The Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law 30 years ago, prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, commercial facilities, telecommunications, and state and local government services.
The US Census Bureau, Facts for Features, provides a demographic snapshot of the U.S. population with a disability and examines various services available to them. The statistics come from various U.S. Census Bureau censuses and surveys, covering different periods of time.
The following facts are possible thanks to responses to the Census Bureau’s surveys.
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The total civilian noninstitutionalized population with a disability in the United States in 2018.
Source: 2018 American Community Survey
The percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population in West Virginia in 2018 with a disability — the highest rate of any state in the nation. Utah, at 9.6%, had the lowest rate.
Source: 2018 American Community Survey
The total civilian noninstitutionalized population ages 18 to 64 employed with a disability in 2018.
Source: 2018 American Community Survey
Median earnings in the past 12 months (in 2018 inflation adjusted dollars) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and over with earnings and a disability in 2018.
Source: 2018 American Community Survey
More on Disability
- Employment Status by Disability Status and Type
- Selected Economic Characteristics for the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population by Disability Status
More Stats
See a detailed profile on the population with a disability from the 2018 American Community Survey. Statistics include:
- Sex.
- Race.
- Age.
- Hearing difficulty by age.
- Vision difficulty by age.
- Cognitive difficulty by age.
- Ambulatory difficulty by age.
- Self-care difficulty by age.
- Independent living difficulty by age.
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- Facts for Features: Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26, 2017
- Facts for Features: Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26, 2016
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- The Relationship Between Health Conditions and the Core Disability Question Set
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- How Common Are Specific Disabilities by Age? (2017)
- Aging-Accessible Homes (2017)
- Prevalence of Disabilities for Ages 18+ (2016)
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(source: US Census Bureau)