ANNUAL DISABILITY

STATISTICS COMPENDIUM

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Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the following individuals who have contributed to the success of this effort: 

Andrew Houtenville, Ph.D., Tony Ruiz, Ph.D., Penny Gould, Nichole Guntz, Matthew Gianino, Jason Paradis, 

Mica Kurtz, Danielle Abraham, and Debra Brucker, Ph.D.

Funding for this publication made possible by: 

The Hunter College, City University of New York, Rehabilitation, Research and Training Center on 

Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC), which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, 

National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research, under cooperative agreements H133B080012. 

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Section 1: Population and Prevalence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Section 2: Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Section 3: Time Trend Population Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Section 4: Poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Section 5: Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Section 6: Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Section 7: Health Insurance Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Section 8: Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Section 9: Social Security Administration Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Section 10: Medicaid and Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Section 11: Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Section 12: Vocational Rehabilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Section 13: Federal Government Spending and Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Section 14: International Disability Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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Introduction

Overview. Statistics are a powerful tool—in 

research, policymaking, program evaluation, 

and advocacy. They are used to frame the issues, 

monitor current circumstances and progress, 

judge the effectiveness of policies and programs, 

make projections about the future, and predict 

the costs of potential policy changes. 

Statistics about the population with disabilities 

and about the government programs that 

serve people with disabilities—disability 

statistics—are often difficult to find. Numerous 

government agencies generate and publish 

disability statistics, and as a result, disability 

statistics are scattered and buried in documents 

and Web sites all across the Federal government. 

The Disability Statistics Compendium is an 

annual publication of statistics on people with 

disabilities and government programs that serve 

the population with disabilities and is modeled 

after the Statistical Abstracts of the United States, 

published yearly by the U.S. Department of 

Commerce. The Compendium is designed 

to serve as a reference guide to government 

publications. At the bottom of each table, 

the source of data appearing in each table is 

presented. These referenced sources contain 

additional statistical and information about the 

way the data were collected and the statistics 

were generated. Each year, the Compendium is 

to reflect the statistics published over the year. 

Moreover, new statistics are added each year, 

as new data sources and publications become 

available.

Topics. As in previous years, this—the third 

annual Compendium—provides state-level 

statistics and monthly time-trend statistics 

published by Federal agencies. Topics covered in 

this year’s Compendium include:

•	 population size,

•	 prevalence of disability,

•	 labor force participation,

•	 unemployment,

•	 employment,

•	 poverty,

•	 earnings from work,

•	 enrollment in education,

•	 educational attainment,

•	 self-reported health status,

•	 health behaviors,

•	 immunization,

•	 health care coverage,

•	 continuous health care provision,

•	 Supplemental Security Income,

•	 Social Security Disability Insurance,

•	 special education, and

•	 vocational rehabilitation.

New This Year. In addition, this year the 

Compendium contains time-trends on numerous 

topics; these statistics are generated from the 

original data source—the Current Population 

Survey-Annual Social and Economic Survey 

(CPS-ASEC). 

Additional Resources. A glossary is provided 

to assist in the interpretation of the statistics 

contained in the Compendium. In addition, 

assistance in interpreting statistics and locating 

additional statistics is available via our toll-free 

number, 866-538-9521, on our website, 

www.DisabilityCompendium.org, or by e-mail, 

disability.statistics@unh.edu.

Suggested Citation. Houtenville, Andrew 

J. and Ruiz, Tony. 2011. Annual Disability 

Statistics Compendium: 2011. Durham, NH: 

University of New Hampshire, Institute on 

Disability.
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List of Tables

Table 1.1: Resident Population—States: 2006 

to 2010

Table 1.2: State Resident Population—

Projections: 2015 to 2030

Table 1.3: Civilians Living in the Community 

for the United States and States, by Disability 

Status: 2010

Table 1.4: Civilians Ages Under 5 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 1.5: Civilians Ages 5 to 17 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 1.6: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 1.7: Civilians Ages 65 Years and Over 

Living in the Community for the United States 

and States, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 1.8: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Hearing Disability: 2010

Table 1.9: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Vision Disability: 2010

Table 1.10: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Cognitive Disability: 2010

Table 1.11: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Ambulatory Disability: 2010

Table 1.12: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Self-Care Disability: 2010

Table 1.13: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Independent Living Disability (ILD): 

2010

Table 1.14: Change in Civilians with 

Disabilities Living in the Community for the 

United States and States: 2009 to 2010

Table 2.1: Employment—Civilians with 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2010

Table 2.2: Employment—Civilians without 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2010

Table 2.3: Employment—Civilians with 

Hearing Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States: 2010

Table 2.4: Employment—Civilians with Vision 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2010

Table 2.5: Employment—Civilians with 

Cognitive Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years 

Living in the Community for the United States 

and States: 2010

Table 2.6: Employment—Civilians with 

Ambulatory Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years 

Living in the Community for the United States 

and States: 2010

Table 2.7: Employment—Civilians with SelfCare Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States: 2010

Table 2.8: Employment—Civilians with 

Independent Living Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 

Years Living in the Community for the United 

States and States: 2010

Table 2.9: Employment Gap—Civilians Ages 

18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the 

United States and States, by Disability Status: 

2010

Table 2.10: Change in Employment Gap—

Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States, by 

Disability Status: 2009 to 2010

Table 2.11: Employment: Full-Time, YearRound—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 16 

to 64 Years Living in the Community for the 

United States and States: 2010
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Table 2.12: Employment: Full-Time, YearRound—Civilians without Disabilities Ages 16 

to 64 Years Living in the Community for the 

United States and States: 2010

Table 2.13: Employment: Full-Time, YearRound Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years 

Living in the Community for the United States 

and States, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 3.1: Monthly Employment of Civilians 

Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status: June 2009 

through August 2011

Table 3.2: Monthly Labor Force Participation 

of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status

Table 3.3: Monthly Unemployment of Civilians 

Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status

Table 3.4: Number of Civilians with Disabilities 

Ages 16-64, by Definition of Disability, 

Disability Status, and Year, in March 1981-2011

Table 3.5: Labor Force Participation Rate 

among Civilians Ages 16-64 by Disability Status 

and Year, in March, 1981-2011

Table 3.6: Employment Rate among Civilians 

Ages 16-64 by Disability Status and Year, in 

March, 1981-2011

Table 3.7: Labor Market Attachment Rate 

among Civilians Ages 16-64 by Disability Status 

and Year, 1980-2010

Table 3.8: Full-Time, Full-Year Rate among 

Civilians Ages 16-64 by Disability Status and 

Year, 1980-2010

Table 3.9: Poverty Rate among Civilians Ages 

16-64 by Disability Status and Year, 1980-2010

Table 4.1: Poverty—Civilians with Disabilities 

Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community 

for the United States and States: 2010

Table 4.2: Poverty—Civilians without 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2010

Table 4.3: Poverty Gap—Civilians Ages 18 

to 64 Years Living in the Community for the 

United States and States by Disability Status: 

2010

Table 4.4: Change in Poverty Gap—Civilians 

Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community 

for the United States and States, by Disability 

Status: 2009 to 2010

Table 5.1: Earnings-Median Earnings of 

Civilians 16 Years and Over in the Past 12 

Months for the United States and States, by 

Disability Status (in 2010 inflation-adjusted 

dollars): 2010

Table 6.1: Service-Connected Disability RatingCivilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living 

in the Community, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 6.2: Civilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and 

Over Living in the Community for the United 

States and States, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 6.3: Poverty—Civilian Veterans with 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2010

Table 6.4: Poverty—Civilian Veterans without 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2010

Table 6.5: Poverty Gap—Civilian Veterans Ages 

18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the 

United States and States by Disability Status: 

2010

Table 6.6: Veterans Benefits Administration—

Compensation and Pension Benefits Paid to 

Disabled Veterans (in dollars): Federal Fiscal 

Year 2010

Table 7.1: Health Insurance Coverage—

Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States by 

Disability Status: 2010

Table 7.2: Health Insurance Coverage—

Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years 

Living in the Community for the United States 

and States by Type of Coverage: 2010

Table 8.1: Persons 18 and Over Living in the 

Community, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 8.2: Persons 18 and Over Who 

Experience Disability, by Age: 2010
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Table 8.3: Health Behavior—Smoking among 

Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 

2010

Table 8.4: Health Behavior—Obesity among 

Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 

2010

Table 8.5: Health Behavior—Binge Drinking 

among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability 

Status: 2010

Table 8.6: Immunization—Influenza 

Vaccination (Current) among Persons Aged 18 

and Over, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 8.7: Health Care Coverage—Among 

Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 

2010

Table 8.8: Change in the Percentage of the 

Total Population with a Disability, 18 and Over 

Living in the Community: 2009 to 2010

Table 9.1: Supplemental Security Income—

Number of Recipients of Federally Administered 

Payments: December 2009

Table 9.2: Supplemental Security Income—

Total Federally Administered Payments (in 

thousands of dollars): December 2009

Table 9.3: Supplemental Security Income—

Number of Recipients of Federally Administered 

Payments under Age 18: December 2009

Table 9.4: Supplemental Security Income—

Number of Recipients of Federally Administered 

Payments, by Age: December 2009

Table 9.5: Social Security Disability 

Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries: December 

2009

Table 9.6: Social Security Disability 

Insurance—Total Annual Benefits (in thousands 

of dollars): December 2009

Table 9.7: Social Security Disability Insurance 

and Supplemental Security Income—Number 

of Total and Concurrent Beneficiaries, Ages 18-

64: December 2009

Table 9.8a: Supplemental Security Income—

Change in the Number of Recipients of 

Federally Administered Payments, Total and 

Aged Eligible: 2008 to 2009 

Table 9.8b: Supplemental Security Income—

Change in the Number of Recipients of 

Federally Administered Payments, Blind and 

Disabled Eligible: 2008 to 2009 

Table 9.9a: Social Security Disability 

Insurance—Change in the Number of 

Beneficiaries of Federally Administered 

Payments, Total and Disabled Worker Eligible: 

2008 to 2009 

Table 9.9b: Social Security Disability 

Insurance—Change in the Number of 

Beneficiaries of Federally Administered 

Payments from 2008 to 2009 

Table 9.10: Monthly Number of Social Security 

Disability Insurance (SSDI) Participants

Table 10.1: Medicaid—Medicaid Payments by 

Disability Status (in millions of dollars): Fiscal 

Year 2008

Table 10.2: Medicaid—Medicaid Persons with 

Disabilities Served (Disabled Beneficiaries): 

Fiscal Year 2008 

Table 10.3: Medicare—Medicare Payments 

by Type of Entitlement (in millions of dollars, 

unadjusted): 1973-2009 

Table 10.4: Medicare—Medicare Enrollment 

by Type of Entitlement: July 1, 2009

Table 10.5: Medicaid—Change in Percent of 

Total Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Fiscal Year 

2007 to Fiscal Year 2008

Table 10.6: Medicare—Change in Percent of 

Total Enrollees with Disabilities: 2008 to 2009 

Table 11.1: Special Education—Students 

Ages 6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, as a 

Percentage of Population: Fall 2009

Table 11.2: Special Education—Children and 

Students Served under IDEA, Part B, by Age: 

Fall 2009

Table 11.3a: Special Education—Students Ages 

6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select 

Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2009
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Table 11.3b: Special Education—Students 

Ages 6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select 

Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2009

Table 11.3c: Special Education—Students Ages 

6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select 

Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2009

Table 11.3d: Special Education—Students 

Ages 6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select 

Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2009

Table 11.4: Special Education—Educational 

Environment—Students Ages 6-21 Served 

under IDEA, Part B that Spent 40 Percent or 

More Time Inside Regular Class: Fall 2009

Table 11.5: Special Education—Students Ages 

14-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, Left School, 

by Reason: 2008-2009

Table 11.6: Special Education—Graduation 

Rate among Students Ages 14-21 Served under 

IDEA, Part B: 2008-2009

Table 11.7: Special Education—Dropout Rate 

among Students Ages 14-21 Served under 

IDEA, Part B: 2008-2009

Table 11.8: Special Education—Change in 

Graduation Rate among Students Ages 14-21 

Served under IDEA, Part B: Fall 2008 School 

Year to Fall 2009 School Year

Table 11.9: Special Education—Change in 

Dropout Rate among Students Ages 14-21 

Served under IDEA, Part B: Fall 2008 School 

Year to Fall 2009 School Year

Table 11.10: Special Education—State Grant 

Awards under IDEA Part B (in dollars): Federal 

Fiscal Year 2007

Table 12.1: Vocational Rehabilitation—

Applicants: Federal Fiscal Year 2009

Table 12.2: Vocational Rehabilitation—

Closures after Services Initiated or Completed: 

Federal Fiscal Year 2009

Table 12.3: Vocational Rehabilitation—

Closures with Successful Employment 

Outcomes: Federal Fiscal Year 2009

Table 12.4: Vocational Rehabilitation—

Rehabilitation Rate: Federal Fiscal Year 2009

Table 12.5: Vocational Rehabilitation—Total 

Expenditures (in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 

2009

Table 12.6: Vocational Rehabilitation—

Postsecondary Institution of Higher Education 

Expenditures (in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 

2009

Table 12.7: Vocational Rehabilitation—State 

Agencies on Order of Selection: 2004 through 

2009

Table 12.8: Vocational Rehabilitation—Change 

in the Number of Applicants: 2008 to 2009 

Table 12.9: Vocational Rehabilitation—Change 

in the Rehabilitation Rate: 2008 to 2009 

Table 13.1: Federal Government Spending and 

Employment—Federal Expenditures on Income 

Maintenance Programs

Table 13.2: Federal Government Spending 

and Employment—Federal Expenditures on 

Housing and Food Assistance

Table 13.3: Federal Government Spending and 

Employment—Federal Expenditures on Health 

Care Programs 

Table 13.4: Federal Government Spending 

and Employment—Federal Expenditures 

on Education, Training, and Employment 

Readiness

Table 13.5: Federal Government Spending and 

Employment—Federal Expenditures on Other 

Services 

Table 13.6: Federal Government Spending and 

Employment—Federal Employment of People 

with Disabilities and People with Targeted 

Disabilities (PWTD): As of September 30, 2006

Table 14.1: International Disability Statistics—

Employment Rates of Working-Age People with 

Disabilities in Selected OECD Countries

Table 14.2: International Disability Statistics—

Disability Benefit Recipients as Percent of the 

Working-Age Population in Selected OECD 

Countries
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Section 1: Population and 

Prevalence

This section presents statistics on U.S. resident 

population and projected population, as well as 

disability prevalence. The prevalence statistics 

describe disability prevalence by age and by 

disability type. The principal source of these 

data is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the 

American Community Survey.

American Community Survey (ACS)—The 

ACS is a large, continuous demographic survey 

conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that 

will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles 

of America’s communities every year. Annual 

and multi-year estimates of population and 

housing data are generated for small areas, 

including tracts and population subgroups. 

This information is collected by mailing 

questionnaires to a sample of addresses.

Ambulatory Disability (ACS)—In the 

ACS, individuals five or more years old who 

responded “yes” when asked if they had “serious 

difficulty walking or climbing stairs.”

Cognitive Disability (ACS)—In the ACS, 

individuals who indicated “yes” when asked 

if due to a physical, mental, or emotional 

condition, they had “serious difficulty 

concentrating, remembering, or making 

decisions.”

Disability Status (ACS)—The U.S. Census 

Bureau used six questions to identify persons 

with disabilities. A response of “yes” to 

any one of the questions indicates that the 

person in question has a disability—vision, 

hearing, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and 

independent living. However, the cognitive, 

ambulatory, self-care, and independent living 

related questions are not used to identify 

disability in individuals less than five years old, 

and the independent living related question is 

not used to identify disability in individuals less 

than 18 years old.

Hearing Disability (ACS)—In the ACS, 

individuals who indicated “yes” when asked if 

they were “deaf or ... [had] serious difficulty 

hearing.”

Independent Living Disability (ACS)—In 

the ACS, individuals who indicated “yes” 

when asked if, due to a physical, mental, or 

emotional condition, they had difficulty “doing 

errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or 

shopping.”

Resident Population—All residents (both 

civilian and Armed Forces) living in the 

United States (all 50 states and the District of 

Columbia).

Self-Care Disability (ACS)—In the ACS, 

individuals five or more years old who 

responded “yes” when asked if they had “serious 

difficulty dressing or bathing.”

Vision Disability (ACS)—In the ACS, 

individuals who indicated “yes” when asked if 

they were “blind or ... [had] serious difficulty 

seeing even when wearing glasses.”

Tables

Table 1.1: In 2010, the resident population 

in the United States was estimated to be 

309,050,816 individuals, up from 298,431,771 

individuals in 2006—a 3.4 percent increase. 

The state with the largest population in 2010 

was California, with 37,266,600 individuals. 

The state with the smallest population in 2010 

was Wyoming, with 547,637individuals. The 

largest percentage increase in population from 

2006 to 2010 was in Utah—a 8.8 percent 

increase, while the largest decrease in population 

was in Michigan—a 1.5 percent decrease.

Table 1.2: The projected 2030 resident 

population in the United States is 363,584,435 

individuals—a projected 19.6 percent increase 

from 2008. The state with the largest projected 

population in 2030 is California, with 

46,444,861 individuals. The largest projected 

percentage increase in population from 

2008 to 2030 is in Arizona—a 64.8 percent 

increase, while the largest projected decrease in 

population was in the District of Columbia—a 

26.8 percent decrease.

Table 1.3: Based on data from the American 

Community Survey (ACS), in 2010, there 

were 304,287,836 individuals living in the 
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community, 36,354,712 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence 

rate of 11.9 percent. The state with the largest 

number of individuals with disabilities was 

California, with 3,640,092 individuals with 

disabilities, while the state with the smallest 

number of individuals with disabilities was 

Wyoming, with 65,570 individuals with 

disabilities. West Virginia had the highest 

prevalence rate, 18.9 percent, while Utah had 

the lowest prevalence rate, 8.5 percent.

Table 1.4: In 2010, there were 20,132,071 

individuals under 5 years old living in the 

community, 156,038 of which were individuals 

with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 0.8 

percent. For this age range, Maine had the 

highest prevalence rate, 1.8 percent, while 

North and South Dakota had the lowest 

prevalence rate, 0.3 percent.

Table 1.5: In 2010, there were 53,885,453 

individuals ages 5 to 17 years living in 

the community, 2,798,597 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate 

of 5.2 percent. For this age range, the District 

of Columbia had the highest prevalence rate, 

8.4 percent, while North Dakota had the lowest 

prevalence rate, 4.1 percent.

Table 1.6: In 2010, there were 191,138,060 

individuals ages 18 to 64 years living in 

the community, 19,048,426 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence 

rate of 10.0 percent. For this age range, West 

Virginia had the highest prevalence rate, 17.2 

percent, while New Jersey had the lowest 

prevalence rate, 7.3 percent.

Table 1.7: In 2010, there were 39,132,252 

individuals ages 65 years and over living in 

the community, 14,351,651 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate 

of 36.7 percent. For this age range, Mississippi 

had the highest prevalence rate, 45.5 percent, 

while Delaware had the lowest prevalence rate, 

31.3 percent.

Tables 1.8–1.13: In 2010, of the 191,138,060 

individuals ages 18 to 64 years living in the 

community,

•	 3,924,360 individuals (or 2.1 percent) had a 

hearing disability,

•	 3,209,067 individuals (or 1.7 percent) had a 

vision disability,

•	 7,943,002 individuals (or 4.2 percent) had a 

cognitive disability,

•	 9,856,708 individuals (or 5.2 percent) had 

an ambulatory disability,

•	 3,444,202 individuals (or 1.8 percent) had a 

self-care disability, and

•	 6,648,058 individuals (or 3.5 percent) had 

an independent living disability.

Table 1.14: In 2009, there were 36,150,710 

individuals with disabilities living in the 

community. In 2010, there were 36,354,712 

individuals with disabilities living in the 

community, a 0.56 percent increase. The 

largest percentage increase in the population 

of individuals with disabilities from 2009 to 

2010 was in the Rhode Island, a 10.26 percent 

increase. The District of Columbia had the 

largest decrease in the population of individuals 

with disabilities from 2009 to 2010, an 8.54 

percent decrease
10 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 1.1 Resident Population—States: 2007 to 2010 Data as of 2010.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates, Table NST-EST2010-01; <http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State 2007 2008 2009 2010

U.S. 301,393,632 304,177,401 306,656,290 309,050,816AL 4,634,063 4,673,889 4,707,496 4,729,656AK 679,893 685,532 694,690 708,862AZ 6,360,238 6,499,207 6,587,653 6,676,627AR 2,841,595 2,867,099 2,887,331 2,910,236CA 36,185,908 36,538,008 36,887,615 37,266,600CO 4,837,229 4,928,676 5,015,155 5,095,309CT 3,488,084 3,502,664 3,514,826 3,526,937DE 865,314 876,794 884,124 891,464DC 585,916 589,929 599,975 610,589FL 18,262,096 18,410,241 18,509,936 18,678,049GA 9,526,642 9,690,277 9,813,588 9,908,357HI 1,269,796 1,280,001 1,288,285 1,300,086ID 1,498,390 1,526,295 1,544,465 1,559,796IL 12,775,864 12,836,402 12,893,278 12,944,410IN 6,344,771 6,386,601 6,417,276 6,445,295IA 2,979,867 2,994,658 3,008,331 3,023,081KS 2,773,740 2,795,257 2,817,430 2,841,121KY 4,254,513 4,287,259 4,312,268 4,339,435LA 4,373,448 4,448,806 4,489,490 4,529,426ME 1,315,749 1,318,133 1,315,889 1,312,939MD 5,627,211 5,650,870 5,688,399 5,737,274MA 6,499,672 6,544,089 6,592,205 6,631,280MI 10,051,145 9,999,456 9,955,260 9,931,235MN 5,191,267 5,230,247 5,262,824 5,290,447MS 2,920,312 2,939,234 2,949,943 2,960,467

State 2007 2008 2009 2010

MO 5,905,750 5,951,844 5,982,234 6,011,741

MT 957,123 967,717 974,163 980,152NE 1,768,745 1,780,143 1,794,852 1,811,072NV 2,564,816 2,612,460 2,638,588 2,654,751NH 1,316,496 1,320,981 1,322,181 1,323,531NJ 8,630,810 8,657,319 8,693,723 8,732,811NM 1,966,357 1,984,179 2,007,315 2,033,875NY 19,419,540 19,464,482 19,522,612 19,577,730NC 9,047,856 9,230,086 9,357,107 9,458,888ND 637,534 640,525 645,903 653,778OH 11,518,989 11,526,691 11,531,860 11,532,111OK 3,608,759 3,640,241 3,685,640 3,724,447OR 3,730,833 3,780,596 3,823,058 3,855,536PA 12,517,701 12,562,536 12,602,112 12,632,780RI 1,059,706 1,058,368 1,057,451 1,056,870SC 4,417,059 4,497,746 4,554,258 4,596,958SD 795,521 803,047 810,814 820,077TN 6,172,788 6,239,542 6,291,220 6,338,112TX 23,824,518 24,290,611 24,770,651 25,213,445UT 2,662,908 2,724,685 2,780,871 2,830,753VT 620,438 620,967 621,436 622,433VA 7,705,466 7,780,691 7,862,480 7,952,119WA 6,464,167 6,566,085 6,671,597 6,746,199WV 1,812,295 1,816,352 1,821,290 1,825,513WI 5,601,508 5,627,257 5,650,751 5,668,519WY 523,226 532,626 544,391 547,637
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 11 State 2015 2020 2025 2030 U.S. 322,365,787 335,804,546 349,439,199 363,584,435 AL 4,663,111 4,728,915 4,800,092 4,874,243 AK 732,544 774,421 820,881 867,674 AZ 7,495,238 8,456,448 9,531,537 10,712,397 AR 2,968,913 3,060,219 3,151,005 3,240,208 CA 40,123,232 42,206,743 44,305,177 46,444,861 CO 5,049,493 5,278,867 5,522,803 5,792,357 CT 3,635,414 3,675,650 3,691,016 3,688,630 DE 927,400 963,209 990,694 1,012,658 DC 506,323 480,540 455,108 433,414 FL 21,204,132 23,406,525 25,912,458 28,685,769 GA 10,230,578 10,843,753 11,438,622 12,017,838 HI 1,385,952 1,412,373 1,438,720 1,466,046 ID 1,630,045 1,741,333 1,852,627 1,969,624 IL 13,097,218 13,236,720 13,340,507 13,432,892 IN 6,517,631 6,627,008 6,721,322 6,810,108 IA 3,026,380 3,020,496 2,993,222 2,955,172 KS 2,852,690 2,890,566 2,919,002 2,940,084 KY 4,351,188 4,424,431 4,489,662 4,554,998 LA 4,673,721 4,719,160 4,762,398 4,802,633 ME 1,388,878 1,408,665 1,414,402 1,411,097 MD 6,208,392 6,497,626 6,762,732 7,022,251 MA 6,758,580 6,855,546 6,938,636 7,012,009 MI 10,599,122 10,695,993 10,713,730 10,694,172 MN 5,668,211 5,900,769 6,108,787 6,306,130 MS 3,014,409 3,044,812 3,069,420 3,092,410 State 2015 2020 2025 2030 MO 6,069,556 6,199,882 6,315,366 6,430,173 MT 999,489 1,022,735 1,037,387 1,044,898 NE 1,788,508 1,802,678 1,812,787 1,820,247 NV 3,058,190 3,452,283 3,863,298 4,282,102 NH 1,456,679 1,524,751 1,586,348 1,646,471 NJ 9,255,769 9,461,635 9,636,644 9,802,440 NM 2,041,539 2,084,341 2,106,584 2,099,708 NY 19,546,699 19,576,920 19,540,179 19,477,429 NC 10,010,770 10,709,289 11,449,153 12,227,739 ND 635,133 630,112 620,777 606,566 OH 11,635,446 11,644,058 11,605,738 11,550,528 OK 3,661,694 3,735,690 3,820,994 3,913,251 OR 4,012,924 4,260,393 4,536,418 4,833,918 PA 12,710,938 12,787,354 12,801,945 12,768,184 RI 1,139,543 1,154,230 1,157,855 1,152,941 SC 4,642,137 4,822,577 4,989,550 5,148,569 SD 796,954 801,939 801,845 800,462 TN 6,502,017 6,780,670 7,073,125 7,380,634 TX 26,585,801 28,634,896 30,865,134 33,317,744 UT 2,783,040 2,990,094 3,225,680 3,485,367 VT 673,169 690,686 703,288 711,867 VA 8,466,864 8,917,395 9,364,304 9,825,019 WA 6,950,610 7,432,136 7,996,400 8,624,801 WV 1,822,758 1,801,112 1,766,435 1,719,959 WI 5,882,760 6,004,954 6,088,374 6,150,764 WY 528,005 530,948 529,031 522,979 

Table 1.2 State Resident Population—Projections: 2015 to 2030Projections for July 1. These state projections were produced in correspondence with the U.S. interim projections released in March 2004. Projections in this table were developed for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia by age and sex for the years 2000 to 2030, based on Census 2000 results. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Interim State Population Projections, Table 6. Internet Release Date: April 21, 2005; <http://www.census.gov/population/projections/PressTab6.xls>; (accessed 8 June 2009).
12 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 1.3 Civilians Living in the Community for the U.S. and States, by Disability Status: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September, 2011).

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

U.S. 304,287,836 36,354,712 267,933,124 11.9AL 4,702,769 760,409 3,942,360 16.2AK 689,249 75,157 614,092 10.9AZ 6,310,174 705,940 5,604,234 11.2AR 2,867,611 467,726 2,399,885 16.3CA 36,815,569 3,640,092 33,175,477 9.9CO 4,956,873 498,680 4,458,193 10.1CT 3,519,913 367,557 3,152,356 10.4DE 885,232 108,444 776,788 12.3DC 594,282 66,187 528,095 11.1FL 18,534,081 2,366,590 16,167,491 12.8GA 9,519,836 1,112,830 8,407,006 11.7HI 1,315,677 140,600 1,175,077 10.7ID 1,551,635 195,748 1,355,887 12.6IL 12,673,245 1,291,233 11,382,012 10.2IN 6,391,470 799,586 5,591,884 12.5IA 3,004,885 336,654 2,668,231 11.2KS 2,804,461 341,426 2,463,035 12.2KY 4,242,714 711,057 3,531,657 16.8LA 4,440,314 671,831 3,768,483 15.1ME 1,313,037 198,362 1,114,675 15.1MD 5,687,998 581,208 5,106,790 10.2MA 6,478,067 699,252 5,778,815 10.8MI 9,763,683 1,324,841 8,438,842 13.6MN 5,252,092 522,643 4,729,449 10.0MS 2,902,907 472,835 2,430,072 16.3MO 5,879,864 814,231 5,065,633 13.8

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

MT 975,562 125,302 850,260 12.8

NE 1,802,049 205,958 1,596,091 11.4NV 2,668,966 283,182 2,385,784 10.6NH 1,302,639 145,812 1,156,827 11.2NJ 8,693,541 844,976 7,848,565 9.7NM 2,032,699 269,338 1,763,361 13.3NY 19,134,281 2,020,411 17,113,870 10.6NC 9,360,661 1,235,138 8,125,523 13.2ND 660,611 68,797 591,814 10.4OH 11,358,640 1,506,324 9,852,316 13.3OK 3,677,206 576,551 3,100,655 15.7OR 3,799,107 525,066 3,274,041 13.8PA 12,506,000 1,638,378 10,867,622 13.1RI 1,036,743 140,125 896,618 13.5SC 4,536,835 628,776 3,908,059 13.9SD 798,141 90,173 707,968 11.3TN 6,259,546 947,295 5,312,251 15.1TX 24,779,450 2,863,514 21,915,936 11.6UT 2,750,354 233,861 2,516,493 8.5VT 619,886 81,990 537,896 13.2VA 7,807,416 844,951 6,962,465 10.8WA 6,638,081 791,733 5,846,348 11.9WV 1,823,372 344,503 1,478,869 18.9WI 5,613,402 605,869 5,007,533 10.8WY 555,010 65,570 489,440 11.8PR 3,695,636 726,334 2,969,302 19.7
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 13 State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability U.S. 20,132,071 156,038 19,976,033 0.8 AL 308,069 2,644 305,425 0.9 AK 53,582 684 52,898 1.3 AZ 455,421 3,068 452,353 0.7 AR 194,311 1,756 192,555 0.9 CA 2,528,746 20,240 2,508,506 0.8 CO 342,277 2,608 339,669 0.8 CT 201,685 757 200,928 0.4 DE 56,095 802 55,293 1.4 DC 32,861 406 32,455 1.2 FL 1,067,986 7,926 1,060,060 0.7 GA 682,200 5,299 676,901 0.8 HI 86,693 507 86,186 0.6 ID 120,708 1,706 119,002 1.4 IL 832,931 6,234 826,697 0.7 IN 433,315 2,915 430,400 0.7 IA 199,665 1,606 198,059 0.8 KS 205,100 1,402 203,698 0.7 KY 279,755 3,179 276,576 1.1 LA 314,008 3,381 310,627 1.1 ME 68,516 1,214 67,302 1.8 MD 364,928 3,679 361,249 1.0 MA 365,997 2,086 363,911 0.6 MI 592,380 4,898 587,482 0.8 MN 356,081 2,386 353,695 0.7 MS 209,079 1,784 207,295 0.9 MO 387,426 2,945 384,481 0.8 State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability MT 61,872 333 61,539 0.5 NE 131,637 840 130,797 0.6 NV 186,705 1,259 185,446 0.7 NH 68,873 359 68,514 0.5 NJ 538,571 3,466 535,105 0.6 NM 144,016 1,150 142,866 0.8 NY 1,150,303 7,843 1,142,460 0.7 NC 632,020 6,572 625,448 1.0 ND 44,441 147 44,294 0.3 OH 716,052 5,105 710,947 0.7 OK 263,885 2,062 261,823 0.8 OR 236,032 3,707 232,325 1.6 PA 726,278 4,926 721,352 0.7 RI 57,112 867 56,245 1.5 SC 301,793 2,262 299,531 0.7 SD 57,488 179 57,309 0.3 TN 406,413 3,538 402,875 0.9 TX 1,929,338 12,152 1,917,186 0.6 UT 263,603 2,751 260,852 1.0 VT 32,268 221 32,047 0.7 VA 507,432 2,771 504,661 0.5 WA 438,209 3,946 434,263 0.9 WV 101,843 460 101,383 0.5 WI 355,052 2,865 352,187 0.8 WY 41,020 145 40,875 0.4 PR 223,111 2,406 220,705 1.1

Table 1.4 Civilians Ages Under 5 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States, by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 17 September 2011).
14 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 1.5 Civilians Ages 5 to 17 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States, by Disability Status: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

U.S. 53,885,453 2,798,597 51,086,856 5.2AL 825,569 54,000 771,569 6.5AK 134,402 5,649 128,753 4.2AZ 1,174,510 52,289 1,122,221 4.5AR 515,063 37,490 477,573 7.3CA 6,759,945 263,014 6,496,931 3.9CO 883,931 38,044 845,887 4.3CT 613,325 27,975 585,350 4.6DE 149,951 8,272 141,679 5.5DC 68,129 5,710 62,419 8.4FL 2,922,261 147,859 2,774,402 5.1GA 1,810,081 96,038 1,714,043 5.3HI 216,968 10,843 206,125 5.0ID 307,588 17,377 290,211 5.6IL 2,288,788 100,509 2,188,279 4.4IN 1,169,005 66,291 1,102,714 5.7IA 522,097 25,329 496,768 4.9KS 520,337 25,927 494,410 5.0KY 738,620 51,338 687,282 7.0LA 799,321 58,195 741,126 7.3ME 204,582 15,428 189,154 7.5MD 985,083 48,469 936,614 4.9MA 1,048,749 57,366 991,383 5.5MI 1,739,095 109,403 1,629,692 6.3MN 924,941 45,313 879,628 4.9MS 542,906 35,912 506,994 6.6MO 1,026,304 60,030 966,274 5.8

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

MT 159,583 8,495 151,088 5.3NE 327,232 15,771 311,461 4.8NV 477,037 18,990 458,047 4.0NH 216,857 13,751 203,106 6.3NJ 1,518,884 68,803 1,450,081 4.5NM 373,642 16,100 357,542 4.3NY 3,151,358 142,233 3,009,125 4.5NC 1,648,629 94,966 1,553,663 5.8ND 105,667 4,354 101,313 4.1OH 1,999,070 127,911 1,871,159 6.4OK 665,464 39,000 626,464 5.9OR 629,330 36,507 592,823 5.8PA 2,051,955 132,061 1,919,894 6.4RI 166,858 11,715 155,143 7.0SC 776,684 37,453 739,231 4.8SD 143,405 6,115 137,290 4.3TN 1,086,684 66,126 1,020,558 6.1TX 4,946,684 272,523 4,674,161 5.5UT 606,780 22,353 584,427 3.7VT 97,393 7,096 90,297 7.3VA 1,342,233 59,307 1,282,926 4.4WA 1,144,727 56,114 1,088,613 4.9WV 283,431 21,169 262,262 7.5WI 979,106 51,077 928,029 5.2WY 95,209 4,537 90,672 4.8PR 674,329 65,179 609,150 9.7
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 15 State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability U.S. 191,138,060 19,048,426 172,089,634 10.0 AL 2,931,536 422,792 2,508,744 14.4 AK 449,435 48,489 400,946 10.8 AZ 3,804,683 363,680 3,441,003 9.6 AR 1,753,433 255,498 1,497,935 14.6 CA 23,349,907 1,818,312 21,531,595 7.8 CO 3,194,530 272,809 2,921,721 8.5 CT 2,220,078 179,340 2,040,738 8.1 DE 553,769 60,128 493,641 10.9 DC 426,175 37,235 388,940 8.7 FL 11,335,279 1,114,635 10,220,644 9.8 GA 6,024,027 614,809 5,409,218 10.2 HI 818,181 66,198 751,983 8.1 ID 930,312 103,069 827,243 11.1 IL 8,001,743 640,076 7,361,667 8.0 IN 3,982,366 435,239 3,547,127 10.9 IA 1,854,816 171,572 1,683,244 9.3 KS 1,718,527 177,640 1,540,887 10.3 KY 2,667,980 423,348 2,244,632 15.9 LA 2,788,424 378,341 2,410,083 13.6 ME 836,479 104,131 732,348 12.4 MD 3,650,938 297,641 3,353,297 8.2 MA 4,199,533 354,378 3,845,155 8.4 MI 6,106,494 714,665 5,391,829 11.7 MN 3,314,300 266,012 3,048,288 8.0 MS 1,781,118 266,903 1,514,215 15.0 MO 3,662,511 440,068 3,222,443 12.0 State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability MT 611,451 64,072 547,379 10.5 NE 1,108,279 104,185 1,004,094 9.4 NV 1,682,011 152,466 1,529,545 9.1 NH 844,551 77,209 767,342 9.1 NJ 5,483,966 397,872 5,086,094 7.3 NM 1,245,292 140,492 1,104,800 11.3 NY 12,307,934 1,012,335 11,295,599 8.2 NC 5,881,141 673,167 5,207,974 11.4 ND 418,542 31,994 386,548 7.6 OH 7,082,834 804,305 6,278,529 11.4 OK 2,256,812 323,352 1,933,460 14.3 OR 2,408,752 286,848 2,121,904 11.9 PA 7,841,082 824,484 7,016,598 10.5 RI 668,429 74,781 593,648 11.2 SC 2,841,495 352,188 2,489,307 12.4 SD 485,843 43,434 442,409 8.9 TN 3,933,031 529,545 3,403,486 13.5 TX 15,366,701 1,549,464 13,817,237 10.1 UT 1,633,509 123,947 1,509,562 7.6 VT 402,516 45,035 357,481 11.2 VA 5,002,902 447,290 4,555,612 8.9 WA 4,245,070 424,503 3,820,567 10.0 WV 1,148,249 196,951 951,298 17.2 WI 3,530,109 305,766 3,224,343 8.7 WY 350,985 35,733 315,252 10.2 PR 2259597 378514 1881083 16.8

Table 1.6 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States, by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 17 September 2011).
16 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 1.7 Civilians Ages 65 and Over Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States, by Disability Status: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

U.S. 39,132,252 14,351,651 24,780,601 36.7AL 637,595 280,973 356,622 44.1AK 51,830 20,335 31,495 39.2AZ 875,560 286,903 588,657 32.8AR 404,804 172,982 231,822 42.7CA 4,176,971 1,538,526 2,638,445 36.8CO 536,135 185,219 350,916 34.5CT 484,825 159,485 325,340 32.9DE 125,417 39,242 86,175 31.3DC 67,117 22,836 44,281 34.0FL 3,208,555 1,096,170 2,112,385 34.2GA 1,003,528 396,684 606,844 39.5HI 193,835 63,052 130,783 32.5ID 193,027 73,596 119,431 38.1IL 1,549,783 544,414 1,005,369 35.1IN 806,784 295,141 511,643 36.6IA 428,307 138,147 290,160 32.3KS 360,497 136,457 224,040 37.9KY 556,359 233,192 323,167 41.9LA 538,561 231,914 306,647 43.1ME 203,460 77,589 125,871 38.1MD 687,049 231,419 455,630 33.7MA 863,788 285,422 578,366 33.0MI 1,325,714 495,875 829,839 37.4MN 656,770 208,932 447,838 31.8MS 369,804 168,236 201,568 45.5MO 803,623 311,188 492,435 38.7

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

MT 142,656 52,402 90,254 36.7

NE 234,901 85,162 149,739 36.3NV 323,213 110,467 212,746 34.2NH 172,358 54,493 117,865 31.6NJ 1,152,120 374,835 777,285 32.5NM 269,749 111,596 158,153 41.4NY 2,524,686 858,000 1,666,686 34.0NC 1,198,871 460,433 738,438 38.4ND 91,961 32,302 59,659 35.1OH 1,560,684 569,003 991,681 36.5OK 491,045 212,137 278,908 43.2OR 524,993 198,004 326,989 37.7PA 1,886,685 676,907 1,209,778 35.9RI 144,344 52,762 91,582 36.6SC 616,863 236,873 379,990 38.4SD 111,405 40,445 70,960 36.3TN 833,418 348,086 485,332 41.8TX 2,536,727 1,029,375 1,507,352 40.6UT 246,462 84,810 161,652 34.4VT 87,709 29,638 58,071 33.8VA 954,849 335,583 619,266 35.1WA 810,075 307,170 502,905 37.9WV 289,849 125,923 163,926 43.4WI 749,135 246,161 502,974 32.9WY 67,796 25,155 42,641 37.1PR 538,599 280,235 258,364 52.0
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 17 State Total Disability Hearing Hearing as a Pct. of Total Hearing as a Pct. of Disability U.S. 191,138,060 19,048,426 3,924,360 2.1 20.6 AL 2,931,536 422,792 88,028 3.0 20.8 AK 449,435 48,489 15,314 3.4 31.6 AZ 3,804,683 363,680 71,911 1.9 19.8 AR 1,753,433 255,498 53,326 3.0 20.9 CA 23,349,907 1,818,312 350,718 1.5 19.3 CO 3,194,530 272,809 75,736 2.4 27.8 CT 2,220,078 179,340 32,082 1.4 17.9 DE 553,769 60,128 10,556 1.9 17.6 DC 426,175 37,235 5,718 1.3 15.4 FL 11,335,279 1,114,635 200,686 1.8 18.0 GA 6,024,027 614,809 119,031 2.0 19.4 HI 818,181 66,198 15,073 1.8 22.8 ID 930,312 103,069 25,769 2.8 25.0 IL 8,001,743 640,076 119,419 1.5 18.7 IN 3,982,366 435,239 97,301 2.4 22.4 IA 1,854,816 171,572 42,105 2.3 24.5 KS 1,718,527 177,640 44,626 2.6 25.1 KY 2,667,980 423,348 88,328 3.3 20.9 LA 2,788,424 378,341 72,207 2.6 19.1 ME 836,479 104,131 22,564 2.7 21.7 MD 3,650,938 297,641 57,692 1.6 19.4 MA 4,199,533 354,378 67,092 1.6 18.9 MI 6,106,494 714,665 141,333 2.3 19.8 MN 3,314,300 266,012 66,243 2.0 24.9 MS 1,781,118 266,903 51,224 2.9 19.2 MO 3,662,511 440,068 90,804 2.5 20.6 State Total Disability Hearing Hearing as a Pct. of Total Hearing as a Pct. of Disability MT 611,451 64,072 17,221 2.8 26.9 NE 1,108,279 104,185 26,683 2.4 25.6 NV 1,682,011 152,466 36,685 2.2 24.1 NH 844,551 77,209 16,893 2.0 21.9 NJ 5,483,966 397,872 69,343 1.3 17.4 NM 1,245,292 140,492 35,161 2.8 25.0 NY 12,307,934 1,012,335 174,082 1.4 17.2 NC 5,881,141 673,167 135,442 2.3 20.1 ND 418,542 31,994 9,227 2.2 28.8 OH 7,082,834 804,305 151,789 2.1 18.9 OK 2,256,812 323,352 79,347 3.5 24.5 OR 2,408,752 286,848 76,448 3.2 26.7 PA 7,841,082 824,484 163,254 2.1 19.8 RI 668,429 74,781 12,582 1.9 16.8 SC 2,841,495 352,188 69,702 2.5 19.8 SD 485,843 43,434 11,347 2.3 26.1 TN 3,933,031 529,545 106,119 2.7 20.0 TX 15,366,701 1,549,464 346,801 2.3 22.4 UT 1,633,509 123,947 27,983 1.7 22.6 VT 402,516 45,035 10,767 2.7 23.9 VA 5,002,902 447,290 92,754 1.9 20.7 WA 4,245,070 424,503 105,982 2.5 25.0 WV 1,148,249 196,951 47,784 4.2 24.3 WI 3,530,109 305,766 65,395 1.9 21.4 WY 350,985 35,733 10,683 3.0 29.9 PR 2,259,597 378514 55051 2.4 14.5

Table 1.8 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States—Hearing Disability: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
18 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 1.9 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States—Vision Disability: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Disability Vision

Vision as 

a Pct. of 

Total

Vision as 

a Pct. of 

Disability

U.S. 191,138,060 19,048,426 3,209,067 1.7 16.8AL 2,931,536 422,792 81,505 2.8 19.3AK 449,435 48,489 8,923 2.0 18.4AZ 3,804,683 363,680 63,167 1.7 17.4AR 1,753,433 255,498 47,865 2.7 18.7CA 23,349,907 1,818,312 317,552 1.4 17.5CO 3,194,530 272,809 46,828 1.5 17.2CT 2,220,078 179,340 22,436 1.0 12.5DE 553,769 60,128 9,608 1.7 16.0DC 426,175 37,235 5,387 1.3 14.5FL 11,335,279 1,114,635 178,043 1.6 16.0GA 6,024,027 614,809 123,131 2.0 20.0HI 818,181 66,198 12,004 1.5 18.1ID 930,312 103,069 16,911 1.8 16.4IL 8,001,743 640,076 98,756 1.2 15.4IN 3,982,366 435,239 67,651 1.7 15.5IA 1,854,816 171,572 21,184 1.1 12.3KS 1,718,527 177,640 28,252 1.6 15.9KY 2,667,980 423,348 76,436 2.9 18.1LA 2,788,424 378,341 70,714 2.5 18.7ME 836,479 104,131 12,590 1.5 12.1MD 3,650,938 297,641 48,060 1.3 16.1MA 4,199,533 354,378 47,839 1.1 13.5MI 6,106,494 714,665 108,413 1.8 15.2MN 3,314,300 266,012 30,509 0.9 11.5MS 1,781,118 266,903 54,348 3.1 20.4MO 3,662,511 440,068 72,678 2.0 16.5

State Total Disability Vision

Vision as 

a Pct. of 

Total

Vision as 

a Pct. of 

Disability

MT 611,451 64,072 8,986 1.5 14.0NE 1,108,279 104,185 15,749 1.4 15.1NV 1,682,011 152,466 27,870 1.7 18.3NH 844,551 77,209 10,098 1.2 13.1NJ 5,483,966 397,872 66,475 1.2 16.7NM 1,245,292 140,492 28,258 2.3 20.1NY 12,307,934 1,012,335 146,594 1.2 14.5NC 5,881,141 673,167 123,180 2.1 18.3ND 418,542 31,994 4,508 1.1 14.1OH 7,082,834 804,305 119,945 1.7 14.9OK 2,256,812 323,352 63,746 2.8 19.7OR 2,408,752 286,848 51,039 2.1 17.8PA 7,841,082 824,484 118,213 1.5 14.3RI 668,429 74,781 11,523 1.7 15.4SC 2,841,495 352,188 68,763 2.4 19.5SD 485,843 43,434 6,783 1.4 15.6TN 3,933,031 529,545 99,842 2.5 18.9TX 15,366,701 1,549,464 327,807 2.1 21.2UT 1,633,509 123,947 17,463 1.1 14.1VT 402,516 45,035 6,024 1.5 13.4VA 5,002,902 447,290 72,668 1.5 16.2WA 4,245,070 424,503 62,697 1.5 14.8WV 1,148,249 196,951 33,725 2.9 17.1WI 3,530,109 305,766 41,305 1.2 13.5WY 350,985 35,733 5,016 1.4 14.0PR 2,259,597 378514 107978 4.8 28.5
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 19 State Total Disability Cognitive Cogn. as a Pct. of Total Cogn. as a Pct. of Disability U.S. 191,138,060 19,048,426 7,943,002 4.2 41.7 AL 2,931,536 422,792 173,880 5.9 41.1 AK 449,435 48,489 17,681 3.9 36.5 AZ 3,804,683 363,680 152,359 4.0 41.9 AR 1,753,433 255,498 98,841 5.6 38.7 CA 23,349,907 1,818,312 761,988 3.3 41.9 CO 3,194,530 272,809 113,529 3.6 41.6 CT 2,220,078 179,340 76,601 3.5 42.7 DE 553,769 60,128 25,301 4.6 42.1 DC 426,175 37,235 19,446 4.6 52.2 FL 11,335,279 1,114,635 468,771 4.1 42.1 GA 6,024,027 614,809 242,384 4.0 39.4 HI 818,181 66,198 26,448 3.2 40.0 ID 930,312 103,069 44,691 4.8 43.4 IL 8,001,743 640,076 256,548 3.2 40.1 IN 3,982,366 435,239 182,131 4.6 41.8 IA 1,854,816 171,572 71,180 3.8 41.5 KS 1,718,527 177,640 72,545 4.2 40.8 KY 2,667,980 423,348 179,024 6.7 42.3 LA 2,788,424 378,341 160,800 5.8 42.5 ME 836,479 104,131 48,329 5.8 46.4 MD 3,650,938 297,641 115,999 3.2 39.0 MA 4,199,533 354,378 162,697 3.9 45.9 MI 6,106,494 714,665 313,892 5.1 43.9 MN 3,314,300 266,012 126,064 3.8 47.4 MS 1,781,118 266,903 110,762 6.2 41.5 MO 3,662,511 440,068 185,546 5.1 42.2 State Total Disability Cognitive Cogn. as a Pct. of Total Cogn. as a Pct. of Disability MT 611,451 64,072 24,982 4.1 39.0 NE 1,108,279 104,185 39,215 3.5 37.6 NV 1,682,011 152,466 55,518 3.3 36.4 NH 844,551 77,209 35,313 4.2 45.7 NJ 5,483,966 397,872 162,663 3.0 40.9 NM 1,245,292 140,492 59,774 4.8 42.5 NY 12,307,934 1,012,335 401,895 3.3 39.7 NC 5,881,141 673,167 271,583 4.6 40.3 ND 418,542 31,994 11,798 2.8 36.9 OH 7,082,834 804,305 349,830 4.9 43.5 OK 2,256,812 323,352 129,215 5.7 40.0 OR 2,408,752 286,848 128,809 5.3 44.9 PA 7,841,082 824,484 369,785 4.7 44.9 RI 668,429 74,781 37,106 5.6 49.6 SC 2,841,495 352,188 145,725 5.1 41.4 SD 485,843 43,434 18,040 3.7 41.5 TN 3,933,031 529,545 230,078 5.8 43.4 TX 15,366,701 1,549,464 602,471 3.9 38.9 UT 1,633,509 123,947 56,134 3.4 45.3 VT 402,516 45,035 22,259 5.5 49.4 VA 5,002,902 447,290 174,013 3.5 38.9 WA 4,245,070 424,503 181,774 4.3 42.8 WV 1,148,249 196,951 81,396 7.1 41.3 WI 3,530,109 305,766 131,508 3.7 43.0 WY 350,985 35,733 14,681 4.2 41.1 PR 2,259,597 378514 169959 7.5 44.9

Table 1.10 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States—Cognitive Disability: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
20 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 1.11 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States—Ambulatory Disability: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Disability Amb.

Amb. as 

a Pct. of 

Total

Amb. as 

a Pct. of 

Disability

U.S. 191,138,060 19,048,426 9,856,708 5.2 51.7AL 2,931,536 422,792 239,281 8.2 56.6AK 449,435 48,489 22,852 5.1 47.1AZ 3,804,683 363,680 191,034 5.0 52.5AR 1,753,433 255,498 144,139 8.2 56.4CA 23,349,907 1,818,312 897,501 3.8 49.4CO 3,194,530 272,809 120,401 3.8 44.1CT 2,220,078 179,340 88,549 4.0 49.4DE 553,769 60,128 30,326 5.5 50.4DC 426,175 37,235 15,620 3.7 41.9FL 11,335,279 1,114,635 596,017 5.3 53.5GA 6,024,027 614,809 336,299 5.6 54.7HI 818,181 66,198 29,159 3.6 44.0ID 930,312 103,069 49,327 5.3 47.9IL 8,001,743 640,076 331,344 4.1 51.8IN 3,982,366 435,239 228,157 5.7 52.4IA 1,854,816 171,572 80,202 4.3 46.7KS 1,718,527 177,640 93,125 5.4 52.4KY 2,667,980 423,348 245,576 9.2 58.0LA 2,788,424 378,341 204,028 7.3 53.9ME 836,479 104,131 51,834 6.2 49.8MD 3,650,938 297,641 145,587 4.0 48.9MA 4,199,533 354,378 172,367 4.1 48.6MI 6,106,494 714,665 372,233 6.1 52.1MN 3,314,300 266,012 110,490 3.3 41.5MS 1,781,118 266,903 155,044 8.7 58.1MO 3,662,511 440,068 242,111 6.6 55.0

State Total Disability Amb.

Amb. as 

a Pct. of 

Total

Amb. as 

a Pct. of 

Disability

MT 611,451 64,072 30,603 5.0 47.8

NE 1,108,279 104,185 49,523 4.5 47.5NV 1,682,011 152,466 79,565 4.7 52.2NH 844,551 77,209 36,782 4.4 47.6NJ 5,483,966 397,872 199,110 3.6 50.0NM 1,245,292 140,492 75,738 6.1 53.9NY 12,307,934 1,012,335 525,406 4.3 51.9NC 5,881,141 673,167 372,343 6.3 55.3ND 418,542 31,994 14,357 3.4 44.9OH 7,082,834 804,305 423,213 6.0 52.6OK 2,256,812 323,352 175,281 7.8 54.2OR 2,408,752 286,848 137,093 5.7 47.8PA 7,841,082 824,484 403,186 5.1 48.9RI 668,429 74,781 35,757 5.3 47.8SC 2,841,495 352,188 191,256 6.7 54.3SD 485,843 43,434 20,782 4.3 47.8TN 3,933,031 529,545 293,984 7.5 55.5TX 15,366,701 1,549,464 814,389 5.3 52.6UT 1,633,509 123,947 53,336 3.3 43.0VT 402,516 45,035 18,810 4.7 41.8VA 5,002,902 447,290 235,585 4.7 52.7WA 4,245,070 424,503 198,102 4.7 46.7WV 1,148,249 196,951 116,928 10.2 59.4WI 3,530,109 305,766 148,989 4.2 48.7WY 350,985 35,733 13,987 4.0 39.1PR 2,259,597 378514 187250 8.3 49.5
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 21 State Total Disability Self-Care Self-Care as a Pct. of Total Self-Care as a Pct. of Disability U.S. 191,138,060 19,048,426 3,444,202 1.8 18.1 AL 2,931,536 422,792 76,041 2.6 18.0 AK 449,435 48,489 7,348 1.6 15.2 AZ 3,804,683 363,680 63,635 1.7 17.5 AR 1,753,433 255,498 43,374 2.5 17.0 CA 23,349,907 1,818,312 355,214 1.5 19.5 CO 3,194,530 272,809 43,474 1.4 15.9 CT 2,220,078 179,340 27,210 1.2 15.2 DE 553,769 60,128 9,308 1.7 15.5 DC 426,175 37,235 4,131 1.0 11.1 FL 11,335,279 1,114,635 206,664 1.8 18.5 GA 6,024,027 614,809 111,950 1.9 18.2 HI 818,181 66,198 11,489 1.4 17.4 ID 930,312 103,069 16,649 1.8 16.2 IL 8,001,743 640,076 121,476 1.5 19.0 IN 3,982,366 435,239 79,317 2.0 18.2 IA 1,854,816 171,572 27,838 1.5 16.2 KS 1,718,527 177,640 33,812 2.0 19.0 KY 2,667,980 423,348 75,808 2.8 17.9 LA 2,788,424 378,341 66,979 2.4 17.7 ME 836,479 104,131 16,105 1.9 15.5 MD 3,650,938 297,641 51,525 1.4 17.3 MA 4,199,533 354,378 58,754 1.4 16.6 MI 6,106,494 714,665 138,627 2.3 19.4 MN 3,314,300 266,012 45,515 1.4 17.1 MS 1,781,118 266,903 52,742 3.0 19.8 MO 3,662,511 440,068 87,812 2.4 20.0 State Total Disability Self-Care Self-Care as a Pct. of Total Self-Care as a Pct. of Disability MT 611,451 64,072 8,771 1.4 13.7 NE 1,108,279 104,185 18,969 1.7 18.2 NV 1,682,011 152,466 29,392 1.7 19.3 NH 844,551 77,209 13,223 1.6 17.1 NJ 5,483,966 397,872 73,742 1.3 18.5 NM 1,245,292 140,492 28,072 2.3 20.0 NY 12,307,934 1,012,335 180,371 1.5 17.8 NC 5,881,141 673,167 123,619 2.1 18.4 ND 418,542 31,994 4,701 1.1 14.7 OH 7,082,834 804,305 140,201 2.0 17.4 OK 2,256,812 323,352 51,546 2.3 15.9 OR 2,408,752 286,848 49,063 2.0 17.1 PA 7,841,082 824,484 135,580 1.7 16.4 RI 668,429 74,781 11,388 1.7 15.2 SC 2,841,495 352,188 65,133 2.3 18.5 SD 485,843 43,434 6,861 1.4 15.8 TN 3,933,031 529,545 96,675 2.5 18.3 TX 15,366,701 1,549,464 308,562 2.0 19.9 UT 1,633,509 123,947 19,409 1.2 15.7 VT 402,516 45,035 7,132 1.8 15.8 VA 5,002,902 447,290 76,690 1.5 17.1 WA 4,245,070 424,503 67,953 1.6 16.0 WV 1,148,249 196,951 35,662 3.1 18.1 WI 3,530,109 305,766 54,477 1.5 17.8 WY 350,985 35,733 4,213 1.2 11.8 PR 2,259,597 378514 59943 2.7 15.8

Table 1.12 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States—Self-Care Disability: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
22 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 1.13 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States—Independent Living Disability: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Disability ILD

ILD as 

a Pct. of 

Total

ILD as 

a Pct. of 

Disability

U.S. 191,138,060 19,048,426 6,648,058 3.5 34.9AL 2,931,536 422,792 150,045 5.1 35.5AK 449,435 48,489 12,344 2.7 25.5AZ 3,804,683 363,680 123,224 3.2 33.9AR 1,753,433 255,498 89,030 5.1 34.8CA 23,349,907 1,818,312 661,016 2.8 36.4CO 3,194,530 272,809 84,175 2.6 30.9CT 2,220,078 179,340 60,991 2.7 34.0DE 553,769 60,128 17,951 3.2 29.9DC 426,175 37,235 10,842 2.5 29.1FL 11,335,279 1,114,635 403,293 3.6 36.2GA 6,024,027 614,809 211,521 3.5 34.4HI 818,181 66,198 21,035 2.6 31.8ID 930,312 103,069 31,693 3.4 30.7IL 8,001,743 640,076 234,218 2.9 36.6IN 3,982,366 435,239 150,232 3.8 34.5IA 1,854,816 171,572 54,903 3.0 32.0KS 1,718,527 177,640 58,891 3.4 33.2KY 2,667,980 423,348 156,700 5.9 37.0LA 2,788,424 378,341 131,109 4.7 34.7ME 836,479 104,131 32,428 3.9 31.1MD 3,650,938 297,641 101,748 2.8 34.2MA 4,199,533 354,378 127,674 3.0 36.0MI 6,106,494 714,665 263,517 4.3 36.9MN 3,314,300 266,012 94,907 2.9 35.7MS 1,781,118 266,903 96,404 5.4 36.1MO 3,662,511 440,068 161,427 4.4 36.7

State Total Disability ILD

ILD as 

a Pct. of 

Total

ILD as 

a Pct. of 

Disability

MT 611,451 64,072 18,512 3.0 28.9NE 1,108,279 104,185 34,881 3.1 33.5NV 1,682,011 152,466 53,273 3.2 34.9NH 844,551 77,209 26,596 3.1 34.4NJ 5,483,966 397,872 143,555 2.6 36.1NM 1,245,292 140,492 50,806 4.1 36.2NY 12,307,934 1,012,335 363,312 3.0 35.9NC 5,881,141 673,167 230,236 3.9 34.2ND 418,542 31,994 9,169 2.2 28.7OH 7,082,834 804,305 292,834 4.1 36.4OK 2,256,812 323,352 101,826 4.5 31.5OR 2,408,752 286,848 92,405 3.8 32.2PA 7,841,082 824,484 292,187 3.7 35.4RI 668,429 74,781 24,191 3.6 32.3SC 2,841,495 352,188 130,450 4.6 37.0SD 485,843 43,434 14,182 2.9 32.7TN 3,933,031 529,545 195,599 5.0 36.9TX 15,366,701 1,549,464 509,236 3.3 32.9UT 1,633,509 123,947 38,289 2.3 30.9VT 402,516 45,035 15,277 3.8 33.9VA 5,002,902 447,290 151,260 3.0 33.8WA 4,245,070 424,503 141,146 3.3 33.2WV 1,148,249 196,951 68,901 6.0 35.0WI 3,530,109 305,766 98,958 2.8 32.4WY 350,985 35,733 9,659 2.8 27.0PR 2,259,597 378514 141010 6.2 37.3
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 23 State 2009 2010 Pct. Change from 2009 to 2010 U.S. 36,150,710 36,354,712 0.56 AL 759,809 760,409 0.08 AK 78,929 75,157 -4.78 AZ 754,413 705,940 -6.43 AR 491,358 467,726 -4.81 CA 3,637,196 3,640,092 0.08 CO 476,234 498,680 4.71 CT 360,213 367,557 2.04 DE 111,207 108,444 -2.48 DC 72,366 66,187 -8.54 FL 2,326,831 2,366,590 1.71 GA 1,101,837 1,112,830 1.00 HI 130,435 140,600 7.79 ID 182,264 195,748 7.40 IL 1,284,823 1,291,233 0.50 IN 797,256 799,586 0.29 IA 336,139 336,654 0.15 KS 337,545 341,426 1.15 KY 713,397 711,057 -0.33 LA 634,814 671,831 5.83 ME 209,772 198,362 -5.44 MD 565,917 581,208 2.70 MA 728,442 699,252 -4.01 MI 1,317,247 1,324,841 0.58 MN 515,293 522,643 1.43 MS 456,518 472,835 3.57 MO 825,456 814,231 -1.36 State 2009 2010 Pct. Change from 2009 to 2010 MT 126,700 125,302 -1.10 NE 190,381 205,958 8.18 NV 264,648 283,182 7.00 NH 149,087 145,812 -2.20 NJ 866,586 844,976 -2.49 NM 271,460 269,338 -0.78 NY 2,125,370 2,020,411 -4.94 NC 1,186,846 1,235,138 4.07 ND 72,226 68,797 -4.75 OH 1,518,041 1,506,324 -0.77 OK 565,619 576,551 1.93 OR 490,098 525,066 7.13 PA 1,627,790 1,638,378 0.65 RI 127,082 140,125 10.26 SC 607,902 628,776 3.43 SD 88,681 90,173 1.68 TN 924,945 947,295 2.42 TX 2,781,976 2,863,514 2.93 UT 244,835 233,861 -4.48 VT 83,891 81,990 -2.27 VA 831,775 844,951 1.58 WA 793,564 791,733 -0.23 WV 336,497 344,503 2.38 WI 600,110 605,869 0.96 WY 68,889 65,570 -4.82 PR 811,987 726,334 -10.55

Table 1.14 Change in Civilians with Disabilities Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2009 to 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
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Section 2: Employment

This section presents statistics on employment 

and full-time, year-round employment. For 

both categories of employment, data are 

presented concerning those with disabilities, 

those without disabilities, and the employment 

gap (difference in employment rate) between 

these two populations. The principal source of 

these data is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically 

the American Community Survey.

American Community Survey (ACS)—The 

ACS is a large, continuous demographic survey 

conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that 

will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles 

of America’s communities every year. Annual 

and multi-year estimates of population and 

housing data are generated for small areas, 

including tracts and population subgroups. 

This information is collected by mailing 

questionnaires to a sample of addresses.

Disability Status (ACS)—The U.S. Census 

Bureau used six questions to identify persons 

with disabilities. A response of “yes” to any one 

of the questions indicates that the person in 

question has a disability. However, the cognitive, 

ambulatory, self-care, and independent living 

related questions are not used to identify 

disability in individuals less than five years old, 

and the independent living related question is 

not used to identify disability in individuals less 

than 18 years old.

Employment Gap—The difference between 

the total number of individuals employed and 

the number of individuals employed of a certain 

population.

Employment Status (ACS)—In the ACS, 

individuals were asked a series of questions 

designed to identify their status. Based on the 

answers, individuals were classified into one 

of five groups: (1) people who worked at any 

time during the reference week; (2) people 

on temporary layoff who were available for 

work; (3) people who did not work during the 

reference week but who had jobs or businesses 

from which they were temporarily absent 

(excluding layoff); (4) people who did not 

work during the reference week, but who were 

looking for work during the last four weeks and 

were available for work during the reference 

week; and (5) people not in the labor force. The 

employment status data shown in American 

Community Survey tabulations relate to people 

16 or more years old.

Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (ACS)—The 

ACS defines full-time, year-round workers as 

“all people 16 years old and over who usually 

worked 35 hours or more per week for 50 to 52 

weeks in the past 12 months.”

Tables

Tables 2.1 and 2.2: In 2010, of the 19,048,426 

individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community, 6,368,644 individuals 

were employed—an employment rate of 33.4 

percent. In contrast, of the 172,089,634 

individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 

years living in the community, 125,358,735 

individuals were employed—an employment 

rate of 72.8 percent. The employment rate for 

people with disabilities was highest in North 

Dakota (54.0 percent) and lowest in the 

Kentucky (25.7 percent).

Table 2.3: In 2010, of the 3,924,360 

individuals with hearing disabilities ages 18 to 

64 years living in the community, 1,928,750 

individuals were employed—an employment 

rate of 49.1 percent. The employment rate for 

people with hearing disabilities was highest in 

Wyoming (72.5 percent) and North Dakota 

(72.2 percent) and lowest in West Virginia (36.9 

percent).

Table 2.4: In 2010, of the 3,209,067 

individuals with vision disabilities ages 18 to 

64 years living in the community, 1,194,184 

individuals were employed—an employment 

rate of 37.2 percent. The employment rate 

for people with vision disabilities was highest 

in Nebraska (54.4 percent) and lowest in the 

District of Columbia (22.1 percent).

Table 2.5: In 2010, of the 7,943,002 

individuals with cognitive disabilities ages 18 

to 64 years living in the community, 1,855,059 
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 25

individuals were employed—an employment 

rate of 23.4 percent. The employment rate for 

people with cognitive disabilities was highest in 

North Dakota (43.8 percent) and lowest in the 

Kentucky (16.9 percent).

Table 2.6: In 2010, of the 9,856,708 

individuals with ambulatory disabilities ages 18 

to 64 years living in the community, 2,405,715 

individuals were employed—an employment 

rate of 24.4 percent. The employment rate for 

people with ambulatory disabilities was highest 

in North Dakota (41.6 percent) and lowest in 

Kentucky (18.0 percent).

Table 2.7: In 2010, of the 3,444,202 

individuals with self-care disabilities ages18 

to 64 years living in the community, 563,110 

individuals were employed—an employment 

rate of 16.3 percent. The employment rate for 

people with ambulatory disabilities was highest 

in South Dakota (28.6 percent) and lowest in 

District of Columbia (8.1 percent).

Table 2.8: In 2010, of the 6,648,058 

individuals with independent living disabilities 

ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 

1,051,918 individuals were employed—

an employment rate of 15.8 percent. The 

employment rate for people with independent 

living disabilities was highest in Minnesota 

(31.2 percent) and lowest in Kentucky (9.0 

percent).

Table 2.9: In 2010, the employment rate for 

individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community was 33.4 percent, while 

the employment rate for individuals without 

disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the 

community was 72.8 percent—an employment 

gap of 39.4 percentage points. The employment 

gap was greatest in the Maine (48.9 percentage 

points) and smallest in Wyoming (27.7 

percentage points).

Table 2.10: In 2010, the employment 

gap between individuals with and without 

disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the 

community was 39.4 percent, while the 

comparable measure was 39.1 in 2009.

Tables 2.11 and 2.12: In 2010, of the 

19,048,426 individuals with disabilities ages 16 

to 64 years living in the community, 3,834,727 

individuals were employed fulltime, yearround—a full-time, year-round employment 

rate of 20.1 percent. In contrast, of the 

172,089,634 individuals without disabilities 

ages 16 to 64 years living in the community, 

88,683,091 individuals were employed fulltime, year-round—a full-time, year-round 

employment rate of 51.5 percent. The full-time, 

year-round employment rate for people with 

disabilities was highest in North Dakota (32.1 

percent) and lowest in Maine (15.2 percent).

Table 2.13: In 2010, the full-time, year-round 

employment rate for individuals with disabilities 

ages 18 to 64 years living in the community 

was 20.1 percent, while the full-time, yearround employment rate for individuals without 

disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the 

community was 51.5 percent—a full-time, 

year-round employment gap of 31.4 percentage 

points. The full-time, year-round employment 

gap was greatest in the Maine (38.8 percentage 

points) and smallest in Utah (24.1 percentage 

points).
26 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 2.1 Employment—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total

U.S. 19,048,426 6,368,644 33.4AL 422,792 116,669 27.6AK 48,489 21,223 43.8AZ 363,680 116,595 32.1AR 255,498 77,109 30.2CA 1,818,312 579,397 31.9CO 272,809 112,325 41.2CT 179,340 68,798 38.4DE 60,128 21,102 35.1DC 37,235 10,669 28.7FL 1,114,635 345,137 31.0GA 614,809 185,669 30.2HI 66,198 27,418 41.4ID 103,069 38,925 37.8IL 640,076 224,468 35.1IN 435,239 140,296 32.2IA 171,572 76,388 44.5KS 177,640 77,132 43.4KY 423,348 109,004 25.7LA 378,341 124,582 32.9ME 104,131 30,304 29.1MD 297,641 118,244 39.7MA 354,378 117,597 33.2MI 714,665 206,199 28.9MN 266,012 116,004 43.6MS 266,903 73,724 27.6MO 440,068 144,005 32.7

State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total

MT 64,072 27,588 43.1

NE 104,185 46,827 44.9NV 152,466 58,109 38.1NH 77,209 30,198 39.1NJ 397,872 146,643 36.9NM 140,492 48,057 34.2NY 1,012,335 315,463 31.2NC 673,167 209,336 31.1ND 31,994 17,267 54.0OH 804,305 264,943 32.9OK 323,352 119,545 37.0OR 286,848 95,858 33.4PA 824,484 272,016 33.0RI 74,781 24,694 33.0SC 352,188 95,970 27.2SD 43,434 19,427 44.7TN 529,545 147,981 27.9TX 1,549,464 580,960 37.5UT 123,947 51,359 41.4VT 45,035 17,871 39.7VA 447,290 154,985 34.6WA 424,503 155,513 36.6WV 196,951 52,142 26.5WI 305,766 118,943 38.9WY 35,733 17,966 50.3PR 378,514 87,455 23.1
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 27 State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total U.S. 172,089,634 125,358,735 72.8 AL 2,508,744 1,759,482 70.1 AK 400,946 299,559 74.7 AZ 3,441,003 2,406,162 69.9 AR 1,497,935 1,097,992 73.3 CA 21,531,595 14,952,757 69.4 CO 2,921,721 2,218,434 75.9 CT 2,040,738 1,557,580 76.3 DE 493,641 366,857 74.3 DC 388,940 273,004 70.2 FL 10,220,644 7,152,702 70.0 GA 5,409,218 3,803,601 70.3 HI 751,983 567,698 75.5 ID 827,243 608,805 73.6 IL 7,361,667 5,391,502 73.2 IN 3,547,127 2,601,499 73.3 IA 1,683,244 1,362,645 81.0 KS 1,540,887 1,205,158 78.2 KY 2,244,632 1,613,522 71.9 LA 2,410,083 1,738,591 72.1 ME 732,348 570,967 78.0 MD 3,353,297 2,603,340 77.6 MA 3,845,155 2,910,935 75.7 MI 5,391,829 3,734,426 69.3 MN 3,048,288 2,431,033 79.8 MS 1,514,215 1,041,468 68.8 MO 3,222,443 2,434,671 75.6 State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total MT 547,379 408,360 74.6 NE 1,004,094 821,758 81.8 NV 1,529,545 1,080,152 70.6 NH 767,342 611,493 79.7 NJ 5,086,094 3,747,786 73.7 NM 1,104,800 773,346 70.0 NY 11,295,599 8,134,168 72.0 NC 5,207,974 3,710,077 71.2 ND 386,548 321,103 83.1 OH 6,278,529 4,629,444 73.7 OK 1,933,460 1,445,095 74.7 OR 2,121,904 1,522,095 71.7 PA 7,016,598 5,204,564 74.2 RI 593,648 439,213 74.0 SC 2,489,307 1,757,978 70.6 SD 442,409 359,987 81.4 TN 3,403,486 2,445,293 71.8 TX 13,817,237 10,164,775 73.6 UT 1,509,562 1,118,648 74.1 VT 357,481 281,230 78.7 VA 4,555,612 3,459,406 75.9 WA 3,820,567 2,781,936 72.8 WV 951,298 658,603 69.2 WI 3,224,343 2,532,022 78.5 WY 315,252 245,813 78.0 PR 1,881,083 997,647 53.0

Table 2.2 Employment—Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
28 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 2.3 Employment—Civilians with Hearing Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total

U.S. 3,924,360 1,928,750 49.1AL 88,028 35,819 40.7AK 15,314 9,047 59.1AZ 71,911 33,746 46.9AR 53,326 24,140 45.3CA 350,718 161,588 46.1CO 75,736 41,460 54.7CT 32,082 19,148 59.7DE 10,556 6,217 58.9DC 5,718 2,614 45.7FL 200,686 93,044 46.4GA 119,031 53,619 45.0HI 15,073 8,803 58.4ID 25,769 12,973 50.3IL 119,419 63,045 52.8IN 97,301 47,432 48.7IA 42,105 27,078 64.3KS 44,626 26,368 59.1KY 88,328 34,368 38.9LA 72,207 35,616 49.3ME 22,564 10,631 47.1MD 57,692 33,460 58.0MA 67,092 33,542 50.0MI 141,333 62,564 44.3MN 66,243 40,118 60.6MS 51,224 20,177 39.4MO 90,804 42,324 46.6

State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total

MT 17,221 10,361 60.2NE 26,683 17,711 66.4NV 36,685 19,719 53.8NH 16,893 10,058 59.5NJ 69,343 36,680 52.9NM 35,161 15,517 44.1NY 174,082 85,858 49.3NC 135,442 61,836 45.7ND 9,227 6,658 72.2OH 151,789 74,075 48.8OK 79,347 40,126 50.6OR 76,448 34,637 45.3PA 163,254 85,922 52.6RI 12,582 6,833 54.3SC 69,702 27,534 39.5SD 11,347 6,858 60.4TN 106,119 44,157 41.6TX 346,801 178,668 51.5UT 27,983 16,243 58.0VT 10,767 6,511 60.5VA 92,754 46,827 50.5WA 105,982 55,223 52.1WV 47,784 17,620 36.9WI 65,395 36,433 55.7WY 10,683 7,744 72.5PR 55,051 15,558 28.3
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 29 State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total U.S. 3,209,067 1,194,184 37.2 AL 81,505 22,393 27.5 AK 8,923 3,796 42.5 AZ 63,167 21,915 34.7 AR 47,865 16,924 35.4 CA 317,552 115,203 36.3 CO 46,828 21,248 45.4 CT 22,436 9,770 43.5 DE 9,608 4,256 44.3 DC 5,387 1,192 22.1 FL 178,043 68,612 38.5 GA 123,131 43,878 35.6 HI 12,004 6,319 52.6 ID 16,911 7,542 44.6 IL 98,756 38,814 39.3 IN 67,651 23,402 34.6 IA 21,184 9,631 45.5 KS 28,252 15,051 53.3 KY 76,436 20,036 26.2 LA 70,714 26,699 37.8 ME 12,590 3,802 30.2 MD 48,060 21,769 45.3 MA 47,839 16,687 34.9 MI 108,413 35,678 32.9 MN 30,509 14,553 47.7 MS 54,348 16,258 29.9 MO 72,678 23,523 32.4 State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total MT 8,986 4,400 49.0 NE 15,749 8,566 54.4 NV 27,870 12,167 43.7 NH 10,098 4,784 47.4 NJ 66,475 29,339 44.1 NM 28,258 10,005 35.4 NY 146,594 52,304 35.7 NC 123,180 41,949 34.1 ND 4,508 2,186 48.5 OH 119,945 42,140 35.1 OK 63,746 26,660 41.8 OR 51,039 19,089 37.4 PA 118,213 40,439 34.2 RI 11,523 4,957 43.0 SC 68,763 20,936 30.4 SD 6,783 2,511 37.0 TN 99,842 31,549 31.6 TX 327,807 137,951 42.1 UT 17,463 7,722 44.2 VT 6,024 2,839 47.1 VA 72,668 27,109 37.3 WA 62,697 27,205 43.4 WV 33,725 8,774 26.0 WI 41,305 17,203 41.6 WY 5,016 2,449 48.8 PR 107,978 28,572 26.5

Table 2.4 Employment—Civilians with Vision Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
30 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 2.5 Employment—Civilians with Cognitive Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total

U.S. 7,943,002 1,855,059 23.4AL 173,880 31,003 17.8AK 17,681 5,981 33.8AZ 152,359 33,767 22.2AR 98,841 20,446 20.7CA 761,988 162,174 21.3CO 113,529 34,110 30.0CT 76,601 21,297 27.8DE 25,301 6,552 25.9DC 19,446 4,236 21.8FL 468,771 96,290 20.5GA 242,384 47,618 19.6HI 26,448 8,449 31.9ID 44,691 12,124 27.1IL 256,548 60,170 23.5IN 182,131 40,600 22.3IA 71,180 25,310 35.6KS 72,545 23,662 32.6KY 179,024 30,313 16.9LA 160,800 38,895 24.2ME 48,329 8,638 17.9MD 115,999 30,739 26.5MA 162,697 37,277 22.9MI 313,892 66,907 21.3MN 126,064 45,888 36.4MS 110,762 22,074 19.9MO 185,546 43,500 23.4

State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total

MT 24,982 7,605 30.4NE 39,215 11,484 29.3NV 55,518 14,257 25.7NH 35,313 9,896 28.0NJ 162,663 41,931 25.8NM 59,774 13,275 22.2NY 401,895 87,818 21.9NC 271,583 57,122 21.0ND 11,798 5,163 43.8OH 349,830 85,961 24.6OK 129,215 34,038 26.3OR 128,809 31,771 24.7PA 369,785 87,580 23.7RI 37,106 9,551 25.7SC 145,725 28,048 19.2SD 18,040 6,239 34.6TN 230,078 39,990 17.4TX 602,471 152,613 25.3UT 56,134 17,767 31.7VT 22,259 6,827 30.7VA 174,013 41,878 24.1WA 181,774 46,155 25.4WV 81,396 14,171 17.4WI 131,508 40,279 30.6WY 14,681 5,620 38.3PR 169,959 24,951 14.7
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 31 State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total U.S. 9,856,708 2,405,715 24.4 AL 239,281 46,445 19.4 AK 22,852 7,414 32.4 AZ 191,034 46,654 24.4 AR 144,139 31,283 21.7 CA 897,501 223,059 24.9 CO 120,401 31,900 26.5 CT 88,549 26,003 29.4 DE 30,326 7,353 24.2 DC 15,620 3,359 21.5 FL 596,017 139,567 23.4 GA 336,299 75,293 22.4 HI 29,159 8,188 28.1 ID 49,327 13,077 26.5 IL 331,344 91,546 27.6 IN 228,157 51,764 22.7 IA 80,202 25,293 31.5 KS 93,125 32,238 34.6 KY 245,576 44,133 18.0 LA 204,028 48,677 23.9 ME 51,834 10,510 20.3 MD 145,587 45,055 30.9 MA 172,367 41,431 24.0 MI 372,233 75,476 20.3 MN 110,490 34,109 30.9 MS 155,044 30,921 19.9 MO 242,111 57,454 23.7 State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total MT 30,603 8,915 29.1 NE 49,523 15,050 30.4 NV 79,565 21,691 27.3 NH 36,782 10,834 29.5 NJ 199,110 58,891 29.6 NM 75,738 20,348 26.9 NY 525,406 125,380 23.9 NC 372,343 83,230 22.4 ND 14,357 5,972 41.6 OH 423,213 101,493 24.0 OK 175,281 45,985 26.2 OR 137,093 30,678 22.4 PA 403,186 93,627 23.2 RI 35,757 7,748 21.7 SC 191,256 36,703 19.2 SD 20,782 6,436 31.0 TN 293,984 57,481 19.6 TX 814,389 225,798 27.7 UT 53,336 16,033 30.1 VT 18,810 5,352 28.5 VA 235,585 58,874 25.0 WA 198,102 52,147 26.3 WV 116,928 21,580 18.5 WI 148,989 41,765 28.0 WY 13,987 5,502 39.3 PR 187,250 35,998 19.2

Table 2.6 Employment—Civilians with Ambulatory Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
32 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 2.7 Employment—Civilians with Self-Care Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total

U.S. 3,444,202 563,110 16.3AL 76,041 9,361 12.3AK 7,348 1,282 17.4AZ 63,635 8,879 14.0AR 43,374 5,070 11.7CA 355,214 57,741 16.3CO 43,474 9,011 20.7CT 27,210 6,497 23.9DE 9,308 1,673 18.0DC 4,131 333 8.1FL 206,664 33,319 16.1GA 111,950 14,705 13.1HI 11,489 1,743 15.2ID 16,649 2,843 17.1IL 121,476 22,466 18.5IN 79,317 10,795 13.6IA 27,838 6,307 22.7KS 33,812 8,597 25.4KY 75,808 8,201 10.8LA 66,979 7,972 11.9ME 16,105 2,614 16.2MD 51,525 10,575 20.5MA 58,754 8,322 14.2MI 138,627 16,942 12.2MN 45,515 11,959 26.3MS 52,742 4,919 9.3MO 87,812 14,475 16.5

State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total

MT 8,771 2,146 24.5NE 18,969 4,995 26.3NV 29,392 5,644 19.2NH 13,223 2,164 16.4NJ 73,742 14,357 19.5NM 28,072 5,296 18.9NY 180,371 30,099 16.7NC 123,619 17,577 14.2ND 4,701 1,236 26.3OH 140,201 23,957 17.1OK 51,546 8,646 16.8OR 49,063 7,351 15.0PA 135,580 22,059 16.3RI 11,388 2,345 20.6SC 65,133 8,976 13.8SD 6,861 1,964 28.6TN 96,675 11,125 11.5TX 308,562 56,928 18.4UT 19,409 4,354 22.4VT 7,132 1,327 18.6VA 76,690 15,533 20.3WA 67,953 13,374 19.7WV 35,662 3,367 9.4WI 54,477 10,568 19.4WY 4,213 1,121 26.6PR 59,943 6,458 10.8
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 33 State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total U.S. 6,648,058 1,051,918 15.8 AL 150,045 14,351 9.6 AK 12,344 1,736 14.1 AZ 123,224 17,720 14.4 AR 89,030 10,951 12.3 CA 661,016 100,361 15.2 CO 84,175 15,848 18.8 CT 60,991 12,425 20.4 DE 17,951 3,078 17.1 DC 10,842 1,114 10.3 FL 403,293 53,457 13.3 GA 211,521 27,154 12.8 HI 21,035 4,782 22.7 ID 31,693 6,107 19.3 IL 234,218 44,466 19.0 IN 150,232 21,133 14.1 IA 54,903 14,541 26.5 KS 58,891 13,033 22.1 KY 156,700 14,079 9.0 LA 131,109 19,113 14.6 ME 32,428 4,706 14.5 MD 101,748 20,314 20.0 MA 127,674 22,684 17.8 MI 263,517 33,725 12.8 MN 94,907 29,604 31.2 MS 96,404 11,449 11.9 MO 161,427 26,916 16.7 State Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total MT 18,512 4,161 22.5 NE 34,881 8,997 25.8 NV 53,273 9,958 18.7 NH 26,596 4,844 18.2 NJ 143,555 26,958 18.8 NM 50,806 7,664 15.1 NY 363,312 58,192 16.0 NC 230,236 32,654 14.2 ND 9,169 2,581 28.1 OH 292,834 52,810 18.0 OK 101,826 18,271 17.9 OR 92,405 16,083 17.4 PA 292,187 49,501 16.9 RI 24,191 3,615 14.9 SC 130,450 14,189 10.9 SD 14,182 3,687 26.0 TN 195,599 22,117 11.3 TX 509,236 82,404 16.2 UT 38,289 7,011 18.3 VT 15,277 3,074 20.1 VA 151,260 23,826 15.8 WA 141,146 23,354 16.5 WV 68,901 6,814 9.9 WI 98,958 21,839 22.1 WY 9,659 2,467 25.5 PR 141,010 10,605 7.5

Table 2.8 Employment—Civilians with Independent Living Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
34 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 2.9 Employment Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State

Employed as a Pct. of Total 

(a.k.a., Employment Rate)

Difference of No 

Disability and Disability 

(a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

U.S. 33.4 72.8 39.4AL 27.6 70.1 42.5AK 43.8 74.7 30.9AZ 32.1 69.9 37.8AR 30.2 73.3 43.1CA 31.9 69.4 37.5CO 41.2 75.9 34.7CT 38.4 76.3 37.9DE 35.1 74.3 39.2DC 28.7 70.2 41.5FL 31.0 70.0 39.0GA 30.2 70.3 40.1HI 41.4 75.5 34.1ID 37.8 73.6 35.8IL 35.1 73.2 38.1IN 32.2 73.3 41.1IA 44.5 81.0 36.5KS 43.4 78.2 34.8KY 25.7 71.9 46.2LA 32.9 72.1 39.2ME 29.1 78.0 48.9MD 39.7 77.6 37.9MA 33.2 75.7 42.5MI 28.9 69.3 40.4MN 43.6 79.8 36.2MS 27.6 68.8 41.2MO 32.7 75.6 42.9

State

Employed as a Pct. of Total 

(a.k.a., Employment Rate)

Difference of No 

Disability and Disability 

(a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

MT 43.1 74.6 31.5NE 44.9 81.8 36.9

NV 38.1 70.6 32.5

NH 39.1 79.7 40.6NJ 36.9 73.7 36.8

NM 34.2 70.0 35.8NY 31.2 72.0 40.8

NC 31.1 71.2 40.1

ND 54.0 83.1 29.1OH 32.9 73.7 40.8

OK 37.0 74.7 37.7

OR 33.4 71.7 38.3PA 33.0 74.2 41.2

RI 33.0 74.0 41.0SC 27.2 70.6 43.4

SD 44.7 81.4 36.7

TN 27.9 71.8 43.9TX 37.5 73.6 36.1

UT 41.4 74.1 32.7VT 39.7 78.7 39.0

VA 34.6 75.9 41.3

WA 36.6 72.8 36.2WV 26.5 69.2 42.7

WI 38.9 78.5 39.6WY 50.3 78.0 27.7

PR 23.1 53.0 29.9
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 35 State Difference of No Disability and Disability (a.k.a Gap) Change in Emp. Gap from 2009 to 2010 2009 2010 U.S. 39.1 39.4 0.3 AL 42.8 42.5 -0.3 AK 26.6 30.9 4.3 AZ 37.7 37.8 0.1 AR 40.5 43.1 2.6 CA 38.2 37.5 -0.7 CO 31.8 34.7 2.9 CT 36.2 37.9 1.7 DE 40.7 39.2 -1.5 DC 45.4 41.5 -3.9 FL 40.3 39.0 -1.3 GA 39.0 40.1 1.1 HI 35.6 34.1 -1.5 ID 35.4 35.8 0.4 IL 38.3 38.1 -0.2 IN 38.9 41.1 2.2 IA 34.8 36.5 1.7 KS 36.9 34.8 -2.1 KY 44.6 46.2 1.6 LA 39.6 39.2 -0.4 ME 42.6 48.9 6.3 MD 36.8 37.9 1.1 MA 42.2 42.5 0.3 MI 40.4 40.4 0.0 MN 35.0 36.2 1.2 MS 42.7 41.2 -1.5 MO 41.5 42.9 1.4 State Difference of No Disability and Disability (a.k.a Gap) Change in Emp. Gap from 2009 to 2010 2009 2010 MT 33.4 31.5 -1.9 NE 35.5 36.9 1.4 NV 33.6 32.5 -1.1 NH 40.1 40.6 0.5 NJ 36.4 36.8 0.4 NM 34.7 35.8 1.1 NY 40.2 40.8 0.6 NC 40.7 40.1 -0.6 ND 26.7 29.1 2.4 OH 40.7 40.8 0.1 OK 36.0 37.7 1.7 OR 35.7 38.3 2.6 PA 40.7 41.2 0.5 RI 41.3 41.0 -0.3 SC 43.2 43.4 0.2 SD 34.1 36.7 2.6 TN 43.4 43.9 0.5 TX 35.7 36.1 0.4 UT 32.6 32.7 0.1 VT 39.4 39.0 -0.4 VA 38.4 41.3 2.9 WA 36.1 36.2 0.1 WV 43.7 42.7 -1.0 WI 38.3 39.6 1.3 WY 27.6 27.7 0.1 PR 30.1 29.9 -0.2

Table 2.10 Change in Employment Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2009 to 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
36 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 2.11 Employment: Full-Time, Year-Round—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 16 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B23023; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Employed Full Time, Year-Round FTFY as Pct. of Total

U.S. 19,048,426 3,834,727 20.1AL 422,792 76,076 18.0AK 48,489 12,662 26.1AZ 363,680 71,611 19.7AR 255,498 49,531 19.4CA 1,818,312 335,947 18.5CO 272,809 69,137 25.3CT 179,340 39,363 21.9DE 60,128 13,412 22.3DC 37,235 7,287 19.6FL 1,114,635 205,563 18.4GA 614,809 117,796 19.2HI 66,198 17,196 26.0ID 103,069 22,576 21.9IL 640,076 127,959 20.0IN 435,239 83,269 19.1IA 171,572 42,492 24.8KS 177,640 47,721 26.9KY 423,348 69,542 16.4LA 378,341 75,990 20.1ME 104,131 15,813 15.2MD 297,641 74,422 25.0MA 354,378 66,038 18.6MI 714,665 112,187 15.7MN 266,012 57,696 21.7MS 266,903 47,924 18.0MO 440,068 85,670 19.5

State Total Employed Full Time, Year-Round FTFY as Pct. of Total

MT 64,072 14,730 23.0

NE 104,185 28,574 27.4NV 152,466 35,094 23.0NH 77,209 17,464 22.6NJ 397,872 92,216 23.2NM 140,492 29,727 21.2NY 1,012,335 189,649 18.7NC 673,167 125,080 18.6ND 31,994 10,259 32.1OH 804,305 153,266 19.1OK 323,352 76,445 23.6OR 286,848 53,251 18.6PA 824,484 159,545 19.4RI 74,781 13,975 18.7SC 352,188 60,286 17.1SD 43,434 11,885 27.4TN 529,545 88,621 16.7TX 1,549,464 382,453 24.7UT 123,947 31,597 25.5VT 45,035 9,869 21.9VA 447,290 100,224 22.4WA 424,503 94,489 22.3WV 196,951 33,644 17.1WI 305,766 66,083 21.6WY 35,733 11,421 32.0PR 378,514 56,233 14.9
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 37 State Total Employed Full Time, Year-Round FTFY as Pct. of Total U.S. 172,089,634 88,683,091 51.5 AL 2,508,744 1,272,955 50.7 AK 400,946 194,575 48.5 AZ 3,441,003 1,697,146 49.3 AR 1,497,935 794,164 53.0 CA 21,531,595 10,112,742 47.0 CO 2,921,721 1,540,562 52.7 CT 2,040,738 1,080,448 52.9 DE 493,641 265,661 53.8 DC 388,940 211,744 54.4 FL 10,220,644 5,109,170 50.0 GA 5,409,218 2,780,256 51.4 HI 751,983 406,926 54.1 ID 827,243 398,611 48.2 IL 7,361,667 3,770,359 51.2 IN 3,547,127 1,806,582 50.9 IA 1,683,244 976,188 58.0 KS 1,540,887 868,320 56.4 KY 2,244,632 1,146,282 51.1 LA 2,410,083 1,275,857 52.9 ME 732,348 395,398 54.0 MD 3,353,297 1,944,660 58.0 MA 3,845,155 2,001,676 52.1 MI 5,391,829 2,455,067 45.5 MN 3,048,288 1,668,631 54.7 MS 1,514,215 778,503 51.4 MO 3,222,443 1,751,608 54.4 State Total Employed Full Time, Year-Round FTFY as Pct. of Total MT 547,379 276,200 50.5 NE 1,004,094 595,441 59.3 NV 1,529,545 774,945 50.7 NH 767,342 430,449 56.1 NJ 5,086,094 2,746,215 54.0 NM 1,104,800 556,471 50.4 NY 11,295,599 5,892,466 52.2 NC 5,207,974 2,616,140 50.2 ND 386,548 227,345 58.8 OH 6,278,529 3,229,025 51.4 OK 1,933,460 1,061,746 54.9 OR 2,121,904 990,236 46.7 PA 7,016,598 3,689,934 52.6 RI 593,648 293,667 49.5 SC 2,489,307 1,255,775 50.4 SD 442,409 264,930 59.9 TN 3,403,486 1,751,908 51.5 TX 13,817,237 7,524,214 54.5 UT 1,509,562 749,460 49.6 VT 357,481 188,537 52.7 VA 4,555,612 2,587,113 56.8 WA 3,820,567 1,888,806 49.4 WV 951,298 476,168 50.1 WI 3,224,343 1,731,947 53.7 WY 315,252 179,862 57.1 PR 1,881,083 709,763 37.7

Table 2.12 Employment: Full-Time, Year-Round—Civilians without Disabilities Ages 16 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B23023; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
38 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 2.13 Employment: Full-Time, Year-Round Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B23023; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State

Employed as a Pct. of Total (a.k.a., Full 

Time, Year-Round Employment Rate)

Difference of No 

Disability and Disability 

(a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

U.S. 20.1 51.5 31.4AL 18.0 50.7 32.7AK 26.1 48.5 22.4AZ 19.7 49.3 29.6AR 19.4 53.0 33.6CA 18.5 47.0 28.5CO 25.3 52.7 27.4CT 21.9 52.9 31.0DE 22.3 53.8 31.5DC 19.6 54.4 34.8FL 18.4 50.0 31.6GA 19.2 51.4 32.2HI 26.0 54.1 28.1ID 21.9 48.2 26.3IL 20.0 51.2 31.2IN 19.1 50.9 31.8IA 24.8 58.0 33.2KS 26.9 56.4 29.5KY 16.4 51.1 34.7LA 20.1 52.9 32.8ME 15.2 54.0 38.8MD 25.0 58.0 33.0MA 18.6 52.1 33.5MI 15.7 45.5 29.8MN 21.7 54.7 33.0MS 18.0 51.4 33.4MO 19.5 54.4 34.9

State

Employed as a Pct. of Total (a.k.a., Full 

Time, Year-Round Employment Rate)

Difference of No 

Disability and Disability 

(a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

MT 23.0 50.5 27.5NE 27.4 59.3 31.9NV 23.0 50.7 27.7NH 22.6 56.1 33.5NJ 23.2 54.0 30.8NM 21.2 50.4 29.2NY 18.7 52.2 33.5NC 18.6 50.2 31.6ND 32.1 58.8 26.7OH 19.1 51.4 32.3OK 23.6 54.9 31.3OR 18.6 46.7 28.1PA 19.4 52.6 33.2RI 18.7 49.5 30.8SC 17.1 50.4 33.3SD 27.4 59.9 32.5TN 16.7 51.5 34.8TX 24.7 54.5 29.8UT 25.5 49.6 24.1VT 21.9 52.7 30.8VA 22.4 56.8 34.4WA 22.3 49.4 27.1WV 17.1 50.1 33.0WI 21.6 53.7 32.1WY 32.0 57.1 25.1PR 14.9 37.7 22.8
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Section 3: Time Trend Population 

Statistics

This section presents monthly and annual 

time trends for employment and poverty 

statistics. There are two sources used in this 

section. Monthly time trends are from the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Retrieval 

System and are based on data from the Current 

Population Survey-Basic Monthly Survey 

(CPS-BMS). Annual time trends were produced 

by the authors using data from the Current 

Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic 

Supplement (CPS-ASEC), which is fielded 

annually in March.

Current Population Survey-Basic Monthly 

(CPS-BMS)—The Current Population 

Survey-Basic Monthly Survey (CPS-BMS) is 

a monthly survey of about 50,000 households 

conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. This survey is the 

primary source of information on the labor 

force characteristics of the U.S. population 

and provides estimates for the nation as a 

whole. The sample is scientifically selected to 

represent the civilian non-institutionalized 

population. Individuals are asked questions 

about the employment status of each member 

of the household 15 years of age and older, but 

published data only focuses on those ages 16 

and over. Estimates obtained from the CPSBMS include employment, unemployment, 

earnings, hours of work, and other indicators. 

Current Population Survey (CPS-ASEC)—

The Current Population Survey-Annual Social 

and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC) is an 

annual survey conducted by the Bureau of the 

Census. This survey is the primary source of 

information on the income, poverty, and health 

insurance. It also asks about employment in 

the previous calendar year. The sample for the 

CPS-ASEC is drawn from the sample of the 

CPS-BMS. The CPS-ASEC is also known as the 

CPS March Supplement and the CPS Income 

Supplement.

Disability Status (CPS-BMS & CPS-ASEC)—

The CPS program uses a set of six questions to 

identify persons with disabilities. A response 

of “yes” to any one of the questions indicates 

that the person in question has a disability. The 

disability questions appear in the CPS in the 

following format:

•	 This month we want to learn about people 

who have physical, mental, or emotional 

conditions that cause serious difficulty 

with their daily activities. Please answer for 

household members who are 16 years old or 

over.

•	 Is anyone deaf or does anyone have serious 

difficulty hearing?

•	 Is anyone blind or does anyone have serious 

difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?

•	 Because of a physical, mental, or emotional 

condition, does anyone have serious 

difficulty concentrating, remembering, or 

making decisions?

•	 Does anyone have serious difficulty walking 

or climbing stairs?

•	 Does anyone have difficulty dressing or 

bathing?

•	 Because of a physical, mental, or emotional 

condition, does anyone have difficulty doing 

errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s 

office or shopping?

Employed Persons (CPS-BMS & CPSASEC)—Individuals 16 or more years 

old that are civilians and are not currently 

institutionalized and, during the reference week, 

(a) performed at least one hour of work as a 

paid employee; worked in their own business, 

profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 

hours or more as an unpaid worker in a business 

owned by a relative; and (b) all those who had 

jobs or businesses but are on leave because 

of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare 

problems, maternity or paternity leave, labormanagement dispute, job training, or other 

family or personal reasons, regardless of whether 

they were compensated for the time off or were 

seeking other jobs. Each employed person is 

counted only once, even if he or she holds more 

than one job. Individuals who work around 

their own house (painting, repairing, or own 
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home housework) or volunteer for religious, 

charitable, and other organizations are excluded.

Employment-Population Ratio (CPS-BMS)—

The proportion of the civilian non-institutional 

population that is employed. 

Employment Rate (CPS-ASEC)—The number 

of individuals that are employed as a percent of 

the civilian non-institutional population.

Full-Time, Full-Year (CPS-ASEC)—A person 

is considered to be working full-time, full-year 

worker if he or she worked 35 hours or more 

per week for 50 to 52 weeks in the past 12 

months.

Full-Time, Full-Year Rate (CPS-ASEC)—The 

number of individuals that are working fulltime, full-year as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.

Labor Force (CPS-BMS & CPS-ASEC)—All 

persons classified as employed or unemployed.

Labor Force Participation Rate (CPS-BMS & 

CPS-ASEC)—The labor force as a percent of 

the civilian non-institutional population.

Labor Market Attachment (CPS-ASEC)—A 

person is considered to be attached to the labor 

market if he or she worked at least at least 52 

hours in the calendar year prior to the survey.

Labor Market Attachment Rate (CPSASEC)—The number of individuals attached 

to the labor market as a percent of the civilian 

non-institutional population.

Unemployed Persons (CPS-BMS)—

Individuals who are 16 or more years old and 

were available to work, who had no employment 

during the reference week, and had made 

specific efforts to find employment sometime 

during the month prior to the reference week.

Poverty (CPS-ASEC)—The Office of 

Management and Budget in Statistical Policy 

Directive 14 sets the standards for which 

poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau 

uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by 

family size and composition to determine who is 

in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than 

the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, 

then that family and every individual in it are 

considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate (CPS-ASEC)—Percent of the 

population who are determined to be in poverty.

Unemployed Rate (CPS-BMS)—The 

percentage of the labor force that is 

unemployed.

Work Limitation (CPS-ASEC)—A person is 

considered to have a work limitation if he or 

she has “a health problem or disability which 

prevents them from working or which limits the 

kind or amount of work he or she can do.”

Tables

Table 3.1: In August 2011, there were 

15,158,000 non-institutionalized civilians 

with disabilities, and of these individuals 

4,074,000 were employed, for an employmentto-population ratio of 26.9 percent. The 

employment-to-population ratio has decreased 

since August 2011, but is higher than its 

lowest value of 26.3 percent in February, 2011. 

By comparison, in August 2011, there were 

184,936,000 non-institutionalized civilians 

without disabilities, 129,761,000 of which were 

employed, for an employment-to-population 

ratio of 70.2 percent.

Table 3.2: In August 2011 there were 

15,158,000 non-institutionalized civilians 

with disabilities, and of these individuals, 

4,913,000 participated in the labor force (by 

either, working or looking for work), for a labor 

force participation rate of 32.4 percent. This 

labor force participation rate has declined from 

a labor force participation rate of 36.0 in June 

2009. By comparison, in August 2011, there 

were 184,936,000 non-institutionalized civilians 

without disabilities, 142,451,000 of which 

participated in the labor force, for a labor force 

participation rate of 77.0 percent.

Table 3.3: In August 2011, of the 4,913,000 

non-institutionalized civilians with disabilities 

participating in the labor force, 838,000 were 

not working but actively looking for work, 

for an unemployment rate of 17.1 percent. 

This is higher than the unemployment rate in 
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June 2009 (15.5 percent) but lower than the 

peak unemployment rate in June 2011 of 18.6 

percent. By comparison, in August 2011, of 

the 142,451,000 non-institutionalized civilians 

without disabilities participating in the labor 

force, 12,690,000 were not working but actively 

looking for work, for an unemployment rate of 

8.9 percent. 

Table 3.4: In 2011 of the 199,820,000 noninstitutionalized civilians ages 16-64, 7.9 

percent (15,718,000) had a work limitation, 7.6 

percent (15,217,000) had a broad disability and 

11.2 percent (22,373,000) had work limitation 

and/or a broad disability. These percentages have 

remained very similar for the last three years.

Table 3.5: In 2011 the labor force participation 

rate among non-institutionalized civilians ages 

16-64 was 19.0 percent for persons with a work 

limitation and 77.6 percent for people without 

a work limitation. The labor force participation 

rate was 32.2 percent for persons with abroad 

disability as compared to 76.3 percent for 

persons without a broad disability. The labor 

force participation rate was 30.4 percent for 

person with a work limitation and/or a broad 

disability as compared to 78.3 for persons 

without a work limitation and/or a broad 

disability.

Table 3.6: In 2011 the employment rate among 

non-institutionalized civilians ages 16-64 was 

15.0 percent for persons with a work limitation 

and 70.3 percent for people without a work 

limitation. The employment rate was 26.5 

percent for persons with a broad disability as 

compared to 69.2 percent for persons without 

a broad disability. The employment rate was 

24.9 percent for person with a work limitation 

and/or a broad disability as compared to 71.1 

for persons without a work limitation and/or a 

broad disability.

Table 3.7: In 2010 the labor market attachment 

rate among non-institutionalized civilians ages 

16-64 was 22.0 percent for persons with a work 

limitation and 75.8 percent for people without 

a work limitation. The labor market attachment 

rate was 33.9 percent for persons with abroad 

disability as compared to 74.7 percent for 

persons without a broad disability. The labor 

market attachment rate was 32.4 percent for 

person with a work limitation and/or a broad 

disability as compared to 76.5 for persons 

without a work limitation and/or a broad 

disability.

Table 3.8: In 2010 the full-time, full-year rate 

among non-institutionalized civilians ages 

16-64 was 6.0 percent for persons with a work 

limitation and 51.0 percent for people without a 

work limitation. The full-time, full-year rate was 

16.4 percent for persons with abroad disability 

as compared to 50.0 percent for persons without 

a broad disability. The full-time, full-year 

rate was 14.0 percent for person with a work 

limitation and/or a broad disability as compared 

to 51.7 for persons without a work limitation 

and/or a broad disability.

Table 3.9: In 2010 the poverty rate among 

non-institutionalized civilians ages 16-64 was 

31.2 percent for persons with a work limitation 

and 12.4 percent for people without a work 

limitation. The poverty rate was 27.7 percent 

for persons with abroad disability as compared 

to 12.8 percent for persons without a broad 

disability. The poverty rate was 28.3 percent for 

person with a work limitation and/or a broad 

disability as compared to 12.1 for persons 

without a work limitation and/or a broad 

disability.
42 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Month / Year People with a Disability People with No Disability Disability as Pct. of No Disability Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total [1] Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total [1] Jun 2009 14,928 4,545 30.4 182,760 130,344 71.3 42.6 Jul 2009 14,788 4,523 30.6 183,101 130,556 71.3 42.9 Aug 2009 14,674 4,210 28.7 183,354 129,743 70.8 40.5 Sep 2009 14,767 4,169 28.2 183,412 128,694 70.2 40.2 Oct 2009 14,695 4,125 28.1 183,621 128,681 70.1 40.1 Nov 2009 14,866 4,232 28.5 183,579 128,579 70.0 40.7 Dec 2009 14,923 4,266 28.6 183,639 127,493 69.4 41.2 Jan 2010 14,776 4,237 28.7 183,656 126,380 68.8 41.7 Feb 2010 14,814 4,316 29.1 183,741 126,722 69.0 42.2 Mar 2010 14,926 4,478 30.0 183,735 127,313 69.3 43.3 Apr 2010 14,847 4,293 28.9 183,910 128,813 70.0 41.3 May 2010 14,986 4,334 28.9 183,924 128,875 70.1 41.2 Jun 2010 14,636 4,169 28.5 184,387 129,538 70.3 40.5 Jul 2010 14,446 3,968 27.5 184,736 130,025 70.4 39.1

Aug 2010 14,392 4,087 28.4 184,916 129,572 70.1 40.5Sep 2010 14,526 4,147 28.5 184,919 129,118 69.8 40.8Oct 2010 14,663 4,128 28.2 184,962 129,200 69.9 40.3Nov 2010 14,854 4,202 28.3 184,888 128,847 69.7 40.6Dec 2010 14,893 4,156 27.9 184,951 128,627 69.5 40.1Jan 2011 14,673 3,945 26.9 184,648 127,234 68.9 39.0Feb 2011 14,880 3,919 26.3 184,569 127,617 69.1 38.1Mar 2011 15,222 4,072 26.8 184,327 128,328 69.6 38.5Apr 2011 15,246 4,062 26.6 184,422 128,913 69.9 38.1May 2011 15,404 4,137 26.9 184,422 129,222 70.1 38.4Jun 2011 15,308 4,090 26.7 184,606 129,520 70.2 38.0

Table 3.1 Monthly Employment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status : June 2009 through August 2011In thousands (14,928 represents 14,928,000), except as indicated. Civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 64. Statistics are not seasonally adjusted. Calculations based on the Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Survey.
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 43 Source: Calculations based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, <http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cpsatab6.htm>; (Accessed 9 June 2011). Also see the Office of Disability and Employment Policy (ODEP), <http://www.dol.gov/odep/categories/research/bls.htm> [1] The Bureau of Labor Statistics calls this statistic the Employment-Population Ratio. Others call it the Employment Rate. Month / Year People with a Disability People with No Disability Disability as Pct. of No Disability Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total [1] Total Employed Employed as Pct. of Total [1] Jul 2011 14,925 4,031 27.0 185,112 129,821 70.1 38.5 Aug 2011 15,158 4,074 26.9 184,936 129,761 70.2 38.3

Table 3.1 Monthly Employment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status : June 2009 through August 2011 (cont’d)In thousands (14,928 represents 14,928,000), except as indicated. Civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 64. Statistics are not seasonally adjusted. Calculations based on the Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Survey.
44 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Month / Year People with a Disability People with No Disability Disability as Pct. of No Disability Total Participating in the Labor Force [1] Participating as Pct. of Total [2] Total Participating in the Labor Force [1] Participating as Pct. of Total [2] Jun 2009 14,928 5,376 36.0 182,760 144,178 78.9 45.6 Jul 2009 14,788 5,395 36.5 183,101 144,434 78.9 46.3 Aug 2009 14,674 5,139 35.0 183,354 143,190 78.1 44.8 Sep 2009 14,767 5,068 34.3 183,412 141,886 77.4 44.3 Oct 2009 14,695 5,003 34.0 183,621 141,930 77.3 44.0 Nov 2009 14,866 4,982 33.5 183,579 141,835 77.3 43.4 Dec 2009 14,923 4,982 33.4 183,639 141,038 76.8 43.5 Jan 2010 14,776 5,032 34.1 183,656 141,236 76.9 44.3 Feb 2010 14,814 5,070 34.2 183,741 141,449 77.0 44.4 Mar 2010 14,926 5,248 35.2 183,735 141,762 77.2 45.6 Apr 2010 14,847 5,124 34.5 183,910 142,199 77.3 44.6 May 2010 14,986 5,110 34.1 183,924 142,073 77.2 44.1 Jun 2010 14,636 4,937 33.7 184,387 143,288 77.7 43.4 Jul 2010 14,446 4,798 33.2 184,736 143,844 77.9 42.6

Aug 2010 14,392 4,907 34.1 184,916 143,020 77.3 44.1Sep 2010 14,526 4,932 34.0 184,919 142,035 76.8 44.3Oct 2010 14,663 4,905 33.5 184,962 141,916 76.7 43.7Nov 2010 14,854 4,979 33.5 184,888 141,885 76.7 43.7Dec 2010 14,893 4,901 32.9 184,951 141,404 76.5 43.0Jan 2011 14,673 4,635 31.6 184,648 141,002 76.4 41.4Feb 2011 14,880 4,713 31.7 184,569 140,932 76.4 41.5Mar 2011 15,222 4,909 32.2 184,327 141,104 76.6 42.1Apr 2011 15,246 4,820 31.6 184,422 140,976 76.4 41.3May 2011 15,404 4,962 32.2 184,422 141,367 76.7 42.0Jun 2011 15,308 5,020 32.8 184,606 142,553 77.2 42.5

Table 3.2 Monthly Labor Force Participation of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability StatusIn thousands (14,928 represents 14,928,000), except as indicated. Civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 64. Statistics are not seasonally adjusted. Calculations based on the Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Survey.
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 45 Source: Calculations based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, <http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cpsatab6.htm>; (accessed 9 June 2011 ). Also see the Office of Disability and Employment Policy (ODEP), <http://www.dol.gov/odep/categories/research/bls.htm> [1] Those participation in the labor force (i.e., the labor force) generally include those that are working plus those that are actively looking for work in the past four weeks. [2] This statistics is often called the Labor Force Participation Rate. Month / Year People with a Disability People with No Disability Disability as Pct. of No Disability Total Participating in the Labor Force [1] Participating as Pct. of Total [2] Total Participating in the Labor Force [1] Participating as Pct. of Total [2] Jul 2011 14,925 4,919 33.0 185,112 142,893 77.2 42.8 Aug 2011 15,158 4,913 32.4 184,936 142,451 77.0 42.1

Table 3.2 Monthly Labor Force Participation of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status (cont’d)In thousands (14,928 represents 14,928,000), except as indicated. Civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 64. Statistics are not seasonally adjusted. Calculations based on the Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Survey.
46 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Month / Year People with a Disability People with No Disability Disability as Pct. of No Disability Participating in the Labor Force [1] Unemployed Unemployed as Pct. of Participating [2] Participating in the Labor Force [1] Unemployed Unemployed as Pct. of Participating [2] Jun 2009 5,376 831 15.5 144,178 13,834 9.6 161.5 Jul 2009 5,395 872 16.2 144,434 13,879 9.6 168.8 Aug 2009 5,139 930 18.1 143,190 13,446 9.4 192.6 Sep 2009 5,068 899 17.7 141,886 13,192 9.3 190.3 Oct 2009 5,003 879 17.6 141,930 13,249 9.3 189.2 Nov 2009 4,982 752 15.1 141,835 13,258 9.3 162.4 Dec 2009 4,982 715 14.4 141,038 13,545 9.6 150.0 Jan 2010 5,032 795 15.8 141,236 14,855 10.5 150.5 Feb 2010 5,070 753 14.9 141,449 14,727 10.4 143.3 Mar 2010 5,248 770 14.7 141,762 14,449 10.2 144.1 Apr 2010 5,124 831 16.2 142,199 13,386 9.4 172.3 May 2010 5,110 778 15.2 142,073 13,198 9.3 163.4 Jun 2010 4,937 768 15.6 143,288 13,750 9.6 162.5 Jul 2010 4,798 830 17.3 143,844 13,819 9.6 180.2

Aug 2010 4,907 820 16.7 143,020 13,448 9.4 177.7Sep 2010 4,932 786 15.9 142,035 12,916 9.1 174.7Oct 2010 4,905 776 15.8 141,916 12,715 9.0 175.6Nov 2010 4,979 777 15.6 141,885 13,038 9.2 169.6Dec 2010 4,901 745 15.2 141,404 12,777 9.0 168.9Jan 2011 4,635 690 14.9 141,002 13,768 9.8 152.0Feb 2011 4,713 795 16.9 140,932 13,315 9.4 179.8Mar 2011 4,909 836 17.0 141,104 12,776 9.1 186.8Apr 2011 4,820 757 15.7 140,976 12,064 8.6 182.6May 2011 4,962 824 16.6 141,367 12,145 8.6 193.0Jun 2011 5,020 932 18.6 142,553 13,033 9.1 204.4

Table 3.3 Monthly Unemployment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability StatusIn thousands (5,376 represents 5,376,000), except as indicated. Civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 64. Statistics are not seasonally adjusted. Calculations based on the Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Survey.
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Table 3.3 Monthly Unemployment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status (cont’d)In thousands (5,376 represents 5,376,000), except as indicated. Civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 64. Statistics are not seasonally adjusted. Calculations based on the Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Survey.

Source: Calculations based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, <http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cpsatab6.htm>; (accessed 13 June 2011). Also see the Office of Disability and Employment Policy (ODEP), <http://www.dol.gov/odep/categories/research/bls.htm>[1] Those participation in the labor force (i.e., the labor force) generally include those that are working plus those that are actively looking for work in the past four weeks.[2] This statistic is often called the Unemployment Rate.

Month / Year

People with a Disability People with No Disability Disability as 

Pct. of No 

Disability Participating in the Labor Force [1] Unemployed Unemployed as Pct. of Participating [2] Participating in the Labor Force [1] Unemployed Unemployed as Pct. of Participating [2]

Jul 2011 4,919 888 18.1 142,893 13,071 9.1 198.9

Aug 2011 4,913 838 17.1 142,451 12,690 8.9 192.1
48 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Year Total Number Definition of Disability Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability Number Pct. Number Pct. Number Pct. 1981 144,766 10,370 7.2 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1982 146,435 10,501 7.2 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1983 147,918 10,253 6.9 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1984 149,533 10,515 7.0 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1985 150,844 11,151 7.4 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1986 152,623 11,114 7.3 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1987 154,221 11,032 7.2 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1988 155,624 10,565 6.8 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1989 156,875 10,561 6.7 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1990 157,958 10,818 6.8 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1991 159,153 11,025 6.9 ------ ------ ------ ------ 1992 160,430 11,474 7.2 ------ ------ ------ ------

1993 162,085 11,916 7.4 ------ ------ ------ ------1994 165,446 12,903 7.8 ------ ------ ------ ------1995 166,756 12,930 7.8 ------ ------ ------ ------1996 168,266 12,882 7.7 ------ ------ ------ ------1997 170,638 13,165 7.7 ------ ------ ------ ------1998 172,468 12,986 7.5 ------ ------ ------ ------1999 174,644 12,717 7.3 ------ ------ ------ ------2000 176,446 12,896 7.3 ------ ------ ------ ------2001 178,202 12,740 7.1 ------ ------ ------ ------2002 183,017 13,577 7.4 ------ ------ ------ ------2003 186,051 13,258 7.1 ------ ------ ------ ------2004 187,850 14,363 7.6 ------ ------ ------ ------2005 190,027 14,711 7.7 ------ ------ ------ ------

Year Total Number

Definition of Disability

Work 

Limitation Broad Disability

Work Lim. 

and/or Broad 

Disability

Number Pct. Number Pct. Number Pct.

2006 192,470 14,934 7.8 ------ ------ ------ ------2007 194,998 14,287 7.3 ------ ------ ------ ------2008 196,206 14,234 7.3 ------ ------ ------ ------2009 197,297 15,376 7.8 15,155 7.7 22,016 11.22010 198,545 15,279 7.7 14,945 7.5 21,750 11.02011 199,820 15,718 7.9 15,217 7.6 22,373 11.2

Table 3.4 Number of Civilians with Disabilities Ages 16-64, by Definition of Disability, Disability Status and Year, in March, 1981-2011Noninstitutional civilian population 16 to 64. Thousands.

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 49 Year Definition of Disability Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability Yes No Yes No Yes No 1981 56.0 89.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1982 55.8 89.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1983 55.2 89.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1984 55.0 89.4 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1985 53.9 89.7 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1986 52.6 89.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1987 53.4 89.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1988 32.4 78.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1989 32.9 78.7 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1990 32.7 79.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1991 31.1 79.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 31.9 79.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1993 32.2 79.4 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1994 28.5 79.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1995 28.4 80.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1996 28.2 80.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1997 29.2 80.9 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1998 26.6 81.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1999 25.2 80.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2000 27.0 81.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2001 24.8 81.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2002 24.3 80.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2003 23.3 79.7 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2004 22.9 79.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2005 21.7 79.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2006 21.9 79.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- Year Definition of Disability Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability Yes No Yes No Yes No 2007 21.7 79.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2008 20.4 79.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2009 20.9 78.9 34.8 77.6 33.3 79.5 2010 20.1 78.5 35.1 77.1 32.6 79.1 2011 19.0 77.6 32.2 76.3 30.4 78.3

Table 3.5 Labor Force Participation Rate among Civilians Ages 16-64 by Disability Status and Year, in March, 1981-2011Noninstitutional civilian population 16 to 64.

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement. 
50 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Year Definition of Disability Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability Yes No Yes No Yes No 1981 24.5 69.7 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1982 23.8 68.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1983 23.5 67.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1984 24.7 70.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1985 25.0 71.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1986 25.1 71.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1987 26.2 72.6 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1988 27.8 73.4 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1989 28.7 74.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1990 28.6 74.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1991 26.4 73.4 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 26.4 73.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1993 26.9 73.6 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1994 23.8 74.4 ---- ---- ---- ----

1995 24.5 75.8 ---- ---- ---- ----1996 24.6 75.7 ---- ---- ---- ----1997 25.4 76.6 ---- ---- ---- ----1998 23.3 77.3 ---- ---- ---- ----1999 22.3 77.2 ---- ---- ---- ----2000 24.4 77.6 ---- ---- ---- ----2001 22.3 77.4 ---- ---- ---- ----2002 20.8 75.5 ---- ---- ---- ----2003 19.2 74.7 ---- ---- ---- ----2004 19.2 74.6 ---- ---- ---- ----2005 18.4 75.0 ---- ---- ---- ----2006 18.8 75.6 ---- ---- ---- ----

Year

Definition of Disability

Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability

Yes No Yes No Yes No

2007 18.7 75.6 ---- ---- ---- ----2008 17.6 74.9 ---- ---- ---- ----2009 16.7 71.6 29.8 70.5 27.8 72.32010 16.0 70.4 29.4 69.2 27.0 71.12011 15.0 70.3 26.5 69.2 24.9 71.1

Table 3.6 Employment Rate among Civilians Ages 16-64 by Disability Status and Year, in March, 1981-2011Noninstitutional civilian population 16 to 64.

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement. 
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 51 Year Definition of Disability Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability Yes No Yes No Yes No 1980 34.7 79.2 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1981 34.5 79.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1982 33.7 77.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1983 33.4 78.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1984 34.4 80.0 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1985 35.8 80.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1986 36.1 81.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1987 37.3 81.7 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1988 37.8 82.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1989 39.3 82.6 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1990 36.9 82.6 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1991 36.8 82.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 36.7 81.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1993 33.9 81.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1994 35.3 82.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1995 33.6 82.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1996 35.2 82.8 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1997 32.7 83.2 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1998 31.3 83.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1999 32.9 83.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2000 32.3 83.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2001 30.8 82.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2002 28.7 81.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2003 27.3 80.4 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2004 26.5 80.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2005 26.3 80.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2006 26.1 80.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- Year Definition of Disability Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability Yes No Yes No Yes No 2007 25.4 80.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2008 24.9 79.6 37.9 78.5 36.6 80.2 2009 22.8 77.3 36.4 76.1 34.4 77.8 2010 22.0 75.8 33.9 74.7 32.4 76.5

Table 3.7 Labor Market Attachment Rate among Civilians Ages 16-64 by Disability Status and Year, 1980-2010Noninstitutional civilian population 16 to 64.

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement. 
52 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Year Definition of Disability Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability Yes No Yes No Yes No 1980 12.0 46.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1981 12.4 46.2 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1982 11.7 44.7 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1983 12.6 46.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1984 12.9 48.6 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1985 13.2 49.3 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1986 13.1 50.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1987 11.9 51.2 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1988 12.2 52.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1989 12.5 52.6 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1990 12.5 52.1 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1991 11.9 51.5 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 12.0 51.9 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1993 11.0 52.2 ---- ---- ---- ----

1994 11.4 53.3 ---- ---- ---- ----1995 11.7 54.3 ---- ---- ---- ----1996 11.4 54.8 ---- ---- ---- ----1997 10.5 55.8 ---- ---- ---- ----1998 10.9 56.9 ---- ---- ---- ----1999 11.7 57.3 ---- ---- ---- ----2000 11.0 58.2 ---- ---- ---- ----2001 10.4 56.7 ---- ---- ---- ----2002 9.5 55.8 ---- ---- ---- ----2003 8.7 55.5 ---- ---- ---- ----2004 8.8 55.9 ---- ---- ---- ----2005 8.9 56.4 ---- ---- ---- ----2006 8.2 57.0 ---- ---- ---- ----

Year

Definition of Disability

Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability

Yes No Yes No Yes No

2007 7.9 56.9 ---- ---- ---- ----2008 7.1 54.4 19.9 53.2 17.0 54.92009 7.0 51.3 18.7 50.3 16.0 51.82010 6.0 51.0 16.4 50.0 14.0 51.7

Table 3.8 Full-Time, Full-Year Rate among Civilians Ages 16-64 by Disability Status and Year, 1980-2010Noninstitutional civilian population 16 to 64.

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement. 
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Definition of Disability

Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability

Yes No Yes No Yes No

1980 24.7 9.6 ---- ---- ---- ----1981 26.5 10.8 ---- ---- ---- ----1982 27.1 11.9 ---- ---- ---- ----1983 27.4 12.2 ---- ---- ---- ----1984 27.3 11.5 ---- ---- ---- ----1985 27.1 11.1 ---- ---- ---- ----1986 26.3 10.6 ---- ---- ---- ----1987 26.5 9.7 ---- ---- ---- ----1988 26.3 9.6 ---- ---- ---- ----1989 26.6 9.3 ---- ---- ---- ----1990 28.0 9.8 ---- ---- ---- ----1991 27.6 10.4 ---- ---- ---- ----1992 28.7 10.7 ---- ---- ---- ----1993 30.4 11.2 ---- ---- ---- ----1994 29.9 10.7 ---- ---- ---- ----1995 27.6 10.4 ---- ---- ---- ----1996 28.6 10.3 ---- ---- ---- ----1997 28.1 9.8 ---- ---- ---- ----1998 28.4 9.4 ---- ---- ---- ----1999 26.7 9.0 ---- ---- ---- ----2000 27.0 8.3 ---- ---- ---- ----2001 26.9 8.9 ---- ---- ---- ----2002 28.4 9.4 ---- ---- ---- ----2003 28.1 9.6 ---- ---- ---- ----2004 27.8 10.1 ---- ---- ---- ----2005 28.1 9.9 ---- ---- ---- ----2006 28.5 9.6 ---- ---- ---- ----

Year

Definition of Disability

Work Limitation Broad Disability Work Lim. and/or Broad Disability

Yes No Yes No Yes No

2007 28.9 9.7 ---- ---- ---- ----2008 28.5 10.5 25.5 10.8 25.7 10.22009 28.9 11.8 25.0 12.2 25.7 11.62010 31.2 12.4 27.7 12.8 28.3 12.1

Table 3.9: Poverty Rate among Civilians Ages 16-64 by Disability Status and Year, 1980-2010Noninstitutional civilian population 16 to 64.

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement. 
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Section 4: Poverty

This section presents statistics on poverty. The 

statistics describe the number and percentage 

of people with and without disabilities who 

experience poverty, as well as the gap between 

the poverty rates of people with and without 

disabilities. The principal source of these data is 

the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the ACS.

American Community Survey (ACS)—The 

ACS is a large, continuous demographic survey 

conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that 

will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles 

of America’s communities every year. Annual 

and multi-year estimates of population and 

housing data are generated for small areas, 

including tracts and population subgroups. 

This information is collected by mailing 

questionnaires to a sample of addresses.

Disability Status (ACS)—The U.S. Census 

Bureau used six questions to identify persons 

with disabilities. A response of “yes” to any one 

of the questions indicates that the person in 

question has a disability. However, the cognitive, 

ambulatory, self-care, and independent living 

related questions are not used to identify 

disability in individuals less than five years old, 

and the independent living related question is 

not used to identify disability in individuals less 

than 18 years old.

Income (ACS)—The sum of all wages, 

salary, commissions, bonuses, and tips; selfemployment income from own nonfarm and 

farm businesses, including proprietorships and 

partnerships; interest, dividends, net rental 

income, royalty income, and income from 

estates and trusts; Social Security and Railroad 

Retirement income; Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI); any public assistance and welfare 

payments from the state and local welfare office; 

retirement, survivor, and disability pensions; 

and any other sources received regularly such 

as Veterans’ (VA) payments, unemployment 

compensation, child support, and alimony.

Poverty (ACS)—The Office of Management 

and Budget in Statistical Policy Directive 14 sets 

the standards for which poverty is calculated. 

The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar 

value thresholds that vary by family size and 

composition to determine who is in poverty. If a 

family’s total income is less than the dollar value 

of the appropriate threshold, then that family 

and every individual in it are considered to be in 

poverty.

Poverty Rate (ACS)—Percent of the population 

who are determined to be in poverty.

Tables

Tables 4.1 and 4.2: In 2010, of the 18,964,271 

individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community, 5,182,020 individuals 

lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 27.3 percent. 

In contrast, of the 169,689,836 individuals 

without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in 

the community, 21,731,853 individuals lived 

in poverty—a poverty rate of 12.8 percent. 

The poverty rate for people with disabilities 

was highest in the District of Columbia (43.0 

percent) and lowest in Alaska (15.8 percent).

Table 4.3: In 2010, the poverty rate of 

individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community was 27.3 percent, 

while the poverty rate of individuals without 

disabilities ages 16 to 64 years living in the 

community was 12.8 percent—a poverty gap 

of 14.5 percentage points. The poverty gap 

was smallest in Alaska (7.1 percentage points) 

and greatest in the District of Columbia (28.1 

percentage points).

Table 4.4: In 2009, the poverty gap between 

individuals with and without disabilities ages 

18 to 64 years living in the community was 

14.8 percent. In 2010, the poverty gap between 

individuals with and without disabilities ages 18 

to 64 years living in the community was 14.5 

percent, a 0.3 percentage point decrease. The 

largest percentage point increase in the poverty 

gap from 2009 to 2010 was in the South 

Dakota, a 5.7 percentage point increase, while 

the largest decrease in the poverty gap was in 

West Virginia, a 2.5 percentage point decrease.
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Table 4.1 Poverty-Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18130; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Poverty Poverty as Pct. Of Total

U.S. 18,964,271 5,182,020 27.3AL 421,393 128,435 30.5AK 48,489 7,672 15.8AZ 362,645 98,471 27.2AR 255,108 69,785 27.4CA 1,813,264 456,067 25.2CO 271,315 66,507 24.5CT 177,073 41,397 23.4DE 59,946 11,066 18.5DC 36,577 15,736 43.0FL 1,112,944 298,739 26.8GA 612,479 176,421 28.8HI 65,877 15,127 23.0ID 102,562 28,147 27.4IL 637,807 159,893 25.1IN 432,241 124,847 28.9IA 170,568 43,349 25.4KS 176,538 42,569 24.1KY 422,502 137,012 32.4LA 376,522 103,898 27.6ME 103,755 28,847 27.8MD 296,572 60,877 20.5MA 350,790 99,044 28.2MI 713,172 215,681 30.2MN 264,797 65,998 24.9MS 265,406 89,138 33.6MO 438,149 127,110 29.0

State Total Poverty Poverty as Pct. Of Total

MT 63,634 18,998 29.9

NE 102,856 27,446 26.7NV 152,410 35,335 23.2NH 76,789 15,791 20.6NJ 395,344 83,014 21.0NM 140,307 39,094 27.9NY 1,003,926 286,725 28.6NC 669,571 187,493 28.0ND 31,856 7,683 24.1OH 799,454 245,061 30.7OK 322,383 85,234 26.4OR 285,487 86,246 30.2PA 819,774 235,465 28.7RI 73,962 23,392 31.6SC 350,142 102,642 29.3SD 43,040 13,605 31.6TN 527,077 159,753 30.3TX 1,545,994 409,253 26.5UT 123,293 28,814 23.4VT 44,543 12,596 28.3VA 445,078 109,160 24.5WA 423,595 110,783 26.2WV 196,280 61,635 31.4WI 303,382 77,506 25.5WY 35,603 7,463 21.0PR 378,464 192,008 50.7
56 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 State Total Poverty Poverty as Pct. Of Total U.S. 169,689,836 21,731,853 12.8 AL 2,474,141 380,486 15.4 AK 399,106 34,851 8.7 AZ 3,414,770 535,431 15.7 AR 1,474,460 230,622 15.6 CA 21,366,537 2,905,931 13.6 CO 2,893,655 339,016 11.7 CT 1,995,425 173,317 8.7 DE 483,495 45,967 9.5 DC 365,723 54,364 14.9 FL 10,139,848 1,505,776 14.9 GA 5,340,892 794,111 14.9 HI 745,001 72,061 9.7 ID 820,199 118,593 14.5 IL 7,262,167 841,698 11.6 IN 3,475,096 440,850 12.7

IA 1,640,389 183,255 11.2KS 1,509,939 175,190 11.6KY 2,226,736 337,598 15.2LA 2,387,328 359,340 15.1ME 715,630 71,420 10.0MD 3,307,527 269,813 8.2MA 3,714,709 349,978 9.4MI 5,317,432 757,106 14.2MN 2,999,347 286,596 9.6MS 1,489,240 268,389 18.0MO 3,171,709 396,151 12.5

State Total Poverty Poverty as Pct. Of Total

MT 537,525 68,110 12.7NE 983,350 102,822 10.5NV 1,526,321 193,992 12.7NH 744,758 51,181 6.9NJ 5,033,986 423,011 8.4NM 1,096,507 188,718 17.2NY 11,089,997 1,358,587 12.3NC 5,123,188 760,334 14.8ND 376,146 41,927 11.1OH 6,181,763 789,354 12.8OK 1,904,322 259,041 13.6OR 2,099,759 284,793 13.6PA 6,845,561 741,263 10.8RI 569,545 64,792 11.4SC 2,445,346 374,085 15.3SD 432,854 51,662 11.9TN 3,353,626 477,513 14.2TX 13,702,350 1,980,659 14.5UT 1,494,210 179,947 12.0VT 341,210 36,654 10.7VA 4,474,466 416,241 9.3WA 3,786,076 437,924 11.6WV 935,480 140,518 15.0WI 3,170,050 350,589 11.1WY 310,939 30,226 9.7PR 1,878,449 754,128 40.1

Table 4.2 Poverty-Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18130; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
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Table 4.3 Poverty Gap-Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S. and States by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18130; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State

Poverty as a Pct. Of Total 

(a.k.a., Poverty Rate) Difference of Disability and No Disability (a.k.a Gap) Disability No Disability

U.S. 27.3 12.8 14.5AL 30.5 15.4 15.1AK 15.8 8.7 7.1AZ 27.2 15.7 11.5AR 27.4 15.6 11.8CA 25.2 13.6 11.6CO 24.5 11.7 12.8CT 23.4 8.7 14.7DE 18.5 9.5 9.0DC 43.0 14.9 28.1FL 26.8 14.9 11.9GA 28.8 14.9 13.9HI 23.0 9.7 13.3ID 27.4 14.5 12.9IL 25.1 11.6 13.5IN 28.9 12.7 16.2IA 25.4 11.2 14.2KS 24.1 11.6 12.5KY 32.4 15.2 17.2LA 27.6 15.1 12.5ME 27.8 10.0 17.8MD 20.5 8.2 12.3MA 28.2 9.4 18.8MI 30.2 14.2 16.0MN 24.9 9.6 15.3MS 33.6 18.0 15.6MO 29.0 12.5 16.5

State

Poverty as a Pct. Of Total 

(a.k.a., Poverty Rate) Difference of Disability and No Disability (a.k.a Gap) Disability No Disability

MT 29.9 12.7 17.2NE 26.7 10.5 16.2NV 23.2 12.7 10.5NH 20.6 6.9 13.7NJ 21.0 8.4 12.6NM 27.9 17.2 10.7NY 28.6 12.3 16.3NC 28.0 14.8 13.2ND 24.1 11.1 13.0OH 30.7 12.8 17.9OK 26.4 13.6 12.8OR 30.2 13.6 16.6PA 28.7 10.8 17.9RI 31.6 11.4 20.2SC 29.3 15.3 14.0SD 31.6 11.9 19.7TN 30.3 14.2 16.1TX 26.5 14.5 12.0UT 23.4 12.0 11.4VT 28.3 10.7 17.6VA 24.5 9.3 15.2WA 26.2 11.6 14.6WV 31.4 15.0 16.4WI 25.5 11.1 14.4WY 21.0 9.7 11.3PR 50.7 40.1 10.6
58 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 State Difference of Diasability and No Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Change in Pov. Gap from 2009 to 2010 2009 2010 U.S. 14.8 14.5 -0.3 AL 16.3 15.1 -1.2 AK 7.4 7.1 -0.3 AZ 12.4 11.5 -0.9 AR 14.1 11.8 -2.3 CA 11.8 11.6 -0.2 CO 9.1 12.8 3.7 CT 15.2 14.7 -0.5 DE 11.4 9.0 -2.4 DC 25.4 28.1 2.7 FL 12.9 11.9 -1.0 GA 13.9 13.9 0.0 HI 12.0 13.3 1.3 ID 10.4 12.9 2.5 IL 14.0 13.5 -0.5

IN 14.0 16.2 2.2IA 13.7 14.2 0.5KS 14.2 12.5 -1.7KY 19.0 17.2 -1.8LA 13.7 12.5 -1.2ME 18.4 17.8 -0.6MD 14.0 12.3 -1.7MA 18.9 18.8 -0.1MI 17.0 16.0 -1.0MN 16.1 15.3 -0.8MS 15.2 15.6 0.4MO 16.7 16.5 -0.2

State

Difference of Diasability and No 

Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Change in Pov. Gap from 2009 to 2010

2009 2010

MT 11.9 17.2 5.3

NE 11.7 16.2 4.5NV 10.8 10.5 -0.3NH 13.6 13.7 0.1NJ 12.7 12.6 -0.1NM 10.3 10.7 0.4NY 17.3 16.3 -1.0NC 14.6 13.2 -1.4ND 12.3 13.0 0.7OH 19.2 17.9 -1.3OK 13.7 12.8 -0.9OR 12.9 16.6 3.7PA 17.9 17.9 0.0RI 16.4 20.2 3.8SC 14.1 14.0 -0.1SD 14.0 19.7 5.7TN 17.6 16.1 -1.5TX 11.5 12.0 0.5UT 9.0 11.4 2.4VT 17.7 17.6 -0.1VA 11.6 15.2 3.6WA 16.4 14.6 -1.8WV 18.9 16.4 -2.5WI 15.4 14.4 -1.0WY 12.3 11.3 -1.0PR 12.1 10.6 -1.5

Table 4.4 Change in Poverty Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2009 to 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18130; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).).
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Section 5: Earnings

This section presents statistics on earnings. The 

statistics describe the earnings of individuals 

with and without disabilities in the past 12 

months, as well as the earnings gap between 

these two populations. The principal source of 

these data is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically 

the American Community Survey.

American Community Survey (ACS)—The 

American Community Survey is a large, 

continuous demographic survey conducted 

by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide 

accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s 

communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data 

are generated for small areas, including tracts 

and population subgroups. This information is 

collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample 

of addresses.

Disability Status (ACS)—The U.S. Census 

Bureau used six questions to identify persons 

with disabilities. A response of “yes” to any one 

of the questions indicates that the person in 

question has a disability. However, the cognitive, 

ambulatory, self-care, and independent living 

related questions are not used to identify 

disability in individuals less than five years old, 

and the independent living related question is 

not used to identify disability in individuals less 

than 18 years old.

Earnings (ACS)—Regularly received income 

from salaries/wages, self-employment or 

both, for people 16 or more years old before 

deductions for personal income taxes, Social 

Security, bond purchases, union dues, Medicare 

deductions, etc.

Tables

Tables 5.1: In 2010, for the individuals with 

disabilities ages 16 years and over living in 

the community that had earnings from work, 

median earnings were $19,500. In contrast, 

among individuals without disabilities ages 16 

years and over living in the community that 

had earnings from work, median earnings were 

$29,997, a gap of $10,497. This gap is smallest 

(meaning the earnings of people with disabilities 

are closest to the earnings of people without 

disabilities) in Alaska ($4,857) and largest 

(meaning the earnings of people with disabilities 

are furthest from the earnings of people 

without disabilities) in the District of Columbia 

($19,474).
60 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 5.1 Earnings-Median Earnings of Civilians 16 Years and Over in the Past 12 Months for the United States and States, by Disability Status (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars): 2010

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18140; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Disability No Disability Difference of Disability and No Disability (a.k.a Gap)

U.S. 29,010 19,500 29,997 -10,497AL 25,551 18,679 26,107 -7,428AK 32,142 27,493 32,350 -4,857AZ 27,934 21,159 28,619 -7,460AR 24,036 17,338 24,847 -7,509CA 30,417 21,174 30,714 -9,540CO 30,544 21,406 30,906 -9,500CT 36,118 24,802 36,642 -11,840DE 31,434 20,369 31,824 -11,455DC 42,192 23,582 43,056 -19,474FL 26,090 18,279 26,475 -8,196GA 27,311 19,500 27,921 -8,421HI 30,948 21,794 31,197 -9,403ID 23,186 18,138 23,817 -5,679IL 30,505 20,083 30,870 -10,787IN 26,820 17,438 27,381 -9,943IA 27,080 16,080 27,826 -11,746KS 26,975 18,720 27,615 -8,895KY 25,386 18,384 25,926 -7,542LA 26,618 18,953 27,269 -8,316ME 26,637 14,958 27,267 -12,309MD 38,208 25,660 39,373 -13,713MA 35,579 20,782 36,224 -15,442MI 26,283 15,800 26,944 -11,144MN 30,999 15,508 31,566 -16,058MS 24,604 16,827 25,395 -8,568MO 26,659 18,033 27,235 -9,202

State Total Disability No Disability Difference of Disability and No Disability (a.k.a Gap)

MT 23,669 14,871 24,491 -9,620NE 26,478 18,541 27,058 -8,517NV 29,656 23,635 30,111 -6,476NH 32,232 21,904 32,775 -10,871NJ 37,269 24,038 38,298 -14,260NM 25,533 19,685 25,958 -6,273NY 32,135 21,581 32,484 -10,903NC 26,337 17,241 26,847 -9,606ND 27,222 19,215 27,779 -8,564OH 27,219 17,095 28,200 -11,105OK 25,271 19,588 25,810 -6,222OR 25,764 16,406 26,421 -10,015PA 29,508 18,796 30,249 -11,453RI 30,568 19,534 31,088 -11,554SC 25,728 17,214 26,231 -9,017SD 25,755 13,588 26,337 -12,749TN 25,983 17,071 26,555 -9,484TX 27,102 20,165 27,624 -7,459UT 26,048 19,075 26,394 -7,319VT 27,133 17,037 28,085 -11,048VA 32,463 21,697 33,573 -11,876WA 31,377 22,656 31,728 -9,072WV 25,545 19,549 25,995 -6,446WI 28,340 16,546 29,335 -12,789WY 29,030 21,451 30,175 -8,724PR 16,304 14,561 16,441 -1,880
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Section 6: Veterans

This section presents statistics on Veterans. 

Specifically, the data address service connected 

disability rating; the prevalence of disabilities 

in the Veteran population; the portion of the 

Veteran population that experiences poverty, 

by disability status; and Veterans’ benefits, by 

disability status. The principal sources of these 

data are the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the 

American Community Survey, and the Veterans 

Benefits Administration’s Annual Benefits 

Report.

American Community Survey (ACS)—The 

ACS is a large, continuous demographic survey 

conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that 

will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles 

of America’s communities every year. Annual 

and multi-year estimates of population and 

housing data are generated for small areas, 

including tracts and population subgroups. 

This information is collected by mailing 

questionnaires to a sample of addresses.

Annual Benefits Report (ABR)—The Annual 

Benefits Report (ABR) is a national and 

state level report produced by the Veterans 

Benefits Administration (VBA), a division 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 

The purpose of the ABR is to show the extent 

to which Veterans and their dependents use 

VA benefits, “provide insights into the nature 

of the benefit programs,” and “portray the 

expenditures associated with VBA programs.” 

The data for the ABR are derived from the 

VBA’s Benefits Directory network and from the 

VETSNET corporate database.

Disability Status (ACS)—The U.S. Census 

Bureau used six questions to identify persons 

with disabilities. A response of “yes” to any one 

of the questions indicates that the person in 

question has a disability. However, the cognitive, 

ambulatory, self-care, and independent living 

related questions are not used to identify 

disability in individuals less than five years old, 

and the independent living related question is 

not used to identify disability in individuals less 

than 18 years old.

Poverty (ACS)—The Office of Management 

and Budget in Statistical Policy Directive 14 sets 

the standards for which poverty is calculated. 

The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar 

value thresholds that vary by family size and 

composition to determine who is in poverty. If a 

family’s total income is less than the dollar value 

of the appropriate threshold, then that family 

and every individual in it are considered to be in 

poverty.

Poverty Rate—Percent of the population who 

are determined to be in poverty. 

Veteran (ABR)—A Veteran is a person, aged 

18 and older, who “served in the active military, 

naval, or air service, and who was discharged 

or released under conditions other than 

dishonorable.”

Service-Connected Disability Rating (ACS)—

In the ACS, the VA service-connected disability 

rating for an individual who is a veteran was 

collected. The rating reflects the degree of the 

veteran’s disability on a scale from 0 to 100 

percent, in increments of 10 percent.

Service-Connected Disability Rating Status 

(ACS)—In the ACS, the designation associated 

with individuals who were in the Reserves or 

National Guard, trained with the Reserves or 

National Guard, or active-duty military that 

have a disability as a result of disease or injury 

incurred or aggravated during active military 

service was collected. These disabilities are 

defined according to the VA Schedule for Rating 

Disabilities in Title 38, U.S. Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 4.

Tables

Table 6.1: In 2010, according to the American 

Community Survey (ACS), 697,681 individuals 

ages 18 and over living in the community 

reported having a military service-connected 

disability rating of 70 percent or more.

Table 6.2: In 2010, there were 21,399,184 

civilian veterans ages 18 years and over living 

in the community, 5,465,191 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate 

of 25.5 percent. Oklahoma had the highest 
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prevalence rates, 31.8 percent, while Maryland 

had the lowest prevalence rate, 19.0 percent.

Tables 6.3 and 6.4: In 2010, of the 2,070,742 

civilian veterans with disabilities ages 18 to 

64 years living in the community, 330,063 

individuals lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 

15.9 percent. In contrast, of the 10,396,058 

civilian veterans without disabilities ages 18 

to 64 years living in the community, 689,369 

civilian veterans lived in poverty—a poverty 

rate of 6.6 percent. The poverty rate for civilian 

veterans with disabilities was highest in the 

District of Columbia (27.7 percent) and lowest 

in Alaska (7.5 percent).

Table 6.5: In 2010, the poverty rate of civilian 

veterans with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community was 15.9 percent, 

while the poverty rate of individuals without 

disabilities ages 16 to 64 years living in the 

community was 6.6 percent—a poverty gap 

of 9.3 percentage points. The poverty gap was 

smallest in Alaska (0.1 percentage points) and 

greatest in the District of Columbia (21.8 

percentage points).

Table 6.6: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2010, 

the U.S. spent a total of $39,646,746,154 

on compensation and pension benefits paid 

to disabled veterans. Of that total amount, 

$36,485,965,838 was spent on disability 

compensation, while $3,160,780,316 was spent 

on disability pensions.
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State Total 

Veterans Has a Rating 0 Percent 10 to 60 Percent

70 Percent 

or Higher

Rating Not 

Reported

U.S. 21,798,077 3,400,822 234,428 2,139,706 697,681 329,007

AL 401,114 77,151 3,709 50,261 15,492 7,689

AK 71,399 13,585 378 9,116 3,082 1,009

AZ 529,692 81,619 6,647 49,855 17,496 7,621

AR 247,571 43,139 2,427 25,090 11,690 3,932

CA 1,947,570 283,704 23,646 177,505 52,707 29,846

CO 391,203 70,994 4,955 43,899 13,909 8,231

CT 225,379 24,350 1,817 16,730 4,237 1,566

DE 73,311 10,125 704 6,997 1,423 1,001

DC 30,510 6,266 734 3,379 803 1,350

FL 1,616,185 273,099 19,381 178,883 52,757 22,078

GA 696,844 117,530 7,805 74,473 22,968 12,284

HI 117,301 18,236 1,537 11,288 3,098 2,313

ID 125,328 21,451 1,768 13,898 4,749 1,036

IL 751,492 82,872 6,166 51,406 16,429 8,871

IN 469,627 64,337 4,808 44,072 10,018 5,439

IA 233,244 31,395 2,051 20,808 5,746 2,790

KS 215,780 29,476 2,118 19,081 5,181 3,096

KY 317,278 52,300 2,544 31,673 13,893 4,190

LA 312,187 50,544 2,636 29,683 11,885 6,340

ME 128,123 22,074 1,590 12,431 5,737 2,316

MD 429,774 60,782 4,752 39,262 9,857 6,911

MA 398,252 56,757 5,706 35,336 10,160 5,555

MI 692,922 85,900 5,868 54,689 16,099 9,244

MN 377,976 73,578 4,928 50,377 12,864 5,409

MS 204,156 34,085 2,940 19,712 7,195 4,238

MO 495,420 74,443 4,542 48,520 14,137 7,244

MT 95,353 17,907 1,356 11,255 3,825 1,471

NE 144,695 33,356 2,074 21,547 6,392 3,343

NV 230,314 34,896 2,592 19,578 8,590 4,136

NH 114,826 17,955 1,445 12,177 3,175 1,158

NJ 453,498 49,702 3,774 30,803 9,452 5,673

NM 178,732 33,529 1,882 18,498 10,593 2,556

NY 951,890 114,412 9,138 71,305 21,275 12,694

NC 726,084 137,303 7,535 84,530 29,801 15,437

ND 52,076 10,689 571 7,649 1,951 518

OH 892,782 109,333 10,419 69,388 17,519 12,007

OK 323,461 70,283 3,567 41,877 19,812 5,027

OR 331,584 53,975 4,426 29,858 15,286 4,405

PA 981,646 111,652 9,750 68,465 21,499 11,938

RI 72,835 10,489 906 6,759 1,937 887

SC 409,008 72,541 3,713 44,077 16,200 8,551

Table 6.1 Service-Connected Disability Rating—Civilians Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table C21100; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total 

Veterans Has a Rating 0 Percent 10 to 60 Percent

70 Percent 

or Higher

Rating Not 

Reported

SD 69,780 12,778 1,518 8,857 1,791 612

TN 487,899 86,682 5,422 51,233 20,180 9,847

TX 1,609,732 302,013 17,287 183,943 73,212 27,571

UT 152,839 22,905 1,390 15,118 5,141 1,256

VT 48,498 6,700 408 4,619 1,101 572

VA 742,131 137,558 7,057 92,302 26,253 11,946

WA 592,322 94,796 5,639 63,881 18,291 6,985

WV 163,476 26,792 1,035 16,072 7,716 1,969

WI 420,641 62,997 4,801 41,323 11,303 5,570

WY 52,337 9,787 566 6,168 1,774 1,279

PR 113,093 26,675 1,739 12,352 9,223 3,361

Table 6.1 Service-Connected Disability Rating—Civilians Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2010 (cont’d)Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
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Table 6.2 Civilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B21007; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

U.S. 21,399,184 5,465,191 15,933,993 25.5AL 394,472 116,683 277,789 29.6AK 70,726 13,617 57,109 19.3AZ 522,266 128,017 394,249 24.5AR 243,162 72,202 170,960 29.7CA 1,915,888 466,219 1,449,669 24.3CO 384,873 87,815 297,058 22.8CT 220,631 49,173 171,458 22.3DE 72,250 17,194 55,056 23.8DC 29,109 6,658 22,451 22.9FL 1,592,773 410,742 1,182,031 25.8GA 687,301 162,319 524,982 23.6HI 114,083 22,936 91,147 20.1ID 123,409 35,444 87,965 28.7IL 735,742 177,418 558,324 24.1IN 460,244 120,173 340,071 26.1IA 228,645 57,378 171,267 25.1KS 210,583 56,654 153,929 26.9KY 307,801 93,375 214,426 30.3LA 303,951 86,728 217,223 28.5ME 126,703 35,942 90,761 28.4MD 421,624 80,254 341,370 19.0MA 389,411 93,309 296,102 24.0MI 683,236 191,791 491,445 28.1MN 370,668 90,392 280,276 24.4MS 200,540 63,041 137,499 31.4MO 483,433 131,360 352,073 27.2

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

MT 93,620 27,141 66,479 29.0NE 141,070 36,178 104,892 25.6NV 227,741 54,975 172,766 24.1NH 112,634 28,315 84,319 25.1NJ 445,354 107,396 337,958 24.1NM 176,856 51,185 125,671 28.9NY 928,961 232,805 696,156 25.1NC 715,514 184,167 531,347 25.7ND 50,996 12,396 38,600 24.3OH 875,165 225,831 649,334 25.8OK 316,039 100,401 215,638 31.8OR 325,860 95,991 229,869 29.5PA 958,656 250,041 708,615 26.1RI 71,237 19,574 51,663 27.5SC 401,823 103,086 298,737 25.7SD 67,888 16,486 51,402 24.3TN 481,185 140,241 340,944 29.1TX 1,575,275 406,906 1,168,369 25.8UT 150,032 34,756 115,276 23.2VT 47,494 12,374 35,120 26.1VA 731,059 142,330 588,729 19.5WA 585,690 152,075 433,615 26.0WV 161,348 51,814 109,534 32.1WI 412,352 99,520 312,832 24.1WY 51,811 12,373 39,438 23.9PR 112,198 44,208 67,990 39.4
66 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 State Total Poverty Poverty as a Pct. Of Total U.S. 2,070,742 330,063 15.9 AL 48,279 7,865 16.3 AK 7,864 588 7.5 AZ 48,136 9,542 19.8 AR 33,051 5,671 17.2 CA 155,923 25,322 16.2 CO 36,949 5,265 14.2 CT 12,725 2,002 15.7 DE 7,158 559 7.8 DC 3,244 898 27.7 FL 136,357 22,438 16.5 GA 72,860 11,204 15.4 HI 7,815 904 11.6 ID 12,555 1,480 11.8 IL 57,393 8,176 14.2

IN 47,828 9,558 20.0IA 21,341 3,102 14.5KS 20,928 2,572 12.3KY 43,424 7,405 17.1LA 36,568 5,928 16.2ME 14,223 2,310 16.2MD 28,475 3,579 12.6MA 28,151 4,240 15.1MI 70,792 12,170 17.2MN 31,237 4,403 14.1MS 25,604 4,511 17.6MO 52,219 9,419 18.0

State Total Poverty Poverty as a Pct. Of Total

MT 10,632 1,946 18.3

NE 12,765 1,632 12.8NV 20,050 3,131 15.6NH 10,852 1,115 10.3NJ 28,748 3,551 12.4NM 22,155 2,568 11.6NY 76,938 14,157 18.4NC 83,826 13,783 16.4ND 4,421 643 14.5OH 86,707 17,307 20.0OK 44,032 6,398 14.5OR 37,685 6,975 18.5PA 82,548 13,639 16.5RI 6,936 497 7.2SC 44,548 6,980 15.7SD 4,882 596 12.2TN 60,799 10,993 18.1TX 170,384 25,421 14.9UT 12,910 2,179 16.9VT 4,787 741 15.5VA 58,082 5,099 8.8WA 61,973 8,603 13.9WV 22,477 4,270 19.0WI 35,443 5,908 16.7WY 5,063 820 16.2PR 14,177 2,818 19.9

Table 6.3 Poverty-Civilian Veterans with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B21007; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
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Table 6.4 Poverty-Civilian Veterans without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B21007; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total Poverty Poverty as a Pct. Of Total

U.S. 10,396,058 689,369 6.6AL 194,615 13,104 6.7AK 47,001 3,488 7.4AZ 246,953 19,620 7.9AR 115,869 9,299 8.0CA 912,044 60,996 6.7CO 204,647 13,513 6.6CT 98,749 4,307 4.4DE 34,819 2,268 6.5DC 14,154 841 5.9FL 693,018 53,361 7.7GA 388,483 29,007 7.5HI 60,858 3,258 5.4ID 57,595 6,492 11.3IL 355,501 22,270 6.3IN 224,572 17,211 7.7IA 105,435 5,372 5.1KS 102,126 5,909 5.8KY 146,284 11,580 7.9LA 149,966 10,353 6.9ME 57,797 4,274 7.4MD 238,494 7,493 3.1MA 166,500 8,649 5.2MI 310,438 25,583 8.2MN 176,216 9,723 5.5MS 96,630 7,825 8.1MO 233,269 17,184 7.4

State Total Poverty Poverty as a Pct. Of Total

MT 40,784 3,420 8.4

NE 70,638 3,128 4.4NV 115,399 8,182 7.1NH 54,815 2,100 3.8NJ 185,166 8,313 4.5NM 87,230 6,943 8.0NY 401,235 28,248 7.0NC 366,078 27,355 7.5ND 26,751 1,324 4.9OH 420,028 28,792 6.9OK 149,035 11,602 7.8OR 148,291 12,225 8.2PA 418,734 24,142 5.8RI 31,208 2,049 6.6SC 206,459 16,162 7.8SD 34,529 2,719 7.9TN 233,914 19,836 8.5TX 832,090 48,365 5.8UT 74,153 5,279 7.1VT 21,865 1,430 6.5VA 441,478 19,628 4.4WA 306,876 15,352 5.0WV 70,819 5,729 8.1WI 197,385 13,015 6.6WY 29,065 1,051 3.6PR 37,762 7,265 19.2
68 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 State Poverty as a Pct. Of Total (a.k.a., Poverty Rate) Difference of Disability and No Disability (a.k.a Gap) Disability No Disability U.S. 15.9 6.6 9.3 AL 16.3 6.7 9.6 AK 7.5 7.4 0.1 AZ 19.8 7.9 11.9 AR 17.2 8.0 9.2 CA 16.2 6.7 9.5 CO 14.2 6.6 7.6 CT 15.7 4.4 11.3 DE 7.8 6.5 1.3 DC 27.7 5.9 21.8 FL 16.5 7.7 8.8 GA 15.4 7.5 7.9 HI 11.6 5.4 6.2 ID 11.8 11.3 0.5 IL 14.2 6.3 7.9

IN 20.0 7.7 12.3IA 14.5 5.1 9.4KS 12.3 5.8 6.5KY 17.1 7.9 9.2LA 16.2 6.9 9.3ME 16.2 7.4 8.8MD 12.6 3.1 9.5MA 15.1 5.2 9.9MI 17.2 8.2 9.0MN 14.1 5.5 8.6MS 17.6 8.1 9.5MO 18.0 7.4 10.6

State

Poverty as a Pct. Of Total

(a.k.a., Poverty Rate)

Difference of 

Disability and No 

Disability (a.k.a Gap) Disability No Disability

MT 18.3 8.4 9.9NE 12.8 4.4 8.4NV 15.6 7.1 8.5NH 10.3 3.8 6.5NJ 12.4 4.5 7.9NM 11.6 8.0 3.6NY 18.4 7.0 11.4NC 16.4 7.5 8.9ND 14.5 4.9 9.6OH 20.0 6.9 13.1OK 14.5 7.8 6.7OR 18.5 8.2 10.3PA 16.5 5.8 10.7RI 7.2 6.6 0.6SC 15.7 7.8 7.9SD 12.2 7.9 4.3TN 18.1 8.5 9.6TX 14.9 5.8 9.1UT 16.9 7.1 9.8VT 15.5 6.5 9.0VA 8.8 4.4 4.4WA 13.9 5.0 8.9WV 19.0 8.1 10.9WI 16.7 6.6 10.1WY 16.2 3.6 12.6PR 19.9 19.2 0.7

Table 6.5 Poverty Gap-Civilian Veterans Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B21007; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
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Table 6.6 Veterans Benefits Administration—Compensation and Pension Benefits Paid to Disabled Veterans (in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 2010Source: Veterans Benefits Administration, 2010 Annual Benefits Report; Appendices E1-E52 <http://www.vba.va.gov/REPORTS/abr/2010_abr.pdf>; (accessed 13 June 2011 ).

State Total

Program

Disability 

Compensation Disability Pension

U.S. 39,646,746,154 36,485,965,838 3,160,780,316AL 931,284,905 828,224,916 103,059,989AK 144,861,531 142,063,134 2,798,397AZ 913,637,950 863,379,412 50,258,538AR 619,598,939 576,819,396 42,779,543CA 3,132,419,928 2,864,393,802 268,026,126CO 762,988,511 727,589,520 35,398,991CT 228,493,522 212,328,208 16,165,314DE 106,134,127 101,429,988 4,704,139DC 52,629,928 46,207,068 6,422,860FL 2,995,758,352 2,758,626,312 237,132,040GA 1,431,773,965 1,317,972,438 113,801,527HI 205,461,605 199,112,154 6,349,451ID 229,385,082 215,650,032 13,735,050IL 867,534,912 777,880,452 89,654,460IN 639,174,690 585,506,172 53,668,518IA 314,319,990 278,798,448 35,521,542KS 319,760,635 293,396,688 26,363,947KY 734,435,448 680,774,964 53,660,484LA 620,648,871 545,514,504 75,134,367ME 340,871,948 321,548,232 19,323,716MD 617,920,955 586,137,786 31,783,169MA 616,892,120 577,284,162 39,607,958MI 937,787,634 825,072,816 112,714,818MN 697,088,891 657,663,012 39,425,879MS 399,330,470 356,341,620 42,988,850

State Total

Program

Disability 

Compensation Disability Pension

MO 833,165,419 744,780,672 88,384,747MT 219,254,619 204,041,664 15,212,955NE 350,957,838 334,264,398 16,693,440NV 381,315,821 351,923,814 29,392,007NH 174,408,734 165,124,488 9,284,246NJ 589,566,088 557,596,860 31,969,228NM 473,887,081 449,442,528 24,444,553NY 1,296,689,729 1,174,801,302 121,888,427NC 1,634,024,629 1,552,140,540 81,884,089ND 102,360,696 95,567,820 6,792,876OH 1,139,474,743 971,411,382 168,063,361OK 1,025,317,554 951,697,068 73,620,486OR 721,492,242 664,077,120 57,415,122PA 1,226,313,228 1,071,955,212 154,358,016RI 123,444,107 112,940,028 10,504,079SC 898,514,023 832,585,872 65,928,151SD 150,064,261 136,474,632 13,589,629TN 950,556,776 866,670,390 83,886,386TX 3,727,996,668 3,473,217,912 254,778,756UT 222,584,017 205,928,016 16,656,001VT 77,896,223 74,395,800 3,500,423VA 1,404,419,808 1,351,829,316 52,590,492WA 1,151,716,901 1,096,186,002 55,530,899WV 419,319,153 385,117,860 34,201,293WI 657,734,512 600,222,888 57,511,624WY 84,832,860 80,234,964 4,597,896
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Section 7: Health Insurance 

Coverage

This section presents statistics on health 

insurance coverage, especially the health 

insurance coverage of people with disabilities. 

Specifically, the data address the percentage 

of people with and without disabilities who 

have some sort of health insurance coverage. 

This section also addresses the type of health 

insurance coverage possessed by people with 

disabilities. The principal source of these data 

is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the 

American Community Survey.

American Community Survey (ACS)—The 

American Community Survey is a large, 

continuous demographic survey conducted 

by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide 

accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s 

communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data 

are generated for small areas, including tracts 

and population subgroups. This information is 

collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample 

of addresses.

Disability Status (ACS)—The U.S. Census 

Bureau used six questions to identify persons 

with disabilities. A response of “yes” to any one 

of the questions indicates that the person in 

question has a disability. However, the cognitive, 

ambulatory, self-care, and independent living 

related questions are not used to identify 

disability in individuals less than five years old, 

and the independent living related question is 

not used to identify disability in individuals less 

than 18 years old.

Tables

Table 7.1: In 2010, 82.1 percent of individuals 

with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the 

community had health insurance coverage. In 

contrast, 78.2 percent of individuals without 

disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the 

community had health insurance coverage—a 

health insurance coverage gap between those 

without and with disabilities of 3.9 percentage 

points. In other words, in the United States 

as a whole, 3.9 percent more individuals with 

disabilities had health insurance than individuals 

without disabilities. The health insurance gap 

ranges from 9.7 percentage points in New 

Mexico to -6.5 percentage points in Wyoming.

Table 7.2: In 2010, 43.0 percent of individuals 

with disabilities ages 18 years and over living in 

the community had private health insurance and 

50.5 percent had public health insurance (some 

had both), while 17.9 percent of individuals 

with disabilities ages 18 years and over living in 

the community did not have health insurance. 

The state with the smallest percentage of people 

with disabilities without health insurance 

coverage was Massachusetts (4.5 percent). The 

state with the largest percentage of people with 

disabilities without health insurance coverage 

was Wyoming (26.2 percent).
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2011 | Disability Statistics & Demographics 71 State Pct. with Health Insurance Coverage Difference of Disability and No Disability (a.k.a Gap) Disability No Disability U.S. 82.1 78.2 3.9 AL 80.8 78.6 2.2 AK 77.3 74.6 2.7 AZ 85.6 76.9 8.7 AR 80.4 73.1 7.3 CA 81.2 74.1 7.1 CO 80.0 79.2 0.8 CT 89.3 86.7 2.6 DE 88.3 86.3 2.0 DC 92.8 89.9 2.9 FL 77.9 69.3 8.6 GA 76.8 72.7 4.1 HI 87.1 89.2 -2.1 ID 77.0 75.1 1.9 IL 82.4 80.0 2.4 IN 81.5 79.7 1.8 IA 87.4 86.5 0.9 KS 80.1 81.0 -0.9 KY 80.3 77.7 2.6 LA 78.9 73.2 5.7 ME 89.0 84.9 4.1 MD 87.9 84.2 3.7 MA 95.5 93.6 1.9 MI 84.5 81.5 3.0 MN 90.8 88.0 2.8 MS 79.2 73.1 6.1 MO 82.5 81.2 1.3 State Pct. with Health Insurance Coverage Difference of Disability and No Disability (a.k.a Gap) Disability No Disability MT 79.2 76.7 2.5 NE 80.8 83.9 -3.1 NV 77.1 70.8 6.3 NH 85.8 84.4 1.4 NJ 85.5 81.4 4.1 NM 81.1 71.4 9.7 NY 89.7 82.8 6.9 NC 79.5 76.0 3.5 ND 85.0 87.1 -2.1 OH 82.1 82.7 -0.6 OK 74.8 73.3 1.5 OR 76.3 76.3 0.0 PA 88.2 85.4 2.8 RI 84.2 83.1 1.1 SC 79.2 75.2 4.0 SD 80.6 83.4 -2.8 TN 80.0 79.2 0.8 TX 75.5 67.8 7.7 UT 82.2 79.9 2.3 VT 93.8 87.6 6.2 VA 82.1 82.3 -0.2 WA 83.7 79.9 3.8 WV 85.6 77.0 8.6 WI 86.6 87.0 -0.4 WY 73.8 80.3 -6.5 PR 93.0 87.9 5.1

Table 7.1 Health Insurance Coverage—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States by Disability Status: 2010

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18135; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).
72 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 7.2 Health Insurance Coverage—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States by Type of Coverage: 2010 Derived from the American Community Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18135; <http://factfinder.census.gov>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Pct. with Health Insurance Coverage Pct. without Health Insurance Coverage Private Public

U.S. 43.0 50.5 17.9AL 44.5 50.1 19.2AK 46.1 41.9 22.7AZ 42.8 55.3 14.4AR 37.1 55.2 19.6CA 40.3 50.4 18.8CO 47.8 43.5 20.0CT 49.4 50.5 10.7DE 51.6 52.1 11.7DC 39.6 68.1 7.2FL 39.6 49.5 22.1GA 41.9 45.9 23.2HI 56.3 43.1 12.9ID 46.6 43.5 23.0IL 44.1 47.7 17.6IN 43.4 48.2 18.5IA 48.6 52.5 12.6KS 49.3 43.2 19.9KY 37.7 54.1 19.7LA 38.7 50.9 21.1ME 36.3 63.5 11.0MD 54.9 46.1 12.1MA 44.2 62.5 4.5MI 43.3 55.2 15.5MN 48.0 55.4 9.2MS 36.3 53.8 20.8MO 41.8 51.6 17.5

State Pct. with Health Insurance Coverage Pct. without Health Insurance Coverage Private Public

MT 43.7 48.0 20.8NE 46.9 45.5 19.2NV 45.6 41.5 22.9NH 48.9 48.1 14.2NJ 52.1 46.0 14.5NM 40.7 53.4 18.9NY 43.1 59.4 10.3NC 41.2 50.6 20.5ND 56.0 44.6 15.0OH 42.7 49.0 17.9OK 42.2 42.9 25.2OR 40.3 45.7 23.7PA 45.8 55.6 11.8RI 41.3 54.3 15.8SC 38.4 52.1 20.8SD 45.2 49.4 19.4TN 38.2 53.5 20.0TX 41.0 44.6 24.5UT 53.1 42.4 17.8VT 40.5 64.9 6.2VA 49.8 45.0 17.9WA 47.8 47.8 16.3WV 39.2 59.4 14.4WI 44.7 53.8 13.4WY 46.1 36.6 26.2PR 32.0 67.4 7.0
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Section 8: Health

This section presents statistics on health, 

especially the health of people with disabilities.

Specifically, the data address the prevalence of 

disabilities, health behaviors (such as smoking) 

by disability status, vaccination, and insurance. 

The principal source of this data is the U.S. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 

specifically the Behavioral Risk Factor 

Surveillance Survey, produced by the National 

Center on Birth Defects and Developmental 

Disabilities—Disability and Health Team.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey 

(BRFSS)—The Behavioral Risk Factor 

Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a statebased system of health surveys that collects 

information on health risk behaviors, preventive 

health practices, and health care access primarily 

related to chronic disease and injury. BRFSS was 

established in 1984 by the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC); currently 

data are collected monthly in all 50 states, the 

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, and Guam. More than 350,000 

adults are interviewed each year, making the 

BRFS the largest telephone health survey in 

the world. States use BRFSS data to identify 

emerging health problems, establish and track 

health objectives, and develop and evaluate 

public health policies and programs. Many 

states also use BRFSS data to support healthrelated legislative efforts.

Binge Drinking (BRFSS)—Consuming 

enough alcohol to raise an individual’s BAC 

(blood alcohol concentration) to 0.08 grams 

percent or above in the last 30 days. For 

men, this means consuming approximately 

5 drinks; for women this means consuming 

approximately 4 drinks. One drink is defined as 

one beer or one shot of alcohol.

Disability Status (BRFSS)—An individual is 

classified as having a disability based on answers 

to the following questions: (1) Are you limited 

in any way in any activities because of physical, 

mental, or emotional problems? and (2) Do 

you now have any health problem that requires 

you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a 

wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone? 

(Include occasional use or use in certain 

circumstances).

Influenza Vaccination (BRFSS)—A flu 

vaccine injected or administered into the body.

Individuals were categorized based on answers 

to the following questions: (1) A flu shot is an 

influenza vaccine injected into your arm. Have 

you had a flu shot? and (2) Have you had a 

flu vaccine that was sprayed in your nose? The 

flu vaccine sprayed in the nose is also called 

FluMistTM. 

Obese (BRFSS)—The condition where a 

person has a body mass index greater than 25.00 

(Overweight or Obese).

Tables

Tables 8.1: According to data from the 

Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance Survey 

(BRFSS), in 2010, there were 234,788,855 

individuals aged 18 and over living in the 

community, 53,273,399 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence 

rate of 22.7 percent. The state with the largest 

number of individuals with disabilities was 

California, with 5,594,904 individuals with 

disabilities, while the state with the smallest 

number of individuals with disabilities was 

Virgin Islands, with 9,376 individuals with 

disabilities. West Virginia had the highest 

prevalence rate, 30.4 percent, while the Virgin 

Islands had the lowest prevalence rate, 12.9 

percent.

Tables 8.2: In 2010, the prevalence of disability 

increased with age in all states. The state with 

the highest prevalence rate for individuals aged 

18-44 years was West Virginia (18.6 percent), 

while the lowest was in District of Columbia 

(9.7 percent). For individuals aged 45-64 years, 

the highest prevalence rate was in Kentucky 

(36.2 percent), while the lowest was in 

Minnesota (21.0 percent). For individuals aged 

65 years and older, the highest prevalence rate 

was in Alaska (46.5 percent), while the lowest 

was again in Hawaii (30.2 percent).
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Table 8.3: In 2010, adults (aged 18 years and 

older) with disabilities where more likely to 

smoke (23.0 percent) than adults without 

disabilities (15.4 percent). This finding was 

observed in all states. Adults with disabilities 

were most likely to smoke in West Virginia 

(32.6 percent) and least likely to smoke in Utah 

(11.3 percent). 

Table 8.4: In 2010, adults (aged 18 years and 

older) with disabilities were more likely to 

be obese (38.2 percent) than adults without 

disabilities (24.0 percent). This finding was 

observed in all states. Adults with disabilities 

were most likely to be obese in Mississippi (43.9 

percent) and least likely to be obese in Nevada 

(30.0 percent). 

Table 8.5: In 2010, adults (aged 18 years 

and older) with disabilities were less likely to 

binge drink (10.2 percent) than adults without 

disabilities (16.2 percent). This finding was 

observed in all states, except the Virgin Islands 

(binge drinking rate was 0.3 percent higher for 

adults with disabilities). Adults with disabilities 

were most likely to binge drink in Delaware 

(15.8 percent) and least likely to binge drink in 

Tennessee (3.3 percent).

Table 8.6: In 2010, adults (aged 18 years and 

older) with disabilities were more likely to 

be have been vaccinated for influenza (43.9 

percent) than adults without disabilities (33.4 

percent). This finding was observed in all states. 

Adults with disabilities were most likely to have 

been vaccinated in South Dakota (58.0 percent) 

and least likely to have been vaccinated in 

Nevada (35.0 percent). 

Table 8.7: In 2010, individuals aged 18 and 

over with disabilities in Massachusetts were 

most likely to have health insurance coverage 

(96.7 percent), while individuals aged 18 and 

over with disabilities in Texas were least likely to 

have health insurance coverage (79.5 percent). 

Table 8.8: From 2009 to 2010, the percentage 

of the total population with a disability (i.e., 

the number of people with disabilities divided 

by the total population) in the U.S. grew by 2.0 

percentage points. It grew the most in Oregon 

(by 5.6 percentage points) and decreased the 

most in Alaska (by 0.7 percentage points).
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Table 8.1 Persons 18 and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Age-adjusted. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the sumation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included.

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

U.S. 234,788,855 53,273,399 181,515,456 22.7

AL 3,544,846 1,012,704 2,532,142 28.6

AK 500,236 109,843 390,393 22.0AZ 4,924,271 1,166,815 3,757,456 23.7AR 2,159,159 566,105 1,593,054 26.2CA 28,165,132 5,594,904 22,570,228 19.9CO 3,812,102 836,457 2,975,645 21.9CT 2,659,940 493,352 2,166,588 18.5DE 673,491 158,429 515,062 23.5DC 475,038 94,590 380,448 19.9FL 14,561,049 3,820,022 10,741,027 26.2GA 7,283,585 1,570,646 5,712,939 21.6HI 1,001,844 180,944 820,900 18.1ID 1,133,080 282,948 850,132 25.0IL 9,745,766 1,948,219 7,797,547 20.0IN 4,783,957 1,132,859 3,651,098 23.7IA 2,290,200 458,441 1,831,759 20.0KS 2,106,813 477,949 1,628,864 22.7KY 3,278,613 895,301 2,383,312 27.3LA 3,342,760 805,039 2,537,721 24.1ME 1,038,121 265,326 772,795 25.6MD 4,266,189 863,992 3,402,197 20.3MA 5,030,661 1,015,243 4,015,418 20.2MI 7,546,120 1,840,661 5,705,459 24.4MN 3,950,988 750,495 3,200,493 19.0MS 2,178,408 596,301 1,582,107 27.4MO 4,499,669 1,185,082 3,314,587 26.3MT 755,936 196,762 559,174 26.0

State Total Disability Status Disability as a Pct. of Total Disability No Disability

NE 1,334,523 275,811 1,058,712 20.7NV 1,954,212 431,905 1,522,307 22.1NH 1,019,914 221,215 798,699 21.7NJ 6,569,007 1,216,773 5,352,234 18.5NM 1,492,278 373,819 1,118,459 25.1NY 14,860,975 3,352,219 11,508,756 22.6NC 7,098,514 1,671,919 5,426,595 23.6ND 494,609 95,611 398,998 19.3OH 8,710,006 2,107,453 6,602,553 24.2OK 2,757,295 786,223 1,971,072 28.5OR 2,941,424 844,357 2,097,067 28.7PA 9,644,755 2,314,482 7,330,273 24.0RI 809,358 170,202 639,156 21.0SC 3,459,856 902,001 2,557,855 26.1SD 609,600 132,071 477,529 21.7TN 4,796,043 1,260,686 3,535,357 26.3TX 17,878,092 3,700,143 14,177,949 20.7UT 1,954,582 415,549 1,539,033 21.3VT 487,751 111,913 375,838 22.9VA 5,978,477 1,302,384 4,676,093 21.8WA 5,064,821 1,393,379 3,671,442 27.5WV 1,424,078 432,742 991,336 30.4WI 4,318,055 838,449 3,479,606 19.4WY 407,715 93,393 314,322 22.9GU 104,904 12,543 92,361 12.0PR 2,837,436 487,347 2,350,089 17.2VI 72,592 9,376 63,216 12.9

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Disability and Health Team.
76 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 8.2 Persons 18 and Over Who Experience Disability, by Age: 2010 Derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Age-adjusted. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the sumation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included. State Percentage Aged 18-44 Aged 45-64 Aged 65 and Over U.S. 13.9 27.3 37.8 AL 17.2 33.9 40.3 AK 12.9 27.9 46.5 AZ 14.6 25.1 39.0 AR 15.9 30.2 44.1 CA 11.2 25.5 37.0 CO 14.7 25.6 38.7 CT 10.4 21.6 32.9 DE 14.0 27.9 39.0 DC 9.7 24.7 36.7 FL 17.4 27.9 37.4 GA 13.6 26.5 39.1 HI 10.2 22.2 30.2 ID 16.2 30.2 40.7 IL 11.6 24.0 37.2

IN 14.6 30.2 36.2IA 10.8 23.6 35.1KS 13.9 26.0 40.1KY 15.8 36.2 40.5LA 13.9 31.0 39.7ME 17.3 28.9 36.7MD 12.4 23.2 37.0MA 14.0 21.8 33.5MI 15.5 29.4 38.1MN 12.1 21.0 34.4MS 16.9 34.0 44.0MO 16.3 30.9 43.5MT 16.5 29.8 40.8

State Percentage

Aged 18-44 Aged 45-64 Aged 65 and Over

NE 11.5 23.8 38.9NV 12.0 29.9 37.7NH 13.1 25.5 35.4NJ 10.4 21.9 33.2NM 16.0 29.4 41.3NY 14.6 26.1 37.4NC 13.5 30.1 39.7ND 10.2 22.0 37.0OH 15.8 28.3 37.5OK 17.2 35.6 45.4OR 19.3 34.8 41.1PA 15.7 27.7 35.8RI 12.2 24.9 36.2SC 17.4 30.8 39.8SD 11.9 24.6 39.5TN 16.9 32.7 38.6TX 12.8 26.3 37.4UT 14.5 26.1 40.8VT 15.3 24.9 36.9VA 12.9 25.9 39.9WA 18.3 33.3 42.7WV 18.6 38.1 41.8WI 12.2 22.1 33.0WY 14.2 26.8 38.9GU 8.4 13.9 30.5PR 8.1 25.5 30.3VI 9.7 14.2 22.8

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Disability and Health Team.
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Table 8.3 Health Behavior—Smoking among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Age-adjusted. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the sumation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included.

State Percentage that Smoke Difference of No Disability and Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

U.S. 23.0 15.4 -7.6AL 28.3 19.5 -8.7AK 24.2 19.0 -5.1AZ 23.6 12.4 -11.1AR 25.9 21.5 -4.4CA 16.9 10.9 -6.0CO 21.1 14.5 -6.6CT 15.8 12.7 -3.1DE 25.6 14.8 -10.9DC 21.3 14.2 -7.1FL 22.5 15.4 -7.1GA 24.4 15.9 -8.5HI 16.0 14.2 -1.8ID 21.6 13.8 -7.8IL 22.3 15.5 -6.8IN 28.4 18.7 -9.7IA 20.9 15.0 -5.9KS 23.8 15.1 -8.7KY 32.4 22.0 -10.4LA 26.1 20.9 -5.1ME 24.3 16.1 -8.2MD 21.2 13.8 -7.4MA 19.8 12.6 -7.2MI 24.0 17.4 -6.6MN 19.0 14.1 -4.9MS 26.5 21.6 -4.9MO 28.2 18.6 -9.6MT 25.5 16.5 -9.0

State Percentage that Smoke Difference of No Disability and Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

NE 20.0 16.6 -3.4

NV 27.0 19.8 -7.3NH 23.0 15.2 -7.7NJ 18.6 13.5 -5.1NM 22.6 17.1 -5.5NY 20.4 14.1 -6.3NC 25.9 18.0 -8.0ND 21.8 16.4 -5.4OH 29.6 20.3 -9.3OK 30.7 20.8 -9.9OR 22.3 12.4 -9.9PA 24.8 16.5 -8.3RI 24.0 13.6 -10.4SC 25.9 19.2 -6.7SD 20.7 13.9 -6.8TN 29.4 16.8 -12.5TX 22.2 14.2 -8.0UT 11.3 8.5 -2.8VT 20.8 13.7 -7.0VA 23.1 17.3 -5.8WA 19.7 13.5 -6.2WV 32.6 24.3 -8.3WI 24.5 17.9 -6.6WY 25.6 17.6 -8.0GU 26.9 25.8 -1.2PR 14.2 11.4 -2.8VI NA NA NA

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Disability and Health Team.
78 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 8.4 Health Behavior—Obesity among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2010 Derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Age-adjusted. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the sumation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included. State Percentage Obese Difference of No Disability and Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability U.S. 38.2 24.0 -14.2 AL 40.8 28.8 -12.1 AK 32.2 22.3 -9.9 AZ 32.8 22.4 -10.4 AR 39.1 27.1 -12.0 CA 35.7 21.1 -14.6 CO 30.9 18.2 -12.7 CT 34.2 19.9 -14.3 DE 38.5 24.9 -13.6 DC 34.1 19.0 -15.1 FL 35.7 23.5 -12.2 GA 40.5 26.7 -13.8 HI 31.9 20.7 -11.2 ID 36.9 23.0 -13.9 IL 37.4 26.0 -11.4

IN 41.6 25.8 -15.8IA 40.9 25.3 -15.7KS 41.1 26.1 -15.0KY 41.9 27.3 -14.6LA 43.0 27.3 -15.6ME 38.2 22.8 -15.4MD 39.0 24.1 -14.9MA 34.9 20.0 -14.9MI 42.9 27.1 -15.8MN 38.1 21.7 -16.4MS 43.9 30.4 -13.4MO 41.3 26.6 -14.6MT 32.0 19.9 -12.2

State Percentage Obese Difference of No Disability and Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

NE 38.3 24.1 -14.2

NV 30.0 20.3 -9.7NH 38.2 21.5 -16.7NJ 36.6 20.9 -15.7NM 32.7 22.6 -10.2NY 34.3 21.1 -13.2NC 40.9 23.8 -17.0ND 37.4 25.0 -12.5OH 40.5 25.7 -14.8OK 38.6 27.1 -11.4OR 37.6 22.3 -15.4PA 41.9 24.5 -17.5RI 35.2 22.9 -12.3SC 40.9 28.3 -12.6SD 33.8 25.4 -8.4TN 40.4 27.3 -13.1TX 42.8 28.1 -14.7UT 33.7 19.5 -14.2VT 33.7 20.1 -13.6VA 37.9 22.8 -15.2WA 35.8 21.7 -14.1WV 37.5 30.4 -7.2WI 36.1 23.9 -12.1WY 35.5 22.0 -13.5GU 32.4 26.8 -5.5PR 38.1 24.6 -13.5VI 36.8 28.6 -8.2

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Disability and Health Team.
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Table 8.5 Health Behavior—Binge Drinking among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Age-adjusted. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the sumation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included.

State Percentage that Binge Drink Difference of No Disability and Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

U.S. 10.2 16.2 5.9AL 5.8 12.0 6.2AK 16.2 21.6 5.5AZ 8.8 15.6 6.9AR 6.7 10.9 4.2CA 11.4 16.9 5.6CO 11.6 16.6 4.9CT 9.9 19.3 9.4DE 15.8 19.9 4.1DC 8.9 17.2 8.3FL 11.3 14.7 3.4GA 8.1 13.7 5.7HI 12.6 19.0 6.4ID 10.9 14.0 3.1IL 13.7 18.9 5.3IN 9.9 14.8 4.9IA 11.9 18.3 6.3KS 8.3 17.2 8.9KY 7.5 13.7 6.2LA 9.7 16.8 7.1ME 10.1 16.0 5.8MD 12.3 15.3 3.0MA 11.3 19.5 8.2MI 10.4 16.5 6.1MN 10.2 19.0 8.8MS 7.5 10.9 3.4MO 10.4 17.6 7.2MT 11.1 19.1 8.0

State Percentage that Binge Drink Difference of No Disability and Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

NE 12.6 21.3 8.7NV 12.0 18.8 6.8NH 10.3 16.5 6.2NJ 8.5 15.2 6.8NM 6.4 12.7 6.3NY 12.2 16.6 4.4NC 7.1 12.3 5.1ND 11.2 20.7 9.5OH 12.4 18.9 6.5OK 7.9 15.1 7.2OR 12.4 14.8 2.4PA 9.9 16.9 7.0RI 10.7 17.9 7.2SC 9.6 13.3 3.7SD 9.7 20.1 10.3TN 3.3 7.8 4.5TX 10.2 15.9 5.7UT 6.6 9.4 2.8VT 11.4 18.8 7.4VA 10.7 18.8 8.0WA 11.4 17.0 5.7WV 6.4 10.1 3.7WI 14.7 23.4 8.7WY 11.1 15.7 4.5GU NA 19.0 NAPR NA 13.6 NAVI 13.5 13.3 -0.3

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Disability and Health Team.
80 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 8.6 Immunization—Influenza Vaccination (Current) among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2010 Derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Age-adjusted. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. U.S. values were calculated based on the sumation of state values. Persons living in institutions are not included. State Percentage Vaccinated for Influenza Last Year Difference of No Disability and Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability U.S. 43.9 33.4 -10.4 AL 44.6 30.5 -14.1 AK 48.7 32.7 -16.1 AZ 45.6 30.7 -14.9 AR 49.4 41.7 -7.8 CA 42.2 26.7 -15.5 CO 43.0 38.0 -5.0 CT 50.8 38.5 -12.3 DE 45.7 34.1 -11.5 DC 45.9 38.4 -7.5 FL 37.0 28.8 -8.2 GA 39.3 31.0 -8.3 HI 52.8 39.4 -13.3 ID 40.4 29.6 -10.8 IL 48.6 34.9 -13.7

IN 44.3 35.9 -8.5IA 50.9 42.9 -8.0KS 48.9 35.9 -12.9KY 48.3 37.4 -10.9LA 41.9 31.2 -10.7ME 53.0 42.7 -10.3MD 47.5 33.9 -13.6MA 56.7 42.7 -13.9MI 41.3 31.9 -9.4MN 46.6 46.2 -0.3MS 41.7 30.7 -11.1MO 45.6 36.3 -9.3MT 42.8 34.2 -8.6

State

Percentage Vaccinated for 

Influenza Last Year Difference of No Disability 

and Disability (a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

NE 56.0 42.3 -13.7NV 35.0 27.7 -7.3NH 52.7 44.9 -7.8NJ 43.4 32.4 -11.0NM 48.4 39.4 -9.0NY 47.1 35.2 -11.8NC 44.4 34.9 -9.5ND 50.2 41.2 -9.0OH 40.5 34.2 -6.3OK 46.0 36.9 -9.1OR 41.9 31.8 -10.2PA 47.9 38.6 -9.3RI 49.5 40.0 -9.5SC 45.7 33.2 -12.5SD 58.0 44.7 -13.3TN 42.1 36.6 -5.5TX 42.6 33.5 -9.1UT 45.5 39.5 -6.0VT 49.3 39.4 -9.9VA 47.9 37.6 -10.3WA 44.0 37.3 -6.7WV 46.6 37.9 -8.7WI 39.6 36.8 -2.8WY 42.2 37.3 -4.9GU 27.7 19.3 -8.4PR 17.3 9.5 -7.7VI 24.0 13.8 -10.2

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Disability and Health Team.
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Table 8.7 Health Care Coverage—Among Persons Aged 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 2010Derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. Persons living in institutions are not included.

Location

Percentage with Health Care 

Coverage

Difference of No 

Disability and Disability 

(a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

U.S. 86.6 84.3 -2.3AL 84.9 83.2 -1.7AK 87.3 81.6 -5.7AZ 85.9 86.9 1.0AR 81.9 77.4 -4.5CA 88.6 80.6 -8.0CO 84.4 83.3 -1.1CT 95.1 89.1 -6.0DE 91.1 89.7 -1.3DC 93.7 92.9 -0.8FL 84.4 82.5 -1.9GA 82.7 83.9 1.2HI NA 93.1 NAID 81.9 80.5 -1.5IL 88.3 86.6 -1.6IN 84.5 85.0 0.5IA 91.7 89.0 -2.6KS 87.8 87.3 -0.5KY 83.6 82.9 -0.6LA 82.9 77.9 -5.0ME 88.2 88.0 -0.2MD 90.3 88.7 -1.5MA 96.7 95.5 -1.2MI 88.8 85.2 -3.6MN 89.0 91.5 2.5MS 81.5 77.2 -4.3MO 87.2 84.1 -3.0MT 82.9 81.0 -1.9

Location

Percentage with Health Care 

Coverage

Difference of No 

Disability and Disability 

(a.k.a. Gap) Disability No Disability

NE 87.9 85.8 -2.1

NV 84.6 78.8 -5.8NH 88.1 88.9 0.8NJ 89.2 88.2 -1.1NM 86.3 79.1 -7.2NY 92.2 87.5 -4.7NC 83.7 80.0 -3.6ND 87.7 89.2 1.6OH 85.4 87.7 2.2OK 83.8 79.6 -4.2OR 80.4 85.4 5.0PA 89.7 88.1 -1.6RI 87.3 87.8 0.5SC 80.7 81.4 0.7SD 89.3 89.4 0.0TN 85.8 82.7 -3.1TX 79.5 76.1 -3.4UT 85.6 83.6 -2.0VT 93.0 91.2 -1.8VA 84.9 88.5 3.6WA 87.3 84.0 -3.3WV 85.1 81.3 -3.8WI 91.5 88.8 -2.7WY 83.4 83.5 0.2GU NA 76.2 NAPR NA 91.4 NAVI 74.1 68.8 -5.3

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Disability and Health Team.
82 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 8.8 Change in the Percentage of the Total Population with a Disability, 18 and Over Living in the Community: 2009 to 2010 Derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. Persons living in institutions are not included. Location Disability as a Pct. of Total Difference in Disability as a Pct. of Total 2009 2010 U.S. 20.7 22.7 2.0 AL 25.9 28.6 2.6 AK 22.6 22.0 -0.7 AZ 19.9 23.7 3.8 AR 24.9 26.2 1.4 CA 18.6 19.9 1.3 CO 19.4 21.9 2.5 CT 17.8 18.5 0.7 DE 20.1 23.5 3.5 DC 18.5 19.9 1.4 FL 22.8 26.2 3.5 GA 17.6 21.6 4.0 HI 16.6 18.1 1.4 ID 21.2 25.0 3.7 IL 17.7 20.0 2.2

IN 22.2 23.7 1.5IA 18.1 20.0 1.9KS 20.5 22.7 2.2KY 26.9 27.3 0.4LA 22.0 24.1 2.1ME 23.2 25.6 2.4MD 19.6 20.3 0.7MA 19.6 20.2 0.5MI 21.8 24.4 2.6MN 19.5 19.0 -0.5MS 25.8 27.4 1.6MO 24.0 26.3 2.3MT 22.1 26.0 3.9

Location Disability as a Pct. of Total Difference in Disability as a Pct. of Total 2009 2010

NE 19.7 20.7 1.0

NV 20.2 22.1 1.9NH 20.0 21.7 1.7NJ 16.5 18.5 2.0NM 22.6 25.1 2.4NY 20.8 22.6 1.7NC 22.1 23.6 1.4ND 18.7 19.3 0.6OH 22.6 24.2 1.6OK 26.6 28.5 1.9OR 23.1 28.7 5.6PA 21.1 24.0 2.9RI 19.3 21.0 1.8SC 24.1 26.1 2.0SD 18.7 21.7 3.0TN 23.6 26.3 2.7TX 18.8 20.7 1.9UT 19.9 21.3 1.3VT 20.9 22.9 2.0VA 18.9 21.8 2.9WA 24.2 27.5 3.3WV 28.6 30.4 1.8WI 19.5 19.4 -0.1WY 20.4 22.9 2.5GU 12.1 12.0 -0.2PR 19.6 17.2 -2.4VI 11.2 12.9 1.8

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities – Disability and Health Team.
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Section 9: Social Security 

Administration Programs

This section presents statistics on Social Security 

Administration (SSA) Programs. Specifically, 

these data concern the number of beneficiaries 

served by, and the amount spent on, Social 

Security Income (SSI) and Disability Insurance 

(DI), by disability status. A table also addresses 

those who have concurrent benefits (are 

enrolled in both programs), by disability status. 

The principal source of this data is the Social 

Security Administration, specifically the 2010 

Annual Statistical Supplement.

Annual Statistical Supplement—The Annual 

Statistical Supplement is a compilation of 

statistics produced by the Social Security 

Administration (SSA). The Supplement is “a 

major resource for data on our nation’s social 

insurance and welfare programs,” or programs 

carried out by the SSA. Its purpose is to provide 

data on the SSA that can be used in future 

decisions about Social Security. The Supplement 

contains state and national level data and has 

been published annually since 1940.

Disabled-Worker (SSA)—A worker not yet at 

full retirement age receiving insurance payments 

due to a disability. 

OASDI benefits—The Social Security 

Administration’s Old-Age, Survivors, and 

Disability Insurance (OASDI) program provides 

monthly benefits to qualified retired and 

disabled workers and their dependents, and to 

survivors of insured workers. Eligibility and 

benefit amounts are determined by the worker’s 

contributions to Social Security.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—The 

Social Security Administration pays benefits 

to disabled adults and children who have 

limited income and resources. SSI benefits also 

are payable to people 65 and older without 

disabilities who meet the financial limits.

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)—

Social Security Disability Insurance is a benefit 

paid to disabled individuals and certain family 

members if they worked long enough and paid 

Social Security taxes.

Tables

Table 9.1: In December 2009, of the 7,675,779 

individuals that received federally administered 

payments from the Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) program, 1,185,834 were eligible 

based on being 65 years or older, 69,292 were 

eligible based on blindness, and 6,420,653 were 

eligible based on disability.

Table 9.2: In December 2009, of the 

$46,586,582,000 of federally administered 

payments from the Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) program, $5,568,516,000 was 

spent on individuals eligible based on being 

ages 65 years or older, $426,479,000 was spent 

on individuals eligible based on blindness, and 

$40,591,593,000 was spent on individuals 

eligible based on disability.

Table 9.3: In December 2009, of the 1,199,491 

individuals under age 18 that received federally 

administered payments from the Supplemental 

Security Income (SSI) program, 5,923 were 

eligible based on blindness, and 1,190,317 were 

eligible based on disability. 

Table 9.4: In December 2009, of the 7,675,780 

individuals that received federally administered 

payments from the Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) program, 1,199,491 were under 

age 18, 4,450,840 were ages 18-64, and 

2,025,449 were ages 65 and older.

Table 9.5: In December 2009, of the 8,732,784 

individuals who were beneficiaries under the 

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) 

program, 7,610,679 were disabled workers, 

891,877 were disabled adult children, and 

230,228 were disabled widows(ers).

Table 9.6: In December 2009, of the 

$104,508,564,000 spent on individuals who 

were beneficiaries under the Social Security 

Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, 

$97,477,584,000 was spent on individuals 

who were disabled workers, $6,517,956,000 

was spent on individuals who were disabled 

adult children, and $513,024,000 was spent on 

individuals who were disabled widows(ers). 

Table 9.7: In December 2009, of the 

10,748,667 individuals ages 18-64 receiving 
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SSI and/or SSDI, 7,610,679 were SSDI 

disabled workers only, 4,450,840 SSI recipients 

only, and 1,312,852 were both SSDI disabled 

workers and SSI recipients (i.e., concurrent 

beneficiaries). (See Table 9.10 for the number of 

monthly SSDI applications over time.)

Table 9.8a: From 2008 to 2009, the total 

number of recipients of Supplemental Security 

income increased in the U.S. by 2.1 percent. 

The total number of recipients increased the 

most in Oregon (by 6.1 percent) and decreased 

in only two states, in Rhode Island (by 0.1 

percent) and in California (by 1.7 percent). 

From 2008 to 2009, the number of aged (65 

or older) recipients of Supplemental Security 

income decreased in the U.S. by -1.4 percent. 

The number of aged recipients increased the 

most in the District of Columbia (by 3.3 

percent) and decreased the most in West 

Virginia (by 7.4 percent).

Table 9.8b: From 2008 to 2009, the number 

of blind recipients of Supplemental Security 

income decreased in the U.S. by 1.5 percent. 

The number of blind recipients increased 

the most in Wyoming (by 5.4 percent) and 

decreased the most in District of Columbia (by 

6.7 percent). From 2008 to 2009, the number 

of disabled recipients of Supplemental Security 

income increased in the U.S. by 2.8 percent. 

The number of disabled recipients increased the 

most in Oregon (by 6.6 percent) and decreased 

only in California (by 1.0 percent).

Table 9.9a: From 2008 to 2009, the total 

number of recipients of Social Security 

Disability Insurance increased in the U.S. 

4.9 percent. The total number of recipients 

increased the most in Michigan (by 6.9 percent) 

and increased the least in West Virginia (by 

1.7 percent). From 2008 to 2009, the number 

of disabled workers receiving Social Security 

Disability Insurance increased in the U.S. by 4.8 

percent.

Table 9.9b: From 2008 to 2009, the total 

number of recipients of Social Security 

Disability Insurance among disabled adult 

children increased in the U.S. by 5.8 percent. 

The total number of recipients among disabled 

adult children increased the most in Utah (by 

10.7 percent) and increased the least in West 

Virginia (by 1.3 percent). From 2008 to 2009, 

the number of disabled widow(er)s receiving 

Social Security Disability Insurance increased in 

the U.S. by 2.8 percent.

Table 9.10: The monthly Number of 

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) 

Participants (disabled-worker benefits only) 

grew from 110,187 in January of 2002 to 

226,918 in July of 2011. The highest number 

can be found in October 2010 reporting 

293,682 participants. Since January 2009 the 

figures have always been over two hundred 

thousand, but for December 2009 (192,820) 

and January 2011 (198,421).
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Table 9.1 Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments: December 2009The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B1; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/7b.html>; (accessed 1 July 2011).

State Total Eligibility Category

Aged Blind Disabled

U.S. 7,675,779 1,185,834 69,292 6,420,653AL 169,320 13,373 848 155,099AK 12,006 1,977 97 9,932AZ 106,130 14,024 866 91,240AR 102,927 7,321 709 94,897CA 1,250,030 358,891 19,706 871,433CO 61,951 9,048 491 52,412CT 56,270 6,696 432 49,142DE 15,299 1,284 93 13,922DC 23,575 1,907 126 21,542FL 463,573 106,216 2,695 354,662GA 220,238 24,939 1,913 193,386HI 24,266 6,151 176 17,939ID 26,048 1,862 197 23,989IL 269,392 30,588 2,340 236,464IN 112,791 5,599 853 106,339IA 46,609 3,313 708 42,588KS 44,045 3,125 343 40,577KY 189,482 11,486 1,261 176,735LA 169,690 14,710 1,466 153,514ME 34,559 2,048 215 32,296MD 102,930 14,986 572 87,372MA 186,609 46,354 3,599 136,656MI 242,983 16,404 1,583 224,996MN 83,246 10,360 703 72,183MS 124,116 11,585 881 111,650

State Total Eligibility Category

Aged Blind Disabled

MO 128,132 8,194 911 119,027MT 16,694 1,043 122 15,529NE 24,616 1,971 232 22,413NV 38,592 9,653 647 28,292NH 16,628 869 161 15,598NJ 163,066 34,201 869 127,996NM 59,110 8,304 455 50,351NY 667,893 132,643 2,865 532,385NC 213,329 21,501 1,690 190,138ND 8,139 814 70 7,255OH 273,881 14,882 1,728 257,271OK 90,745 6,810 709 83,226OR 70,404 8,389 625 61,390PA 346,951 26,266 1,988 318,697RI 31,582 3,559 165 27,858SC 109,339 10,029 1,264 98,046SD 13,542 1,525 99 11,918TN 169,325 14,083 1,454 153,788TX 589,929 106,947 6,653 476,329UT 26,604 2,455 224 23,925VT 14,690 1,024 69 13,597VA 144,278 19,421 1,153 123,704WA 130,707 15,929 874 113,904WV 79,847 3,301 523 76,023WI 103,503 7,431 830 95,242WY 6,168 343 39 5,786
86 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 9.2 Supplemental Security Income—Total Federally Administered Payments (in thousands of dollars): December 2009 The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B1; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/7b.html>; (accessed 1 July 2011).

State Total Eligibility Category

Aged Blind Disabled

U.S. 46,586,582 5,568,516 426,479 40,591,593AL 960,005 33,705 4198 922,102AK 67,440 7,286 519 59,634AZ 612,170 55,927 4725 551,518AR 572,704 16,594 3448 552,662CA 9,082,274 2,251,892 155,631 6,674,752CO 349,825 37,596 2602 309,627CT 325,218 29,236 2384 293,599DE 86,510 4,538 507 81,466DC 143,189 7,054 699 135,437FL 2,595,668 459,761 13,994 2,121,912GA 1,264,015 77,327 10,040 1,176,648HI 151,379 30,526 1111 119,743ID 145,631 5,628 1022 138,980IL 1,621,736 138,064 13,271 1,470,400IN 673,252 17,910 4445 650,896IA 256,272 9,758 3552 242,962KS 260,049 10,827 1836 247,387KY 1,076,749 30,308 6,651 1,039,790LA 947,234 40,377 7,589 899,269ME 188,521 5,231 1128 182,162MD 622,891 65,985 3090 553,817MA 1,152,092 233,729 23,253 895,110MI 1,479,092 65,537 8,591 1,404,964MN 488,129 47,613 3979 436,538MS 681,440 27,433 4216 649,791

State Total Eligibility Category

Aged Blind Disabled

MO 738,140 26,257 4798 707,085MT 91,829 2,742 618 88,469NE 136,140 6,290 1246 128,604NV 218,295 40,116 4136 174,041NH 93,240 3157 831 89,252NJ 957,427 160,262 4623 792,541NM 326,987 27,579 2473 296,935NY 4,335,563 670,587 17,269 3,647,708NC 1,187,361 58,077 8,612 1,120,672ND 40,902 2476 323 38,104OH 1,694,864 56,281 9,183 1,629,400OK 515,321 19,814 3775 491,731OR 405,574 33,180 3483 368,911PA 2,142,123 103,873 10,952 2,027,299RI 188,980 14,749 883 173,350SC 617,298 26,907 6,424 583,967SD 70,565 4,378 545 65,643TN 967,111 37,398 7,999 921,714TX 3,126,279 363,034 35,761 2,727,484UT 150,696 10,497 1194 139,004VT 82,239 2,883 387 78,969VA 789,610 75,454 6,031 708,125WA 817,634 78,171 4945 734,518WV 461,631 8,535 2774 450,322WI 594,237 25,105 4552 564,581WY 33,051 872 181 31,998
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Table 9.3 Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments under Age 18: December 2009Values for AK, ND, and WY blind and disabled categories are not available to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals. The U.S. values for the blind and disabled categories do not include AK, ND, or WY values.

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B8; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/7b.html>; (accessed 1 July 2011).

State Total Eligibility Category

Blind Disabled

U.S. 1,199,491 5,923 1,190,317AL 29,956 33 29,923AK 1,264 --- ---AZ 19,943 91 19,852AR 25,203 66 25,137CA 109,409 1,260 108,149CO 8,120 38 8,082CT 7,603 23 7,580DE 3,567 5 3,562DC 4,485 5 4,480FL 88,993 153 88,840GA 39,211 223 38,988HI 1,697 22 1,675ID 5,085 18 5,067IL 45,232 202 45,030IN 24,832 71 24,761IA 7,903 75 7,828KS 8,335 23 8,312KY 30,326 97 30,229LA 34,238 81 34,157ME 3,867 25 3,842MD 16,435 31 16,404MA 21,880 385 21,495MI 40,840 120 40,720MN 12,620 61 12,559MS 23,867 54 23,813

State Total Eligibility Category

Blind Disabled

MO 21,796 76 21,720MT 2,436 15 2,421NE 4,010 25 3,985NV 7,232 87 7,145NH 2,274 24 2,250NJ 24,351 44 24,307NM 8,917 34 8,883NY 80,169 156 80,013NC 41,328 147 41,181ND 1,084 --- ---

OH 47,459 141 47,318OK 17,094 67 17,027OR 9,403 61 9,342PA 67,969 122 67,847RI 4,361

6 4,355

SC 20,100 139 19,961SD 2,328

7 2,321

TN 24,782 138 24,644TX 120,467 1,217 119,250UT 5,093 25 5,068VT 1,805 9 1,796VA 23,542 64 23,478WA 16,719 71 16,648WV 9,277 42 9,235WI 19,681 44 19,637WY 903 --- ---
88 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 9.4 Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, by Age: December 2009 Individuals aged 65 or older are generally not deemed eligible due to disability.

Source: Social Security Administration, 2009 SSI Annual Report, Table 10; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_asr/2009/sect02.html>; (accessed 1 July 2011).

State Total Age Group

Under 18 18–64 65 or older

U.S. 7,675,780 1,199,491 4,450,840 2,025,449AL 169,320 29,956 108,632 30,732AK 12,006 1,264 7,671 3,071AZ 106,130 19,943 60,882 25,305AR 102,927 25,203 61,356 16,368CA 1,250,030 109,409 601,769 538,852CO 61,951 8,120 38,856 14,975CT 56,270 7,603 35,387 13,280DE 15,299 3,567 9,199 2,533DC 23,575 4,485 14,910 4,180FL 463,573 88,993 221,055 153,525GA 220,238 39,211 131,234 49,793HI 24,266 1,697 14,037 8,532ID 26,048 5,085 17,336 3,627IL 269,392 45,232 164,513 59,647IN 112,791 24,832 75,217 12,742IA 46,609 7,903 31,798 6,908KS 44,045 8,335 29,114 6,596KY 189,482 30,326 126,697 32,459LA 169,690 34,238 102,717 32,735ME 34,559 3,867 25,469 5,223MD 102,930 16,435 61,739 24,756MA 186,609 21,880 114,949 49,780MI 242,983 40,840 164,273 37,870MN 83,247 12,620 52,464 18,163MS 124,116 23,867 73,788 26,461

State Total Age Group

Under 18 18–64 65 or older

MO 128,132 21,796 87,179 19,157MT 16,694 2,436 11,695 2,563NE 24,616 4,010 16,684 3,922NV 38,592 7,232 21,116 10,244NH 16,628 2,274 12,456 1,898NJ 163,066 24,351 85,606 53,109NM 59,110 8,917 34,132 16,061NY 667,893 80,169 353,900 233,824NC 213,329 41,328 126,989 45,012ND 8,139 1,084 5,419 1,636OH 273,881 47,459 188,026 38,396OK 90,745 17,094 58,926 14,725OR 70,404 9,403 46,355 14,646PA 346,951 67,969 217,878 61,104RI 31,582 4,361 20,170 7,051SC 109,339 20,100 66,585 22,654SD 13,542 2,328 8,207 3,007TN 169,325 24,782 111,801 32,742TX 589,929 120,467 303,169 166,293UT 26,604 5,093 17,131 4,380VT 14,690 1,805 10,390 2,495VA 144,278 23,542 86,446 34,290WA 130,707 16,719 84,189 29,799WV 79,847 9,277 58,845 11,725WI 103,503 19,681 68,032 15,790WY 6,168 903 4,452 813
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Table 9.5 Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries: December 2009

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 5.J14; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/5j.html>; (accessed 1 July 2011).

State Total

Type of Beneficiary

Disabled 

Worker

Disabled Adult 

Children

Disabled 

Widow(er)s

U.S. 8,732,784 7,610,679 891,877 230,228AL 232,674 204,573 20,110 7,991AK 12,930 11,572 1086 272AZ 153,768 138,396 11,929 3,443AR 144,383 128,375 11,396 4,612CA 732,153 639,263 77,099 15,791CO 97,779 87,987 7,880 1,912CT 87,106 74,153 11,340 1,613DE 27,900 24,937 2,347 616DC 13,660 11,948 1,484 228FL 513,741 458,526 42,438 12,777GA 269,785 236,868 24,539 8,378HI 25,067 21,698 2,804 565ID 41,109 36,525 3,672 912IL 308,983 262,227 38,999 7,757IN 202,208 175,035 21,669 5,504IA 81,019 68,425 10,790 1,804KS 75,363 65,631 7,919 1,813KY 216,971 190,170 19,020 7,781LA 161,569 135,077 20,211 6,281ME 61,079 53,959 5,768 1,352MD 124,177 108,605 12,991 2,581MA 205,265 179,409 22,173 3,683MI 342,481 293,299 40,294 8,888MN 126,310 109,472 14,941 1,897MS 140,220 121,217 13,848 5,155

State Total

Type of Beneficiary

Disabled 

Worker

Disabled Adult 

Children

Disabled 

Widow(er)s

MO 217,943 190,813 20,861 6,269MT 28,265 24,865 2,767 633NE 44,221 38,133 5,178 910NV 57,513 52,776 3,408 1,329NH 44,159 39,678 3,699 782NJ 205,206 176,927 23,962 4,317NM 62,537 55,815 5,303 1,419NY 550,468 470,783 67,215 12,470NC 334,909 296,118 29,141 9,650ND 15,510 12,872 2,354 284OH 342,521 291,040 41,417 10,064OK 130,256 114,708 11,368 4,180OR 104,092 91,803 9,893 2,396PA 409,808 352,884 46,359 10,565RI 37,621 32,963 3,904 754SC 178,077 156,502 15,791 5,784SD 19,849 16,866 2,585 398TN 248,444 217,950 21,874 8,620TX 568,956 499,728 51,964 17,264UT 45,036 39,318 4,816 902VT 22,527 19,567 2,483 477VA 218,064 190,962 20,967 6,135WA 169,321 150,080 15,597 3,644WV 106,108 91,273 10,733 4,102WI 160,972 137,596 20,369 3,007WY 12,701 11,312 1,122 267
90 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 9.6 Social Security Disability Insurance—Total Annual Benefits (in thousands of dollars): December 2009

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 5.J4; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/5j.html>; (accessed 7 July 2011).

State Total

Type of Beneficiary

Disabled 

Worker

Disabled 

Widow(er)s

Disabled Adult 

Children

U.S. 104,508,564 97,477,584 513,024 6,517,956AL 2,756,904 2,561,868 14,316 180,720AK 156,312 145,992 744 9576AZ 1,957,308 1,832,460 8,940 115,908AR 1,682,988 1,564,356 8,244 110,388CA 8,898,060 8,326,380 42,684 528,996CO 1,200,276 1,126,032 4,752 69,492CT 1,054,596 980,844 3,240 70,512DE 358,716 336,108 948 21660DC 142,560 135,900 180 6480FL 6,282,420 5,892,516 28,164 361,740GA 3,231,396 3,014,748 13,260 203,388HI 305,244 285,624 1,344 18276ID 487,368 454,800 2,700 29868IL 3,668,088 3,418,404 16,632 233,052IN 2,407,332 2,241,840 11,916 153,576IA 886,404 831,804 3,300 51,300KS 872,208 815,220 3,000 53,988KY 2,561,736 2,376,108 19,884 165,744LA 1,842,336 1,697,964 16,716 127,656ME 685,812 637,188 2,928 45,696MD 1,521,948 1,427,184 4,164 90,600MA 2,443,572 2,261,868 6,552 175,152MI 4,237,104 3,948,744 22,692 265,668MN 1,476,408 1,382,700 4,008 89,700MS 1,595,004 1,474,008 8,532 112,464

State Total

Type of Beneficiary

Disabled 

Worker

Disabled 

Widow(er)s

Disabled Adult 

Children

MO 2,542,152 2,373,144 10,536 158,472MT 322,452 303,756 1,680 17,016NE 492,936 461,604 1,620 29,712NV 758,004 712,920 2,784 42,300NH 559,056 513,996 1,452 43,608NJ 2,674,980 2,478,300 11,352 185,328NM 730,884 685,092 4,476 41,316NY 6,756,888 6,265,344 33,672 457,872NC 4,007,484 3,753,036 14,844 239,604ND 162,168 152,352 672 9,144OH 3,856,128 3,611,544 21,780 222,804OK 1,520,652 1,424,676 8,184 87,792OR 1,244,280 1,176,276 6,228 61,776PA 4,863,936 4,531,932 24,612 307,392RI 435,684 406,632 1,200 27,852SC 2,158,776 2,017,632 8,736 132,408SD 212,268 199,740 636 11,892TN 2,895,276 2,705,472 14,988 174,816TX 6,787,296 6,304,956 44,028 438,312UT 536,976 496,920 2,676 37,380VT 251,784 233,964 912 16,908VA 2,642,292 2,457,528 14,112 170,652WA 2,062,584 1,940,820 8,532 113,232WV 1,302,648 1,210,632 16,176 75,840WI 1,866,840 1,745,292 6,636 114,912WY 152,040 143,364 660 8,016
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Table 9.7 Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income—Number of Total and Concurrent Beneficiaries, Age 18-64: December 2009

Source: Social Security Administration, 2009 SSI Annual Statistical Report; and 2010 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 5.J14; Tables 10 and 16 <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_asr/2009/> and <Table 5.J14 http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/5j.html>; (accessed 1 July 2011).

State Total Program

SSDI-Worker SSI Concurrent

U.S. 10,748,667 7,610,679 4,450,840 1,312,852AL 348,285 204,573 108,632 35,080AK 21,251 11,572 7,671 2,008AZ 215,692 138,396 60,882 16,414AR 210,921 128,375 61,356 21,190CA 1,429,550 639,263 601,769 188,518CO 139,296 87,987 38,856 12,453CT 119,566 74,153 35,387 10,026DE 36,960 24,937 9,199 2,824DC 29,540 11,948 14,910 2,682FL 743,230 458,526 221,055 63,649GA 406,001 236,868 131,234 37,899HI 39,006 21,698 14,037 3,271ID 59,750 36,525 17,336 5,889IL 464,970 262,227 164,513 38,230IN 274,230 175,035 75,217 23,978IA 112,143 68,425 31,798 11,920KS 104,803 65,631 29,114 10,058KY 353,068 190,170 126,697 36,201LA 265,040 135,077 102,717 27,246ME 89,034 53,959 25,469 9,606MD 185,502 108,605 61,739 15,158MA 331,321 179,409 114,949 36,963MI 507,653 293,299 164,273 50,081MN 178,554 109,472 52,464 16,618MS 218,210 121,217 73,788 23,205

State Total Program

SSDI-Worker SSI Concurrent

MO 307,056 190,813 87,179 29,064MT 40,636 24,865 11,695 4,076NE 61,052 38,133 16,684 6,235NV 79,511 52,776 21,116 5,619NH 56,696 39,678 12,456 4,562NJ 286,655 176,927 85,606 24,122NM 99,998 55,815 34,132 10,051NY 922,541 470,783 353,900 97,858NC 464,785 296,118 126,989 41,678ND 20,484 12,872 5,419 2,193OH 530,632 291,040 188,026 51,566OK 190,959 114,708 58,926 17,325OR 152,196 91,803 46,355 14,038PA 626,924 352,884 217,878 56,162RI 59,832 32,963 20,170 6,699SC 243,580 156,502 66,585 20,493SD 28,092 16,866 8,207 3,019TN 364,296 217,950 111,801 34,545TX 886,004 499,728 303,169 83,107UT 61,721 39,318 17,131 5,272VT 34,249 19,567 10,390 4,292VA 304,116 190,962 86,446 26,708WA 256,816 150,080 84,189 22,547WV 165,439 91,273 58,845 15,321WI 229,193 137,596 68,032 23,565WY 17,332 11,312 4,452 1,568
92 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 9.8a Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, Total and Aged Eligible: 2008 to 2009 The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.

State

Total Aged

2008 2009 Pct. Change 2008 2009 Pct. Change

U.S. 7,519,652 7,675,779 2.1 1,203,130 1,185,834 -1.4

AL 166,743 169,320 1.5 14,408 13,373 -7.2

AK 11,614 12,006 3.4 2,014 1,977 -1.8

AZ 103,065 106,130 3.0 13,792 14,024 1.7

AR 99,072 102,927 3.9 7,834 7,321 -6.5

CA 1,271,916 1,250,030 -1.7 371,137 358,891 -3.3

CO 59,891 61,951 3.4 8,840 9,048 2.4

CT 55,376 56,270 1.6 6,638 6,696 0.9

DE 14,797 15,299 3.4 1,260 1,284 1.9

DC 22,827 23,575 3.3 1,920 1,907 -0.7

FL 444,840 463,573 4.2 102,861 106,216 3.3

GA 212,803 220,238 3.5 25,471 24,939 -2.1

HI 23,610 24,266 2.8 6,221 6,151 -1.1

ID 24,655 26,048 5.6 1,835 1,862 1.5

IL 265,628 269,392 1.4 30,539 30,588 0.2

IN 108,094 112,791 4.3 5,619 5,599 -0.4

IA 45,434 46,609 2.6 3,394 3,313 -2.4

KS 41,903 44,045 5.1 3,153 3,125 -0.9

KY 186,809 189,482 1.4 12,104 11,486 -5.1

LA 165,454 169,690 2.6 15,480 14,710 -5.0

ME 33,915 34,559 1.9 2,142 2,048 -4.4

MD 100,726 102,930 2.2 15,157 14,986 -1.1

MA 182,455 186,609 2.3 45,825 46,354 1.2

MI 232,581 242,983 4.5 16,309 16,404 0.6

MN 80,673 83,246 3.2 10,354 10,360 0.1

MS 122,455 124,116 1.4 12,388 11,585 -6.5

MO 124,449 128,132 3.0 8,509 8,194 -3.7

MT 16,033 16,694 4.1 1,074 1,043 -2.9

NE 23,727 24,616 3.7 2,000 1,971 -1.5

NV 36,679 38,592 5.2 9,375 9,653 3.0

NH 15,811 16,628 5.2 871 869 -0.2

NJ 159,751 163,066 2.1 34,010 34,201 0.6

NM 57,605 59,110 2.6 8,322 8,304 -0.2

NY 658,265 667,893 1.5 134,147 132,643 -1.1

NC 208,409 213,329 2.4 22,315 21,501 -3.6

ND 8,032 8,139 1.3 853 814 -4.6

OH 265,273 273,881 3.2 14,993 14,882 -0.7

OK 87,829 90,745 3.3 7,059 6,810 -3.5

OR 66,354 70,404 6.1 8,142 8,389 3.0

PA 339,697 346,951 2.1 27,029 26,266 -2.8

RI 31,548 31,582 0.1 3,787 3,559 -6.0
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Table 9.8a Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, Total and Aged Eligible: 2008 to 2009 (cont’d)The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 and 2009 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B1; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/7b.html> and <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2009/7b.html>, respectively; (accessed 3 July 2011 ).

State

Total Aged

2008 2009 Pct. Change 2008 2009 Pct. Change

SC 107,142 109,339 2.1 10,590 10,029 -5.3

SD 13,083 13,542 3.5 1,531 1,525 -0.4

TN 165,151 169,325 2.5 14,559 14,083 -3.3

TX 566,281 589,929 4.2 107,215 106,947 -0.2

UT 25,443 26,604 4.6 2,392 2,455 2.6

VT 14,353 14,690 2.3 1,045 1,024 -2.0

VA 141,822 144,278 1.7 19,628 19,421 -1.1

WA 124,974 130,707 4.6 15,411 15,929 3.4

WV 79,688 79,847 0.2 3,566 3,301 -7.4

WI 99,014 103,503 4.5 7,643 7,431 -2.8

WY 5,903 6,168 4.5 369 343 -7.0
94 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 9.8b Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, Blind and Disabled Eligibile: 2008 to 2009 The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.

State

Blind Disabled

2008 2009 Pct. Change 2008 2009 Pct. Change

U.S. 70,315 69,292 -1.5 6,246,207 6,420,653 2.8

AL 872 848 -2.8 151,463 155,099 2.4

AK 100 97 -3.0 9,500 9,932 4.5

AZ 825 866 5.0 88,448 91,240 3.2

AR 715 709 -0.8 90,523 94,897 4.8

CA 20,543 19,706 -4.1 880,236 871,433 -1.0

CO 479 491 2.5 50,572 52,412 3.6

CT 439 432 -1.6 48,299 49,142 1.7

DE 97 93 -4.1 13,440 13,922 3.6

DC 135 126 -6.7 20,772 21,542 3.7

FL 2,617 2,695 3.0 339,362 354,662 4.5

GA 1,875 1,913 2.0 185,457 193,386 4.3

HI 182 176 -3.3 17,207 17,939 4.3

ID 190 197 3.7 22,630 23,989 6.0

IL 2,320 2,340 0.9 232,769 236,464 1.6

IN 861 853 -0.9 101,614 106,339 4.6

IA 715 708 -1.0 41,325 42,588 3.1

KS 337 343 1.8 38,413 40,577 5.6

KY 1,272 1,261 -0.9 173,433 176,735 1.9

LA 1,513 1,466 -3.1 148,461 153,514 3.4

ME 217 215 -0.9 31,556 32,296 2.3

MD 585 572 -2.2 84,984 87,372 2.8

MA 3,651 3,599 -1.4 132,979 136,656 2.8

MI 1,593 1,583 -0.6 214,679 224,996 4.8

MN 722 703 -2.6 69,597 72,183 3.7

MS 916 881 -3.8 109,151 111,650 2.3

MO 916 911 -0.5 115,024 119,027 3.5

MT 120 122 1.7 14,839 15,529 4.6

NE 233 232 -0.4 21,494 22,413 4.3

NV 657 647 -1.5 26,647 28,292 6.2

NH 156 161 3.2 14,784 15,598 5.5

NJ 897 869 -3.1 124,844 127,996 2.5

NM 458 455 -0.7 48,825 50,351 3.1

NY 2,901 2,865 -1.2 521,217 532,385 2.1

NC 1,702 1,690 -0.7 184,392 190,138 3.1

ND 67 70 4.5 7,112 7,255 2.0

OH 1,735 1,728 -0.4 248,545 257,271 3.5

OK 712 709 -0.4 80,058 83,226 4.0

OR 625 625 0.0 57,587 61,390 6.6

PA 2,048 1,988 -2.9 310,620 318,697 2.6

RI 171 165 -3.5 27,590 27,858 1.0
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Table 9.8b Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, Blind and Disabled Eligibile: 2008 to 2009 (cont’d)The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 and 2009 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B1; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/7b.html> and <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2009/7b.html>, respectively; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State

Blind Disabled

2008 2009 Pct. Change 2008 2009 Pct. Change

SC 1,265 1,264 -0.1 95,287 98,046 2.9

SD 94 99 5.3 11,458 11,918 4.0

TN 1,480 1,454 -1.8 149,112 153,788 3.1

TX 6,563 6,653 1.4 452,503 476,329 5.3

UT 236 224 -5.1 22,815 23,925 4.9

VT 76 69 -9.2 13,232 13,597 2.8

VA 1,140 1,153 1.1 121,054 123,704 2.2

WA 872 874 0.2 108,691 113,904 4.8

WV 535 523 -2.2 75,587 76,023 0.6

WI 848 830 -2.1 90,523 95,242 5.2

WY 37 39 5.4 5,497 5,786 5.3
96 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 9.9a Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments, Total and Disabled Worker Eligible: 2008 to 2009 The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.

State

Total Disabled Worker

2008 2009 Pct. Change 2008 2009 Pct. Change

U.S. 8,325,872 8,732,784 4.9 7259094 7610679 4.8

AL 221,204 232,674 5.2 194,031 204,573 5.4

AK 12,208 12,930 5.9 10,964 11,572 5.5

AZ 148,110 153,768 3.8 133,638 138,396 3.6

AR 137,534 144,383 5.0 122,212 128,375 5.0

CA 706,460 732,153 3.6 617,803 639,263 3.5

CO 93,458 97,779 4.6 84,311 87,987 4.4

CT 85,359 87,106 2.0 72,930 74,153 1.7

DE 26,452 27,900 5.5 23,646 24,937 5.5

DC 12,918 13,660 5.7 11,245 11,948 6.3

FL 486,410 513,741 5.6 434,235 458,526 5.6

GA 253,857 269,785 6.3 222,208 236,868 6.6

HI 23,897 25,067 4.9 20,739 21,698 4.6

ID 38,877 41,109 5.7 34,594 36,525 5.6

IL 295,843 308,983 4.4 251,483 262,227 4.3

IN 190,697 202,208 6.0 165,209 175,035 5.9

IA 77,254 81,019 4.9 65,571 68,425 4.4

KS 70,424 75,363 7.0 61,386 65,631 6.9

KY 207,512 216,971 4.6 181,616 190,170 4.7

LA 153,724 161,569 5.1 128,161 135,077 5.4

ME 59,503 61,079 2.6 52,749 53,959 2.3

MD 117,995 124,177 5.2 103,169 108,605 5.3

MA 197,562 205,265 3.9 172,992 179,409 3.7

MI 320,322 342,481 6.9 273,884 293,299 7.1

MN 119,496 126,310 5.7 103,993 109,472 5.3

MS 134,557 140,220 4.2 116,351 121,217 4.2

MO 207,515 217,943 5.0 182,093 190,813 4.8

MT 27,064 28,265 4.4 23,857 24,865 4.2

NE 42,261 44,221 4.6 36,489 38,133 4.5

NV 55,490 57,513 3.6 50,982 52,776 3.5

NH 42,297 44,159 4.4 38,133 39,678 4.1

NJ 196,680 205,206 4.3 169,799 176,927 4.2

NM 59,606 62,537 4.9 53,194 55,815 4.9

NY 529,205 550,468 4.0 453,325 470,783 3.9

NC 318,462 334,909 5.2 281,498 296,118 5.2

ND 15,060 15,510 3.0 12,540 12,872 2.6

OH 324,711 342,521 5.5 275,456 291,040 5.7

OK 124,564 130,256 4.6 109,792 114,708 4.5

OR 97,743 104,092 6.5 86,444 91,803 6.2

PA 394,131 409,808 4.0 339,380 352,884 4.0

RI 36,542 37,621 3.0 32,155 32,963 2.5
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Table 9.9a Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments, Total and Disabled Worker Eligible: 2008 to 2009 (cont’d)The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 and 2009 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 5.J14; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/5j.html>; and <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2009/5j.html>; respectively; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State

Total Disabled Worker

2008 2009 Pct. Change 2008 2009 Pct. Change

SC 167,932 178,077 6.0 147,288 156,502 6.3

SD 19,101 19,849 3.9 16,284 16,866 3.6

TN 236,938 248,444 4.9 207,678 217,950 4.9

TX 536,294 568,956 6.1 470,493 499,728 6.2

UT 42,456 45,036 6.1 37,238 39,318 5.6

VT 21,447 22,527 5.0 18,693 19,567 4.7

VA 211,092 218,064 3.3 185,112 190,962 3.2

WA 160,641 169,321 5.4 142,746 150,080 5.1

WV 104,377 106,108 1.7 89,682 91,273 1.8

WI 150,438 160,972 7.0 128,745 137,596 6.9

WY 12,192 12,701 4.2 10,878 11,312 4.0
98 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 9.9b Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments from 2008 to 2009 The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.

State

Disabled Adult Children Disabled Widow(er)s

2008 2009 Pct. Change 2008 2009 Pct. Change

U.S. 842,833 891,877 5.8 223,945 230,228 2.8

AL 19,434 20,110 3.5 7,739 7,991 3.3

AK 985 1,086 10.3 259 272 5.0

AZ 11,087 11,929 7.6 3,385 3,443 1.7

AR 10,817 11,396 5.4 4,505 4,612 2.4

CA 73,186 77,099 5.3 15,471 15,791 2.1

CO 7,269 7,880 8.4 1,878 1,912 1.8

CT 10,820 11,340 4.8 1,609 1,613 0.2

DE 2,223 2,347 5.6 583 616 5.7

DC 1,436 1,484 3.3 237 228 -3.8

FL 39,873 42,438 6.4 12,302 12,777 3.9

GA 23,491 24,539 4.5 8,158 8,378 2.7

HI 2,617 2,804 7.1 541 565 4.4

ID 3,398 3,672 8.1 885 912 3.1

IL 36,798 38,999 6.0 7,562 7,757 2.6

IN 20,181 21,669 7.4 5,307 5,504 3.7

IA 9,931 10,790 8.6 1,752 1,804 3.0

KS 7,317 7,919 8.2 1,721 1,813 5.3

KY 18,244 19,020 4.3 7,652 7,781 1.7

LA 19,465 20,211 3.8 6,098 6,281 3.0

ME 5,427 5,768 6.3 1,327 1,352 1.9

MD 12,286 12,991 5.7 2,540 2,581 1.6

MA 20,975 22,173 5.7 3,595 3,683 2.4

MI 37,852 40,294 6.5 8,586 8,888 3.5

MN 13,630 14,941 9.6 1,873 1,897 1.3

MS 13,265 13,848 4.4 4,941 5,155 4.3

MO 19,432 20,861 7.4 5,990 6,269 4.7

MT 2,580 2,767 7.2 627 633 1.0

NE 4,873 5,178 6.3 899 910 1.2

NV 3,201 3,408 6.5 1,307 1,329 1.7

NH 3,405 3,699 8.6 759 782 3.0

NJ 22,636 23,962 5.9 4,245 4,317 1.7

NM 5,023 5,303 5.6 1,389 1,419 2.2

NY 63,613 67,215 5.7 12,267 12,470 1.7

NC 27,566 29,141 5.7 9,398 9,650 2.7

ND 2,220 2,354 6.0 300 284 -5.3

OH 39,511 41,417 4.8 9,744 10,064 3.3

OK 10,745 11,368 5.8 4,027 4,180 3.8

OR 9,009 9,893 9.8 2,290 2,396 4.6

PA 44,333 46,359 4.6 10,418 10,565 1.4

RI 3,645 3,904 7.1 742 754 1.6
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Table 9.9b Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments from 2008 to 2009 (cont’d)The blind and disabled categories include some individuals aged 65 or older.

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 and 2009 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 5.J14; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2010/5j.html>; and <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2009/5j.html>; respectively; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State

Disabled Adult Children Disabled Widow(er)s

2008 2009 Pct. Change 2008 2009 Pct. Change

SC 15,102 15,791 4.6 5,542 5,784 4.4

SD 2,411 2,585 7.2 406 398 -2.0

TN 20,932 21,874 4.5 8,328 8,620 3.5

TX 49,208 51,964 5.6 16,593 17,264 4.0

UT 4,350 4,816 10.7 868 902 3.9

VT 2,288 2,483 8.5 466 477 2.4

VA 19,928 20,967 5.2 6,052 6,135 1.4

WA 14,390 15,597 8.4 3,505 3,644 4.0

WV 10,593 10,733 1.3 4,102 4,102 0.0

WI 18,776 20,369 8.5 2,917 3,007 3.1

WY 1,056 1,122 6.3 258 267 3.5
100 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 9.10 Monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Participants The number of applications is for disabled-worker benefits only and, as such, excludes disabled child’s and disabled widow(er)’s benefits. These applications ultimately result in either a denial or award of benefits. Year Month Number 2002 Jan 110,187 2002 Feb 130,058 2002 Mar 172,196 2002 Apr 134,183 2002 May 161,410 2002 Jun 133,242 2002 Jul 124,372 2002 Aug 171,781 2002 Sep 134,281 2002 Oct 134,666 2002 Nov 161,953 2002 Dec 115,323 2003 Jan 154,330 2003 Feb 136,075 2003 Mar 151,124 2003 Apr 148,300

2003 May 182,2152003 Jun 152,1832003 Jul 141,0582003 Aug 196,9522003 Sep 158,9462003 Oct 196,4672003 Nov 141,7612003 Dec 136,1102004 Jan 175,2142004 Feb 159,5532004 Mar 169,4972004 Apr 215,6182004 May 169,7102004 Jun 154,255

Year Month Number

2004 Jul 230,0592004 Aug 180,5402004 Sep 165,6042004 Oct 209,7342004 Nov 151,0312004 Dec 156,7162005 Jan 186,8742005 Feb 162,3712005 Mar 201,1952005 Apr 178,3962005 May 184,8262005 Jun 161,9372005 Jul 201,0212005 Aug 171,9352005 Sep 199,6402005 Oct 159,0712005 Nov 145,1762005 Dec 178,2242006 Jan 150,3472006 Feb 161,1532006 Mar 217,4712006 Apr 172,6562006 May 175,8972006 Jun 209,4942006 Jul 161,8212006 Aug 178,6192006 Sep 211,3822006 Oct 163,8852006 Nov 144,5732006 Dec 186,790

Year Month Number

2007 Jan 146,4292007 Feb 164,9732007 Mar 223,2132007 Apr 176,3832007 May 178,9982007 Jun 214,4532007 Jul 167,6202007 Aug 227,0742007 Sep 174,4842007 Oct 171,3612007 Nov 197,9922007 Dec 147,2162008 Jan 157,8372008 Feb 221,3272008 Mar 184,6052008 Apr 188,1852008 May 218,6672008 Jun 184,3442008 Jul 173,9912008 Aug 235,2042008 Sep 178,9302008 Oct 235,1612008 Nov 173,2042008 Dec 168,9412009 Jan 239,3852009 Feb 212,3782009 Mar 225,7902009 Apr 225,2322009 May 271,2312009 Jun 230,772
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Table 9.10 Monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Participants (cont’d)The number of applications is for disabled-worker benefits only and, as such, excludes disabled child’s and disabled widow(er)’s benefits. These applications ultimately result in either a denial or award of benefits.

Source: Social Security Administration. Selected Data from Social Security’s Disability Program. Release Date: ; <http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/STATS/dibStat.html>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

Year Month Number

2009 Jul 277,4882009 Aug 233,8072009 Sep 221,8302009 Oct 278,4222009 Nov 207,0892009 Dec 192,8202010 Jan 257,9392010 Feb 218,6542010 Mar 236,1622010 Apr 289,4482010 May 232,8652010 Jun 225,5262010 Jul 291,9642010 Aug 240,6682010 Sep 232,2702010 Oct 293,6822010 Nov 205,5872010 Dec 211,0332011 Jan 198,4212011 Feb 232,5552011 Mar 289,1432011 Apr 237,3582011 May 235,9762011 Jun 287,2872011 Jul 226,9182011 Aug ---------2011 Sep ---------

Year Month Number

2011 Oct ---------2011 Nov ---------2011 Dec ---------
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Section 10: Medicaid and Medicare

This section presents statistics concerning 

Medicaid and Medicare, government run 

health care programs. Specifically, these data 

concern the number of people with disabilities 

served under Medicaid and Medicare and the 

amount spent under each program on people 

with disabilities. The principal source of these 

data is the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services’ 2010 Medicare and Medicaid 

Statistical Supplement, produced by the Centers 

for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Medicare and Medicaid Statistical 

Supplement—The Medicare and Medicaid 

Statistical Supplement is a collection of 

statistics about Medicare, Medicaid, and 

other programs produced by the Centers 

for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 

The Supplement “includes charts and tables 

showing health expenditures for the entire 

U.S. population, characteristics of the covered 

populations, use of services, and expenditures 

under these programs” and is “one of the 

most comprehensive sources of information 

available on health care finance in the U.S.” The 

Supplement produces national and state level 

data annually.

Medicaid—Medicaid is a state administered, 

but federally required, program to provide 

health insurance to certain groups of 

people. States determine specific eligibility 

requirements, but in general low income 

individuals, families, children, and pregnant 

women are eligible for health care coverage 

under Medicaid. In some states, other groups 

(such as people with disabilities) are also 

eligible.

Medicare—Medicare is a Federal program 

that provides health care services to individuals 

65 or older, individuals under age 65 with 

disabilities, and individuals of all ages with end 

stage renal failure. There are three programs 

within Medicare: Part A (hospital insurance), 

Part B (medical insurance), and Prescription 

Drug Coverage (new since January 1, 2006). 

Individuals pay into Part A throughout their 

careers, and then Part A covers that individual 

for hospital care. People who are eligible for 

Medicare have the opportunity to purchase Part 

B, or medical insurance that covers them for 

more than just hospital care.

Tables

Table 10.1: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2008, 

the U.S. spent a total of $129,039,649,346 

on Medicaid payments to people with 

disabilities, 43.5 percent of the total amount 

spent on all Medicaid payments. The District 

of Columbia spent the largest percentage 

of its Medicaid payments on payments to 

people with disabilities (51.6 percent), while 

Michigan spent the smallest percentage of its 

Medicaid payments on payments to people with 

disabilities (30 percent).

Table 10.2: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2008, 

the U.S. Medicaid program served a total of 

8,693,801 beneficiaries with disabilities, 14.8 

percent of the total number of persons served by 

Medicaid. Kentucky had the largest percentage 

of Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities (25.2 

percent), while Wisconsin had the smallest 

percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries with 

disabilities (9.3 percent).

Table 10.3: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2009, 

the U.S. Medicare program spent a total of 

$59,462,000,000 on people with disabilities, 

18.7 percent of total Medicare expenditures. 

This was the largest percentage of Medicare 

spending on people with disabilities during any 

year between 1973 and 2009.

Table 10.4: As of July 1, 2009, the U.S. 

Medicare program served a total of 7,572,157 

beneficiaries with disabilities, 16.7 percent 

of the total number of persons served by 

Medicare. Kentucky had the largest percentage 

of Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities 

(25.2 percent), while Hawaii had the smallest 

percentage of Medicare beneficiaries with 

disabilities (10.9 percent).

Table 10.5: From the Federal Fiscal Year 2007 

to Fiscal Year 2008, the percentage of total 

beneficiaries of Medicaid with disabilities 

(i.e., the total number of disabled Medicaid 
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beneficiaries divided by the total number 

of Medicaid beneficiaries) stayed about the 

same in the U.S.. The percentage of Medicaid 

beneficiaries with disabilities increased the most 

in District of Columbia (by 2.4 percentage 

points) and decreased the most in Indiana (by 

1.6 percentage points).

Table 10.6: From 2008 to 2009, the percentage 

of total Medicare enrollees with disabilities 

(i.e., the total number of disabled Medicare 

enrollees divided by the total number of 

Medicare enrollees) in the U.S. increased by 0.2 

percentage points. The percentage of Medicare 

enrollees with disabilities increased the most in 

Michigan (a 0.4 percentage point increase) and 

decreased the most in Alaska (a 0.4 percentage 

point decrease).
104 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 10.1 Medicaid—Medicaid Payments by Disability Status (in millions of dollars): Fiscal Year 2008

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,Table 13.23; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State Medicaid Payments Disability as a Pct. of Total Total Disabled

U.S. 296,829,612,488 129,039,649,346 43.5AL 3,507,716,560 1,445,332,926 41.2AK 974,014,084 374,641,087 38.5AZ 6,583,579,070 1,983,600,140 30.1AR 3,251,172,381 1,436,387,831 44.2CA 32,245,479,726 15,090,805,995 46.8CO 2,984,631,555 1,233,695,763 41.3CT 4,143,762,719 1,575,988,318 38.0DE 1,137,201,381 403,649,057 35.5DC 1,739,249,831 896,621,767 51.6FL 13,223,929,421 5,449,208,356 41.2GA 6,863,188,421 2,567,921,734 37.4HI 1,014,143,923 343,451,254 33.9ID 1,262,942,856 633,940,303 50.2IL 10,235,178,181 4,566,893,409 44.6IN 4,941,164,675 2,166,728,976 43.9IA 2,691,421,624 1,302,212,014 48.4KS 2,295,600,614 1,033,552,471 45.0KY 4,474,558,097 2,132,513,273 47.7LA 4,991,458,438 2,423,093,769 48.5ME 1,355,222,292 626,361,629 46.2MD 5,578,313,576 2,716,450,964 48.7MA 8,991,487,325 3,786,795,183 42.1MI 9,230,535,302 2,771,960,120 30.0MN 6,646,070,589 3,113,656,813 46.8MS 3,123,699,935 1,412,441,315 45.2

State Medicaid Payments Disability as a Pct. of Total Total Disabled

MO 5,224,997,915 2,249,976,643 43.1

MT 654,550,971 255,324,264 39.0NE 1,536,397,490 617,665,219 40.2NV 1,130,300,678 505,295,450 44.7NH 935,283,430 377,813,235 40.4NJ 7,713,180,708 3,862,833,708 50.1NM 3,058,468,905 1,156,700,394 37.8NY 43,041,399,327 20,518,479,874 47.7NC 8,925,213,476 4,039,416,868 45.3ND 550,868,067 235,417,806 42.7OH 12,061,645,064 5,475,532,277 45.4OK 3,349,528,009 1,375,589,807 41.1OR 2,459,665,555 962,727,072 39.1PA 12,500,716,474 5,482,429,982 43.9RI 1,647,539,588 802,149,469 48.7SC 4,347,468,122 1,508,575,077 34.7SD 673,099,924 278,310,508 41.3TN 6,361,769,298 2,978,548,337 46.8TX 16,657,264,280 6,489,457,744 39.0UT 1,643,199,371 574,593,287 35.0VT 882,793,847 341,811,155 38.7VA 4,660,591,700 2,156,291,445 46.3WA 5,834,091,924 2,144,665,075 36.8WV 2,401,910,136 1,061,804,431 44.2WI 4,588,779,845 1,879,980,040 41.0WY 503,165,808 220,355,712 43.8
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Table 10.2 Medicaid—Medicaid Persons with Disabilities Served (Disabled Beneficiaries): Fiscal Year 2008

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,Table 13.22; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State

Number of Beneficiaries Disability as a Pct. 

of Total Total Disabled

U.S. 58,770,540 8,693,801 14.8AL 829,815 195,977 23.6AK 119,340 14,981 12.6AZ 1,398,542 136,435 9.8AR 826,911 120,183 14.5CA 10,514,516 1,121,390 10.7CO 625,915 77,626 12.4CT 524,210 61,735 11.8DE 180,795 20,567 11.4DC 168,237 37,193 22.1FL 2,870,985 460,535 16.0GA 1,711,976 259,980 15.2HI 235,577 23,891 10.1ID 233,056 34,708 14.9IL 2,316,772 312,624 13.5IN 1,126,436 136,559 12.1IA 498,325 71,054 14.3KS 350,971 60,496 17.2KY 893,008 225,416 25.2LA 1,156,601 178,243 15.4ME 305,581 52,393 17.1MD 757,031 126,868 16.8MA 1,230,063 270,374 22.0MI 1,789,798 281,820 15.7MN 762,946 110,023 14.4MS 657,430 143,939 21.9

State

Number of Beneficiaries Disability as a Pct. 

of Total Total Disabled

MO 1,054,099 181,601 17.2MT 113,015 18,113 16.0NE 249,193 33,062 13.3NV 249,257 34,778 14.0NH 131,056 20,354 15.5NJ 1,065,155 181,008 17.0NM 507,400 63,846 12.6NY 4,868,996 694,047 14.3NC 1,785,086 267,034 15.0ND 74,017 9,971 13.5OH 2,061,713 333,956 16.2OK 765,344 100,798 13.2OR 487,361 78,371 16.1PA 2,134,331 507,812 23.8RI 203,731 39,602 19.4SC 871,211 142,724 16.4SD 136,734 19,239 14.1TN 1,471,158 332,061 22.6TX 3,992,911 476,077 11.9UT 296,190 36,070 12.2VT 162,143 22,601 13.9VA 839,475 147,027 17.5WA 1,187,798 168,589 14.2WV 377,631 99,290 26.3WI 1,531,520 142,034 9.3WY 69,178 8,726 12.6
106 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 10.3 Medicare—Medicare Payments by Type of Entitlement (in millions of dollars, unadjusted): 1973-2009

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,Table 3.2; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

Year Medicare Payments Disability as a Pct. of Total Total Aged Disabled

1973 9,251 9,039 213 2.31974 11,238 10,257 981 8.71975 14,549 13,056 1,492 10.31976 17,619 15,637 1,983 11.31977 20,477 18,015 2,462 12.01978 23,543 20,579 2,964 12.61979 27,699 24,005 3,694 13.31980 33,725 29,224 4,501 13.31981 39,918 36,614 5,304 13.31982 48,134 41,787 6,347 13.21983 53,438 46,727 6,711 12.61984 59,132 52,118 7,014 11.91985 63,877 56,428 7,449 11.71986 68,863 60,810 8,053 11.71987 75,817 67,098 8,719 11.51988 81,403 72,187 9,217 11.31989 93,844 82,757 11,087 11.81990 101,419 89,620 11,799 11.61991 110,887 98,059 12,828 11.61992 120710 106241 14469 11.61993 129,386 113,491 15,894 12.31994 146,549 127,714 18,835 12.91995 158,980 137,952 21,029 13.21996 167,063 144,485 22,577 13.51997 175,423 151,655 23,768 13.51998 168,164 144,418 23,746 14.11999 166,687 142,425 24,262 14.62000 174,261 148,488 25,773 14.8

Year Medicare Payments Disability as a Pct. of Total Total Aged Disabled

2001 197,505 167,825 29,680 15.02002 215,411 182,303 33,108 15.42003 232,821 195,726 37,095 15.92004 255,325 213,241 42,085 16.52005 274,143 227,594 46,550 17.02006 280,672 232,468 48,204 17.22007 288,504 237,806 50,697 17.62008 301,136 247,118 54,018 17.92009 318,009 258,546 59,462 18.7
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Table 10.4 Medicare—Medicare Enrollment by Type of Entitlement: July 1, 2009

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,Table 2.8; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State

Number of Medicare Enrollees Disability as a 

Pct. of Total Total Aged Disabled

U.S. 45,466,997 37,894,840 7,572,157 16.7AL 827,594 627,638 199,956 24.2AK 62,707 51,234 11,473 18.3AZ 899,487 761,910 137,577 15.3AR 520,377 398,743 121,634 23.4CA 4,619,642 3,964,465 655,177 14.2CO 601,992 515,104 86,888 14.4CT 558,107 481,849 76,258 13.7DE 145,065 121,072 23,993 16.5DC 76,694 64,307 12,387 16.2FL 3,289,117 2,843,983 445,134 13.5GA 1,193,887 955,618 238,269 20.0HI 200,305 178,483 21,822 10.9ID 221,962 186,497 35,465 16.0IL 1,806,475 1,539,371 267,104 14.8IN 985,107 813,614 171,493 17.4IA 511,615 442,318 69,297 13.5KS 425,444 361,601 63,843 15.0KY 743,418 555,900 187,518 25.2LA 671,294 529,004 142,290 21.2ME 259,090 204,657 54,433 21.0MD 764,123 656,521 107,602 14.1MA 1,039,299 860,008 179,291 17.3MI 1,614,512 1,321,288 293,224 18.2MN 766,806 659,190 107,616 14.0MS 487,978 365,754 122,224 25.0

State

Number of Medicare Enrollees Disability as a 

Pct. of Total Total Aged Disabled

MO 985,325 799,842 185,483 18.8MT 164,635 140,116 24,519 14.9NE 275,617 237,551 38,066 13.8NV 343,026 292,696 50,330 14.7NH 217,378 178,300 39,078 18.0NJ 1,304,311 1,129,417 174,894 13.4NM 303,827 248,641 55,186 18.2NY 2,937,045 2,461,902 475,143 16.2NC 1,447,965 1,156,827 291,138 20.1ND 107,998 94,328 13,670 12.7OH 1,870,284 1,568,241 302,043 16.1OK 591,793 480,744 111,049 18.8OR 602,246 512,891 89,355 14.8PA 2,252,011 1,897,997 354,014 15.7RI 180,233 147,491 32,742 18.2SC 748,651 594,612 154,039 20.6SD 134,470 117,292 17,178 12.8TN 1,031,204 813,110 218,094 21.1TX 2,899,787 2,418,038 481,749 16.6UT 273,860 234,796 39,064 14.3VT 107,950 88,645 19,305 17.9VA 1,109,909 921,603 188,306 17.0WA 938,166 790,414 147,752 15.7WV 377,244 283,479 93,765 24.9WI 891,742 758,519 133,223 14.9WY 78,223 67,219 11,004 14.1
108 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 10.5 Medicaid—Change in Percent of Total Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Fiscal Year 2007 to Fiscal Year 2008

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,Table 13.22; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State

Disability as a Pct. Of Total Difference in 

Disability as a Pct. 

of Total 2007 2008

U.S. 14.8 14.8 0.0AL 23.1 23.6 0.5AK 12.2 12.6 0.4AZ 9.8 9.8 -0.0AR 12.4 14.5 2.1CA 10.5 10.7 0.2CO 12.4 12.4 0.0CT 11.7 11.8 0.1DE 11.4 11.4 -0.0DC 19.7 22.1 2.4FL 15.8 16.0 0.2GA 15.1 15.2 0.1HI 10.5 10.1 -0.4ID 15.0 14.9 -0.1IL 14.0 13.5 -0.5IN 13.7 12.1 -1.6IA 15.5 14.3 -1.2KS 16.8 17.2 0.4KY 25.4 25.2 -0.2LA 14.7 15.4 0.7ME 16.3 17.1 0.8MD 16.9 16.8 -0.1MA 22.2 22.0 -0.2MI 15.1 15.7 0.6MN 14.3 14.4 0.1MS 21.0 21.9 0.9

State

Disability as a Pct. Of Total Difference in 

Disability as a Pct. 

of Total 2007 2008

MO 16.8 17.2 0.4MT 15.7 16.0 0.3NE 13.0 13.3 0.3NV 13.3 14.0 0.7NH 14.8 15.5 0.7NJ 17.2 17.0 -0.2NM 12.6 12.6 -0.0NY 14.3 14.3 -0.0NC 16.0 15.0 -1.0ND 13.4 13.5 0.1OH 15.6 16.2 0.6OK 12.8 13.2 0.4OR 15.8 16.1 0.3PA 22.2 23.8 1.6RI 19.0 19.4 0.4SC 16.5 16.4 -0.1SD 14.0 14.1 0.1TN 22.3 22.6 0.3TX 11.4 11.9 0.5UT 13.2 12.2 -1.0VT 13.7 13.9 0.2VA 17.6 17.5 -0.1WA 14.0 14.2 0.2WV 26.4 26.3 -0.1WI 15.6 14.4 -1.2WY 12.2 12.6 0.4
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Table 10.6 Medicare—Change in Percent of Total Enrollees with Disabilities: 2008 to 2009Percentages are rounded. Discrepancies are due to rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009 and 2010 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,Table 2.8; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State

Disability as a Pct. Of Total Difference in 

Disability as a Pct. 

of Total 2008 2009

U.S. 16.5 16.7 0.2AL 23.9 24.2 0.3AK 18.7 18.3 -0.4AZ 15.4 15.3 -0.1AR 23.1 23.4 0.3CA 14.2 14.2 0.0CO 14.5 14.4 -0.1CT 13.6 13.7 0.1DE 16.5 16.5 0.0DC 15.9 16.2 0.3FL 13.5 13.5 0.0GA 20.0 20.0 0.0HI 11.0 10.9 -0.1ID 15.9 16.0 0.1IL 14.7 14.8 0.1IN 17.1 17.4 0.3IA 13.4 13.5 0.1KS 14.7 15.0 0.3KY 25.1 25.2 0.1LA 21.0 21.2 0.2ME 20.9 21.0 0.1MD 14.0 14.1 0.1MA 17.1 17.3 0.2MI 17.8 18.2 0.4MN 13.9 14.0 0.1MS 25.0 25.0 0.0

State

Disability as a Pct. Of Total Difference in 

Disability as a Pct. 

of Total 2008 2009

MO 18.7 18.8 0.1MT 14.9 14.9 0.0NE 13.6 13.8 0.2NV 14.8 14.7 -0.1NH 17.9 18.0 0.1NJ 13.3 13.4 0.1NM 18.0 18.2 0.2NY 16.0 16.2 0.2NC 20.1 20.1 0.0ND 12.4 12.7 0.3OH 15.8 16.1 0.3OK 18.5 18.8 0.3OR 14.7 14.8 0.1PA 15.4 15.7 0.3RI 18.0 18.2 0.2SC 20.6 20.6 0.0SD 12.7 12.8 0.1TN 21.1 21.1 0.0TX 16.4 16.6 0.2UT 14.2 14.3 0.1VT 17.7 17.9 0.2VA 17.1 17.0 -0.1WA 15.8 15.7 -0.1WV 24.7 24.9 0.2WI 14.6 14.9 0.3WY 14.1 14.1 0.0
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Section 11: Special Education 

This section presents statistics on Special 

Education programs, specifically on children 

served under the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA), Part B. These data 

concern the number of children with disabilities 

served (by age and by type of disability), 

mainstream education of children with 

disabilities, dropout and graduation rates, 

and state grant awards. The principal source 

of this data is the Office of Special Education 

Programs’ Data Accountability Center, which 

produces IDEA 618 Data Tables.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

(IDEA) 618 Data Tables—The IDEA 618 

DataTables are tables produced annually by the 

Data Accountability Center, a division of the 

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). 

The Data Accountability Center (DAC) was 

created to “improve the quality of all statereported data required by the IDEA.” The 

tables created by the DAC are produced using 

data that are submitted annually by each state. 

These tables provide state and national level data 

on IDEA, Part B. The IDEA 618 Data Tables 

referenced in the Compendium include: Child 

Count, Educational Environment, and Exiting.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

(IDEA)—A law ensuring services to children 

with disabilities throughout the nation. 

IDEA governs how states and public agencies 

provide early intervention, special education, 

and related services to more than 6.5 million 

eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth 

with disabilities. Infants and toddlers with 

disabilities (birth-2) and their families receive 

early intervention services under IDEA Part C. 

Children and youth (ages 3-21) receive special 

education and related services under IDEA Part 

B.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

(IDEA) Part B, Section 611—Section 611 is a 

part of IDEA Part B that allocates educational 

funding to children with disabilities ages 6-21.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

(IDEA) Part B, Section 619—Section 619 is a 

part of IDEA Part B that allocates educational 

funding to children with disabilities ages 3-5.

Special Education—Specially designed 

instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet 

the unique needs of a child with a disability, 

including (i) instruction at the classroom, home, 

hospitals and institutions, and in other settings; 

and (ii) physical education. The term can 

include each of the following:

•	 Speech-language pathology services, or 

any other related service, if the service is 

considered special education rather than a 

related service under State standards;

•	 Travel training; and

•	 Vocational education.

Tables

Table 11.1: In the fall of 2009, there were 

70,460,780 students ages 6-21 in the United 

States. Of these students’ ages 6-21, 5,764,365 

or 8.18 percent received special education 

services under IDEA, Part B. Texas had the 

smallest percentage (6.28 percent), while West 

Virginia had the largest percentage (10.95 

percent).

Table 11.2: Of the 6,480,540 youth ages 3-21 

that received special education services under 

IDEA, Part B, in the fall of 2009, 716,175 (or 

11.1 percent) were 3-5 years old; 2,637,063 (or 

40.7 percent) were 6-11 years old; 2,770,382 

(or 42.8 percent) were 12-17 years old, and 

356,920 (or 5.5 percent) were 18-21 years old.

Tables 11.3a-11.3d: The 5,764,365 students 

ages 6-21 that received special education services 

under IDEA, Part B, in the fall of 2009 were in 

the following diagnostic categories: 2,215,158 

(or 38.4 percent) in specific learning disability, 

1,086,552 (or 18.8 percent) in speech or 

language impairment, 442,460 (or 7.7 percent) 

in mental retardation, 379,001 (or 6.6 percent) 

in emotional disturbance, 122,902 (or 2.1 

percent) in multiple disabilities, 69,642 (or 1.2 

percent) in hearing impairments, 57,195 (or 1.0 

percent) in orthopedic impairments, 670,289 

(or 11.6 percent) in other health impairments, 
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24,520 (or 0.4 percent) in visual impairments, 

331,128 (or 5.7 percent) in autism, 865 (or 

0.01 percent) in deaf-blindness, 18,299 (or 0.3 

percent) in traumatic brain injury, and 104,044 

(or 1.8 percent) in developmental delay.

Table 11.4: Of the 5,764,365 youth ages 6-21 

that received special education services under 

IDEA, Part B, in the fall of 2009, 4,610,824 (or 

80.0 percent) spend 40 percent or more of their 

time in the regular classroom. The New Jersey 

had the smallest percentage (71.2 percent), 

while North Dakota had the largest percentage 

(92.8 percent).

Table 11.5: Of the 404,075 students ages 14-

21 that exited IDEA, Part B, special education 

services in 2008-2009, 245,131 graduated 

with a diploma, 61,230 received a certificate, 

90,028 dropped out, and 7,686 died/aged out 

of service. 

Table 11.6: Of the 404,075 students ages 14-

21 that exited IDEA, Part B, special education 

services in 2008-2009 by either graduating 

with a diploma, receiving a certificate of 

completion, dropping out, dying, or aging 

out of service, 60.7 percent graduated with a 

diploma. Mississippi had the smallest percentage 

(24.3 percent), while Minnesota had the largest 

percentage (89.0 percent).

Table 11.7: Of the 404,075 students ages 14-

21 that exited IDEA, Part B, special education 

services in 2008-2009 by either graduating with 

a diploma, receiving a certificate of completion, 

dropping out, dying, or aging out of service, 

22.3 percent dropped out. Hawaii had the 

smallest percentage (2.8 percent), while South 

Carolina had the largest percentage (52.5 

percent).

Table 11.8: From the school year beginning in 

fall 2008 to the school year beginning in fall 

2009, the graduation rate among students ages 

14-21 served under IDEA, Part B, increased 

in the U.S. by 1.7 percentage points. The 

graduation rate increased the most in Nevada 

(by 13.7 percentage points) and decreased the 

most in Idaho (by 5.4 percentage points).

Table 11.9: From the school year beginning in 

fall 2008 to the school year beginning in fall 

2009, the dropout rate among students ages 

14-21 served IDEA, Part B, decreased in the 

U.S. by 2.3 percentage points. The dropout rate 

increased the most in South Carolina (by 6.7 

percentage points) and decreased the most in 

Alabama (by 13.5 percentage points).

Table 11.10: In Federal Fiscal Year 2007, the 

U.S. spent a total of $10,915,537,584 in state 

grant awards under IDEA Part B. Of that 

total amount, $10,537,948,900 was spent on 

IDEA Part B Section 611 (children ages 5-21) 

and $377,588,684 was spent on IDEA Part B 

Section 619 (children ages 3-5).
112 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 11.1 Special Education—Students Ages 6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, as a Percentage of Population: Fall 2009 The estimated population of students ages 6-21 is derived from the Current Population Survey.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Tables 1-1 and 1-15; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc9.asp>; (accessed 7 July 2011).

State

Number Part B as a Pct.of 

Population Estimated Population Part B Students

U.S. 70,460,780 5,764,365 8.18AL 1,100,858 75,739 6.88AK 171,771 15,906 9.26AZ 1,559,804 111,526 7.15AR 596,957 52,174 8.74CA 8,847,721 601,645 6.80CO 1,111,012 72,438 6.52CT 786,516 60,719 7.72DE 191,071 16,776 8.78DC 124,279 10,688 8.60FL 3,895,462 341,632 8.77GA 2,444,125 160,579 6.57HI 264,781 17,502 6.61ID 373,318 23,855 6.39IL 2,993,734 276,621 9.24IN 1,516,729 153,493 10.12IA 706,897 60,369 8.54KS 636,276 55,865 8.78KY 885,076 87,180 9.85LA 1,051,287 75,167 7.15ME 264,620 28,923 10.93MD 1,263,771 90,486 7.16MA 1,446,609 151,026 10.44MI 2,296,821 203,728 8.87MN 1,179,790 106,653 9.04MS 690,457 54,339 7.87

State

Number Part B as a Pct.of 

Population Estimated Population Part B Students

MO 1,339,977 114,166 8.52MT 215,752 15,491 7.18NE 441,756 39,758 9.00NV 584,178 41,243 7.06NH 292,241 27120 9.28NJ 1,994,512 212,615 10.66NM 456,310 39,197 8.59NY 4,126,608 396,567 9.61NC 2,185,439 166,749 7.63ND 146,675 11602 7.91OH 2,649,669 240,060 9.06OK 889,796 87,378 9.82OR 823,102 71,116 8.64PA 2,751,394 264,409 9.61RI 232,200 23,429 10.09SC 1,032,772 90,161 8.73SD 181,611 15,219 8.38TN 1,398,656 106,158 7.59TX 6,425,032 403,492 6.28UT 771,567 59,102 7.66VT 130,939 12,413 9.48VA 1,786,143 147,714 8.27WA 1,470,066 112,166 7.63WV 369,087 40,415 10.95WI 1,255,995 109,774 8.74WY 109,564 11,822 10.79
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Table 11.2 Special Education—Children and Students Served under IDEA, Part B, by Age: Fall 2009

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/ PartBChildCount.asp>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State 3-5 6-11 12-17 18-21

U.S. 716,175 2,637,063 2,770,382 356,920AL 7,258 33,714 36,693 5,332AK 1,987 8,181 6,725 1,000AZ 14,340 54,157 51,817 5,552AR 12,865 24,643 24,695 2,836CA 71,783 271,527 291,060 39,058CO 11,327 34,624 33,145 4,669CT 8,019 26,502 30,577 3,640DE 2,572 7,604 8,041 1,131DC 683 3,773 5,754 1,161FL 34,944 153,973 164,296 23,363GA 16,491 74,727 77,239 8,613HI 2,455 7,767 9,092 643ID 3,932 12,162 10,449 1,244IL 36,962 125,530 133,605 17,486IN 18,602 72,158 71,110 10,225IA 6,267 26,180 30,664 3,525KS 10,354 27,454 25,434 2,977KY 18,865 47,953 35,144 4,083LA 9,952 37,809 32,890 4,468ME 3,843 13,262 14,114 1,547MD 12,532 40,965 43,851 5,670MA 16,271 66,684 75,970 8,372MI 24,245 92,851 97,647 13,230MN 14,706 48,881 49,980 7,792MS 9,649 27,583 23,232 3,524

State 3-5 6-11 12-17 18-21

MO 15,720 53,776 52,934 7,456MT 1,722 7,375 7,436 680NE 3,712 20,371 17,463 1,924NV 6,872 19,188 20,180 1,875NH 3,090 10,852 14,662 1,606NJ 16,451 98,316 104,386 9,913NM 6,585 18,950 17,707 2,540NY 64,903 177,055 196,342 23,170NC 18,144 80,657 76,166 9,926ND 1,660 5,477 5,426 699OH 23,336 99,555 121,490 19,015OK 7,808 41,595 41,421 4,362OR 8,946 34,377 32,578 4,161PA 30,186 111,295 135,287 17,827RI 2,903 9,794 12,035 1,600SC 10,878 43,369 40,496 6,296SD 2,688 8,406 5,968 845TN 12,858 51,323 48,292 6,543TX 40,706 168,716 208,976 25,800UT 8,679 31,308 24,988 2,806VT 1,750 5,276 6,313 824VA 17,057 66,117 71,458 10,139WA 13,858 56,006 49,754 6,406WV 5,754 20,765 17,215 2,435WI 15,729 50,355 53,141 6,278WY 3,276 6,125 5,044 653
114 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 11.3a Special Education—Students Served Ages 6-21 under IDEA, Part B, by Select Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2009 Missing values were suppressed to protect confidentiality. U.S. values do not reflect missing values.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-3; <https://www.ideadata.org/ PartBChildCount.asp>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State All Disabilities

Category (see Tables 11.2c-d for more)

Specific 

Learning 

Disabilities

Speech or 

Language 

Impairment

Mental 

Retardation

U.S. 5,764,365 2,215,158 1,086,552 442,460AL 75,739 ---- 13,693 ----AK 15,906 ---- 2,637 629AZ 111,526 55,287 20,803 7,888AR 52,174 19,289 12,544 6,448CA 601,645 282,792 123,088 38,017CO 72,438 30,430 14,287 3,033CT 60,719 21,634 11,123 2,525DE 16,776 8,980 1,366 1,761DC 10,688 4,644 747 ----FL 341,632 159,096 79,864 29,477GA 160,579 51,937 25,345 18,880HI 17,502 ---- 598 1,244ID 23,855 8,329 5,222 1,833IL 276,621 124,450 50,763 21,972IN 153,493 56,892 34,790 17,970IA 60,369 36,438 5,206 10,402KS 55,865 23,188 8,850 3,745KY 87,180 ---- 20,224 16,087LA 75,167 ---- 19,022 7,905ME 28,923 9,504 5,228 731MD 90,486 32,874 15,596 5,405MA 151,026 55,585 24,456 10,647MI 203,728 82,273 42,093 21,048MN 106,653 30,626 16,050 8,631MS 54,339 ---- 16,194 3,996

State All Disabilities

Category (see Tables 11.2c-d for more)

Specific 

Learning 

Disabilities

Speech or 

Language 

Impairment

Mental 

Retardation

MO 114,166 37,216 30,522 10,544MT 15,491 7,087 3,450 970NE 39,758 13,903 9,682 4,335NV 41,243 23,138 6,172 1,881NH 27,120 11,619 3,920 ----NJ 212,615 86,585 44,356 5,337NM 39,197 17,776 9,003 1,797NY 396,567 163,136 84,696 12,299NC 166,749 63,133 24,643 20,133ND 11,602 ---- 2,649 797OH 240,060 102,129 30,339 29,031OK 87,378 40,658 9,740 5,409OR 71,116 ---- 16,132 4,000PA 264,409 134,525 39,643 20,945RI 23,429 9,633 3,640 948SC 90,161 43,334 16,975 8,564SD 15,219 6,153 3,449 1,360TN 106,158 43,171 25,917 7,787TX 403,492 186,933 61,536 29,264UT 59,102 28,928 12,692 3,133VT 12413 ---- 1508 876VA 147,714 57,478 22,359 10,480WA 112,166 44,375 17,072 4,741WV 40,415 ---- 11,434 7,355WI 109,774 ---- 22,076 9,641WY 11,822 ---- 3,158 559
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Table 11.3b Special Education—Students Ages 6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2009Missing values were suppressed to protect confidentiality. U.S. values do not reflect missing values.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-3; <https://www.ideadata.org/ PartBChildCount.asp>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State All Disabilities

Category (see Tables 11.3a,c,d)

Emotional 

Disturbance

Multiple 

Disabilities

Hearing 

Impairment

U.S. 5,764,365 379,001 122,902 69,642AL 75,739 ---- 1,348 922AK 15,906 725 398 150AZ 111,526 8,074 1,886 1,642AR 52,174 ---- 1,364 543CA 601,645 27,186 4,207 10,436CO 72,438 7,169 3,140 1,354CT 60,719 5,385 2,525 647DE 16,776 791 ---- 246DC 10,688 1,588 1,339 ----FL 341,632 26,238 ---- 3,481GA 160,579 17,172 ---- 1,682HI 17,502 1,420 457 314ID 23,855 ---- 475 233IL 276,621 23,862 1,723 3,629IN 153,493 14,028 1,812 2,127IA 60,369 5,884 331 425KS 55,865 2,914 2,317 555KY 87,180 5,276 3,395 623LA 75,167 ---- 945 1,175ME 28,923 2,608 2,801 213MD 90,486 8,037 2,812 1,046MA 151,026 13,738 4,506 1,063MI 203,728 14,964 2,988 2,716MN 106,653 15,905 1059 2,010MS 54,339 ---- 813 630

State All Disabilities

Category (see Tables 11.3a,c,d)

Emotional 

Disturbance

Multiple 

Disabilities

Hearing 

Impairment

MO 114,166 7,082 1,458 1,182

MT 15,491 ---- 545 141NE 39,758 2,016 374 594NV 41,243 ---- 1,026 457NH 27,120 2,346 362 218NJ 212,615 9,307 21,269 1,449NM 39,197 2,151 889 502NY 396,567 33,627 18,656 4,463NC 166,749 ---- 2,133 2,015ND 11,602 ---- ---- 106OH 240,060 17,029 13,579 2,293OK 87,378 4,610 1,470 940OR 71,116 4,669 ---- 830PA 264,409 24,149 2,718 2,595RI 23,429 2,397 284 161SC 90,161 ---- 542 1,022SD 15,219 1,081 614 115TN 106,158 3,435 2,018 1,352TX 403,492 28,776 5,108 6,232UT 59,102 2,370 1,576 530VT 12413 ---- ---- 109VA 147,714 10,094 2,969 1,288WA 112,166 4,808 2,535 1,118WV 40,415 1,675 ---- 426WI 109,774 13,615 ---- 1,494WY 11,822 800 136 148
116 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 11.3c Special Education—Students Ages 6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2009 Missing values were suppressed to protect confidentiality. U.S. values do not reflect missing values.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-3; <https://www.ideadata.org/ PartBChildCount.asp>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State All Disabilities

Category (see Tables 11.3a,b,d)

Orthopedic 

Impairments

Other Health 

Impairments

Visual 

Impairments

U.S. 5,764,365 57,195 670,289 24,520AL 75,739 615 6,865 460AK 15,906 67 2,015 41AZ 111,526 797 7,889 555AR 52,174 199 8,258 213CA 601,645 12,634 50,045 3,663CO 72,438 9,389 ---- 320CT 60,719 ---- 11,452 173DE 16,776 334 2,111 ----DC 10,688 ---- 700 17FL 341,632 3,325 23,828 1,090GA 160,579 929 25,246 705HI 17,502 71 2,664 ----ID 23,855 116 2,870 86IL 276,621 1,741 25,610 1,079IN 153,493 1,487 12,764 885IA 60,369 680 80 80KS 55,865 288 7,005 173KY 87,180 439 15,505 484LA 75,167 1,093 9,484 452ME 28,923 49 5,564 67MD 90,486 352 15,288 342MA 151,026 1,334 12,635 515MI 203,728 2,588 19,055 760MN 106,653 1,503 15,596 346MS 54,339 471 5,939 299

State All Disabilities

Category (see Tables 11.3a,b,d)

Orthopedic 

Impairments

Other Health 

Impairments

Visual 

Impairments

MO 114,166 545 17,857 486MT 15,491 62 1,737 52NE 39,758 288 5,279 190NV 41,243 292 3,221 158NH 27,120 83 4,932 98NJ 212,615 486 31,803 ----NM 39,197 236 3,168 186NY 396,567 2,137 55,681 1,408NC 166,749 931 29,751 635ND 11,602 90 1,569 ----OH 240,060 1,761 28,172 967OK 87,378 451 10,110 424OR 71,116 713 9,477 314PA 264,409 800 21,272 1,069RI 23,429 72 3,929 63SC 90,161 662 9,359 403SD 15,219 70 1,672 ----TN 106,158 725 12,028 660TX 403,492 3,785 51,689 2,888UT 59,102 194 4,207 204VT 12413 ---- 2037 27VA 147,714 805 27,502 542WA 112,166 539 21,933 301WV 40,415 ---- 4,977 236WI 109,774 894 16,698 404WY 11,822 73 1,761 ----
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Table 11.3d Special Education—Students Ages 6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2009Missing values were suppressed to protect confidentiality. U.S. values do not reflect missing values.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-3; <https://www.ideadata.org/ PartBChildCount.asp>; (accessed 3 July 2011).

State All Disabilities

Category (see Tables 11.3a-c for more)

Autism Deaf- Blindness Traumatic Brain Injury Develop- mental Delay

U.S. 5,764,365 331,128 865 18,299 104,044

AL 75,739 3,451

7 245 2,801

AK 15,906 648 ---- ---- 1,054AZ 111,526 6,223 ---- ---- ----AR 52,174 2,340 ---- ---- ----CA 601,645 47,745 125 1,707 ----CO 72,438 2,867 22 427 ----CT 60,719 5,028 ---- ---- ----DE 16,776 816 ---- ---- 222DC 10,688 369

0 ---- 209

FL 341,632 14,636 45 552 ----GA 160,579 9,563 25 440 8,655HI 17,502 1042 ---- 69 1,167ID 23,855 1,659 ---- 126 1,461IL 276,621 13,526 41 722 7,503IN 153,493 10,196 ---- ---- ----IA 60,369 680

0 163 ----

KS 55,865 2,143 19 186 4,482KY 87,180 3,148 ---- ---- 7,857LA 75,167 2,793 ---- ---- 5,455ME 28,923 2,041 ---- ---- 39MD 90,486 7,430 ---- ---- 1,005MA 151,026 8,759 168 6,807 10,813MI 203,728 12,924 ---- ---- 1,701MN 106,653 12,231 60 430 2,206MS 54,339 1,814 ---- 163 2,452

State All Disabilities

Category (see Tables 11.3a-c for more)

Autism Deaf- Blindness Traumatic Brain Injury Develop- mental Delay

MO 114,166 6,221 31 452 570MT 15,491 473 ---- ---- ----NE 39,758 1,706 11 191 1,189NV 41,243 2,711 ---- 182 ----NH 27,120 1,386 5 ---- 1,270NJ 212,615 10,783 ---- ---- ----NM 39,197 1164 5 189 2,131NY 396,567 19,277 ---- ---- ----NC 166,749 9,666 ---- ---- 6,051ND 11,602 550 5 ---- 670OH 240,060 13,441 45 1,274 ----OK 87,378 2,521 ---- ---- 10,766OR 71,116 7,012 ---- 283 ----PA 264,409 15,871 60 693 69RI 23,429 1,421 ---- ---- 817SC 90,161 2,900 ---- ---- 2,608SD 15,219 610 ---- ---- ----TN 106,158 4,782 9 290 3,984TX 403,492 25,912 109 1,260 ----UT 59,102 3,207 33 270 1,758VT 12413 692 ---- ---- 815VA 147,714 9,196 14 381 4,606WA 112,166 6,933 26 340 7,445WV 40,415 1,179 ---- ---- ----WI 109,774 6,962 ---- 384 ----WY 11,822 480 ---- 73 213
118 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 11.4 Special Education—Educational Environment—Students Ages 6-21 Served under IDEA, Part B that Spent 40 Percent or More Time Inside Regular Class: Fall 2009 Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 2-2; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc9.asp>; (accessed 4 July 2011).

State

Number

≥40 Pct. as a Pct.

of All Envir. All Enviroments ≥40 Pct. in reg. class

U.S. 5,764,365 4,610,824 80.0AL 75,739 68,566 90.5AK 15,906 13,478 84.7AZ 111,526 91,589 82.1AR 52,174 43,741 83.8CA 601,645 433,179 72.0CO 72,438 63,145 87.2CT 60,719 52,067 85.8DE 16,776 12,955 77.2DC 10,688 6,230 58.3FL 341,632 270,447 79.2GA 160,579 130,702 81.4HI 17,502 12,550 71.7ID 23,855 21,109 88.5IL 276,621 209,144 75.6IN 153,493 125,311 81.6IA 60,369 52,594 87.1KS 55,865 49,058 87.8KY 87,180 76,513 87.8LA 75,167 60,804 80.9ME 28,923 24,778 85.7MD 90,486 69,407 76.7MA 151,026 116,801 77.3MI 203,728 162,118 79.6MN 106,653 91,099 85.4MS 54,339 45,919 84.5

State

Number

≥40 Pct. as a Pct.

of All Envir. All Enviroments ≥40 Pct. in reg. class

MO 114,166 95,943 84.0MT 15,491 13,375 86.3NE 39,758 35,054 88.2NV 41,243 34,814 84.4NH 27,120 21,096 77.8NJ 212,615 151,459 71.2NM 39,197 30,498 77.8NY 396,567 265,096 66.8NC 166,749 136,566 81.9ND 11,602 10,763 92.8OH 240,060 193,988 80.8OK 87,378 77,344 88.5OR 71,116 61,633 86.7PA 264,409 224,472 84.9RI 23,429 18,809 80.3SC 90,161 69,963 77.6SD 15,219 13,626 89.5TN 106,158 89,973 84.8TX 403,492 346,834 86.0UT 59,102 48,054 81.3VT 12,413 10,543 84.9VA 147,714 121,821 82.5WA 112,166 95,060 84.7WV 40,415 36,032 89.2WI 109,774 94,199 85.8WY 11,822 10,505 88.9
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Table 11.5 Special Education—Students Ages 14-21 Served under IDEA, Part B, Left School, by Reason: 2008-2009Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc11.asp#partbEX>; (accessed 23 August 2011).

State Graduate with Diploma Received a Certificate Dropped Out Died or Aged Out

U.S. 245,131 61,230 90,028 7,686AL 1,678 2,308 636 388AK 512 ---- 309 15AZ 4,910 ---- 1,321 51AR 3,364 79 669 29CA 14,630 7,214 6,833 943CO 3,050 204 1,674 143CT 3,556 95 879 160DE 569 56 322 ----DC 617 98 673 ----FL 11,588 5,968 5,588 112GA 4,579 3,532 3,154 38HI 1,199 24 41 225ID 684 497 321 69IL 14,263 140 3,486 409IN 5,898 1,325 2,700 152IA 3,479 161 1,493 59KS 3,113 ---- 988 97KY 3,365 382 873 49LA 1,461 1,514 2,336 64ME 1,557 31 497 23MD 4,112 727 1,637 120MA 7,775 429 2,381 416MI 10,359 309 4,912 70MN 5,757 ---- 695 20MS 807 2,028 445 40

State Graduate with Diploma Received a Certificate Dropped Out Died or Aged Out

MO 7,100 9 2,299 115MT 852 15 285 5NE 1,591 20 306 74NV 703 841 870 69NH 1,825 149 530 27NJ 14,234 ---- 3,270 392NM 1,486 510 321 ----NY 15,937 6,277 7,788 390NC 6,484 1,022 3,559 78ND 576 ---- 231 24OH 7,674 5,493 1,839 1,282OK 5,134 ---- 1,480 42OR 2,224 1054 1,211 275PA 18,731 128 2,388 209RI 1,205 38 378 67SC 2,308 62 3,002 343SD 577 ---- 138 23TN 5,758 1,803 1,073 87TX 16,251 10,700 7,066 178UT 2,476 267 789 80VT ---- ---- ---- ----VA 6,007 4,836 1,803 59WA 4,511 240 1,796 20WV 2,122 260 822 14WI 6,075 200 1,656 141WY 408 47 265 ----
120 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 11.6 Special Education—Graduation Rate among Students Ages 14-21 Served under IDEA, Part B: 2008-2009 Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc11.asp#partbEX>; (accessed 23 August 2011).

State All that Left Graduate with Diploma Graduate as Pct. of all that Left

U.S. 404,075 245,131 60.7AL 5,010 1,678 33.5AK 974 512 52.6AZ 6,282 4,910 78.2AR 4,141 3,364 81.2CA 29,620 14,630 49.4CO 5,071 3,050 60.1CT 4,690 3,556 75.8DE 947 569 60.1DC 1,388 617 44.5FL 23,256 11,588 49.8GA 11,303 4,579 40.5HI 1,489 1,199 80.5ID 1,571 684 43.5IL 18,298 14,263 77.9IN 10,075 5,898 58.5IA 5,192 3,479 67.0KS 4,198 3,113 74.2KY 4,669 3,365 72.1LA 5,375 1,461 27.2ME 2,108 1,557 73.9MD 6,596 4,112 62.3MA 11,001 7,775 70.7MI 15,650 10,359 66.2MN 6,472 5,757 89.0MS 3,320 807 24.3

State All that Left Graduate with Diploma Graduate as Pct. of all that Left

MO 9,523 7,100 74.6MT 1,157 852 73.6NE 1,991 1,591 79.9NV 2,483 703 28.3NH 2,531 1,825 72.1NJ 17,896 14,234 79.5NM 2,317 1,486 64.1NY 30,392 15,937 52.4NC 11,143 6,484 58.2ND 831 576 69.3OH 16,288 7,674 47.1OK 6,656 5,134 77.1OR 4,764 2,224 46.7PA 21,456 18,731 87.3RI 1,688 1,205 71.4SC 5,715 2,308 40.4SD 738 577 78.2TN 8,721 5,758 66.0TX 34,195 16,251 47.5UT 3,612 2,476 68.5VT ---- ---- ----VA 12,705 6,007 47.3WA 6,567 4,511 68.7WV 3,218 2,122 65.9WI 8,072 6,075 75.3WY 720 408 56.7
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Table 11.7 Special Education—Dropout Rate among Students Ages 14-21 Served under IDEA, Part B: 2008-2009Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc11.asp#partbEX>; (accessed 23 August 2011).

State All that Left Dropped Out Dropped Out as Pct. of All that Left

U.S. 404,075 90,028 22.3AL 5,010 636 12.7AK 974 309 31.7AZ 6,282 1,321 21.0AR 4,141 669 16.2CA 29,620 6,833 23.1CO 5,071 1,674 33.0CT 4,690 879 18.7DE 947 322 34.0DC 1,388 673 48.5FL 23,256 5,588 24.0GA 11,303 3,154 27.9HI 1,489 41 2.8ID 1,571 321 20.4IL 18,298 3,486 19.1IN 10,075 2,700 26.8IA 5,192 1,493 28.8KS 4,198 988 23.5KY 4,669 873 18.7LA 5,375 2,336 43.5ME 2,108 497 23.6MD 6,596 1,637 24.8MA 11,001 2,381 21.6MI 15,650 4,912 31.4MN 6,472 695 10.7MS 3,320 445 13.4

State All that Left Dropped Out Dropped Out as Pct. of All that Left

MO 9,523 2,299 24.1MT 1,157 285 24.6NE 1,991 306 15.4NV 2,483 870 35.0NH 2,531 530 20.9NJ 17,896 3,270 18.3NM 2,317 321 13.9NY 30,392 7,788 25.6NC 11,143 3,559 31.9ND 831 231 27.8OH 16,288 1,839 11.3OK 6,656 1,480 22.2OR 4,764 1,211 25.4PA 21,456 2,388 11.1RI 1,688 378 22.4SC 5,715 3,002 52.5SD 738 138 18.7TN 8,721 1,073 12.3TX 34,195 7,066 20.7UT 3,612 789 21.8VT ---- ---- ----VA 12,705 1,803 14.2WA 6,567 1,796 27.3WV 3,218 822 25.5WI 8,072 1,656 20.5WY 720 265 36.8
122 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 11.8 Special Education—Change in Graduation Rate among Students Ages 14-21 Served under IDEA, Part B: Fall 2008 School Year to Fall 2009 School Year Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc9.asp>; (accessed 7 July 2011).

State

Graduate as Percent of All that Left 

(Graduation Rate) Difference in Graduation Rate

Fall 2008 Fall 2009

U.S. 59.0 60.7 1.7AL 30.0 33.5 3.5AK 47.1 52.6 5.5AZ 70.4 78.2 7.8AR 78.9 81.2 2.3CA 50.9 49.4 -1.5CO 62.9 60.1 -2.8CT 77.8 75.8 -2.0DE 51.7 60.1 8.4DC ---- 44.5 ----FL 45.2 49.8 4.6GA 37.3 40.5 3.2HI 79.2 80.5 1.3ID 48.9 43.5 -5.4IL 74.0 77.9 3.9IN 55.3 58.5 3.2IA 70.9 67.0 -3.9KS 70.2 74.2 4.0KY 67.4 72.1 4.7LA 26.6 27.2 0.6ME 69.8 73.9 4.1MD 61.9 62.3 0.4MA 68.7 70.7 2.0MI 69.3 66.2 -3.1MN 78.8 89.0 10.2MS 23.0 24.3 1.3

State

Graduate as Percent of All that Left 

(Graduation Rate) Difference in Graduation Rate

Fall 2008 Fall 2009

MO 73.0 74.6 1.6MT 69.0 73.6 4.6NE 73.6 79.9 6.3NV 14.6 28.3 13.7NH 65.8 72.1 6.3NJ 77.5 79.5 2.0NM 57.6 64.1 6.5NY 50.4 52.4 2.0NC 53.7 58.2 4.5ND 73.1 69.3 -3.8OH 34.6 47.1 12.5OK 69.0 77.1 8.1OR 46.5 46.7 0.2PA 86.6 87.3 0.7RI 71.5 71.4 -0.1SC 35.7 40.4 4.7SD 66.2 78.2 12.0TN 58.0 66.0 8.0TX ---- 47.5 ----UT 64.0 68.5 4.5VT ---- ---- ----VA 42.3 47.3 5.0WA ---- 68.7 ----WV 65.0 65.9 0.9WI 74.6 75.3 0.7WY 59.2 56.7 -2.5
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Table 11.9 Special Education—Change in Dropout Rate among Students Ages 14-21 Served under IDEA, Part B: Fall 2008 School Year to Fall 2009 School YearData are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc9.asp>; (accessed 7 July 2011).

State

Dropped out as Percent of All that 

Left (Dropout Rate) Difference in Dropout Rate Fall 2008 Fall 2009

U.S. 24.6 22.3 -2.3AL 26.2 12.7 -13.5AK 37.9 31.7 -6.2AZ 28.6 21.0 -7.6AR 18.7 16.2 -2.5CA 21.5 23.1 1.6CO 31.6 33.0 1.4CT 18.4 18.7 0.3DE 38.5 34.0 -4.5DC ---- 48.5 ----FL 26.5 24.0 -2.5GA 27.8 27.9 0.1HI 4.4 2.8 -1.6ID 26.2 20.4 -5.8IL 24.2 19.1 -5.1IN 29.8 26.8 -3.0IA 26.2 28.8 2.6KS 27.9 23.5 -4.4KY 23.3 18.7 -4.6LA 45.9 43.5 -2.4ME 25.3 23.6 -1.7MD 26.0 24.8 -1.2MA 23.6 21.6 -2.0MI 28.1 31.4 3.3MN 20.7 10.7 -10.0MS 16.8 13.4 -3.4

State

Dropped out as Percent of All that 

Left (Dropout Rate) Difference in Dropout Rate Fall 2008 Fall 2009

MO 24.6 24.1 -0.5MT 30.2 24.6 -5.6NE 21.4 15.4 -6.0NV 40.9 35.0 -5.9NH 29.2 20.9 -8.3NJ 20.6 18.3 -2.3NM 14.9 13.9 -1.0NY 27.3 25.6 -1.7NC 36.7 31.9 -4.8ND 22.4 27.8 5.4OH 12.9 11.3 -1.6OK 30.4 22.2 -8.2OR 27.7 25.4 -2.3PA 12.2 11.1 -1.1RI 22.9 22.4 -0.5SC 45.8 52.5 6.7SD 31.2 18.7 -12.5TN 16.6 12.3 -4.3TX ---- 20.7 ----UT 27.5 21.8 -5.7VT ---- ---- ----VA 16.0 14.2 -1.8WA ---- 27.3 ----WV 27.4 25.5 -1.9WI 21.7 20.5 -1.2WY 32.5 36.8 4.3
124 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 11.10 Special Education—State Grant Awards under IDEA Part B (in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 2007 No update available from previous Compendium.

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table F-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc9.asp>; (accessed 27 September 2011).

State Total

IDEA Part B

Section 611 Section 619

U.S. 10,915,537,584 10,537,948,900 377,588,684AL 176,085,539 170,485,753 5,599,786AK 34,815,500 33,551,635 1,263,865AZ 173,208,753 167,830,161 5,378,592AR 110,522,019 105,159,110 5,362,909CA 1,188,852,930 1,150,175,848 38,677,082CO 146,949,854 141,994,060 4,955,794CT 129,555,264 124,651,626 4,903,638DE 32,007,368 30,749,980 1,257,388DC 15,708,817 15,461,181 247,636FL 608,811,968 590,329,496 18,482,472GA 304,864,006 295,042,992 9,821,014HI 38,429,941 37,427,200 1,002,741ID 53,073,616 50,887,494 2,186,122IL 492,440,463 474,790,011 17,650,452IN 248,645,811 239,749,588 8,896,223IA 118,446,351 114,455,809 3,990,542KS 104,517,733 100,184,949 4,332,784KY 158,190,906 147,980,151 10,210,755LA 183,953,717 177,474,118 6,479,599ME 53,812,816 51,300,101 2,512,715MD 194,386,913 187,712,947 6,673,966MA 276,021,384 266,131,779 9,889,605MI 388,106,144 375,542,353 12,563,791MN 185,387,810 177,961,249 7,426,561MS 115,796,178 111,568,419 4,227,759

State Total

IDEA Part B

Section 611 Section 619

MO 218,974,530 212,961,229 6,013,301MT 35,756,675 34,571,807 1,184,868NE 72,260,971 70,004,541 2,256,430NV 65,365,691 63,115,797 2,249,894NH 46,049,113 44,491,679 1,557,434NJ 350,248,511 338,873,593 11,374,918NM 88,631,511 85,444,520 3,186,991NY 745,433,945 711,691,639 33,742,306NC 309,517,986 298,208,386 11,309,600ND 25,785,114 24,968,615 816,499OH 422,899,881 410,347,509 12,552,372OK 142,324,703 138,669,447 3,655,256OR 124,772,966 120,909,370 3,863,596PA 414,427,321 400,450,268 13,977,053RI 42,668,882 40,997,821 1,671,061SC 171,349,759 164,211,008 7,138,751SD 31,209,015 29,744,116 1,464,899TN 225,528,597 218,638,925 6,889,672TX 926,680,185 903,726,489 22,953,696UT 103,619,332 100,055,068 3,564,264VT 24,941,508 24,074,512 866,996VA 273,182,997 264,057,481 9,125,516WA 215,674,263 207,507,428 8,166,835WV 74,682,745 71,199,780 3,482,965WI 204,643,113 195,173,313 9,469,800WY 26,316,469 25,256,549 1,059,920
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Section 12: Vocational 

Rehabilitation

This section presents statistics on Vocational 

Rehabilitation programs, administered by 

the Rehabilitation Services Administration. 

These data concern the number of individuals 

with disabilities who apply for services, 

receive services, and find employment (are 

successfully rehabilitated). The tables also 

address the expenditures associated with 

vocational rehabilitation, as well as whether 

vocational rehabilitation agencies are on order 

of selection. The principal source of this data 

is the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s 

Management Information System.

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

(RSA): Management Information System, 

Ad Hoc Query—The Ad Hoc Query of the 

RSA’s Management Information System is a 

collection of vocational rehabilitation tables 

that can be accessed via the RSA’s website. 

This data is compiled annually at the state and 

national level. The Ad Hoc Query provides 

information on state agencies that “develop and 

implement comprehensive and coordinated 

programs of vocational rehabilitation, supported 

employment and independent living for 

individuals with disabilities, through services, 

training and economic opportunities, in order 

to maximize their employability, independence 

and integration into the workplace and the 

community.”

Order of Selection—A state is forced by the 

Federal government to implement an order 

of selection when it does not have the funds 

and/or the personnel to provide services for 

all eligible individuals with disabilities. This 

process is detailed under The Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 and 34 CFR 361.36. When this 

situation occurs, a state must classify eligible 

individuals according to the significance of 

their disability(ies), and must serve the most 

significantly disabled first.

Rehabilitation Rate—The number of successful 

employment outcomes divided by the number 

of closures after initiating or completing 

services.

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)—Services 

offered to individuals with mental or physical 

disabilities. These services are designed to 

enable participants to attain skills, resources, 

attitudes, and expectations needed to compete 

in the interview process, get a job, and keep a 

job. These services may also help an individual 

retrain for employment after an injury or mental 

disorder has disrupted previous employment.

Tables

Table 12.1: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2009, 

state vocational rehabilitation agencies processed 

618,375 applicants.

Table 12.2: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2009, 

state vocational rehabilitation agencies closed 

319,419 cases of individuals that either initiated 

or completed services.

Table 12.3: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2009, 

state vocational rehabilitation agencies closed 

177,984 cases of individuals that either initiated 

or completed services in which the individuals 

entered successful employment.

Table 12.4: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2009, 

of 319,419 closed cases of individuals that 

either initiated or completed services, 55.7 

percent achieved successful employment, i.e., 

a rehabilitation rate of 55.7 percent. The 

agency with the largest rehabilitation was the 

Connecticut blind agency with 83.7 percent, 

while the agency with the smallest rehabilitation 

rate was the Hawaii combined agency with 41.6 

percent.

Table 12.5: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2009, 

the U.S. spent a total of $3,594,490,197 

on Vocational Rehabilitation expenditures 

for people with disabilities. The California 

combined agency spent the most 

($323,811,447), while the Vermont blind 

agency spent the least ($1,628,971). 

Table 12.6: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2009, 

the U.S. spent a total of $269,173,272 on 

Vocational Rehabilitation expenditures for 

postsecondary institutions of higher education 

for people with disabilities. The New York 

general agency spent the most on postsecondary 
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institutions of higher education ($27,949,266), 

while the Massachusetts blind agency spent the 

least on postsecondary institutions of higher 

education ($53,973). 

Table 12.7: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2009, 40 

agencies were on Order of Selection, down from 

61 agencies in 2001. Over the period from 2004 

to 2009, 15 states (including the District of 

Columbia) have never had any agency on Order 

of Selection: Alabama, Alaska, the District of 

Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, 

Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North 

Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, 

and Utah. Over the period from 2004 to 2009, 

22 states have always had all of their agencies 

on Order of Selection: Arizona, Arkansas, 

California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, 

Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, 

Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, 

Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, 

Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Table 12.8: From 2008 to 2009, the number 

of Vocational Rehabilitation applicants in 

the U.S. decreased by 0.8 percent. Vocational 

Rehabilitation applicants increased the most at 

the Oregon combined agency (by 37.9 percent) 

and decreased the most at the Hawaii combined 

agency (by 41.4 percent).

Table 12.9: From 2008 to 2009, the 

rehabilitation rate decreased in the U.S. by 

2.0 percentage points. The rehabilitation rate 

increased the most at the Oregon blind agency 

(by 34.2 percentage points) and decreased by 

the most at the Kentucky general agency (by 

26.5 percentage points).
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Table 12.1 Vocational Rehabilitation—Applicants: Federal Fiscal Year 2009In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the ARR Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 4 July 2011).

State Agency Type Applicants

U.S. ------------ 618,375AL Combined 12,292AK Combined 1,711AZ Combined 7,358AR Blind 602AR General 7,602CA Combined 39,413CO Combined 5,935CT Blind 122CT General 3,195DE Blind 69DE General 2,766DC Combined 2,577FL Blind 2,126FL General 30,742GA Combined 13,467HI Combined 1,346ID Blind 182ID General 6,183IL Combined 17,099IN Combined 16,716IA Blind 122IA General 8,363KS Combined 7,380KY Blind 712KY General 14,529LA Combined 10,013

State Agency Type Applicants

ME Blind 212ME General 3,014MD Combined 8,754MA Blind 411MA General 12,356MI Blind 485MI General 21,714MN Blind 373MN General 9,441MS Combined 9,278MO Blind 553MO General 19,087MT Combined 3,869NE Blind 147NE General 5,013NV Combined 4,236NH Combined 2,853NJ Blind 684NJ General 13,693NM Blind 109NM General 6,049NY Blind 1,144NY General 48,387NC Blind 1,460NC General 26,276ND Combined 2,489OH Combined 25,115

State Agency Type Applicants

OK Combined 6,332OR Blind 160OR General 6,828PA Combined 25,588RI Combined 2,462SC Blind 549SC General 19,569SD Blind 215SD General 2,509TN Combined 8,915TX Blind 3,432TX General 38,061UT Combined 11,182VT Blind 125VT General 3,915VA Blind 603VA General 11,057WA Blind 390WA General 12,054WV Combined 5,460WI Combined 16,575WY Combined 2,570
128 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 12.2 Vocational Rehabilitation—Closures after Services Initiated or Completed: Federal Fiscal Year 2009 In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the ARR Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 4 July 2011).

State Agency Type Closures

U.S. ------------ 319,419AL Combined 8,365AK Combined 847AZ Combined 2,885AR Blind 470AR General 4,146CA Combined 20,150CO Combined 3,636CT Blind 123CT General 2,433DE Blind 33DE General 1,412DC Combined 729FL Blind 1,253FL General 14,015GA Combined 7,327HI Combined 1,151ID Blind 90ID General 2,864IL Combined 9,320IN Combined 8,343IA Blind 113IA General 3,662KS Combined 2,573KY Blind 434KY General 10,770LA Combined 4,937

State Agency Type Closures

ME Blind 176ME General 1,319MD Combined 3,475MA Blind 369MA General 6,170MI Blind 333MI General 13,433MN Blind 157MN General 4,864MS Combined 5,894MO Blind 327MO General 6,398MT Combined 1,415NE Blind 105NE General 2,577NV Combined 1,576NH Combined 1,970NJ Blind 411NJ General 7,634NM Blind 119NM General 2,797NY Blind 553NY General 23,028NC Blind 898NC General 10,692ND Combined 1,165OH Combined 13,726

State Agency Type Closures

OK Combined 3,110OR Blind 122OR General 3,515PA Combined 16,366RI Combined 1,205SC Blind 494SC General 15,060SD Blind 150SD General 952TN Combined 3,472TX Blind 1,911TX General 20,930UT Combined 4,701VT Blind 108VT General 2,433VA Blind 291VA General 6,150WA Blind 225WA General 4,341WV Combined 2,706WI Combined 6,438WY Combined 1,077
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Table 12.3 Vocational Rehabilitation—Closures with Successful Employment Outcomes: Federal Fiscal Year 2009In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the ARR Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 4 July 2011).

State Agency Type Successful Closures

U.S. ------------ 177,984AL Combined 5,969AK Combined 524AZ Combined 1,372AR Blind 350AR General 2,361CA Combined 11,605CO Combined 2,216CT Blind 103CT General 1,420DE Blind 25DE General 902DC Combined 410FL Blind 685FL General 6,411GA Combined 4,302HI Combined 479ID Blind 56ID General 1,857IL Combined 5,285IN Combined 4,020IA Blind 87IA General 2,264KS Combined 1,426KY Blind 348KY General 4,564LA Combined 2,353

State Agency Type Successful Closures

ME Blind 105ME General 649MD Combined 2,309MA Blind 218MA General 3,035MI Blind 165MI General 6,933MN Blind 78MN General 2,389MS Combined 4,555MO Blind 266MO General 3,903MT Combined 799NE Blind 46NE General 1,568NV Combined 901NH Combined 1,101NJ Blind 279NJ General 4,022NM Blind 45NM General 1,545NY Blind 358NY General 12,151NC Blind 528NC General 6,290ND Combined 793OH Combined 7,520

State Agency Type Successful Closures

OK Combined 1,689OR Blind 97OR General 1,922PA Combined 9,306RI Combined 756SC Blind 319SC General 8,257SD Blind 112SD General 598TN Combined 1,906TX Blind 1,352TX General 11,861UT Combined 3,116VT Blind 75VT General 1,480VA Blind 170VA General 3,214WA Blind 150WA General 2,404WV Combined 1,867WI Combined 2,683WY Combined 705
130 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 12.4 Vocational Rehabilitation—Rehabilitation Rate: Federal Fiscal Year 2009 In some states there are separate agencies for the blind. 

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the ARR Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 4 July 2011).

State Agency Type Rehab. Rate

U.S. ------------ 55.7AL Combined 71.4AK Combined 61.9AZ Combined 47.6AR Blind 74.5AR General 56.9CA Combined 57.6CO Combined 60.9CT Blind 83.7CT General 58.4DE Blind 75.8DE General 63.9DC Combined 56.2FL Blind 54.7FL General 45.7GA Combined 58.7HI Combined 41.6ID Blind 62.2ID General 64.8IL Combined 56.7IN Combined 48.2IA Blind 77.0IA General 61.8KS Combined 55.4KY Blind 80.2KY General 42.4LA Combined 47.7

State Agency Type Rehab. Rate

ME Blind 59.7ME General 49.2MD Combined 66.4MA Blind 59.1MA General 49.2MI Blind 49.5MI General 51.6MN Blind 49.7MN General 49.1MS Combined 77.3MO Blind 81.3MO General 61.0MT Combined 56.5NE Blind 43.8NE General 60.8NV Combined 57.2NH Combined 55.9NJ Blind 67.9NJ General 52.7NM Blind 37.8NM General 55.2NY Blind 64.7NY General 52.8NC Blind 58.8NC General 58.8ND Combined 68.1OH Combined 54.8

State Agency Type Rehab. Rate

OK Combined 54.3OR Blind 79.5OR General 54.7PA Combined 56.9RI Combined 62.7SC Blind 64.6SC General 54.8SD Blind 74.7SD General 62.8TN Combined 54.9TX Blind 70.7TX General 56.7UT Combined 66.3VT Blind 69.4VT General 60.8VA Blind 58.4VA General 52.3WA Blind 66.7WA General 55.4WV Combined 69.0WI Combined 41.7WY Combined 65.5
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Table 12.5 Vocational Rehabilitation—Total Expenditures (in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 2009In some states there are separate agencies for the blind. Data for PA are not available for 2009.

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the RSA2 Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 4 July 2011).

State Agency Type Expenditures

U.S. ------------ 3,594,490,197AL Combined 68,637,120AK Combined 15,163,709AZ Combined 89,376,597AR Blind 7,047,176AR General 45,135,642CA Combined 323,811,447CO Combined 48,013,702CT Blind 4,786,650CT General 26,781,033DE Blind 1,808,236DE General 11,092,959DC Combined 20,007,186FL Blind 32,872,365FL General 137,292,934GA Combined 93,971,309HI Combined 15,235,282ID Blind 2,620,510ID General 15,298,731IL Combined 121,810,407IN Combined 88,314,595IA Blind 8,237,566IA General 38,393,647KS Combined 34,838,170KY Blind 9,524,074KY General 58,243,914LA Combined 68,638,379

State Agency Type Expenditures

ME Blind 4,664,187ME General 17,776,586MD Combined 58,268,357MA Blind 10,502,008MA General 53,751,192MI Blind 15,463,936MI General 110,107,111MN Blind 11,606,292MN General 56,625,029MS Combined 65,609,946MO Blind 11,216,285MO General 75,455,002MT Combined 16,082,447NE Blind 4,233,144NE General 22,961,865NV Combined 22,374,492NH Combined 16,495,922NJ Blind 16,412,130NJ General 66,061,661NM Blind 5,466,753NM General 25,036,217NY Blind 30,049,797NY General 267,859,738NC Blind 14,735,399NC General 115,035,443ND Combined 12,905,999OH Combined 144,357,081

State Agency Type Expenditures

OK Combined 43,982,614OR Blind 6,149,349OR General 45,123,605PA ---- -------------RI Combined 16,622,180SC Blind 8,317,356SC General 81,074,784SD Blind 3,089,445SD General 9,996,074TN Combined 88,142,137TX Blind 60,832,811TX General 237,708,903UT Combined 43,002,015VT Blind 1,628,971VT General 16,725,889VA Blind 11,099,553VA General 76,774,595WA Blind 9,540,835WA General 54,684,476WV Combined 42,831,639WI Combined 66,641,650WY Combined 12,453,957
132 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 12.6 Vocational Rehabilitation—Postsecondary Institution of Higher Education Expenditures (in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 2009 In some states there are separate agencies for the blind. Data for PA are not available for 2009.

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the RSA 2 Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 5 July 2011).

State Agency Type Higher Education Expenditures

U.S. -------------- 269,173,272AL Combined 2,908,387AK Combined 734,787AZ Combined 6,248,051AR Blind 498,474AR General 8,588,668CA Combined 25,972,628CO Combined 1,871,601CT Blind 494,492CT General 434,019DE Blind 75,867DE General 874,392DC Combined 2,491,411FL Blind 793,763FL General 3,305,715GA Combined 5,300,398HI Combined 1,894,271ID Blind 82,317ID General 1,170,312IL Combined 5,526,156IN Combined 11,066,481IA Blind 222,068IA General 8,024,825KS Combined 3,739,702KY Blind 546,190KY General 7,816,653

State Agency Type Higher Education Expenditures

LA Combined 8,008,203ME Blind 79,728ME General 1,189,183MD Combined 2,931,306MA Blind 53,973MA General 3,188,897MI Blind 843,247MI General 11,608,965MN Blind 938,706MN General 2,786,408MS Combined 1,266,546MO Blind 785,575MO General 7,970,515MT Combined 5,225,399NE Blind 247,681NE General 2,016,122NV Combined 608,441NH Combined 993,809NJ Blind 527,716NJ General 9,229,977NM Blind 213,736NM General 2,588,820NY Blind 2,219,975NY General 27,949,266NC Blind 784,668NC General 3,332,510

State Agency Type Higher Education Expenditures

OH Combined 1,697,580OK Combined 11,152,151OR Combined 4,955,355OR Blind 240,660PA General 1,067,081RI ---- -------------SC Combined 1,231,885SC Blind 141,380SD General 782,872SD Blind 111,085TN General 691,654TN Combined 12,489,519TX Blind 354,348TX General 13,301,766UT Combined 7,231,953VT Blind 71,234VT General 310,111VA Blind 675,195VA General 894,016WA Blind 710,624WA General 3,544,831WV Combined 4,308,297WI Combined 3,807,289WY Combined 1,131,386
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Table 12.7 Vocational Rehabilitation—State Agencies on Order of Selection: 2004 through 2009In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

State Agency Type

Federal Fiscal Year

04 05 06 07 08 09

AL CombinedAK CombinedAZ Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

AR Blind

P

P

P

P

P

P

AR General

P

P

P

P

P

P

CA Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

CO Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

CT BlindCT General

P

P

P

P

P

P

DE Blind

P

P

P

P

P

P

DE GeneralDC CombinedFL BlindFL GeneralGA Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

HI Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

ID BlindID GeneralIL Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

IN Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

IA BlindIA General

P

P

P

P

P

P

KS Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

KY Blind

P

P

P

P

P

P

KY General

P

P

P

P

P

P

LA Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

ME Blind

P

P

P

P

P

P

ME General

P

P

P

P

P

P

MD Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

State Agency Type

Federal Fiscal Year

04 05 06 07 08 09

MA BlindMA General

P

P

P

P

P

P

MI BlindMI GeneralMN BlindMN General

P

P

P

P

P

P

MS Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

MO BlindMO General

P

P

P

P

P

P

MT CombinedNE BlindNE General

P

P

P

P

P

P

NV CombinedNH CombinedNJ BlindNJ General

P

P

P

P

P

P

NM Blind

P

P

P

P

P

P

NM GeneralNY BlindNY GeneralNC BlindNC GeneralOH Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

OK Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

OR Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

OR Blind

P

P

P

P

P

P

PA GeneralRI Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P

SC Combined

P

P

P

P

P

P
134 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 12.7 Vocational Rehabilitation—State Agencies on Order of Selection: 2004 through 2009 (cont’d) In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the ARR Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsamis.ed.gov/choose.cfm>; (accessed 7 July 2011)

State Agency Type

Federal Fiscal Year

04 05 06 07 08 09

SC BlindSD GeneralSD BlindTN GeneralTN Combined P P P P P PTX BlindTX GeneralUT CombinedVT BlindVT General P P P P P PVA Blind P P P P P PVA General P P P P P PWA BlindWA General P P P P P PWV Combined P P P P P PWI Combined P P P P P PWY Combined P P P P P P
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Table 12.8 Vocational Rehabilitation—Change in the Number of Applicants: 2008 to 2009In some states there are separate agencies for the blind. The rehabilitation rate is the number of closures with successful employment outcomes divided by the number of closures after initiating or completing services.

State Agency Type Applicants Pct. Change in Applicants 2008 2009

U.S. ------------- 689,933 695,365 0.8AL Combined 15,644 14,305 -8.6AK Combined 1,762 1,966 11.6AZ Combined 9,530 8,537 -10.4AR Blind 507 644 27.0AR General 6,799 8,653 27.3CA Combined 50,698 44,213 -12.8CO Combined 9,718 7,251 -25.4CT Blind 173 126 -27.2CT General 4,338 3,645 -16.0DE Blind 61 71 16.4DE General 3,360 3,309 -1.5DC Combined 2,830 3,143 11.1FL Blind 2,524 2,396 -5.1FL General 41,563 35,280 -15.1GA Combined 15,405 16,051 4.2HI Combined 3,166 1,855 -41.4ID Blind 194 205 5.7ID General 6,199 6,709 8.2IL Combined 20,786 19,974 -3.9IN Combined 17,311 18,689 8.0IA Blind 120 129 7.5IA General 7,416 8,928 20.4KS Combined 7,571 8,208 8.4KY Blind 679 762 12.2KY General 16,102 16,225 0.8LA Combined 11,406 11,562 1.4ME Blind 269 240 -10.8

State Agency Type Applicants Pct. Change in Applicants 2008 2009

ME General 3,722 3,539 -4.9MD Combined 8,228 9,480 15.2MA Blind 343 430 25.4MA General 13,302 13,250 -0.4MI Blind 561 613 9.3MI General 22,752 24,427 7.4MN Blind 362 423 16.9MN General 10,469 9,996 -4.5MS Combined 9,268 10,275 10.9MO Blind 613 608 -0.8MO General 19,376 20,687 6.8MT Combined 3,821 4,253 11.3NE Blind 150 154 2.7NE General 4,632 5,301 14.4NV Combined 3,784 4,545 20.1NH Combined 2,940 3,081 4.8NJ Blind 767 814 6.1NJ General 16,976 16,069 -5.3NM Blind 117 123 5.1NM General 6,308 6,786 7.6NY Blind 1,224 1,246 1.8NY General 51,087 54,445 6.6NC Blind 1,337 1,558 16.5NC General 29,580 29,746 0.6OH Combined 2,596 2,748 5.9OK Combined 30,278 28,295 -6.5OR Combined 5,123 7,064 37.9OR Blind 192 182 -5.2
136 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 12.8 Vocational Rehabilitation—Change in the Number of Applicants: 2008 to 2009 (cont’d) In some states there are separate agencies for the blind. The rehabilitation rate is the number of closures with successful employment outcomes divided by the number of closures after initiating or completing services.

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the ARR Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 5 July 2011).

State Agency Type Applicants Pct. Change in Applicants 2008 2009

PA General 10,148 7,795 -23.2RI Combined 27,286 29,479 8.0SC Combined 2,507 2,679 6.9SC Blind 556 581 4.5SD General 23,333 21,800 -6.6SD Blind 274 225 -17.9TN General 2,438 2,745 12.6TN Combined 9,115 9,882 8.4TX Blind 3,440 3,778 9.8TX General 40,725 42,037 3.2UT Combined 9,546 12,232 28.1VT Blind 105 135 28.6VT General 4,188 4,260 1.7VA Blind 472 639 35.4VA General 13,091 12,810 -2.1WA Blind 377 429 13.8WA General 10,733 13,671 27.4WV Combined 4,738 6,040 27.5WI Combined 18,642 18,075 -3.0WY Combined 2,180 2,859 31.1
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Table 12.9 Vocational Rehabilitation—Change in the Rehabilitation Rate: 2008 to 2009In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

State Agency Type

Rehab Rate Change in Rehab 

Rate 2008 2009

U.S. ------------- 57.8 55.7 -2.0AL Combined 73.3 71.4 -1.9AK Combined 65.8 61.9 -4.0AZ Combined 44.3 47.6 3.2AR General 50.4 56.9 6.5AR Blind 82.0 74.5 -7.6CA Combined 45.2 57.6 12.4CO Combined 57.1 60.9 3.8CT Blind 85.5 83.7 -1.8CT General 64.1 58.4 -5.7DE Blind 76.9 75.8 -1.2DE General 70.2 63.9 -6.3DC Combined 62.5 56.2 -6.2FL Blind 63.4 54.7 -8.8FL General 56.2 45.7 -10.5GA Combined 62.6 58.7 -3.8HI Combined 57.0 41.6 -15.3ID General 65.9 64.8 -1.1ID Blind 75.2 62.2 -13.0IL Combined 59.6 56.7 -2.9IN Combined 51.8 48.2 -3.6IA Blind 77.5 77.0 -0.5IA General 63.3 61.8 -1.5KS Combined 49.8 55.4 5.6KY Blind 79.0 80.2 1.2KY General 68.9 42.4 -26.5LA Combined 53.6 47.7 -5.9ME General 49.0 49.2 0.2ME Blind 72.6 59.7 -12.9

State Agency Type

Rehab Rate Change in Rehab 

Rate 2008 2009

MD Combined 77.1 66.4 -10.6MA General 55.4 49.2 -6.2MA Blind 72.5 59.1 -13.4MI General 53.5 51.6 -1.9MI Blind 55.5 49.5 -5.9MN Blind 47.0 49.7 2.7MN General 60.5 49.1 -11.4MS Combined 70.4 77.3 6.9MO Blind 78.2 81.3 3.2MO General 67.1 61.0 -6.1MT Combined 56.8 56.5 -0.3NE General 62.9 60.8 -2.1NE Blind 50.0 43.8 -6.2NV Combined 61.6 57.2 -4.4NH Combined 76.4 55.9 -20.5NJ Blind 70.4 67.9 -2.5NJ General 57.4 52.7 -4.7NM General 60.2 55.2 -5.0NM Blind 60.8 37.8 -23.0NY General 59.8 52.8 -7.0NY Blind 73.0 64.7 -8.2NC General 59.2 58.8 -0.3NC Blind 69.9 58.8 -11.1OH Combined 66.3 68.1 1.8OK Combined 61.9 54.8 -7.1OR Combined 62.3 54.3 -8.0OR Blind 45.3 79.5 34.2PA General 62.7 54.7 -8.1RI Combined 58.5 56.9 -1.7
138 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 12.9 Vocational Rehabilitation—Change in the Rehabilitation Rate: 2008 to 2009 (cont’d) In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the ARR Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 5 July 2011).

State Agency Type

Rehab Rate Change in Rehab 

Rate 2008 2009

SC Combined 62.8 62.7 -0.1SC General 53.4 54.8 1.4SD Blind 68.8 64.6 -4.3SD General 68.6 62.8 -5.7TN Blind 82.3 74.7 -7.6TN Combined 31.2 54.9 23.7TX Blind 69.5 70.7 1.2TX General 56.9 56.7 -0.2UT Combined 71.2 66.3 -4.9VT General 66.8 60.8 -5.9VT Blind 76.8 69.4 -7.4VA Blind 60.8 58.4 -2.4VA General 57.3 52.3 -5.1WA Blind 60.3 66.7 6.4WA General 60.4 55.4 -5.1WV Combined 70.8 69.0 -1.8WI Combined 46.9 41.7 -5.2WY Combined 67.0 65.5 -1.6
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Section 13: Federal Government 

Spending and Employment

This section presents statistics concerning 

Federal government spending and employment. 

Specifically, these data address Federal spending 

on income maintenance; housing and food 

assistance; health care; education, training, and 

employment readiness; and other programs, 

all for people with disabilities. This section 

also focuses on the number of people with 

disabilities and people with targeted disabilities 

employed by the Executive Branch, including 

specific data on the employment of people 

with disabilities and people with targeted 

disabilities within the departments of the 

Executive Branch. The principal sources of this 

data are “Federal Expenditures on Working-age 

People with Disabilities” for Fiscal Year 2008, a 

document produced by the Center for Studying 

Disability Policy, a part of Mathematica Policy 

Research, Inc; and the U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management’s Federal Civilian Workforce 

Statistics Factbook—2007 Edition.

Federal Expenditures on Working-Age People 

with Disabilities—“Federal Expenditures on 

Working Age People with Disabilities” is a 

collection of tables produced by Mathematica 

Policy Research, Inc. These tables detail the 

amount spent on Federal programs for people 

with disabilities. Some of these programs exist 

exclusively to serve people with disabilities (such 

as Social Security Disability Insurance), while 

other programs serve a range of individuals, 

including people with disabilities (such as 

Medicare). With the latter programs, the 

Federal expenditures listed in the tables are just 

the expenditures on people with disabilities. 

These tables cover the following categories 

of programs: Income Maintenance; Housing 

and Food Assistance; Health Care; Education, 

Training, and Employment Readiness; and 

other services.

Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics 

Factbook—The Factbook is a collection 

of Federal employment statistics produced 

by the Office of Personnel Management 

(OPM). The Factbook “contains descriptive 

statistical information, using tables and charts, 

about many aspects of the Executive Branch 

workforce.” Specifically, the Factbook contains 

information on the employment of people with 

disabilities and people with targeted disabilities 

by the Federal government. This document is 

produced by the OPM annually, the electronic 

versions of which are available from 1998 

through 2007. The Factbook is a compilation 

from many different OPM sources. 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

(IDEA)—A law ensuring services to children 

with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA 

governs how states and public agencies provide 

early intervention, special education, and related 

services to eligible infants, toddlers, children, 

and youth with disabilities. Infants and toddlers 

with disabilities (birth-2) and their families 

receive early intervention services under IDEA 

Part C. Children and youth (ages 3-21) receive 

special education and related services under 

IDEA Part B.

Medicaid—Medicaid is a state administered, 

but federally required, program to provide 

health insurance to certain groups of 

people. States determine specific eligibility 

requirements, but in general low income 

individuals, families, children, and pregnant 

women are eligible for health care coverage 

under Medicaid. In some states, other groups 

(such as people with disabilities) are also 

eligible.

Medicare—Medicare is a Federal program 

that provides health care services to individuals 

65 or older, individuals under age 65 with 

disabilities, and individuals of all ages with end 

stage renal failure. There are three programs 

within Medicare: Part A (hospital insurance), 

Part B (medical insurance), and Prescription 

Drug Coverage (new since January 1, 2006). 

Individuals pay into Part A throughout their 

careers, and then Part A covers that individual 

for hospital care. People who are eligible for 

Medicare have the opportunity to purchase Part 

B, or medical insurance that covers them for 

more than just hospital care.
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People with Targeted Disabilities (EEOC)—

People with targeted disabilities (PWTD) 

have a disability that is considered by the U.S. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 

(EEOC) to be especially severe. These include 

deafness, blindness, missing extremities, 

partial paralysis, complete paralysis, convulsive 

disorders, mental retardation, mental illness, 

and distortion of limb(s) and/or spine.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—The 

Social Security Administration pays benefits 

to disabled adults and children who have 

limited income and resources. SSI benefits also 

are payable to people 65 and older without 

disabilities who meet the financial limits.

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)—

Social Security Disability Insurance is a benefit 

paid to disabled individuals and certain family 

members if they worked long enough and paid 

Social Security taxes.

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)—Services 

offered to individuals with mental or physical 

disabilities. These services are designed to 

enable participants to attain skills, resources, 

attitudes, and expectations needed to compete 

in the interview process, get a job, and keep a 

job. These services may also help an individual 

retrain for employment after an injury or mental 

disorder has disrupted previous employment.

Tables

Table 13.1: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2008, 

the Social Security Administration spent 

$136,917,000,000 on programs for workingage individuals with disabilities. That same 

year, $20,113,000,000 was spent on Veterans’ 

Programs. Table 13.1 also lists amounts spent 

on Means Tested Assistance Programs for 

individuals with disabilities and other Federal 

retirement and disability compensation 

programs for the most recent years available.

Table 13.2: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2008, 

the Federal government spent $7,821,000,000 

on food assistance programs for working-age 

individuals with disabilities. Table 13.2 also lists 

amounts spent on housing assistance programs 

for individuals with disabilities for the most 

recent years available.

Table 13.3: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2008, the 

Federal government spent $13,797,000,000 

on Veterans’ Programs. In the Federal Fiscal 

Year 2007, the Federal government spent 

$1,051,000,000 on Workers Compensation 

medical costs. Table 13.3 also lists amounts 

spent on Technology programs, Protection and 

Advocacy, and other programs for individuals 

with disabilities for the most recent years 

available.

Table 13.4: This table lists amounts spent on 

Vocational Rehabilitation, Education, and other 

employment related programs for individuals 

with disabilities for the most recent years 

available.

Table 13.5: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2008, 

the Federal government spent $215,000,000 

on transportation services and $176,000,000 

on demonstrations/systems change for people 

with disabilities. In the Federal Fiscal Year 2007, 

the Federal government spent $367,000,000 

on a Social Services Block Grant for people 

with disabilities. Table 13.5 also lists amounts 

spent on Medicare and Medicaid programs 

and for other Federal healthcare programs for 

individuals with disabilities for the most recent 

years available.

Table 13.6: As of September 30, 2006, the 

Executive Branch of the Federal government 

employed a total of 123,484 people with 

disabilities (6.8 of total employees) and 17,711 

people with targeted disabilities (1.0 percent of 

total employees). The Department of Veterans 

Affairs had the largest percentage of their 

employees with disabilities (9.4 percent), while 

the Department of Justice had the smallest 

percent of their employees with disabilities 

(3.5 percent). The Department of the Treasury 

had the largest percentage of their employees 

with targeted disabilities (1.8 percent), while 

the Department of Homeland Security had the 

smallest percentage of employees with targeted 

disabilities (0.4 percent).
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Table 13.1 Federal Government Spending and Employment—Federal Expenditures on Income Maintenance Programs

Source: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Federal Expenditures on Working-age People with Disabilities in Fiscal Year 2008 by Program, Center for Studying Disability Policy, <http://www.disabilitypolicyresearch.org/>; (accessed 15 July 2010).Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-age people with disabilities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Federal Expenditures in $ Millions Year

Social Security Administration 136,917 2008

SSDI-Disabled Worker 94,746 2008

SSDI payments to spouse and children of disabled worker 6,976 2008

SSI federal payments 26,179 2008

Social Security Adult Disabled Child 7,129 2008

Social Security Disabled Widow(er)s 1,887 2008

Veterans' Programs 20,113 2008

Veterans' Compensation (service connected disability) 18,467 2008

Veterans' Disability Pension 1,646 2008

Means Tested Assistance Programs ------ ------

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)-Federal Share 2,013 2008

Earned Income Tax Credit 1,500 2002

Other Federal Retirement and Disability Compensation Programs ------ ------

Federal Employee Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System 3,075 2006

Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) 1,834 2007

Railroad Retirement (Disability Annuity) 930 2002

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation 699 2007

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 90 2008

Energy Employee Compensation 897 2007

Black Lung Benefits

7 2008
142 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 13.2 Federal Government Spending and Employment—Federal Expenditures on Housing and Food Assistance

Source: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Federal Expenditures on Working-age People with Disabilities in Fiscal Year 2008 by Program, Center for Studying Disability Policy, <http://www.disabilitypolicyresearch.org/>; (accessed 15 July 2010).Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-age people with disabilities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Federal Expenditures in $ Millions Year

Housing Assistance ------ ------

Section 8 Housing Vouchers 2,600 2008

Housing and Urban Development-Section 811 125 2008

McKinney/Vento Homeless Assistance Act 397 2009

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homeless (PATH), federal 52 2005

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 300 2008

Programs for homeless Veterans 65 2001

Veterans Administration-Specially Adapted Housing Programs 37 2008

Food Assistance 7,821 2008

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 7,821 2008
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Table 13.3 Federal Government Spending and Employment—Federal Expenditures on Health Care Programs

Source: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Federal Expenditures on Working-age People with Disabilities in Fiscal Year 2008 by Program, Center for Studying Disability Policy, <http://www.disabilitypolicyresearch.org/>; (accessed 15 July 2010).Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-age people with disabilities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Federal Expenditures in $ Millions Year

Medicaid and Medicare ------ ------

Medicaid (federal share) for disabled groups 73,025 2007

Medicaid (federal share) for people with disabilities in TANF groups 33,500 2007

Medicare 66,400 2008

Veterans' Programs 13,797 2008

Veterans' Medical Care 12,476 2008

Veterans Prosthetic Appliances 1,321 2008

Workers Comp. Medical Costs 1,051 2007

Federal Employees Compensation Act 753 2007

Longshore and Harborworkers Compensation Act 224 2007

Energy Employees Compensation Act 74 2007

Other Federal Health Programs ------ ------

Ryan White Care Act 2,060 2008

The Center for Mental Health Services Block Grant 400 2005
144 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 13.4 Federal Government Spending and Employment—Federal Expenditures on Education, Training, and Employment Readiness

Source: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Federal Expenditures on Working-age People with Disabilities in Fiscal Year 2008 by Program, Center for Studying Disability Policy, <http://www.disabilitypolicyresearch.org/>; (accessed 15 July 2010).Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-age people with disabilities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Federal Expenditures in $ Millions Year

Vocational Rehabilitation ------ ------

Vocational Rehabilitation-Rehabilitation Services Administration 1,565 2008

Other programs in the Rehabilitation Services Administration 80 2008

Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation 472 2002

Education ------ ------

IDEA Special Education 152 2005

Gallaudet 113 2008

National Technical Institute for the Deaf 60 2008

Other Employment Related Programs ------ ------

Department of Labor-Employment and Training Administration Grants 23 2003

Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach 23 2002

Department of Labor Office of Disability and Employment Programs and Grants 43 2002

New Freedom Initiative Access to Telework Fund 20 2002
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Table 13.5 Federal Government Spending and Employment—Federal Expenditures on Other Services

Source: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Federal Expenditures on Working-age People with Disabilities in Fiscal Year 2008 by Program, Center for Studying Disability Policy, <http://www.disabilitypolicyresearch.org/>; (accessed 15 July 2010).Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-age people with disabilities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Federal Expenditures in $ Millions Year

Social Services Block Grant 367 2007

Technology ------ ------

Assistive Technology Act-Title 1: State Grant Programs 31 2002

Alternative Financing Program for Assistive Technology 40 2002

Veterans Affairs Automobiles and Other Conveyances for Disabled Veterans 57 2008

AgrAbility Project 3 2002

Transportation 215 2008

Transportation-Formula Grants for Special Needs of Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities 127 2008

New Freedom Program 88 2008

Protection and Advocacy ------ ------

Americans With Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Program 18 2008

Protection and Advocacy for People with Mental Illness 34 2008

Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security

7 2002

State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services for Traumatic Brain Injury 3 2008

Demonstrations/Systems Change 176 2008

Medicaid Infrastructure Grants 112 2008

Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants 14 2008

Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance 43 2008

Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Higher Education

7 2008

Other ------ ------

Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities 12 2008

US Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 68 2008

Federal prisons 980 2006
146 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 13.6 Federal Government Spending and Employment—Federal Employment of People with Disabilities and People with Targeted Disabilities (PWTD): As of September 30, 2006

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, “Demographic Profile of the Federal Workforce”, Factbook 2007, Employees with Disabilities by Executive Branch Departments, <http://www.opm.gov/feddata/factbook/2007/2007FACTBOOK.pdf> (accessed 2 August 2010).

Federal Departments Total Disabled Disabled as Pct. of Total PWTD PWTD as Pct. of Total

Executive Branch 1,848,339 123,484 6.8 17,711 1.0

Executive Departments 1,678,541 112,528 6.8 15,407 0.9

 Department of Agriculture 105,431 7,056 6.9 1,009 1.0

 Department of Commerce 40,527 2,517 6.4 334 0.8

 Department of Defense 667,786 45,271 6.9 5,448 0.8

 Department of the Army 238,885 16,999 7.2 1,719 0.7

 Department of the Navy 173,616 11,060 6.5 1,430 0.8

 Department of the Air Force 158,887 9,796 6.2 1,123 0.7

 Department of Education 4,331 262 6.5 59 1.5

 Department of Energy 14,943 949 6.6 111 0.8

 Department of Health and Human Services 63,290 3,471 5.8 576 1.0

 Department of Homeland Security 168,506 7,396 4.4 708 0.4

 Department of Housing and Urban Development 9,813 803 8.5 130 1.4

 Department of the Interior 73,073 4,921 6.9 684 1.0

 Department of Justice 105,670 3,658 3.5 413 0.4

 Department of Labor 15,324 1,125 7.6 186 1.3

 Department of State 10,124 630 6.3 62 0.6

 Department of Transportation 53,828 2,768 5.2 285 0.5

 Department of the Treasury 106,583 9,626 9.2 1,839 1.8

 Department of Veterans Affairs 239,312 22,075 9.4 3,563 1.5

All Other Executive Branch Agencies 168,628 10,925 6.9 2,300 1.5
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Section 14: International Disability 

Statistics

This section presents international disability 

statistics. Specifically, these data address 

international employment rates for people 

with disabilities and the percentages of total 

populations receiving disability benefits. 

Both of the tables in this section face severe 

limitations. In both of the tables, it is difficult to 

compare rates across countries because countries 

often define disabilities differently and have 

different employment and benefits structures. 

Additionally, the data may come from different 

types of sources (for example: from a survey 

versus from a census) and represent different 

years. The principal source of this data is 

a report by the Organization of Economic 

Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Organization for Economic Cooperation 

and Development (OECD)—OECD 

brings together the governments of countries 

committed to democracy and the market 

economy from around the world to:

•	 Support sustainable economic growth

•	 Boost employment

•	 Raise living standards

•	 Maintain financial stability

•	 Assist other countries’ economic 

development

•	 Contribute to growth in world trade

The Organization provides a setting where 

governments compare policy experiences, 

seek answers to common problems, identify 

good practice and coordinate domestic and 

international policies.

Tables

Table 14.1: In 2004, the employment rate of 

individuals of working-age with disabilities 

in the United States was 39.9 percent. Table 

14.1 lists employment rates for people with 

disabilities in 25 countries for the most recent 

year collected by the Organization for Economic 

Cooperation and Development. These data are 

limited by differences in the sources, the years 

represented, and the definitions of disability.

Table 14.2: In 2006, 5.9 percent of the 

United States working-age population 

received disability benefits. Table 14.2 lists 

the percentage of populations in 26 countries 

receiving disability benefits for the most recent 

year collected by the Organization for Economic 

Cooperation and Development. These data are 

limited by differences in the sources, the years 

represented, and the definitions of disability.
148 www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866. 538. 9521 Table 14.1 International Disability Statistics—Employment Rates of Working-Age People with Disabilities in Selected OECD Countries This data is limited by differences in sources, years the data was collected, and definitions of disability. Country Employment Rate Year United States 39.9 2004 Australia 39.8 2003 Austria 48.3 2005 Belgium 34.4 2005 Canada 43.7 2006 Czech Republic 40.9 2005 Denmark 52.3 2005 Finland 54.1 2005 France 36.3 2005 Germany 41.0 2005 Greece 37.5 2005 Hungary 39.2 2005 Iceland 61.3 2005 Ireland 31.9 2005 Italy 36.0 2005

Korea 44.7 2005Luxembourg 50.2 2004Mexico 55.4 2004Netherlands 44.5 2006Norway 44.7 2005Poland 17.6 2004Portugal 43.5 2005Slovak Republic 40.4 2005Spain 34.9 2004Sweden 51.9 2005

Country Employment Rate Year

Switzerland 52.1 2005United Kingdom 45.3 2006

Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), “Sickness, Disability and Work: Key figures and data on low employment rates of people with disability and high disability benefit recipiency rates in many countries OECD countries”, Data Figure One, <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/21/22/42654215.xls> (accessed 9 September 2010).
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Table 14.2 International Disability Statistics—Disability Benefit Recipients as Percent of the Working-Age Population in Selected OECD CountriesThis data is limited by differences in sources, years the data was collected, and definitions of disability.

Country Pct. Receiving Disability Benefit Year

United States 5.9 2006Australia 5.4 2007Austria 4.6 2007Belgium 6.0 2007Canada 4.3 2007Czech Republic 7.1 2007Denmark 7.2 2006Finland 8.5 2007France 4.9 2004Germany 4.4 2007Greece 4.6 2007Hungary 12.1 2007Ireland 6.3 2007Italy 3.2 2006Japan 2.0 2006Korea 1.5 2007Luxembourg 4.9 2005Mexico 0.7 2007Netherlands 8.3 2007New Zealand 3.8 2007Norway 10.3 2007Poland 7.2 2007Portugal 4.7 2007Slovak Republic 6.3 2006Spain 3.8 2007Sweden 10.8 2007

Country Pct. Receiving Disability Benefit Year

Switzerland 5.4 2007

United Kingdom 7.0 2007

Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), “Sickness, Disability and Work: Key figures and data on low employment rates of people with disability and high disability benefit recipiency rates in many countries OECD countries”, Data Spotlight Figure, <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/21/22/42654215.xls> (accessed 9 September 2010).
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Glossary

Ambulatory Disability (ACS)—In the 

ACS, individuals five or more years old who 

responded “yes” when asked if they had “serious 

difficulty walking or climbing stairs.”

American Community Survey (ACS)—The 

American Community Survey is a large, 

continuous demographic survey conducted 

by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide 

accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s 

communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data 

are generated for small areas, including tracts 

and population subgroups. This information is 

collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample 

of addresses. 

Base Population—The sum of a population 

or an estimate used as the root for evaluation 

purposes. Typically, the last Census count or the 

estimate from a previous date is used. 

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey 

(BRFSS)—The Behavioral Risk Factor 

Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a statebased system of health surveys that collects 

information on health risk behaviors, preventive 

health practices, and health care access primarily 

related to chronic disease and injury. BRFSS was 

established in 1984 by the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC); currently 

data are collected monthly in all 50 states, the 

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, and Guam. More than 350,000 

adults are interviewed each year, making the 

BRFSS the largest telephone health survey in 

the world. States use BRFSS data to identify 

emerging health problems, establish and track 

health objectives, and develop and evaluate 

public health policies and programs. Many 

states also use BRFSS data to support healthrelated legislative efforts.

Civilian—A person not in active-duty military.

Cognitive Disability (ACS)—In the ACS, 

individuals who indicated “yes” when asked 

if due to a physical, mental, or emotional 

condition, they had “serious difficulty 

concentrating, remembering, or making 

decisions.”

Current Population Survey-Basic Monthly 

(CPS-BMS)—The Current Population 

Survey-Basic Monthly Survey (CPS-BMS) is 

a monthly survey of about 50,000 households 

conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. This survey is the 

primary source of information on the labor 

force characteristics of the U.S. population 

and provides estimates for the nation as a 

whole. The sample is scientifically selected to 

represent the civilian non-institutionalized 

population. Individuals are asked questions 

about the employment status of each member 

of the household 15 years of age and older, but 

published data only focuses on those ages 16 

and over. Estimates obtained from the CPSBMS include employment, unemployment, 

earnings, hours of work, and other indicators. 

Current Population Survey (CPS-ASEC)—

The Current Population Survey-Annual Social 

and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC) is an 

annual survey conducted by the Bureau of the 

Census. This survey is the primary source of 

information on the income, poverty, and health 

insurance. It also asks about employment in 

the previous calendar year. The sample for the 

CPS-ASEC is drawn from the sample of the 

CPS-BMS. The CPS-ASEC is also known as the 

CPS March Supplement and the CPS Income 

Supplement.

Disability Status (ACS)—The U.S. Census 

Bureau used six questions to identify persons 

with disabilities. A response of “yes” to 

any one of the questions indicates that the 

person in question has a disability—vision, 

hearing, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and 

independent living. However, the cognitive, 

ambulatory, self-care, and independent living 

related questions are not used to identify 

disability in individuals less than five years old, 

and the independent living related question is 

not used to identify disability in individuals less 

than 18 years old.

Disability Status (BRFSS)—An individual is 

classified as having a disability based on answers 
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to the following questions: (1) Are you limited 

in any way in any activities because of physical, 

mental, or emotional problems? and (2) Do 

you now have any health problem that requires 

you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a 

wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone? 

(Include occasional use or use in certain 

circumstances.). 

Disability Status (CPS-BMS & CPS-ASEC)—

The CPS program uses a set of six questions to 

identify persons with disabilities. A response 

of “yes” to any one of the questions indicates 

that the person in question has a disability. The 

disability questions appear in the CPS in the 

following format:

•	 This month we want to learn about people 

who have physical, mental, or emotional 

conditions that cause serious difficulty 

with their daily activities. Please answer for 

household members who are 16 years old or 

over.

•	 Is anyone deaf or does anyone have serious 

difficulty hearing?

•	 Is anyone blind or does anyone have serious 

difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?

•	 Because of a physical, mental, or emotional 

condition, does anyone have serious 

difficulty concentrating, remembering, or 

making decisions?

•	 Does anyone have serious difficulty walking 

or climbing stairs?

•	 Does anyone have difficulty dressing or 

bathing?

•	 Because of a physical, mental, or emotional 

condition, does anyone have difficulty doing 

errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s 

office or shopping?

Disabled-Worker (SSA)—A worker not yet at 

full retirement age receiving insurance payments 

due to a disability. 

Earnings (ACS)—Regularly received income 

from salaries/wages, self-employment or 

both, for people 16 or more years old before 

deductions for personal income taxes, Social 

Security, bond purchases, union dues, Medicare 

deductions, etc.

Educational Attainment (ACS)—All 

individuals 18 or more years old are classified 

based on their highest degree or level of 

education attained. The categories include: 

1.Completed the 12th grade without receiving 

a high school diploma.

2. High school graduate meaning received 

a diploma or General Educational 

Development (G.E.D.), and did not attend 

college.

3. Some college credit, but less than one year.

4.One or more years of college, but no degree.

5.Associate’s degree which includes people 

who generally completed two years of 

college level work in an occupational 

program that prepared them for a specific 

occupation, or an academic program 

primarily in the arts and sciences. The 

course work may or may not be transferable 

to a bachelor’s degree. 

6.Bachelor’s degree or more which includes 

individuals who received a bachelor’s degree 

and have taken additional courses but not 

received a Master’s or PhD.

7.Master’s degrees include the traditional MA 

and MS degrees and field-specific degrees, 

such as MSW and MBA. 

8. Professional degrees which includes MD, 

DDS, DVM, LLB, and JD.

9.Doctorate degrees which include PhD.

Schooling completed in foreign or ungraded 

school systems is reported as the equivalent level 

of schooling in the regular American system. 

Certificates or diplomas for training in specific 

trades or from vocational, technical, or business 

schools are not included. Honorary degrees 

awarded for a respondent’s accomplishments are 

not included.
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Employed Persons (CPS-BMS & CPSASEC)—Individuals 16 or more years 

old who are civilians and are not currently 

institutionalized and, during the reference week, 

(a) performed at least one hour of work as a 

paid employee, worked in their own business, 

profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 

hours or more as unpaid worker in a business 

owned by a relative; and (b) all those who had 

jobs or businesses but are on leave because 

of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare 

problems, maternity or paternity leave, labormanagement dispute, job training, or other 

family or personal reasons, regardless of whether 

they were compensated for the time off or were 

seeking other jobs. Each employed person is 

counted only once, even if he or she holds more 

than one job. Individuals who work around 

their own house (painting, repairing, or own 

home housework) or volunteer for religious, 

charitable, and other organizations are excluded.

Employment Status (ACS)—In the ACS, 

individuals were asked a series of questions 

designed to identify their status. Based on the 

answers, individuals were classified into one 

of five groups: (1) people who worked at any 

time during the reference week; (2) people 

on temporary layoff who were available for 

work; (3) people who did not work during the 

reference week but who had jobs or businesses 

from which they were temporarily absent 

(excluding layoff); (4) people who did not 

work during the reference week, but who were 

looking for work during the last four weeks and 

were available for work during the reference 

week; and (5) people not in the labor force. The 

employment status data shown in American 

Community Survey tabulations relate to people 

16 or more years old.

Employment Gap—The difference between 

the total number of individuals employed and 

the number of individuals employed of a certain 

population.

Employment-Population Ratio (CPS-BMS)—

The proportion of the civilian non-institutional 

population aged 16 or more years that is 

employed.

Employment Rate (CPS-ASEC)—The number 

of individuals that are employed as a percent of 

the civilian non-institutional population.

Full-Time, Full-Year (CPS-ASEC)—A person 

is considered to be working full-time, full-year 

worker if he or she worked 35 hours or more 

per week for 50 to 52 weeks in the past 12 

months.

Full-Time, Full-Year Rate (CPS-ASEC)—The 

number of individuals that are working fulltime, full-year as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.

Enrollment Gap—The difference between the 

total number of individuals associated with 

a particular population and the number of 

individuals from that population group that are 

employed.

Go-Outside-Home Disability (ACS)—An 

individual with difficulty going outside the 

home alone to shop or visit a doctor’s office 

because of a physical, mental, or emotional 

condition lasting at least six months.

Hearing Disability (ACS)—In the ACS, 

individuals who indicated “yes” when asked if 

they were “deaf or ... [had] serious difficulty 

hearing.” 

Income (ACS)—The sum of all wages, 

salary, commissions, bonuses, and tips; selfemployment income from own nonfarm and 

farm businesses, including proprietorships and 

partnerships; interest, dividends, net rental 

income, royalty income, and income from 

estates and trusts; Social Security and Railroad 

Retirement income; Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI); any public assistance and welfare 

payments from the state and local welfare office; 

retirement, survivor, and disability pensions; 

and any other sources received regularly such 

as Veterans’ (VA) payments, unemployment 

compensation, child support, and alimony.

Independent Living Disability (ACS)—In 

the ACS, individuals who indicated “yes” 

when asked if due to a physical, mental, or 

emotional condition, they had difficulty “doing 

errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or 

shopping.”
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

(IDEA)—A law ensuring services to children 

with disabilities throughout the nation. 

IDEA governs how states and public agencies 

provide early intervention, special education, 

and related services to more than 6.5 million 

eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth 

with disabilities. Infants and toddlers with 

disabilities (birth-2) and their families receive 

early intervention services under IDEA Part C. 

Children and youth (ages 3-21) receive special 

education and related services under IDEA Part 

B.

Influenza Vaccination (BRFSS)—A flu 

vaccine injected or administered into the body. 

Individuals were categorized based on answers 

to the following questions: (1) A flu shot is an 

influenza vaccine injected into your arm. Have 

you had a flu shot? and (2) have you had a flu 

vaccine that was sprayed in your nose? The 

flu vaccine sprayed in the nose is also called 

FluMistTM.

Labor Force (CPS-BMS & CPS-ASEC)—All 

persons classified as employed or unemployed.

Labor Force Participation Rate (CPS-BMS & 

CPS-ASEC)—The labor force as a percent of 

the civilian non-institutional population.

Labor Market Attachment (CPS-ASEC)—A 

person is considered to be attached to the labor 

market if he or she worked at least at least 52 

hours in the calendar year prior to the survey.

Labor Market Attachment Rate (CPSASEC)—The number of individuals attached to 

the labor market as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.

OASDI Benefits—The Social Security 

Administration’s Old-Age, Survivors, and 

Disability Insurance (OASDI) program 

provides monthly benefits to qualified retired 

and disabled workers, their dependents and to 

survivors of insured workers. Eligibility and 

benefit amounts are determined by the worker’s 

contributions to Social Security. 

Obese (BRFSS)—The condition where a 

person has a body mass index greater than 25.00 

(Overweight or Obese).

Population—The total number of inhabitants 

in a defined geographic area including all races, 

classes, and groups.

Poverty (ACS & CPS-ASEC)—The Office of 

Management and Budget in Statistical Policy 

Directive 14 sets the standards for which 

poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau 

uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by 

family size and composition to determine who is 

in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than 

the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, 

then that family and every individual in it are 

considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate (ACS & CPS-ASEC)—Percent 

of the population who are determined to be in 

poverty.

Race (ACS)—Individuals identified themselves 

as one of six categories in the survey: White, 

Black or African American, American Indian or 

Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other 

Pacific Islander, and Some Other Race.

Rehabilitation Rate—The number of successful 

employment outcomes divided by the number 

of closures after initiating or completing 

services.

Resident Population—All residents (both 

civilian and Armed Forces) living in the 

United States (all 50 states and the District of 

Columbia).

Self-Care Disability (ACS)—In the ACS, 

individuals five or more years old who 

responded “yes” when asked if they had “serious 

difficulty dressing or bathing.” 

Service-Connected Disability Rating—In the 

ACS, the VA service-connected disability rating 

for an individual who is a veteran. The rating 

reflects the degree of the veteran’s disability on a 

scale from 0 to 100 percent, in increments of 10 

percent.

Service-Connected Disability Rating 

Status—In the ACS, the designation associated 

with individuals who were in the Reserves or 

National Guard, trained with the Reserves or 

National Guard, or active-duty military that 

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incurred or aggravated during active military 

service. These disabilities are defined according 

to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities in 

Title 38, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 

4.

Social Security Disability Insurance 

(SSDI)—A benefit paid to individuals and 

certain family members if they worked long 

enough and paid Social Security taxes.

Special Education—Specially designed 

instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet 

the unique needs of a child with a disability, 

including (i) instruction at the classroom, 

home, hospitals and institutions, and in other 

settings; and (ii) physical education. The term 

can include each of the following: (i) Speechlanguage pathology services, or any other related 

service, if the service is considered special 

education rather than a related service under 

State standards; (ii) travel training; and (iii) 

vocational education.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—The 

Social Security Administration pays benefits 

to disabled adults and children who have 

limited income and resources. SSI benefits also 

are payable to people 65 and older without 

disabilities who meet the financial limits. 

Unemployed Persons (CPS-BMS & CPSASEC)—Individuals who are 16 or more years 

old and were available to work, who had no 

employment during the reference week, and 

had made specific efforts to find employment 

sometime during the month prior to the 

reference week. 

Vision Disability—In the ACS, individuals 

who indicated “yes” when asked if they were 

“blind or ... [had] serious difficulty seeing even 

when wearing glasses.”

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)—Services 

offered to individuals with mental or physical 

disabilities. These services are designed to 

enable participants to attain skills, resources, 

attitudes, and expectations needed to compete 

in the interview process, get a job, and keep a 

job. These services may also help an individual 

retrain for employment after an injury or mental 

disorder has disrupted previous employment.

Work Limitation (CPS-ASEC)—A person is 

considered to have a work limitation if he or 

she has “a health problem or disability which 

prevents them from working or which limits the 

kind or amount of work he or she can do.”
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Rehabilitation Research and 

Training Center on Disability 

Statistics and Demographics.

The Center facilitates evidence-based decision 

making in many different service and policy 

arenas to benefit persons with disabilities, 

leading to improved social outcomes. Large 

quantities of survey data and administrative 

records related to people with disabilities 

are collected each year. Yet these data lack 

continuity and are underutilized, leading to 

missed opportunities to improve the programs 

and policies that advance the lives of people 

with disabilities. Policymakers, program 

administrators, service providers, researchers, 

advocates for people with disabilities, and 

people with disabilities and their families need 

accessible, valid data/statistics to support their 

decisions related to policy improvements, 

program administration, service delivery, 

protection of civil rights, and major life 

activities.

The Center’s goal is to support decision making 

through a variety of integrated research and 

outreach activities by (a) improving knowledge 

about and access to existing data, (b) generating 

the knowledge needed to improve future 

disability data collection, and (c) strengthening 

connections between the data from and 

regarding respondents, researchers, and decision 

makers. In this way, the Center hopes to 

support the improvement of service systems 

that advance the quality of life of people with 

disabilities.

Center Collaborators

The Center is a joint effort of

•	 Hunter College – led by John O’Neill and 

Elizabeth Cardoso, 

in collaboration with 

•	 American Association of People with 

Disabilities – led by Mark Perriello, 

•	 Center for Essential Management Services – 

led by David Vandergoot, 

•	 Council of State Administrators of 

Vocational Rehabilitation – led by Stephen 

Wooderson, 

•	 Cornell University – led by Richard 

Burkhauser, 

•	 Center for Studying Disability Policy at 

Mathematica Policy Research – led by 

David Stapleton, 

•	 University of New Hampshire – led by 

Andrew Houtenville. 

The Center is funded by the U.S. Department 

of Education, National Institute on Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), grant 

no. H133B080012. The contents of the 

Compendium do not necessarily represent 

the policies of the U.S. Department of 

Education and should not be assumed to be 

an endorsement by the Federal Government 

(Edgar, 75.620 (b)).

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