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Types of disability among adults by state Adults who report serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs, concentrating, remembering or making decisions, doing errands alone, dressing or bathing, seeing (blind or serious difficulty seeing even with glasses), and adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing. Percent of adults 18 and over (crude prevalence, self-reported) from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; states only (CDC publishes a median of states rather than a national estimate in this dataset). Tennessee is not published in the 2024 BRFSS state estimates, so it is not shown. The Census Bureau's all-ages disability table (us-disability) uses a different survey and question wording.
Reference period 2024 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Chart (6 options): Difficulty walking or climbing stairs Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding Difficulty doing errands alone Difficulty dressing or bathing Blind or serious difficulty seeing Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (%)) Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding (Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding (%)) Difficulty doing errands alone (Difficulty doing errands alone (%)) Difficulty dressing or bathing (Difficulty dressing or bathing (%)) Blind or serious difficulty seeing (Blind or serious difficulty seeing (%)) Deaf or serious difficulty hearing (Deaf or serious difficulty hearing (%))
Types of disability among adults by state: Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (%) 50 areas ranked by Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (%). Highest: West Virginia (19.9); lowest: Utah (9.5). West Virginia West Virginia: 19.9 19.9 Mississippi Mississippi: 19.5 19.5 Kentucky Kentucky: 19.0 19.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 18.2 18.2 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 18.1 18.1 Arkansas Arkansas: 17.1 17.1 Alabama Alabama: 16.9 16.9 Nevada Nevada: 15.3 15.3 Indiana Indiana: 15.0 15.0 South Carolina South Carolina: 15.0 15.0 Florida Florida: 14.7 14.7 Georgia Georgia: 14.5 14.5 Michigan Michigan: 14.5 14.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 14.4 14.4 New Mexico New Mexico: 14.3 14.3 Missouri Missouri: 14.2 14.2 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 14.0 14.0 North Carolina North Carolina: 13.9 13.9 Arizona Arizona: 13.8 13.8 Delaware Delaware: 13.6 13.6 New York New York: 13.6 13.6 Ohio Ohio: 13.6 13.6 Virginia Virginia: 13.6 13.6 Kansas Kansas: 13.4 13.4 Maine Maine: 13.4 13.4 Texas Texas: 13.2 13.2 Montana Montana: 12.9 12.9 Illinois Illinois: 12.8 12.8 Wyoming Wyoming: 12.6 12.6 Oregon Oregon: 12.5 12.5 California California: 12.4 12.4 Hawaii Hawaii: 12.4 12.4 Idaho Idaho: 12.2 12.2 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 11.9 11.9 South Dakota South Dakota: 11.8 11.8 Alaska Alaska: 11.6 11.6 Iowa Iowa: 11.4 11.4 Nebraska Nebraska: 11.4 11.4 Connecticut Connecticut: 11.3 11.3 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 11.3 11.3 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 11.2 11.2 Maryland Maryland: 10.6 10.6 New Jersey New Jersey: 10.6 10.6 Washington Washington: 10.6 10.6 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 10.3 10.3 Colorado Colorado: 10.2 10.2 North Dakota North Dakota: 10.0 10.0 Minnesota Minnesota: 9.7 9.7 Utah Utah: 9.5 9.5 Vermont Vermont: 9.5 9.5
Types of disability among adults by state: Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (%) 50 areas ranked by Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (%). Highest: West Virginia (19.9); lowest: Utah (9.5). West Virginia West Virginia: 19.9 19.9 Mississippi Mississippi: 19.5 19.5 Kentucky Kentucky: 19.0 19.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 18.2 18.2 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 18.1 18.1 Arkansas Arkansas: 17.1 17.1 Alabama Alabama: 16.9 16.9 Nevada Nevada: 15.3 15.3 Indiana Indiana: 15.0 15.0 South Carolina South Carolina: 15.0 15.0 Florida Florida: 14.7 14.7 Georgia Georgia: 14.5 14.5 Michigan Michigan: 14.5 14.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 14.4 14.4 New Mexico New Mexico: 14.3 14.3 Missouri Missouri: 14.2 14.2 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 14.0 14.0 North Carolina North Carolina: 13.9 13.9 Arizona Arizona: 13.8 13.8 Delaware Delaware: 13.6 13.6 New York New York: 13.6 13.6 Ohio Ohio: 13.6 13.6 Virginia Virginia: 13.6 13.6 Kansas Kansas: 13.4 13.4 Maine Maine: 13.4 13.4 Texas Texas: 13.2 13.2 Montana Montana: 12.9 12.9 Illinois Illinois: 12.8 12.8 Wyoming Wyoming: 12.6 12.6 Oregon Oregon: 12.5 12.5 California California: 12.4 12.4 Hawaii Hawaii: 12.4 12.4 Idaho Idaho: 12.2 12.2 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 11.9 11.9 South Dakota South Dakota: 11.8 11.8 Alaska Alaska: 11.6 11.6 Iowa Iowa: 11.4 11.4 Nebraska Nebraska: 11.4 11.4 Connecticut Connecticut: 11.3 11.3 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 11.3 11.3 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 11.2 11.2 Maryland Maryland: 10.6 10.6 New Jersey New Jersey: 10.6 10.6 Washington Washington: 10.6 10.6 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 10.3 10.3 Colorado Colorado: 10.2 10.2 North Dakota North Dakota: 10.0 10.0 Minnesota Minnesota: 9.7 9.7 Utah Utah: 9.5 9.5 Vermont Vermont: 9.5 9.5
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (%). Highest: West Virginia (19.9); lowest: Utah (9.5). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Types of disability among adults by state: Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding (%) 50 areas ranked by Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding (%). Highest: Mississippi (20.0); lowest: South Dakota (10.2). Mississippi Mississippi: 20.0 20.0 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 19.1 19.1 West Virginia West Virginia: 19.1 19.1 Arkansas Arkansas: 18.4 18.4 Louisiana Louisiana: 18.4 18.4 Kentucky Kentucky: 17.2 17.2 Alabama Alabama: 16.9 16.9 Nevada Nevada: 16.7 16.7 Missouri Missouri: 16.5 16.5 Maine Maine: 15.2 15.2 Oregon Oregon: 15.2 15.2 New Mexico New Mexico: 15.0 15.0 Montana Montana: 14.9 14.9 Texas Texas: 14.9 14.9 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 14.6 14.6 Delaware Delaware: 14.5 14.5 Indiana Indiana: 14.5 14.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 14.4 14.4 Kansas Kansas: 14.3 14.3 Idaho Idaho: 14.1 14.1 California California: 13.9 13.9 Ohio Ohio: 13.9 13.9 Utah Utah: 13.9 13.9 Alaska Alaska: 13.7 13.7 Wyoming Wyoming: 13.7 13.7 Arizona Arizona: 13.6 13.6 Virginia Virginia: 13.6 13.6 Washington Washington: 13.5 13.5 Michigan Michigan: 13.4 13.4 Colorado Colorado: 13.3 13.3 Florida Florida: 13.1 13.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 13.1 13.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 12.9 12.9 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 12.9 12.9 North Carolina North Carolina: 12.8 12.8 Georgia Georgia: 12.6 12.6 Illinois Illinois: 12.1 12.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 12.1 12.1 New York New York: 12.0 12.0 Iowa Iowa: 11.9 11.9 North Dakota North Dakota: 11.8 11.8 Vermont Vermont: 11.8 11.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 11.7 11.7 Maryland Maryland: 11.7 11.7 Minnesota Minnesota: 11.5 11.5 Connecticut Connecticut: 11.1 11.1 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 10.7 10.7 New Jersey New Jersey: 10.7 10.7 Nebraska Nebraska: 10.6 10.6 South Dakota South Dakota: 10.2 10.2
Types of disability among adults by state: Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding (%) 50 areas ranked by Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding (%). Highest: Mississippi (20.0); lowest: South Dakota (10.2). Mississippi Mississippi: 20.0 20.0 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 19.1 19.1 West Virginia West Virginia: 19.1 19.1 Arkansas Arkansas: 18.4 18.4 Louisiana Louisiana: 18.4 18.4 Kentucky Kentucky: 17.2 17.2 Alabama Alabama: 16.9 16.9 Nevada Nevada: 16.7 16.7 Missouri Missouri: 16.5 16.5 Maine Maine: 15.2 15.2 Oregon Oregon: 15.2 15.2 New Mexico New Mexico: 15.0 15.0 Montana Montana: 14.9 14.9 Texas Texas: 14.9 14.9 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 14.6 14.6 Delaware Delaware: 14.5 14.5 Indiana Indiana: 14.5 14.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 14.4 14.4 Kansas Kansas: 14.3 14.3 Idaho Idaho: 14.1 14.1 California California: 13.9 13.9 Ohio Ohio: 13.9 13.9 Utah Utah: 13.9 13.9 Alaska Alaska: 13.7 13.7 Wyoming Wyoming: 13.7 13.7 Arizona Arizona: 13.6 13.6 Virginia Virginia: 13.6 13.6 Washington Washington: 13.5 13.5 Michigan Michigan: 13.4 13.4 Colorado Colorado: 13.3 13.3 Florida Florida: 13.1 13.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 13.1 13.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 12.9 12.9 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 12.9 12.9 North Carolina North Carolina: 12.8 12.8 Georgia Georgia: 12.6 12.6 Illinois Illinois: 12.1 12.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 12.1 12.1 New York New York: 12.0 12.0 Iowa Iowa: 11.9 11.9 North Dakota North Dakota: 11.8 11.8 Vermont Vermont: 11.8 11.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 11.7 11.7 Maryland Maryland: 11.7 11.7 Minnesota Minnesota: 11.5 11.5 Connecticut Connecticut: 11.1 11.1 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 10.7 10.7 New Jersey New Jersey: 10.7 10.7 Nebraska Nebraska: 10.6 10.6 South Dakota South Dakota: 10.2 10.2
Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding (%). Highest: Mississippi (20.0); lowest: South Dakota (10.2). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Types of disability among adults by state: Difficulty doing errands alone (%) 50 areas ranked by Difficulty doing errands alone (%). Highest: West Virginia (11.6); lowest: New Jersey (5.1). West Virginia West Virginia: 11.6 11.6 Arkansas Arkansas: 11.1 11.1 Louisiana Louisiana: 10.7 10.7 Kentucky Kentucky: 10.4 10.4 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 10.2 10.2 Mississippi Mississippi: 9.8 9.8 Oregon Oregon: 9.7 9.7 Alabama Alabama: 9.3 9.3 Georgia Georgia: 9.0 9.0 Missouri Missouri: 9.0 9.0 Indiana Indiana: 8.6 8.6 Kansas Kansas: 8.3 8.3 Michigan Michigan: 8.3 8.3 Florida Florida: 8.2 8.2 New Mexico New Mexico: 8.2 8.2 Ohio Ohio: 8.2 8.2 South Carolina South Carolina: 8.2 8.2 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 8.2 8.2 Nevada Nevada: 8.1 8.1 Texas Texas: 8.1 8.1 Arizona Arizona: 8.0 8.0 California California: 8.0 8.0 Virginia Virginia: 8.0 8.0 Delaware Delaware: 7.8 7.8 Maine Maine: 7.8 7.8 Wyoming Wyoming: 7.7 7.7 Illinois Illinois: 7.6 7.6 North Carolina North Carolina: 7.6 7.6 New York New York: 7.5 7.5 Montana Montana: 7.4 7.4 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 7.4 7.4 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 7.3 7.3 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 7.2 7.2 Washington Washington: 7.2 7.2 Alaska Alaska: 7.1 7.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 7.0 7.0 Idaho Idaho: 6.9 6.9 Utah Utah: 6.9 6.9 Vermont Vermont: 6.9 6.9 Hawaii Hawaii: 6.8 6.8 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 6.7 6.7 Colorado Colorado: 6.6 6.6 Nebraska Nebraska: 6.5 6.5 Connecticut Connecticut: 6.3 6.3 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 6.1 6.1 Iowa Iowa: 6.0 6.0 Minnesota Minnesota: 5.8 5.8 North Dakota North Dakota: 5.8 5.8 Maryland Maryland: 5.7 5.7 New Jersey New Jersey: 5.1 5.1
Types of disability among adults by state: Difficulty doing errands alone (%) 50 areas ranked by Difficulty doing errands alone (%). Highest: West Virginia (11.6); lowest: New Jersey (5.1). West Virginia West Virginia: 11.6 11.6 Arkansas Arkansas: 11.1 11.1 Louisiana Louisiana: 10.7 10.7 Kentucky Kentucky: 10.4 10.4 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 10.2 10.2 Mississippi Mississippi: 9.8 9.8 Oregon Oregon: 9.7 9.7 Alabama Alabama: 9.3 9.3 Georgia Georgia: 9.0 9.0 Missouri Missouri: 9.0 9.0 Indiana Indiana: 8.6 8.6 Kansas Kansas: 8.3 8.3 Michigan Michigan: 8.3 8.3 Florida Florida: 8.2 8.2 New Mexico New Mexico: 8.2 8.2 Ohio Ohio: 8.2 8.2 South Carolina South Carolina: 8.2 8.2 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 8.2 8.2 Nevada Nevada: 8.1 8.1 Texas Texas: 8.1 8.1 Arizona Arizona: 8.0 8.0 California California: 8.0 8.0 Virginia Virginia: 8.0 8.0 Delaware Delaware: 7.8 7.8 Maine Maine: 7.8 7.8 Wyoming Wyoming: 7.7 7.7 Illinois Illinois: 7.6 7.6 North Carolina North Carolina: 7.6 7.6 New York New York: 7.5 7.5 Montana Montana: 7.4 7.4 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 7.4 7.4 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 7.3 7.3 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 7.2 7.2 Washington Washington: 7.2 7.2 Alaska Alaska: 7.1 7.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 7.0 7.0 Idaho Idaho: 6.9 6.9 Utah Utah: 6.9 6.9 Vermont Vermont: 6.9 6.9 Hawaii Hawaii: 6.8 6.8 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 6.7 6.7 Colorado Colorado: 6.6 6.6 Nebraska Nebraska: 6.5 6.5 Connecticut Connecticut: 6.3 6.3 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 6.1 6.1 Iowa Iowa: 6.0 6.0 Minnesota Minnesota: 5.8 5.8 North Dakota North Dakota: 5.8 5.8 Maryland Maryland: 5.7 5.7 New Jersey New Jersey: 5.1 5.1
Difficulty doing errands alone (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Difficulty doing errands alone (%). Highest: West Virginia (11.6); lowest: New Jersey (5.1). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Types of disability among adults by state: Difficulty dressing or bathing (%) 50 areas ranked by Difficulty dressing or bathing (%). Highest: Louisiana (5.7); lowest: North Dakota (2.3). Louisiana Louisiana: 5.7 5.7 West Virginia West Virginia: 5.5 5.5 Arkansas Arkansas: 4.9 4.9 Mississippi Mississippi: 4.9 4.9 Kentucky Kentucky: 4.7 4.7 Nevada Nevada: 4.5 4.5 Alabama Alabama: 4.4 4.4 Indiana Indiana: 4.4 4.4 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 4.3 4.3 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 4.3 4.3 California California: 4.2 4.2 South Carolina South Carolina: 4.2 4.2 Texas Texas: 4.2 4.2 Missouri Missouri: 4.1 4.1 New Mexico New Mexico: 4.1 4.1 Delaware Delaware: 4.0 4.0 Michigan Michigan: 4.0 4.0 Florida Florida: 3.9 3.9 Georgia Georgia: 3.9 3.9 Oregon Oregon: 3.9 3.9 Virginia Virginia: 3.9 3.9 New York New York: 3.8 3.8 Illinois Illinois: 3.7 3.7 Maine Maine: 3.7 3.7 Alaska Alaska: 3.6 3.6 Idaho Idaho: 3.5 3.5 Kansas Kansas: 3.4 3.4 Ohio Ohio: 3.4 3.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 3.4 3.4 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 3.3 3.3 Montana Montana: 3.3 3.3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 3.3 3.3 Washington Washington: 3.3 3.3 South Dakota South Dakota: 3.2 3.2 Wyoming Wyoming: 3.2 3.2 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 3.1 3.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 3.1 3.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 3.1 3.1 Connecticut Connecticut: 3.0 3.0 Nebraska Nebraska: 3.0 3.0 North Carolina North Carolina: 3.0 3.0 Arizona Arizona: 2.9 2.9 New Jersey New Jersey: 2.9 2.9 Colorado Colorado: 2.7 2.7 Utah Utah: 2.7 2.7 Vermont Vermont: 2.7 2.7 Minnesota Minnesota: 2.6 2.6 Iowa Iowa: 2.5 2.5 Maryland Maryland: 2.5 2.5 North Dakota North Dakota: 2.3 2.3
Types of disability among adults by state: Difficulty dressing or bathing (%) 50 areas ranked by Difficulty dressing or bathing (%). Highest: Louisiana (5.7); lowest: North Dakota (2.3). Louisiana Louisiana: 5.7 5.7 West Virginia West Virginia: 5.5 5.5 Arkansas Arkansas: 4.9 4.9 Mississippi Mississippi: 4.9 4.9 Kentucky Kentucky: 4.7 4.7 Nevada Nevada: 4.5 4.5 Alabama Alabama: 4.4 4.4 Indiana Indiana: 4.4 4.4 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 4.3 4.3 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 4.3 4.3 California California: 4.2 4.2 South Carolina South Carolina: 4.2 4.2 Texas Texas: 4.2 4.2 Missouri Missouri: 4.1 4.1 New Mexico New Mexico: 4.1 4.1 Delaware Delaware: 4.0 4.0 Michigan Michigan: 4.0 4.0 Florida Florida: 3.9 3.9 Georgia Georgia: 3.9 3.9 Oregon Oregon: 3.9 3.9 Virginia Virginia: 3.9 3.9 New York New York: 3.8 3.8 Illinois Illinois: 3.7 3.7 Maine Maine: 3.7 3.7 Alaska Alaska: 3.6 3.6 Idaho Idaho: 3.5 3.5 Kansas Kansas: 3.4 3.4 Ohio Ohio: 3.4 3.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 3.4 3.4 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 3.3 3.3 Montana Montana: 3.3 3.3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 3.3 3.3 Washington Washington: 3.3 3.3 South Dakota South Dakota: 3.2 3.2 Wyoming Wyoming: 3.2 3.2 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 3.1 3.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 3.1 3.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 3.1 3.1 Connecticut Connecticut: 3.0 3.0 Nebraska Nebraska: 3.0 3.0 North Carolina North Carolina: 3.0 3.0 Arizona Arizona: 2.9 2.9 New Jersey New Jersey: 2.9 2.9 Colorado Colorado: 2.7 2.7 Utah Utah: 2.7 2.7 Vermont Vermont: 2.7 2.7 Minnesota Minnesota: 2.6 2.6 Iowa Iowa: 2.5 2.5 Maryland Maryland: 2.5 2.5 North Dakota North Dakota: 2.3 2.3
Difficulty dressing or bathing (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Difficulty dressing or bathing (%). Highest: Louisiana (5.7); lowest: North Dakota (2.3). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Types of disability among adults by state: Blind or serious difficulty seeing (%) 50 areas ranked by Blind or serious difficulty seeing (%). Highest: Mississippi (11.1); lowest: Vermont (3.4). Mississippi Mississippi: 11.1 11.1 Louisiana Louisiana: 7.9 7.9 Nevada Nevada: 7.4 7.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 7.3 7.3 Texas Texas: 7.3 7.3 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 7.2 7.2 West Virginia West Virginia: 6.8 6.8 Kentucky Kentucky: 6.5 6.5 Alabama Alabama: 6.3 6.3 Georgia Georgia: 6.3 6.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 6.2 6.2 Florida Florida: 6.0 6.0 Arizona Arizona: 5.9 5.9 New York New York: 5.5 5.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 5.5 5.5 Illinois Illinois: 5.4 5.4 Indiana Indiana: 5.4 5.4 New Mexico New Mexico: 5.4 5.4 Idaho Idaho: 5.3 5.3 California California: 5.2 5.2 Missouri Missouri: 5.2 5.2 Ohio Ohio: 5.2 5.2 Delaware Delaware: 5.1 5.1 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 5.1 5.1 New Jersey New Jersey: 5.1 5.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 5.0 5.0 Michigan Michigan: 5.0 5.0 Montana Montana: 5.0 5.0 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 5.0 5.0 Virginia Virginia: 5.0 5.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 4.9 4.9 Kansas Kansas: 4.8 4.8 North Carolina North Carolina: 4.8 4.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 4.7 4.7 Oregon Oregon: 4.7 4.7 Utah Utah: 4.7 4.7 Colorado Colorado: 4.6 4.6 Maryland Maryland: 4.5 4.5 Alaska Alaska: 4.3 4.3 Maine Maine: 4.2 4.2 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 4.2 4.2 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 4.1 4.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 4.0 4.0 Nebraska Nebraska: 3.9 3.9 North Dakota North Dakota: 3.9 3.9 Washington Washington: 3.9 3.9 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 3.8 3.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 3.7 3.7 Iowa Iowa: 3.5 3.5 Vermont Vermont: 3.4 3.4
Types of disability among adults by state: Blind or serious difficulty seeing (%) 50 areas ranked by Blind or serious difficulty seeing (%). Highest: Mississippi (11.1); lowest: Vermont (3.4). Mississippi Mississippi: 11.1 11.1 Louisiana Louisiana: 7.9 7.9 Nevada Nevada: 7.4 7.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 7.3 7.3 Texas Texas: 7.3 7.3 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 7.2 7.2 West Virginia West Virginia: 6.8 6.8 Kentucky Kentucky: 6.5 6.5 Alabama Alabama: 6.3 6.3 Georgia Georgia: 6.3 6.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 6.2 6.2 Florida Florida: 6.0 6.0 Arizona Arizona: 5.9 5.9 New York New York: 5.5 5.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 5.5 5.5 Illinois Illinois: 5.4 5.4 Indiana Indiana: 5.4 5.4 New Mexico New Mexico: 5.4 5.4 Idaho Idaho: 5.3 5.3 California California: 5.2 5.2 Missouri Missouri: 5.2 5.2 Ohio Ohio: 5.2 5.2 Delaware Delaware: 5.1 5.1 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 5.1 5.1 New Jersey New Jersey: 5.1 5.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 5.0 5.0 Michigan Michigan: 5.0 5.0 Montana Montana: 5.0 5.0 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 5.0 5.0 Virginia Virginia: 5.0 5.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 4.9 4.9 Kansas Kansas: 4.8 4.8 North Carolina North Carolina: 4.8 4.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 4.7 4.7 Oregon Oregon: 4.7 4.7 Utah Utah: 4.7 4.7 Colorado Colorado: 4.6 4.6 Maryland Maryland: 4.5 4.5 Alaska Alaska: 4.3 4.3 Maine Maine: 4.2 4.2 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 4.2 4.2 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 4.1 4.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 4.0 4.0 Nebraska Nebraska: 3.9 3.9 North Dakota North Dakota: 3.9 3.9 Washington Washington: 3.9 3.9 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 3.8 3.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 3.7 3.7 Iowa Iowa: 3.5 3.5 Vermont Vermont: 3.4 3.4
Blind or serious difficulty seeing (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Blind or serious difficulty seeing (%). Highest: Mississippi (11.1); lowest: Vermont (3.4). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Types of disability among adults by state: Deaf or serious difficulty hearing (%) 50 areas ranked by Deaf or serious difficulty hearing (%). Highest: Mississippi (11.8); lowest: District of Columbia (3.9). Mississippi Mississippi: 11.8 11.8 West Virginia West Virginia: 10.5 10.5 Arkansas Arkansas: 10.3 10.3 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 10.3 10.3 Missouri Missouri: 9.9 9.9 Montana Montana: 9.9 9.9 Wyoming Wyoming: 9.6 9.6 New Mexico New Mexico: 9.3 9.3 Idaho Idaho: 9.2 9.2 Alaska Alaska: 8.7 8.7 Alabama Alabama: 8.6 8.6 Kentucky Kentucky: 8.5 8.5 Louisiana Louisiana: 8.4 8.4 Nevada Nevada: 8.4 8.4 Arizona Arizona: 8.3 8.3 Indiana Indiana: 8.2 8.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 8.2 8.2 North Carolina North Carolina: 8.2 8.2 Kansas Kansas: 8.1 8.1 Maine Maine: 7.9 7.9 North Dakota North Dakota: 7.8 7.8 Oregon Oregon: 7.6 7.6 South Dakota South Dakota: 7.6 7.6 Nebraska Nebraska: 7.3 7.3 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 7.2 7.2 Iowa Iowa: 7.1 7.1 Michigan Michigan: 7.1 7.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 7.1 7.1 Florida Florida: 7.0 7.0 Colorado Colorado: 6.8 6.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 6.8 6.8 Virginia Virginia: 6.8 6.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 6.7 6.7 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 6.7 6.7 Washington Washington: 6.7 6.7 Ohio Ohio: 6.6 6.6 Texas Texas: 6.6 6.6 Utah Utah: 6.5 6.5 Vermont Vermont: 6.5 6.5 Georgia Georgia: 6.4 6.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 6.4 6.4 California California: 6.2 6.2 Connecticut Connecticut: 6.1 6.1 Illinois Illinois: 6.0 6.0 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 5.8 5.8 Delaware Delaware: 5.6 5.6 Maryland Maryland: 5.3 5.3 New Jersey New Jersey: 5.2 5.2 New York New York: 5.2 5.2 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 3.9 3.9
Types of disability among adults by state: Deaf or serious difficulty hearing (%) 50 areas ranked by Deaf or serious difficulty hearing (%). Highest: Mississippi (11.8); lowest: District of Columbia (3.9). Mississippi Mississippi: 11.8 11.8 West Virginia West Virginia: 10.5 10.5 Arkansas Arkansas: 10.3 10.3 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 10.3 10.3 Missouri Missouri: 9.9 9.9 Montana Montana: 9.9 9.9 Wyoming Wyoming: 9.6 9.6 New Mexico New Mexico: 9.3 9.3 Idaho Idaho: 9.2 9.2 Alaska Alaska: 8.7 8.7 Alabama Alabama: 8.6 8.6 Kentucky Kentucky: 8.5 8.5 Louisiana Louisiana: 8.4 8.4 Nevada Nevada: 8.4 8.4 Arizona Arizona: 8.3 8.3 Indiana Indiana: 8.2 8.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 8.2 8.2 North Carolina North Carolina: 8.2 8.2 Kansas Kansas: 8.1 8.1 Maine Maine: 7.9 7.9 North Dakota North Dakota: 7.8 7.8 Oregon Oregon: 7.6 7.6 South Dakota South Dakota: 7.6 7.6 Nebraska Nebraska: 7.3 7.3 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 7.2 7.2 Iowa Iowa: 7.1 7.1 Michigan Michigan: 7.1 7.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 7.1 7.1 Florida Florida: 7.0 7.0 Colorado Colorado: 6.8 6.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 6.8 6.8 Virginia Virginia: 6.8 6.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 6.7 6.7 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 6.7 6.7 Washington Washington: 6.7 6.7 Ohio Ohio: 6.6 6.6 Texas Texas: 6.6 6.6 Utah Utah: 6.5 6.5 Vermont Vermont: 6.5 6.5 Georgia Georgia: 6.4 6.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 6.4 6.4 California California: 6.2 6.2 Connecticut Connecticut: 6.1 6.1 Illinois Illinois: 6.0 6.0 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 5.8 5.8 Delaware Delaware: 5.6 5.6 Maryland Maryland: 5.3 5.3 New Jersey New Jersey: 5.2 5.2 New York New York: 5.2 5.2 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 3.9 3.9
Deaf or serious difficulty hearing (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Deaf or serious difficulty hearing (%). Highest: Mississippi (11.8); lowest: District of Columbia (3.9). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (%) Difficulty concentrating, remembering or deciding (%) Difficulty doing errands alone (%) Difficulty dressing or bathing (%) Blind or serious difficulty seeing (%) Deaf or serious difficulty hearing (%) Alabama 16.9 16.9 9.3 4.4 6.3 8.6 Alaska 11.6 13.7 7.1 3.6 4.3 8.7 Arizona 13.8 13.6 8 2.9 5.9 8.3 Arkansas 17.1 18.4 11.1 4.9 7.3 10.3 California 12.4 13.9 8 4.2 5.2 6.2 Colorado 10.2 13.3 6.6 2.7 4.6 6.8 Connecticut 11.3 11.1 6.3 3 4.7 6.1 Delaware 13.6 14.5 7.8 4 5.1 5.6 District of Columbia 10.3 10.7 6.1 3.1 5.1 3.9 Florida 14.7 13.1 8.2 3.9 6 7 Georgia 14.5 12.6 9 3.9 6.3 6.4 Hawaii 12.4 11.7 6.8 3.1 5 6.8 Idaho 12.2 14.1 6.9 3.5 5.3 9.2 Illinois 12.8 12.1 7.6 3.7 5.4 6 Indiana 15 14.5 8.6 4.4 5.4 8.2 Iowa 11.4 11.9 6 2.5 3.5 7.1 Kansas 13.4 14.3 8.3 3.4 4.8 8.1 Kentucky 19 17.2 10.4 4.7 6.5 8.5 Louisiana 18.2 18.4 10.7 5.7 7.9 8.4 Maine 13.4 15.2 7.8 3.7 4.2 7.9 Maryland 10.6 11.7 5.7 2.5 4.5 5.3 Massachusetts 11.2 12.1 6.7 3.3 4.2 5.8 Michigan 14.5 13.4 8.3 4 5 7.1 Minnesota 9.7 11.5 5.8 2.6 3.7 6.7 Mississippi 19.5 20 9.8 4.9 11.1 11.8 Missouri 14.2 16.5 9 4.1 5.2 9.9 Montana 12.9 14.9 7.4 3.3 5 9.9 Nebraska 11.4 10.6 6.5 3 3.9 7.3 Nevada 15.3 16.7 8.1 4.5 7.4 8.4 New Hampshire 11.3 12.9 7.4 3.1 3.8 8.2 New Jersey 10.6 10.7 5.1 2.9 5.1 5.2 New Mexico 14.3 15 8.2 4.1 5.4 9.3 New York 13.6 12 7.5 3.8 5.5 5.2 North Carolina 13.9 12.8 7.6 3 4.8 8.2 North Dakota 10 11.8 5.8 2.3 3.9 7.8 Ohio 13.6 13.9 8.2 3.4 5.2 6.6 Oklahoma 18.1 19.1 10.2 4.3 7.2 10.3 Oregon 12.5 15.2 9.7 3.9 4.7 7.6 Pennsylvania 14.4 14.4 7.3 3.3 5.5 6.7 Rhode Island 11.9 12.9 7.2 3.4 5 6.4 South Carolina 15 13.1 8.2 4.2 6.2 7.1 South Dakota 11.8 10.2 7 3.2 4 7.6 Texas 13.2 14.9 8.1 4.2 7.3 6.6 Utah 9.5 13.9 6.9 2.7 4.7 6.5 Vermont 9.5 11.8 6.9 2.7 3.4 6.5 Virginia 13.6 13.6 8 3.9 5 6.8 Washington 10.6 13.5 7.2 3.3 3.9 6.7 West Virginia 19.9 19.1 11.6 5.5 6.8 10.5 Wisconsin 14 14.6 8.2 4.3 4.1 7.2 Wyoming 12.6 13.7 7.7 3.2 4.9 9.6
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu . Reference period: 2024.
Cite this table Source agency CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Dataset BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu Table Types of disability among adults by state Data last updated 2026-11-03 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/us-disability-types/ Types of disability among adults by state (United States, 2024). Data: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu. Retrieved 2026-11-03 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-disability-types/
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