In 2022, it was estimated that around 21 percent of those aged 75 years and older in the United States had a hearing disability. This statistic presents the percentage of people in the U.S. with a hearing disability as of 2022, by age.

In 2022, it was estimated that 11.5 percent of those aged 75 years and older had a self-care disability. This statistic presents the percentage of people in the U.S. with a self-care disability as of 2022, by age.

The prevalence of disabilities in the United States shows a clear correlation with age, with nearly half of Americans aged 75 and older experiencing some form of disability. This stark contrast to younger age groups highlights the increasing challenges faced by the elderly population in maintaining their independence and quality of life. Disability rates across age groups According to 2023 data, only 0.7 percent of children under 5 years old have a disability, compared to 6.3 percent of those aged 5 to 15. The percentage rises steadily with age, reaching 11.2 percent for adults between 21 and 64 years old. A significant jump occurs in the 65 to 74 age group, where 23.9 percent have a disability. The most dramatic increase is seen in those 75 and older, with 45.3 percent experiencing some form of disability. These figures underscore the importance of accessible services and support systems for older Americans. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) The prevalence of disabilities among younger Americans has significant implications for the education system. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law in the United States that guarantees the right to a free appropriate education for children with disabilities. In the 2021/22 academic year, 7.26 million disabled individuals aged 3 to 21 were covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This number includes approximately 25,000 children with traumatic brain injuries and 434,000 with intellectual disabilities.

In 2023, the U.S. states with the highest share of the population that had a disability were West Virginia, Arkansas, and Kentucky. At that time, around 19.7 percent of the population of West Virginia had some form of disability. The states with the lowest rates of disability were New Jersey, Utah, and Minnesota. Disability in the United States A disability is any condition, either physical or mental, that impairs one’s ability to do certain activities. Some examples of disabilities are those that affect one’s vision, hearing, movement, or learning. It is estimated that around 14 percent of the population in the United States suffers from some form of disability. The prevalence of disability increases with age, with 46 percent of those aged 75 years and older with a disability, compared to just six percent of those aged 5 to 15 years. Vision impairment One common form of disability comes from vision impairment. In 2023, around 3.6 percent of the population of West Virginia had a vision disability, meaning they were blind or had serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses. The leading causes of visual disability are age-related and include diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. This is clear when viewing the prevalence of vision disability by age. It is estimated that 8.3 percent of those aged 75 years and older in the United States have a vision disability, compared to 4.3 percent of those aged 65 to 74 and only 0.9 percent of those aged 5 to 15 years.

In 2022, it was estimated that almost 20 percent of the population of the U.S. had some form of disability, such as a vision disability, hearing disability, or cognitive disability. This statistic presents the percentage of people in the U.S. who had a disability from 2008 to 2022.

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Users can access data pertaining to individuals with disabilities. Topics include but are not limited to: people with disabilities’ access to employment, technology, healthcare, and community based services. Background The Disability Statistics Center is based at the Institute for Health and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The Disability Statistics Center generates reports ranging from employment opportunities, Medicaid home and community-based services, mobility device use, computer and internet use, wheelchair use, vocational rehabilitation, education, medical expenditures, and functional limitations among people with disabilities. User functiona lity Data is presented in report or abstract form and can be downloaded in PDF or HTML formats by clicking on the publications link. All reports and abstracts use United States data. Additional data sources are listed under “Finding Disability Data” and include data from the United States as well as international data. Data Notes The data sources are clearly referenced for each article. The most recent publications are from 2003. There is no indication on the site when the data will be updated.

In 2022, it was estimated that around 26 percent of people in the United States living with a disability were in poverty. In comparison, the poverty rate among people in the U.S. without a disability was 11.5 percent. A disability is any physical or mental condition that significantly impacts a person's ability to carry out daily tasks or life activities.

How many people in the United States are disabled? In 2022, around 14 percent of people in the United States were thought to be living with a disability. Types of disabilities include those that affect hearing, cognition, self-care, mobility, and vision. The most common type of disability in the United States is ambulatory disabilities, which impair a person’s ability to walk. In 2021, almost 30 percent of those aged 75 years and older in the U.S. had an ambulatory disability. However, disabilities are far less common among younger people, with less than five percent of those aged 21 to 64 suffering from an ambulatory disability.

Employment among the disabled The most obvious reason why the poverty rate among those with a disability is higher than those without a disability is because disabilities affect a person’s ability to work and be employed. In 2022, the employment rate for those with a disability was 44.5 percent, compared to an employment rate of 79 percent among those without a disability. Those with hearing disabilities are the most likely to be employed, with a rate of around 56 percent, compared to an employment rate of 27 percent among those with an ambulatory disability. Still, those with disabilities who do work have lower annual median earnings than those without disabilities. In 2022, the annual median earnings for U.S. adults without a disability was 55,208 U.S. dollars, compared to 46,887 U.S. dollars for those with a disability.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate - With a Disability, 16 to 64 Years, Women (LNU01376960) from Jun 2008 to May 2025 about 16 to 64 years, disability, females, participation, civilian, labor force, labor, household survey, rate, and USA.

This layer shows disability status by sex and age group. This is shown by tract, county, and state boundaries. This service is updated annually to contain the most currently released American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data, and contains estimates and margins of error. There are also additional calculated attributes related to this topic, which can be mapped or used within analysis. This layer is symbolized to show the percentage of elderly (65+) with a disability. To see the full list of attributes available in this service, go to the "Data" tab, and choose "Fields" at the top right. Current Vintage: 2019-2023ACS Table(s): B18101Data downloaded from: Census Bureau's API for American Community Survey Date of API call: December 12, 2024National Figures: data.census.govThe United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS):About the SurveyGeography & ACSTechnical DocumentationNews & UpdatesThis ready-to-use layer can be used within ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, its configurable apps, dashboards, Story Maps, custom apps, and mobile apps. Data can also be exported for offline workflows. For more information about ACS layers, visit the FAQ. Please cite the Census and ACS when using this data.Data Note from the Census:Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.Data Processing Notes:This layer is updated automatically when the most current vintage of ACS data is released each year, usually in December. The layer always contains the latest available ACS 5-year estimates. It is updated annually within days of the Census Bureau's release schedule. Click here to learn more about ACS data releases.Boundaries come from the US Census TIGER geodatabases, specifically, the National Sub-State Geography Database (named tlgdb_(year)_a_us_substategeo.gdb). Boundaries are updated at the same time as the data updates (annually), and the boundary vintage appropriately matches the data vintage as specified by the Census. These are Census boundaries with water and/or coastlines erased for cartographic and mapping purposes. For census tracts, the water cutouts are derived from a subset of the 2020 Areal Hydrography boundaries offered by TIGER. Water bodies and rivers which are 50 million square meters or larger (mid to large sized water bodies) are erased from the tract level boundaries, as well as additional important features. For state and county boundaries, the water and coastlines are derived from the coastlines of the 2023 500k TIGER Cartographic Boundary Shapefiles. These are erased to more accurately portray the coastlines and Great Lakes. The original AWATER and ALAND fields are still available as attributes within the data table (units are square meters).The States layer contains 52 records - all US states, Washington D.C., and Puerto RicoCensus tracts with no population that occur in areas of water, such as oceans, are removed from this data service (Census Tracts beginning with 99).Percentages and derived counts, and associated margins of error, are calculated values (that can be identified by the "_calc_" stub in the field name), and abide by the specifications defined by the American Community Survey.Field alias names were created based on the Table Shells file available from the American Community Survey Summary File Documentation page.Negative values (e.g., -4444...) have been set to null, with the exception of -5555... which has been set to zero. These negative values exist in the raw API data to indicate the following situations:The margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.The median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution, or in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.The data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

In 2023, the employment rate of women with one or more disability in the United States stood at 20.5 percent. This was significantly lower than the rate of men with one or more disability, which was 24.8 the same year.

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In 2022, only around 45 percent of people with a disability were employed, compared to 78.9 percent of those without a disability. This statistic presents the percentage of U.S. adults with a disability who were employed from 2008 to 2022.

The SCD Veterans are broken out by SCD ratings (0-20 percent; 30-40 percent; 50-60 percent and 70-100 percent) for FY 1986 to FY 2020. Source: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration; 1985-1998: COIN CP-127 Reports; 1999-2019: Annual Benefits Reports Prepared by the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, Office of Enterprise Integration, Department of Veterans Affairs, May 2021

In 2023, around 20.3 percent of persons with a disability in the United States were living below the national poverty line. However, 68.9 percent of persons with a disability lived at or above 150 percent of the poverty level.

United States Employment: NF: PW: EH: Services for Elderly & Disabled data was reported at 1,628.200 Person th in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,627.900 Person th for Apr 2018. United States Employment: NF: PW: EH: Services for Elderly & Disabled data is updated monthly, averaging 590.100 Person th from Jan 1990 (Median) to May 2018, with 341 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,628.200 Person th in May 2018 and a record low of 178.000 Person th in Jan 1990. United States Employment: NF: PW: EH: Services for Elderly & Disabled data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G030: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Employment: Production Worker: Non Farm.

In 2023, it was estimated that 5.3 percent of those aged 21 to 64 years had a cognitive disability, such as Down syndrome, autism, or dementia. This statistic presents the percentage of people in the U.S. with a cognitive disability as of 2023, by age.

United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: EH: Services for Elderly & Disabled data was reported at 15.190 USD in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.130 USD for Apr 2018. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: EH: Services for Elderly & Disabled data is updated monthly, averaging 13.880 USD from Mar 2006 (Median) to May 2018, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.190 USD in May 2018 and a record low of 12.700 USD in Aug 2007. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: EH: Services for Elderly & Disabled data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G033: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Average Weekly and Hourly Earnings: Seasonally Adjusted.

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