Statistics for Women with Disabilities
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Disability Employment Statistics for Working-Age Women with Disabilities in 2017
State |
Total |
Employed |
Count |
% |
U.S. |
10,210,937 |
3,529,064 |
34.6 |
AL |
208,686 |
50,375 |
24.1 |
AK |
24,304 |
8,800 |
36.2 |
AZ |
214,848 |
72,465 |
33.7 |
AR |
140,910 |
41,726 |
29.6 |
CA |
978,869 |
333,101 |
34 |
CO |
152,897 |
66,092 |
43.2 |
CT |
93,776 |
35,958 |
38.3 |
DE |
26,631 |
9,351 |
35.1 |
FL |
618,243 |
191,799 |
31 |
GA |
337,576 |
105,514 |
31.3 |
HI |
29,760 |
11,677 |
39.2 |
ID |
55,709 |
22,638 |
40.6 |
IL |
338,038 |
129,754 |
38.4 |
IN |
238,006 |
84,029 |
35.3 |
IA |
83,398 |
35,163 |
42.2 |
KS |
97,197 |
38,621 |
39.7 |
KY |
213,436 |
62,178 |
29.1 |
LA |
178,088 |
60,681 |
34.1 |
ME |
54,438 |
17,025 |
31.3 |
MD |
169,837 |
68,509 |
40.3 |
MA |
201,635 |
71,914 |
35.7 |
MI |
378,272 |
126,168 |
33.4 |
MN |
150,632 |
69,917 |
46.4 |
MS |
130,935 |
31,774 |
24.3 |
MO |
231,063 |
76,267 |
33 |
MT |
32,812 |
13,652 |
41.6 |
NE |
58,158 |
26,402 |
45.4 |
NV |
95,133 |
35,548 |
37.4 |
NH |
39,045 |
16,182 |
41.4 |
NJ |
215,741 |
77,888 |
36.1 |
NM |
79,664 |
25,597 |
32.1 |
NY |
567,218 |
191,853 |
33.8 |
NC |
342,130 |
110,168 |
32.2 |
ND |
17,166 |
8,546 |
49.8 |
OH |
422,086 |
148,059 |
35.1 |
OK |
168,542 |
57,583 |
34.2 |
OR |
138,732 |
50,140 |
36.1 |
PA |
454,154 |
156,165 |
34.4 |
RI |
43,924 |
16,829 |
38.3 |
SC |
183,747 |
55,998 |
30.5 |
SD |
18,749 |
9,931 |
53 |
TN |
275,784 |
84,334 |
30.6 |
TX |
804,832 |
285,906 |
35.5 |
UT |
76,670 |
34,739 |
45.3 |
VT |
23,137 |
10,137 |
43.8 |
VA |
259,017 |
99,856 |
38.6 |
WA |
239,911 |
88,453 |
36.9 |
WV |
93,555 |
20,756 |
22.2 |
WI |
164,150 |
61,317 |
37.4 |
WY |
19,063 |
7,806 |
40.9 |
Ranking of States Best to Worst Employment of Women with Disabilities
State # out of 50 |
State |
Disability Employment Rate |
1 |
SD |
53 |
2 |
ND |
49.8 |
3 |
MN |
46.4 |
4 |
NE |
45.4 |
5 |
UT |
45.3 |
6 |
VT |
43.8 |
7 |
CO |
43.2 |
8 |
IA |
42.2 |
9 |
MT |
41.6 |
10 |
NH |
41.4 |
11 |
WY |
40.9 |
12 |
ID |
40.6 |
13 |
MD |
40.3 |
14 |
KS |
39.7 |
15 |
HI |
39.2 |
16 |
VA |
38.6 |
17 |
IL |
38.4 |
18 |
CT |
38.3 |
19 |
RI |
38.3 |
20 |
NV |
37.4 |
21 |
WI |
37.4 |
22 |
WA |
36.9 |
23 |
AK |
36.2 |
24 |
NJ |
36.1 |
25 |
OR |
36.1 |
26 |
MA |
35.7 |
27 |
TX |
35.5 |
28 |
IN |
35.3 |
29 |
DE |
35.1 |
30 |
OH |
35.1 |
31 |
PA |
34.4 |
32 |
OK |
34.2 |
33 |
LA |
34.1 |
34 |
CA |
34 |
35 |
NY |
33.8 |
36 |
AZ |
33.7 |
37 |
MI |
33.4 |
38 |
MO |
33 |
39 |
NC |
32.2 |
40 |
NM |
32.1 |
41 |
GA |
31.3 |
42 |
ME |
31.3 |
43 |
FL |
31 |
44 |
TN |
30.6 |
45 |
SC |
30.5 |
46 |
AR |
29.6 |
47 |
KY |
29.1 |
48 |
MS |
24.3 |
49 |
AL |
24.1 |
50 |
WV |
22.2 |
Job Gains and Loses – Women with Disabilities 2017 vs 2016
State |
2017 # of WWDs Employed |
2016 # of WWDs Employed |
Job Gaines and Loses |
U.S. |
3,529,064 |
3,532,800 |
-3,736 |
AL |
50,375 |
52,905 |
-2,530 |
AK |
8,800 |
12,447 |
-3647 |
AZ |
72,465 |
72,642 |
-177 |
AR |
41,726 |
38,889 |
2837 |
CA |
333,101 |
317,232 |
15869 |
CO |
66,092 |
56,024 |
10068 |
CT |
35,958 |
34,366 |
1592 |
DE |
9,351 |
10,789 |
-1438 |
FL |
191,799 |
193,398 |
-1599 |
GA |
105,514 |
108,159 |
-2645 |
HI |
11,677 |
9,912 |
1765 |
ID |
22,638 |
20,603 |
2035 |
IL |
129,754 |
112,665 |
17089 |
IN |
84,029 |
89,198 |
-5169 |
IA |
35,163 |
38,034 |
-2871 |
KS |
38,621 |
42,677 |
-4056 |
KY |
62,178 |
69,191 |
-7013 |
LA |
60,681 |
60,997 |
-316 |
ME |
17,025 |
18,562 |
-1537 |
MD |
68,509 |
67,986 |
523 |
MA |
71,914 |
78,424 |
-6510 |
MI |
126,168 |
126,644 |
-476 |
MN |
69,917 |
67,912 |
2005 |
MS |
31,774 |
39,204 |
-7430 |
MO |
76,267 |
74,750 |
1517 |
MT |
13,652 |
15,596 |
-1944 |
NE |
26,402 |
19,863 |
6539 |
NV |
35,548 |
39,066 |
-3518 |
NH |
16,182 |
18,336 |
-2154 |
NJ |
77,888 |
79,465 |
-1577 |
NM |
25,597 |
23,372 |
2225 |
NY |
191,853 |
182,804 |
9049 |
NC |
110,168 |
122,310 |
-12142 |
ND |
8,546 |
8,504 |
42 |
OH |
148,059 |
143,210 |
4849 |
OK |
57,583 |
59,669 |
-2086 |
OR |
50,140 |
58,549 |
-8409 |
PA |
156,165 |
164,457 |
-8292 |
RI |
16,829 |
11,872 |
4957 |
SC |
55,998 |
58,131 |
-2133 |
SD |
9,931 |
9,111 |
820 |
TN |
84,334 |
79,062 |
5272 |
TX |
285,906 |
295,201 |
-9295 |
UT |
34,739 |
33,895 |
844 |
VT |
10,137 |
8,933 |
1204 |
VA |
99,856 |
92,491 |
7365 |
WA |
88,453 |
88,795 |
-342 |
WV |
20,756 |
25,033 |
-4277 |
WI |
61,317 |
63,815 |
-2498 |
WY |
7,806 |
7,996 |
-190 |
2017 Top 10 States Ranked by Female Disability Employment Rates
State Ranking |
State |
Total # of Working-Age WWDs |
# of WWDs Employed |
Total Job Gains and Losses |
Disability Employment Rate |
1 |
SD |
18,749 |
9,931 |
820 |
53 |
2 |
ND |
17,166 |
8,546 |
42 |
49.8 |
3 |
MN |
150,632 |
69,917 |
2005 |
46.4 |
4 |
NE |
58,158 |
26,402 |
6539 |
45.4 |
5 |
UT |
76,670 |
34,739 |
844 |
45.3 |
6 |
VT |
23,137 |
10,137 |
1204 |
43.8 |
7 |
CO |
152,897 |
66,092 |
10068 |
43.2 |
8 |
IA |
83,398 |
35,163 |
-2871 |
42.2 |
9 |
MT |
32,812 |
13,652 |
-1944 |
41.6 |
10 |
NH |
39,045 |
16,182 |
-2154 |
41.4 |
Disability Employment Statistics for Working-Age Women with Disabilities in 2016
State |
Total |
Employed |
Count |
% |
U.S. |
10,456,086 |
3,532,800 |
33.8 |
AL |
211,872 |
52,905 |
25 |
AK |
26,934 |
12,447 |
46.2 |
AZ |
221,095 |
72,642 |
32.9 |
AR |
132,572 |
38,889 |
29.3 |
CA |
997,791 |
317,232 |
31.8 |
CO |
144,186 |
56,024 |
38.9 |
CT |
91,648 |
34,366 |
37.5 |
DE |
27,299 |
10,789 |
39.5 |
FL |
632,053 |
193,398 |
30.6 |
GA |
355,389 |
108,159 |
30.4 |
HI |
30,316 |
9,912 |
32.7 |
ID |
54,272 |
20,603 |
38 |
IL |
341,963 |
112,665 |
32.9 |
IN |
248,076 |
89,198 |
36 |
IA |
87,252 |
38,034 |
43.6 |
KS |
94,033 |
42,677 |
45.4 |
KY |
227,455 |
69,191 |
30.4 |
LA |
201,756 |
60,997 |
30.2 |
ME |
57,475 |
18,562 |
32.3 |
MD |
172,577 |
67,986 |
39.4 |
MA |
204,868 |
78,424 |
38.3 |
MI |
384,603 |
126,644 |
32.9 |
MN |
148,063 |
67,912 |
45.9 |
MS |
133,744 |
39,204 |
29.3 |
MO |
235,566 |
74,750 |
31.7 |
MT |
37,750 |
15,596 |
41.3 |
NE |
48,960 |
19,863 |
40.6 |
NV |
97,072 |
39,066 |
40.2 |
NH |
44,339 |
18,336 |
41.4 |
NJ |
220,079 |
79,465 |
36.1 |
NM |
77,839 |
23,372 |
30 |
NY |
579,922 |
182,804 |
31.5 |
NC |
377,283 |
122,310 |
32.4 |
ND |
17,620 |
8,504 |
48.3 |
OH |
425,372 |
143,210 |
33.7 |
OK |
172,100 |
59,669 |
34.7 |
OR |
151,255 |
58,549 |
38.7 |
PA |
470,945 |
164,457 |
34.9 |
RI |
39,347 |
11,872 |
30.2 |
SC |
189,273 |
58,131 |
30.7 |
SD |
21,315 |
9,111 |
42.7 |
TN |
286,172 |
79,062 |
27.6 |
TX |
831,496 |
295,201 |
35.5 |
UT |
80,638 |
33,895 |
42 |
VT |
21,474 |
8,933 |
41.6 |
VA |
251,780 |
92,491 |
36.7 |
WA |
246,239 |
88,795 |
36.1 |
WV |
93,781 |
25,033 |
26.7 |
WI |
167,103 |
63,815 |
38.2 |
WY |
19,497 |
7,996 |
41 |
2016 Ranking of States Best to Worst Employment of Women with Disabilities
State # out of 50 |
State |
Total # of Working-Age WWDs – 2016 |
# and % of Employed WWDs in 2016 |
|
U.S. |
10,456,086 |
3,532,800 |
33.8 |
1 |
ND |
17,620 |
8,504 |
48.3 |
2 |
AK |
26,934 |
12,447 |
46.2 |
3 |
MN |
148,063 |
67,912 |
45.9 |
4 |
KS |
94,033 |
42,677 |
45.4 |
5 |
IA |
87,252 |
38,034 |
43.6 |
6 |
SD |
21,315 |
9,111 |
42.7 |
7 |
UT |
80,638 |
33,895 |
42 |
8 |
VT |
21,474 |
8,933 |
41.6 |
9 |
NH |
44,339 |
18,336 |
41.4 |
10 |
MT |
37,750 |
15,596 |
41.3 |
11 |
WY |
19,497 |
7,996 |
41 |
12 |
NE |
48,960 |
19,863 |
40.6 |
13 |
NV |
97,072 |
39,066 |
40.2 |
14 |
DE |
27,299 |
10,789 |
39.5 |
15 |
MD |
172,577 |
67,986 |
39.4 |
16 |
CO |
144,186 |
56,024 |
38.9 |
17 |
OR |
151,255 |
58,549 |
38.7 |
18 |
MA |
204,868 |
78,424 |
38.3 |
19 |
WI |
167,103 |
63,815 |
38.2 |
20 |
ID |
54,272 |
20,603 |
38 |
21 |
CT |
91,648 |
34,366 |
37.5 |
22 |
VA |
251,780 |
92,491 |
36.7 |
23 |
NJ |
220,079 |
79,465 |
36.1 |
24 |
WA |
246,239 |
88,795 |
36.1 |
25 |
IN |
248,076 |
89,198 |
36 |
26 |
TX |
831,496 |
295,201 |
35.5 |
27 |
PA |
470,945 |
164,457 |
34.9 |
28 |
OK |
172,100 |
59,669 |
34.7 |
29 |
OH |
425,372 |
143,210 |
33.7 |
30 |
AZ |
221,095 |
72,642 |
32.9 |
31 |
IL |
341,963 |
112,665 |
32.9 |
32 |
MI |
384,603 |
126,644 |
32.9 |
33 |
HI |
30,316 |
9,912 |
32.7 |
34 |
NC |
377,283 |
122,310 |
32.4 |
35 |
ME |
57,475 |
18,562 |
32.3 |
36 |
CA |
997,791 |
317,232 |
31.8 |
37 |
MO |
235,566 |
74,750 |
31.7 |
38 |
NY |
579,922 |
182,804 |
31.5 |
39 |
SC |
189,273 |
58,131 |
30.7 |
40 |
FL |
632,053 |
193,398 |
30.6 |
41 |
GA |
355,389 |
108,159 |
30.4 |
42 |
KY |
227,455 |
69,191 |
30.4 |
43 |
LA |
201,756 |
60,997 |
30.2 |
44 |
RI |
39,347 |
11,872 |
30.2 |
45 |
NM |
77,839 |
23,372 |
30 |
46 |
AR |
132,572 |
38,889 |
29.3 |
47 |
MS |
133,744 |
39,204 |
29.3 |
48 |
TN |
286,172 |
79,062 |
27.6 |
49 |
WV |
93,781 |
25,033 |
26.7 |
50 |
AL |
211,872 |
52,905 |
25 |
2017 to 2016 Comparison – # of Working-Age WWDs, # of WWDs Employment and Disability Employment Rates
State |
Total # of Working-Age WWDs 2016 |
Total # of Working-Age WWDs 2017 |
|
# of WWDs Employed 2016 |
# of WWDs Employed 2017 |
Female Disability Employment Rate 2016 |
Female Disability Employment Rate 2017 |
Change in Disability Employment Rate |
U.S. |
10,456,086 |
10,210,937 |
3,532,800 |
3,529,064 |
33.8 |
34.6 |
0.8 |
AL |
211,872 |
208,686 |
52,905 |
50,375 |
25 |
24.1 |
-0.9 |
AK |
26,934 |
24,304 |
12,447 |
8,800 |
46.2 |
36.2 |
-10 |
AZ |
221,095 |
214,848 |
72,642 |
72,465 |
32.9 |
33.7 |
0.8 |
AR |
132,572 |
140,910 |
38,889 |
41,726 |
29.3 |
29.6 |
0.3 |
CA |
997,791 |
978,869 |
317,232 |
333,101 |
31.8 |
34 |
2.2 |
CO |
144,186 |
152,897 |
56,024 |
66,092 |
38.9 |
43.2 |
4.3 |
CT |
91,648 |
93,776 |
34,366 |
35,958 |
37.5 |
38.3 |
0.8 |
DE |
27,299 |
26,631 |
10,789 |
9,351 |
39.5 |
35.1 |
-4.4 |
FL |
632,053 |
618,243 |
193,398 |
191,799 |
30.6 |
31 |
0.4 |
GA |
355,389 |
337,576 |
108,159 |
105,514 |
30.4 |
31.3 |
0.9 |
HI |
30,316 |
29,760 |
9,912 |
11,677 |
32.7 |
39.2 |
6.5 |
ID |
54,272 |
55,709 |
20,603 |
22,638 |
38 |
40.6 |
2.6 |
IL |
341,963 |
338,038 |
112,665 |
129,754 |
32.9 |
38.4 |
5.5 |
IN |
248,076 |
238,006 |
89,198 |
84,029 |
36 |
35.3 |
-0.7 |
IA |
87,252 |
83,398 |
38,034 |
35,163 |
43.6 |
42.2 |
-1.4 |
KS |
94,033 |
97,197 |
42,677 |
38,621 |
45.4 |
39.7 |
-5.7 |
KY |
227,455 |
213,436 |
69,191 |
62,178 |
30.4 |
29.1 |
-1.3 |
LA |
201,756 |
178,088 |
60,997 |
60,681 |
30.2 |
34.1 |
3.9 |
ME |
57,475 |
54,438 |
18,562 |
17,025 |
32.3 |
31.3 |
-1 |
MD |
172,577 |
169,837 |
67,986 |
68,509 |
39.4 |
40.3 |
0.9 |
MA |
204,868 |
201,635 |
78,424 |
71,914 |
38.3 |
35.7 |
-2.6 |
MI |
384,603 |
378,272 |
126,644 |
126,168 |
32.9 |
33.4 |
0.5 |
MN |
148,063 |
150,632 |
67,912 |
69,917 |
45.9 |
46.4 |
0.5 |
MS |
133,744 |
130,935 |
39,204 |
31,774 |
29.3 |
24.3 |
-5 |
MO |
235,566 |
231,063 |
74,750 |
76,267 |
31.7 |
33 |
1.3 |
MT |
37,750 |
32,812 |
15,596 |
13,652 |
41.3 |
41.6 |
0.3 |
NE |
48,960 |
58,158 |
19,863 |
26,402 |
40.6 |
45.4 |
4.8 |
NV |
97,072 |
95,133 |
39,066 |
35,548 |
40.2 |
37.4 |
-2.8 |
NH |
44,339 |
39,045 |
18,336 |
16,182 |
41.4 |
41.4 |
0 |
NJ |
220,079 |
215,741 |
79,465 |
77,888 |
36.1 |
36.1 |
0 |
NM |
77,839 |
79,664 |
23,372 |
25,597 |
30 |
32.1 |
2.1 |
NY |
579,922 |
567,218 |
182,804 |
191,853 |
31.5 |
33.8 |
2.3 |
NC |
377,283 |
342,130 |
122,310 |
110,168 |
32.4 |
32.2 |
-0.2 |
ND |
17,620 |
17,166 |
8,504 |
8,546 |
48.3 |
49.8 |
1.5 |
OH |
425,372 |
422,086 |
143,210 |
148,059 |
33.7 |
35.1 |
1.4 |
OK |
172,100 |
168,542 |
59,669 |
57,583 |
34.7 |
34.2 |
-0.5 |
OR |
151,255 |
138,732 |
58,549 |
50,140 |
38.7 |
36.1 |
-2.6 |
PA |
470,945 |
454,154 |
164,457 |
156,165 |
34.9 |
34.4 |
-0.5 |
RI |
39,347 |
43,924 |
11,872 |
16,829 |
30.2 |
38.3 |
8.1 |
SC |
189,273 |
183,747 |
58,131 |
55,998 |
30.7 |
30.5 |
-0.2 |
SD |
21,315 |
18,749 |
9,111 |
9,931 |
42.7 |
53 |
10.3 |
TN |
286,172 |
275,784 |
79,062 |
84,334 |
27.6 |
30.6 |
3 |
TX |
831,496 |
804,832 |
295,201 |
285,906 |
35.5 |
35.5 |
0 |
UT |
80,638 |
76,670 |
33,895 |
34,739 |
42 |
45.3 |
3.3 |
VT |
21,474 |
23,137 |
8,933 |
10,137 |
41.6 |
43.8 |
2.2 |
VA |
251,780 |
259,017 |
92,491 |
99,856 |
36.7 |
38.6 |
1.9 |
WA |
246,239 |
239,911 |
88,795 |
88,453 |
36.1 |
36.9 |
0.8 |
WV |
93,781 |
93,555 |
25,033 |
20,756 |
26.7 |
22.2 |
-4.5 |
WI |
167,103 |
164,150 |
63,815 |
61,317 |
38.2 |
37.4 |
-0.8 |
WY |
19,497 |
19,063 |
7,996 |
7,806 |
41 |
40.9 |
-0.1 |