12.1   1,200,277 87.9 OR   4,232,126    637,697 15.1   3,594,429 84.9
ID   1,841,020    266,684 14.5   1,574,336 85.5 PA  12,799,353  1,856,929 14.5  10,942,424 85.5
IL  12,541,886  1,530,941 12.2  11,010,945 87.8 RI   1,059,413    158,237 14.9     901,176 85.1
IN   6,753,016    985,158 14.6   5,767,858 85.4 SC   5,179,851    789,480 15.2   4,390,371 84.8
IA   3,164,622    412,569 13.0   2,752,053 87.0 SD     901,635    108,967 12.1     792,668 87.9
KS   2,898,795    408,313 14.1   2,490,482 85.9 TN   6,891,933  1,110,307 16.1   5,781,626 83.9
KY   4,462,819    820,799 18.4   3,642,020 81.6 TX  29,247,594  3,573,362 12.2  25,674,232 87.8
LA   4,615,615    761,512 16.5   3,854,103 83.5 UT   3,258,478    342,360 10.5   2,916,118 89.5
ME   1,332,120    218,850 16.4   1,113,270 83.6 VT     623,385     84,485 13.6     538,900 86.4
MD   6,005,118    694,317 11.6   5,310,801 88.4 VA   8,430,315  1,061,601 12.6   7,368,714 87.4
MA   6,887,330    858,405 12.5   6,028,925 87.5 WA   7,635,653  1,035,051 13.6   6,600,602 86.4
MI  10,001,947  1,468,729 14.7   8,533,218 85.3 WV   1,787,384    349,832 19.6   1,437,552 80.4
MN   5,634,769    650,592 11.5   4,984,177 88.5 WI   5,834,849    704,481 12.1   5,130,368 87.9
MS   2,934,741    523,114 17.8   2,411,627 82.2 WY     571,301     78,581 13.8     492,720 86.2

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2021). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2021 (Table 1.3). 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 with Experimental Weights, 2020, which is subject to sampling variation.
[1] The U.S. Census 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: 2020
State Total Disability Hearing [1]   State Total Disability Hearing [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 328,293,917 44,061,818 11,926,360 3.6 27.1 MO   6,143,005    901,112    256,565 4.2 28.5
AL   4,908,912    828,999    220,753 4.5 26.6 MT   1,066,483    158,996     57,364 5.4 36.1
AK     703,146     85,876     32,646 4.6 38.0 NE   1,905,612    218,665     74,595 3.9 34.1
AZ   7,420,020  1,028,797    311,570 4.2 30.3 NV   3,145,192    422,943    127,104 4.0 30.1
AR   3,014,116    578,536    147,166 4.9 25.4 NH   1,367,525    183,112     58,127 4.3 31.7
CA  39,123,202  4,409,276  1,146,710 2.9 26.0 NJ   8,852,661    999,280    245,532 2.8 24.6
CO   5,764,939    644,775    209,961 3.6 32.6 NM   2,090,104    357,004    109,889 5.3 30.8
CT   3,555,183    435,857    112,099 3.2 25.7 NY  19,324,301  2,370,697    540,207 2.8 22.8
DE     982,331    145,696     31,986 3.3 22.0 NC  10,533,083  1,487,892    402,210 3.8 27.0
DC     706,629     74,492     10,935 1.5 14.7 ND     756,157     83,908     28,918 3.8 34.5
FL  21,695,068  3,085,765    824,531 3.8 26.7 OH  11,687,765  1,752,373    460,012 3.9 26.3
GA  10,671,030  1,440,292    353,073 3.3 24.5 OK   3,985,175    711,189    228,019 5.7 32.1
HI   1,365,210    164,933     49,850 3.7 30.2 OR   4,232,126    637,697    190,384 4.5 29.9
ID   1,841,020    266,684     83,534 4.5 31.3 PA  12,799,353  1,856,929    489,122 3.8 26.3
IL  12,541,886  1,530,941    401,173 3.2 26.2 RI   1,059,413    158,237     43,033 4.1 27.2
IN   6,753,016    985,158    274,955 4.1 27.9 SC   5,179,851    789,480    219,772 4.2 27.8
IA   3,164,622    412,569    127,400 4.0 30.9 SD     901,635    108,967     32,642 3.6 30.0
KS   2,898,795    408,313    124,183 4.3 30.4 TN   6,891,933  1,110,307    308,734 4.5 27.8
KY   4,462,819    820,799    213,786 4.8 26.0 TX  29,247,594  3,573,362    956,480 3.3 26.8
LA   4,615,615    761,512    185,499 4.0 24.4 UT   3,258,478    342,360     97,290 3.0 28.4
ME   1,332,120    218,850     66,153 5.0 30.2 VT     623,385     84,485     28,117 4.5 33.3
MD   6,005,118    694,317    166,905 2.8 24.0 VA   8,430,315  1,061,601    298,942 3.5 28.2
MA   6,887,330    858,405    221,054 3.2 25.8 WA   7,635,653  1,035,051    301,416 3.9 29.1
MI  10,001,947  1,468,729    385,228 3.9 26.2 WV   1,787,384    349,832    106,735 6.0 30.5
MN   5,634,769    650,592    200,985 3.6 30.9 WI   5,834,849    704,481    205,742 3.5 29.2
MS   2,934,741    523,114    129,243 4.4 24.7 WY     571,301     78,581     28,031 4.9 35.7

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2021). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2021 (Table 1.4). 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 with Experimental Weights, 2020, which is subject to sampling variation.
[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: 2020
State Total Disability Vision [1]   State Total Disability Vision [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 328,293,917 44,061,818 8,032,555 2.4 18.2 MO   6,143,005    901,112   159,576 2.6 17.7
AL   4,908,912    828,999   151,483 3.1 18.3 MT   1,066,483    158,996    27,902 2.6 17.5
AK     703,146     85,876    17,125 2.4 19.9 NE   1,905,612    218,665    35,606 1.9 16.3
AZ   7,420,020  1,028,797   199,050 2.7 19.3 NV   3,145,192    422,943    80,566 2.6 19.0
AR   3,014,116    578,536   113,939 3.8 19.7 NH   1,367,525    183,112    28,959 2.1 15.8
CA  39,123,202  4,409,276   815,164 2.1 18.5 NJ   8,852,661    999,280   188,166 2.1 18.8
CO   5,764,939    644,775   117,504 2.0 18.2 NM   2,090,104    357,004    81,008 3.9 22.7
CT   3,555,183    435,857    72,627 2.0 16.7 NY  19,324,301  2,370,697   400,048 2.1 16.9
DE     982,331    145,696    21,474 2.2 14.7 NC  10,533,083  1,487,892   277,591 2.6 18.7
DC     706,629     74,492    13,357 1.9 17.9 ND     756,157     83,908    14,001 1.9 16.7
FL  21,695,068  3,085,765   579,706 2.7 18.8 OH  11,687,765  1,752,373   288,995 2.5 16.5
GA  10,671,030  1,440,292   267,049 2.5 18.5 OK   3,985,175    711,189   149,202 3.7 21.0
HI   1,365,210    164,933    28,030 2.1 17.0 OR   4,232,126    637,697   100,770 2.4 15.8
ID   1,841,020    266,684    43,005 2.3 16.1 PA  12,799,353  1,856,929   308,195 2.4 16.6
IL  12,541,886  1,530,941   273,621 2.2 17.9 RI   1,059,413    158,237    24,913 2.4 15.7
IN   6,753,016    985,158   166,421 2.5 16.9 SC   5,179,851    789,480   165,258 3.2 20.9
IA   3,164,622    412,569    60,573 1.9 14.7 SD     901,635    108,967    17,136 1.9 15.7
KS   2,898,795    408,313    72,271 2.5 17.7 TN   6,891,933  1,110,307   233,660 3.4 21.0
KY   4,462,819    820,799   160,559 3.6 19.6 TX  29,247,594  3,573,362   762,228 2.6 21.3
LA   4,615,615    761,512   176,501 3.8 23.2 UT   3,258,478    342,360    61,382 1.9 17.9
ME   1,332,120    218,850    29,672 2.2 13.6 VT     623,385     84,485    12,485 2.0 14.8
MD   6,005,118    694,317   110,879 1.8 16.0 VA   8,430,315  1,061,601   195,034 2.3 18.4
MA   6,887,330    858,405   127,524 1.9 14.9 WA   7,635,653  1,035,051   184,918 2.4 17.9
MI  10,001,947  1,468,729   226,334 2.3 15.4 WV   1,787,384    349,832    65,028 3.6 18.6
MN   5,634,769    650,592    86,472 1.5 13.3 WI   5,834,849    704,481   113,580 1.9 16.1
MS   2,934,741    523,114   112,774 3.8 21.6 WY     571,301     78,581    13,234 2.3 16.8

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2021). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2021 (Table 1.5). 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 with Experimental Weights, 2020, which is subject to sampling variation.
[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: 2020
State Total Disability Cognitive [1]   State Total Disability Cognitive [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 328,293,917 44,061,818 17,472,328 5.3 39.7 MO   6,143,005    901,112    352,778 5.7 39.1
AL   4,908,912    828,999    332,659 6.8 40.1 MT   1,066,483    158,996     59,084 5.5 37.2
AK     703,146     85,876     30,476 4.3 35.5 NE   1,905,612    218,665     78,418 4.1 35.9
AZ   7,420,020  1,028,797    381,966 5.1 37.1 NV   3,145,192    422,943    145,288 4.6 34.4
AR   3,014,116    578,536    235,288 7.8 40.7 NH   1,367,525    183,112     74,488 5.4 40.7
CA  39,123,202  4,409,276  1,712,586 4.4 38.8 NJ   8,852,661    999,280    370,585 4.2 37.1
CO   5,764,939    644,775    262,993 4.6 40.8 NM   2,090,104    357,004    137,904 6.6 38.6
CT   3,555,183    435,857    181,946 5.1 41.7 NY  19,324,301  2,370,697    945,681 4.9 39.9
DE     982,331    145,696     59,440 6.1 40.8 NC  10,533,083  1,487,892    591,176 5.6 39.7
DC     706,629     74,492     37,545 5.3 50.4 ND     756,157     83,908     32,609 4.3 38.9
FL  21,695,068  3,085,765  1,189,899 5.5 38.6 OH  11,687,765  1,752,373    704,666 6.0 40.2
GA  10,671,030  1,440,292    602,424 5.6 41.8 OK   3,985,175    711,189    268,792 6.7 37.8
HI   1,365,210    164,933     66,432 4.9 40.3 OR   4,232,126    637,697    273,021 6.5 42.8
ID   1,841,020    266,684    103,197 5.6 38.7 PA  12,799,353  1,856,929    752,904 5.9 40.5
IL  12,541,886  1,530,941    594,723 4.7 38.8 RI   1,059,413    158,237     68,828 6.5 43.5
IN   6,753,016    985,158    410,825 6.1 41.7 SC   5,179,851    789,480    287,649 5.6 36.4
IA   3,164,622    412,569    158,449 5.0 38.4 SD     901,635    108,967     36,263 4.0 33.3
KS   2,898,795    408,313    167,373 5.8 41.0 TN   6,891,933  1,110,307    433,984 6.3 39.1
KY   4,462,819    820,799    329,349 7.4 40.1 TX  29,247,594  3,573,362  1,398,229 4.8 39.1
LA   4,615,615    761,512    307,858 6.7 40.4 UT   3,258,478    342,360    145,785 4.5 42.6
ME   1,332,120    218,850     98,865 7.4 45.2 VT     623,385     84,485     37,463 6.0 44.3
MD   6,005,118    694,317    274,188 4.6 39.5 VA   8,430,315  1,061,601    414,962 4.9 39.1
MA   6,887,330    858,405    381,434 5.5 44.4 WA   7,635,653  1,035,051    428,414 5.6 41.4
MI  10,001,947  1,468,729    605,393 6.1 41.2 WV   1,787,384    349,832    133,387 7.5 38.1
MN   5,634,769    650,592    280,348 5.0 43.1 WI   5,834,849    704,481    262,593 4.5 37.3
MS   2,934,741    523,114    207,001 7.1 39.6 WY     571,301     78,581     24,720 4.3 31.5

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2021). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2021 (Table 1.6). 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 with Experimental Weights, 2020, which is subject to sampling variation.
[1] The cognitive disability question asks people 5 years and older "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: 2020
State Total Disability Ambulatory [1]   State Total Disability Ambulatory [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 328,293,917 44,061,818 21,779,183  6.6 49.4 MO   6,143,005    901,112    452,385  7.4 50.2
AL   4,908,912    828,999    431,880  8.8 52.1 MT   1,066,483    158,996     70,707  6.6 44.5
AK     703,146     85,876     33,954  4.8 39.5 NE   1,905,612    218,665    103,043  5.4 47.1
AZ   7,420,020  1,028,797    496,304  6.7 48.2 NV   3,145,192    422,943    217,033  6.9 51.3
AR   3,014,116    578,536    315,908 10.5 54.6 NH   1,367,525    183,112     84,440  6.2 46.1
CA  39,123,202  4,409,276  2,189,487  5.6 49.7 NJ   8,852,661    999,280    509,600  5.8 51.0
CO   5,764,939    644,775    275,548  4.8 42.7 NM   2,090,104    357,004    176,199  8.4 49.4
CT   3,555,183    435,857    211,634  6.0 48.6 NY  19,324,301  2,370,697  1,256,967  6.5 53.0
DE     982,331    145,696     73,705  7.5 50.6 NC  10,533,083  1,487,892    757,204  7.2 50.9
DC     706,629     74,492     35,641  5.0 47.8 ND     756,157     83,908     35,040  4.6 41.8
FL  21,695,068  3,085,765  1,573,331  7.3 51.0 OH  11,687,765  1,752,373    864,433  7.4 49.3
GA  10,671,030  1,440,292    717,521  6.7 49.8 OK   3,985,175    711,189    355,425  8.9 50.0
HI   1,365,210    164,933     83,464  6.1 50.6 OR   4,232,126    637,697    286,807  6.8 45.0
ID   1,841,020    266,684    125,525  6.8 47.1 PA  12,799,353  1,856,929    922,666  7.2 49.7
IL  12,541,886  1,530,941    765,685  6.1 50.0 RI   1,059,413    158,237     72,218  6.8 45.6
IN   6,753,016    985,158    483,538  7.2 49.1 SC   5,179,851    789,480    393,126  7.6 49.8
IA   3,164,622    412,569    187,005  5.9 45.3 SD     901,635    108,967     50,389  5.6 46.2
KS   2,898,795    408,313    194,694  6.7 47.7 TN   6,891,933  1,110,307    578,314  8.4 52.1
KY   4,462,819    820,799    419,237  9.4 51.1 TX  29,247,594  3,573,362  1,733,569  5.9 48.5
LA   4,615,615    761,512    386,483  8.4 50.8 UT   3,258,478    342,360    130,852  4.0 38.2
ME   1,332,120    218,850     97,164  7.3 44.4 VT     623,385     84,485     36,707  5.9 43.4
MD   6,005,118    694,317    347,058  5.8 50.0 VA   8,430,315  1,061,601    514,963  6.1 48.5
MA   6,887,330    858,405    399,187  5.8 46.5 WA   7,635,653  1,035,051    468,255  6.1 45.2
MI  10,001,947  1,468,729    725,063  7.2 49.4 WV   1,787,384    349,832    186,523 10.4 53.3
MN   5,634,769    650,592    288,674  5.1 44.4 WI   5,834,849    704,481    344,251  5.9 48.9
MS   2,934,741    523,114    285,221  9.7 54.5 WY     571,301     78,581     35,156  6.2 44.7

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2021). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2021 (Table 1.7). 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 with Experimental Weights, 2020, which is subject to sampling variation.
[1] The ambulatory disability question asks people 5 years old or older, "Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?" See glossary for more information.
Table 1.8 Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States — Self-Care Disability: 2020
State Total Disability Self-Care [1]   State Total Disability Self-Care [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 328,293,917 44,061,818 8,916,136 2.7 20.2 MO   6,143,005    901,112   189,833 3.1 21.1
AL   4,908,912    828,999   157,901 3.2 19.0 MT   1,066,483    158,996    25,811 2.4 16.2
AK     703,146     85,876    14,700 2.1 17.1 NE   1,905,612    218,665    39,766 2.1 18.2
AZ   7,420,020  1,028,797   173,693 2.3 16.9 NV   3,145,192    422,943    80,697 2.6 19.1
AR   3,014,116    578,536   113,560 3.8 19.6 NH   1,367,525    183,112    37,918 2.8 20.7
CA  39,123,202  4,409,276 1,023,667 2.6 23.2 NJ   8,852,661    999,280   226,571 2.6 22.7
CO   5,764,939    644,775   104,946 1.8 16.3 NM   2,090,104    357,004    66,628 3.2 18.7
CT   3,555,183    435,857   101,218 2.8 23.2 NY  19,324,301  2,370,697   557,025 2.9 23.5
DE     982,331    145,696    27,585 2.8 18.9 NC  10,533,083  1,487,892   294,990 2.8 19.8
DC     706,629     74,492    17,375 2.5 23.3 ND     756,157     83,908    15,044 2.0 17.9
FL  21,695,068  3,085,765   594,272 2.7 19.3 OH  11,687,765  1,752,373   343,234 2.9 19.6
GA  10,671,030  1,440,292   274,533 2.6 19.1 OK   3,985,175    711,189   126,095 3.2 17.7
HI   1,365,210    164,933    35,120 2.6 21.3 OR   4,232,126    637,697   129,316 3.1 20.3
ID   1,841,020    266,684    46,467 2.5 17.4 PA  12,799,353  1,856,929   382,485 3.0 20.6
IL  12,541,886  1,530,941   323,243 2.6 21.1 RI   1,059,413    158,237    33,276 3.1 21.0
IN   6,753,016    985,158   194,747 2.9 19.8 SC   5,179,851    789,480   153,432 3.0 19.4
IA   3,164,622    412,569    82,235 2.6 19.9 SD     901,635    108,967    21,845 2.4 20.0
KS   2,898,795    408,313    73,058 2.5 17.9 TN   6,891,933  1,110,307   210,263 3.1 18.9
KY   4,462,819    820,799   159,039 3.6 19.4 TX  29,247,594  3,573,362   687,821 2.4 19.2
LA   4,615,615    761,512   161,720 3.5 21.2 UT   3,258,478    342,360    51,436 1.6 15.0
ME   1,332,120    218,850    38,551 2.9 17.6 VT     623,385     84,485    15,787 2.5 18.7
MD   6,005,118    694,317   139,583 2.3 20.1 VA   8,430,315  1,061,601   212,003 2.5 20.0
MA   6,887,330    858,405   185,966 2.7 21.7 WA   7,635,653  1,035,051   194,200 2.5 18.8
MI  10,001,947  1,468,729   298,319 3.0 20.3 WV   1,787,384    349,832    69,286 3.9 19.8
MN   5,634,769    650,592   141,241 2.5 21.7 WI   5,834,849    704,481   149,620 2.6 21.2
MS   2,934,741    523,114   106,859 3.6 20.4 WY     571,301     78,581    12,156 2.1 15.5

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2021). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2021 (Table 1.8). 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 with Experimental Weights, 2020, which is subject to sampling variation.
[1] The self-care disability question asks people 5 years old or older, "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: 2020
State Total Disability Independent Living [1]   State Total Disability Independent Living [1]
Count % Total % Disability Count % Total % Disability
U.S. 328,293,917 44,061,818 16,356,212 5.0 37.1 MO   6,143,005    901,112    329,938 5.4 36.6
AL   4,908,912    828,999    299,401 6.1 36.1 MT   1,066,483    158,996     52,956 5.0 33.3
AK     703,146     85,876     25,111 3.6 29.2 NE   1,905,612    218,665     76,082 4.0 34.8
AZ   7,420,020  1,028,797    356,287 4.8 34.6 NV   3,145,192    422,943    143,238 4.6 33.9
AR   3,014,116    578,536    204,897 6.8 35.4 NH   1,367,525    183,112     69,984 5.1 38.2
CA  39,123,202  4,409,276  1,816,893 4.6 41.2 NJ   8,852,661    999,280    399,678 4.5 40.0
CO   5,764,939    644,775    221,283 3.8 34.3 NM   2,090,104    357,004    121,521 5.8 34.0
CT   3,555,183    435,857    177,196 5.0 40.7 NY  19,324,301  2,370,697  1,005,562 5.2 42.4
DE     982,331    145,696     48,980 5.0 33.6 NC  10,533,083  1,487,892    527,954 5.0 35.5
DC     706,629     74,492     29,914 4.2 40.2 ND     756,157     83,908     27,280 3.6 32.5
FL  21,695,068  3,085,765  1,117,016 5.1 36.2 OH  11,687,765  1,752,373    638,349 5.5 36.4
GA  10,671,030  1,440,292    508,218 4.8 35.3 OK   3,985,175    711,189    240,795 6.0 33.9
HI   1,365,210    164,933     74,107 5.4 44.9 OR   4,232,126    637,697    233,745 5.5 36.7
ID   1,841,020    266,684     85,433 4.6 32.0 PA  12,799,353  1,856,929    718,130 5.6 38.7
IL  12,541,886  1,530,941    604,018 4.8 39.5 RI   1,059,413    158,237     62,375 5.9 39.4
IN   6,753,016    985,158    357,588 5.3 36.3 SC   5,179,851    789,480    275,842 5.3 34.9
IA   3,164,622    412,569    142,808 4.5 34.6 SD     901,635    108,967     36,936 4.1 33.9
KS   2,898,795    408,313    142,645 4.9 34.9 TN   6,891,933  1,110,307    396,596 5.8 35.7
KY   4,462,819    820,799    299,296 6.7 36.5 TX  29,247,594  3,573,362  1,230,934 4.2 34.4
LA   4,615,615    761,512    265,335 5.7 34.8 UT   3,258,478    342,360    114,102 3.5 33.3
ME   1,332,120    218,850     72,708 5.5 33.2 VT     623,385     84,485     28,381 4.6 33.6
MD   6,005,118    694,317    260,343 4.3 37.5 VA   8,430,315  1,061,601    391,127 4.6 36.8
MA   6,887,330    858,405    336,748 4.9 39.2 WA   7,635,653  1,035,051    368,541 4.8 35.6
MI  10,001,947  1,468,729    564,667 5.6 38.4 WV   1,787,384    349,832    127,766 7.1 36.5
MN   5,634,769    650,592    248,077 4.4 38.1 WI   5,834,849    704,481    262,731 4.5 37.3
MS   2,934,741    523,114    194,715 6.6 37.2 WY     571,301     78,581     21,985 3.8 28.0

Citation: Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2021). Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2021 (Table 1.9). 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 with Experimental Weights, 2020, which is subject to sampling variation.
[1] The independent living disability question asks people 15 years old or older, "Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping?" See glossary for more information.