Disability Stats from the American Community Survey

Question 1

According to the ACS, what percentage of the US population has a disability?

Answer 1

12.8% as of 2016

Question 2

Which state has the lowest, and which state has the highest percentage of PWD, according to the ACS?

Answer 2

Lowest = Utah at 9.9%
Highest = West Virginia at 20.1%

Question 3

What % of the population age 5 and under had a disability as of 2016?

Answer 3

less than 1%

Question 4

What % of the population age 5-17 had a disability as of 2016?

Answer 4

5.6%

Question 5

What % of the population age 18-64 had a disability as of 2016?

Answer 5

10.6%

Question 6

What % of the population age 65 and older had a disability as of 2016?

Answer 6

35.2%

Question 7

What percentage of people with disabilities ages 18-64 in the US were employed as of 2016?

Answer 7

35.9%

The employment rate for people without disabilities was double that, at 76.6%

Question 8

According to the ACS, employment rates were highest for people with which types of disabilities?

Answer 8

Hearing (51.7%) and Vision (43.5%)