ANNUAL DISABILITY

STATISTICS COMPENDIUM

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Acknowledgements

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

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Gianino, Joshua Goodrich, and Eric Lauer, MPH.

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Contents

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

Iconography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sample Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Section 1: Population and Prevalence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 2: Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Section 3: Time Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Section 4: Poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Section 5: Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Section 6: Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Section 7: Health Insurance Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Section 8: Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Section 9: Social Security Administration Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Section 10: Medicaid and Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Section 11: Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Section 12: Vocational Rehabilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Section 13: Federal Government Spending and Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Section 14: International Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Section 15: Disability Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

About the Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
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Introduction

Overview. Statistics are powerful tools—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 

which are scattered and buried in documents and 

websites all across the federal government.

The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium

is a 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 underlying 

data were collected and the statistics were 

generated. Each year, the Compendium is updated 

to reflect the statistics published over the year, 

and new statistics are added each year, as new 

data sources and publications become available.

Topics. As in previous years, this—the fourth 

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,

•	 health care coverage,

•	 Supplemental Security Income,

•	 Social Security Disability Insurance, 

•	 special education

•	 veterans, and

•	 vocational rehabilitation.

New Topics. This year, the Compendium also 

contains statistics by detailed disability type in 

the newly-created Section 15. These statistics are 

based on the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income 

and Program Participation (SIPP). Also see new 

tables with detailed disability type in Section 

9 derived from Social Security Administration 

reports.

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, or by email, 

disability.statistics@unh.edu.

Suggested Citation. Houtenville, Andrew J. & 

Ruiz, Tony. (2012). 2012 Annual Compendium 

of Disability Statistics. Durham, NH: University 

of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.
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Iconography

This year, icons were added to facilitate navigation. These were created by Nichole Guntz or derived 

based on the icons available at http://thenounproject.com. Derived icons are free from copyright 

restrictions under the Creative Commons Organization Public Domain Mark 1.0 

(http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/), unless otherwise noted.

Icon Icon Representation and Attribution (if necessary)

Population and Prevalence ("Bar Graph" symbol by Nicolas Hue, from the Noun Project collection)

Employment

Time Trends

Poverty

Earnings

Veterans ("Flag" symbol by the Noun Project, from the Noun Project collection)

Health Insurance Coverage ("Medical Clipboard" symbol by the Noun Project, altered by Nichole Guntz)

Health

Social Security Administration

Medicaid and Medicare

Special Education ("Graduate Cap" symbol by Ben Langholz, from the Noun Project collection, altered by Nichole Guntz)

Vocational Rehabilitation

Federal Government Spending and Employment ("Institution" symbol by Spencer Cohen, from the Noun Project 

collection, altered by Nichole Guntz)

International Patterns ("Globe" symbol by Marco Davanzo, from the Noun Project collection, altered by Nichole Guntz)

Disability Type
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Table 1.5: Civilians Ages Five to 17 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfinder2.census.gov>; (accessed 24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability No Disability

Count

% Count

%

U.S. 54,368,870 2,848,678 5.2 51,520,192 94.8

AL 823,660 52,492 6.4 771,168 93.6

AK 133,677 5,135 3.8 128,542 96.2

AZ 1,174,002 52,427 4.5 1,121,575 95.5

AR 511,463 36,137 7.1 475,326 92.9

CA 6,719,141 269,309 4.0 6,449,832 96.0

CO 885,793 42,706 4.8 843,087 95.2

CT 606,158 28,234 4.7 577,924 95.3

DE 149,047 7,925 5.3 141,122 94.7

DC 69,107 5,408 7.8 63,699 92.2

FL 2,912,888 146,414 5.0 2,766,474 95.0

GA 1,810,734 91,189 5.0 1,719,545 95.0

HI 216,057 9,164 4.2 206,893 95.8

ID 308,578 18,687 6.1 289,891 93.9

IL 2,264,924 94,898 4.2 2,170,026 95.8

IN 1,165,403 69,489 6.0 1,095,914 94.0

IA 523,359 27,232 5.2 496,127 94.8

KS 519,171 28,280 5.4 490,891 94.6

KY 743,879 51,763 7.0 692,116 93.0

LA 804,318 57,482 7.1 746,836 92.9

ME 203,804 16,620 8.2 187,184 91.8

MD 981,377 42,123 4.3 939,254 95.7

MA 1,039,358 60,791 5.8 978,567 94.2

MI 1,706,138 106,112 6.2 1,600,026 93.8

MN 923,586 45,812 5.0 877,774 95.0

MS 544,175 32,162 5.9 512,013 94.1

MO 1,027,638 59,685 5.8 967,953 94.2

State Total Disability No Disability

Count

% Count

%

MT 161,653 7,092 4.4 154,561 95.6

NE 328,209 15,253 4.6 312,956 95.4

NV 477,173 19,402 4.1 457,771 95.9

NH 211,604 12,438 5.9 199,166 94.1

NJ 1,502,866 66,820 4.4 1,436,046 95.6

NM 372,506 16,020 4.3 356,486 95.7NY 3,113,506 148,637 4.8 2,964,869 95.2

NC 1,660,149 94,227 5.7 1,565,922 94.3

ND 104,587 3,311 3.2 101,276 96.8

OH 1,979,897 121,426 6.1 1,858,471 93.9

OK 669,875 41,220 6.2 628,655 93.8

OR 622,411 38,809 6.2 583,602 93.8

PA 2,033,780 126,456 6.2 1,907,324 93.8RI 163,178 6,880 4.2 156,298 95.8

SC 776,755 38,475 5.0 738,280 95.0

SD 142,156 5,952 4.2 136,204 95.8

TN 1,087,991 65,489 6.0 1,022,502 94.0TX 4,993,657 255,315 5.1 4,738,342 94.9

UT 615,514 24,253 3.9 591,261 96.1

VT 94,832 6,460 6.8 88,372 93.2

VA 1,340,990 63,348 4.7 1,277,642 95.3

WA 1,138,832 64,688 5.7 1,074,144 94.3WV 281,324 19,086 6.8 262,238 93.2

WI 973,721 57,985 6.0 915,736 94.0

WY 95,572 3,440 3.6 92,132 96.4

PR 658,697 68,520 10.4 590,177 89.6

Sample Table

Table Title

Data Source & Link

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List of Tables

Table 1.1 Resident Population—States: 2008 to 

2011

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: 

2011

Table 1.4 Civilians Ages Under Five Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States, by Disability Status: 2011

Table 1.5 Civilians Ages Five to 17 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States, by Disability Status: 2011

Table 1.6 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in 

the Community for the United States and States, 

by Disability Status: 2011

Table 1.7 Civilians Ages 65 Years and Over 

Living in the Community for the United States 

and States, by Disability Status: 2011

Table 1.8 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Hearing Disability: 2011

Table 1.9 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Vision Disability: 2011

Table 1.10 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Cognitive Disability: 2011

Table 1.11 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Ambulatory Disability: 2011

Table 1.12 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Self-Care Disability: 2011

Table 1.13 Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States—Independent Living Disability: 2011

Table 1.14 Change in Civilians with Disabilities 

Living in the Community for the United States 

and States: 2010 to 2011

Table 2.1 Employment—Civilians with 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2011

Table 2.2 Employment—Civilians without 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2011

Table 2.3 Employment—Civilians with Hearing 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2011

Table 2.4 Employment—Civilians with Vision 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2011

Table 2.5 Employment—Civilians with 

Cognitive Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living 

in the Community for the United States and 

States: 2011

Table 2.6 Employment—Civilians with 

Ambulatory Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years 

Living in the Community for the United States 

and States: 2011

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

the Community for the United States and States: 

2011

Table 2.8 Employment—Civilians with 

Independent Living Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 

Years Living in the Community for the United 

States and States: 2011

Table 2.9 Employment Gap—Civilians Ages 

18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the 

United States and States, by Disability Status: 

2011

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: 2010 to 2011

Table 2.11 Employment: Full-Time, Year-Round 

(FTYR)—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 16 

to 64 Years Living in the Community for the 

United States and States: 2011
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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: 2011

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: 2011

Table 3.1 Monthly Employment of Civilians 

Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status: June 2010 

through September 2012 

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 to 64, by Definition of Disability, 

Disability Status, and Year, in March 1981-2012

Table 3.5 Labor Force Participation Rate among 

Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status and 

Year, in March 1981-2012

Table 3.6 Employment Rate among Civilians 

Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status and Year, in 

March, 1981-2012

Table 3.7 Labor Market Attachment Rate among 

Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status and 

Year, 1980-2011

Table 3.8 Full-Time, Year-Round Employment 

Rate among Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability 

Status and Year, 1980-2011

Table 3.9 Poverty Rate among Civilians Ages 16 

to 64 by Disability Status and Year, 1980-2011

Table 4.1 Poverty—Civilians with Disabilities 

Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for 

the United States and States: 2011

Table 4.2 Poverty—Civilians without Disabilities 

Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for 

the United States and States: 2011

Table 4.3 Poverty Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 

Years Living in the Community for the United 

States and States by Disability Status: 2011

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: 

2010 to 2011

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): 2011

Table 6.1 Service-Connected Disability Rating—

Civilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Living 

in the Community, by Disability Status: 2011

Table 6.2 Civilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and 

Over Living in the Community for the United 

States and States, by Disability Status: 2011

Table 6.3 Poverty—Civilian Veterans with 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2011

Table 6.4 Poverty—Civilian Veterans without 

Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the 

Community for the United States and States: 

2011

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: 

2011

Table 6.6 Veterans Benefits Administration—

Compensation and Pension Benefits Paid to 

Veterans with Disabilities (in dollars): Federal 

Fiscal Year 2011

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 Ages 18 and Over Living in 

the Community, by Disability Status: 2010

Table 8.2 Persons Ages 18 and Over Who 

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

Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 

2010

Table 8.4 Health Behavior—Obesity among 

Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 

2010

Table 8.5 Health Behavior—Binge Drinking 

among Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability 

Status: 2010

Table 8.6 Health Care Coverage—Among 

Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 

2010

Table 9.1 Supplemental Security Income—

Number of Recipients of Federally Administered 

Payments: December 2010

Table 9.2 Supplemental Security Income—Total 

Federally Administered Payments (in thousands 

of dollars): December 2010

Table 9.3 Supplemental Security Income—

Number of Recipients of Federally Administered 

Payments under Age 18: December 2010

Table 9.4 Supplemental Security Income—

Number of Recipients of Federally Administered 

Payments, by Age: December 2010

Table 9.5a Social Security Disability Insurance—

Number of Beneficiaries: December 2010

Table 9.5b Social Security Disability Insurance—

Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: 

December 2010

Table 9.5c Social Security Disability Insurance—

Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: 

December 2010

Table 9.5d Social Security Disability Insurance—

Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: 

December 2010

Table 9.5e Social Security Disability Insurance—

Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: 

December 2010

Table 9.5f Social Security Disability Insurance—

Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: 

December 2010

Table 9.5g Social Security Disability Insurance—

Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: 

December 2010

Table 9.6 Social Security Disability Insurance—

Total Annual Benefits (in thousands of dollars): 

December 2010

Table 9.7 Social Security Disability Insurance 

and Supplemental Security Income—Number of 

Total and Concurrent Beneficiaries, Ages 18 to 

64: December 2010

Table 9.8a Supplemental Security Income—

Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally 

Administered Payments, Total and Age Eligible: 

2009 to 2010

Table 9.8b Supplemental Security Income—

Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally 

Administered Payments, Blind and Disabled 

Eligible: 2009 to 2010 

Table 9.9a Social Security Disability Insurance—

Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of 

Federally Administered Payments, Total and 

Disabled Worker Eligible: 2009 to 2010 

Table 9.9b Social Security Disability Insurance—

Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of 

Federally Administered Payments from 2009 to 

2010 

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 2009

Table 10.2 Medicaid—Medicaid Persons with 

Disabilities Served (Disabled Beneficiaries): Fiscal 

Year 2009 

Table 10.3 Medicare—Medicare Payments by 

Type of Entitlement (in millions of dollars, 

unadjusted): 1973-2010 

Table 10.4 Medicare—Medicare Enrollment by 

Type of Entitlement: July 1, 2010

Table 10.5 Medicaid—Change in Percent of 

Total Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Fiscal Year 

2008 to Fiscal Year 2009
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Table 10.6 Medicare—Change in Percent of 

Total Enrollees with Disabilities: 2009 to 2010 

Table 11.1 Special Education—Students Ages 

Six to 21 Served under IDEA, Part B, as a 

Percentage of Population: Fall 2010

Table 11.2 Special Education—Children and 

Students Served under IDEA, Part B, by Age: 

Fall 2010

Table 11.3a Special Education—Students Ages 

Six to 21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select 

Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2010

Table 11.3b Special Education—Students Ages 

Six to 21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select 

Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2010

Table 11.3c Special Education—Students Ages 

Six to 21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select 

Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2010

Table 11.3d Special Education—Students Ages 

Six to 21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select 

Diagnostic Categories: Fall 2010

Table 11.4 Special Education—Educational 

Environment—Students Ages Six to 21 Served 

under IDEA, Part B, that Spent 40 Percent or 

More Time Inside Regular Class: Fall 2010

Table 11.5 Special Education—Students Ages 14 

to 21 Served under IDEA, Part B, Left School, 

by Reason: 2009-2010

Table 11.6 Special Education—Graduation Rate 

among Students Ages 14 to 21 Served under 

IDEA, Part B: 2009-2010

Table 11.7 Special Education—Dropout Rate 

among Students Ages 14 to 21 Served under 

IDEA, Part B: 2009-2010

Table 11.8 Special Education—Change in 

Graduation Rate among Students Ages 14 to 21 

Served under IDEA, Part B: Fall 2009 School 

Year to Fall 2010 School Year

Table 11.9 Special Education—Change in 

Dropout Rate among Students Ages 14 to 21 

Served under IDEA, Part B: Fall 2009 School 

Year to Fall 2010 School Year

Table 12.1 Vocational Rehabilitation—

Applicants: Federal Fiscal Year 2010

Table 12.2 Vocational Rehabilitation—Closures 

after Services Initiated or Completed: Federal 

Fiscal Year 2010

Table 12.3 Vocational Rehabilitation—Closures 

with Successful Employment Outcomes: Federal 

Fiscal Year 2010

Table 12.4 Vocational Rehabilitation—

Rehabilitation Rate: Federal Fiscal Year 2010

Table 12.5 Vocational Rehabilitation—Total 

Expenditures (in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 

2010

Table 12.6 Vocational Rehabilitation—Postsecondary Institution of Higher Education 

Expenditures (in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 

2010

Table 12.7 Vocational Rehabilitation—State 

Agencies on Order of Selection: 2005 through 

2010

Table 12.8 Vocational Rehabilitation—Change 

in the Number of Applicants: 2009 to 2010 

Table 12.9 Vocational Rehabilitation—Change 

in the Rehabilitation Rate: 2009 to 2010 

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 (PWD) and People with 

Targeted Disabilities (PWTD): As of September 

30, 2006
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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

Table 15.1 Civilians Living in the Community 

for the United States and States, by Age, 

Disability Status, and Severity: 2010

Table 15.2 Civilians Ages 21 to 64 Living in the 

Community for the United States and States, by 

Disability Status and Type: 2010

Table 15.3 Employment—Civilians Ages 21 

to 64 Years Living in the Community for the 

United States, by Disability Type: 2010

Table 15.4 Median Monthly Earnings and 

Family Income ($)—Civilians Ages 21 to 64 

Years Living in the Community for the United 

States, by Disability Type: 2010
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Section 1: Population and 

Prevalence

This section presents statistics on the United 

States 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 statistics is the U.S. Census 

Bureau, specifically the American Community 

Survey.

Tables

Table 1.1: In 2011, the resident population 

in the United States was estimated to be 

311,591,917 individuals, up from 304,374,846 

individuals in 2008—a 2.3 percent increase. The 

state with the largest population in 2011 was 

California, with 37,691,912 individuals. The 

state with the smallest population in 2011 was 

Wyoming, with 568,158 individuals. The largest 

percentage increase in population from 2008 

to 2011 was in Hawaii—a 6.5 percent increase, 

while the largest decrease in population was in 

Michigan—a 1.3 percent decrease.

Table 1.2: The projected 2030 resident 

population in the United States is 363,584,435 

individuals—a projected 14.3 percent increase 

from 2011. The state with the largest projected 

population in 2030 is California, with 

46,444,861 individuals. The largest projected 

percentage increase in population from 2011 

to 2030 is in Arizona—a 39.5 percent increase, 

while the largest projected decrease in population 

was in the District of Columbia—a 42.6 percent 

decrease.

Table 1.3: In 2011, there were 310,241,024 

individuals living in the community, 37,954,360 

of which were individuals with disabilities—a 

prevalence rate of 12.2 percent. The state with 

the largest number of individuals with disabilities 

was California, with 3,749,792 individuals 

with disabilities, while the state with the 

smallest number of individuals with disabilities 

was Wyoming, with 63,853 individuals with 

disabilities. West Virginia had the highest 

prevalence rate, 18.9 percent, while Utah had the 

lowest prevalence rate, 8.8 percent.

Table 1.4: In 2011, there were 20,281,148 

individuals under five years old living in the 

community, 170,021 of which were individuals 

with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 0.8 

percent. For this age range, Vermont had the 

highest prevalence rate, 2.1 percent, while North 

Dakota had the lowest prevalence rate, 0.2 

percent.

Table 1.5: In 2011, there were 54,368,870 

individuals ages five to 17 years living in 

the community, 2,848,678 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate 

of 5.2 percent. For this age range, Maine had 

the highest prevalence rate, 8.2 percent, while 

North Dakota had the lowest prevalence rate, 3.2 

percent.

Table 1.6: In 2011, there were 194,946,315 

individuals ages 18 to 64 years living in 

the community, 19,988,156 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 

10.3 percent. For this age range, West Virginia 

had the highest prevalence rate, 17.3 percent, 

while New Jersey had the lowest prevalence rate, 

7.5 percent.

Table 1.7: In 2011, there were 40,644,691 

individuals ages 65 years and over living in 

the community, 14,947,505 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate of 

36.8 percent. For this age range, Mississippi had 

the highest prevalence rate, 46.2 percent, while 

Minnesota had the lowest prevalence rate, 32.0 

percent.

Tables 1.8-1.13: In 2011, of the 194,946,315 

individuals ages 18 to 64 years living in the 

community,

•	 4,048,528 individuals (or 2.1 percent) had a 

hearing disability,

•	 3,491,599 individuals (or 1.8 percent) had a 

vision disability,

•	 8,388,281 individuals (or 4.3 percent) had a 

cognitive disability,

•	 10,267,907 individuals (or 5.3 percent) had 

an ambulatory disability,
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•	 3,698,036 individuals (or 1.9 percent) had a 

self-care disability, and

•	 7,104,312 individuals (or 3.6 percent) had 

an independent living disability.

Table 1.14: In 2010, there were 36,354,712 

individuals with disabilities living in the 

community. In 2011, there were 37,954,360 

individuals with disabilities living in the 

community, a 4.4 percent increase. The largest 

percentage increase in the population of 

individuals with disabilities from 2010 to 2011 

was in Nevada, a 7.3 percent increase. Rhode 

Island had the largest decrease in the population 

of individuals with disabilities from 2010 to 

2011, a 12.0 percent decrease.
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State 2008 2009 2010 2011

U.S. 304,374,846 307,006,550 309,330,219 311,591,917AL 4,677,464 4,708,708 4,785,401 4,802,740

AK 688,125 698,473 714,146 722,718AZ 6,499,377 6,595,778 6,413,158 6,482,505

AR 2,867,764 2,889,450 2,921,588 2,937,979

CA 36,580,371 36,961,664 37,338,198 37,691,912CO 4,935,213 5,024,748 5,047,692 5,116,796

CT 3,502,932 3,518,288 3,575,498 3,580,709

DE 876,211 885,122 899,792 907,135DC 590,074 599,657 604,912 617,996FL 18,423,878 18,537,969 18,838,613 19,057,542GA 9,697,838 9,829,211 9,712,157 9,815,210

HI 1,287,481 1,295,178 1,363,359 1,374,810

ID 1,527,506 1,545,801 1,571,102 1,584,985

IL 12,842,954 12,910,409 12,841,980 12,869,257IN 6,388,309 6,423,113 6,490,622 6,516,922

IA 2,993,987 3,007,856 3,050,202 3,062,309

KS 2,797,375 2,818,747 2,859,143 2,871,238

KY 4,287,931 4,314,113 4,347,223 4,369,356

LA 4,451,513 4,492,076 4,545,343 4,574,836

ME 1,319,691 1,318,301 1,327,379 1,328,188

MD 5,658,655 5,699,478 5,785,681 5,828,289

MA 6,543,595 6,593,587 6,555,466 6,587,536

MI 10,002,486 9,969,727 9,877,143 9,876,187

MN 5,230,567 5,266,214 5,310,658 5,344,861

MS 2,940,212 2,951,996 2,970,072 2,978,512

State 2008 2009 

MO 5,956,335 5,987,580 MT 968,035 974,989 NE 1,781,949 1,796,619 

NV 2,615,772 2,643,085 

NH 1,321,872 1,324,575 NJ 8,663,398 8,707,739 

NM 1,986,763 2,009,671 

NY 19,467,789 19,541,453 NC 9,247,134 9,380,884 

ND 641,421 646,844 OH 11,528,072 11,542,645 OK 3,644,025 3,687,050 

OR 3,782,991 3,825,657 PA 12,566,368 12,604,767 RI 1,053,502 1,053,209 

SC 4,503,280 4,561,242 

SD 804,532 812,383 TN 6,240,456 6,296,254 TX 24,304,290 24,782,302 UT 2,727,343 2,784,572 

VT 621,049 621,760 VA 7,795,424 7,882,590 

WA 6,566,073 6,664,195 

WV 1,814,873 1,819,777 

WI 5,627,610 5,654,774 WY 532,981 544,270 

Table 1.1: Resident Population—States: 2008 to 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates, Table NST-EST2011-01; <https://www.census.gov/popest/data/nation(accessed 5 October 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
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Projections for July 1. These state projections were produced in correspondence with the United States interim projectioProjections in this table were developed for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia by age and sex for the yeCensus 2000 results.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Interim State Population Projections, Table 6. Internet Release Date: April 21, 2005population/projections/PressTab6.xls>; (accessed 8 June 2009). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State 2015 2020 2025 2030

U.S. 322,365,787 335,804,546 349,439,199 363,584,435AL 4,663,111 4,728,915 4,800,092 4,874,243

AK 732,544 774,421 820,881 867,674AZ 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 46,444,861CO 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 506,323 480,540 455,108 433,414FL 21,204,132 23,406,525 25,912,458 28,685,769GA 10,230,578 10,843,753 11,438,622 12,017,838HI 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 13,432,892IN 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 10,694,172MN 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 

MO 6,069,556 6,199,882 MT 999,489 1,022,735 NE 1,788,508 1,802,678 

NV 3,058,190 3,452,283 

NH 1,456,679 1,524,751 NJ 9,255,769 9,461,635 

NM 2,041,539 2,084,341 

NY 19,546,699 19,576,920 NC 10,010,770 10,709,289 ND 635,133 630,112 OH 11,635,446 11,644,058 OK 3,661,694 3,735,690 

OR 4,012,924 4,260,393 

PA 12,710,938 12,787,354 RI 1,139,543 1,154,230 SC 4,642,137 4,822,577 

SD 796,954 801,939 TN 6,502,017 6,780,670 

TX 26,585,801 28,634,896 UT 2,783,040 2,990,094 VT 673,169 690,686 VA 8,466,864 8,917,395 

WA 6,950,610 7,432,136 

WV 1,822,758 1,801,112 

WI 5,882,760 6,004,954 

WY 528,005 530,948 
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Table 1.3: Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Stat

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability No Disability

Count % Count % 

U.S. 310,241,024 37,954,360 12.2 272,286,664 87.8

AL 4,720,067 764,988 16.2 3,955,079 83.8AK 699,272 73,731 10.5 625,541 89.5

AZ 6,378,280 732,730 11.5 5,645,550 88.5AR 2,885,212 485,364 16.8 2,399,848 83.2CA 37,161,789 3,749,792 10.1 33,411,997 89.9

CO 5,024,885 516,135 10.3 4,508,750 89.7CT 3,522,709 377,847 10.7 3,144,862 89.3DE 892,132 107,659 12.1 784,473 87.9

DC 608,165 67,435 11.1 540,730 88.9

FL 18,752,294 2,420,035 12.9 16,332,259 87.1

GA 9,619,740 1,161,966 12.1 8,457,774 87.9

HI 1,326,065 140,996 10.6 1,185,069 89.4ID 1,565,645 200,237 12.8 1,365,408 87.2IL 12,688,006 1,317,307 10.4 11,370,699 89.6

IN 6,417,644 842,673 13.1 5,574,971 86.9IA 3,017,465 342,642 11.4 2,674,823 88.6KS 2,813,530 345,718 12.3 2,467,812 87.7KY 4,284,357 720,354 16.8 3,564,003 83.2LA 4,473,068 680,573 15.2 3,792,495 84.8ME 1,314,121 203,389 15.5 1,110,732 84.5MD 5,736,588 586,467 10.2 5,150,121 89.8MA 6,507,596 737,748 11.3 5,769,848 88.7MI 9,762,306 1,356,359 13.9 8,405,947 86.1

MN 5,286,728 532,902 10.1 4,753,826 89.9

MS 2,911,811 471,504 16.2 2,440,307 83.8MO 5,898,968 822,470 13.9 5,076,498 86.1

State Total Disability 

Count 

MT 983,214 130,582 

NE 1,814,388 189,914 NV 2,686,989 303,879 NH 1,303,868 151,658 NJ 8,712,982 871,783 NM 2,047,242 276,797 NY 19,208,419 2,091,270 

NC 9,461,018 1,257,117 

ND 669,425 69,721 

OH 11,369,102 1,517,210 

OK 3,710,368 577,032 

OR 3,832,640 523,018 PA 12,539,757 1,671,648 

RI 1,035,117 123,240 SC 4,579,231 630,828 

SD 805,505 93,987 

TN 6,302,351 961,894 TX 25,197,453 2,906,416 

UT 2,789,648 246,570 

VT 620,159 80,300 

VA 7,887,164 867,558 

WA 6,716,822 839,747 WV 1,826,485 345,931 WI 5,634,063 637,141 WY 558,832 63,853 

PR 3,680,339 766,245 
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Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability No Disability

Count

% Count

%

U.S. 20,281,148 170,021 0.8 20,111,127 99.2

AL 298,465 1,815 0.6 296,650 99.4

AK 54,031 374 0.7 53,657 99.3

AZ 447,828 4,070 0.9 443,758 99.1

AR 197,425 2,475 1.3 194,950 98.7

CA 2,533,325 19,694 0.8 2,513,631 99.2

CO 341,035 2,082 0.6 338,953 99.4

CT 196,192 1,630 0.8 194,562 99.2

DE 55,248 623 1.1 54,625 98.9

DC 36,205 355 1.0 35,850 99.0

FL 1,074,058 5,588 0.5 1,068,470 99.5GA 673,981 7,461 1.1 666,520 98.9

HI 88,020 802 0.9 87,218 99.1

ID 118,486 1,040 0.9 117,446 99.1

IL 826,963 6,969 0.8 819,994 99.2

IN 428,233 3,753 0.9 424,480 99.1

IA 198,202 922 0.5 197,280 99.5KS 202,040 1,301 0.6 200,739 99.4

KY 279,069 2,390 0.9 276,679 99.1

LA 312,975 3,573 1.1 309,402 98.9

ME 66,097 664 1.0 65,433 99.0

MD 363,121 4,448 1.2 358,673 98.8

MA 362,515 2,632 0.7 359,883 99.3

MI 583,393 5,298 0.9 578,095 99.1

MN 352,449 2,750 0.8 349,699 99.2

MS 205,397 1,595 0.8 203,802 99.2

MO 381,617 4,024 1.1 377,593 98.9

State Total Disability 

Count

MT 60,449 943 

NE 130,982 710 

NV 185,186 2,452 

NH 67,606 544 

NJ 535,301 3,685 

NM 144,281 1,697 

NY 1,156,604 8,067 NC 626,723 4,406 

ND 46,266 98 

OH 708,443 6,382 

OK 264,018 2,891 

OR 238,648 1,580 

PA 720,961 6,068 

RI 55,446 473 

SC 302,721 2,382 

SD 58,548 488 

TN 399,788 3,669 

TX 1,953,312 17,250 

UT 262,298 1,838 

VT 30,767 632 

VA 508,091 4,021 

WA 439,347 3,977 

WV 103,978 941 WI 349,200 2,453 

WY 39,022 495 

PR 216,792 3,551 
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Table 1.5: Civilians Ages Five to 17 Years Living in the Community for the United States and StStatus: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability No Disability

Count

% Count

%

U.S. 54,368,870 2,848,678 5.2 51,520,192 94.8

AL 823,660 52,492 6.4 771,168 93.6

AK 133,677 5,135 3.8 128,542 96.2

AZ 1,174,002 52,427 4.5 1,121,575 95.5

AR 511,463 36,137 7.1 475,326 92.9

CA 6,719,141 269,309 4.0 6,449,832 96.0

CO 885,793 42,706 4.8 843,087 95.2

CT 606,158 28,234 4.7 577,924 95.3

DE 149,047 7,925 5.3 141,122 94.7

DC 69,107 5,408 7.8 63,699 92.2

FL 2,912,888 146,414 5.0 2,766,474 95.0

GA 1,810,734 91,189 5.0 1,719,545 95.0

HI 216,057 9,164 4.2 206,893 95.8

ID 308,578 18,687 6.1 289,891 93.9

IL 2,264,924 94,898 4.2 2,170,026 95.8

IN 1,165,403 69,489 6.0 1,095,914 94.0

IA 523,359 27,232 5.2 496,127 94.8

KS 519,171 28,280 5.4 490,891 94.6

KY 743,879 51,763 7.0 692,116 93.0

LA 804,318 57,482 7.1 746,836 92.9

ME 203,804 16,620 8.2 187,184 91.8

MD 981,377 42,123 4.3 939,254 95.7

MA 1,039,358 60,791 5.8 978,567 94.2

MI 1,706,138 106,112 6.2 1,600,026 93.8

MN 923,586 45,812 5.0 877,774 95.0

MS 544,175 32,162 5.9 512,013 94.1

MO 1,027,638 59,685 5.8 967,953 94.2

State Total Disability 

Count

MT 161,653 7,092 

NE 328,209 15,253 

NV 477,173 19,402 

NH 211,604 12,438 

NJ 1,502,866 66,820 

NM 372,506 16,020 NY 3,113,506 148,637 

NC 1,660,149 94,227 

ND 104,587 3,311 

OH 1,979,897 121,426 

OK 669,875 41,220 OR 622,411 38,809 

PA 2,033,780 126,456 

RI 163,178 6,880 

SC 776,755 38,475 

SD 142,156 5,952 

TN 1,087,991 65,489 

TX 4,993,657 255,315 UT 615,514 24,253 

VT 94,832 6,460 

VA 1,340,990 63,348 

WA 1,138,832 64,688 

WV 281,324 19,086 

WI 973,721 57,985 

WY 95,572 3,440 

PR 658,697 68,520 
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Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability No Disability

Count

% Count

%

U.S. 194,946,315 19,988,156 10.3 174,958,159 89.7

AL 2,944,024 433,042 14.7 2,510,982 85.3

AK 454,580 44,003 9.7 410,577 90.3

AZ 3,845,434 375,002 9.8 3,470,432 90.2

AR 1,763,728 268,822 15.2 1,494,906 84.8

CA 23,607,468 1,879,561 8.0 21,727,907 92.0

CO 3,238,825 281,930 8.7 2,956,895 91.3

CT 2,227,298 185,373 8.3 2,041,925 91.7

DE 557,777 55,773 10.0 502,004 90.0

DC 435,158 36,735 8.4 398,423 91.6

FL 11,468,487 1,131,661 9.9 10,336,826 90.1

GA 6,088,938 663,904 10.9 5,425,034 89.1

HI 823,708 63,025 7.7 760,683 92.3

ID 938,531 100,818 10.7 837,713 89.3

IL 8,014,095 659,300 8.2 7,354,795 91.8

IN 4,004,670 459,135 11.5 3,545,535 88.5

IA 1,861,411 168,942 9.1 1,692,469 90.9

KS 1,728,449 181,978 10.5 1,546,471 89.5

KY 2,690,030 421,076 15.7 2,268,954 84.3

LA 2,805,080 384,372 13.7 2,420,708 86.3

ME 834,021 108,156 13.0 725,865 87.0

MD 3,684,538 305,903 8.3 3,378,635 91.7

MA 4,223,139 373,361 8.8 3,849,778 91.2

MI 6,122,753 749,714 12.2 5,373,039 87.8

MN 3,340,333 270,050 8.1 3,070,283 91.9

MS 1,788,212 264,876 14.8 1,523,336 85.2

MO 3,671,075 449,310 12.2 3,221,765 87.8

State Total Disability 

Count

MT 614,806 67,840 

NE 1,117,300 93,933 

NV 1,688,466 166,295 

NH 847,734 77,941 

NJ 5,506,938 412,949 NM 1,252,249 147,060 

NY 12,374,574 1,062,862 

NC 5,939,488 687,820 

ND 426,165 33,678 

OH 7,101,086 816,572 OK 2,277,736 322,232 

OR 2,428,380 279,001 

PA 7,883,366 862,369 RI 670,434 64,693 

SC 2,862,576 351,739 

SD 491,514 47,498 

TN 3,962,855 546,248 TX 15,623,903 1,572,066 

UT 1,657,744 133,893 

VT 404,163 41,854 

VA 5,055,962 458,657 

WA 4,297,899 457,528 WV 1,148,554 198,721 

WI 3,549,651 327,040 

WY 354,598 36,302 

PR 2,246,412 405,543 
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Table 1.7: Civilians Ages 65 Years and Over Living in the Community for the United States and Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability No Disability

Count

% Count

%

U.S. 40,644,691 14,947,505 36.8 25,697,186 63.2

AL 653,918 277,639 42.5 376,279 57.5

AK 56,984 24,219 42.5 32,765 57.5

AZ 911,016 301,231 33.1 609,785 66.9

AR 412,596 177,930 43.1 234,666 56.9

CA 4,301,855 1,581,228 36.8 2,720,627 63.2

CO 559,232 189,417 33.9 369,815 66.1

CT 493,061 162,610 33.0 330,451 67.0

DE 130,060 43,338 33.3 86,722 66.7

DC 67,695 24,937 36.8 42,758 63.2

FL 3,296,861 1,136,372 34.5 2,160,489 65.5

GA 1,046,087 399,412 38.2 646,675 61.8

HI 198,280 68,005 34.3 130,275 65.7

ID 200,050 79,692 39.8 120,358 60.2

IL 1,582,024 556,140 35.2 1,025,884 64.8

IN 819,338 310,296 37.9 509,042 62.1

IA 434,493 145,546 33.5 288,947 66.5

KS 363,870 134,159 36.9 229,711 63.1

KY 571,379 245,125 42.9 326,254 57.1

LA 550,695 235,146 42.7 315,549 57.3

ME 210,199 77,949 37.1 132,250 62.9

MD 707,552 233,993 33.1 473,559 66.9

MA 882,584 300,964 34.1 581,620 65.9

MI 1,350,022 495,235 36.7 854,787 63.3

MN 670,360 214,290 32.0 456,070 68.0

MS 374,027 172,871 46.2 201,156 53.8

MO 818,638 309,451 37.8 509,187 62.2

State Total Disability 

Count

MT 146,306 54,707 

NE 237,897 80,018 

NV 336,164 115,730 NH 176,924 60,735 

NJ 1,167,877 388,329 

NM 278,206 112,020 

NY 2,563,735 871,704 

NC 1,234,658 470,664 ND 92,407 32,634 

OH 1,579,676 572,830 

OK 498,739 210,689 

OR 543,201 203,628 

PA 1,901,650 676,755 RI 146,059 51,194 

SC 637,179 238,232 

SD 113,287 40,049 

TN 851,717 346,488 

TX 2,626,581 1,061,785 UT 254,092 86,586 

VT 90,397 31,354 

VA 982,121 341,532 

WA 840,744 313,554 

WV 292,629 127,183 

WI 761,491 249,663 

WY 69,640 23,616 

PR 558,438 288,631 
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Disability: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Hearing Count % Total % Disability

U.S. 194,946,315 19,988,156 4,048,528 2.1 20.3

AL 2,944,024 433,042 85,583 2.9 19.8

AK 454,580 44,003 13,544 3.0 30.8

AZ 3,845,434 375,002 83,406 2.2 22.2

AR 1,763,728 268,822 59,283 3.4 22.1

CA 23,607,468 1,879,561 360,036 1.5 19.2

CO 3,238,825 281,930 66,062 2.0 23.4

CT 2,227,298 185,373 32,631 1.5 17.6

DE 557,777 55,773 9,616 1.7 17.2

DC 435,158 36,735 5,956 1.4 16.2

FL 11,468,487 1,131,661 199,751 1.7 17.7

GA 6,088,938 663,904 126,699 2.1 19.1

HI 823,708 63,025 15,081 1.8 23.9

ID 938,531 100,818 24,955 2.7 24.8

IL 8,014,095 659,300 121,480 1.5 18.4

IN 4,004,670 459,135 97,705 2.4 21.3

IA 1,861,411 168,942 40,214 2.2 23.8

KS 1,728,449 181,978 45,765 2.6 25.1

KY 2,690,030 421,076 87,460 3.3 20.8

LA 2,805,080 384,372 85,881 3.1 22.3

ME 834,021 108,156 23,749 2.8 22.0

MD 3,684,538 305,903 56,406 1.5 18.4

MA 4,223,139 373,361 68,113 1.6 18.2

MI 6,122,753 749,714 143,413 2.3 19.1

MN 3,340,333 270,050 65,462 2.0 24.2

MS 1,788,212 264,876 49,124 2.7 18.5

MO 3,671,075 449,310 98,614 2.7 21.9

State Total Disability 

C

MT 614,806 67,840 

NE 1,117,300 93,933 NV 1,688,466 166,295 

NH 847,734 77,941 

NJ 5,506,938 412,949 NM 1,252,249 147,060 

NY 12,374,574 1,062,862 

NC 5,939,488 687,820 

ND 426,165 33,678 

OH 7,101,086 816,572 

OK 2,277,736 322,232 

OR 2,428,380 279,001 PA 7,883,366 862,369 

RI 670,434 64,693 

SC 2,862,576 351,739 SD 491,514 47,498 

TN 3,962,855 546,248 

TX 15,623,903 1,572,066 

UT 1,657,744 133,893 

VT 404,163 41,854 VA 5,055,962 458,657 

WA 4,297,899 457,528 

WV 1,148,554 198,721 

WI 3,549,651 327,040 

WY 354,598 36,302 PR 2,246,412 405,543 
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Table 1.9: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and Stat2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability

Vision

Count % Total % Disability

U.S. 194,946,315 19,988,156 3,491,599 1.8 17.5

AL 2,944,024 433,042 75,265 2.6 17.4

AK 454,580 44,003 5,545 1.2 12.6

AZ 3,845,434 375,002 58,545 1.5 15.6

AR 1,763,728 268,822 55,124 3.1 20.5

CA 23,607,468 1,879,561 348,445 1.5 18.5

CO 3,238,825 281,930 44,988 1.4 16.0

CT 2,227,298 185,373 28,715 1.3 15.5

DE 557,777 55,773 9,093 1.6 16.3

DC 435,158 36,735 8,583 2.0 23.4

FL 11,468,487 1,131,661 189,630 1.7 16.8

GA 6,088,938 663,904 134,628 2.2 20.3

HI 823,708 63,025 10,379 1.3 16.5

ID 938,531 100,818 16,333 1.7 16.2

IL 8,014,095 659,300 104,095 1.3 15.8

IN 4,004,670 459,135 73,762 1.8 16.1

IA 1,861,411 168,942 24,207 1.3 14.3

KS 1,728,449 181,978 32,429 1.9 17.8

KY 2,690,030 421,076 72,249 2.7 17.2

LA 2,805,080 384,372 81,552 2.9 21.2

ME 834,021 108,156 13,677 1.6 12.6

MD 3,684,538 305,903 48,020 1.3 15.7

MA 4,223,139 373,361 56,042 1.3 15.0

MI 6,122,753 749,714 114,078 1.9 15.2

MN 3,340,333 270,050 34,660 1.0 12.8

MS 1,788,212 264,876 54,405 3.0 20.5

MO 3,671,075 449,310 77,971 2.1 17.4

State Total Disability

MT 614,806 67,840 

NE 1,117,300 93,933 

NV 1,688,466 166,295 NH 847,734 77,941 

NJ 5,506,938 412,949 

NM 1,252,249 147,060 

NY 12,374,574 1,062,862 

NC 5,939,488 687,820 ND 426,165 33,678 

OH 7,101,086 816,572 OK 2,277,736 322,232 

OR 2,428,380 279,001 

PA 7,883,366 862,369 RI 670,434 64,693 

SC 2,862,576 351,739 

SD 491,514 47,498 

TN 3,962,855 546,248 

TX 15,623,903 1,572,066 

UT 1,657,744 133,893 

VT 404,163 41,854 

VA 5,055,962 458,657 

WA 4,297,899 457,528 

WV 1,148,554 198,721 

WI 3,549,651 327,040 

WY 354,598 36,302 

PR 2,246,412 405,543 
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Disability: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Cognitive Count % Total % Disability

U.S. 194,946,315 19,988,156 8,388,281 4.3 42.0

AL 2,944,024 433,042 179,935 6.1 41.6

AK 454,580 44,003 14,420 3.2 32.8

AZ 3,845,434 375,002 160,633 4.2 42.8

AR 1,763,728 268,822 99,939 5.7 37.2

CA 23,607,468 1,879,561 790,196 3.3 42.0

CO 3,238,825 281,930 120,390 3.7 42.7

CT 2,227,298 185,373 83,056 3.7 44.8

DE 557,777 55,773 23,798 4.3 42.7

DC 435,158 36,735 17,160 3.9 46.7

FL 11,468,487 1,131,661 467,026 4.1 41.3

GA 6,088,938 663,904 269,849 4.4 40.6

HI 823,708 63,025 28,631 3.5 45.4

ID 938,531 100,818 43,500 4.6 43.1

IL 8,014,095 659,300 275,532 3.4 41.8

IN 4,004,670 459,135 190,507 4.8 41.5

IA 1,861,411 168,942 70,487 3.8 41.7

KS 1,728,449 181,978 75,773 4.4 41.6

KY 2,690,030 421,076 176,712 6.6 42.0

LA 2,805,080 384,372 162,559 5.8 42.3

ME 834,021 108,156 51,569 6.2 47.7

MD 3,684,538 305,903 129,630 3.5 42.4

MA 4,223,139 373,361 181,212 4.3 48.5

MI 6,122,753 749,714 334,598 5.5 44.6

MN 3,340,333 270,050 121,090 3.6 44.8

MS 1,788,212 264,876 110,694 6.2 41.8

MO 3,671,075 449,310 192,600 5.2 42.9

State Total Disability 

MT 614,806 67,840 

NE 1,117,300 93,933 NV 1,688,466 166,295 

NH 847,734 77,941 

NJ 5,506,938 412,949 NM 1,252,249 147,060 

NY 12,374,574 1,062,862 

NC 5,939,488 687,820 

ND 426,165 33,678 

OH 7,101,086 816,572 OK 2,277,736 322,232 

OR 2,428,380 279,001 

PA 7,883,366 862,369 

RI 670,434 64,693 

SC 2,862,576 351,739 SD 491,514 47,498 

TN 3,962,855 546,248 

TX 15,623,903 1,572,066 

UT 1,657,744 133,893 

VT 404,163 41,854 VA 5,055,962 458,657 

WA 4,297,899 457,528 

WV 1,148,554 198,721 WI 3,549,651 327,040 

WY 354,598 36,302 

PR 2,246,412 405,543 
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Table 1.11: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and StaDisability: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Ambulatory Count % Total % Disability

U.S. 194,946,315 19,988,156 10,267,907 5.3 51.4

AL 2,944,024 433,042 251,516 8.5 58.1

AK 454,580 44,003 22,473 4.9 51.1

AZ 3,845,434 375,002 187,940 4.9 50.1

AR 1,763,728 268,822 149,012 8.4 55.4

CA 23,607,468 1,879,561 912,875 3.9 48.6

CO 3,238,825 281,930 123,496 3.8 43.8

CT 2,227,298 185,373 90,488 4.1 48.8

DE 557,777 55,773 29,279 5.2 52.5

DC 435,158 36,735 19,032 4.4 51.8

FL 11,468,487 1,131,661 601,554 5.2 53.2

GA 6,088,938 663,904 357,964 5.9 53.9

HI 823,708 63,025 30,321 3.7 48.1

ID 938,531 100,818 47,864 5.1 47.5

IL 8,014,095 659,300 339,554 4.2 51.5

IN 4,004,670 459,135 235,583 5.9 51.3

IA 1,861,411 168,942 79,077 4.2 46.8

KS 1,728,449 181,978 88,213 5.1 48.5

KY 2,690,030 421,076 239,345 8.9 56.8

LA 2,805,080 384,372 209,491 7.5 54.5

ME 834,021 108,156 48,070 5.8 44.4

MD 3,684,538 305,903 156,934 4.3 51.3

MA 4,223,139 373,361 176,572 4.2 47.3

MI 6,122,753 749,714 383,889 6.3 51.2

MN 3,340,333 270,050 112,833 3.4 41.8

MS 1,788,212 264,876 154,552 8.6 58.3

MO 3,671,075 449,310 239,135 6.5 53.2

State Total Disability 

MT 614,806 67,840 

NE 1,117,300 93,933 NV 1,688,466 166,295 

NH 847,734 77,941 

NJ 5,506,938 412,949 NM 1,252,249 147,060 

NY 12,374,574 1,062,862 

NC 5,939,488 687,820 

ND 426,165 33,678 

OH 7,101,086 816,572 OK 2,277,736 322,232 

OR 2,428,380 279,001 

PA 7,883,366 862,369 

RI 670,434 64,693 

SC 2,862,576 351,739 SD 491,514 47,498 

TN 3,962,855 546,248 

TX 15,623,903 1,572,066 

UT 1,657,744 133,893 

VT 404,163 41,854 VA 5,055,962 458,657 

WA 4,297,899 457,528 

WV 1,148,554 198,721 WI 3,549,651 327,040 

WY 354,598 36,302 

PR 2,246,412 405,543 
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Disability: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability

Self-Care

Count % Total % Disability

U.S. 194,946,315 19,988,156 3,698,036 1.9 18.5

AL 2,944,024 433,042 81,536 2.8 18.8

AK 454,580 44,003 7,344 1.6 16.7

AZ 3,845,434 375,002 72,884 1.9 19.4

AR 1,763,728 268,822 45,903 2.6 17.1

CA 23,607,468 1,879,561 382,107 1.6 20.3

CO 3,238,825 281,930 43,635 1.3 15.5

CT 2,227,298 185,373 32,060 1.4 17.3

DE 557,777 55,773 9,149 1.6 16.4

DC 435,158 36,735 6,451 1.5 17.6

FL 11,468,487 1,131,661 214,999 1.9 19.0

GA 6,088,938 663,904 127,409 2.1 19.2

HI 823,708 63,025 11,292 1.4 17.9

ID 938,531 100,818 17,564 1.9 17.4

IL 8,014,095 659,300 123,229 1.5 18.7

IN 4,004,670 459,135 78,348 2.0 17.1

IA 1,861,411 168,942 26,862 1.4 15.9

KS 1,728,449 181,978 35,021 2.0 19.2

KY 2,690,030 421,076 81,415 3.0 19.3

LA 2,805,080 384,372 75,209 2.7 19.6

ME 834,021 108,156 15,057 1.8 13.9

MD 3,684,538 305,903 57,074 1.5 18.7

MA 4,223,139 373,361 69,023 1.6 18.5

MI 6,122,753 749,714 151,103 2.5 20.2

MN 3,340,333 270,050 46,665 1.4 17.3

MS 1,788,212 264,876 53,244 3.0 20.1

MO 3,671,075 449,310 74,631 2.0 16.6

State Total Disability

MT 614,806 67,840 NE 1,117,300 93,933 

NV 1,688,466 166,295 

NH 847,734 77,941 

NJ 5,506,938 412,949 

NM 1,252,249 147,060 NY 12,374,574 1,062,862 

NC 5,939,488 687,820 

ND 426,165 33,678 

OH 7,101,086 816,572 

OK 2,277,736 322,232 OR 2,428,380 279,001 

PA 7,883,366 862,369 

RI 670,434 64,693 

SC 2,862,576 351,739 

SD 491,514 47,498 

TN 3,962,855 546,248 

TX 15,623,903 1,572,066 

UT 1,657,744 133,893 

VT 404,163 41,854 

VA 5,055,962 458,657 

WA 4,297,899 457,528 

WV 1,148,554 198,721 WI 3,549,651 327,040 

WY 354,598 36,302 

PR 2,246,412 405,543 
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Table 1.13: Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and StaLiving Disability: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability Independent Living Disability Count % Total % Disability

U.S. 194,946,315 19,988,156 7,104,312 3.6 35.5

AL 2,944,024 433,042 158,519 5.4 36.6

AK 454,580 44,003 12,076 2.7 27.4

AZ 3,845,434 375,002 138,667 3.6 37.0

AR 1,763,728 268,822 90,278 5.1 33.6

CA 23,607,468 1,879,561 697,050 3.0 37.1

CO 3,238,825 281,930 85,055 2.6 30.2

CT 2,227,298 185,373 64,992 2.9 35.1

DE 557,777 55,773 20,376 3.7 36.5

DC 435,158 36,735 11,869 2.7 32.3

FL 11,468,487 1,131,661 416,861 3.6 36.8

GA 6,088,938 663,904 238,680 3.9 36.0

HI 823,708 63,025 21,347 2.6 33.9

ID 938,531 100,818 32,356 3.4 32.1

IL 8,014,095 659,300 244,568 3.1 37.1

IN 4,004,670 459,135 157,123 3.9 34.2

IA 1,861,411 168,942 55,709 3.0 33.0

KS 1,728,449 181,978 62,043 3.6 34.1

KY 2,690,030 421,076 153,947 5.7 36.6

LA 2,805,080 384,372 133,456 4.8 34.7

ME 834,021 108,156 36,335 4.4 33.6

MD 3,684,538 305,903 111,718 3.0 36.5

MA 4,223,139 373,361 143,244 3.4 38.4

MI 6,122,753 749,714 288,286 4.7 38.5

MN 3,340,333 270,050 90,543 2.7 33.5

MS 1,788,212 264,876 96,766 5.4 36.5

MO 3,671,075 449,310 155,970 4.2 34.7

State Total Disability 

MT 614,806 67,840 

NE 1,117,300 93,933 

NV 1,688,466 166,295 

NH 847,734 77,941 NJ 5,506,938 412,949 

NM 1,252,249 147,060 

NY 12,374,574 1,062,862 

NC 5,939,488 687,820 

ND 426,165 33,678 

OH 7,101,086 816,572 

OK 2,277,736 322,232 

OR 2,428,380 279,001 

PA 7,883,366 862,369 

RI 670,434 64,693 SC 2,862,576 351,739 

SD 491,514 47,498 

TN 3,962,855 546,248 TX 15,623,903 1,572,066 

UT 1,657,744 133,893 VT 404,163 41,854 

VA 5,055,962 458,657 

WA 4,297,899 457,528 WV 1,148,554 198,721 

WI 3,549,651 327,040 

WY 354,598 36,302 

PR 2,246,412 405,543 
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2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18101; <http(accessed 24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State 2010 2011 % Change

U.S. 36,354,712 37,954,360 4.4

AL 760,409 764,988 0.6

AK 75,157 73,731 -1.9AZ 705,940 732,730 3.8

AR 467,726 485,364 3.8

CA 3,640,092 3,749,792 3.0

CO 498,680 516,135 3.5

CT 367,557 377,847 2.8

DE 108,444 107,659 -0.7DC 66,187 67,435 1.9

FL 2,366,590 2,420,035 2.3

GA 1,112,830 1,161,966 4.4HI 140,600 140,996 0.3

ID 195,748 200,237 2.3

IL 1,291,233 1,317,307 2.0IN 799,586 842,673 5.4

IA 336,654 342,642 1.8

KS 341,426 345,718 1.3

State 2010 2011 % Change

KY 711,057 720,354 1.3

LA 671,831 680,573 1.3ME 198,362 203,389 2.5

MD 581,208 586,467 0.9

MA 699,252 737,748 5.5MI 1,324,841 1,356,359 2.4

MN 522,643 532,902 2.0

MS 472,835 471,504 -0.3MO 814,231 822,470 1.0

MT 125,302 130,582 4.2

NE 205,958 189,914 -7.8NV 283,182 303,879 7.3NH 145,812 151,658 4.0

NJ 844,976 871,783 3.2

NM 269,338 276,797 2.8NY 2,020,411 2,091,270 3.5

NC 1,235,138 1,257,117 1.8ND 68,797 69,721 1.3

State 2010 

OH 1,506,32OK 576,55

OR 525,06PA 1,638,37RI 140,12SC 628,77SD 90,17TN 947,29

TX 2,863,51UT 233,86

VT 81,99VA 844,95WA 791,73WV 344,50

WI 605,86WY 65,57PR 726,33
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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 

statistics is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically 

the American Community Survey.

Tables

Tables 2.1 and 2.2: In 2011, of the 19,988,156 

individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community, 6,521,860 individuals 

were employed—an employment rate of 32.6 

percent. In contrast, of the 174,958,159 

individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 

years living in the community, 127,445,842 

individuals were employed—an employment rate 

of 72.8 percent. The employment rate for people 

with disabilities was highest in North Dakota 

(49.8 percent) and lowest in the West Virginia 

(24.3 percent).

Table 2.3: In 2011, of the 4,048,528 individuals 

with hearing disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community, 1,955,589 individuals 

were employed—an employment rate of 48.3 

percent. The employment rate for people with 

hearing disabilities was highest in Wyoming 

(71.7 percent) and lowest in West Virginia (35.1 

percent).

Table 2.4: In 2011, of the 3,491,599 individuals 

with vision disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living 

in the community, 1,259,143 individuals were 

employed—an employment rate of 36.1 percent. 

The employment rate for people with vision 

disabilities was highest in North Dakota (59.1 

percent) and lowest in the District of Columbia 

(26.4 percent).

Table 2.5: In 2011, of the 8,388,281 individuals 

with cognitive disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community, 1,882,966 individuals 

were employed—an employment rate of 22.4 

percent. The employment rate for people with 

cognitive disabilities was highest in North 

Dakota (37.6 percent) and lowest in the West 

Virginia (13.8 percent).

Table 2.6: In 2011, of the 10,267,907 

individuals with ambulatory disabilities ages 18 

to 64 years living in the community, 2,456,542 

individuals were employed—an employment rate 

of 23.9 percent. The employment rate for people 

with ambulatory disabilities was highest in South 

Dakota (38.2 percent) and lowest in Kentucky 

and West Virginia (18.2 percent).

Table 2.7: In 2011, of the 3,698,036 individuals 

with self-care disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community, 588,945 individuals 

were employed—an employment rate of 15.9 

percent. The employment rate for people with 

ambulatory disabilities was highest in Montana 

(28.6 percent) and lowest in West Virginia (10.3 

percent).

Table 2.8: In 2011, of the 7,104,312 individuals 

with independent living disabilities ages 18 to 

64 years living in the community, 1,095,329 

individuals were employed—an employment rate 

of 15.4 percent. The employment rate for people 

with independent living disabilities was highest 

in South Dakota (31.5 percent) and lowest in 

West Virginia (9.7 percent).

Table 2.9: In 2011, the employment rate for 

individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community was 32.6 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 40.2 percentage points. The employment 

gap was greatest in Maine (46.7 percentage 

points) and smallest in Wyoming (32.3 

percentage points).

Table 2.10: In 2011, the employment gap 

between individuals with and without disabilities 

ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 

40.2 percent, while the comparable measure was 

39.4 in 2010.

Tables 2.11 and 2.12: In 2011, of the 

21,343,320 individuals with disabilities ages 16 

to 64 years living in the community, 4,003,341 

individuals were employed full-time, year-round 

(FTYR)—a rate of 18.8 percent. In contrast, of 
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the 185,843,492 individuals without disabilities 

ages 16 to 64 years living in the community, 

91,307,695 individuals were employed FTYR—a 

rate of 49.1 percent. The FTYR employment rate 

for people with disabilities was highest in North 

Dakota (32.2 percent) and lowest in Kentucky 

(14.9 percent).

Table 2.13: In 2011, the FTYR employment 

rate for individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 

years living in the community was 18.8 percent, 

while the FTYR employment rate for individuals 

without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in 

the community was 49.1 percent—a gap of 30.4 

percentage points. The FTYR employment gap 

was greatest in the District of Columbia (37.4 

percentage points) and smallest in Utah (23.2 

percentage points).
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Table 2.1: Employment—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Communiand States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Employed

Count

%

U.S. 19,988,156 6,521,860 32.6

AL 433,042 114,848 26.5

AK 44,003 18,158 41.3

AZ 375,002 122,867 32.8

AR 268,822 84,720 31.5

CA 1,879,561 590,531 31.4

CO 281,930 116,804 41.4

CT 185,373 70,687 38.1

DE 55,773 20,051 36.0

DC 36,735 11,025 30.0

FL 1,131,661 330,657 29.2

GA 663,904 196,757 29.6

HI 63,025 21,886 34.7

ID 100,818 36,605 36.3

IL 659,300 225,864 34.3

IN 459,135 156,024 34.0

IA 168,942 70,216 41.6

KS 181,978 77,113 42.4

State Total Employed

Count

%

KY 421,076 107,586 25.6

LA 384,372 124,345 32.4ME 108,156 33,985 31.4

MD 305,903 113,541 37.1

MA 373,361 118,518 31.7

MI 749,714 216,619 28.9

MN 270,050 115,040 42.6MS 264,876 77,680 29.3

MO 449,310 146,338 32.6

MT 67,840 29,177 43.0

NE 93,933 42,034 44.7

NV 166,295 60,374 36.3

NH 77,941 28,694 36.8

NJ 412,949 145,510 35.2

NM 147,060 47,125 32.0

NY 1,062,862 332,740 31.3NC 687,820 204,522 29.7

ND 33,678 16,788 49.8

State Total 

OH 816OK 322

OR 279

PA 862

RI 64

SC 35

SD 4

TN 546TX 1,572

UT 133

VT 4

VA 458WA 45WV 198

WI 32WY 36

PR 405
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States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Employed

Count %

U.S. 174,958,159 127,445,842 72.8

AL 2,510,982 1,761,642 70.2

AK 410,577 309,114 75.3

AZ 3,470,432 2,426,228 69.9

AR 1,494,906 1,081,095 72.3

CA 21,727,907 15,108,595 69.5

CO 2,956,895 2,254,816 76.3

CT 2,041,925 1,556,165 76.2

DE 502,004 374,192 74.5

DC 398,423 284,777 71.5

FL 10,336,826 7,298,126 70.6

GA 5,425,034 3,816,663 70.4

HI 760,683 565,864 74.4

ID 837,713 612,282 73.1

IL 7,354,795 5,388,705 73.3

IN 3,545,535 2,623,276 74.0

IA 1,692,469 1,365,328 80.7

KS 1,546,471 1,220,125 78.9

State Total Employed

Count %

KY 2,268,954 1,632,983 72.0LA 2,420,708 1,744,009 72.0

ME 725,865 566,790 78.1

MD 3,378,635 2,612,179 77.3

MA 3,849,778 2,961,621 76.9

MI 5,373,039 3,772,592 70.2MN 3,070,283 2,460,863 80.2

MS 1,523,336 1,044,388 68.6

MO 3,221,765 2,436,938 75.6MT 546,966 418,192 76.5

NE 1,023,367 833,533 81.5

NV 1,522,171 1,085,359 71.3

NH 769,793 612,010 79.5

NJ 5,093,989 3,764,274 73.9NM 1,105,189 770,367 69.7

NY 11,311,712 8,153,590 72.1

NC 5,251,668 3,772,532 71.8

ND 392,487 328,519 83.7

State Total 

OH 6,284OK 1,955

OR 2,149PA 7,020RI 605

SC 2,510SD 444

TN 3,416TX 14,05

UT 1,523

VT 362VA 4,59WA 3,840

WV 949WI 3,222

WY 318PR 1,840
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Table 2.3: Employment—Civilians with Hearing Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the CUnited States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2011). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Employed

Count

%

U.S. 4,048,528 1,955,589 48.3

AL 85,583 35,094 41.0

AK 13,544 6,888 50.9

AZ 83,406 37,716 45.2

AR 59,283 25,634 43.2

CA 360,036 164,798 45.8

CO 66,062 37,214 56.3

CT 32,631 19,004 58.2

DE 9,616 5,226 54.3

DC 5,956 2,577 43.3

FL 199,751 91,439 45.8

GA 126,699 55,246 43.6

HI 15,081 7,497 49.7

ID 24,955 14,130 56.6

IL 121,480 65,578 54.0

IN 97,705 50,235 51.4

IA 40,214 23,693 58.9

KS 45,765 29,644 64.8

State Total Employed

Count

%

KY 87,460 34,704 39.7

LA 85,881 39,791 46.3

ME 23,749 11,920 50.2

MD 56,406 29,416 52.2

MA 68,113 32,680 48.0

MI 143,413 64,296 44.8

MN 65,462 38,307 58.5

MS 49,124 22,352 45.5

MO 98,614 47,383 48.0

MT 20,344 11,820 58.1

NE 24,853 15,356 61.8

NV 39,628 18,516 46.7

NH 19,300 10,082 52.2

NJ 68,102 35,652 52.4

NM 34,690 14,342 41.3

NY 179,027 89,388 49.9

NC 129,351 57,060 44.1

ND 9,039 6,050 66.9

State Total 

OH 16

OK 8

OR 6

PA 162

RI 1

SC 66

SD 12

TN 11

TX 356UT 32

VT 10

VA 8

WA 103

WV 44

WI 7

WY 1

PR 59
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United States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Employed

Count %

U.S. 3,491,599 1,259,143 36.1

AL 75,265 22,040 29.3

AK 5,545 2,461 44.4

AZ 58,545 20,508 35.0

AR 55,124 22,221 40.3

CA 348,445 124,973 35.9

CO 44,988 19,564 43.5

CT 28,715 12,269 42.7

DE 9,093 4,152 45.7

DC 8,583 2,265 26.4

FL 189,630 66,012 34.8

GA 134,628 47,903 35.6

HI 10,379 3,919 37.8

ID 16,333 6,068 37.2

IL 104,095 38,100 36.6

IN 73,762 27,582 37.4

IA 24,207 10,110 41.8

KS 32,429 15,104 46.6

State Total Employed

Count %

KY 72,249 19,905 27.6

LA 81,552 29,130 35.7

ME 13,677 4,863 35.6

MD 48,020 19,096 39.8

MA 56,042 21,762 38.8

MI 114,078 34,090 29.9

MN 34,660 15,631 45.1

MS 54,405 16,244 29.9

MO 77,971 27,131 34.8

MT 9,778 3,564 36.4

NE 12,609 5,320 42.2

NV 32,949 14,065 42.7

NH 9,326 4,211 45.2

NJ 82,320 35,034 42.6

NM 34,202 12,997 38.0

NY 168,143 61,562 36.6

NC 128,867 46,536 36.1

ND 4,164 2,461 59.1

State Total 

OH 12

OK 6

OR 42

PA 120

RI 10

SC 62

SD 8

TN 10

TX 339UT 19

VT 5

VA 70

WA 65

WV 34

WI 50

WY 4

PR 114
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Table 2.5: Employment—Civilians with Cognitive Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the United States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Employed

Count

%

U.S. 8,388,281 1,882,966 22.4

AL 179,935 30,275 16.8

AK 14,420 4,982 34.5

AZ 160,633 38,235 23.8

AR 99,939 22,089 22.1

CA 790,196 162,326 20.5

CO 120,390 34,265 28.5

CT 83,056 24,078 29.0

DE 23,798 5,605 23.6

DC 17,160 4,084 23.8

FL 467,026 87,845 18.8

GA 269,849 52,216 19.4

HI 28,631 5,847 20.4

ID 43,500 11,303 26.0

IL 275,532 66,188 24.0

IN 190,507 43,589 22.9

IA 70,487 22,813 32.4

KS 75,773 22,938 30.3

State Total Employed

Count

%

KY 176,712 28,957 16.4

LA 162,559 38,674 23.8

ME 51,569 12,387 24.0

MD 129,630 33,337 25.7

MA 181,212 44,044 24.3

MI 334,598 69,185 20.7

MN 121,090 40,708 33.6

MS 110,694 21,068 19.0

MO 192,600 43,926 22.8

MT 27,930 8,629 30.9

NE 40,367 13,322 33.0

NV 58,699 15,563 26.5

NH 32,088 8,356 26.0

NJ 164,919 36,534 22.2

NM 63,784 11,830 18.5

NY 416,883 88,033 21.1

NC 276,187 58,920 21.3

ND 14,152 5,318 37.6

State Total 

OH 36

OK 126

OR 125

PA 383

RI 30

SC 138

SD 18

TN 23

TX 595UT 58

VT 20

VA 189

WA 212

WV 82

WI 138

WY 13

PR 189
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United States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Employed

Count %

U.S. 10,267,907 2,456,542 23.9

AL 251,516 47,921 19.1

AK 22,473 7,595 33.8

AZ 187,940 44,113 23.5

AR 149,012 30,898 20.7

CA 912,875 217,052 23.8

CO 123,496 39,522 32.0

CT 90,488 24,959 27.6

DE 29,279 8,097 27.7

DC 19,032 4,090 21.5

FL 601,554 126,537 21.0

GA 357,964 80,719 22.5

HI 30,321 7,763 25.6

ID 47,864 13,074 27.3

IL 339,554 90,245 26.6

IN 235,583 55,482 23.6

IA 79,077 21,919 27.7

KS 88,213 28,583 32.4

State Total Employed

Count %

KY 239,345 43,588 18.2

LA 209,491 49,702 23.7

ME 48,070 9,359 19.5

MD 156,934 45,330 28.9

MA 176,572 40,478 22.9

MI 383,889 78,998 20.6

MN 112,833 34,632 30.7

MS 154,552 33,872 21.9

MO 239,135 56,491 23.6

MT 33,955 11,858 34.9

NE 43,404 13,705 31.6

NV 91,377 28,040 30.7

NH 36,266 9,497 26.2

NJ 210,874 58,117 27.6

NM 79,128 19,308 24.4

NY 558,555 135,734 24.3NC 370,818 76,377 20.6

ND 14,742 5,353 36.3

State Total 

OH 425OK 17

OR 13

PA 432

RI 30

SC 19

SD 22

TN 298

TX 809UT 59

VT 1

VA 244

WA 213

WV 11

WI 15

WY 15

PR 196
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Table 2.7: Employment—Civilians with Self-Care Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the United States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Employed

Count

%

U.S. 3,698,036 588,945 15.9

AL 81,536 9,317 11.4

AK 7,344 1,963 26.7

AZ 72,884 12,572 17.2

AR 45,903 6,635 14.5

CA 382,107 55,716 14.6

CO 43,635 10,135 23.2

CT 32,060 6,639 20.7

DE 9,149 1,495 16.3

DC 6,451 922 14.3

FL 214,999 26,760 12.4

GA 127,409 19,128 15.0

HI 11,292 1,745 15.5

ID 17,564 3,138 17.9

IL 123,229 21,687 17.6

IN 78,348 11,740 15.0

IA 26,862 5,289 19.7

KS 35,021 8,792 25.1

State Total Employed

Count

%

KY 81,415 8,584 10.5

LA 75,209 12,000 16.0

ME 15,057 2,107 14.0

MD 57,074 12,832 22.5

MA 69,023 14,167 20.5

MI 151,103 19,549 12.9

MN 46,665 11,715 25.1

MS 53,244 7,494 14.1

MO 74,631 11,964 16.0

MT 11,743 3,355 28.6

NE 15,142 3,326 22.0

NV 31,040 6,305 20.3

NH 10,773 2,267 21.0

NJ 82,830 14,738 17.8

NM 26,576 4,265 16.0

NY 188,807 31,755 16.8

NC 134,096 20,076 15.0

ND 5,086 1,234 24.3

State Total 

OH 14

OK 5

OR 4

PA 15

RI 1

SC 7

SD 

TN 102

TX 29

UT 2

VT 5

VA 8

WA 82

WV 35

WI 5

WY 

PR 6
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for the United States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Employed

Count %

U.S. 7,104,312 1,095,329 15.4

AL 158,519 15,747 9.9

AK 12,076 3,088 25.6

AZ 138,667 23,390 16.9

AR 90,278 13,851 15.3

CA 697,050 103,053 14.8

CO 85,055 18,136 21.3

CT 64,992 14,508 22.3

DE 20,376 3,578 17.6

DC 11,869 1,336 11.3

FL 416,861 50,523 12.1

GA 238,680 29,198 12.2

HI 21,347 3,602 16.9

ID 32,356 6,248 19.3

IL 244,568 40,929 16.7

IN 157,123 23,828 15.2

IA 55,709 12,616 22.6

KS 62,043 14,273 23.0

State Total Employed

Count %

KY 153,947 15,346 10.0

LA 133,456 18,180 13.6

ME 36,335 4,170 11.5

MD 111,718 21,944 19.6

MA 143,244 24,065 16.8

MI 288,286 40,114 13.9

MN 90,543 25,270 27.9

MS 96,766 12,282 12.7

MO 155,970 23,406 15.0

MT 22,807 5,857 25.7

NE 30,064 7,939 26.4

NV 56,435 9,892 17.5

NH 25,425 4,151 16.3

NJ 155,248 27,084 17.4

NM 51,458 7,339 14.3

NY 371,946 61,542 16.5

NC 245,976 33,690 13.7

ND 8,714 2,507 28.8

State Total 

OH 289

OK 105

OR 8

PA 320

RI 22

SC 12

SD 14

TN 210

TX 516

UT 46

VT 13

VA 156

WA 156

WV 73

WI 108

WY 10

PR 158
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Table 2.9: Employment Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the Unby Disability Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Employment Rate (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

U.S. 32.6 72.8 40.2

AL 26.5 70.2 43.6AK 41.3 75.3 34.0AZ 32.8 69.9 37.1AR 31.5 72.3 40.8CA 31.4 69.5 38.1CO 41.4 76.3 34.8CT 38.1 76.2 38.1DE 36.0 74.5 38.6DC 30.0 71.5 41.5FL 29.2 70.6 41.4GA 29.6 70.4 40.7HI 34.7 74.4 39.7ID 36.3 73.1 36.8IL 34.3 73.3 39.0IN 34.0 74.0 40.0IA 41.6 80.7 39.1KS 42.4 78.9 36.5

State Employment Rate (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

KY 25.6 72.0 46.4LA 32.4 72.0 39.7ME 31.4 78.1 46.7MD 37.1 77.3 40.2MA 31.7 76.9 45.2MI 28.9 70.2 41.3MN 42.6 80.2 37.6MS 29.3 68.6 39.2MO 32.6 75.6 43.1MT 43.0 76.5 33.4NE 44.7 81.5 36.7NV 36.3 71.3 35.0NH 36.8 79.5 42.7NJ 35.2 73.9 38.7NM 32.0 69.7 37.7NY 31.3 72.1 40.8NC 29.7 71.8 42.1ND 49.8 83.7 33.9

State Employm

Disability 

OH 32.

OK 35.OR 34.PA 32.RI 30.SC 26.SD 48.TN 28.TX 36.UT 40.VT 36.VA 33.WA 35.WV 24.WI 38.WY 47.PR 23.
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States and States, by Disability Status: 2010 to 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18120; <http(accessed 24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State

Gap (Between No Disability and Disability)

2010 (%) 2011 (%) Gap Change (% pts)

U.S. 39.4 40.2 0.8

AL 42.5 43.6 1.1

AK 30.9 34.0 3.1

AZ 37.8 37.1 -0.7AR 43.1 40.8 -2.3CA 37.5 38.1 0.6

CO 34.7 34.8 0.1

CT 37.9 38.1 0.2

DE 39.2 38.6 -0.6DC 41.5 41.5 -0.0FL 39.0 41.4 2.4

GA 40.1 40.7 0.6

HI 34.1 39.7 5.6

ID 35.8 36.8 1.0

IL 38.1 39.0 0.9

IN 41.1 40.0 -1.1IA 36.5 39.1 2.6

KS 34.8 36.5 1.7

State

Gap (Between No Disability and Disability)

2010 (%) 2011 (%) Gap Change (% pts)

KY 46.2 46.4 0.2

LA 39.2 39.7 0.5ME 48.9 46.7 -2.2MD 37.9 40.2 2.3

MA 42.5 45.2 2.7

MI 40.4 41.3 0.9MN 36.2 37.6 1.4

MS 41.2 39.2 -2.0MO 42.9 43.1 0.2

MT 31.5 33.4 1.9

NE 36.9 36.7 -0.2NV 32.5 35.0 2.5

NH 40.6 42.7 2.1NJ 36.8 38.7 1.9

NM 35.8 37.7 1.9

NY 40.8 40.8 -0.0NC 40.1 42.1 2.0ND 29.1 33.9 4.8

State

Gap (Betw

2010 (%) 

OH 40.OK 37.OR 38.PA 41.

RI 41.SC 43.SD 36.TN 43.TX 36.

UT 32.VT 39.VA 41.

WA 36.WV 42.WI 39.

WY 27.PR 29.
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Table 2.11: Employment: Full-Time, Year-Round (FTYR)—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 16 to Community for the United States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table C23023; <http://factfind27 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Disability

Total Employed FTYR

%

U.S. 21,343,320 4,003,341 18.8

AL 456,549 75,302 16.5

AK 46,808 11,566 24.7

AZ 398,188 73,963 18.6

AR 284,071 54,137 19.1

CA 2,031,326 344,419 17.0

CO 308,829 74,707 24.2

CT 199,339 39,733 19.9

DE 59,771 11,961 20.0

DC 39,975 7,071 17.7

FL 1,210,689 206,067 17.0

GA 709,177 121,375 17.1

HI 68,629 16,362 23.8

ID 108,262 22,963 21.2

IL 714,447 131,628 18.4

IN 487,042 97,710 20.1

IA 184,397 39,847 21.6

KS 197,903 51,329 25.9

State Disability

Total Employed FTYR

%

KY 442,199 65,812 14.9

LA 408,803 80,627 19.7

ME 112,350 19,910 17.7

MD 325,376 73,298 22.5

MA 398,013 63,072 15.8

MI 789,834 120,036 15.2

MN 287,244 61,420 21.4

MS 282,700 45,813 16.2

MO 482,852 90,888 18.8

MT 72,182 15,476 21.4

NE 100,520 26,589 26.5

NV 176,916 41,852 23.7

NH 81,358 17,198 21.1

NJ 439,597 87,534 19.9

NM 155,889 29,108 18.7

NY 1,134,080 204,345 18.0

NC 728,579 131,650 18.1

ND 35,676 11,472 32.2

State 

Total 

OH 872OK 342

OR 296

PA 92

RI 68

SC 370

SD 50

TN 575

TX 1,70UT 144

VT 44

VA 49WA 484

WV 208

WI 350

WY 38

PR 422
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the Community for the United States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table C23023; <http://factfind27 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State No Disability

Total Employed FTYR %

U.S. 185,843,492 91,307,695 49.1

AL 2,678,636 1,316,690 49.2

AK 449,503 223,241 49.7

AZ 3,722,918 1,748,120 47.0

AR 1,588,548 803,108 50.6

CA 23,101,418 10,302,718 44.6

CO 3,135,946 1,595,836 50.9

CT 2,160,113 1,089,351 50.4

DE 533,054 275,949 51.8

DC 413,360 227,509 55.0

FL 10,975,428 5,245,618 47.8

GA 5,816,147 2,795,286 48.1

HI 830,049 438,946 52.9

ID 888,133 407,012 45.8

IL 7,784,638 3,831,612 49.2

IN 3,759,535 1,850,322 49.2

IA 1,778,424 989,162 55.6

KS 1,645,889 903,002 54.9

State No Disability

Total Employed FTYR %

KY 2,420,438 1,175,510 48.6

LA 2,603,471 1,284,924 49.4ME 760,227 387,203 50.9

MD 3,585,691 1,969,388 54.9

MA 4,039,670 2,041,625 50.5MI 5,687,509 2,499,794 44.0

MN 3,222,137 1,694,467 52.6

MS 1,640,280 781,539 47.6

MO 3,422,451 1,762,544 51.5

MT 578,016 282,294 48.8NE 1,080,970 616,633 57.0

NV 1,617,947 771,133 47.7

NH 808,306 437,652 54.1NJ 5,375,748 2,746,789 51.1

NM 1,180,791 555,702 47.1

NY 11,906,551 5,901,052 49.6

NC 5,611,862 2,753,568 49.1

ND 416,198 239,021 57.4

State 

Total 

OH 6,64OK 2,09

OR 2,25PA 7,42RI 63

SC 2,68SD 47

TN 3,62TX 15,045

UT 1,61

VT 37VA 4,94WA 4,08

WV 1,00WI 3,40

WY 335PR 1,955
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Table 2.13: Employment: Full-Time, Year-Round (FTYR) Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Livfor the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table C23023; <http://factfind27 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State

Gap (Between No Disability and Disability)

Disability (%) No Disability (%) Gap Change (% pts)

U.S. 18.8 49.1 30.4

AL 16.5 49.2 32.7AK 24.7 49.7 25.0AZ 18.6 47.0 28.4AR 19.1 50.6 31.5CA 17.0 44.6 27.6CO 24.2 50.9 26.7CT 19.9 50.4 30.5DE 20.0 51.8 31.8DC 17.7 55.0 37.4FL 17.0 47.8 30.8GA 17.1 48.1 30.9HI 23.8 52.9 29.0ID 21.2 45.8 24.6IL 18.4 49.2 30.8IN 20.1 49.2 29.2IA 21.6 55.6 34.0KS 25.9 54.9 28.9

State

Gap (Between No Disability and Disability)

Disability (%) No Disability (%) Gap Change (% pts)

KY 14.9 48.6 33.7

LA 19.7 49.4 29.6ME 17.7 50.9 33.2MD 22.5 54.9 32.4MA 15.8 50.5 34.7MI 15.2 44.0 28.8MN 21.4 52.6 31.2MS 16.2 47.6 31.4MO 18.8 51.5 32.7MT 21.4 48.8 27.4NE 26.5 57.0 30.6NV 23.7 47.7 24.0NH 21.1 54.1 33.0NJ 19.9 51.1 31.2NM 18.7 47.1 28.4NY 18.0 49.6 31.5NC 18.1 49.1 31.0ND 32.2 57.4 25.3

State

Gap (Betw

Disability (%

OH 17.OK 21.OR 17.PA 17.RI 17.SC 15.SD 29.TN 17.TX 23.UT 23.VT 17.VA 20.WA 19.WV 15.WI 20.WY 31.PR 14.
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Section 3: Time Trends

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 SurveyAnnual Social and Economic Supplement (CPSASEC), which is fielded annually in March.

Tables

Table 3.1: In August 2012, there were 

15,357,000 non-institutionalized civilians 

with disabilities, and of these individuals 

4,154,000 were employed, for an employmentto-population ratio of 27.0 percent. The 

employment-to-population ratio has slightly 

increased since August 2011 but is higher than 

its lowest value of 25.2 percent in February 

2012. By comparison, in August 2012, there 

were 186,127,000 non-institutionalized civilians 

without disabilities, 131,192,000 of which were 

employed, for an employment-to-population 

ratio of 70.5 percent.

Table 3.2: In August 2012, there were 

15,357,000 non-institutionalized civilians 

with disabilities, and of these individuals, 

4,897,000 participated in the labor force (by 

either working or looking for work), for a labor 

force participation rate of 32.0 percent. This 

labor force participation rate has declined from 

a labor force participation rate of 34.0 in June 

2010. By comparison, in August 2012, there 

were 186,127,000 non-institutionalized civilians 

without disabilities, 142,654,000 of which 

participated in the labor force, for a labor force 

participation rate of 76.6 percent.

Table 3.3: In August 2012, of the 4,897,000 

non-institutionalized civilians with disabilities 

participating in the labor force, 742,000 were 

not working but actively looking for work, for an 

unemployment rate of 15.2 percent. This is lower 

than the unemployment rate in June 2009 (15.6 

percent) but lower than the peak unemployment 

rate in June 2010 of 18.6 percent. By 

comparison, in August 2011, of the 142,654,000 

non-institutionalized civilians without disabilities 

participating in the labor force, 11,462,000 were 

not working but actively looking for work, for an 

unemployment rate of 8.0 percent. 

Table 3.4: In 2012, of the 201,096,000 noninstitutionalized civilians ages 16 to 64, 7.9 

percent (15,959,000) had a work limitation, 7.6 

percent (15,300,000) had a broad disability, and 

11.2 percent (22,536,000) had work limitation 

and/or a broad disability. These percentages have 

remained quite similar for the last four years.

Table 3.5: In 2012, the labor force participation 

rate among non-institutionalized civilians ages 

16 to 64 was 18.6 percent for persons with a 

work limitation and 77.5 percent for people 

without a work limitation. The labor force 

participation rate was 30.7 percent for persons 

with abroad disability as compared to 76.3 

percent for persons without a broad disability. 

The labor force participation rate was 29.3 

percent for persons 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 2012, the employment rate among 

non-institutionalized civilians ages 16 to 64 was 

14.5 percent for persons with a work limitation 

and 71.0 percent for people without a work 

limitation. The employment rate was 25.6 

percent for persons with a broad disability as 

compared to 69.8 percent for persons without a 

broad disability. The employment rate was 24.0 

percent for persons with a work limitation and/

or a broad disability as compared to 71.8 for 

persons without a work limitation and/or a broad 

disability.

Table 3.7: In 2011, the labor market attachment 

rate among non-institutionalized civilians ages 

16 to 64 was 19.9 percent for persons with a 

work limitation and 75.9 percent for people 

without a work limitation. The labor market 

attachment rate was 31.7 percent for persons 

with a broad disability as compared to 74.7 

percent for persons without a broad disability. 
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The labor market attachment rate was 30.3 

percent for persons with a work limitation and/

or a broad disability as compared to 76.6 for 

persons without a work limitation and/or a broad 

disability.

Table 3.8: In 2011, the full-time, year-round 

employment rate among non-institutionalized 

civilians ages 16 to 64 was 5.5 percent for 

persons with a work limitation and 51.8 percent 

for people without a work limitation. The fulltime, year-round employment rate was 15.8 

percent for persons with a broad disability as 

compared to 50.8 percent for persons without 

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

employment rate was 13.3 percent for persons 

with a work limitation and/or a broad disability 

as compared to 52.5 for persons without a work 

limitation and/or a broad disability.

Table 3.9: In 2011, the poverty rate among 

non-institutionalized civilians ages 16 to 64 

was 31.0 percent for persons with a work 

limitation and 12.4 percent for people without 

a work limitation. The poverty rate was 28.8 

percent for persons with a broad disability as 

compared to 12.7 percent for persons without 

a broad disability. The poverty rate was 28.6 

percent for persons with a work limitation and/

or a broad disability as compared to 12.0 for 

persons without a work limitation and/or a broad 

disability.
www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866.538.9521 44Table 3.1: Monthly Employment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status: June 2010 thro

Source: Calculations based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Survey, <httplegacy/cpsatab6.htm>; (accessed 5 October 2012). Also see the Office of Disability and Employment Policy (ODEP), <topic/disability/index.htm>. Statistics are not seasonally adjusted. Data represents the civilian, non-institutionalized pop[1] In thousands (14,928 represents 14,928,000).[2] Employed as a percent of the Total. The Bureau of Labor Statistics calls this statistic the Employment-Population RaEmployment Rate. 

Month / Year

People with a 

Disability [1]

People with 

No Disability [1]

Disability 

as % of No 

Total Emp’d % [2] Total Emp’d % [2] Disability

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 39.0

Aug 2010 14,392 4,087 28.4 184,916 129,572 70.1 40.5

Sep 2010 14,526 4,147 28.5 184,919 129,118 69.8 40.9

Oct 2010 14,663 4,128 28.2 184,962 129,200 69.9 40.3

Nov 2010 14,854 4,202 28.3 184,888 128,847 69.7 40.6

Dec 2010 14,893 4,156 27.9 184,951 128,627 69.5 40.1

Jan 2011 14,673 3,945 26.9 184,648 127,234 68.9 39.0

Feb 2011 14,880 3,919 26.3 184,569 127,617 69.1 38.1

Mar 2011 15,222 4,072 26.8 184,327 128,328 69.6 38.4

Apr 2011 15,246 4,062 26.6 184,422 128,913 69.9 38.1

May 2011 15,404 4,137 26.9 184,422 129,222 70.1 38.3

Jun 2011 15,308 4,090 26.7 184,606 129,520 70.2 38.1

Jul 2011 14,925 4,031 27.0 185,112 129,821 70.1 38.5

Month / Year

People with a 

Disability [1]

N

Total Emp’d % [2] Total 

Aug 2011 15,158 4,074 26.9 184,93

Sep 2011 14,904 4,032 27.1 185,22

Oct 2011 14,958 4,222 28.2 185,26

Nov 2011 14,924 4,116 27.6 185,30

Dec 2011 14,961 4,103 27.4 185,25

Jan 2012 15,011 4,006 26.7 186,17

Feb 2012 15,282 3,849 25.2 185,92

Mar 2012 15,402 3,986 25.9 185,82

Apr 2012 15,327 4,127 26.9 185,97

May 2012 15,251 4,189 27.5 186,11

Jun 2012 15,111 4,144 27.4 186,29

Jul 2012 15,277 4,106 26.9 186,20

Aug 2012 15,357 4,154 27.0 186,12

Sep 2012 15,529 4,300 27.7 185,96
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Table 3.2: Monthly Labor Force Participation (LFP) of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Stat

Source: Calculations based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Survey, <httplegacy/cpsatab6.htm>; (accessed 5 October 2012). Also see the Office of Disability and Employment Policy (ODEP), <topic/disability/index.htm>. Statistics are not seasonally adjusted. Data represents the civilian, non-institutionalized pop[1] In thousands (14,928 represents 14,928,000).[2] Labor Force Participation. Those participating in the labor force generally include those that are working plus those work in the past four weeks.[3] Participating as a percent of the Total. This statistic is often called the Labor Force Participation Rate.

Month / Year

People with a 

Disability [1]

People with 

No Disability [1]

Disability 

as % of No 

Total LFP [2] % [3] Total LFP [2] % [3] Disability

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 42.7

Aug 2010 14,392 4,907 34.1 184,916 143,020 77.3 44.1

Sep 2010 14,526 4,932 34.0 184,919 142,035 76.8 44.2

Oct 2010 14,663 4,905 33.5 184,962 141,916 76.7 43.6

Nov 2010 14,854 4,979 33.5 184,888 141,885 76.7 43.7

Dec 2010 14,893 4,901 32.9 184,951 141,404 76.5 43.0

Jan 2011 14,673 4,635 31.6 184,648 141,002 76.4 41.4

Feb 2011 14,880 4,713 31.7 184,569 140,932 76.4 41.5

Mar 2011 15,222 4,909 32.2 184,327 141,104 76.6 42.1

Apr 2011 15,246 4,820 31.6 184,422 140,976 76.4 41.4

May 2011 15,404 4,962 32.2 184,422 141,367 76.7 42.0

Jun 2011 15,308 5,020 32.8 184,606 142,553 77.2 42.5

Jul 2011 14,925 4,919 33.0 185,112 142,893 77.2 42.7

Month / Year

People with a 

Disability [1]

N

Total LFP [2] % [3] Total 

Aug 2011 15,158 4,913 32.4 184,93

Sep 2011 14,904 4,865 32.6 185,22

Oct 2011 14,958 4,906 32.8 185,26

Nov 2011 14,924 4,790 32.1 185,30

Dec 2011 14,961 4,803 32.1 185,25

Jan 2012 15,011 4,668 31.1 186,17

Feb 2012 15,282 4,652 30.4 185,92

Mar 2012 15,402 4,794 31.1 185,82

Apr 2012 15,327 4,784 31.2 185,97

May 2012 15,251 4,868 31.9 186,11

Jun 2012 15,111 4,827 31.9 186,29

Jul 2012 15,277 4,819 31.5 186,20

Aug 2012 15,357 4,897 31.9 186,12

Sep 2012 15,529 5,047 32.5 185,96
www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866.538.9521 46Table 3.3: Monthly Unemployment of Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability Status

Source: Calculations based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Survey, <httplegacy/cpsatab6.htm>; (accessed 5 October 2012). Also see the Office of Disability and Employment Policy (ODEP), <topic/disability/index.htm>. Statistics are not seasonally adjusted. Data represents the civilian, non-institutionalized pop[1] In thousands (5,376 represents 5,376,000).[2] Labor Force Participation. Those participating in the labor force generally include those that are working plus those work in the past four weeks.[3] Unemployed as a percent of the Total participating. This statistic is often called the Unemployment Rate.

Month / Year

People with a 

Disability [1]

People with 

No Disability [1] Disability as % of No 

LFP [2] Unemp’d % Disability [3] LFP [2] Unemp’d % [3]

Jun 2010 4,937 768 15.6 143,288 13,750 9.6 162.1

Jul 2010 4,798 830 17.3 143,844 13,819 9.6 180.1

Aug 2010 4,907 820 16.7 143,020 13,448 9.4 177.7

Sep 2010 4,932 786 15.9 142,035 12,916 9.1 175.3

Oct 2010 4,905 776 15.8 141,916 12,715 9.0 176.6

Nov 2010 4,979 777 15.6 141,885 13,038 9.2 169.8

Dec 2010 4,901 745 15.2 141,404 12,777 9.0 168.2

Jan 2011 4,635 690 14.9 141,002 13,768 9.8 152.5

Feb 2011 4,713 795 16.9 140,932 13,315 9.4 178.5

Mar 2011 4,909 836 17.0 141,104 12,776 9.1 188.1

Apr 2011 4,820 757 15.7 140,976 12,064 8.6 183.5

May 2011 4,962 824 16.6 141,367 12,145 8.6 193.3

Jun 2011 5,020 932 18.6 142,553 13,033 9.1 203.1

Jul 2011 4,919 888 18.1 142,893 13,071 9.1 197.4

Month / Year

People with a 

Disability [1]

N

LFP [2] Unemp’d % 

[3] LFP [2

Aug 2011 4,913 838 17.1 142,4

Sep 2011 4,865 832 17.1 141,9

Oct 2011 4,906 684 13.9 141,8Nov 2011 4,790 673 14.1 141,5

Dec 2011 4,803 700 14.6 141,2

Jan 2012 4,668 661 14.2 141,4Feb 2012 4,652 804 17.3 141,8

Mar 2012 4,794 808 16.9 141,8

Apr 2012 4,784 657 13.7 141,4

May 2012 4,868 680 14.0 142,3

Jun 2012 4,827 684 14.2 143,8Jul 2012 4,819 713 14.8 144,1

Aug 2012 4,897 742 15.2 142,6

Sep 2012 5,047 745 14.8 142,1
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Table 3.4: Number (in thousands) of Non-institutionalized Civilians with Disabilities Ages 16 tDisability, Disability Status and Year, in March, 1981-2012

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-AS[1] Work Limitation and/or broad disability definition.

Year Total

Definition of Disability

Work Limitation Broad Either [1]

Number

% Number

% Number

%

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 ------ ------ ------ ------

Year Total

Definit

Work Limitation 

Number

% Num

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 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 

2010 198,545 15,279 7.7 

2011 199,820 15,718 7.9 

2012 201,096 15,959 7.9 
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and Year, in March, 1981-2012

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASE[1] Work Limitation and/or broad disability definition.

Year

Definition of Disability

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disability (%) Either (%) [1]

Yes No Yes No Yes No

1981 28.7 75.6 ------ ------ ------ ------

1982 29.2 75.5 ------ ------ ------ ------

1983 29.4 75.3 ------ ------ ------ ------

1984 29.4 76.2 ------ ------ ------ ------

1985 29.9 77.3 ------ ------ ------ ------

1986 29.8 77.5 ------ ------ ------ ------

1987 31.1 78.0 ------ ------ ------ ------

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 ------ ------ ------ ------

Year

Definition of D

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disabil

Yes No Yes 

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 ------ 

2007 21.7 79.3 ------ 

2008 20.4 79.1 ------ 

2009 20.9 78.9 34.8 2010 20.1 78.5 35.1 2011 19.0 77.6 32.2 2012 18.6 77.5 30.7 
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Table 3.6: Employment Rate among Non-institutionalized Civilians Ages 16 to 64 by Disability March, 1981-2012

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASE[1] Work Limitation and/or broad disability definition.

Year

Definition of Disability

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disability (%) Either (%) [1]

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 ------ ------ ------ ------

Year

Definition of D

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disabil

Yes No Yes 

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 ------ 

2007 18.7 75.6 ------ 

2008 17.6 74.9 ------ 

2009 16.7 71.6 29.8 2010 16.0 70.4 29.4 2011 15.0 70.3 26.5 2012 14.5 71.0 25.6 
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and Year, 1980-2011

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-AS[1] Work Limitation and/or broad disability definition.

Year

Definition of Disability

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disability (%) Either (%) [1]

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 ------ ------ ------ ------

Year

Definition of D

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disabil

Yes No Yes 

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 ------ 

2007 25.4 80.1 ------ 

2008 24.9 79.6 37.9 2009 22.8 77.3 36.4 2010 22.0 75.8 33.9 2011 19.9 75.9 31.7 
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Table 3.8: Full-Time, Year-Round Employment Rate among Non-institutionalized Civilians Ages Status and Year, 1980-2011

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-AS[1] Work Limitation and/or broad disability definition.

Year

Definition of Disability

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disability (%) Either (%) [1]

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 ------ ------ ------ ------

Year

Definition of D

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disabil

Yes No Yes 

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 ------ 

2007 7.9 56.9 ------ 

2008 7.1 54.4 19.9 2009 7.0 51.3 18.7 2010 6.0 51.0 16.4 2011 5.5 51.8 15.8 
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2011

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-AS[1] Work Limitation and/or broad disability definition.

Year

Definition of Disability

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disability (%) Either (%) [1]

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 ------ ------ ------ ------

Year

Definition of D

Work Limitation (%) Broad Disabil

Yes No Yes 

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 ------ 2007 28.9 9.7 ------ 2008 28.5 10.5 25.5 2009 28.9 11.8 25.0 2010 31.2 12.4 27.7 2011 31.0 12.4 28.8 
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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 statistics 

is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the 

American Community Survey.

Tables

Tables 4.1 and 4.2: In 2011, of the 19,899,755 

individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

who were living in the community, 5,697,022 

individuals lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 

28.6 percent. In contrast, of the 172,544,106 

individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 

years living in the community, 23,581,154 

individuals lived in poverty—a poverty rate 

of 13.7 percent. The poverty rate for people 

with disabilities was highest in the District of 

Columbia (39.4 percent) and lowest in New 

Hampshire (20.2 percent).

Table 4.3: In 2011, the poverty rate of 

individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community was 28.6 percent, while 

the poverty rate of individuals without disabilities 

ages 16 to 64 years living in the community was 

13.7 percent—a poverty gap of 15.0 percentage 

points. The poverty gap was smallest in Nevada 

(9.7 percentage points) and greatest in the 

District of Columbia (24.7 percentage points).

Table 4.4: In 2010, the poverty gap between 

individuals with and without disabilities ages 

18 to 64 years living in the community was 

14.5 percent. In 2011, the poverty gap between 

individuals with and without disabilities ages 

18 to 64 years living in the community was 

15.0 percent, a 0.5 percentage point increase. 

The largest percentage point increase in the 

poverty gap from 2010 to 2011 was in Alaska, a 

5.0 percentage point increase, while the largest 

decrease in the poverty gap was in South Dakota, 

an 8.2 percentage point decrease.
www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866.538.9521 54Table 4.1: Poverty—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community fo

States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18130; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Poverty

Count %

U.S. 19,899,755 5,697,022 28.6

AL 431,219 127,039 29.5

AK 43,866 8,989 20.5

AZ 374,241 102,486 27.4

AR 268,134 79,699 29.7

CA 1,874,472 503,487 26.9

CO 280,347 67,280 24.0

CT 184,138 45,976 25.0

DE 55,539 12,472 22.5

DC 36,004 14,168 39.4

FL 1,129,535 318,919 28.2

GA 661,698 196,325 29.7

HI 62,964 17,427 27.7

ID 100,731 27,883 27.7

IL 656,378 176,800 26.9

IN 457,055 123,692 27.1

IA 167,695 45,541 27.2

KS 181,508 47,275 26.0

State Total Poverty

Count %

KY 419,628 136,087 32.4

LA 383,092 117,592 30.7ME 107,590 33,993 31.6

MD 304,886 67,757 22.2

MA 368,451 100,172 27.2

MI 747,766 227,997 30.5

MN 267,726 76,558 28.6

MS 264,254 83,911 31.8

MO 447,807 129,820 29.0MT 67,544 17,690 26.2

NE 92,996 23,751 25.5

NV 166,295 39,236 23.6

NH 77,342 15,597 20.2

NJ 411,879 89,853 21.8

NM 146,755 44,134 30.1

NY 1,052,835 318,034 30.2

NC 683,950 197,513 28.9

ND 33,452 8,188 24.5

State Total 

OH 81OK 32

OR 27

PA 855

RI 6

SC 350SD 4

TN 544TX 1,565

UT 133

VT 4

VA 455WA 456WV 19

WI 324

WY 36

PR 405
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Table 4.2: Poverty—Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18130; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Poverty

Count

%

U.S. 172,544,106 23,581,154 13.7

AL 2,476,593 390,485 15.8

AK 408,913 34,189 8.4

AZ 3,443,483 588,206 17.1

AR 1,471,535 236,432 16.1

CA 21,563,414 3,097,121 14.4

CO 2,929,083 346,126 11.8

CT 1,995,216 179,319 9.0

DE 492,134 49,570 10.1

DC 375,146 54,987 14.7

FL 10,255,537 1,545,230 15.1

GA 5,355,981 869,291 16.2

HI 753,244 76,124 10.1

ID 830,601 128,388 15.5

IL 7,265,135 914,646 12.6

IN 3,472,484 467,725 13.5

IA 1,649,360 180,712 11.0

KS 1,519,299 176,471 11.6

State Total Poverty

Count

%

KY 2,234,856 331,918 14.9LA 2,397,546 402,999 16.8

ME 709,276 81,929 11.6

MD 3,332,760 272,367 8.2

MA 3,720,442 344,077 9.2

MI 5,299,067 793,715 15.0MN 3,022,287 297,547 9.8

MS 1,497,783 280,447 18.7

MO 3,171,197 416,975 13.1

MT 538,930 71,420 13.3

NE 1,002,316 110,347 11.0NV 1,518,835 211,253 13.9

NH 747,907 53,188 7.1

NJ 5,040,239 420,699 8.3

NM 1,097,182 205,347 18.7

NY 11,106,173 1,457,380 13.1

NC 5,166,405 782,844 15.2

ND 382,143 41,037 10.7

State Total 

OH 6,182OK 1,926

OR 2,12PA 6,844RI 582

SC 2,466SD 434

TN 3,365TX 13,940

UT 1,509VT 346VA 4,51

WA 3,805WV 933

WI 3,16WY 314PR 1,838
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Disability Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18130; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.[1] Poverty as a percent of the Total.[2] Difference of Disability and No Disability.

State Poverty Rate (%) [1] Gap (% pts) 

Disability No Disability [2]

U.S. 28.6 13.7 15.0

AL 29.5 15.8 13.7

AK 20.5 8.4 12.1

AZ 27.4 17.1 10.3

AR 29.7 16.1 13.7CA 26.9 14.4 12.5CO 24.0 11.8 12.2CT 25.0 9.0 16.0

DE 22.5 10.1 12.4

DC 39.4 14.7 24.7FL 28.2 15.1 13.2GA 29.7 16.2 13.4HI 27.7 10.1 17.6ID 27.7 15.5 12.2IL 26.9 12.6 14.3IN 27.1 13.5 13.6IA 27.2 11.0 16.2KS 26.0 11.6 14.4

State Poverty Rate (%) [1] Gap (% pts) 

Disability No Disability [2]

KY 32.4 14.9 17.6LA 30.7 16.8 13.9

ME 31.6 11.6 20.0MD 22.2 8.2 14.1

MA 27.2 9.2 17.9

MI 30.5 15.0 15.5MN 28.6 9.8 18.8MS 31.8 18.7 13.0

MO 29.0 13.1 15.8MT 26.2 13.3 12.9NE 25.5 11.0 14.5NV 23.6 13.9 9.7

NH 20.2 7.1 13.1NJ 21.8 8.3 13.5

NM 30.1 18.7 11.4

NY 30.2 13.1 17.1NC 28.9 15.2 13.7ND 24.5 10.7 13.7

State Poverty 

Disability 

OH 31.

OK 29.OR 30.PA 29.RI 30.SC 30.SD 23.TN 31.TX 26.UT 22.VT 28.VA 24.

WA 27.WV 32.WI 25.WY 20.PR 51.
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Table 4.4: Change in Poverty Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for States, by Disability Status: 2010 to 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18130; <http(accessed 24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.[1] Difference of Disability and No Disability.[2] Change in Poverty Gap from 2010 to 2011.

State Gap (%) [1] Gap Change 

2010 2011 (% pts) [2]

U.S. 14.5 15.0 0.5

AL 15.1 13.7 -1.4AK 7.1 12.1 5.0

AZ 11.5 10.3 -1.2

AR 11.8 13.7 1.9CA 11.6 12.5 0.9CO 12.8 12.2 -0.6CT 14.7 16.0 1.3DE 9.0 12.4 3.4

DC 28.1 24.7 -3.4

FL 11.9 13.2 1.3GA 13.9 13.4 -0.5HI 13.3 17.6 4.3ID 12.9 12.2 -0.7IL 13.5 14.3 0.8IN 16.2 13.6 -2.6IA 14.2 16.2 2.0KS 12.5 14.4 1.9

State Gap (%) [1] Gap Change 

2010 2011 (% pts) [2]

KY 17.2 17.6 0.4LA 12.5 13.9 1.4ME 17.8 20.0 2.2MD 12.3 14.1 1.8MA 18.8 17.9 -0.9MI 16.0 15.5 -0.5MN 15.3 18.8 3.5MS 15.6 13.0 -2.6MO 16.5 15.8 -0.7MT 17.2 12.9 -4.3NE 16.2 14.5 -1.7NV 10.5 9.7 -0.8

NH 13.7 13.1 -0.6NJ 12.6 13.5 0.9NM 10.7 11.4 0.7NY 16.3 17.1 0.8NC 13.2 13.7 0.5ND 13.0 13.7 0.7

State G

2010 

OH 1OK 1OR 1PA 1RI 2SC 1SD 1TN 1TX 1UT 1VT 1VA 1WA 1WV 1WI 1WY 1PR 1
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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 

statistics is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically 

the American Community Survey.

Tables

Table 5.1: In 2011, for the individuals with 

disabilities ages 16 years and over living in the 

community that had earnings from work, median 

earnings were $19,735. In contrast, among 

individuals without disabilities ages 16 years and 

over living in the community that had earnings 

from work, median earnings were $29,638, a 

gap of $10,550. This gap is smallest (meaning 

the earnings of people with disabilities are closest 

to the earnings of people without disabilities) 

in Nevada ($4,387) and largest (meaning the 

earnings of people with disabilities are furthest 

from the earnings of people without disabilities) 

in the District of Columbia ($17,763).
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Table 5.1: Earnings—Median Earnings of Civilians 16 Years and Over in the Past 12 Months foStates, by Disability Status (in 2011 inflation-adjusted dollars): 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18140; <http://factfind27 September 2012).[1] Difference of Disability and No Disability.

State Total ($) Disability ($) No Disability ($) Gap ($) [1]

U.S. 29,638 19,735 30,285 10,550AL 26,281 19,384 26,792 7,408

AK 34,308 28,237 34,986 6,749

AZ 28,000 19,073 28,725 9,652

AR 24,710 17,051 25,460 8,409

CA 30,308 20,716 30,671 9,955

CO 31,247 20,336 31,768 11,432CT 36,674 22,474 37,348 14,874DE 33,002 22,521 34,436 11,915DC 46,207 29,453 47,216 17,763FL 26,603 19,174 27,005 7,831

GA 27,773 19,267 28,611 9,344

HI 31,591 24,607 31,782 7,175

ID 23,269 14,655 24,028 9,373

IL 30,869 20,595 31,283 10,688IN 27,762 19,452 28,645 9,193

IA 28,523 16,135 29,533 13,398KS 27,700 19,184 28,668 9,484

State Total ($) Disability ($) No Disability ($) Gap ($) [1]

KY 25,891 17,499 26,536 9,037

LA 27,072 20,380 27,557 7,177

ME 26,518 15,514 27,261 11,747MD 39,182 26,749 40,097 13,348MA 35,554 20,475 36,327 15,852MI 26,341 16,279 27,046 10,767MN 31,580 16,615 32,150 15,535MS 25,159 18,602 25,764 7,162MO 27,061 18,505 27,722 9,217

MT 23,670 15,022 24,339 9,317

NE 27,461 18,836 28,073 9,237

NV 28,925 24,937 29,324 4,387NH 33,455 22,885 34,201 11,316NJ 37,969 23,702 39,256 15,554NM 25,324 18,016 25,757 7,741

NY 32,341 21,302 33,071 11,769NC 26,692 18,040 27,273 9,233

ND 28,839 22,088 29,514 7,426

State Total ($) 

OH 28,098 OK 26,041 OR 25,904 PA 30,230 RI 31,843 SC 26,159 

SD 26,636 TN 26,296 TX 28,103 

UT 25,936 VT 28,601 VA 32,898 WA 31,930 WV 25,278 

WI 29,146 WY 30,940 PR 16,443 
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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 

statistics are the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically 

the American Community Survey (ACS), and 

the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Annual 

Benefits Report.

Tables

Table 6.1: In 2011, according to the ACS, 

810,245 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 2011, there were 21,179,518 

civilian veterans ages 18 years and over living 

in the community, 5,560,980 of which were 

individuals with disabilities—a prevalence rate 

of 26.3 percent. West Virginia had the highest 

prevalence rate (33.2 percent), while Maryland 

had the lowest prevalence rate (19.9 percent).

Tables 6.3 and 6.4: In 2011, of the 2,087,637 

civilian veterans with disabilities ages 18 to 

64 years living in the community, 348,348 

individuals lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 

16.7 percent. In contrast, of the 10,020,098 

civilian veterans without disabilities ages 18 to 64 

years living in the community, 724,053 civilian 

veterans lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 7.2 

percent. The poverty rate for civilian veterans 

with disabilities was highest in the District of 

Columbia (37.4 percent) and lowest in New 

Hampshire (7.3 percent).

Table 6.5: In 2011, the poverty rate of civilian 

veterans with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years 

living in the community was 16.7 percent, while 

the poverty rate of individuals without disabilities 

ages 16 to 64 years living in the community was 

7.2 percent—a poverty gap of 9.5 percentage 

points. The poverty gap was smallest in South 

Dakota (1.9 percentage points) and greatest 

in the District of Columbia (28.3 percentage 

points).

Table 6.6: In the federal fiscal year 2011, the 

United States spent a total of $41,846,520,536 

on compensation and pension benefits paid to 

veterans with disabilities. Of that total amount, 

$38,687,353,834 was spent on disability 

compensation, while $3,159,166,702 was spent 

on disability pensions.
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Table 6.1: Service-Connected Disability Rating—Civilian Veterans Ages 18 Years and Over Liviby Disability Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B21100; <http://factfind27 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Veterans Has a Rating 0 Percent 10 to 60 Percent 70 Percent or Higher Rating Not Reported

U.S. 21,458,427 3,464,672 218,482 2,164,335 810,245 271,610

AL 395,753 85,330 4,417 52,193 20,819 7,901AK 72,407 13,704 442 9,983 2,032 1,247AZ 533,608 87,088 5,771 51,969 23,559 5,789AR 238,790 44,748 2,595 24,798 13,228 4,127CA 1,910,994 288,529 22,117 182,010 60,057 24,345CO 411,754 74,525 4,552 50,008 15,025 4,940CT 225,987 24,074 1,684 15,045 4,271 3,074DE 77,885 9,834 477 5,775 2,202 1,380DC 29,719 4,045 253 2,521 920 351

FL 1,571,482 275,921 17,552 170,511 67,443 20,415GA 686,591 123,972 6,894 77,376 29,661 10,041HI 109,218 15,840 1,193 9,295 4,033 1,319ID 121,382 22,480 1,533 15,062 4,704 1,181IL 719,528 79,592 6,421 48,208 16,371 8,592IN 458,943 70,935 5,582 48,405 11,860 5,088IA 226,737 29,535 2,100 19,524 6,234 1,677KS 210,240 31,725 3,093 19,553 6,750 2,329KY 311,073 58,353 3,132 34,624 16,030 4,567LA 312,953 47,190 2,835 26,775 13,105 4,475ME 128,940 24,903 1,567 14,060 7,541 1,735MD 425,963 61,346 3,614 39,818 12,146 5,768MA 386,609 57,337 4,621 34,043 13,863 4,810MI 671,051 80,495 4,741 51,749 18,311 5,694MN 366,790 73,122 4,466 50,654 12,862 5,140MS 201,148 36,336 2,651 23,465 7,174 3,046MO 490,162 74,353 3,750 47,177 15,991 7,435

State Total Veterans Has a Rating 0 Percent 1

P

MT 94,872 18,667 1,215 NE 146,104 35,430 1,374 NV 228,213 37,780 3,340 NH 115,297 16,680 1,423 NJ 444,887 52,569 4,031 NM 177,041 34,020 1,303 NY 917,741 115,194 10,870 NC 740,470 134,711 7,193 ND 55,556 11,600 582 OH 876,163 109,291 7,443 OK 319,724 74,800 3,950 OR 319,194 56,394 2,964 PA 954,659 113,214 9,050 RI 71,863 10,180 375 

SC 398,985 70,300 3,463 SD 70,027 12,851 1,371 

TN 486,407 83,530 4,564 TX 1,593,072 310,752 14,719 UT 146,806 23,067 2,070 VT 51,373 6,260 476 

VA 734,757 139,164 7,534 WA 597,778 106,280 5,021 WV 155,581 26,989 1,390 WI 413,735 59,049 4,144 WY 52,415 10,588 564 

PR 108,464 26,117 1,823 
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Disability Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B21007; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Disability No Disability

Count

% Count

%

U.S. 21,179,518 5,560,980 26.3 15,470,854 73.0

AL 389,593 115,205 29.6 270,083 69.3

AK 71,440 15,063 21.1 55,959 78.3

AZ 528,098 132,059 25.0 391,798 74.2

AR 233,285 76,270 32.7 154,874 66.4

CA 1,878,525 477,608 25.4 1,387,430 73.9

CO 404,918 93,100 23.0 308,941 76.3

CT 221,132 53,130 24.0 167,227 75.6

DE 76,731 17,932 23.4 58,372 76.1

DC 29,050 6,737 23.2 22,313 76.8

FL 1,548,223 422,455 27.3 1,114,518 72.0

GA 673,005 161,461 24.0 505,103 75.1

HI 106,741 23,620 22.1 81,926 76.8

ID 119,022 36,573 30.7 81,395 68.4

IL 705,307 180,268 25.6 518,527 73.5

IN 451,492 126,577 28.0 321,490 71.2

IA 221,446 55,888 25.2 163,647 73.9

KS 204,196 58,234 28.5 144,941 71.0

KY 306,381 95,131 31.0 208,692 68.1

LA 306,376 87,900 28.7 215,537 70.4

ME 127,002 37,779 29.7 88,644 69.8

MD 418,854 83,335 19.9 333,637 79.7

MA 378,428 98,134 25.9 279,687 73.9

MI 659,773 182,089 27.6 474,635 71.9

MN 359,470 90,338 25.1 267,429 74.4

MS 197,904 61,666 31.2 134,906 68.2

MO 479,800 134,760 28.1 342,258 71.3

State Total Disability 

Count

MT 93,361 28,484 

NE 142,736 37,002 

NV 225,372 54,696 

NH 113,075 27,878 

NJ 438,208 106,225 NM 173,936 49,320 

NY 896,367 223,656 

NC 730,019 178,874 

ND 54,490 13,919 

OH 859,103 224,516 OK 312,820 102,517 

OR 313,494 96,227 

PA 934,648 247,742 

RI 70,384 19,615 

SC 391,873 99,938 

SD 68,432 17,646 

TN 479,961 136,960 

TX 1,558,574 411,763 

UT 145,278 38,997 

VT 50,744 12,157 

VA 723,226 148,674 WA 588,568 155,121 

WV 153,887 51,161 

WI 406,141 98,624 

WY 51,597 13,220 

PR 107,032 42,736 
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Table 6.3: Poverty—Civilian Veterans with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the CommStates and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B21007; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Poverty

%

U.S. 2,087,637 348,348 16.7

AL 49,244 8,459 17.2

AK 6,682 1,049 15.7

AZ 48,927 8,640 17.7

AR 32,986 4,979 15.1

CA 155,588 26,357 16.9

CO 38,346 5,778 15.1

CT 12,565 1,655 13.2

DE 6,705 781 11.6

DC 2,333 873 37.4

FL 135,751 23,014 17.0

GA 74,804 13,662 18.3

HI 8,489 1,351 15.9

ID 13,197 2,468 18.7

IL 59,287 9,721 16.4

IN 51,555 7,390 14.3

IA 18,565 2,515 13.5

KS 22,983 3,299 14.4

State Total Poverty

%

KY 42,425 5,708 13.5

LA 38,615 8,038 20.8

ME 14,068 2,038 14.5

MD 30,649 5,063 16.5

MA 27,874 4,381 15.7

MI 68,186 12,195 17.9

MN 31,635 5,154 16.3

MS 24,581 5,061 20.6

MO 53,617 7,585 14.1

MT 11,250 2,010 17.9

NE 12,260 2,154 17.6

NV 18,945 1,960 10.3

NH 9,140 668 7.3

NJ 28,608 3,844 13.4

NM 20,878 3,638 17.4

NY 74,251 14,965 20.2

NC 74,146 12,395 16.7

ND 5,450 534 9.8

State Total 

OH 8

OK 4

OR 3

PA 8

RI 

SC 4

SD 

TN 6

TX 16

UT 1

VT 

VA 6

WA 6

WV 22

WI 3

WY 

PR 1
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States and States: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B21007; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.

State Total Poverty %

U.S. 10,020,098 724,053 7.2

AL 189,486 15,867 8.4

AK 46,815 1,735 3.7

AZ 241,077 19,962 8.3

AR 105,327 9,191 8.7

CA 869,989 62,988 7.2

CO 218,289 12,633 5.8

CT 95,282 4,077 4.3

DE 35,959 2,478 6.9

DC 14,732 1,347 9.1

FL 652,014 57,389 8.8

GA 365,640 30,977 8.5

HI 57,671 3,415 5.9

ID 54,268 5,028 9.3

IL 321,726 26,567 8.3

IN 212,293 16,476 7.8

IA 102,206 7,136 7.0

KS 95,443 5,609 5.9

State Total Poverty %

KY 142,829 11,506 8.1LA 149,565 16,391 11.0

ME 57,372 4,626 8.1

MD 230,287 8,392 3.6

MA 156,891 6,875 4.4

MI 289,831 24,763 8.5

MN 159,844 8,697 5.4

MS 94,385 9,812 10.4

MO 223,302 17,182 7.7

MT 42,407 3,674 8.7

NE 70,977 3,733 5.3

NV 111,976 8,294 7.4

NH 55,960 2,413 4.3

NJ 172,695 7,538 4.4

NM 85,004 8,045 9.5

NY 380,286 28,279 7.4

NC 380,575 28,000 7.4

ND 27,845 1,556 5.6

State Total 

OH 402OK 142

OR 132PA 399RI 29

SC 198SD 33

TN 23TX 805UT 66

VT 22

VA 42WA 30WV 65

WI 192WY 26

PR 38
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Table 6.5: Poverty Gap—Civilian Veterans Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the States by Disability Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B21007; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.[1] Poverty as a percent of the Total.[2] Difference of Disability and No Disability.

State Poverty Rate (%) [1] Gap (% pts) [2] Disability No Disability

U.S. 16.7 7.2 9.5

AL 17.2 8.4 8.8

AK 15.7 3.7 12.0

AZ 17.7 8.3 9.4

AR 15.1 8.7 6.4

CA 16.9 7.2 9.7

CO 15.1 5.8 9.3

CT 13.2 4.3 8.9

DE 11.6 6.9 4.8

DC 37.4 9.1 28.3

FL 17.0 8.8 8.2

GA 18.3 8.5 9.8

HI 15.9 5.9 10.0

ID 18.7 9.3 9.4

IL 16.4 8.3 8.1

IN 14.3 7.8 6.6

IA 13.5 7.0 6.6

KS 14.4 5.9 8.5

State Poverty Rate (%) [1] Gap (% pts) [2] Disability No Disability

KY 13.5 8.1 5.4

LA 20.8 11.0 9.9

ME 14.5 8.1 6.4

MD 16.5 3.6 12.9MA 15.7 4.4 11.3

MI 17.9 8.5 9.3

MN 16.3 5.4 10.9

MS 20.6 10.4 10.2

MO 14.1 7.7 6.5MT 17.9 8.7 9.2

NE 17.6 5.3 12.3

NV 10.3 7.4 2.9NH 7.3 4.3 3.0

NJ 13.4 4.4 9.1

NM 17.4 9.5 8.0

NY 20.2 7.4 12.7

NC 16.7 7.4 9.4ND 9.8 5.6 4.2

State Poverty 

Disability 

OH 17.OK 18.

OR 17.PA 16.RI 24.

SC 17.SD 8.

TN 20.TX 16.UT 10.

VT 17.VA 13.WA 16.

WV 21.WI 14.WY 12.PR 24.
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(in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 2011

Source: Veterans Benefits Administration, 2011 Annual Benefits Report; Appendices E1-E52 <http://www.vba.va.gov/Rpdf>; (accessed 21 June 2012).

State Total ($)

Disability Program

Compensation 

($) Pension ($)

U.S. 41,846,520,536 38,687,353,834 3,159,166,702AL 1,027,053,125 923,719,653 103,333,472AK 157,428,128 154,591,392 2,836,736

AZ 956,496,081 901,017,543 55,478,538

AR 663,787,301 621,068,704 42,718,597CA 3,338,121,689 3,049,398,089 288,723,600CO 842,799,801 803,022,688 39,777,113CT 244,124,975 225,874,612 18,250,363DE 116,086,511 111,407,136 4,679,375

DC 53,427,214 46,947,790 6,479,424

FL 3,218,221,891 2,965,272,993 252,948,898

GA 1,569,141,796 1,450,744,767 118,397,029HI 225,119,836 218,807,191 6,312,645

ID 246,370,108 231,460,369 14,909,739

IL 937,323,950 844,326,253 92,997,697IN 690,937,653 633,144,456 57,793,197IA 341,673,960 305,590,395 36,083,565KS 353,070,280 326,393,792 26,676,488

State Total ($)

Disability Program

Compensation 

($) Pension ($)

KY 791,983,356 738,444,596 53,538,760LA 672,324,123 597,599,205 74,724,918ME 351,272,722 331,959,521 19,313,201MD 666,759,967 633,663,667 33,096,300MA 650,236,500 608,511,009 41,725,491MI 1,037,770,986 921,796,855 115,974,131MN 756,585,791 717,399,830 39,185,961MS 431,673,232 389,723,818 41,949,414MO 893,479,718 806,821,684 86,658,034MT 233,456,587 218,125,479 15,331,108NE 375,307,834 358,006,636 17,301,198NV 418,411,973 386,578,976 31,832,997NH 183,697,046 174,197,206 9,499,840

NJ 621,847,009 587,399,721 34,447,288NM 505,945,878 481,104,367 24,841,511NY 1,357,280,145 1,234,953,816 122,326,329NC 1,780,612,514 1,693,845,136 86,767,378ND 110,977,954 104,260,896 6,717,058

State Total ($)

OH 1,244,694,56OK 1,086,480,29OR 775,004,22PA 1,305,472,68RI 129,299,59SC 976,214,76SD 161,025,64TN 1,068,935,70TX 3,987,752,92UT 247,498,86VT 82,609,07

VA 1,504,205,40WA 1,213,885,46WV 437,270,92WI 712,624,00WY 92,738,78
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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 statistics is the 

U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American 

Community Survey.

Tables

Table 7.1: In 2011, 82.6 percent of individuals 

with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the 

community had health insurance coverage. In 

contrast, 78.7 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 9.8 percentage points in New 

Mexico to -1.6 percentage points in North 

Dakota.

Table 7.2: In 2011, 42.2 percent of individuals 

with disabilities ages 18 years and over living in 

the community had private health insurance and 

51.7 percent had public health insurance (some 

had both), while 17.4 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 (4.6 percent). The state with 

the largest percentage of people with disabilities 

without health insurance coverage was Alaska 

(25.6 percent).
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and States by Disability Status: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18135; <http://factfind24 September 2012).[1] Percentage with Health Insurance Coverage.[2] Difference of Disability and No Disability.

State Coverage (%) [1] Gap (% pts) [2] Disability No Disability

U.S. 82.6 78.7 3.9

AL 81.0 78.9 2.2

AK 74.4 74.1 0.3

AZ 85.4 76.3 9.0

AR 81.0 73.2 7.8

CA 81.9 74.4 7.5

CO 81.6 80.1 1.5

CT 90.2 87.1 3.0

DE 91.3 86.2 5.1

DC 92.2 91.3 0.8

FL 78.6 69.6 9.0

GA 76.3 72.8 3.5

HI 91.0 90.1 0.9

ID 78.7 76.4 2.3

IL 83.3 80.7 2.5

IN 81.4 79.9 1.4

IA 87.9 87.3 0.7

KS 81.0 82.5 -1.5

State Coverage (%) [1] Gap (% pts) [2] Disability No Disability

KY 80.0 79.3 0.6

LA 78.7 73.8 4.9ME 87.9 84.5 3.4

MD 88.2 85.4 2.8

MA 95.4 94.0 1.4MI 85.2 82.5 2.7

MN 90.2 88.3 1.9

MS 78.6 73.9 4.6

MO 80.8 80.7 0.1

MT 77.2 74.9 2.3NE 84.3 83.9 0.4

NV 77.8 71.3 6.5

NH 85.7 85.1 0.6NJ 84.1 81.4 2.7

NM 80.4 70.6 9.8

NY 90.3 83.4 7.0

NC 80.6 76.5 4.0

ND 85.4 87.1 -1.6

State Cover

Disability 

OH 82.OK 76.OR 81.

PA 88.RI 87.SC 79.

SD 82.TN 79.TX 75.

UT 82.VT 92.VA 83.

WA 82.WV 82.WI 89.

WY 79.PR 93.
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Table 7.2 Health Insurance Coverage—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the United States and States by Type of Coverage: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B18135; <http://factfind24 September 2012). Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.[1] Percentage with Health Insurance Coverage.[2] Percentage without Health Insurance Coverage.

State Coverage (%) [1] No Coverage 

Private Public (%) [2]

U.S. 42.2 51.7 17.4AL 41.8 52.9 19.0AK 41.0 41.4 25.6AZ 40.4 55.7 14.6AR 38.4 54.7 19.0CA 40.1 51.4 18.1CO 49.4 43.7 18.4CT 47.1 53.2 9.8

DE 47.0 56.3 8.7

DC 42.9 60.7 7.8

FL 39.2 50.8 21.4

GA 40.4 46.9 23.7HI 52.2 52.7 9.0

ID 45.4 46.6 21.3

IL 43.5 49.3 16.7IN 44.3 47.2 18.6IA 48.0 53.5 12.1KS 47.8 43.6 19.0

State Coverage (%) [1] No Coverage 

Private Public (%) [2]

KY 36.3 55.2 20.0LA 39.1 50.7 21.3ME 36.5 63.2 12.1MD 50.5 50.0 11.8MA 43.5 64.2 4.6MI 43.1 55.6 14.8

MN 45.8 55.4 9.8

MS 36.2 53.9 21.4MO 41.2 50.7 19.2MT 39.6 48.4 22.8NE 47.8 49.0 15.7NV 46.9 42.3 22.2NH 49.2 47.7 14.3NJ 48.9 47.5 15.9NM 39.3 53.0 19.6NY 43.8 59.4 9.7

NC 40.7 51.4 19.4

ND 57.9 40.8 14.6

State Cover

Private 

OH 41.OK 41.OR 44.PA 45.RI 43.SC 39.SD 47.TN 38.TX 40.UT 50.VT 40.VA 49.WA 45.WV 35.WI 46.WY 45.PR 30.
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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. 

These statistics were generated by the authors 

using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance 

Survey (BRFSS). See the Center for Disease 

Control and Prevention's Disability and Health 

Data System (DHDS) website for more detailed 

information on the health of the population with 

disabilities.

Tables

Table 8.1: In 2011, there were 217,151,000 

individuals ages 18 and over living in the 

community in the United States, and 55,057,000 

had a disability (25.4 percent). The state with the 

largest number of individuals with disabilities 

was California, with 5,605,000 individuals with 

disabilities, while the state with the smallest 

number of individuals with disabilities was 

Wyoming, with 100,000 individuals with 

disabilities. West Virginia had the highest 

prevalence rate, 33.1 percent, while the Hawaii 

had the lowest prevalence rate, 20.7 percent.

Table 8.2: In 2011, the prevalence of disability 

increased with age in all states. The state with 

the highest prevalence rate for individuals ages 

18 to 44 years was Washington (22.0 percent), 

while the lowest was in Texas (12.4 percent). 

For individuals ages 45 to 64 years, the highest 

prevalence rate was in West Virginia (41.2 

percent), while the lowest was in Hawaii (22.9 

percent). For individuals ages 65 years and older, 

the highest prevalence rate was in Mississippi 

(46.5 percent), while the lowest was again in 

Maryland (34.6 percent).

Table 8.3: In 2011, adults (ages 18 years and 

older) with disabilities where more likely to 

smoke (25.5 percent) than adults without 

disabilities (18.2 percent). This finding was 

observed in all states. Adults with disabilities 

were most likely to smoke in Kentucky (36.2 

percent) and least likely to smoke in New York 

(15.7 percent). 

Table 8.4: In 2011, adults (ages 18 years and 

older) with disabilities were more likely to 

be obese (38.1 percent) than adults without 

disabilities (23.9 percent). This finding was 

observed in all states. Adults with disabilities 

were most likely to be obese in Louisiana (44.9 

percent) and least likely to be obese in Colorado 

(28.2 percent). 

Table 8.5: In 2011, adults (ages 18 years and 

older) with disabilities were less likely to binge 

drink (12.6 percent) than adults without 

disabilities (20.4 percent). This finding was 

observed in all states. Adults with disabilities 

were most likely to binge drink in the District of 

Columbia (18.0 percent) and least likely to binge 

drink in Tennessee (4.0 percent).

Table 8.6: In 2011, individuals ages 18 and 

over with disabilities in Vermont were most 

likely to have health insurance coverage (94.5 

percent), while individuals ages 18 and over with 

disabilities in Nevada were least likely to have 

health insurance coverage (77.6 percent).
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Table 8.1: Persons Ages 18 and Over Living in the Community, by Disability Status: 2011

Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. United States values were calculated based on the summation of in institutions are not included. Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). See http:/more detail.

State Total Disability No Disability

Count

% Count

%

U.S. 217,151,000 55,057,000 25.4 162,094,000 74.6

AL 3,498,000 1,119,000 32.0 2,379,000 68.0

AK 475,000 124,000 26.1 351,000 73.9

AZ 4,505,000 1,194,000 26.5 3,311,000 73.5

AR 2,037,000 635,000 31.2 1,402,000 68.8

CA 24,843,000 5,665,000 22.8 19,178,000 77.2

CO 3,518,000 878,000 24.9 2,640,000 75.1

CT 2,564,000 596,000 23.2 1,968,000 76.8

DE 677,000 160,000 23.6 517,000 76.4

DC 450,000 113,000 25.2 337,000 74.8

FL 13,426,000 3,812,000 28.4 9,614,000 71.6

GA 6,757,000 1,659,000 24.6 5,098,000 75.4

HI 1,000,000 206,000 20.7 794,000 79.3

ID 1,078,000 280,000 26.0 798,000 74.0

IL 9,200,000 2,072,000 22.5 7,128,000 77.5

IN 4,492,000 1,168,000 26.0 3,324,000 74.0

IA 2,194,000 478,000 21.8 1,716,000 78.2

KS 2,064,000 506,000 24.5 1,558,000 75.5

KY 3,023,000 951,000 31.5 2,072,000 68.5

LA 3,233,000 900,000 27.8 2,333,000 72.2

ME 997,000 294,000 29.5 703,000 70.5

MD 4,139,000 935,000 22.6 3,204,000 77.4

MA 4,635,000 1,069,000 23.1 3,566,000 76.9

MI 7,249,000 2,045,000 28.2 5,204,000 71.8

MN 3,783,000 816,000 21.6 2,967,000 78.4

MS 2,077,000 609,000 29.3 1,468,000 70.7

State Total Disability 

Count

MO 4,279,000 1,285,000 

MT 720,000 207,000 

NE 1,290,000 300,000 

NV 1,804,000 442,000 

NH 979,000 256,000 NJ 6,126,000 1,315,000 

NM 1,418,000 386,000 

NY 13,605,000 3,300,000 

NC 6,835,000 1,703,000 

ND 476,000 109,000 OH 8,245,000 2,182,000 

OK 2,718,000 807,000 

OR 2,702,000 823,000 PA 9,137,000 2,430,000 

RI 774,000 194,000 

SC 3,305,000 899,000 

SD 592,000 155,000 

TN 4,514,000 1,250,000 TX 16,936,000 3,825,000 

UT 1,841,000 447,000 

VT 475,000 125,000 

VA 5,701,000 1,336,000 

WA 4,979,000 1,508,000 WV 1,440,000 477,000 

WI 3,947,000 912,000 

WY 399,000 100,000 
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Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. United States values were calculated based on the summation of in institutions are not included.Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). See http:/more detail.

State

Disability (%)

Ages 18 to 44 Ages 45 to 64 Ages 65 and Over

U.S. 15.6 31.2 40.6

AL 20.9 39.6 45.5AK 18.1 31.6 46.4AZ 16.5 32.9 42.6AR 19.9 39.7 43.4CA 13.2 28.8 41.9CO 17.1 29.1 41.1CT 14.6 26.0 38.5DE 16.2 27.3 34.7DC 15.1 33.6 45.2FL 17.8 34.0 40.9GA 14.6 32.4 41.6HI 13.0 22.9 35.4ID 18.0 29.9 42.1IL 13.3 27.2 40.0IN 17.2 31.0 39.8IA 12.5 24.5 38.6KS 14.7 29.1 41.6

State

Disability (%)

Ages 18 to 44 Ages 45 to 64 Ages 65 and Over

KY 21.1 39.7 41.8LA 15.6 37.5 43.3ME 20.6 33.5 39.5MD 14.5 27.7 34.6MA 14.6 27.5 36.2MI 19.0 33.6 40.3MN 13.1 25.5 36.3MS 16.9 38.0 46.5MO 19.1 36.4 44.8MT 15.9 35.0 45.3NE 15.9 27.4 40.9NV 15.7 29.4 41.1NH 20.2 27.9 36.7NJ 13.5 25.1 34.6NM 16.4 34.9 41.3NY 14.6 29.7 39.4NC 16.0 29.7 39.9ND 14.8 26.9 36.2

State

Ages 18 to 44 

OH 16.OK 18.OR 19.PA 18.RI 16.SC 15.SD 17.TN 16.TX 12.UT 16.VT 17.VA 13.WA 22.WV 20.WI 12.WY 14.
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Table 8.3: Health Behavior—Smoking among Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability Status: 

Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. United States values were calculated based on the summation of in institutions are not included.Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). See http:/more detail.

State Smoking (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

U.S. 25.5 18.2 7.3

AL 29.5 21.9 7.6

AK 24.7 21.8 2.9

AZ 22.0 17.8 4.2

AR 33.1 23.9 9.2

CA 16.6 12.0 4.6

CO 21.6 16.9 4.7

CT 22.1 15.6 6.5

DE 24.2 20.9 3.3

DC 27.8 18.5 9.3

FL 25.5 17.0 8.5

GA 27.5 19.1 8.4

HI 20.7 15.6 5.1

ID 20.3 16.2 4.1

IL 25.2 19.4 5.8

IN 31.8 23.9 7.9

IA 24.5 19.0 5.5

KS 27.7 19.9 7.8

State Smoking (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

KY 36.2 24.8 11.4

LA 29.0 24.3 4.7ME 28.8 19.9 8.9

MD 25.1 17.5 7.6

MA 24.1 15.9 8.2MI 29.2 21.0 8.2

MN 23.8 18.0 5.8

MS 29.9 24.0 5.9

MO 27.9 23.4 4.5

MT 29.4 18.9 10.5NE 23.7 18.7 5.0NV 29.9 21.1 8.8

NH 26.0 16.6 9.4

NJ 20.3 16.2 4.1NM 25.7 19.9 5.8

NY 24.3 15.7 8.6

NC 26.6 19.7 6.9

ND 22.9 21.0 1.9

State Smo

Disability 

OH 32.

OK 31.OR 23.PA 27.

RI 27.SC 27.

SD 27.TN 29.TX 23.

UT 15.VT 22.

VA 26.WA 24.WV 32.

WI 28.WY 28.
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Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. United States values were calculated based on the summation of in institutions are not included.Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). See http:/more detail.

State Obesity (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

U.S. 38.1 23.9 14.2

AL 41.3 27.7 13.6AK 38.0 23.8 14.2AZ 33.8 21.2 12.6AR 38.6 28.0 10.6CA 34.3 20.5 13.8CO 28.2 18.1 10.1CT 35.4 21.7 13.7DE 39.2 25.4 13.8DC 38.8 18.4 20.4FL 35.5 23.1 12.4GA 39.4 24.3 15.1HI 29.6 20.1 9.5

ID 38.2 22.9 15.3

IL 39.8 23.5 16.3IN 40.7 27.2 13.5IA 39.4 26.2 13.2KS 42.0 25.5 16.5

State Obesity (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

KY 41.9 24.9 17.0

LA 44.9 29.6 15.3ME 37.8 23.7 14.1MD 38.8 25.2 13.6MA 33.8 19.7 14.1MI 42.0 27.2 14.8MN 35.0 23.3 11.7MS 41.1 32.0 9.1MO 43.6 25.1 18.5

MT 32.7 21.6 11.1NE 39.7 25.4 14.3NV 33.9 21.2 12.7NH 38.0 22.2 15.8NJ 34.6 20.9 13.7NM 32.7 23.6 9.1

NY 34.9 21.2 13.7NC 40.9 25.3 15.6ND 36.5 25.1 11.4

State Obe

Disability 

OH 39.OK 38.OR 38.PA 38.RI 34.SC 42.SD 36.TN 39.TX 41.UT 36.VT 36.VA 40.WA 37.WV 42.WI 43.WY 33.
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Table 8.5: Health Behavior—Binge Drinking among Persons Ages 18 and Over, by Disability St

Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. United States values were calculated based on the summation of in institutions are not included.Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). See http:/more detail.

State Binge Drinking (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

U.S. 12.6 20.4 -7.8

AL 10.8 15.3 -4.5AK 15.8 22.7 -6.9AZ 12.8 20.0 -7.2AR 9.7 16.1 -6.4CA 14.3 19.9 -5.6CO 15.0 21.9 -6.9CT 11.7 20.0 -8.3DE 15.1 22.0 -6.9DC 18.0 27.5 -9.5FL 13.0 18.8 -5.8GA 11.0 18.6 -7.6HI 17.9 22.6 -4.7ID 12.5 18.2 -5.7IL 14.1 25.6 -11.5

IN 12.1 19.9 -7.8

IA 13.5 25.8 -12.3

KS 10.1 19.3 -9.2

State Binge Drinking (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

KY 10.7 18.7 -8.0

LA 10.9 18.2 -7.3ME 14.0 18.7 -4.7MD 14.6 19.1 -4.5MA 14.4 22.5 -8.1MI 13.9 22.1 -8.2MN 15.8 24.0 -8.2MS 9.4 16.3 -6.9MO 12.1 22.4 -10.3MT 15.0 23.4 -8.4

NE 14.2 25.4 -11.2NV 14.2 20.3 -6.1

NH 12.5 20.9 -8.4NJ 12.8 19.9 -7.1NM 11.5 18.3 -6.8NY 13.6 21.7 -8.1NC 11.1 16.7 -5.6ND 15.2 26.5 -11.3

State Binge D

Disability 

OH 12.

OK 10.OR 12.PA 13.RI 15.SC 9.SD 12.TN 4.TX 11.UT 8.VT 11.VA 11.WA 15.WV 6.WI 13.WY 13.
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Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. United States values were calculated based on the summation of in institutions are not included.Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). See http:/more detail.

State Health Care Coverage (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

U.S. 85.1 80.9 4.2

AL 82.7 81.8 0.9

AK 82.3 79.0 3.3

AZ 87.0 80.2 6.8

AR 80.3 74.8 5.5

CA 86.9 80.7 6.2

CO 84.9 81.1 3.8

CT 89.4 87.6 1.8

DE 93.3 88.0 5.3

DC 92.5 92.2 0.3

FL 81.3 74.7 6.6

GA 80.0 73.5 6.5

HI 93.1 90.0 3.1

ID 81.4 76.9 4.5

IL 86.0 82.4 3.6

IN 80.9 80.5 0.4

IA 90.5 88.0 2.5

KS 85.8 82.6 3.2

State Health Care Coverage (%) Gap (% pts) Disability No Disability

KY 84.9 80.9 4.0LA 81.9 76.2 5.7ME 90.4 86.4 4.0

MD 91.4 86.2 5.2

MA 94.3 93.2 1.1

MI 86.7 84.1 2.6

MN 90.4 88.5 1.9MS 78.9 72.9 6.0

MO 87.1 81.6 5.5

MT 82.5 79.4 3.1NE 86.1 83.7 2.4

NV 77.6 71.1 6.5

NH 87.7 87.1 0.6

NJ 87.6 84.6 3.0

NM 85.4 76.2 9.2NY 91.0 83.7 7.3

NC 82.1 78.7 3.4

ND 89.2 86.4 2.8

State Health Car

Disability 

OH 85.OK 83.OR 82.

PA 89.RI 84.SC 82.SD 90.

TN 80.TX 78.UT 84.

VT 94.VA 87.WA 83.

WV 81.WI 87.

WY 80.
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Section 9: Social Security 

Administration Programs

This section presents statistics on Social 

Security Administration (SSA) Programs. 

Specifically, these statistics concern the number 

of beneficiaries served by, and the amount spent 

on, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and 

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), by 

disability status. Table 9.7 also addresses those 

who have concurrent benefits (are enrolled 

in both programs), by disability status. The 

principal source for this section is the Social 

Security Administration, specifically the 2010 

Annual Statistical Supplement.

Tables

Table 9.1: In December 2010, of the 7,911,327 

individuals who received federally administered 

payments from the SSI program, 1,183,709 were 

eligible based on being 65 years or older, 69,280 

were eligible based on blindness, and 6,660,320 

were eligible based on disability.

Table 9.2: In December 2010, of the 

$48,178,537,000 of federally administered 

payments from the SSI program, $5,444,383,000 

was spent on individuals eligible based on being 

ages 65 years or older, $420,161,000 was spent 

on individuals eligible based on blindness, and 

$43,312,038,000 was spent on individuals 

eligible based on disability.

Table 9.3: In December 2010, of the 1,237,949 

individuals under age 18 who received federally 

administered payments from the SSI program, 

5,937 were eligible based on blindness, and 

1,229,713 were eligible based on disability. 

Table 9.4: In December 2010, 7,912,266 

individuals received federally administered 

payments from the SSI program, and 1,239,269 

of those who received payments were under age 

18, 4,631,507 were ages 18 to 64, and 2,041,490 

were ages 65 and older.

Table 9.5a: In December 2010, of the 9,175,095 

individuals who were beneficiaries under SSDI 

program, 8,016,515 were disabled workers, 

919,859 were disabled adult children, and 

238,721 were disabled widows(ers).

Tables 9.5b–9.5g: In December 2010, of the 

9,175,095 individuals who were beneficiaries 

under the SSDI program, 359,736 were receiving 

benefits on the basis of injuries.

Table 9.6: In December 2010, of the 

$112,520,772 spent on individuals who 

were beneficiaries under the SSDI program, 

$102,999,936,000 was spent on individuals who 

were disabled workers, $7,563,636,000 was spent 

on individuals who were disabled adult children, 

and $1,957,200,000 was spent on individuals 

who were disabled widows(ers). 

Table 9.7: In December 2010, of the 14,016,943 

individuals ages 18 to 64 receiving SSI and/or 

SSDI, 8,016,515 were SSDI disabled workers 

only, 4,631,051 were SSI recipients only, and 

1,369,377 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 2009 to 2010, the total 

number of recipients of SSI increased in the 

United States by 3.1 percent. The total number 

of recipients increased the most in New 

Hampshire (by 7.7 percent); no states saw a 

decrease, but the smallest increase was in West 

Virginia (by 0.6 percent). From 2009 to 2010, 

the number of SSI recipients ages 65 and older 

decreased in the United States by 0.9 percent. 

The number of recipients ages 65 and older 

increased the most in the Montana (by 23.8 

percent) and decreased the most in Alabama (by 

6.5 percent).

Table 9.8b: From 2009 to 2010, the number 

of blind recipients of SSI decreased in the 

United States by .01 percent. The number of 

blind recipients increased the most in Delaware 

(by 12.9 percent) and decreased the most in 

North Dakota (by 18.6 percent). From 2009 to 

2010, the number of disabled recipients of SSI 

increased in the United States by 3.5 percent. 

The number of disabled recipients increased the 

most in New Hampshire (by 8.0 percent); it 

did not decrease in any states, but the smallest 

increase was in West Virginia (by 0.9 percent).
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Table 9.9a: From 2009 to 2010, the total 

number of recipients of SSDI increased 5.1 

percent in the United States. The total number 

of recipients increased the most in Colorado 

(by 7.0 percent) and increased the least in West 

Virginia (by 2.5 percent). From 2009 to 2010, 

the number of disabled workers receiving SSDI 

increased in the United States by 5.3 percent.

Table 9.9b: From 2009 to 2010, the total 

number of recipients of SSDI among disabled 

adult children increased in the United States 

by 3.1 percent. The total number of recipients 

among disabled adult children increased the most 

in Alaska (by 10.5 percent) and increased the 

least in North Dakota (by 1.1 percent). From 

2009 to 2010, the number of disabled 

widow(er)s receiving SSDI increased in the 

United States by 3.7 percent.

Table 9.10: The monthly number of SSDI 

participants (disabled-worker benefits only) grew 

from 154,330 in January of 2003 to 288,795 

in August of 2012. 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 except 

for a few months.
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Table 9.1: Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Pay2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2011 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B1; <http://www.ssa.gov/policy/dsupplement/2011/7b.html>; (accessed 14 June 2012). The blind and disabled categories include some individuals ages 

State Total Eligibility Category

Aged Blind Disabled

U.S. 7,911,327 1,183,709 69,280 6,660,320

AL 172,220 12,504 819 158,897

AK 12,242 1,888 94 10,260AZ 109,877 14,429 891 94,557AR 106,745 6,938 698 99,109

CA 1,269,123 359,483 19,598 890,042

CO 65,511 9,005 505 56,001

CT 58,229 6,603 433 51,193

DE 15,804 1,263 105 14,416

DC 24,371 1,890 127 22,354

FL 484,363 109,256 2,714 372,393

GA 228,496 24,840 1,878 201,780

HI 24,897 6,090 182 18,625

ID 27,236 1,889 206 25,141

IL 273,279 30,432 2,362 240,485

IN 118,030 5,507 870 111,653IA 47,634 3,236 698 43,700

KS 45,841 3,164 342 42,335

State Total Eligibility Category

Aged Blind Disabled

KY 192,328 11,039 1,231 182,058LA 174,669 14,037 1,449 159,183

ME 35,486 2,002 216 33,268

MD 107,386 14,905 590 91,891MA 192,998 47,020 3,630 142,348

MI 253,549 16,515 1,609 235,425MN 86,482 10,415 684 75,383

MS 125,569 11,016 887 113,666

MO 133,843 7,981 879 124,983MT 17,532 1,291 118 16,123

NE 25,675 1,974 238 23,463

NV 41,008 10,068 646 30,294

NH 17,915 920 156 16,839

NJ 168,591 34,340 837 133,414

NM 60,498 8,262 460 51,776

NY 681,191 131,407 2,878 546,906NC 219,443 20,872 1,718 196,853

ND 8,302 781 57 7,464

State Total 

OH 285,570 

OK 93,721 

OR 74,751 

PA 357,939 RI 32,759 

SC 112,010 SD 13,848 TN 174,503 TX 616,563 UT 28,079 

VT 15,289 VA 148,305 

WA 137,447 

WV 80,335 

WI 107,476 

WY 6,369 
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December 2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2011 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B1; <http://www.ssa.gov/policy/dsupplement/2011/7b.html>; (accessed 14 June 2012). The blind and disabled categories include some individuals ages 

State Total Eligibility Category

Aged Blind Disabled

U.S. 48,178,537 5,444,383 420,161 43,312,038 

AL 995,569 32,168 4,129 959,273 

AK 70,241 7,181 522 62,538 AZ 644,038 57,868 4,963 581,207 

AR 602,619 15,861 3,508 583,249 

CA 8,870,102 2,106,559 148,103 6,615,439 CO 376,764 38,235 2,659 335,870 

CT 340,356 29,128 2,380 308,848 

DE 91,438 4,676 546 86,216 DC 153,412 7,250 690 145,473 

FL 2,759,647 478,816 14,425 2,266,405 GA 1,316,943 77,899 10,194 1,228,850 

HI 156,557 29,854 1,125 125,577 

ID 155,240 5,825 1,114 148,303 IL 1,661,922 138,324 13,611 1,509,986 IN 715,565 18,190 4,619 692,754 

IA 266,076 983 3,520 252,719 

KS 269,219 11,067 1,879 256,273 

State Total Eligibility Category

Aged Blind Disabled

KY 1,115,974 29,457 6,640 1,079,877 

LA 988,821 39,192 7,547 942,082 

ME 196,347 5,182 1,141 190,024 MD 657,803 66,262 3,181 588,360 

MA 1,211,182 240,240 23,809 947,132 MI 1,571,414 67,936 8,922 1,504,555 

MN 515,604 48,333 3,924 463,346 

MS 699,016 26,026 4,331 668,660 

MO 784,569 25,937 4,763 753,870 

MT 97,727 3,640 665 93,422 NE 144,425 6,470 1,277 136,677 NV 240,949 42,338 4,188 194,423 

NH 103,454 3,493 837 99,124 NJ 1,001,475 161,000 1,376 835,998 NM 340,065 27,750 2,450 309,865 NY 4,444,663 665,113 17,219 3,762,332 NC 1,242,941 57,083 8,926 1,176,934 

ND 43,112 2,407 320 40,385 

State Total 

OH 1,784,091 

OK 540,863 OR 438,780 

PA 2,228,984 RI 200,615 

SC 634,676 

SD 74,749 TN 1,023,042 TX 3,315,685 UT 160,104 VT 86,863 VA 832,411 WA 881,354 

WV 471,652 WI 624,596 WY 34,823 
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Table 9.3: Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally Administered PayDecember 2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2011 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B8; <http://www.ssa.gov/policy/dsupplement/2011/7b.pdf>; (accessed 14 June 2012). Values for AK, ND, and WY blind and disabled categories are not of information regarding particular individuals. The United States values for the blind and disabled categories do not invalues.

State Total Eligibility Category

Blind Disabled

U.S. 1,237,949 5,937 1,229,713

AL 30,045 34 30,011

AK 1,239 ------ ------AZ 20,526 95 20,431AR 27,009 65 26,944CA 111,206 1,201 110,005

CO 8,660 47 8,613

CT 7,950 27 7,923DE 3,626 6 3,620DC 4,391 4 4,387FL 92,928 161 92,767GA 41,154 222 40,932HI 1,721 19 1,702ID 5,277 22 5,255IL 44,751 201 44,550IN 25,707 76 25,631IA 7,943 74 7,869KS 8,765 25 8,740

State Total Eligibility Category

Blind Disabled

KY 30,328 97 30,231LA 35,551 87 35,464ME 3,900 23 3,877MD 16,889 27 16,862MA 23,202 399 22,803MI 41,454 136 41,318MN 12,984 61 12,923MS 24,020 50 23,970MO 22,796 76 22,720MT 2,523 17 2,506NE 4,071 23 4,048NV 7,724 86 7,638NH 2,400 21 2,379NJ 24,884 43 24,841NM 9,103 37 9,066NY 83,532 156 83,376NC 41,767 151 41,616ND 1,089 ------ ------

State Total 

OH 48,69OK 17,72OR 9,98PA 70,10RI 4,60SC 20,28SD 2,43TN 25,04TX 128,74

UT 5,29VT 1,86VA 24,08WA 17,23WV 9,19WI 20,58WY 97
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December 2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2011 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7B9; <http://www.ssa.gov/policy/dosupplement/2011/7b.pdf>; (accessed 14 June 2012). The age 18 to 64 group is the difference between the total and the and older category.

State Total Age Group

Under 18 18 to 64 65 or older

U.S. 7,912,266 1,239,269 5,489,144 1,183,853AL 172,220 30,045 129,671 12,504

AK 12,242 1,239 9,115 1,888AZ 109,877 20,526 74,922 14,429

AR 106,745 27,009 72,798 6,938CA 1,269,123 111,206 798,434 359,483

CO 65,511 8,660 47,846 9,005

CT 58,229 7,950 43,676 6,603DE 15,804 3,626 10,895 1,283DC 24,371 4,391 18,090 1,890FL 484,363 92,928 282,179 109,256

GA 228,498 41,154 162,504 24,840

HI 24,897 1,721 17,086 6,090

ID 27,236 5,277 20,070 1,889IL 273,279 44,751 198,096 30,432

IN 118,030 25,707 86,816 5,507

IA 47,634 7,943 36,455 3,236KS 45,841 8,765 33,912 3,164

State Total Age Group

Under 18 18 to 64 65 or older

KY 192,328 30,328 150,961 11,039

LA 174,669 35,551 125,081 14,037

ME 35,486 3,900 29,584 2,002MD 107,386 16,889 75,592 14,905MA 192,998 23,202 122,776 47,020

MI 253,549 41,454 195,580 16,515

MN 86,482 12,984 63,083 10,415MS 125,569 24,020 90,533 11,016

MO 133,843 22,796 103,066 7,981MT 17,532 2,523 13,718 1,291NE 25,675 4,071 19,630 1,974NV 41,008 7,724 23,216 10,068NH 17,915 2,400 14,595 920

NJ 168,591 24,884 109,367 34,340NM 60,498 9,103 43,133 8,262

NY 681,191 83,532 466,252 131,407NC 219,443 41,767 156,804 20,872

ND 8,302 1,089 6,432 781

State Total 

OH 285,570 OK 93,721 

OR 74,751 PA 357,939 RI 32,759 SC 112,010 SD 13,848 TN 174,503 TX 616,563 UT 28,079 VT 15,289 VA 148,305 

WA 137,447 WV 80,335 WI 107,476 WY 6,369 
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Table 9.5a: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries: December 2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2011 SSA Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 9; <http://www.socialsecurity.gdi_asr/2010/index.html>; (accessed 14 June 2012).

State Total

Type of Beneficiary (Disabled)

Workers Adult Children Widow(er)s

U.S. 9,175,095 8,016,515 919,859 238,721 

AL 244,892 216,038 20,581 8,273 

AK 13,595 12,119 1,200 276 

AZ 160,442 144,342 12,532 3,568 

AR 150,228 133,719 11,783 4,726 CA 758,236 662,232 79,831 16,173 CO 104,647 94,404 8,257 1,986 CT 90,535 77,298 11,599 1,638 DE 29,016 25,925 2,440 651 

DC 14,580 12,843 1,509 228 

FL 546,075 488,461 44,237 13,377 GA 282,844 248,887 25,271 8,686 

HI 26,138 22,686 2,872 580 

ID 43,542 38,716 3,856 970 

IL 322,618 274,692 39,850 8,076 

IN 215,075 186,817 22,417 5,841 IA 84,393 71,549 11,047 1,797 KS 79,166 69,044 8,210 1,912 

State Total

Type of Beneficiary (Disabled)

Workers Adult Children Widow(er)s

KY 227,321 199,732 19,428 8,161 LA 170,027 142,796 20,700 6,531 ME 62,914 55,525 6,016 1,373 MD 131,874 115,898 13,321 2,655 MA 214,176 187,321 23,074 3,781 MI 365,926 314,926 41,703 9,297 MN 133,120 115,780 15,396 1,944 MS 145,135 125,555 14,258 5,322 MO 230,525 202,465 21,527 6,533 MT 29,579 26,077 2,839 663 NE 46,075 39,846 5,291 938 

NV 60,905 55,858 3,643 1,404 

NH 47,248 42,504 3,926 818 NJ 215,011 185,970 24,607 4,434 NM 65,499 58,641 5,426 1,432 NY 572,318 490,662 68,961 12,695 NC 350,580 310,399 30,178 10,003 ND 16,230 13,570 2,379 281 

State Total

OH 366,024 OK 136,267 OR 110,666 PA 430,535 RI 39,180 SC 187,255 SD 20,766 TN 261,693 TX 600,168 UT 47,894 VT 23,808 

VA 227,822 WA 179,871 WV 108,743 WI 170,659 WY 13,259 
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Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 SSA Annual Report, Table 10; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docsindex.html>; (accessed 26 June 2012).

State Total Disabled Congenital Anomalies Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Injuries

U.S. 9,175,095 28,362 305,188 126,425 359,736 

AL 244,892 555 9,827 2,415 10,780

AK 13,595 66 389 113 610AZ 160,442 483 4,923 2,048 6,809

AR 150,228 399 6,258 1,380 6,575

CA 758,236 2,590 21,074 15,280 31,260CO 104,647 476 3,036 1,441 4,767

CT 90,535 270 2,400 1,211 2,649DE 29,016 91 944 467 1,046

DC 14,580 20 445 723 425FL 546,075 1,787 18,557 12,961 24,760GA 282,844 764 10,800 6,147 11,541

HI 26,138 68 524 375 1,004

ID 43,542 144 1,295 296 1,852IL 322,618 1,035 11,432 4,147 10,992IN 215,075 581 9,150 1,940 7,316

IA 84,393 355 3,250 575 3,086KS 79,166 259 2,622 660 3,214KY 227,321 507 6,929 1,551 8,228

LA 170,027 421 6,071 2,550 7,240

ME 62,914 188 1,623 359 2,179MD 131,874 528 4,277 2,960 5,192

MA 214,176 722 4,527 2,906 6,556

MI 365,926 1,034 12,299 2,979 12,639MN 133,120 455 3,013 1,055 5,052

MS 145,135 301 6,519 1,690 6,374

State Total Disabled Congenital Anomalies Endocrin

Nutritional, 

Metabolic Dis

MO 230,525 803 

MT 29,579 97 

NE 46,075 170 NV 60,905 217 NH 47,248 154 NJ 215,011 659 

NM 65,499 229 NY 572,318 1,665 1NC 350,580 1,005 1ND 16,230 61 

OH 366,024 1,332 1OK 136,267 345 

OR 110,666 333 

PA 430,535 1,524 1RI 39,180 99 

SC 187,255 439 

SD 20,766 107 

TN 261,693 650 

TX 600,168 1,565 2UT 47,894 264 VT 23,808 110 

VA 227,822 650 

WA 179,871 590 

WV 108,743 271 

WI 170,659 866 

WY 13,259 58 
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Table 9.5c: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: De

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 SSA Annual Report, Table 10; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docsindex.html>; (accessed 26 June 2012).

State Total Disabled

Diseases of the—

Blood and 

Blood-Forming 

Organs

Circulatory 

System

Digestive 

System

Genitourinary 

System

U.S. 9,175,095 24,356 721,322 137,567 143,032 

AL 244,892 882 23,470 3,136 3,544

AK 13,595 25 789 229 169AZ 160,442 337 10,207 2,625 2,575

AR 150,228 401 14,065 2,301 1,636

CA 758,236 1,668 47,400 12,025 15,186CO 104,647 166 5,373 1,899 1,456

CT 90,535 213 5,564 1,307 1,191DE 29,016 89 2,274 450 542DC 14,580 64 1,160 145 477FL 546,075 1,881 48,705 10,360 9,117GA 282,844 1,188 29,190 4,357 6,258HI 26,138 42 1,991 246 726ID 43,542 51 2,392 767 477IL 322,618 994 26,716 4,226 5,625

IN 215,075 503 18,322 3,398 2,927

IA 84,393 172 5,294 1,130 963

KS 79,166 193 5,559 1,306 1,027KY 227,321 335 18,810 3,041 2,177

LA 170,027 655 18,243 2,186 2,887

ME 62,914 78 3,671 876 428MD 131,874 556 11,393 2,000 3,065

MA 214,176 368 10,495 2,872 1,791

MI 365,926 913 28,555 4,892 5,214

MN 133,120 228 7,667 1,710 1,485

MS 145,135 553 16,538 1,672 2,684

State Total Disabled

Disea

Blood and 

Blood-Forming 

Organs

Circulato

System

MO 230,525 568 18,

MT 29,579 42 1,NE 46,075 84 3,NV 60,905 152 4,NH 47,248 60 2,NJ 215,011 753 17,

NM 65,499 102 3,NY 572,318 1,652 40,NC 350,580 1,106 32,ND 16,230 13 1,OH 366,024 806 28,

OK 136,267 262 11,

OR 110,666 210 6,

PA 430,535 1,032 33,RI 39,180 84 2,SC 187,255 839 19,

SD 20,766 32 1,TN 261,693 580 23,

TX 600,168 1,650 51,UT 47,894 67 2,VT 23,808 37 1,VA 227,822 739 19,

WA 179,871 347 9,

WV 108,743 185 9,WI 170,659 376 10,

WY 13,259 23 
www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866.538.9521 86Table 9.5d: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: D

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 SSA Annual Report, Table 10; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docsindex.html>; (accessed 26 June 2012).

State Total Disabled

Diseases of the—

Musculoskeletal 

System and 

Connective Tissue

Nervous 

System and 

Sense Organs

Respiratory 

System

Skin and 

Subcutaneous 

Tissue

U.S. 9,175,095 2,342,914 867,789 246,955 20,363 

AL 244,892 75,761 20,788 7,047 657

AK 13,595 3,721 1,433 263 38

AZ 160,442 39,016 16,138 3,796 327

AR 150,228 47,231 13,367 4,695 539

CA 758,236 191,652 73,716 11,379 1,420CO 104,647 27,203 13,632 3,204 243

CT 90,535 18,212 8,694 1,936 203

DE 29,016 8,498 2,689 812 56

DC 14,580 2,288 1,317 269 47

FL 546,075 139,465 49,234 15,726 1,845GA 282,844 72,445 25,638 9,087 657

HI 26,138 4,453 2,118 427 55

ID 43,542 11,546 4,795 1,138 88

IL 322,618 67,843 33,413 8,951 637

IN 215,075 49,342 21,997 7,952 431

IA 84,393 18,802 8,766 2,592 145

KS 79,166 19,434 8,255 2,607 148

KY 227,321 68,192 17,366 8,131 472

LA 170,027 47,463 14,124 4,050 428

ME 62,914 16,033 5,448 1,497 190

MD 131,874 27,725 13,690 3,501 325

MA 214,176 41,573 18,301 4,073 303

MI 365,926 92,098 34,708 10,349 852

MN 133,120 24,955 13,970 2,470 230

MS 145,135 34,586 12,280 3,926 350

State Total Disabled

Diseas

Musculoskeletal 

System and 

Connective Tissue

Nervou

System a

Sense Org

MO 230,525 64,679 21,

MT 29,579 7,983 3,

NE 46,075 11,137 5,

NV 60,905 16,880 6,

NH 47,248 9,686 4,

NJ 215,011 52,164 22,

NM 65,499 18,371 6,

NY 572,318 175,567 50,NC 350,580 93,934 30,

ND 16,230 3,680 1,

OH 366,024 75,753 32,

OK 136,267 38,834 12,

OR 110,666 29,660 12,

PA 430,535 112,758 40,

RI 39,180 8,024 3,

SC 187,255 52,336 16,

SD 20,766 4,831 2,

TN 261,693 70,173 21,

TX 600,168 153,483 61,UT 47,894 10,672 5,

VT 23,808 5,298 2,

VA 227,822 59,296 20,

WA 179,871 43,526 17,

WV 108,743 31,533 8,

WI 170,659 39,794 19,

WY 13,259 3,325 1,
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Table 9.5e: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: D

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 SSA Annual Report, Table 10; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docsindex.html>; (accessed 26 June 2012). Intellectual disabilities are further detailed in tables 9.5f and 9.5g.

State Total Disabled Neoplasms Intellectual Disability Other Unknown

U.S. 9,175,095 258,614 3,303,102 21,591 267,779 AL 244,892 5,665 73,242 629 6,494AK 13,595 433 5,051 47 219

AZ 160,442 4,090 63,266 570 3,232AR 150,228 3,878 44,238 273 2,992CA 758,236 21,895 293,890 1,931 15,870CO 104,647 2,951 35,734 345 2,721CT 90,535 2,645 40,391 197 3,452DE 29,016 866 9,427 68 697

DC 14,580 395 6,328 27 450

FL 546,075 18,543 174,852 1,262 17,020GA 282,844 8,661 86,682 581 8,848HI 26,138 875 12,506 80 648ID 43,542 1,128 16,624 93 856

IL 322,618 9,695 127,777 806 8,329

IN 215,075 6,049 78,059 473 6,635IA 84,393 2,454 33,789 171 2,849KS 79,166 2,251 29,553 200 1,878KY 227,321 4,956 79,295 487 6,844LA 170,027 4,483 51,691 366 7,169ME 62,914 1,363 27,471 137 1,373MD 131,874 4,168 47,116 350 5,028MA 214,176 5,537 108,401 447 5,304

MI 365,926 9,882 138,273 763 10,476

MN 133,120 3,872 63,582 270 3,106MS 145,135 3,959 47,756 335 5,612

State Total Disabled Neoplasms Intellectu

Disabilit

MO 230,525 6,142 76,MT 29,579 849 10,NE 46,075 1,327 16,NV 60,905 1,727 19,NH 47,248 1,198 23,

NJ 215,011 7,269 76,NM 65,499 1,438 24,NY 572,318 16,976 190,NC 350,580 10,314 113,

ND 16,230 469 6,

OH 366,024 9,887 153,

OK 136,267 3,342 46,OR 110,666 3,214 39,PA 430,535 11,949 151,RI 39,180 1,036 18,SC 187,255 5,089 58,SD 20,766 532 7,

TN 261,693 7,001 87,TX 600,168 16,911 196,UT 47,894 1,145 19,VT 23,808 631 10,VA 227,822 6,840 78,WA 179,871 5,187 73,WV 108,743 2,426 33,WI 170,659 4,662 68,WY 13,259 359 4,
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Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 SSA Annual Report, Table 10A; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/doindex.html>; (accessed 26 June 2012).

State All Mental Disorders Autistic Disorders Developmental Disorders Other Adolescent Disorders Intellectual Disability

U.S. 3,303,102 26,120 9,941 9,297 802,086 

AL 73,242 363 89 181 19,652AK 5,051 78 12 15 1,087AZ 63,266 329 122 152 10,094AR 44,238 229 116 113 13,458CA 293,890 2,462 974 584 53,232CO 35,734 245 110 69 7,859CT 40,391 515 80 53 9,618DE 9,427 101 30 22 2,508DC 6,328 22 50 17 1,608FL 174,852 1,038 370 361 35,086GA 86,682 462 129 166 24,557HI 12,506 69 14 19 2,074

ID 16,624 182 53 113 3,513IL 127,777 999 563 255 34,346

IN 78,059 588 122 179 22,657IA 33,789 278 88 257 11,735KS 29,553 314 33 128 8,559KY 79,295 304 150 189 18,788LA 51,691 294 157 99 19,483

ME 27,471 296 77 96 5,262MD 47,116 406 195 140 12,301MA 108,401 1,144 665 495 16,361MI 138,273 1,098 413 393 32,257MN 63,582 816 90 161 15,315MS 47,756 169 117 86 13,009

State All Mental Disorders Autistic Disorders Developme

Disorder

MO 76,514 567 MT 10,421 87 

NE 16,625 134 NV 19,232 127 NH 23,483 275 NJ 76,695 917 NM 24,227 152 NY 190,190 1,885 1,NC 113,440 822 

ND 6,459 68 OH 153,033 1,050 OK 46,528 202 

OR 39,788 636 PA 151,406 1,224 RI 18,711 147 SC 58,979 273 

SD 7,986 39 TN 87,909 237 TX 196,967 1,470 UT 19,586 279 VT 10,820 158 VA 78,781 604 WA 73,969 784 WV 33,467 148 

WI 68,160 993 WY 4,732 41 
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Table 9.5g: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type: D

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 SSA Annual Report, Table 10A; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/doindex.html>; (accessed 26 June 2012).

State All Mental Disorders Mood Disorders Organic Mental Disorders Schizophrenic and Other Psychotic Disorders Other

U.S. 3,303,102 1,276,891 325,858 500,357 352,552 

AL 73,242 28,028 7,424 10,035 7,470AK 5,051 1,396 635 1,083 745

AZ 63,266 28,752 8,750 8,351 6,716AR 44,238 16,429 3,522 5,491 4,880CA 293,890 123,346 28,994 58,773 25,525CO 35,734 12,856 4,479 5,643 4,473CT 40,391 15,489 3,807 7,414 3,415DE 9,427 3,553 923 1,397 893

DC 6,328 1,848 851 1,709 223

FL 174,852 72,400 20,945 30,447 14,205GA 86,682 29,749 10,422 13,870 7,327HI 12,506 4,324 1,667 2,595 1,744ID 16,624 6,298 1,698 1,981 2,786IL 127,777 50,680 10,292 20,420 10,222IN 78,059 27,018 8,142 10,656 8,697IA 33,789 9,321 3,693 4,679 3,738KS 29,553 9,762 2,946 4,221 3,590KY 79,295 34,494 8,887 6,542 9,941LA 51,691 16,108 3,897 7,663 3,990ME 27,471 10,755 2,176 2,705 6,104MD 47,116 16,639 6,612 7,671 3,152MA 108,401 48,383 8,822 14,605 17,926MI 138,273 55,167 15,179 21,996 11,770MN 63,582 24,607 6,954 8,642 6,997MS 47,756 18,939 4,127 7,133 4,176

State All Mental Disorders Mood Disorders Organic Mental Disorders 

MO 76,514 28,204 6,729 MT 10,421 2,904 1,423 NE 16,625 5,175 1,629 NV 19,232 7,944 2,175 NH 23,483 10,592 1,910 NJ 76,695 28,563 6,733 NM 24,227 8,822 3,039 NY 190,190 67,339 11,771 NC 113,440 37,877 13,354 ND 6,459 1,487 874 

OH 153,033 61,927 12,279 OK 46,528 17,004 4,930 OR 39,788 12,843 4,472 PA 151,406 60,430 10,180 RI 18,711 8,022 1,481 SC 58,979 21,639 6,868 SD 7,986 2,127 1,095 

TN 87,909 38,266 8,753 TX 196,967 87,401 19,418 UT 19,586 6,164 2,546 VT 10,820 4,130 1,132 VA 78,781 29,112 7,860 WA 73,969 26,355 9,770 WV 33,467 12,138 2,719 WI 68,160 22,677 6,139 WY 4,732 1,408 735 
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Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 SSA Annual Report, Table 13; <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docsindex.html>; (accessed 14 June 2012).

State Total ($) Type of Beneficiary (Disabled, $) Workers Widow(er)s Adult Children

U.S. 112,520,772 102,999,936 1,957,200 7,563,636

AL 2,937,936 2,717,004 64,632 156,300AK 165,708 153,684 2,496 9,528AZ 2,055,096 1,920,864 30,384 103,848AR 1,754,688 1,633,704 34,896 86,088CA 9,486,852 8,672,808 142,776 671,268CO 1,299,852 1,215,768 16,548 67,536CT 1,141,824 1,026,204 13,128 102,492DE 377,448 350,892 5,436 21,120DC 159,024 146,412 1,752 10,860FL 6,764,352 6,299,940 105,876 358,548GA 3,447,696 3,185,424 65,172 197,100HI 328,656 299,196 5,172 24,288ID 522,876 483,852 8,292 30,720IL 4,011,888 3,597,120 68,448 346,320IN 2,647,716 2,406,288 49,320 192,108IA 978,552 874,776 14,124 89,664KS 942,924 860,640 15,096 67,176KY 2,714,580 2,500,368 69,012 145,200LA 2,010,504 1,795,128 57,636 157,740ME 713,580 658,296 10,380 44,904MD 1,664,688 1,527,432 22,668 114,576MA 2,590,692 2,371,428 30,876 188,400MI 4,709,436 4,248,216 85,308 375,900MN 1,611,060 1,469,568 15,576 125,928MS 1,674,240 1,533,720 40,068 100,452

State Total ($) Type of Be

Workers 

MO 2,747,808 2,527,080 MT 347,148 318,960 NE 532,848 483,156 NV 800,160 756,444 NH 591,804 553,212 NJ 2,874,552 2,616,012 NM 773,532 721,104 NY 7,231,776 6,525,588 NC 4,252,800 3,952,080 ND 182,064 161,736 OH 4,345,404 3,894,420 OK 1,621,596 1,494,444 OR 1,364,388 1,255,260 PA 5,283,240 4,789,068 RI 464,244 426,228 SC 2,307,984 2,137,644 SD 233,832 211,548 TN 3,113,580 2,870,628 TX 7,247,580 6,673,068 UT 582,252 531,528 VT 272,424 248,904 VA 2,803,248 2,581,236 WA 2,243,148 2,067,504 WV 1,362,948 1,238,592 WI 2,066,388 1,865,580 WY 162,156 150,180 
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Table 9.7: Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income—Number of Beneficiaries, Ages 18 to 64: December 2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 Annual Statistical Supplement and 2011 Annual Statistical Supplement, T16 <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_asr/2009/> and Table 5.J14 <http://www.socialsecurity.gosupplement/2010/5j.html>; (accessed 14 June 2012).

State Total

Program

SSDIWorker SSI Concurrent

U.S. 14,016,943 8,016,515 4,631,051 1,369,377 AL 364,484 216,038 112,238 36,208 

AK 22,146 12,119 7,972 2,055 AZ 224,707 144,342 63,335 17,030 AR 219,499 133,719 63,775 22,005 CA 1,469,732 662,232 613,109 194,391 

CO 149,246 94,404 41,675 13,167 CT 124,571 77,298 36,904 10,369 DE 38,434 25,925 9,622 2,887 

DC 31,569 12,843 15,791 2,935 FL 788,897 488,461 233,396 67,040 GA 425,539 248,887 137,475 39,177 HI 40,652 22,686 14,611 3,355 ID 63,072 38,716 18,227 6,129 IL 483,010 274,692 168,598 39,720 IN 291,388 186,817 79,539 25,032 IA 116,597 71,549 32,817 12,231 KS 110,031 69,044 30,354 10,633 

State Total

Program

SSDIWorker SSI Concurrent

KY 366,964 199,732 129,720 37,512 LA 278,171 142,796 106,924 28,451 ME 91,781 55,525 26,299 9,957 MD 197,680 115,898 65,697 16,085 MA 345,317 187,321 119,236 38,760 MI 541,335 314,926 173,668 52,741 MN 188,103 115,780 54,850 17,473 MS 225,292 125,555 75,879 23,858 MO 324,866 202,465 91,969 30,432 MT 42,538 26,077 12,184 4,277 NE 64,013 39,846 17,652 6,515 NV 84,383 55,858 22,657 5,868 NH 60,737 42,504 13,532 4,701 NJ 301,409 185,970 89,936 25,503 NM 104,222 58,641 35,212 10,369 NY 956,259 490,662 362,848 102,749 NC 486,700 310,399 133,220 43,081 ND 21,342 13,570 5,591 2,181 

State Total

OH 565,764 OK 199,798 OR 162,269 PA 657,924 RI 62,375 SC 255,144 SD 29,338 TN 383,061 TX 934,064 UT 65,777 VT 36,249 VA 317,988 WA 273,409 WV 168,838 WI 242,215 WY 18,044 
www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866.538.9521 92Table 9.8a: Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally A

Payments, Total and Age Eligible: 2009 to 2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 and 2011 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B1; <http://www.socialsstatcomps/supplement/2010/7b.html> and <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/7b14 June 2012). The blind and disabled categories include some individuals ages 65 or older.

State

Total Age Eligible

2009 2010 % Change 2009 2010 % Change

U.S. 7,673,777 7,911,329 3.1 1,185,834 1,183,629 -0.2

AL 169,320 172,220 1.7 13,373 12,504 -6.5AK 12,006 12,242 2.0 1,977 1,888 -4.5

AZ 106,130 109,877 3.5 14,024 14,429 2.9AR 102,927 106,745 3.7 7,321 6,938 -5.2

CA 1,250,030 1,269,123 1.5 358,891 359,483 0.2CO 61,951 65,511 5.7 9,048 9,005 -0.5

CT 56,270 58,229 3.5 6,696 6,603 -1.4

DE 15,299 15,804 3.3 1,284 1,283 -0.1

DC 23,575 24,371 3.4 1,907 1,890 -0.9

FL 463,573 484,363 4.5 106,216 109,256 2.9GA 220,238 228,498 3.8 24,939 24,840 -0.4HI 24,266 24,897 2.6 6,151 6,090 -1.0

ID 26,048 27,236 4.6 1,862 1,889 1.5IL 269,392 273,279 1.4 30,588 30,432 -0.5IN 112,791 118,030 4.6 5,599 5,507 -1.6

IA 46,609 47,634 2.2 3,313 3,236 -2.3

KS 44,045 45,841 4.1 3,125 3,164 1.2KY 189,482 192,328 1.5 11,486 11,039 -3.9LA 169,690 174,669 2.9 14,710 14,037 -4.6ME 34,559 35,486 2.7 2,048 2,002 -2.2

MD 102,930 107,386 4.3 14,986 14,905 -0.5MA 186,609 192,998 3.4 46,354 47,020 1.4

MI 242,983 253,549 4.3 16,404 16,515 0.7MN 83,246 86,482 3.9 10,360 10,415 0.5MS 124,116 125,569 1.2 11,585 11,016 -4.9

State

Total 

2009 2010 % Change 

MO 126,132 133,843 6.1 

MT 16,694 17,532 5.0 NE 24,616 25,675 4.3 

NV 38,592 41,008 6.3 

NH 16,628 17,915 7.7 NJ 163,066 168,591 3.4 NM 59,110 60,498 2.3 NY 667,893 681,191 2.0 

NC 213,329 219,443 2.9 ND 8,139 8,302 2.0 

OH 273,881 285,570 4.3 OK 90,745 93,721 3.3 

OR 70,404 74,751 6.2 

PA 346,951 357,939 3.2 RI 31,582 32,759 3.7 

SC 109,339 112,010 2.4 

SD 13,542 13,848 2.3 

TN 169,325 174,503 3.1 TX 589,929 616,563 4.5 UT 26,604 28,079 5.5 

VT 14,690 15,289 4.1 

VA 144,276 148,305 2.8 WA 130,707 137,447 5.2 WV 79,847 80,335 0.6 

WI 103,503 107,476 3.8 

WY 6,168 6,369 3.3 
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Table 9.8b: Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally APayments, Blind and Disabled Eligible: 2009 to 2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 and 2011 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 7.B1; <http://www.socialsstatcomps/supplement/2010/7b.html> and <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/7b14 June 2012). The blind and disabled categories include some individuals ages 65 or older.

State

Blind Disabled

2009 2010 % Change 2009 2010 % Change

U.S. 69,292 69,280 -0.0 6,420,653 6,658,320 3.7

AL 848 819 -3.4 155,099 158,897 2.4

AK 97 94 -3.1 9,932 10,260 3.3

AZ 866 891 2.9 91,240 94,557 3.6AR 709 698 -1.6 94,897 99,109 4.4CA 19,706 19,598 -0.5 871,433 890,042 2.1

CO 491 505 2.9 52,412 56,001 6.8

CT 432 433 0.2 49,142 51,193 4.2DE 93 105 12.9 13,922 14,416 3.5

DC 126 127 0.8 21,542 22,354 3.8FL 2,695 2,714 0.7 354,662 372,393 5.0

GA 1,913 1,878 -1.8 193,386 201,780 4.3

HI 176 182 3.4 17,939 18,625 3.8

ID 197 206 4.6 23,989 25,141 4.8IL 2,340 2,362 0.9 236,464 240,485 1.7

IN 853 870 2.0 106,339 111,653 5.0IA 708 698 -1.4 42,588 43,700 2.6

KS 343 342 -0.3 40,577 42,335 4.3KY 1,261 1,231 -2.4 176,735 180,058 1.9

LA 1,466 1,449 -1.2 153,514 159,183 3.7

ME 215 216 0.5 32,296 33,268 3.0MD 572 590 3.1 87,372 91,891 5.2MA 3,599 3,630 0.9 136,656 142,348 4.2

MI 1,583 1,609 1.6 224,996 235,425 4.6

MN 703 684 -2.7 72,183 75,383 4.4

MS 881 887 0.7 111,650 113,666 1.8

State

Blind 

2009 2010 % Change 

MO 911 879 -3.5 MT 122 118 -3.3 NE 232 238 2.6 NV 647 646 -0.2 NH 161 156 -3.1 NJ 869 837 -3.7 

NM 455 460 1.1 

NY 2,865 2,878 0.5 

NC 1,690 1,718 1.7 

ND 70 57 -18.6 

OH 1,728 1,732 0.2 

OK 709 676 -4.7 

OR 625 636 1.8 PA 1,988 1,967 -1.1 

RI 165 169 2.4 SC 1,264 1,271 0.6 

SD 99 99 0.0 

TN 1,454 1,439 -1.0 

TX 6,653 6,727 1.1 

UT 224 240 7.1 

VT 69 69 0.0 VA 1,153 1,168 1.3 

WA 874 875 0.1 WV 523 514 -1.7 

WI 830 853 2.8 WY 39 40 2.6 
www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866.538.9521 94Table 9.9a: Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Fed

Payments, Total and Disabled Worker Eligible: 2009 to 2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 and 2011 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 5.J14; <http://www.socialstatcomps/supplement/2010/5j.html>; and <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/5j14 June 2012). The blind and disabled categories include some individuals ages 65 or older.

State

Total Disabled Worker

2009 2010 % Change 2009 2010 % Change

U.S. 8,732,784 9,175,095 5.1 7,610,679 8,016,515 5.3

AL 232,674 244,892 5.3 204,573 216,038 5.6AK 12,930 13,595 5.1 11,572 12,119 4.7AZ 153,768 160,442 4.3 138,396 144,342 4.3AR 144,383 150,228 4.0 128,375 133,719 4.2CA 732,153 758,236 3.6 639,263 662,232 3.6CO 97,779 104,647 7.0 87,987 94,404 7.3CT 87,106 90,535 3.9 74,153 77,298 4.2DE 27,900 29,016 4.0 24,937 25,925 4.0DC 13,660 14,580 6.7 11,948 12,843 7.5FL 513,741 546,075 6.3 458,526 488,461 6.5GA 269,785 282,844 4.8 236,868 248,887 5.1HI 25,067 26,138 4.3 21,698 22,686 4.6ID 41,109 43,542 5.9 36,525 38,716 6.0IL 308,983 322,618 4.4 262,227 274,692 4.8IN 202,208 215,075 6.4 175,035 186,817 6.7IA 81,019 84,393 4.2 68,425 71,549 4.6KS 75,363 79,166 5.0 65,631 69,044 5.2KY 216,971 227,321 4.8 190,170 199,732 5.0LA 161,569 170,027 5.2 135,077 142,796 5.7ME 61,079 62,914 3.0 53,959 55,525 2.9MD 124,177 131,874 6.2 108,605 115,898 6.7MA 205,265 214,176 4.3 179,409 187,321 4.4MI 342,481 365,926 6.8 293,299 314,926 7.4MN 126,310 133,120 5.4 109,472 115,780 5.8MS 140,220 145,135 3.5 121,217 125,555 3.6

State

Total 

2009 2010 % Change 

MO 217,943 230,525 5.8 MT 28,265 29,579 4.6 

NE 44,221 46,075 4.2 NV 57,513 60,905 5.9 NH 44,159 47,248 7.0 NJ 205,206 215,011 4.8 NM 62,537 65,499 4.7 NY 550,468 572,318 4.0 NC 334,909 350,580 4.7 ND 15,510 16,230 4.6 OH 342,521 366,024 6.9 OK 130,256 136,267 4.6 OR 104,092 110,666 6.3 PA 409,808 430,535 5.1 RI 37,621 39,180 4.1 SC 178,077 187,255 5.2 SD 19,849 20,766 4.6 TN 248,444 261,693 5.3 TX 568,956 600,168 5.5 UT 45,036 47,894 6.3 VT 22,527 23,808 5.7 VA 218,064 227,822 4.5 WA 169,321 179,871 6.2 WV 106,108 108,743 2.5 WI 160,972 170,659 6.0 WY 12,701 13,259 4.4 
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Table 9.9b: Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of FedPayments from 2009 to 2010

Source: Social Security Administration, 2010 and 2011 Annual Statistical Supplement, Table 5.J14; <http://www.sociastatcomps/supplement/2010/5j.html>; and <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2009/5j(accessed 14 June 2012). The blind and disabled categories include some individuals ages 65 or older.

State

Disabled Adult Children Disabled Widow(er)s

2009 2010 % Change 2009 2010 % Change

U.S. 891,877 919,859 3.1 230,228 238,721 3.7AL 20,110 20,581 2.3 7,991 8,273 3.5

AK 1,086 1,200 10.5 272 276 1.5

AZ 11,929 12,532 5.1 3,443 3,568 3.6

AR 11,396 11,783 3.4 4,612 4,726 2.5

CA 77,099 79,831 3.5 15,791 16,173 2.4CO 7,880 8,257 4.8 1,912 1,986 3.9

CT 11,340 11,599 2.3 1,613 1,638 1.5

DE 2,347 2,440 4.0 616 651 5.7DC 1,484 1,509 1.7 228 228 0.0FL 42,438 44,237 4.2 12,777 13,377 4.7GA 24,539 25,271 3.0 8,378 8,686 3.7

HI 2,804 2,872 2.4 565 580 2.7

ID 3,672 3,856 5.0 912 970 6.4IL 38,999 39,850 2.2 7,757 8,076 4.1

IN 21,669 22,417 3.5 5,504 5,841 6.1

IA 10,790 11,047 2.4 1,804 1,797 -0.4KS 7,919 8,210 3.7 1,813 1,912 5.5

KY 19,020 19,428 2.1 7,781 8,161 4.9

LA 20,211 20,700 2.4 6,281 6,531 4.0

ME 5,768 6,016 4.3 1,352 1,373 1.6

MD 12,991 13,321 2.5 2,581 2,655 2.9

MA 22,173 23,074 4.1 3,683 3,781 2.7

MI 40,924 41,703 1.9 8,888 9,297 4.6

MN 14,941 15,396 3.0 1,897 1,944 2.5

MS 13,848 14,258 3.0 5,155 5,322 3.2

State

Disabled Adult Children 

2009 2010 % Change 

MO 20,861 21,527 3.2 MT 2,767 2,839 2.6 

NE 5,178 5,291 2.2 NV 3,408 3,643 6.9 

NH 3,699 3,926 6.1 

NJ 23,962 24,607 2.7 

NM 5,303 5,426 2.3 NY 67,215 68,961 2.6 NC 29,141 30,178 3.6 

ND 2,354 2,379 1.1 OH 41,417 42,394 2.4 

OK 11,368 11,731 3.2 OR 9,893 10,328 4.4 

PA 46,359 47,330 2.1 RI 3,904 4,038 3.4 SC 15,791 16,255 2.9 

SD 2,585 2,626 1.6 

TN 21,874 22,581 3.2 

TX 51,964 53,928 3.8 UT 4,816 5,016 4.2 VT 2,483 2,561 3.1 VA 20,967 21,557 2.8 WA 15,597 16,307 4.6 

WV 10,733 10,890 1.5 

WI 20,369 20,988 3.0 WY 1,122 1,164 3.7 
www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866.538.9521 96Table 9.10: Monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance Participants

Source: Social Security Administration. Selected Data from Social Security’s Disability Program. Release Date: August 2gov/OACT/STATS/dibStat.html>; (accessed 26 September 2012). The number of applications is for disabled-worker bexcludes disabled child’s and disabled widow(er)’s benefits. These applications ultimately result in either a denial or awa

Year Month Number

2002 Jan 110,187

2002 Feb 130,058

2002 Mar 172,196

2002 Apr 134,1832002 May 161,4102002 Jun 133,242

2002 Jul 124,372

2002 Aug 171,781

2002 Sep 134,2812002 Oct 134,666

2002 Nov 161,953

2002 Dec 115,3232003 Jan 154,3302003 Feb 136,075

2003 Mar 151,124

2003 Apr 148,3002003 May 182,215

2003 Jun 152,183

2003 Jul 141,058

2003 Aug 196,952

2003 Sep 158,9462003 Oct 196,467

2003 Nov 141,7612003 Dec 136,1102004 Jan 175,214

2004 Feb 159,553

Year Month Number

2004 Mar 169,497

2004 Apr 215,6182004 May 169,7102004 Jun 154,2552004 Jul 230,059

2004 Aug 180,540

2004 Sep 165,6042004 Oct 209,7342004 Nov 151,0312004 Dec 156,7162005 Jan 186,874

2005 Feb 162,3712005 Mar 201,195

2005 Apr 178,3962005 May 184,8262005 Jun 161,937

2005 Jul 201,021

2005 Aug 171,9352005 Sep 199,6402005 Oct 159,071

2005 Nov 145,1762005 Dec 178,2242006 Jan 150,3472006 Feb 161,153

2006 Mar 217,4712006 Apr 172,656

Year Month Number

2006 May 175,8972006 Jun 209,4942006 Jul 161,8212006 Aug 178,619

2006 Sep 211,3822006 Oct 163,8852006 Nov 144,5732006 Dec 186,7902007 Jan 146,4292007 Feb 164,9732007 Mar 223,2132007 Apr 176,383

2007 May 178,9982007 Jun 214,4532007 Jul 167,6202007 Aug 227,074

2007 Sep 174,4842007 Oct 171,3612007 Nov 197,9922007 Dec 147,2162008 Jan 157,8372008 Feb 221,3272008 Mar 184,605

2008 Apr 188,1852008 May 218,6672008 Jun 184,344

Year Month Number

2008 Jul 173,9912008 Aug 235,2042008 Sep 178,9302008 Oct 235,1612008 Nov 173,204

2008 Dec 168,9412009 Jan 239,3852009 Feb 212,3782009 Mar 225,7902009 Apr 225,2322009 May 271,2312009 Jun 230,772

2009 Jul 277,4882009 Aug 233,8072009 Sep 221,8302009 Oct 278,422

2009 Nov 207,0892009 Dec 192,8202010 Jan 257,9392010 Feb 218,6542010 Mar 236,1622010 Apr 289,4482010 May 232,865

2010 Jun 225,5262010 Jul 291,9642010 Aug 240,668
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Section 10: Medicaid and 

Medicare

This section presents statistics concerning 

Medicaid and Medicare, government run health 

care programs. Specifically, these statistics 

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 for this 

section is the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services’ 2011 Medicare and Medicaid 

Statistical Supplement, produced by the Centers 

for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Tables

Table 10.1: In the federal fiscal year 2009, the 

United States spent a total of $141,596,483,252 

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 (58.0 percent), while Michigan spent 

the smallest percentage of its Medicaid payments 

on payments to people with disabilities (29.1 

percent).

Table 10.2: In the federal fiscal year 2009, 

the U.S. Medicaid program served a total of 

9,036,364 beneficiaries with disabilities, 14.5 

percent of the total number of persons served 

by Medicaid. West Virginia had the largest 

percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries with 

disabilities (26.6 percent), while Arizona had 

the smallest percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries 

with disabilities (9.0 percent).

Table 10.3: In the federal fiscal year 

2010, the U.S. Medicare program spent a 

total of $63,434,000,000 on people with 

disabilities—19.2 percent of total Medicare 

expenditures. This was the largest percentage of 

Medicare spending on people with disabilities 

during any year between 1973 and 2010.

Table 10.4: As of July 1, 2010, the U.S. 

Medicare program served a total of 7,846,486 

beneficiaries with disabilities—16.8 percent of 

the total number of persons served by Medicare. 

Kentucky had the largest percentage of Medicare 

beneficiaries with disabilities (25.5 percent), 

while Hawaii had the smallest percentage of 

Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities (10.8 

percent).

Table 10.5: From the federal fiscal year 2008 

to fiscal year 2009, the percentage of total 

beneficiaries of Medicaid with disabilities 

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

beneficiaries divided by the total number of 

Medicaid beneficiaries) decreased 0.3 percent in 

the United States. The percentage of Medicaid 

beneficiaries with disabilities increased the most 

in District of Columbia (by 1.2 percentage 

points) and decreased the most in Mississippi (by 

5.2 percentage points).

Table 10.6: From 2009 to 2010, 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 United States increased by 0.1 

percentage points. The percentage of Medicare 

enrollees with disabilities increased the most 

in Ohio (a 0.5 percentage point increase) and 

decreased the most in Alaska (a 0.2 percentage 

point decrease).
www.DisabilityCompendium.org | 866.538.9521 98Table 10.1: Medicaid—Medicaid Payments by Disability Status (in millions of dollars): Fiscal Y

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, CenterServices, Table 13.23; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 21 August 2012).[1] Disability as a percent of Total.

State Medicaid Payments ($) % [1] Total Disabled

U.S. 325,818,622,367 141,596,483,252 43.5

AL 3,625,502,688 1,548,178,834 42.7AK 1,067,104,934 404,072,319 37.9AZ 8,616,824,555 2,574,144,434 29.9AR 3,578,939,648 1,573,232,292 44.0CA 35,222,137,273 16,492,912,702 46.8CO 3,266,560,441 1,393,556,274 42.7CT 5,289,046,583 2,214,921,198 41.9DE 1,264,096,546 435,403,478 34.4DC 1,940,310,415 1,124,920,677 58.0FL 14,053,739,488 6,384,172,097 45.4

GA 7,373,409,256 2,765,059,786 37.5HI 1,201,404,759 399,278,075 33.2ID 1,348,811,955 681,401,451 50.5IL 11,769,260,556 4,907,180,918 41.7

IN 5,387,010,602 2,337,545,159 43.4IA 2,877,205,249 1,411,020,025 49.0KS 2,315,887,435 1,133,672,355 49.0

State Medicaid Payments ($) % [1] Total Disabled

KY 5,016,413,130 2,415,217,482 48.1LA 5,429,694,762 2,605,879,047 48.0ME 1,479,844,670 708,190,564 47.9MD 6,324,424,890 2,981,497,473 47.1MA 10,054,279,000 4,130,578,385 41.1MI 10,170,613,978 2,957,333,026 29.1

MN 7,029,290,654 3,273,379,249 46.6MS 3,197,858,459 1,429,938,910 44.7MO 5,764,378,501 2,677,405,834 46.4MT 714,093,266 277,407,004 38.8NE 1,589,560,992 649,727,910 40.9NV 1,196,285,377 521,078,263 43.6NH 994,756,366 406,707,838 40.9NJ 8,289,318,254 4,158,795,979 50.2NM 2,912,818,269 899,710,834 30.9NY 44,882,553,058 20,939,911,166 46.7NC 9,662,437,953 4,331,970,673 44.8ND 587,304,770 243,473,702 41.5

State Medica

Total 

OH 13,971,825,5

OK 3,573,230,4OR 2,743,881,1PA 14,206,861,1RI 1,555,518,5SC 4,700,405,9SD 731,834,7TN 7,261,642,5TX 18,542,735,9UT 1,867,270,8VT 968,647,5VA 5,545,953,2WA 5,733,928,8WV 2,588,751,6WI 5,781,145,5WY 551,809,9
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Table 10.2: Medicaid—Medicaid Persons with Disabilities Served (Disabled Beneficiaries): Fisca

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, CenterServices, Table 13.22; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 21 August 2012).[1] Disability as a percent of Total.

State

Number of Beneficiaries

% [1] Total Disabled

U.S. 62,362,956 9,036,364 14.5

AL 876,741 202,985 23.2AK 118,694 15,402 13.0AZ 1,587,731 142,629 9.0

AR 824,895 126,148 15.3CA 11,518,049 1,147,732 10.0

CO 628,683 80,850 12.9CT 558,170 63,829 11.4DE 208,838 21,445 10.3DC 175,160 40,792 23.3FL 3,261,031 505,946 15.5GA 1,794,502 274,811 15.3HI 260,596 25,560 9.8

ID 241,166 36,470 15.1IL 2,614,367 322,078 12.3

IN 1,106,027 139,921 12.7IA 481,599 74,174 15.4KS 354,752 64,743 18.3

State

Number of Beneficiaries

% [1] Total Disabled

KY 939,263 232,733 24.8LA 1,184,018 187,033 15.8ME 312,615 55,187 17.7MD 845,383 131,895 15.6MA 1,427,087 246,203 17.3MI 1,890,198 294,959 15.6MN 801,713 114,850 14.3MS 931,640 155,776 16.7MO 1,094,776 202,328 18.5MT 112,064 18,752 16.7NE 255,626 34,125 13.3NV 280,864 36,464 13.0NH 141,069 22,639 16.0NJ 1,148,041 193,719 16.9NM 561,758 65,406 11.6NY 4,984,572 716,295 14.4NC 1,772,871 275,253 15.5ND 76,535 10,219 13.4

State

Number o

Total 

OH 2,238,14

OK 808,52OR 521,87PA 2,232,14RI 203,22SC 897,12SD 140,95TN 1,479,02TX 4,282,56UT 352,42VT 168,24VA 913,11WA 1,176,86WV 386,42WI 1,118,92WY 72,27
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, CenterServices,Table 3.2; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 15 June 2012).[1] Disability as a percent of Total.

Year Medicare Payments ($) % [1] Total Aged Disabled

1973 9,251 9,039 213 2.3 

1974 11,238 10,257 981 8.7 

1975 14,549 13,056 1,492 10.3 

1976 17,619 15,637 1,983 11.3 

1977 20,477 18,015 2,462 12.0 

1978 23,543 20,579 2,964 12.6 

1979 27,699 24,005 3,694 13.3 

1980 33,725 29,224 4,501 13.3 

1981 39,918 36,614 5,304 13.3 

1982 48,134 41,787 6,347 13.2 

1983 53,438 46,727 6,711 12.6 

1984 59,132 52,118 7,014 11.9 

1985 63,877 56,428 7,449 11.7 

Year Medicare Payments ($) % [1] Total Aged Disabled

1986 68,863 60,810 8,053 11.7 

1987 75,817 67,098 8,719 11.5 

1988 81,403 72,187 9,217 11.3 

1989 93,844 82,757 11,087 11.8 

1990 101,419 89,620 11,799 11.6 

1991 110,887 98,059 12,828 11.6 

1992 120,710 106,241 14,469 12.0 

1993 129,386 113,491 15,894 12.3 

1994 146,549 127,714 18,835 12.9 

1995 158,980 137,952 21,029 13.2 

1996 167,063 144,485 22,577 13.5 1997 175,423 151,655 23,768 13.5 1998 168,164 144,418 23,746 14.1 

Year Medi

Total 

1999 166,687 2000 174,261 2001 197,505 2002 215,411 2003 232,821 2004 255,325 2005 274,143 2006 280,672 2007 288,504 2008 301,136 2009 318,009 2010 331,129 
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Table 10.4: Medicare—Medicare Enrollment by Type of Entitlement: July 1, 2010

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, CenterServices, Table 2.8; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 15 June 2012).[1] Disability as a percent of Total.

State

Number of Medicare Enrollees

% [1] Total Aged Disabled

U.S. 46,584,745 38,738,259 7,846,486 16.8AL 845,266 639,017 206,249 24.4AK 65,691 53,780 11,911 18.1AZ 930,211 788,270 141,941 15.3AR 531,404 405,519 125,885 23.7CA 4,757,352 4,080,938 676,414 14.2CO 624,824 534,568 90,256 14.4CT 567,517 489,103 78,414 13.8DE 149,288 124,411 24,877 16.7DC 78,134 65,197 12,937 16.6FL 3,374,563 2,911,299 463,264 13.7GA 1,235,730 990,183 245,547 19.9HI 206,487 184,108 22,379 10.8ID 229,797 192,724 37,073 16.1IL 1,839,383 1,563,708 275,675 15.0IN 1,005,734 827,015 178,719 17.8IA 517,427 446,258 71,169 13.8KS 432,755 366,478 66,277 15.3

State

Number of Medicare Enrollees

% [1] Total Aged Disabled

KY 759,956 566,468 193,488 25.5LA 686,727 539,483 147,244 21.4ME 264,883 208,927 55,956 21.1MD 784,770 672,614 112,156 14.3MA 1,061,049 874,978 186,071 17.5MI 1,651,222 1,343,877 307,345 18.6MN 785,852 673,501 112,351 14.3MS 497,155 372,068 125,087 25.2MO 1,004,371 811,953 192,418 19.2MT 169,503 143,811 25,692 15.2NE 279,073 240,161 38,912 13.9NV 356,618 303,822 52,796 14.8NH 223,259 182,662 40,597 18.2NJ 1,327,012 1,146,483 180,529 13.6NM 313,427 256,101 57,326 18.3NY 2,988,430 2,498,604 489,826 16.4NC 1,489,840 1,189,890 299,950 20.1ND 109,307 95,252 14,055 12.9

State

Number 

Total 

OH 1,900,576 OK 603,461 OR 621,067 PA 2,283,210 RI 182,972 SC 773,702 SD 136,564 TN 1,057,914 TX 3,001,032 UT 283,032 VT 111,526 VA 1,140,524 WA 972,359 WV 381,765 WI 910,945 WY 80,079 
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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement, Centers for MServices, Table 13.22; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 21 August 2012).[1] Disability as a percent of Total.[2] Difference in Disability as a percent of Total.

State % Total [1] Change [2] 2008 2009

U.S. 14.8 14.5 -0.3AL 23.6 23.2 -0.4AK 12.6 13.0 0.4

AZ 9.8 9.0 -0.8AR 14.5 15.3 0.8

CA 10.7 10.0 -0.7CO 12.4 12.9 0.5

CT 11.8 11.4 -0.4DE 11.4 10.3 -1.1DC 22.1 23.3 1.2

FL 16.0 15.5 -0.5GA 15.2 15.3 0.1

HI 10.1 9.8 -0.3ID 14.9 15.1 0.2

IL 13.5 12.3 -1.2IN 12.1 12.7 0.6

IA 14.3 15.4 1.1

KS 17.2 18.3 1.1

State % Total [1] Change [2] 2008 2009

KY 25.2 24.8 -0.4LA 15.4 15.8 0.4

ME 17.1 17.7 0.6MD 16.8 15.6 -1.2MA 22.0 17.3 -4.7MI 15.7 15.6 -0.1MN 14.4 14.3 -0.1MS 21.9 16.7 -5.2MO 17.2 18.5 1.3

MT 16.0 16.7 0.7

NE 13.3 13.3 0.0NV 14.0 13.0 -1.0NH 15.5 16.0 0.5

NJ 17.0 16.9 -0.1NM 12.6 11.6 -1.0NY 14.3 14.4 0.1

NC 15.0 15.5 0.5

ND 13.5 13.4 -0.1

State % 

2008 

OH 16.OK 13.OR 16.PA 23.

RI 19.SC 16.SD 14.TN 22.TX 11.UT 12.VT 13.VA 17.WA 14.WV 26.

WI 14.WY 12.
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Table 10.6: Medicare—Change in Percent of Total Enrollees with Disabilities: 2009 to 2010

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009 and 2010 Medicare and Medicaid Statistical SupplemeMedicaid Services, Table 2.8; <http://www.cms.gov/MedicareMedicaidStatSupp/>; (accessed 15 June 2012). Percentageare due to rounding.[1] Disability as a percent of Total.[2] Difference in Disability as a percent of Total.

State % [1] Difference [2] 2009 2010

U.S. 16.7 16.8 0.1AL 24.2 24.4 0.2AK 18.3 18.1 -0.2

AZ 15.3 15.3 -0.0AR 23.4 23.7 0.3

CA 14.2 14.2 0.0CO 14.4 14.4 0.0CT 13.7 13.8 0.1DE 16.5 16.7 0.2DC 16.2 16.6 0.4FL 13.5 13.7 0.2GA 20.0 19.9 -0.1

HI 10.9 10.8 -0.1ID 16.0 16.1 0.1

IL 14.8 15.0 0.2IN 17.4 17.8 0.4IA 13.5 13.8 0.3KS 15.0 15.3 0.3

State % [1] Difference [2] 2009 2010

KY 25.2 25.5 0.3LA 21.2 21.4 0.2ME 21.0 21.1 0.1MD 14.1 14.3 0.2MA 17.3 17.5 0.2MI 18.2 18.6 0.4MN 14.0 14.3 0.3MS 25.0 25.2 0.2MO 18.8 19.2 0.4MT 14.9 15.2 0.3NE 13.8 13.9 0.1NV 14.7 14.8 0.1NH 18.0 18.2 0.2NJ 13.4 13.6 0.2NM 18.2 18.3 0.1NY 16.2 16.4 0.2NC 20.1 20.1 0.0ND 12.7 12.9 0.2

State 

2009 

OH 16.OK 18.OR 14.PA 15.RI 18.SC 20.

SD 12.

TN 21.TX 16.UT 14.VT 17.VA 17.

WA 15.

WV 24.WI 14.WY 14.
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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 statistics 

concern the number of children with disabilities 

served (by age and by type of disability), inclusive 

education of children with disabilities, dropout 

and graduation rates, and state grant awards. The 

principal source of these statistics is the Office of 

Special Education Programs’ Data Accountability 

Center, which produces IDEA 618 Data Tables.

Tables

Table 11.1: In the fall of 2010, there were 

67,776,207 students ages six to 21 in the 

United States. Of these students’ ages six to 

21, 5,699,061 or 8.4 percent received special 

education services under IDEA, Part B. Idaho 

had the smallest percentage (6.3 percent), while 

New Jersey had the largest percentage (11.6 

percent).

Table 11.2: Of the 6,419,405 youth ages three 

to 21 who received special education services 

under IDEA, Part B, in the fall of 2010, 720,344 

(or 11.2 percent) were three to five years old; 

2,611,244 (or 40.7 percent) were six to 11 years 

old; 2,724,538 (or 42.4 percent) were 12 to 17 

years old, and 363.279 (or 5.7 percent) were 18 

to 21 years old.

Tables 11.3a-11.3d: The 5,699,061 students 

ages six to 21 who received special education 

services under IDEA, Part B, in the fall of 2010 

were in the following diagnostic categories: 

2,346,993 (or 41.2 percent) in specific learning 

disability; 1,063,888 (or 18.7 percent) in speech 

or language impairment; 435,170 (or 7.6 

percent) in mental retardation; 385,492 (or 6.8 

percent) in emotional disturbance; 122,062 (or 

2.1 percent) in multiple disabilities; 68,585 (or 

1.2 percent) in hearing impairments; 55,229 (or 

1.0 percent) in orthopedic impairments; 694,216 

(or 12.2 percent) in other health impairments; 

24,773 (or 0.4 percent) in visual impairments; 

367,688 (or 6.5 percent) in autism; 1,217 (or 

0.02 percent) in deaf-blindness; 24,308 (or 0.4 

percent) in traumatic brain injury; and 108,622 

(or 1.9 percent) in developmental delay.

Table 11.4: Of the 5,699,061 students ages six to 

21 who received special education services under 

IDEA, Part B, in the fall of 2010, 4,583,965(or 

80.4 percent) spent 40 percent or more of their 

time in the regular classroom. The District of 

Columbia had the smallest percentage (60.8 

percent), while North Dakota had the largest 

percentage (93.1 percent).

Table 11.5: Of the 405,520 students ages 14 to 

21 who exited IDEA, Part B, special education 

services in 2009-2010, 253,815 graduated with 

a diploma, 59,676 received a certificate, 84,421 

dropped out, and 6,328 died or aged out of 

service. 

Table 11.6: Of the 404,520 students ages 14 to 

21 who exited IDEA, Part B, special education 

services in 2009-2010 by either graduating with 

a diploma, receiving a certificate of completion, 

dropping out, dying, or aging out of service, 62.7 

percent graduated with a diploma. Mississippi 

had the smallest percentage (25.2 percent), while 

Minnesota had the largest percentage (88.3 

percent).

Table 11.7: Of the 404,520 students ages 14 to 

21 who exited IDEA, Part B, special education 

services in 2009-2010 by either graduating with 

a diploma, receiving a certificate of completion, 

dropping out, dying, or aging out of service, 20.9 

percent dropped out. Tennessee had the smallest 

percentage (7.9 percent), while South Carolina 

had the largest percentage (53.7 percent).

Table 11.8: From the school year beginning in 

Fall 2009 to the school year beginning in Fall 

2010, the graduation rate among students ages 

14 to 21 served under IDEA, Part B, increased in 

the United States by 2.0 percentage points. The 

graduation rate increased the most in Indiana (by 

10.1 percentage points) and decreased the most 

in Delaware (by 10.3 percentage points).

Table 11.9: From the school year beginning in 

fall 2009 to the school year beginning in fall 

2010, the dropout rate among students ages 14 

to 21 served under IDEA, Part B, decreased in 

the United States by 1.4 percentage points. The 
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dropout rate increased the most in Hawaii (by 

14.1 percentage points) and decreased the most 

in the District of Columbia (by 18.7 percentage 

points).
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Fall 2010

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Tables 1-1 and 1-9; <https://www.ideadata.asp#partbCC>; (accessed 15 June 2012). [1] The estimated population of students ages 6 to 21 is derived from the Current Population Survey. No data for WY.[2] Students served under Part B as a percent of Population.

State

Number

% [2] Population [1] Students

U.S. 67,776,207 5,699,061 8.4

AL 1,051,955 74,794 7.1

AK 164,881 15,944 9.7

AZ 1,455,570 111,060 7.6AR 641,671 51,847 8.1

CA 8,543,732 599,770 7.0CO 1,086,632 72,913 6.7CT 765,362 60,234 7.9

DE 194,170 16,485 8.5

DC 109,900 10,990 10.0

FL 3,730,729 332,781 8.9GA 2,238,684 161,633 7.2HI 271,442 17,318 6.4

ID 373,005 23,462 6.3

IL 2,842,100 266,589 9.4IN 1,477,914 147,348 10.0IA 670,208 61,123 9.1

KS 647,514 56,269 8.7

State

Number

% [2] Population [1] Students

KY 927,549 84,407 9.1LA 1,015,630 72,516 7.1

ME 260,651 28,437 10.9

MD 1,237,910 90,615 7.3

MA 1,376,496 150,864 11.0MI 2,217,146 195,774 8.8MN 1,147,753 107,774 9.4MS 685,949 53,847 7.9

MO 1,302,963 111,273 8.5MT 203,571 15,105 7.4NE 407,147 39,249 9.6

NV 581,768 41,131 7.1

NH 277,853 26,785 9.6NJ 1,852,836 214,929 11.6NM 464,013 41,390 8.9

NY 4,088,342 389,619 9.5NC 2,078,229 166,674 8.0ND 143,379 11,456 8.0

State

N

Population [1

OH 2,521,27OK 835,23

OR 790,05PA 2,677,56RI 230,55SC 1,006,84SD 179,01

TN 1,363,44TX 6,041,10UT 734,86VT 131,61VA 1,704,89WA 1,430,22WV 364,47

WI 1,230,38WY ----
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Table 11.2: Special Education—Children and Students Served under IDEA, Part B, by Age: Fall 2

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 15 June 2012). No data for WY.

State Age

3 to 5 6 to 11 12 to 17 18 to 21

U.S. 720,344 2,611,244 2,724,538 363,279AL 7,492 33,679 35,792 5,323AK 2,104 8,097 6,916 931

AZ 14,756 54,021 51,301 5,738

AR 13,036 24,970 24,037 2,840

CA 72,404 270,456 289,749 39,565

CO 11,797 35,089 33,107 4,717

CT 7,933 25,952 30,520 3,762DE 2,123 7,550 7,790 1,145

DC 957 3,960 5,818 1,212

FL 36,027 147,669 160,207 24,905

GA 15,911 74,705 77,447 9,481

HI 2,398 7,808 8,863 647

ID 3,583 12,079 10,170 1,213IL 36,503 121,273 128,567 16,749

IN 18,725 68,399 68,941 10,008IA 7,378 27,581 30,001 3,541

KS 10,604 28,122 25,117 3,030

State Age

3 to 5 6 to 11 12 to 17 18 to 21

KY 17,963 46,171 34,113 4,123

LA 10,427 35,926 32,122 4,468

ME 3,824 13,166 13,789 1,482MD 12,875 41,084 43,534 5,997MA 16,662 66,351 75,622 8,891

MI 23,183 88,987 94,035 12,752MN 15,076 49,832 50,131 7,811

MS 10,191 28,039 22,268 3,540

MO 15,891 52,885 51,177 7,211MT 1,656 7,261 7,209 635

NE 5,050 20,149 17,108 1,992NV 6,947 19,284 19,864 1,983NH 3,135 10,925 14,472 1,388NJ 17,073 99,144 105,445 10,340

NM 5,224 21,248 17,764 2,378NY 64,923 174,742 191,563 23,314NC 18,433 79,544 76,753 10,377ND 1,714 5,319 5,447 690

State 

3 to 5 

OH 22,454 OK 8,298 OR 9,392 PA 31,072 RI 2,945 SC 11,083 

SD 2,738 

TN 13,096 

TX 41,494 UT 8,990 VT 1,762 

VA 17,081 

WA 14,275 WV 5,607 WI 16,079 WY ------ 
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Fall 2010

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-3; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 15 June 2012). No data for WY. United States values do not reflect missing values. See Tables 11.3b-d for mo[1] Specific Learning Disabilities.[2] Speech or Language Impairment.[3] Mental Retardation.

State All Disabilities Category SLD [1] S/LI [2] MR [3]

U.S. 5,699,061 2,346,993 1,063,888 435,170

AL 74,794 35,987 13,229 6,121

AK 15,944 7,445 2,557 618

AZ 111,060 53,977 20,115 7,617AR 51,847 19,096 12,651 5,872CA 599,770 278,186 118,707 38,011

CO 72,913 31,142 13,774 2,949

CT 60,234 21,121 10,617 2,427DE 16,485 8,755 1,414 1,612DC 10,990 4,658 737 933

FL 332,781 149,703 81,219 28,120

GA 161,633 53,276 24,751 17,927

HI 17,318 8,483 544 1,182

ID 23,462 7,597 5,237 1,790IL 266,589 116,830 46,789 20,470

IN 147,348 53,917 32,009 17,037

IA 61,123 36,923 5,266 10,528

KS 56,269 23,235 8,902 3,630

State All Disabilities Category SLD [1] S/LI [2] MR [3]

KY 84,407 14,025 19,960 15,437

LA 72,516 23,503 17,634 7,625

ME 28,437 9,324 4,805 710

MD 90,615 32,560 15,059 5,233MA 150,864 52,211 24,931 10,343MI 195,774 77,657 40,500 19,946

MN 107,774 30,532 16,255 8,442MS 53,847 16,932 16,084 3,806MO 111,273 34,552 29,588 10,212MT 15,105 6,751 3,301 960

NE 39,249 13,783 9,509 3,884NV 41,131 22,365 6,326 1,936NH 26,785 11,266 3,981 820

NJ 214,929 84,769 45,778 5,347NM 41,390 17,931 10,012 1,859NY 389,619 157,090 84,018 11,960NC 166,674 64,680 23,083 19,026

ND 11,456 4,142 2,518 757

State All Disabilities 

OH 237,000 OK 88,952 OR 71,658 PA 264,008 RI 22,387 

SC 89,206 SD 15,288 TN 107,167 TX 400,525 UT 61,288 VT 12,174 

VA 145,257 

WA 113,703 WV 39,400 WI 108,643 WY ------ 
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Table 11.3b: Special Education—Students Ages Six to 21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select DFall 2010

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-3; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 15 June 2012). Missing values were suppressed to protect confidentiality. No data for WY. United States valuevalues. See Tables 11.3a, c, and d for more diagnostic categories.[1] Emotional Disturbance.[2] Multiple Disabilities.[3] Hearing Impairment.

State All Disabilities Category ED [1] MD [2] HI [3]

U.S. 5,699,061 385,492 122,062 68,858 AL 74,794 1,425 1,310 918 

AK 15,944 723 394 150 

AZ 111,060 7,928 1,970 1,557 

AR 51,847 757 1,361 526 

CA 599,770 26,318 4,267 10,523 CO 72,913 6,815 3,199 1,351 

CT 60,234 5,317 2,604 609 

DE 16,485 709 ------ 217 

DC 10,990 1,560 1,395 42 

FL 332,781 23,667 ------ 3,338 GA 161,633 15,931 ------ 1,672 HI 17,318 1,236 471 309 

ID 23,462 1,385 493 256 

IL 266,589 22,182 1,896 3,564 IN 147,348 13,407 1,886 2,039 IA 61,123 5,959 336 428 

KS 56,269 2,777 2,315 539 

State All Disabilities Category ED [1] MD [2] HI [3]

KY 84,407 5,080 2,849 626 

LA 72,516 1,999 948 1,184 ME 28,437 2,512 2,801 198 

MD 90,615 7,591 3,124 1,017 

MA 150,864 13,863 4,572 1,058 MI 195,774 13,836 2,861 2,672 MN 107,774 15,564 1,146 2,030 MS 53,847 2,631 852 652 

MO 111,273 6,703 1,464 1,152 

MT 15,105 937 553 134 

NE 39,249 1,930 396 580 

NV 41,131 1,941 999 477 

NH 26,785 2,288 370 215 

NJ 214,929 9,054 20,299 1,491 NM 41,390 2,140 865 527 

NY 389,619 31,971 18,010 4,223 

NC 166,674 6,688 2,188 1,964 ND 11,456 836 ------ 101 

State All Disabilities 

OH 237,000 

OK 88,952 

OR 71,658 

PA 264,008 RI 22,387 

SC 89,206 SD 15,288 

TN 107,167 TX 400,525 UT 61,288 

VT 12,174 

VA 145,257 WA 113,703 

WV 39,400 

WI 108,643 WY ------ 
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Fall 2010

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-3; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 15 June 2012). Missing values were suppressed to protect confidentiality. No data for WY. United States valuevalues. See Tables 11.3a, b, and d for more diagnostic categories.[1] Orthopedic Impairments.[2] Other Health Impairments.[3] Visual Impairments.

State All Disabilities Category OI [1] OHI [2] VI [3]

U.S. 5,699,061 55,229 694,216 24,773 AL 74,794 599 7,757 455 

AK 15,944 68 2,122 40 AZ 111,060 713 8,433 549 AR 51,847 198 8,418 208 

CA 599,770 12,145 53,439 3,561 CO 72,913 9,449 ------ 322 

CT 60,234 79 11,603 170 

DE 16,485 295 2,097 56 

DC 10,990 ------ 927 18 

FL 332,781 3,254 24,788 1,100 GA 161,633 886 25,435 700 HI 17,318 79 2,648 ------

ID 23,462 109 3,099 ------IL 266,589 1,615 26,328 1,073 IN 147,348 1,396 13,490 887 

IA 61,123 682 77 77 

KS 56,269 271 6,976 169 

State All Disabilities Category OI [1] OHI [2] VI [3]

KY 84,407 457 14,634 479 

LA 72,516 1,091 9,332 450 

ME 28,437 49 5,621 64 MD 90,615 315 15,609 303 

MA 150,864 1,257 13,838 528 

MI 195,774 2,179 19,352 765 

MN 107,774 1,523 15,996 332 

MS 53,847 465 6,578 304 

MO 111,273 525 18,613 453 MT 15,105 59 1,742 57 NE 39,249 262 5,377 195 

NV 41,131 295 3,417 145 

NH 26,785 88 4,852 91 NJ 214,929 486 34,208 383 NM 41,390 260 3,308 191 

NY 389,619 1,903 56,921 1,268 NC 166,674 879 30,541 618 ND 11,456 86 1,609 50 

State All Disabilities 

OH 237,000 

OK 88,952 

OR 71,658 

PA 264,008 

RI 22,387 SC 89,206 

SD 15,288 

TN 107,167 TX 400,525 UT 61,288 

VT 12,174 VA 145,257 WA 113,703 WV 39,400 

WI 108,643 WY ------ 
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Table 11.3d: Special Education—Students Ages Six to 21 Served under IDEA, Part B, by Select DFall 2010

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 1-3; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 15 June 2012). Missing values were suppressed to protect confidentiality. No values for WY. United States valvalues. See Tables 11.3a-c for more diagnostic categories.[1] Autism.[2] Deaf-Blindness.[3] Traumatic Brain Injury[4] Developmental Delay.

State All Disabilities Category A [1] DB [2] TBI [3] DD [4]

U.S. 5,699,061 367,688 1,217 24,308 108,622 AL 74,794 3,985 9 244 2,755 

AK 15,944 737 8 43 1,039 AZ 111,060 7,095 79 323 704 

AR 51,847 2,602 10 148 ------

CA 599,770 52,840 114 1,659 ------CO 72,913 3,420 25 467 ------CT 60,234 5,539 26 122 ------DE 16,485 841 49 50 390 

DC 10,990 423 ------ ------ 254 

FL 332,781 16,963 46 583 ------

GA 161,633 10,548 26 459 10,022 

HI 17,318 1,064 ------ 69 1,167 

ID 23,462 1,836 ------ 120 1,436 IL 266,589 14,869 31 677 10,265 

IN 147,348 10,773 25 482 ------

IA 61,123 682 ------ 165 ------

KS 56,269 2,332 18 188 4,917 

State All Disabilities Category A [1] DB [2] TBI [3] DD [4]

KY 84,407 3,502 16 225 7,117 LA 72,516 3,095 5 216 5,434 

ME 28,437 2,241 ------ 60 ------MD 90,615 8,053 17 252 1,482 MA 150,864 9,932 161 7,249 10,921 

MI 195,774 13,636 10 590 1,770 

MN 107,774 13,091 60 404 2,399 

MS 53,847 2,180 12 153 3,198 MO 111,273 6,894 24 444 649 

MT 15,105 552 6 53 ------

NE 39,249 1,867 11 204 1,251 NV 41,131 3,036 7 187 ------

NH 26,785 1,513 5 54 1,242 

NJ 214,929 12,257 12 845 ------

NM 41,390 1,407 5 190 2,695 

NY 389,619 21,095 9 1,151 ------NC 166,674 10,717 34 421 5,835 

ND 11,456 590 5 55 707 

State All Disabilities 

OH 237,000 

OK 88,952 OR 71,658 

PA 264,008 RI 22,387 

SC 89,206 SD 15,288 TN 107,167 

TX 400,525 UT 61,288 VT 12,174 

VA 145,257 

WA 113,703 WV 39,400 

WI 108,643 WY ------ 
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Spent 40 Percent or More Time Inside Regular Class: Fall 2010

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 2-2; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 15 June 2012). Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period. No data for WY.[1] Number greater than 40 percent in regular class.[2] Greater than 40 percent as a percent of students in All Environments.

State

Number

All % [2]

Environments

Regular Class 

[1]

U.S. 5,699,061 4,583,965 80.4

AL 74,794 67,624 90.4AK 15,944 13,603 85.3AZ 111,060 91,087 82.0AR 51,847 43,594 84.1CA 599,770 435,093 72.5CO 72,913 64,496 88.5CT 60,234 51,677 85.8DE 16,485 12,818 77.8DC 10,990 6,677 60.8

FL 332,781 265,831 79.9GA 161,633 132,656 82.1HI 17,318 12,481 72.1ID 23,462 20,459 87.2IL 266,589 206,765 77.6IN 147,348 123,880 84.1IA 61,123 56,195 91.9KS 56,269 49,558 88.1

State

Number

All % [2]

Environments

Regular Class 

[1]

KY 84,407 74,241 88.0LA 72,516 59,111 81.5ME 28,437 24,278 85.4MD 90,615 70,198 77.5MA 150,864 116,946 77.5MI 195,774 157,717 80.6MN 107,774 92,096 85.5MS 53,847 45,041 83.6MO 111,273 93,849 84.3MT 15,105 12,790 84.7NE 39,249 34,862 88.8NV 41,131 34,709 84.4NH 26,785 23,974 89.5NJ 214,929 151,156 70.3NM 41,390 32,212 77.8NY 389,619 263,694 67.7NC 166,674 138,500 83.1ND 11,456 10,660 93.1

State

N

All 

Environments

OH 237,00OK 88,95OR 71,65PA 264,00RI 22,38SC 89,20SD 15,28TN 107,16TX 400,52UT 61,28VT 12,17VA 145,25WA 113,70WV 39,40WI 108,64WY ----
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Table 11.5: Special Education—Students Ages 14 to 21 Served under IDEA, Part B, Left School, 

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 15 June 2012). Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period. 

State

Graduated 

with 

Diploma

Received 

a 

Certificate

Dropped 

Out

Died or 

Aged Out

U.S. 253,815 59,676 84,421 6,328 AL 1,965 1,948 1,033 232 

AK 498 173 374 ------ 

AZ 4,529 ------ 1,073 42 

AR 3,174 101 644 28 

CA 18,435 7,907 6,863 956 

CO 3,465 87 1,578 120 

CT 4,124 70 876 150 

DE 257 23 231 16 

DC 472 109 279 ------ 

FL 11,950 5,664 4,963 84 

GA 4,872 3,339 3,066 46 

HI 1,030 107 245 75 

ID 687 410 274 ------ 

IL 15,352 800 3,542 590 

IN 5,410 1,096 1,301 73 

IA 3,443 193 1,211 61 

KS 3,194 ------ 756 88 

State

Graduated 

with 

Diploma

Received 

a 

Certificate

Dropped 

Out

Died or 

Aged Out

KY 3,459 414 832 47 

LA 1,608 1,502 1,892 99 

ME 1,681 22 437 ------ MD 4,545 737 1,520 108 

MA 7,531 542 2,273 393 

MI 10,196 331 3,700 57 

MN 6,036 ------ 722 75 

MS 843 2,113 345 41 

MO 7,153 29 1,709 188 

MT 946 ------ 284 ------ 

NE 1,945 59 305 35 

NV 560 263 806 72 NH 1,784 137 253 49 

NJ 14,278 ------ 2,839 314 

NM 1,461 526 324 ------ NY 16,875 5,976 8,754 486 

NC 6,428 650 3,128 61 

ND 601 ------ 212 43 

State

Graduated 

with 

Diploma

OH 8,353 

OK 4,791 

OR 2,195 

PA 18,459 

RI 1,293 

SC 2,402 

SD 586 TN 5,338 

TX 17,296 

UT 2,227 

VT 747 VA 5,537 

WA 5,249 

WV 1,893 WI 6,304 

WY 358 
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2010

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_to(accessed 15 June 2012). Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.[1] Graduates as a percent of All that Left.

State All that Left Graduated with Diploma % [1]

U.S. 404,520 253,815 62.7 AL 5,178 1,965 37.9 

AK 1,062 498 46.9 

AZ 5,644 4,529 80.2 

AR 3,947 3,174 80.4 

CA 34,161 18,435 54.0 

CO 5,250 3,465 66.0 

CT 5,220 4,124 79.0 

DE 527 257 48.8 DC 946 472 49.9 FL 22,661 11,950 52.7 

GA 11,323 4,872 43.0 

HI 1,457 1,030 70.7 

ID 1,428 687 48.1 

IL 20,284 15,352 75.7 

IN 7,880 5,410 68.7 

IA 4,908 3,443 70.2 

KS 4,038 3,194 79.1 

State All that Left Graduated with Diploma % [1]

KY 4,752 3,459 72.8 

LA 5,101 1,608 31.5 

ME 2,152 1,681 78.1 

MD 6,910 4,545 65.8 

MA 10,739 7,531 70.1 

MI 14,284 10,196 71.4 

MN 6,833 6,036 88.3 

MS 3,342 843 25.2 

MO 9,079 7,153 78.8 

MT 1,233 946 76.7 

NE 2,344 1,945 83.0 

NV 1,701 560 32.9 

NH 2,223 1,784 80.3 

NJ 17,431 14,278 81.9 

NM 2,318 1,461 63.0 

NY 32,091 16,875 52.6 

NC 10,267 6,428 62.6 

ND 864 601 69.6 

State All that Left 

OH 17,50

OK 5,90

OR 4,72

PA 21,04

RI 1,76

SC 6,19

SD 72TN 7,74

TX 33,76

UT 2,88

VT 1,00

VA 11,56

WA 8,19

WV 2,83

WI 8,49

WY 58
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Table 11.7: Special Education—Dropout Rate among Students Ages 14 to 21 Served under IDEA

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 15 June 2012). Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period. [1] Dropped out as percent of All that Left.

State All that Left Dropped Out % [1]

U.S. 404,520 84,421 20.9

AL 5,178 1,033 19.9

AK 1,062 374 35.2

AZ 5,644 1,073 19.0

AR 3,947 644 16.3

CA 34,161 6,863 20.1

CO 5,250 1,578 30.1

CT 5,220 876 16.8

DE 527 231 43.8DC 946 279 29.5FL 22,661 4,963 21.9

GA 11,323 3,066 27.1

HI 1,457 245 16.8

ID 1,428 274 19.2

IL 20,284 3,542 17.5

IN 7,880 1,301 16.5

IA 4,908 1,211 24.7

KS 4,038 756 18.7

State All that Left Dropped Out % [1]

KY 4,752 832 17.5

LA 5,101 1,892 37.1

ME 2,152 437 20.3

MD 6,910 1,520 22.0

MA 10,739 2,273 21.2

MI 14,284 3,700 25.9

MN 6,833 722 10.6

MS 3,342 345 10.3

MO 9,079 1,709 18.8

MT 1,233 284 23.0

NE 2,344 305 13.0

NV 1,701 806 47.4

NH 2,223 253 11.4

NJ 17,431 2,839 16.3

NM 2,318 324 14.0

NY 32,091 8,754 27.3

NC 10,267 3,128 30.5

ND 864 212 24.5

State All that Left 

OH 17,50

OK 5,90

OR 4,72

PA 21,04

RI 1,76

SC 6,19

SD 72TN 7,74

TX 33,76

UT 2,88

VT 1,00

VA 11,56

WA 8,19

WV 2,83

WI 8,49

WY 58
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Fall 2009 School Year to Fall 2010 School Year

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 7 July 2011). Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period. [1] Graduate as a percent of All that Left.[2] Difference in Graduation Rate.

State Graduation Rate (%) [1] Difference

Fall 2009 Fall 2010 (% pts) [2]

U.S. 60.7 62.7 2.0

AL 33.5 37.9 4.5AK 52.6 46.9 -5.7

AZ 78.2 80.2 2.1

AR 81.2 80.4 -0.8

CA 49.4 54.0 4.6

CO 60.1 66.0 5.9CT 75.8 79.0 3.2DE 59.0 48.8 -10.3

DC 44.2 49.9 5.7

FL 49.8 52.7 2.9GA 40.5 43.0 2.5HI 80.5 70.7 -9.8

ID 43.5 48.1 4.6

IL 77.9 75.7 -2.3

IN 58.5 68.7 10.1IA 67.0 70.2 3.1

KS 74.2 79.1 4.9

State Graduation Rate (%) [1] Difference

Fall 2009 Fall 2010 (% pts) [2]

KY 72.1 72.8 0.7LA 27.2 31.5 4.3ME 73.9 78.1 4.3MD 62.3 65.8 3.4MA 70.7 70.1 -0.5MI 66.2 71.4 5.2MN 89.0 88.3 -0.6MS 24.3 25.2 0.9MO 74.6 78.8 4.2MT 73.6 76.7 3.1NE 79.9 83.0 3.1NV 28.3 32.9 4.6NH 72.1 80.3 8.1NJ 79.5 81.9 2.4NM 63.9 63.0 -0.9NY 52.4 52.6 0.1NC 58.2 62.6 4.4ND 68.3 69.6 1.2

State Graduatio

Fall 2009 

OH 47.OK 77.OR 46.PA 87.RI 71.SC 40.SD 78.TN 66.TX 47.UT 68.VT ----VA 47.WA 68.WV 65.

WI 75.

WY 54.
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Table 11.9: Special Education—Change in Dropout Rate among Students Ages 14 to 21 Served Fall 2009 School Year to Fall 2010 School Year

Source: Office of Special Education Programs, Data Accountability Center, Table 4-1; <https://www.ideadata.org/arc_t(accessed 15 June 2012). Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period. [1] Dropped out as percent of All that Left.[2] Difference in Dropout Rate.

State Dropout Rate (%) [1] Difference

Fall 2009 Fall 2010 (% pts) [2]

U.S. 22.3 20.9 -1.4AL 12.7 19.9 7.3

AK 31.7 35.2 3.5

AZ 21.0 19.0 -2.0AR 16.2 16.3 0.2

CA 23.1 20.1 -3.0CO 33.0 30.1 -3.0CT 18.7 16.8 -2.0DE 33.4 43.8 10.4

DC 48.2 29.5 -18.7

FL 24.0 21.9 -2.1

GA 27.9 27.1 -0.8HI 2.8 16.8 14.1

ID 20.4 19.2 -1.2IL 19.1 17.5 -1.6IN 26.8 16.5 -10.3

IA 28.8 24.7 -4.1

KS 23.5 18.7 -4.8

State Dropout Rate (%) [1] Difference

Fall 2009 Fall 2010 (% pts) [2]

KY 18.7 17.5 -1.2LA 43.5 37.1 -6.4ME 23.6 20.3 -3.3MD 24.8 22.0 -2.8MA 21.6 21.2 -0.5MI 31.4 25.9 -5.5MN 10.7 10.6 -0.2MS 13.4 10.3 -3.1MO 24.1 18.8 -5.3MT 24.6 23.0 -1.6NE 15.4 13.0 -2.4NV 35.0 47.4 12.3NH 20.9 11.4 -9.6NJ 18.3 16.3 -2.0NM 13.8 14.0 0.2

NY 25.6 27.3 1.7

NC 31.9 30.5 -1.5ND 27.4 24.5 -2.9

State Dropou

Fall 2009 

OH 11.OK 22.OR 25.PA 11.RI 22.SC 52.

SD 18.TN 12.TX 20.UT 21.VT ----VA 14.WA 27.WV 25.WI 20.WY 35.
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Section 12: Vocational 

Rehabilitation

This section presents statistics on federal 

and state vocational rehabilitation programs. 

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 for this section 

is the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s 

Management Information System.

Tables

Table 12.1: In the federal fiscal year 2010, state 

vocational rehabilitation agencies processed 

604,095 applicants.

Table 12.2: In the federal fiscal year 2010, state 

vocational rehabilitation agencies closed 327,599 

cases of individuals who either initiated or 

completed services.

Table 12.3: In the federal fiscal year 2010, 

state vocational rehabilitation agencies closed 

169,260 cases of individuals who either initiated 

or completed services in which the individuals 

entered successful employment.

Table 12.4: In the federal fiscal year 2010, of 

327,599 closed cases of individuals who either 

initiated or completed services, 51.7 percent 

achieved successful employment, a rehabilitation 

rate of 51.7 percent. The agency with the largest 

rehabilitation was the Missouri blind agency with 

82.4 percent, while the agency with the smallest 

rehabilitation rate was the Alabama combined 

agency with 25.8 percent.

Table 12.5: In the federal fiscal year 2010, the 

United States spent a total of $3,831,133,005 

on vocational rehabilitation expenditures for 

people with disabilities. The combined agency 

of California spent the most ($333,399,151), 

while the blind agency of Vermont spent the least 

($1,802,481). 

Table 12.6: In the federal fiscal year 2010, the 

United States spent a total of $291,190,983 

on vocational rehabilitation expenditures for 

post-secondary institutions for people with 

disabilities. The combined agency of California 

spent the most on post-secondary institutions 

($26,705,051), while the blind agency of 

Vermont spent the least on post-secondary 

institutions ($63,228).

Table 12.7: In the federal fiscal year 2010, forty 

agencies were on Order of Selection, down 

from 61 agencies in 2001. Over the period 

from 2005 to 2010, fifteen 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 2005 to 

2010, twenty-two 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 2009 to 2010, the number of 

vocational rehabilitation applicants in the United 

States increased by 2.8 percent. Vocational 

rehabilitation applicants increased the most at 

the blind agency of New York (by 24.2 percent) 

and decreased the most at the combined agency 

of Connecticut (by 19.2 percent).

Table 12.9: From 2009 to 2010, the 

rehabilitation rate decreased in the United States 

by 4.0 percentage points. The rehabilitation 

rate increased the most at the general agency 

of Kentucky (by 20.0 percentage points) and 

decreased by the most at the general agency of 

Alabama (by 45.6 percentage points).
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Table 12.1: Vocational Rehabilitation—Applicants: Federal Fiscal Year 2010

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the Annual RevieCaseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 15 June 2012). In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

State Agency Type Applicants

U.S. ------------ 604,095 AL Combined 10,958 AK Combined 1,781 

AZ Combined 4,919 

AR Blind 584 

AR General 7,941 

CA Combined 38,982 CO Combined 6,712 

CT Blind 173 CT General 3,257 

DE Blind 89 DE General 2,702 

DC Combined 3,111 

FL Blind 2,162 

FL General 33,231 

GA Combined 14,559 HI Combined 906 

ID Blind 185 ID General 5,758 

State Agency Type Applicants

IL Combined 16,678 IN Combined 15,754 IA Blind 151 

IA General 7,348 

KS Combined 8,040 

KY Blind 763 KY General 12,732 

LA Combined 10,123 ME Blind 192 

ME General 3,133 

MD Combined 9,305 MA Blind 391 MA General 8,565 

MI Blind 434 

MI General 21,422 

MN Blind 313 

MN General 8,955 

MS Combined 10,790 MO Blind 540 

State Agency Type Applicants

MO General 15,912 

MT Combined 3,909 NE Blind 124 NE General 5,069 

NV Combined 3,554 NH Combined 3,107 NJ Blind 642 

NJ General 12,342 

NM Blind 96 NM General 5,806 

NY Blind 1,395 

NY General 39,397 

NC Blind 1,357 

NC General 25,225 

ND Combined 2,710 OH Combined 22,732 OK Combined 10,297 OR Blind 196 OR General 6,489 

Stat

PA RI SC SC 

SD SD 

TN TX 

TX 

UT VT VT 

VA VA 

WA WA 

WV WI WY 
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Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the Annual RevieCaseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 15 June 2012). In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

State Agency Type Closures

U.S. ------------ 327,599AL Combined 19,657AK Combined 869

AZ Combined 2,938

AR Blind 390AR General 4,711

CA Combined 25,430CO Combined 2,135

CT Blind 140CT General 1,787

DE Blind 57

DE General 1,016

DC Combined 952

FL Blind 1,438

FL General 10,401

GA Combined 7,147

HI Combined 675

ID Blind 104ID General 3,007

State Agency Type Closures

IL Combined 8,939

IN Combined 6,921

IA Blind 109IA General 4,267

KS Combined 4,076

KY Blind 444KY General 5,599

LA Combined 4,802ME Blind 202ME General 1,286

MD Combined 3,791

MA Blind 632MA General 6,123

MI Blind 351MI General 14,660

MN Blind 155MN General 4,484

MS Combined 6,273

MO Blind 324

State Agency Type Closures

MO General 7,033

MT Combined 1,709NE Blind 98NE General 2,755

NV Combined 1,743NH Combined 1,676NJ Blind 411NJ General 6,955

NM Blind 80NM General 2,944

NY Blind 553NY General 26,367

NC Blind 759NC General 10,542

ND Combined 1,285OH Combined 11,120OK Combined 3,393OR Blind 121OR General 2,482

Stat

PA RI SC SC 

SD SD 

TN 

TX 

TX 

UT VT VT 

VA VA 

WA WA 

WV WI WY 
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Table 12.3: Vocational Rehabilitation—Closures with Successful Employment Outcomes: Feder

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the Annual RevieCaseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 15 June 2012). In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

State Agency Type Successful Closures

U.S. ------------ 169,260 AL Combined 5,067 

AK Combined 530 

AZ Combined 1,131 

AR Blind 278 AR General 2,670 

CA Combined 10,719 CO Combined 1,235 

CT Blind 99 

CT General 922 DE Blind 43 DE General 705 DC Combined 475 

FL Blind 689 

FL General 3,919 

GA Combined 4,463 

HI Combined 303 

ID Blind 61 

ID General 1,896 

State Agency Type Successful Closures

IL Combined 5,028 

IN Combined 4,101 

IA Blind 83 

IA General 2,217 

KS Combined 1,452 

KY Blind 351 KY General 3,495 

LA Combined 2,362 

ME Blind 149 ME General 573 MD Combined 2,408 MA Blind 262 

MA General 3,173 

MI Blind 167 MI General 7,374 

MN Blind 80 MN General 2,143 

MS Combined 4,557 

MO Blind 267 

State Agency Type Successful Closures

MO General 4,363 

MT Combined 716 

NE Blind 31 NE General 1,677 

NV Combined 947 

NH Combined 1,043 NJ Blind 288 NJ General 3,927 

NM Blind 40 NM General 1,541 

NY Blind 428 NY General 12,092 

NC Blind 590 NC General 5,961 

ND Combined 861 

OH Combined 5,707 

OK Combined 2,294 OR Blind 85 OR General 1,176 

Stat

PA RI 

SC SC 

SD 

SD TN TX 

TX 

UT VT VT 

VA VA 

WA WA 

WV 

WI WY 
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Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the Annual Review Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 15 June 2012). In some states there are separate agencies for the blind. 

State Agency Type Rehabilitation Rate

U.S. ------------ 51.7

AL Combined 25.8

AK Combined 61.0

AZ Combined 38.5

AR Blind 71.3AR General 56.7CA Combined 42.2

CO Combined 57.8

CT Blind 70.7CT General 51.6DE Blind 75.4DE General 69.4DC Combined 49.9

FL Blind 47.9FL General 37.7GA Combined 62.4

HI Combined 44.9

ID Blind 58.7ID General 63.1

State Agency Type Rehabilitation Rate

IL Combined 56.2

IN Combined 59.3

IA Blind 76.1IA General 52.0KS Combined 35.6

KY Blind 79.1KY General 62.4LA Combined 49.2

ME Blind 73.8ME General 44.6MD Combined 63.5

MA Blind 41.5MA General 51.8MI Blind 47.6MI General 50.3MN Blind 51.6MN General 47.8MS Combined 72.6

MO Blind 82.4

State Agency Type Rehabilitation Rate

MO General 62.0

MT Combined 41.9

NE Blind 31.6NE General 60.9NV Combined 54.3

NH Combined 62.2

NJ Blind 70.1NJ General 56.5NM Blind 50.0NM General 52.3NY Blind 77.4NY General 45.9NC Blind 77.7NC General 56.5ND Combined 67.0

OH Combined 51.3

OK Combined 67.6

OR Blind 70.2OR General 47.4

State 

PA 

RI 

SC SC SD SD TN 

TX TX UT 

VT VT VA VA WA WA WV 

WI 

WY 
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Table 12.5: Vocational Rehabilitation—Total Expenditures (in dollars): Federal Fiscal Year 2010 

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the Rehabilitation Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 15 June 2012). In some states there are separate agencies fo

State Agency Type Expenditures ($)

U.S. ------------ 3,831,133,005 AL Combined 73,476,944 

AK Combined 16,961,045 

AZ Combined 75,251,945 

AR Blind 7,264,897 AR General 49,740,203 

CA Combined 333,399,151 

CO Combined 58,096,099 

CT Blind 4,985,664 CT General 24,852,509 

DE Blind 1,856,128 DE General 10,018,566 

DC Combined 20,967,997 

FL Blind 36,094,608 

FL General 150,654,556 

GA Combined 96,646,332 

HI Combined 11,328,272 

ID Blind 2,617,918 ID General 18,353,402 

State Agency Type Expenditures ($)

IL Combined 138,186,212 

IN Combined 89,282,025 

IA Blind 7,814,308 IA General 34,528,325 

KS Combined 34,381,987 KY Blind 9,395,162 KY General 55,938,745 

LA Combined 56,861,232 

ME Blind 5,344,639 ME General 17,959,208 

MD Combined 57,164,280 

MA Blind 8,954,747 MA General 60,547,400 

MI Blind 17,317,636 

MI General 120,836,228 

MN Blind 12,510,059 

MN General 61,524,006 

MS Combined 71,781,148 

MO Blind 10,332,746 

State Agency Type Expenditures ($)

MO General 93,782,922 

MT Combined 16,082,463 NE Blind 4,109,477 NE General 22,481,531 

NV Combined 21,100,365 NH Combined 17,069,069 NJ Blind 14,686,524 

NJ General 57,040,385 

NM Blind 5,557,211 NM General 25,943,665 

NY Blind 29,964,213 

NY General 228,401,437 

NC Blind 14,834,337 

NC General 117,376,958 

ND Combined 17,156,175 OH Combined 118,302,391 OK Combined 59,398,369 OR Blind 5,731,208 OR General 37,927,036 

State 

PA RI SC SC 

SD SD 

TN TX 

TX 

UT VT VT 

VA 

VA 

WA WA 

WV WI WY 
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Federal Fiscal Year 2010

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the Rehabilitation Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 15 June 2012). In some states there are separate agencies fo

State Agency Type Higher Education Expenditures ($)

U.S. -------------- 291,190,983 

AL Combined 2,239,314 

AK Combined 891,765 AZ Combined 4,494,896 

AR Blind 357,431 AR General 10,562,195 

CA Combined 26,705,051 

CO Combined 1,463,560 

CT Blind 504,374 CT General 477,497 DE Blind 85,066 DE General 1,012,375 DC Combined 3,066,150 

FL Blind 883,427 FL General 3,564,264 GA Combined 5,628,517 

HI Combined 1,423,985 

ID Blind 98,235 ID General 1,348,755 

State Agency Type Higher Education Expenditures ($)

IL Combined 11,315,276 IN Combined 12,118,575 

IA Blind 168,126 IA General 9,116,989 KS Combined 3,836,699 

KY Blind 378,355 KY General 7,202,271 LA Combined 2,892,304 

ME Blind 73,125 ME General 1,124,268 MD Combined 2,800,534 

MA Blind 897,541 MA General 6,976,994 MI Blind 1,586,977 MI General 9,891,674 MN Blind 1,110,514 MN General 2,667,189 MS Combined 1,016,747 

MO Blind 728,718 

State Agency Type Higher Education Expenditures ($)

MO General 10,434,963 

MT Combined 4,524,053 

NE Blind 241,590 NE General 1,844,083 NV Combined 704,151 NH Combined 887,411 NJ Blind 548,652 NJ General 7,485,247 NM Blind 194,913 NM General 2,245,990 NY Blind 2,581,259 NY General 22,881,595 

NC Blind 643,493 NC General 3,455,959 ND Combined 3,483,492 

OH Combined 5,750,201 

OK Combined 5,153,717 

OR Blind 173,287 OR General 741,783 

State 

PA RI 

SC SC SD SD TN TX TX 

UT 

VT VT VA VA WA WA WV 

WI 

WY 
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Table 12.7: Vocational Rehabilitation—State Agencies on Order of Selection: 2005 through 201

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the Annual RevieCaseload Report; <http://rsamis.ed.gov/choose.cfm>; (accessed 15 June 2012). In some states there are separate agencie

State Agency Type

Federal Fiscal Year

05 06 07 08 09 10

AL CombinedAK CombinedAZ Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

AR Blind

×

×

×

×

×

×

AR General

×

×

×

×

×

×

CA Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

CO Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

CT BlindCT General

×

×

×

×

×

×

DE Blind

×

×

×

×

×

×

DE GeneralDC CombinedFL BlindFL GeneralGA Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

HI Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

ID BlindID GeneralIL Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

IN Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

IA BlindIA General

×

×

×

×

×

×

KS Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

KY Blind

×

×

×

×

×

×

KY General

×

×

×

×

×

×

State Agency Type

Federal Fiscal Year

05 06 07 08 09 10

LA Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

ME Blind

×

×

×

×

×

×

ME General

×

×

×

×

×

×

MD Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

MA BlindMA General

×

×

×

×

×

×

MI BlindMI GeneralMN BlindMN General

×

×

×

×

×

×

MS Combined

×

×

×

×

×

×

MO BlindMO General

×

×

×

×

×

×

MT CombinedNE BlindNE General

×

×

×

×

×

×

NV CombinedNH CombinedNJ BlindNJ General

×

×

×

×

×

×

NM Blind

×

×

×

×

×

×

NM GeneralNY BlindNY GeneralNC Blind

State Agency 

NC GeND ComOH ComOK ComOR 

OR Ge

PA ComRI ComSC SC GeSD SD GeTN ComTX TX GeUT ComVT VT Ge

VA 

VA Ge

WA WA Ge

WV ComWI ComWY Com
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Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the Annual RevieCaseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 15 June 2012). In some states there are separate agencies for the blind. number of closures with successful employment outcomes divided by the number of closures after initiating or complet[1] Percent Change in Applicants.

State Agency Type Applicants % [1] 2009 2010

U.S. ------------- 695,365 687,958 -1.1

AL Combined 14,305 13,030 -8.9

AK Combined 1,966 2,025 3.0

AZ Combined 8,537 5,784 -32.2

AR Blind 644 611 -5.1

AR General 8,653 8,608 -0.5CA Combined 44,213 43,513 -1.6

CO Combined 7,251 7,772 7.2

CT Blind 126 176 39.7CT General 3,645 3,574 -1.9DE Blind 71 93 31.0DE General 3,309 3,060 -7.5DC Combined 3,143 3,671 16.8

FL Blind 2,396 2,419 1.0

FL General 35,280 38,264 8.5

GA Combined 16,051 17,429 8.6HI Combined 1,855 1,157 -37.6

ID Blind 205 199 -2.9

ID General 6,709 6,302 -6.1IL Combined 19,974 19,183 -4.0

IN Combined 18,689 18,107 -3.1

IA Blind 129 158 22.5IA General 8,928 8,103 -9.2KS Combined 8,208 9,002 9.7

KY Blind 762 833 9.3

KY General 16,225 14,514 -10.5

State Agency Type Applicants % [1] 2009 2010

LA Combined 11,562 12,062 4.3ME Blind 240 224 -6.7ME General 3,539 3,781 6.8MD Combined 9,480 10,242 8.0MA Blind 430 399 -7.2MA General 13,250 10,220 -22.9MI Blind 613 532 -13.2MI General 24,427 24,758 1.4

MN Blind 423 357 -15.6MN General 9,996 9,490 -5.1MS Combined 10,275 12,011 16.9

MO Blind 608 593 -2.5MO General 20,687 17,560 -15.1MT Combined 4,253 4,353 2.4

NE Blind 154 133 -13.6NE General 5,301 5,455 2.9

NV Combined 4,545 3,998 -12.0

NH Combined 3,081 3,304 7.2

NJ Blind 814 753 -7.5

NJ General 16,069 14,489 -9.8

NM Blind 123 119 -3.3NM General 6,786 6,547 -3.5NY Blind 1,246 1,449 16.3NY General 54,445 46,865 -13.9NC Blind 1,558 1,501 -3.7NC General 29,746 28,466 -4.3

State Agency Type 

ND Combined 

OH Combined OK Combined 

OR Blind OR General PA Combined RI Combined 

SC Blind SC General 

SD Blind SD General 

TN Combined 

TX Blind TX General 

UT Combined VT Blind VT General VA Blind VA General WA Blind WA General 

WV Combined 

WI Combined 

WY Combined 
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Table 12.9: Vocational Rehabilitation—Change in the Rehabilitation Rate: 2009 to 2010

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the Annual RevieCaseload Report; <http://rsa.ed.gov>; (accessed 15 June 2012). In some states there are separate agencies for the blind. [1] Change in the Rehabilitation Rate

State Agency Type Rehabilitation Rate (%) Change 2009 2010 (% pts) [1]

U.S. ------------- 55.7 51.7 -4.0

AL Combined 71.4 25.8 -45.6

AK Combined 61.9 61.0 -0.9

AZ Combined 47.6 38.5 -9.1

AR Blind 74.5 71.3 -3.2

AR General 56.9 56.7 -0.2

CA Combined 57.6 42.2 -15.4

CO Combined 60.9 57.8 -3.1

CT Blind 83.7 70.7 -13.0

CT General 58.4 51.6 -6.8

DE Blind 75.8 75.4 -0.4

DE General 63.9 69.4 5.5

DC Combined 56.2 49.9 -6.3

FL Blind 54.7 47.9 -6.8

FL General 45.7 37.7 -8.0

GA Combined 58.7 62.4 3.7

HI Combined 41.6 44.9 3.3

ID Blind 64.8 58.7 -6.1

ID General 62.2 63.1 0.9

IL Combined 56.7 56.2 -0.5

IN Combined 48.2 59.3 11.1

IA Blind 77.0 76.1 -0.9

IA General 61.8 52.0 -9.8

KS Combined 55.4 35.6 -19.8

KY Blind 80.2 79.1 -1.1

KY General 42.4 62.4 20.0

State Agency Type Rehabilitation Rate (%) Change 2009 2010 (% pts) [1]

LA Combined 47.7 49.2 1.5

ME Blind 59.7 73.8 14.1ME General 49.2 44.6 -4.6

MD Combined 66.4 63.5 -2.9

MA Blind 49.2 41.5 -7.7

MA General 59.1 51.8 -7.3

MI Blind 49.5 47.6 -1.9MI General 51.6 50.3 -1.3MN Blind 49.7 51.6 1.9MN General 49.1 47.8 -1.3

MS Combined 77.3 72.6 -4.7

MO Blind 81.3 82.4 1.1

MO General 61.0 62.0 1.0

MT Combined 56.5 41.9 -14.6

NE Blind 43.8 31.6 -12.2NE General 60.8 60.9 0.1NV Combined 57.2 54.3 -2.9

NH Combined 55.9 62.2 6.3

NJ Blind 67.9 70.1 2.2NJ General 52.7 56.5 3.8

NM Blind 37.8 50.0 12.2NM General 55.2 52.3 -2.9

NY Blind 64.7 77.4 12.7NY General 52.8 45.9 -6.9

NC Blind 58.8 77.7 18.9NC General 58.8 56.5 -2.3

State Agency Type R

ND Combined 

OH Combined 

OK Combined 

OR Blind OR General PA Combined 

RI Combined 

SC Blind SC General SD Blind SD General 

TN Combined 

TX Blind 

TX General UT Combined 

VT Blind VT General 

VA Blind VA General WA Blind WA General 

WV Combined 

WI Combined 

WY Combined 
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Section 13: Federal Government 

Spending and Employment

This section presents statistics concerning 

federal government spending and employment. 

Specifically, these statistics 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 these statistics 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., as well as the 2007 edition of the U.S. 

Office of Personnel Management’s Federal 

Civilian Workforce Statistics Factbook.

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 health care 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 percent 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 

Source: Livermore, G., Stapleton, D. C., & O’Toole, M. (2011). Health care costs are a key driver of growth in federal working-age people with disabilities. Health Affairs, 30(9), 1664-1674.Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-agJournal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Fe

Social Security Administration 

SSDI-Disabled Worker 

SSDI payments to spouse and children of disabled worker 

SSI federal payments 

Social Security Adult Disabled Child 

Social Security Disabled Widow(er)s 

Veterans’ Programs 

Veterans’ Compensation (service connected disability) 

Veterans’ Disability Pension 

Means Tested Assistance Programs Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)–Federal Share 

Earned Income Tax Credit 

Other Federal Retirement and Disability Compensation Programs Federal Employee Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System 

Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) 

Railroad Retirement (Disability Annuity) 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation 

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 

Energy Employee Compensation 

Black Lung Benefits 
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Source: Livermore, G., Stapleton, D. C., & O’Toole, M. (2011). Health care costs are a key driver of growth in federal working-age people with disabilities. Health Affairs, 30(9), 1664-1674.Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-agJournal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Fe

Housing Assistance Section 8 Housing Vouchers 

Housing and Urban Development-Section 811 

McKinney/Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homeless (PATH), federal 

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 

Programs for Homeless Veterans 

Veterans Administration-Specially Adapted Housing Programs 

Food Assistance 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
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Table 13.3: Federal Government Spending and Employment—Federal Expenditures on Health C

Source: Livermore, G., Stapleton, D. C., & O’Toole, M. (2011). Health care costs are a key driver of growth in federal working-age people with disabilities. Health Affairs, 30(9), 1664-1674.Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-agJournal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Fe

Medicaid and Medicare Medicaid (federal share) for disabled groups 

Medicaid (federal share) for people with disabilities in TANF groups 

Medicare 

Veterans’ Programs 

Veterans’ Medical Care 

Veterans Prosthetic Appliances 

Workers' Compensation Medical Costs 

Federal Employees Compensation Act 

Longshore and Harborworkers Compensation Act 

Energy Employees Compensation Act 

Other Federal Health Programs Ryan White Care Act 

The Center for Mental Health Services Block Grant 
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Employment Readiness

Source: Livermore, G., Stapleton, D. C., & O’Toole, M. (2011). Health care costs are a key driver of growth in federal working-age people with disabilities. Health Affairs, 30(9), 1664-1674.Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-agJournal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Fe

Vocational Rehabilitation Vocational Rehabilitation–Rehabilitation Services Administration 

Other programs in the Rehabilitation Services Administration 

Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation 

Education 

IDEA Special Education 

Gallaudet 

National Technical Institute for the Deaf 

Other Employment Related Programs Department of Labor–Employment and Training Administration Grants 

Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach 

Department of Labor Office of Disability and Employment Programs and Grants 

New Freedom Initiative Access to Telework Fund 
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Table 13.5: Federal Government Spending and Employment—Federal Expenditures on Other Se

Source: Livermore, G., Stapleton, D. C., & O’Toole, M. (2011). Health care costs are a key driver of growth in federal working-age people with disabilities. Health Affairs, 30(9), 1664-1674.Note: For total spending for 2002, see: Goodman, N., & Stapleton, D. C. (2007). Federal expenditures for working-agJournal of Disability Policy Studies, 18(2), 66-78.

Program Fe

Social Services Block Grant 

Technology Assistive Technology Act–Title 1: State Grant Programs 

Alternative Financing Program for Assistive Technology 

Veterans Affairs Automobiles and Other Conveyances for Disabled Veterans 

AgrAbility Project Transportation 

Transportation–Formula Grants for Special Needs of Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities 

New Freedom Program 

Protection and Advocacy Americans With Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Program 

Protection and Advocacy for People with Mental Illness 

Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services for Traumatic Brain Injury Demonstrations/Systems Change 

Medicaid Infrastructure Grants 

Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants 

Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance 

Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Higher Education Other Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities 

U.S. Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 

Federal Prisons 
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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, EmplExecutive Branch Departments, <http://www.opm.gov/feddata/factbook/2007/2007FACTBOOK.pdf> (accessed 2 Au[1] PWD as percent of Total.[2] PWTD as percent of Total.

Federal Departments Total PWD % [1] 

Executive Branch 1,848,339 123,484 6.

 Executive Departments 1,678,541 112,528 6. Department of Agriculture 105,431 7,056 6.

 Department of Commerce 40,527 2,517 6.

 Department of Defense 667,786 45,271 6. Department of the Army 238,885 16,999 7. Department of the Navy 173,616 11,060 6. Department of the Air Force 158,887 9,796 6.

 Department of Education 4,331 262 6. Department of Energy 14,943 949 6. Department of Health and Human Services 63,290 3,471 5. Department of Homeland Security 168,506 7,396 4.

 Department of Housing and Urban Development 9,813 803 8. Department of the Interior 73,073 4,921 6. Department of Justice 105,670 3,658 3.

 Department of Labor 15,324 1,125 7.

 Department of State 10,124 630 6. Department of Transportation 53,828 2,768 5.

 Department of the Treasury 106,583 9,626 9.

 Department of Veterans Affairs 239,312 22,075 9. All Other Executive Branch Agencies 168,628 10,925 6.
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Section 14: International Patterns

This section presents international disability 

statistics. Specifically, these statistics 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, these statistics may come from 

different 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).

Tables

Table 14.1: In 2004, the employment rate of 

working-age individuals 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.
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OECD Countries

Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), "Sickness, Disability and Work: Key figuemployment rates of people with disability and high disability benefit recipiency rates in many OECD countries", Data oecd.org/dataoecd/21/22/42654215.xls> (accessed 9 September 2010). This data is limited by differences in sources, yeand 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

Country Employment Rate (%

Italy 

Korea 

Luxembourg 

Mexico 

Netherlands 

Norway 

Poland 

Portugal 

Slovak Republic 

Spain 

Sweden 

Switzerland 

United Kingdom 
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Table 14.2: International Disability Statistics—Disability Benefit Recipients as Percent of the Woin Selected OECD Countries

Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), "Sickness, Disability and Work: Key figuemployment rates of people with disability and high disability benefit recipiency rates in many OECD countries", Data www.oecd.org/dataoecd/21/22/42654215.xls> (accessed 9 September 2010). This data is limited by differences in sourccollected, and definitions of disability.

Country % Receiving Disability Benefit Year

United States 5.9 2006

Australia 5.4 2007

Austria 4.6 2007

Belgium 6.0 2007

Canada 4.3 2007

Czech Republic 7.0 2007

Denmark 7.2 2006

Finland 8.5 2007

France 4.9 2004

Germany 4.4 2007

Greece 4.6 2007

Hungary 12.1 2007

Ireland 6.3 2007

Italy 3.2 2006

Country % Receiving Disability B

Japan 

Korea 

Luxembourg 

Mexico 

Netherlands 

New Zealand 

Norway 

Poland 

Portugal 

Slovak Republic 

Spain 

Sweden 

Switzerland 

United Kingdom 
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Section 15: Disability Type

This section presents statistics that allow for 

the most detail available in United States 

disability statistics with respect to disability 

type and severity. Population size, prevalence, 

employment, earnings, and family income 

statistics are provided. These estimates are 

based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of 

Income and Program Participation (SIPP). These 

estimates are from Brault (2012), Americans with 

Disabilities: 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau Current 

Population Reports, P70-131), which also 

contains comparisons to 2005 estimates.

Tables

Table 15.1: Based on data from the SIPP, 

in 2010 (May–August 2010), there were 

303,858,000 civilians living in the community, 

56,672,000 of which were individuals with 

disabilities—a prevalence rate of 18.7 percent. 

Among individuals with disabilities, 38,284,000 

had severe disabilities. 

Table 15.2: In 2010 (May–August 2010), 

among the 177,295,000 individuals ages 21 

to 64 living in the community, 16.6 percent 

(29,479,000 individuals) were people with 

disabilities, 5.0 percent (4,112,000 individuals) 

had difficulty seeing, 1.9 percent (3,310,000 

individuals) had difficulty hearing, 6.6 percent 

had difficulty walking (11,759,000 individuals), 

and 6.0 percent (10,661,000 individuals) had 

mental disabilities. Among individuals reporting 

an activity limitation and/or fair/poor health, 

8,099,000 individuals reported back or spine 

problems as the cause.

Table 15.3: In 2010 (May–August 2010), among 

the 29,479,000 individuals with disabilities ages 

21 to 64 living in the community, 41.1 percent 

were employed, compared to 79.1 percent of 

their counterparts without disabilities. The 

employment rate varies by disability type: 41.7 

percent for those with difficulty seeing, 55.5 

percent for those with difficulty hearing, 28.7 

percent for those with difficulty walking, and 

34.1 percent for those with mental disabilities.

Table 15.4: In 2010 (May–August 2010), among 

the 29,479,000 individuals with disabilities 

ages 21 to 64 living in the community, median 

monthly earnings were $1,961, compared to 

$2,724 for their counterparts without disabilities. 

Among individuals with disabilities ages 21 to 64 

living in the community, median monthly family 

income was $2,856, compared to $4,771 for 

their counterparts without disabilities.
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Table 15.1: Civilians Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Age, Disabili2010

Source: Brault, Matthew W., “Americans With Disabilities: 2010,” Current Population Reports, P70-131, U.S. Census 2012. Estimates based on the Survey of Income and Program Participation.[1] See Glossary for the definition of disability.

Age / Disability Status / Severity Count

All ages 303,85

 Disability [1] 56,67

 Severe disability 38,28

 Nonsevere disability 18,38

 No disability 247,18Ages 6 and older 278,22

 Needed personal assistance 12,34

 Needed no personal assistance 265,87Ages 15 and older 241,68

 Disability 51,45

 Severe disability 35,68

 Nonsevere disability 15,77

 No disability 190,22Ages 21 to 64 177,29

 Disability 29,47

 Severe disability 20,28

 Nonsevere disability 9,19 No disability 147,81

Ages 65 and older 38,59

 Disability 19,23

 Severe disability 14,13

 Nonsevere disability 5,09 No disability 19,36
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Type: 2010 Disability Status / Type / Severity Count % Total % Disability Total 177,295,000 100.0 --- With a disability 29,479,000 16.6 100.0 Severe 20,286,000 11.4 68.8 Covered by Medicare or received SSDI or SSI 9,596,000 5.4 32.6 Covered by Medicare 4,896,000 2.8 16.6 Received SSDI 6,929,000 3.9 23.5 Received SSI 3,928,000 2.2 13.3 No Medicare, SSDI, nor SSI 10,690,000 6.0 36.3 Not severe 9,193,000 5.2 31.2 No disability 147,816,000 83.4 --- Seeing / Hearing / Speaking Difficulty seeing 4,112,000 2.3 13.9 Severe 905,000 0.5 3.1 Not severe 3,207,000 1.8 10.9

 Difficulty hearing 3,310,000 1.9 11.2 Severe 417,000 0.2 1.4 Not severe 2,893,000 1.6 9.8 Difficulty with speech 1,753,000 1.0 5.9 Severe 318,000 0.2 1.1 Not severe 1,435,000 0.8 4.9Walking / Using Stairs Difficulty walking 11,759,000 6.6 39.9

 Severe 5,832,000 3.3 19.8 Not severe 5,927,000 3.3 20.1 Difficulty using stairs 11,046,000 6.2 37.5

 Severe 3,127,000 1.8 10.6 Not severe 7,918,000 4.5 26.9

Disability Status / Type / Severity 

 Used a wheelchair 

 Used a cane / crutches / walker Selected Physical Tasks Difficulty lifting  Severe  Not severe  Difficulty grasping  Severe  Not severe  Difficulty moving chair [1] 

 Severe 

 Not severe 

 Difficulty standing [1] 

 Difficulty sitting [1] 

 Difficulty crouching [1] 

 Difficulty reaching [1] 

ADLs and IADLs With an ADL limitation  Needed assistance  Did not need assistance  With an IADL limitation  Needed assistance  Did not need assistance Mental With a mental disability 

 With one or more selected conditions  A learning disability  Alzheimer’s, senility, or dementia 
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2012. Estimates based on the Survey of Income and Program Participation. [1] Not part of the definition of disability. [2] Selected conditions reported as cause of activity limitations or fair/poor health. Disability Status / Type / Severity Count % Total % Disability Intellectual disability 984,000 0.6 3.3 Other developmental disability 633,000 0.4 2.1 Other mental / emotional condition 3,811,000 2.1 12.9 With one or more selected symptoms 6,530,000 3.7 22.2 Depressed or anxious 5,494,000 3.1 18.6 Trouble getting along with others 2,068,000 1.2 7.0 Trouble concentrating 3,583,000 2.0 12.2 Trouble coping with stress 4,553,000 2.6 15.4 Working at a Job With disability related problems [1] 24,003,000 13.5 --- Has difficulty remaining employed 13,706,000 7.7 46.5 Limited in kind / amount of work [1] 22,397,000 12.6 --- Prevented [1] 13,958,000 7.9 --- Not prevented [1] 8,439,000 4.8 --- Selected Conditions [2] Arthritis or rheumatism [1] 6,003,000 3.4 --- Back or spine problem [1] 8,099,000 4.6 --- Diabetes [1] 2,914,000 1.6 --- Heart trouble or hardening of the arteries [1] 2,160,000 1.2 --- High blood pressure [1] 2,736,000 1.5 --- Lung or respiratory problem [1] 1,941,000 1.1 --- Mental or emotional problem [1] 3,223,000 1.8 --- Stiffness or deformity of legs, arms, feet, or hands [1] 1,679,000 0.9 ---

Table 15.2 (continued): Civilians Ages 21 to 64 Living in the Community for the United States aDisability Status and Type: 2010
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Type: 2010Disability Status / Type / Severity Count % Total 12,899,600 72.8 With a disability 1,211,500 41.1 Severe 557,000 27.5 Covered by Medicare or received SSDI or SSI 86,200 9.0 Covered by Medicare 36,500 7.5 Received SSDI 61,000 8.8 Received SSI 32,900 8.4 No Medicare, SSDI, nor SSI 470,800 44.0 Not severe 654,400 71.2 No disability 11,688,100 79.1 Seeing / Hearing / Speaking Difficulty seeing 171,400 41.7 Severe 30,700 34.0 Not severe 140,700 43.9 Difficulty hearing 183,700 55.5

 Severe 17,200 41.4

 Not severe 166,400 57.5

 Difficulty with speech 59,600 34.0

 Severe 8,200 25.7

 Not severe 51,400 35.8

Walking / Using Stairs Difficulty walking 337,500 28.7

 Severe 109,600 18.8

 Not severe 227,900 38.4

 Difficulty using stairs 317,700 28.8

 Severe 56,200 18.0

 Not severe 261,600 33.0

 Used a wheelchair 28,700 18.3

 Used a cane / crutches / walker 89,800 19.8

Disability Status / Type / Severity 

Selected Physical Tasks Difficulty lifting 

 Severe 

 Not severe 

 Difficulty grasping 

 Severe 

 Not severe 

 Difficulty moving chair [1] 

 Severe 

 Not severe 

 Difficulty standing [1] 

 Difficulty sitting [1] 

 Difficulty crouching [1] 

 Difficulty reaching [1] 

ADLs and IADLs With an ADL limitation 

 Needed assistance 

 Did not need assistance  With an IADL limitation 

 Needed assistance 

 Did not need assistance 

Mental With a mental disability 

 With one or more selected conditions 

 A learning disability 

 Alzheimer’s, senility, or dementia 

 Intellectual disability 

 Other developmental disability  Other mental / emotional condition 
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2012. Estimates based on the Survey of Income and Program Participation. [1] Not part of the definition of disability. [2] Selected conditions reported as cause of activity limitations or fair/poor health. Disability Status / Type / Severity Count

%

 With one or more selected symptoms 162,200 24.8

 Depressed or anxious 135,800 24.7

 Trouble getting along with others 41,400 20.0

 Trouble concentrating 69,600 19.4

 Trouble coping with stress 100,200 22.0

Working at a Job With disability related problems [1] 687,100 28.6

 Has difficulty remaining employed 198,800 14.5

 Limited in kind / amount of work [1] 638,700 28.5

 Prevented [1] 23,000 1.6

 Not prevented [1] 615,700 73.0

Selected Conditions [2]  Arthritis or rheumatism [1] 211,100 35.2

 Back or spine problem [1] 261,300 32.3

 Diabetes [1] 79,000 27.1

 Heart trouble or hardening of the arteries [1] 57,000 26.4

 High blood pressure [1] 89,600 32.8

 Lung or respiratory problem [1] 57,000 29.4

 Mental or emotional problem [1] 68,700 21.3

 Stiffness or deformity of legs, arms, feet, or hands [1] 65,700 39.1

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Community for the United States, by Disability Type: 2010 Disability Status / Type / Severity Earnings [3] Family Income [3] Total $2,627 $4,432 With a disability 1,961 2,856 Severe 1,577 2,376 Covered by Medicare or received SSDI or SSI 496 2,022 Covered by Medicare 428 2,200 Received SSDI 548 2,345 Received SSI 386 1,478 No Medicare, SSDI, nor SSI 1,802 2,761 Not severe 2,402 3,959 No disability 2,724 4,771 Seeing / Hearing / Speaking Difficulty seeing 2,281 2,635 Severe 2,564 2,525 Not severe 2,207 2,671

 Difficulty hearing 2,484 3,472 Severe 1,943 3,591 Not severe 2,495 3,451 Difficulty with speech 1,489 2,508 Severe 1,282 2,883 Not severe 1,579 2,473Walking / Using Stairs Difficulty walking 1,734 2,411 Severe 1,488 2,108 Not severe 1,892 2,780 Difficulty using stairs 1,752 2,424 Severe 1,598 2,019 Not severe 1,815 2,590 Used a wheelchair 2,404 2,506

Disability Status / Type / Severity 

 Used a cane / crutches / walker Selected Physical Tasks Difficulty lifting  Severe  Not severe  Difficulty grasping  Severe  Not severe  Difficulty moving chair [1]  Severe  Not severe  Difficulty standing [1]  Difficulty sitting [1]  Difficulty crouching [1]  Difficulty reaching [1] ADLs and IADLs With an ADL limitation  Needed assistance  Did not need assistance  With an IADL limitation  Needed assistance  Did not need assistance Mental With a mental disability  With one or more selected conditions  A learning disability  Alzheimer’s, senility, or dementia  Intellectual disability 
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2012. Estimates based on the Survey of Income and Program Participation. [1] Not part of the definition of disability. [2] Selected conditions reported as cause of activity limitations or fair/poor health. [3] The definitions of earnings and income may be found in the source. Disability Status / Type / Severity Earnings [3] Family Income [3] Other developmental disability 832 2,661 Other mental / emotional condition 1,159 2,152 With one or more selected symptoms 1,355 2,118 Depressed or anxious 1,393 2,080 Trouble getting along with others 1,439 1,984 Trouble concentrating 1,129 2,004 Trouble coping with stress 1,281 2,038 Working at a Job With disability related problems [1] 1,359 2,427 Has difficulty remaining employed 795 2,047 Limited in kind/amount of work [1] 1,342 2,411 Prevented [1] 1,244 1,950 Not prevented [1] 1,348 3,294 Selected Conditions [2] Arthritis or rheumatism [1] 1,891 2,604 Back or spine problem [1] 1,928 2,608 Diabetes [1] 2,057 2,475 Heart trouble or hardening of the arteries [1] 1,774 2,531 High blood pressure [1] 1,928 2,381 Lung or respiratory problem [1] 1,922 2,438 Mental or emotional problem [1] 949 1,941 Stiffness or deformity of legs, arms, feet, or hands [1] 1,967 2,856

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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 is a state-based 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 health-related 

legislative efforts. 

Binge Drinking (BRFSS)—Respondents 

were asked “[c]onsidering all types of alcoholic 

beverages, how many times during the past 30 

days did you have [5, if male respondent] [4, 

if female respondents] or more drinks on an 

occasion?” Respondents who reported doing so at 

least one time were consider to have engaged in 

binge drinking.

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 

remembering, or making decisions.” 

Current Population Survey-Basic Monthly 

(CPS-BMS)—The Current Population SurveyBasic Monthly Survey is a monthly survey of 

about 50,000 households conducted by the 

U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics. This survey is the primary source of 

information on the labor force characteristics 

of the United States 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 CPS-BMS 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 U.S. Census Bureau. 

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 questions related to 

cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and independent 

living are not used to identify disability in 

individuals less than five years old, and the 
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question related to independent living 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 

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 ages 16 or older before deductions 

for personal income taxes, Social Security, bond 

purchases, union dues, Medicare deductions, etc. 

Educational Attainment (ACS)—All individuals 

ages 18 or older 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 collegelevel 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 degree 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 
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included. Honorary degrees awarded for 

a respondent’s accomplishments are not 

included.

Employed Persons (CPS-BMS & CPSASEC)—Individuals ages 16 or older who are 

civilians and are not currently institutionalized 

and, during the reference week, (1) 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 (2) all those who had jobs or businesses 

but are on leave because of vacation, illness, 

bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or 

paternity leave, labor-management 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 ages 16 or older. 

Employment Gap—The difference between 

the total number of individuals employed and 

the number of individuals employed of a certain 

population. 

Employment-Population Ratio (CPSBMS)— The proportion of the civilian noninstitutionalized population ages 16 or older that 

is employed.

Employment Rate (CPS-ASEC)—The number 

of individuals that are employed as a percent of 

the civilian non-institutionalized population. 

Full-Time, Year-Round (CPS-ASEC)—A 

person is considered to be working full-time, 

year-round worker if he or she worked 35 hours 

or more per week for 50 to 52 weeks in the past 

12 months. 

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

The number of individuals that are working 

full-time, year-round as a percent of the civilian 

non-institutionalized 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; self-employment 

income from own non-farm 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; 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’ payments, 

unemployment compensation, child support, 

and alimony. 

Income Maintenance Programs—Government 

programs that provide direct financial assistance 

to needy individuals, families, and/or households. 
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Examples include Temporary Assistance to Needy 

Families and general assistance. 

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.”

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 (ages 

birth through two) and their families receive 

early intervention services under IDEA, Part 

C. Children and youth (ages three through 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-institutionalized 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 noninstitutionalized population. 

Living in the Community—Describes persons 

who are residing in the community and who are 

not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, 

nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Medicaid (CMS)—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 (CMS)—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.

Non-Institutionalized Population—Describes 

individuals who are residing in the community 

and who are not living in institutions such as 

jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

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 30.

Order of Selection—A state is required 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, 
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a state must classify eligible individuals according 

to the significance of their disability(ies), and 

must serve individuals with the most significant 

disabilities first.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and 

Development (OECD)—The 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, and 

contribute to growth in world trade. The OECD 

provides a setting where governments compare 

policy experiences, seek answers to common 

problems, identify good practice, and coordinate 

domestic and international policies. 

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, or 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). 

Seasonally Adjusted Statistics—Statistics that 

face predictable variation over the course of a 

year due to seasonal changes (i.e., increases in 

employment in farming during harvest months) 

and are adjusted using statistical techniques that 

attempt to account for these expected seasonal 

changes. 

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

individuals ages five or older who responded 

“yes” when asked if they had “serious difficulty 

dressing or bathing.” 

Service-Connected Disability Rating—In 

the ACS, the veterans affairs 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 have a 

disability as a result of disease or injury 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. 

Smoking (BRFSS)—Respondents were asked 

about smoking: “Have you smoked at least 100 

cigarettes in your entire life?” and “Do you now 

smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at 

all?” Respondents who reported smoking at least 

100 cigarettes in their lifetime and who, at the 

time of survey, smoked either every day or some 

days were defined as current smoker. 

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 (1) instruction at the classroom, home, 

hospitals and institutions, and in other settings; 

and (2) physical education. The term can include 

each of the following: (1) speech-language 
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pathology services, or any other related service, if 

the service is considered special education rather 

than a related service under state standards; (2) 

travel training; and (3) 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 ages 65 and older without 

disabilities who meet the financial limits. 

Unemployed Persons (CPS-BMS & CPSASEC)—Individuals ages 16 or older 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 [him or her] from working or which 

limits the kind or amount of work he or she can 

do.”
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About the Center

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center 

on Disability Statistics and Demographics 

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 

under-utilized, 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 and 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 (1) improving knowledge 

about and access to existing data, (2) generating 

the knowledge needed to improve future 

disability data collection, and (3) strengthening 

connections between the data from and regarding 

respondents, researchers, and decision makers. In 

this way, the Center supports the improvement 

of service systems that advance the quality of life 

of people with disabilities.

Center Collaborators

The Center is a joint effort of

•	 Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation – led by 

John O’Neill, 

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,

•	 Hunter College – led by Elizabeth Cardoso,

•	 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 

Annual Disability Statistics 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)).

Contact Information

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on 

Disability Statistics and Demographics

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

1199 Pleasant Valley Way

West Orange, NJ 07052

Toll-Free Telephone/TTY: 866.538.9521 

Email: disability.statistics@unh.edu

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