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Disability by state People with a disability (hearing, vision, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care or independent living difficulty) among the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
Reference period 2025 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Chart (2 options): With a disability (%) People with a disability
With a disability (%) People with a disability
Disability by state: With a disability (%) 51 areas ranked by With a disability (%). Highest: West Virginia (19.0); lowest: Utah (10.9); national value 13.7. West Virginia West Virginia: 19.0 19.0 Mississippi Mississippi: 18.8 18.8 Arkansas Arkansas: 18.2 18.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 18.1 18.1 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 17.7 17.7 New Mexico New Mexico: 17.6 17.6 Louisiana Louisiana: 17.3 17.3 Alabama Alabama: 16.7 16.7 Oregon Oregon: 15.9 15.9 Vermont Vermont: 15.9 15.9 Maine Maine: 15.7 15.7 Indiana Indiana: 15.3 15.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 15.3 15.3 Missouri Missouri: 15.2 15.2 Montana Montana: 15.0 15.0 Michigan Michigan: 14.8 14.8 Tennessee Tennessee: 14.8 14.8 Ohio Ohio: 14.7 14.7 Idaho Idaho: 14.6 14.6 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 14.6 14.6 Wyoming Wyoming: 14.6 14.6 Arizona Arizona: 14.5 14.5 Nevada Nevada: 14.5 14.5 North Carolina North Carolina: 14.1 14.1 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 14.1 14.1 Kansas Kansas: 14.0 14.0 Washington Washington: 13.9 13.9 Florida Florida: 13.8 13.8 Alaska Alaska: 13.6 13.6 Georgia Georgia: 13.5 13.5 Iowa Iowa: 13.5 13.5 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 13.5 13.5 South Dakota South Dakota: 13.4 13.4 Delaware Delaware: 13.3 13.3 New York New York: 13.2 13.2 Hawaii Hawaii: 12.9 12.9 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 12.9 12.9 Texas Texas: 12.8 12.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 12.6 12.6 Maryland Maryland: 12.6 12.6 Virginia Virginia: 12.6 12.6 Illinois Illinois: 12.5 12.5 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 12.5 12.5 California California: 12.3 12.3 Minnesota Minnesota: 12.0 12.0 North Dakota North Dakota: 12.0 12.0 Colorado Colorado: 11.9 11.9 Nebraska Nebraska: 11.8 11.8 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 11.6 11.6 New Jersey New Jersey: 11.1 11.1 Utah Utah: 10.9 10.9 National 13.7
Disability by state: With a disability (%) 51 areas ranked by With a disability (%). Highest: West Virginia (19.0); lowest: Utah (10.9); national value 13.7. West Virginia West Virginia: 19.0 19.0 Mississippi Mississippi: 18.8 18.8 Arkansas Arkansas: 18.2 18.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 18.1 18.1 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 17.7 17.7 New Mexico New Mexico: 17.6 17.6 Louisiana Louisiana: 17.3 17.3 Alabama Alabama: 16.7 16.7 Oregon Oregon: 15.9 15.9 Vermont Vermont: 15.9 15.9 Maine Maine: 15.7 15.7 Indiana Indiana: 15.3 15.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 15.3 15.3 Missouri Missouri: 15.2 15.2 Montana Montana: 15.0 15.0 Michigan Michigan: 14.8 14.8 Tennessee Tennessee: 14.8 14.8 Ohio Ohio: 14.7 14.7 Idaho Idaho: 14.6 14.6 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 14.6 14.6 Wyoming Wyoming: 14.6 14.6 Arizona Arizona: 14.5 14.5 Nevada Nevada: 14.5 14.5 North Carolina North Carolina: 14.1 14.1 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 14.1 14.1 Kansas Kansas: 14.0 14.0 Washington Washington: 13.9 13.9 Florida Florida: 13.8 13.8 Alaska Alaska: 13.6 13.6 Georgia Georgia: 13.5 13.5 Iowa Iowa: 13.5 13.5 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 13.5 13.5 South Dakota South Dakota: 13.4 13.4 Delaware Delaware: 13.3 13.3 New York New York: 13.2 13.2 Hawaii Hawaii: 12.9 12.9 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 12.9 12.9 Texas Texas: 12.8 12.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 12.6 12.6 Maryland Maryland: 12.6 12.6 Virginia Virginia: 12.6 12.6 Illinois Illinois: 12.5 12.5 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 12.5 12.5 California California: 12.3 12.3 Minnesota Minnesota: 12.0 12.0 North Dakota North Dakota: 12.0 12.0 Colorado Colorado: 11.9 11.9 Nebraska Nebraska: 11.8 11.8 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 11.6 11.6 New Jersey New Jersey: 11.1 11.1 Utah Utah: 10.9 10.9 National 13.7
With a disability (%), 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by With a disability (%). Highest: West Virginia (19.0); lowest: Utah (10.9); national value 13.7. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Disability by state: People with a disability 51 areas ranked by People with a disability. Highest: California (4.79M); lowest: District of Columbia (79k). California California: 4.79M 4.79M Texas Texas: 4.01M 4.01M Florida Florida: 3.19M 3.19M New York New York: 2.61M 2.61M Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 1.88M 1.88M Ohio Ohio: 1.72M 1.72M Illinois Illinois: 1.56M 1.56M North Carolina North Carolina: 1.54M 1.54M Georgia Georgia: 1.50M 1.50M Michigan Michigan: 1.49M 1.49M Washington Washington: 1.10M 1.10M Arizona Arizona: 1.09M 1.09M Virginia Virginia: 1.09M 1.09M Tennessee Tennessee: 1.07M 1.07M Indiana Indiana: 1.05M 1.05M New Jersey New Jersey: 1.05M 1.05M Missouri Missouri: 940k 940k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 888k 888k Alabama Alabama: 854k 854k South Carolina South Carolina: 835k 835k Kentucky Kentucky: 820k 820k Louisiana Louisiana: 783k 783k Maryland Maryland: 776k 776k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 763k 763k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 713k 713k Colorado Colorado: 703k 703k Minnesota Minnesota: 691k 691k Oregon Oregon: 672k 672k Arkansas Arkansas: 558k 558k Mississippi Mississippi: 543k 543k Nevada Nevada: 471k 471k Connecticut Connecticut: 458k 458k Iowa Iowa: 431k 431k Kansas Kansas: 409k 409k Utah Utah: 382k 382k New Mexico New Mexico: 369k 369k West Virginia West Virginia: 330k 330k Idaho Idaho: 292k 292k Nebraska Nebraska: 235k 235k Maine Maine: 219k 219k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 189k 189k Hawaii Hawaii: 178k 178k Montana Montana: 169k 169k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 155k 155k Delaware Delaware: 139k 139k South Dakota South Dakota: 122k 122k Vermont Vermont: 102k 102k Alaska Alaska: 97k 97k North Dakota North Dakota: 93k 93k Wyoming Wyoming: 84k 84k District of Columbia District of Columbia: 79k 79k
Disability by state: People with a disability 51 areas ranked by People with a disability. Highest: California (4.79M); lowest: District of Columbia (79k). California California: 4.79M 4.79M Texas Texas: 4.01M 4.01M Florida Florida: 3.19M 3.19M New York New York: 2.61M 2.61M Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 1.88M 1.88M Ohio Ohio: 1.72M 1.72M Illinois Illinois: 1.56M 1.56M North Carolina North Carolina: 1.54M 1.54M Georgia Georgia: 1.50M 1.50M Michigan Michigan: 1.49M 1.49M Washington Washington: 1.10M 1.10M Arizona Arizona: 1.09M 1.09M Virginia Virginia: 1.09M 1.09M Tennessee Tennessee: 1.07M 1.07M Indiana Indiana: 1.05M 1.05M New Jersey New Jersey: 1.05M 1.05M Missouri Missouri: 940k 940k Massachusetts Massachusetts: 888k 888k Alabama Alabama: 854k 854k South Carolina South Carolina: 835k 835k Kentucky Kentucky: 820k 820k Louisiana Louisiana: 783k 783k Maryland Maryland: 776k 776k Wisconsin Wisconsin: 763k 763k Oklahoma Oklahoma: 713k 713k Colorado Colorado: 703k 703k Minnesota Minnesota: 691k 691k Oregon Oregon: 672k 672k Arkansas Arkansas: 558k 558k Mississippi Mississippi: 543k 543k Nevada Nevada: 471k 471k Connecticut Connecticut: 458k 458k Iowa Iowa: 431k 431k Kansas Kansas: 409k 409k Utah Utah: 382k 382k New Mexico New Mexico: 369k 369k West Virginia West Virginia: 330k 330k Idaho Idaho: 292k 292k Nebraska Nebraska: 235k 235k Maine Maine: 219k 219k New Hampshire New Hampshire: 189k 189k Hawaii Hawaii: 178k 178k Montana Montana: 169k 169k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 155k 155k Delaware Delaware: 139k 139k South Dakota South Dakota: 122k 122k Vermont Vermont: 102k 102k Alaska Alaska: 97k 97k North Dakota North Dakota: 93k 93k Wyoming Wyoming: 84k 84k District of Colum… District of Columbia: 79k 79k
People with a disability, 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by People with a disability. Highest: California (4.79M); lowest: District of Columbia (79k). Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State With a disability (%) People with a disability United States 13.7 46,271,455 Alabama 16.7 854,325 Alaska 13.6 96,726 Arizona 14.5 1,092,703 Arkansas 18.2 557,525 California 12.3 4,786,119 Colorado 11.9 703,455 Connecticut 12.6 458,327 Delaware 13.3 139,042 District of Columbia 11.6 79,173 Florida 13.8 3,185,211 Georgia 13.5 1,497,902 Hawaii 12.9 177,788 Idaho 14.6 292,123 Illinois 12.5 1,562,116 Indiana 15.3 1,054,550 Iowa 13.5 431,148 Kansas 14 408,765 Kentucky 18.1 819,550 Louisiana 17.3 783,397 Maine 15.7 219,424 Maryland 12.6 776,163 Massachusetts 12.5 887,572 Michigan 14.8 1,486,387 Minnesota 12 690,914 Mississippi 18.8 542,907 Missouri 15.2 939,995 Montana 15 169,037 Nebraska 11.8 234,585 Nevada 14.5 471,466 New Hampshire 13.5 188,625 New Jersey 11.1 1,049,020 New Mexico 17.6 368,574 New York 13.2 2,609,456 North Carolina 14.1 1,544,720 North Dakota 12 93,417 Ohio 14.7 1,724,153 Oklahoma 17.7 713,055 Oregon 15.9 671,842 Pennsylvania 14.6 1,875,466 Rhode Island 14.1 154,900 South Carolina 15.3 834,555 South Dakota 13.4 122,430 Tennessee 14.8 1,070,059 Texas 12.8 4,005,363 Utah 10.9 381,712 Vermont 15.9 101,795 Virginia 12.6 1,088,103 Washington 13.9 1,098,714 West Virginia 19 330,116 Wisconsin 12.9 762,631 Wyoming 14.6 84,354
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S1810: Disability Characteristics . Reference period: 2025.
Cite this table Source agency U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Dataset ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1810 Table Disability by state Data last updated 2026-10-29 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/us-disability/ Disability by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1810. Retrieved 2026-10-29 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-disability/
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