Disability Status: 2000 - Census 2000 Brief
Table 3.
Disability Status of the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population of the United States,
Regions, States, and for Puerto Rico: 2000.
(For information
on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and
definitions, www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf3.pdf) |
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Area |
People
5 years and over |
People
16 years and over |
People
16 to 64 years |
Number |
Percentage
with selected disabilities |
Number |
Percentage
with difficulty going outside the home |
Number |
Percentage
with employment disability |
Any disability |
Sensory disability |
Physical disability |
Mental disability |
Self-care disability |
United States |
257,167,527 |
19.3 |
3.6 |
8.2 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
212,033,860 |
8.6 |
178,687,234 |
11.9 |
Region |
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Northeast |
49,386,446 |
19.2 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
41,161,934 |
8.8 |
34,177,140 |
11.9 |
Midwest |
59,017,677 |
17.7 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
48,620,454 |
7.4 |
40,836,120 |
10.3 |
South |
91,179,367 |
20.9 |
4.0 |
9.2 |
5.2 |
2.9 |
75,292,633 |
9.3 |
63,405,874 |
13.0 |
West |
57,584,037 |
18.7 |
3.5 |
7.5 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
46,958,839 |
8.5 |
40,268,100 |
11.9 |
State |
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Alabama |
4,071,185 |
23.2 |
4.7 |
11.0 |
6.2 |
3.6 |
3,370,738 |
10.6 |
2,815,333 |
13.7 |
Alaska |
557,705 |
14.9 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
436,142 |
5.3 |
401,841 |
8.3 |
Arizona |
4,667,187 |
19.3 |
3.8 |
8.2 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
3,822,951 |
8.0 |
3,169,173 |
12.2 |
Arkansas |
2,440,964 |
23.6 |
5.1 |
11.8 |
6.5 |
3.7 |
2,021,501 |
9.9 |
1,666,895 |
13.8 |
California |
30,853,063 |
19.2 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
4.6 |
2.5 |
25,039,958 |
9.7 |
21,570,148 |
12.8 |
Colorado |
3,926,325 |
16.3 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
4.2 |
1.9 |
3,246,486 |
6.1 |
2,847,842 |
9.9 |
Connecticut |
3,120,953 |
17.5 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
4.2 |
2.3 |
2,589,549 |
7.6 |
2,149,614 |
11.0 |
Delaware |
716,691 |
18.4 |
3.2 |
8.0 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
594,673 |
7.2 |
497,601 |
11.2 |
District of Columbia |
528,933 |
21.9 |
3.2 |
8.0 |
4.9 |
3.0 |
458,424 |
11.0 |
391,946 |
13.5 |
Florida |
14,730,208 |
22.2 |
4.1 |
9.6 |
5.1 |
2.9 |
12,435,261 |
9.8 |
9,715,134 |
14.2 |
Georgia |
7,402,293 |
19.7 |
3.4 |
8.2 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
6,061,272 |
9.2 |
5,306,618 |
12.6 |
Hawaii |
1,087,490 |
18.4 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
903,314 |
8.9 |
745,317 |
11.4 |
Idaho
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1,174,093 |
17.1 |
4.2 |
7.9 |
4.9 |
2.1 |
947,715 |
6.0 |
807,071 |
9.4 |
Illinois |
11,350,345 |
17.6 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
4.1 |
2.4 |
9,336,005 |
8.3 |
7,919,587 |
10.8 |
Indiana |
5,563,619 |
19.0 |
3.8 |
8.3 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
4,591,434 |
7.5 |
3,884,065 |
11.3 |
Iowa |
2,686,760 |
16.6 |
3.5 |
7.5 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
2,230,430 |
6.2 |
1,826,699 |
9.3 |
Kansas |
2,440,373 |
17.6 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
1,999,749 |
6.9 |
1,669,088 |
10.2 |
Kentucky |
3,695,005 |
23.7 |
5.1 |
12.2 |
6.9 |
3.6 |
3,081,517 |
9.7 |
2,604,977 |
13.9 |
Louisiana
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4,045,963 |
21.8 |
4.3 |
9.8 |
5.9 |
3.3 |
3,288,622 |
9.5 |
2,799,048 |
12.9 |
Maine |
1,187,124 |
20.0 |
4.4 |
9.5 |
5.8 |
2.5 |
993,421 |
6.5 |
818,423 |
11.7 |
Maryland
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4,843,046 |
17.6 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
3,985,174 |
7.9 |
3,412,197 |
10.8 |
Massachusetts |
5,860,845 |
18.5 |
3.2 |
7.1 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
4,918,464 |
7.9 |
4,111,458 |
11.8 |
Michigan
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9,138,340 |
18.7 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
7,503,217 |
8.0 |
6,332,137 |
10.7 |
Minnesota |
4,526,211 |
15.0 |
3.0 |
6.4 |
4.1 |
1.9 |
3,717,854 |
5.8 |
3,163,716 |
8.6 |
Mississippi |
2,575,139 |
23.6 |
4.8 |
11.3 |
6.4 |
3.8 |
2,093,773 |
11.1 |
1,767,972 |
14.4 |
Missouri |
5,120,568 |
19.0 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
4,227,906 |
7.9 |
3,516,489 |
10.8 |
Montana |
831,694 |
17.5 |
4.4 |
8.6 |
4.9 |
2.1 |
685,843 |
5.7 |
571,484 |
9.3 |
Nebraska |
1,561,301 |
16.0 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
1,283,164 |
6.3 |
1,066,390 |
9.4 |
Nevada |
1,823,351 |
20.6 |
3.5 |
7.9 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
1,508,632 |
8.3 |
1,294,567 |
14.5 |
New Hampshire |
1,145,557 |
16.9 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
4.6 |
2.0 |
946,154 |
5.6 |
807,076 |
10.1 |
New Jersey |
7,735,218 |
18.0 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
6,426,224 |
8.8 |
5,362,242 |
11.6 |
New Mexico |
1,659,502 |
20.4 |
4.5 |
9.0 |
5.4 |
2.7 |
1,339,155 |
8.6 |
1,133,564 |
12.3 |
New York |
17,464,264 |
20.6 |
3.2 |
8.0 |
4.7 |
2.8 |
14,526,599 |
10.5 |
12,193,044 |
13.2 |
North Carolina |
7,316,733 |
21.1 |
3.9 |
9.3 |
5.1 |
2.9 |
6,096,197 |
9.2 |
5,172,069 |
13.3 |
North Dakota |
586,289 |
16.7 |
3.7 |
7.1 |
4.2 |
1.9 |
485,666 |
6.4 |
398,305 |
9.3 |
Ohio |
10,417,902 |
18.3 |
3.6 |
8.5 |
5.0 |
2.6 |
8,608,703 |
7.6 |
7,186,632 |
10.3 |
Oklahoma |
3,124,998 |
21.6 |
5.0 |
10.7 |
5.7 |
3.1 |
2,577,036 |
8.6 |
2,147,470 |
12.5 |
Oregon |
3,158,684 |
18.8 |
4.1 |
8.7 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
2,634,072 |
6.8 |
2,210,613 |
10.6 |
Pennsylvania |
11,336,483 |
18.6 |
3.7 |
8.4 |
4.8 |
2.7 |
9,478,129 |
7.9 |
7,668,809 |
10.6 |
Rhode Island |
967,557 |
20.2 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
5.1 |
2.4 |
810,601 |
8.6 |
667,036 |
12.7 |
South Carolina |
3,652,809 |
22.2 |
4.1 |
9.6 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
3,019,142 |
9.9 |
2,553,295 |
14.3 |
South Dakota |
686,094 |
16.7 |
3.8 |
7.6 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
560,279 |
6.2 |
459,778 |
9.4 |
Tennessee |
5,214,986 |
22.0 |
4.5 |
10.6 |
6.2 |
3.3 |
4,346,553 |
9.4 |
3,678,482 |
13.2 |
Texas
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18,761,475 |
19.2 |
3.5 |
7.6 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
15,142,480 |
9.0 |
13,176,208 |
12.5 |
Utah |
1,998,373 |
14.9 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
1,575,354 |
5.8 |
1,391,541 |
8.9 |
Vermont
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568,445 |
17.1 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
5.1 |
2.1 |
472,793 |
5.5 |
399,438 |
9.7 |
Virginia |
6,377,588 |
18.1 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
5,290,221 |
7.7 |
4,536,339 |
10.9 |
Washington |
5,395,395 |
18.2 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
5.1 |
2.4 |
4,448,728 |
6.9 |
3,809,080 |
10.6 |
West Virginia |
1,681,351 |
24.4 |
5.8 |
13.5 |
7.7 |
4.1 |
1,430,049 |
10.1 |
1,164,290 |
13.2 |
Wisconsin |
4,939,875 |
16.0 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
4,076,047 |
6.4 |
3,413,234 |
9.1 |
Wyoming |
451,175 |
17.1 |
4.2 |
7.7 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
370,489 |
5.3 |
315,859 |
9.8 |
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Puerto Rico |
3,482,047 |
26.8 |
7.1 |
11.2 |
7.8 |
4.6 |
2,810,111 |
17.3 |
2,392,893 |
15.0 |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: November 16, 2005