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Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2009

Section V: Recently Released Statistics

Prevalence Statistics

Table 86: Based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS), in 2008, there were 298,574,528 individuals living in the community, 36,071,802 of which were individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 12.1 percent. The state with the largest number of individuals with disabilities was California, with 3,692,623 individuals with disabilities, while the state with the smallest number of individuals with disabilities was Wyoming, with 61,906 individuals with disabilities. West Virginia had the highest prevalence rate, 19.0 percent, while Utah had the lowest prevalence rate, 8.9 percent.

Table 87: In 2008, there were 20,907,477 individuals under 5 years old living in the community, 155,766 of which were individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 0.7 percent. For this age range, the District of Columbia and Oregon had the highest prevalence rates, 1.4 percent, while South Dakota had the lowest prevalence rate, .2 percent.

Table 88: In 2008, there were 52,878,578 individuals ages 5 to 17 years living in the community, 2,741,171 of which were individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 5.2 percent. For this age range, Arkansas and Maine had the highest prevalence rates, 8.1 percent, while Colorado and North Dakota had the lowest prevalence rates, 3.3 percent.

Table 89: In 2008, there were 187,579,233 individuals ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 18,995,085 of which were individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 10.1 percent. For this age range, West Virginia had the highest prevalence rate, 17.8 percent, while Hawaii had the lowest prevalence rate, 7.4 percent.

Table 90: In 2008, there were 37,209,240 individuals ages 65 years and over living in the community, 14,179,780 of which were individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 38.1 percent. For this age range, Mississippi had the highest prevalence rate, 48.4 percent, while Minnesota and New Hampshire had the lowest prevalence rate, 32.5 percent.

Tables 91-96: In 2008, of the 187,579,233 individuals ages 18 to 64 years living in the community,

  • 4,053,848 individuals (or 2.2 percent) had a hearing disability,
  • 3,427,386 individuals (or 1.8 percent) had a vision disability,
  • 7,695,235 individuals (or 4.1 percent) had a cognitive disability,
  • 9,628,591 individuals (or 5.1 percent) had an ambulatory disability,
  • 3,332,551 individuals (or 1.8 percent) had a self-care disability, and
  • 6,531,154 individuals (or 3.5 percent) had an independent living disability.

    
       
 

Table 86. Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S. 298,574,528 36,071,802 262,502,726 12.1 MO 5,795,164 807,734 4,987,430 13.9
AL 4,574,185 744,472 3,829,713 16.3 MT 950,414 128,295 822,119 13.5
AK 659,084 78,893 580,191 12.0 NE 1,749,849 189,923 1,559,926 10.9
AZ 6,402,786 772,963 5,629,823 12.1 NV 2,568,111 258,003 2,310,108 10.0
AR 2,801,628 486,469 2,315,159 17.4 NH 1,299,356 141,476 1,157,880 10.9
CA 36,160,600 3,692,623 32,467,977 10.2 NJ 8,557,279 842,785 7,714,494 9.8
CO 4,853,404 457,974 4,395,430 9.4 NM 1,951,866 269,440 1,682,426 13.8
CT 3,440,844 357,907 3,082,937 10.4 NY 19,207,057 2,158,905 17,048,152 11.2
DE 856,131 112,058 744,073 13.1 NC 9,004,442 1,174,724 7,829,718 13.0
DC 580,464 64,361 516,103 11.1 ND 623,970 67,795 556,175 10.9
FL 17,995,843 2,323,044 15,672,799 12.9 OH 11,296,200 1,484,918 9,811,282 13.1
GA 9,473,441 1,112,789 8,360,652 11.7 OK 3,550,098 583,023 2,967,075 16.4
HI 1,236,665 131,461 1,105,204 10.6 OR 3,746,320 497,866 3,248,454 13.3
ID 1,498,787 178,572 1,320,215 11.9 PA 12,209,227 1,617,733 10,591,494 13.3
IL 12,709,312 1,308,724 11,400,588 10.3 RI 1,030,284 132,428 897,856 12.9
IN 6,271,184 791,204 5,479,980 12.6 SC 4,373,390 610,127 3,763,263 14.0
IA 2,951,468 345,617 2,605,851 11.7 SD 783,531 84,126 699,405 10.7
KS 2,738,746 335,867 2,402,879 12.3 TN 6,113,391 908,066 5,205,325 14.9
KY 4,187,839 712,278 3,475,561 17.0 TX 23,827,328 2,767,633 21,059,695 11.6
LA 4,312,891 641,717 3,671,174 14.9 UT 2,704,865 240,034 2,464,831 8.9
ME 1,299,288 206,563 1,092,725 15.9 VT 615,089 84,058 531,031 13.7
MD 5,530,013 559,555 4,970,458 10.1 VA 7,520,250 814,678 6,705,572 10.8
MA 6,398,787 730,214 5,668,573 11.4 WA 6,428,235 782,681 5,645,554 12.2
MI 9,866,139 1,303,149 8,562,990 13.2 WV 1,787,710 338,929 1,448,781 19.0
MN 5,150,617 496,458 4,654,159 9.6 WI 5,540,009 594,164 4,945,845 10.7
MS 2,867,519 485,420 2,382,099 16.9 WY 523,428 61,906 461,522 11.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 87. Civilians Ages Under 5 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S. 20,907,477 155,766 20,751,711 0.7 MO 398,610 3,274 395,336 0.8
AL 307,133 2,066 305,067 0.7 MT 61,600 388 61,212 0.6
AK 51,624 454 51,170 0.9 NE 130,663 818 129,845 0.6
AZ 515,321 3,989 511,332 0.8 NV 198,401 623 197,778 0.3
AR 199,082 1,893 197,189 1.0 NH 74,693 692 74,001 0.9
CA 2,692,536 15,761 2,676,775 0.6 NJ 557,482 5,140 552,342 0.9
CO 355,869 2,246 353,623 0.6 NM 147,264 1,909 145,355 1.3
CT 210,653 1,895 208,758 0.9 NY 1,204,736 8,637 1,196,099 0.7
DE 59,802 319 59,483 0.5 NC 646,515 5,726 640,789 0.9
DC 36,360 521 35,839 1.4 ND 40,729 128 40,601 0.3
FL 1,139,352 7,818 1,131,534 0.7 OH 746,838 5,903 740,935 0.8
GA 731,583 6,980 724,603 1.0 OK 262,398 2,950 259,448 1.1
HI 85,757 861 84,896 1.0 OR 241,621 3,308 238,313 1.4
ID 121,127 1,635 119,492 1.3 PA 738,662 5,871 732,791 0.8
IL 894,431 5,984 888,447 0.7 RI 60,585 290 60,295 0.5
IN 443,611 3,730 439,881 0.8 SC 299,978 1,363 298,615 0.5
IA 198,768 963 197,805 0.5 SD 58,049 105 57,944 0.2
KS 202,288 1,878 200,410 0.9 TN 414,430 5,384 409,046 1.3
KY 282,636 2,089 280,547 0.7 TX 2,012,779 12,870 1,999,909 0.6
LA 308,339 2,315 306,024 0.8 UT 268,378 1,496 266,882 0.6
ME 71,263 829 70,434 1.2 VT 33,078 227 32,851 0.7
MD 371,818 2,314 369,504 0.6 VA 517,810 2,553 515,257 0.5
MA 381,270 2,335 378,935 0.6 WA 433,630 3,463 430,167 0.8
MI 624,295 4,445 619,850 0.7 WV 103,783 1,248 102,535 1.2
MN 355,334 2,797 352,537 0.8 WI 361,217 2,707 358,510 0.7
MS 215,586 2,464 213,122 1.1 WY 37,710 112 37,598 0.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 88. Civilians Ages 5 to 17 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S. 52,878,578 2,741,171 50,137,407 5.2 MO 1,019,732 63,869 955,863 6.3
AL 812,599 49,910 762,689 6.1 MT 160,229 7,935 152,294 5.0
AK 128,807 6,506 122,301 5.1 NE 314,140 14,476 299,664 4.6
AZ 1,190,520 57,573 1,132,947 4.8 NV 468,536 18,623 449,913 4.0
AR 502,407 40,708 461,699 8.1 NH 217,899 13,640 204,259 6.3
CA 6,655,178 259,169 6,396,009 3.9 NJ 1,487,852 62,244 1,425,608 4.2
CO 848,067 27,572 820,495 3.3 NM 353,730 16,701 337,029 4.7
CT 599,314 27,563 571,751 4.6 NY 3,197,447 154,902 3,042,545 4.8
DE 146,241 9,716 136,525 6.6 NC 1,590,779 88,053 1,502,726 5.5
DC 74,903 4,513 70,390 6.0 ND 100,171 3,286 96,885 3.3
FL 2,856,980 145,710 2,711,270 5.1 OH 1,980,710 125,221 1,855,489 6.3
GA 1,804,475 95,206 1,709,269 5.3 OK 640,826 45,822 595,004 7.2
HI 198,736 7,019 191,717 3.5 OR 623,494 36,074 587,420 5.8
ID 291,843 13,673 278,170 4.7 PA 2,018,401 121,599 1,896,802 6.0
IL 2,281,087 95,099 2,185,988 4.2 RI 167,487 11,361 156,126 6.8
IN 1,136,260 65,870 1,070,390 5.8 SC 764,452 38,888 725,564 5.1
IA 509,483 29,741 479,742 5.8 SD 138,142 5,202 132,940 3.8
KS 495,935 28,671 467,264 5.8 TN 1,061,681 67,110 994,571 6.3
KY 721,810 54,077 667,733 7.5 TX 4,701,267 248,374 4,452,893 5.3
LA 797,267 50,117 747,150 6.3 UT 580,744 24,190 556,554 4.2
ME 203,307 16,481 186,826 8.1 VT 95,766 6,995 88,771 7.3
MD 967,178 44,108 923,070 4.6 VA 1,297,530 63,578 1,233,952 4.9
MA 1,045,398 63,015 982,383 6.0 WA 1,106,858 56,525 1,050,333 5.1
MI 1,764,215 109,871 1,654,344 6.2 WV 281,032 17,244 263,788 6.1
MN 892,707 41,519 851,188 4.7 WI 947,950 47,855 900,095 5.0
MS 547,301 34,135 513,166 6.2 WY 89,705 3,862 85,843 4.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 89. Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S. 187,579,233 18,995,085 168,584,148 10.1 MO 3,619,572 441,357 3,178,215 12.2
AL 2,840,491 416,011 2,424,480 14.6 MT 599,132 68,646 530,486 11.5
AK 430,938 52,686 378,252 12.2 NE 1,081,562 93,988 987,574 8.7
AZ 3,842,529 402,337 3,440,192 10.5 NV 1,610,071 135,444 1,474,627 8.4
AR 1,714,875 271,717 1,443,158 15.8 NH 847,405 75,314 772,091 8.9
CA 22,810,866 1,872,819 20,938,047 8.2 NJ 5,410,666 404,933 5,005,733 7.5
CO 3,154,163 255,593 2,898,570 8.1 NM 1,194,781 143,612 1,051,169 12.0
CT 2,180,193 179,720 2,000,473 8.2 NY 12,315,259 1,085,352 11,229,907 8.8
DE 533,701 57,808 475,893 10.8 NC 5,680,344 647,951 5,032,393 11.4
DC 402,887 35,924 366,963 8.9 ND 396,501 33,404 363,097 8.4
FL 10,894,707 1,061,265 9,833,442 9.7 OH 7,075,474 797,783 6,277,691 11.3
GA 5,986,946 617,795 5,369,151 10.3 OK 2,181,461 325,535 1,855,926 14.9
HI 766,424 56,364 710,060 7.4 OR 2,390,463 264,394 2,126,069 11.1
ID 912,280 92,753 819,527 10.2 PA 7,658,886 827,167 6,831,719 10.8
IL 8,038,424 660,637 7,377,787 8.2 RI 661,768 69,287 592,481 10.5
IN 3,924,912 430,885 3,494,027 11.0 SC 2,734,614 335,609 2,399,005 12.3
IA 1,830,038 169,636 1,660,402 9.3 SD 479,108 42,296 436,812 8.8
KS 1,697,727 174,688 1,523,039 10.3 TN 3,856,551 505,777 3,350,774 13.1
KY 2,645,727 418,430 2,227,297 15.8 TX 14,753,527 1,506,131 13,247,396 10.2
LA 2,695,878 356,203 2,339,675 13.2 UT 1,616,740 126,697 1,490,043 7.8
ME 833,572 112,731 720,841 13.5 VT 403,223 45,437 357,786 11.3
MD 3,537,345 294,388 3,242,957 8.3 VA 4,802,928 428,113 4,374,815 8.9
MA 4,160,088 383,111 3,776,977 9.2 WA 4,123,998 430,266 3,693,732 10.4
MI 6,221,972 710,554 5,511,418 11.4 WV 1,130,443 200,951 929,492 17.8
MN 3,292,177 253,800 3,038,377 7.7 WI 3,517,628 307,402 3,210,226 8.7
MS 1,755,544 279,959 1,475,585 15.9 WY 332,724 34,425 298,299 10.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 90. Civilians Ages 65 and Over Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. Of Total
Disability No Disability Disability No Disability
U.S. 37,209,240 14,179,780 23,029,460 38.1 MO 757,250 299,234 458,016 39.5
AL 613,962 276,485 337,477 45.0 MT 129,453 51,326 78,127 39.6
AK 47,715 19,247 28,468 40.3 NE 223,484 80,641 142,843 36.1
AZ 854,416 309,064 545,352 36.2 NV 291,103 103,313 187,790 35.5
AR 385,264 172,151 213,113 44.7 NH 159,359 51,830 107,529 32.5
CA 4,002,020 1,544,874 2,457,146 38.6 NJ 1,101,279 370,468 730,811 33.6
CO 495,305 172,563 322,742 34.8 NM 256,091 107,218 148,873 41.9
CT 450,684 148,729 301,955 33.0 NY 2,489,615 910,014 1,579,601 36.6
DE 116,387 44,215 72,172 38.0 NC 1,086,804 432,994 653,810 39.8
DC 66,314 23,403 42,911 35.3 ND 86,569 30,977 55,592 35.8
FL 3,104,804 1,108,251 1,996,553 35.7 OH 1,493,178 556,011 937,167 37.2
GA 950,437 392,808 557,629 41.3 OK 465,413 208,716 256,697 44.8
HI 185,748 67,217 118,531 36.2 OR 490,742 194,090 296,652 39.6
ID 173,537 70,511 103,026 40.6 PA 1,793,278 663,096 1,130,182 37.0
IL 1,495,370 547,004 948,366 36.6 RI 140,444 51,490 88,954 36.7
IN 766,401 290,719 475,682 37.9 SC 574,346 234,267 340,079 40.8
IA 413,179 145,277 267,902 35.2 SD 108,232 36,523 71,709 33.7
KS 342,796 130,630 212,166 38.1 TN 780,729 329,795 450,934 42.2
KY 537,666 237,682 299,984 44.2 TX 2,359,755 1,000,258 1,359,497 42.4
LA 511,407 233,082 278,325 45.6 UT 239,003 87,651 151,352 36.7
ME 191,146 76,522 114,624 40.0 VT 83,022 31,399 51,623 37.8
MD 653,672 218,745 434,927 33.5 VA 901,982 320,434 581,548 35.5
MA 812,031 281,753 530,278 34.7 WA 763,749 292,427 471,322 38.3
MI 1,255,657 478,279 777,378 38.1 WV 272,452 119,486 152,966 43.9
MN 610,399 198,342 412,057 32.5 WI 713,214 236,200 477,014 33.1
MS 349,088 168,862 180,226 48.4 WY 63,289 23,507 39,782 37.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 91. Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States— Hearing Disability: 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Hearing Hearing as a Pct. Of Total Hearing as a Pct. Of Disability State Total Disability Hearing Hearing as a Pct. Of Total Hearing as a Pct. Of Disability
U.S. 187,579,233 18,995,085 4,053,848 2.2 21.3 MO 3,619,572 441,357 100,110 2.8 22.7
AL 2,840,491 416,011 84,170 3.0 20.2 MT 599,132 68,646 16,471 2.7 24.0
AK 430,938 52,686 16,979 3.9 32.2 NE 1,081,562 93,988 24,479 2.3 26.0
AZ 3,842,529 402,337 81,635 2.1 20.3 NV 1,610,071 135,444 33,213 2.1 24.5
AR 1,714,875 271,717 54,273 3.2 20.0 NH 847,405 75,314 19,803 2.3 26.3
CA 22,810,866 1,872,819 373,484 1.6 19.9 NJ 5,410,666 404,933 81,094 1.5 20.0
CO 3,154,163 255,593 69,254 2.2 27.1 NM 1,194,781 143,612 35,809 3.0 24.9
CT 2,180,193 179,720 35,031 1.6 19.5 NY 12,315,259 1,085,352 189,334 1.5 17.4
DE 533,701 57,808 10,333 1.9 17.9 NC 5,680,344 647,951 135,995 2.4 21.0
DC 402,887 35,924 5,464 1.4 15.2 ND 396,501 33,404 10,667 2.7 31.9
FL 10,894,707 1,061,265 199,312 1.8 18.8 OH 7,075,474 797,783 165,801 2.3 20.8
GA 5,986,946 617,795 123,206 2.1 19.9 OK 2,181,461 325,535 82,301 3.8 25.3
HI 766,424 56,364 13,412 1.7 23.8 OR 2,390,463 264,394 66,256 2.8 25.1
ID 912,280 92,753 23,171 2.5 25.0 PA 7,658,886 827,167 169,285 2.2 20.5
IL 8,038,424 660,637 135,398 1.7 20.5 RI 661,768 69,287 12,501 1.9 18.0
IN 3,924,912 430,885 99,678 2.5 23.1 SC 2,734,614 335,609 65,891 2.4 19.6
IA 1,830,038 169,636 44,749 2.4 26.4 SD 479,108 42,296 11,776 2.5 27.8
KS 1,697,727 174,688 43,942 2.6 25.2 TN 3,856,551 505,777 109,334 2.8 21.6
KY 2,645,727 418,430 91,842 3.5 21.9 TX 14,753,527 1,506,131 352,040 2.4 23.4
LA 2,695,878 356,203 72,357 2.7 20.3 UT 1,616,740 126,697 29,504 1.8 23.3
ME 833,572 112,731 28,403 3.4 25.2 VT 403,223 45,437 10,476 2.6 23.1
MD 3,537,345 294,388 64,821 1.8 22.0 VA 4,802,928 428,113 83,822 1.7 19.6
MA 4,160,088 383,111 74,703 1.8 19.5 WA 4,123,998 430,266 104,443 2.5 24.3
MI 6,221,972 710,554 143,453 2.3 20.2 WV 1,130,443 200,951 49,245 4.4 24.5
MN 3,292,177 253,800 65,331 2.0 25.7 WI 3,517,628 307,402 70,069 2.0 22.8
MS 1,755,544 279,959 59,502 3.4 21.3 WY 332,724 34,425 10,226 3.1 29.7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101-B18107; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 92. Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States— Vision Disability: 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Vision Vision as a Pct. Of Total Vision as a Pct. Of Disability State Total Disability Vision Vision as a Pct. Of Total Vision as a Pct. Of Disability
U.S. 187,579,233 18,995,085 3,427,386 1.8 18.0 MO 3,619,572 441,357 76,011 2.1 17.2
AL 2,840,491 416,011 80,049 2.8 19.2 MT 599,132 68,646 9,672 1.6 14.1
AK 430,938 52,686 8,684 2.0 16.5 NE 1,081,562 93,988 13,554 1.3 14.4
AZ 3,842,529 402,337 83,472 2.2 20.7 NV 1,610,071 135,444 24,915 1.5 18.4
AR 1,714,875 271,717 45,409 2.6 16.7 NH 847,405 75,314 9,447 1.1 12.5
CA 22,810,866 1,872,819 355,626 1.6 19.0 NJ 5,410,666 404,933 77,305 1.4 19.1
CO 3,154,163 255,593 42,726 1.4 16.7 NM 1,194,781 143,612 31,028 2.6 21.6
CT 2,180,193 179,720 25,430 1.2 14.1 NY 12,315,259 1,085,352 183,437 1.5 16.9
DE 533,701 57,808 12,421 2.3 21.5 NC 5,680,344 647,951 125,416 2.2 19.4
DC 402,887 35,924 6,417 1.6 17.9 ND 396,501 33,404 4,811 1.2 14.4
FL 10,894,707 1,061,265 195,145 1.8 18.4 OH 7,075,474 797,783 125,314 1.8 15.7
GA 5,986,946 617,795 130,332 2.2 21.1 OK 2,181,461 325,535 66,797 3.1 20.5
HI 766,424 56,364 9,119 1.2 16.2 OR 2,390,463 264,394 40,421 1.7 15.3
ID 912,280 92,753 13,850 1.5 14.9 PA 7,658,886 827,167 133,041 1.7 16.1
IL 8,038,424 660,637 115,248 1.4 17.4 RI 661,768 69,287 10,235 1.5 14.8
IN 3,924,912 430,885 69,171 1.8 16.1 SC 2,734,614 335,609 61,255 2.2 18.3
IA 1,830,038 169,636 23,751 1.3 14.0 SD 479,108 42,296 6,471 1.4 15.3
KS 1,697,727 174,688 26,504 1.6 15.2 TN 3,856,551 505,777 99,923 2.6 19.8
KY 2,645,727 418,430 76,382 2.9 18.3 TX 14,753,527 1,506,131 342,316 2.3 22.7
LA 2,695,878 356,203 74,720 2.8 21.0 UT 1,616,740 126,697 18,700 1.2 14.8
ME 833,572 112,731 15,675 1.9 13.9 VT 403,223 45,437 6,335 1.6 13.9
MD 3,537,345 294,388 50,376 1.4 17.1 VA 4,802,928 428,113 72,768 1.5 17.0
MA 4,160,088 383,111 67,841 1.6 17.7 WA 4,123,998 430,266 68,415 1.7 15.9
MI 6,221,972 710,554 114,029 1.8 16.0 WV 1,130,443 200,951 37,391 3.3 18.6
MN 3,292,177 253,800 30,488 0.9 12.0 WI 3,517,628 307,402 42,631 1.2 13.9
MS 1,755,544 279,959 62,918 3.6 22.5 WY 332,724 34,425 3,994 1.2 11.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101-B18107; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 93. Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States— Cognitive Disability: 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Cognitive Cogn. as a Pct. Of Total Cogn. as a Pct. Of Disability State Total Disability Cognitive Cogn. as a Pct. Of Total Cogn. as a Pct. Of Disability
U.S. 187,579,233 18,995,085 7,695,235 4.1 40.5 MO 3,619,572 441,357 181,838 5.0 41.2
AL 2,840,491 416,011 172,024 6.1 41.4 MT 599,132 68,646 27,351 4.6 39.8
AK 430,938 52,686 18,329 4.3 34.8 NE 1,081,562 93,988 36,993 3.4 39.4
AZ 3,842,529 402,337 155,722 4.1 38.7 NV 1,610,071 135,444 48,114 3.0 35.5
AR 1,714,875 271,717 111,087 6.5 40.9 NH 847,405 75,314 30,707 3.6 40.8
CA 22,810,866 1,872,819 788,021 3.5 42.1 NJ 5,410,666 404,933 153,182 2.8 37.8
CO 3,154,163 255,593 97,675 3.1 38.2 NM 1,194,781 143,612 60,683 5.1 42.3
CT 2,180,193 179,720 75,434 3.5 42.0 NY 12,315,259 1,085,352 421,626 3.4 38.8
DE 533,701 57,808 21,964 4.1 38.0 NC 5,680,344 647,951 247,497 4.4 38.2
DC 402,887 35,924 16,686 4.1 46.4 ND 396,501 33,404 11,988 3.0 35.9
FL 10,894,707 1,061,265 421,629 3.9 39.7 OH 7,075,474 797,783 333,500 4.7 41.8
GA 5,986,946 617,795 227,752 3.8 36.9 OK 2,181,461 325,535 124,595 5.7 38.3
HI 766,424 56,364 20,931 2.7 37.1 OR 2,390,463 264,394 116,012 4.9 43.9
ID 912,280 92,753 40,726 4.5 43.9 PA 7,658,886 827,167 341,022 4.5 41.2
IL 8,038,424 660,637 263,582 3.3 39.9 RI 661,768 69,287 33,460 5.1 48.3
IN 3,924,912 430,885 182,322 4.6 42.3 SC 2,734,614 335,609 132,443 4.8 39.5
IA 1,830,038 169,636 70,678 3.9 41.7 SD 479,108 42,296 18,285 3.8 43.2
KS 1,697,727 174,688 72,076 4.2 41.3 TN 3,856,551 505,777 209,104 5.4 41.3
KY 2,645,727 418,430 174,902 6.6 41.8 TX 14,753,527 1,506,131 569,471 3.9 37.8
LA 2,695,878 356,203 137,696 5.1 38.7 UT 1,616,740 126,697 54,547 3.4 43.1
ME 833,572 112,731 50,814 6.1 45.1 VT 403,223 45,437 21,599 5.4 47.5
MD 3,537,345 294,388 118,341 3.3 40.2 VA 4,802,928 428,113 172,991 3.6 40.4
MA 4,160,088 383,111 179,621 4.3 46.9 WA 4,123,998 430,266 184,636 4.5 42.9
MI 6,221,972 710,554 301,741 4.8 42.5 WV 1,130,443 200,951 78,899 7.0 39.3
MN 3,292,177 253,800 115,128 3.5 45.4 WI 3,517,628 307,402 127,423 3.6 41.5
MS 1,755,544 279,959 110,609 6.3 39.5 WY 332,724 34,425 11,779 3.5 34.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101-B18107; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 94. Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States— Ambulatory Disability: 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Amb. Amb. as a Pct. Of Total Amb. as a Pct. Of Disability State Total Disability Amb. Amb. as a Pct. Of Total Amb. as a Pct. Of Disability
U.S. 187,579,233 18,995,085 9,628,591 5.1 50.7 MO 3,619,572 441,357 231,670 6.4 52.5
AL 2,840,491 416,011 239,295 8.4 57.5 MT 599,132 68,646 34,519 5.8 50.3
AK 430,938 52,686 27,031 6.3 51.3 NE 1,081,562 93,988 43,563 4.0 46.3
AZ 3,842,529 402,337 195,039 5.1 48.5 NV 1,610,071 135,444 68,813 4.3 50.8
AR 1,714,875 271,717 156,473 9.1 57.6 NH 847,405 75,314 32,723 3.9 43.4
CA 22,810,866 1,872,819 892,091 3.9 47.6 NJ 5,410,666 404,933 207,715 3.8 51.3
CO 3,154,163 255,593 117,272 3.7 45.9 NM 1,194,781 143,612 75,339 6.3 52.5
CT 2,180,193 179,720 86,317 4.0 48.0 NY 12,315,259 1,085,352 570,839 4.6 52.6
DE 533,701 57,808 27,500 5.2 47.6 NC 5,680,344 647,951 344,266 6.1 53.1
DC 402,887 35,924 19,941 4.9 55.5 ND 396,501 33,404 14,875 3.8 44.5
FL 10,894,707 1,061,265 562,762 5.2 53.0 OH 7,075,474 797,783 411,398 5.8 51.6
GA 5,986,946 617,795 318,763 5.3 51.6 OK 2,181,461 325,535 174,215 8.0 53.5
HI 766,424 56,364 24,220 3.2 43.0 OR 2,390,463 264,394 125,863 5.3 47.6
ID 912,280 92,753 41,421 4.5 44.7 PA 7,658,886 827,167 406,556 5.3 49.2
IL 8,038,424 660,637 337,955 4.2 51.2 RI 661,768 69,287 30,767 4.6 44.4
IN 3,924,912 430,885 216,955 5.5 50.4 SC 2,734,614 335,609 188,080 6.9 56.0
IA 1,830,038 169,636 74,662 4.1 44.0 SD 479,108 42,296 17,667 3.7 41.8
KS 1,697,727 174,688 80,484 4.7 46.1 TN 3,856,551 505,777 280,306 7.3 55.4
KY 2,645,727 418,430 234,744 8.9 56.1 TX 14,753,527 1,506,131 763,314 5.2 50.7
LA 2,695,878 356,203 188,279 7.0 52.9 UT 1,616,740 126,697 57,761 3.6 45.6
ME 833,572 112,731 50,424 6.0 44.7 VT 403,223 45,437 18,065 4.5 39.8
MD 3,537,345 294,388 144,878 4.1 49.2 VA 4,802,928 428,113 224,580 4.7 52.5
MA 4,160,088 383,111 168,073 4.0 43.9 WA 4,123,998 430,266 203,068 4.9 47.2
MI 6,221,972 710,554 355,963 5.7 50.1 WV 1,130,443 200,951 120,605 10.7 60.0
MN 3,292,177 253,800 103,174 3.1 40.7 WI 3,517,628 307,402 141,533 4.0 46.0
MS 1,755,544 279,959 160,492 9.1 57.3 WY 332,724 34,425 16,283 4.9 47.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101-B18107; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 95. Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States— Self-Care Disability: 2008

Derived from theAmerican Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Self-Care Self-Care as a Pct. Of Total Self-Care as a Pct. Of Disability State Total Disability Self-Care Self-Care as a Pct. Of Total Self-Care as a Pct. Of Disability
U.S. 187,579,233 18,995,085 3,332,551 1.8 17.5 MO 3,619,572 441,357 81,128 2.2 18.4
AL 2,840,491 416,011 75,871 2.7 18.2 MT 599,132 68,646 11,340 1.9 16.5
AK 430,938 52,686 9,017 2.1 17.1 NE 1,081,562 93,988 12,905 1.2 13.7
AZ 3,842,529 402,337 69,620 1.8 17.3 NV 1,610,071 135,444 22,854 1.4 16.9
AR 1,714,875 271,717 52,750 3.1 19.4 NH 847,405 75,314 10,659 1.3 14.2
CA 22,810,866 1,872,819 354,435 1.6 18.9 NJ 5,410,666 404,933 78,803 1.5 19.5
CO 3,154,163 255,593 38,061 1.2 14.9 NM 1,194,781 143,612 27,762 2.3 19.3
CT 2,180,193 179,720 30,154 1.4 16.8 NY 12,315,259 1,085,352 186,992 1.5 17.2
DE 533,701 57,808 9,795 1.8 16.9 NC 5,680,344 647,951 113,881 2.0 17.6
DC 402,887 35,924 6,055 1.5 16.9 ND 396,501 33,404 5,008 1.3 15.0
FL 10,894,707 1,061,265 201,380 1.8 19.0 OH 7,075,474 797,783 132,896 1.9 16.7
GA 5,986,946 617,795 99,861 1.7 16.2 OK 2,181,461 325,535 53,578 2.5 16.5
HI 766,424 56,364 9,023 1.2 16.0 OR 2,390,463 264,394 46,520 1.9 17.6
ID 912,280 92,753 14,600 1.6 15.7 PA 7,658,886 827,167 137,740 1.8 16.7
IL 8,038,424 660,637 125,915 1.6 19.1 RI 661,768 69,287 8,716 1.3 12.6
IN 3,924,912 430,885 73,940 1.9 17.2 SC 2,734,614 335,609 59,406 2.2 17.7
IA 1,830,038 169,636 25,879 1.4 15.3 SD 479,108 42,296 5,020 1.0 11.9
KS 1,697,727 174,688 27,623 1.6 15.8 TN 3,856,551 505,777 90,539 2.3 17.9
KY 2,645,727 418,430 73,166 2.8 17.5 TX 14,753,527 1,506,131 271,995 1.8 18.1
LA 2,695,878 356,203 66,680 2.5 18.7 UT 1,616,740 126,697 20,972 1.3 16.6
ME 833,572 112,731 15,536 1.9 13.8 VT 403,223 45,437 7,500 1.9 16.5
MD 3,537,345 294,388 45,904 1.3 15.6 VA 4,802,928 428,113 70,977 1.5 16.6
MA 4,160,088 383,111 59,333 1.4 15.5 WA 4,123,998 430,266 71,532 1.7 16.6
MI 6,221,972 710,554 131,617 2.1 18.5 WV 1,130,443 200,951 39,410 3.5 19.6
MN 3,292,177 253,800 39,217 1.2 15.5 WI 3,517,628 307,402 50,969 1.4 16.6
MS 1,755,544 279,959 53,951 3.1 19.3 WY 332,724 34,425 4,066 1.2 11.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101-B18107; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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Table 96. Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States— Independent Living Disability (ILD): 2008

Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability ILD ILD as a Pct. Of Total ILD as a Pct. Of Disability State Total Disability ILD ILD as a Pct. Of Total ILD as a Pct. Of Disability
U.S. 187,579,233 18,995,085 6,531,154 3.5 34.4 MO 3,619,572 441,357 155,774 4.3 35.3
AL 2,840,491 416,011 151,106 5.3 36.3 MT 599,132 68,646 21,579 3.6 31.4
AK 430,938 52,686 14,563 3.4 27.6 NE 1,081,562 93,988 27,805 2.6 29.6
AZ 3,842,529 402,337 132,713 3.5 33.0 NV 1,610,071 135,444 45,675 2.8 33.7
AR 1,714,875 271,717 99,208 5.8 36.5 NH 847,405 75,314 23,952 2.8 31.8
CA 22,810,866 1,872,819 687,200 3.0 36.7 NJ 5,410,666 404,933 154,856 2.9 38.2
CO 3,154,163 255,593 74,663 2.4 29.2 NM 1,194,781 143,612 50,564 4.2 35.2
CT 2,180,193 179,720 61,006 2.8 33.9 NY 12,315,259 1,085,352 387,334 3.1 35.7
DE 533,701 57,808 18,356 3.4 31.8 NC 5,680,344 647,951 217,417 3.8 33.6
DC 402,887 35,924 13,320 3.3 37.1 ND 396,501 33,404 8,869 2.2 26.6
FL 10,894,707 1,061,265 381,670 3.5 36.0 OH 7,075,474 797,783 276,081 3.9 34.6
GA 5,986,946 617,795 206,950 3.5 33.5 OK 2,181,461 325,535 95,941 4.4 29.5
HI 766,424 56,364 20,244 2.6 35.9 OR 2,390,463 264,394 85,994 3.6 32.5
ID 912,280 92,753 27,988 3.1 30.2 PA 7,658,886 827,167 282,163 3.7 34.1
IL 8,038,424 660,637 235,624 2.9 35.7 RI 661,768 69,287 21,988 3.3 31.7
IN 3,924,912 430,885 150,911 3.8 35.0 SC 2,734,614 335,609 120,308 4.4 35.8
IA 1,830,038 169,636 53,905 2.9 31.8 SD 479,108 42,296 11,262 2.4 26.6
KS 1,697,727 174,688 53,164 3.1 30.4 TN 3,856,551 505,777 181,187 4.7 35.8
KY 2,645,727 418,430 148,604 5.6 35.5 TX 14,753,527 1,506,131 480,304 3.3 31.9
LA 2,695,878 356,203 127,169 4.7 35.7 UT 1,616,740 126,697 42,011 2.6 33.2
ME 833,572 112,731 32,429 3.9 28.8 VT 403,223 45,437 14,474 3.6 31.9
MD 3,537,345 294,388 95,189 2.7 32.3 VA 4,802,928 428,113 137,781 2.9 32.2
MA 4,160,088 383,111 134,779 3.2 35.2 WA 4,123,998 430,266 138,132 3.3 32.1
MI 6,221,972 710,554 268,379 4.3 37.8 WV 1,130,443 200,951 69,456 6.1 34.6
MN 3,292,177 253,800 80,184 2.4 31.6 WI 3,517,628 307,402 104,540 3.0 34.0
MS 1,755,544 279,959 97,622 5.6 34.9 WY 332,724 34,425 8,761 2.6 25.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101-B18107; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 25 September 2009).

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