Statistics on Jobs for People with Disabilities

Data from the 2018 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium shows that while Americans with disabilities are entering the workforce in greater numbers, serious gaps in employment exist between different states. If you want to know how your state is doing on jobs for people with disabilities, the tables on this page are an easy way to find out. For more information on the data, you can read our press release.

To review the Compendium itself, please visit their outstanding website here: https://www.disabilitycompendium.org.

For Frequently Asked Questions about the Disability Statistics Compendium, please visit: https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via UNH’s toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu

Citation: Lauer, E.A. & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: 2018. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

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General Statistics

50 States Ranked by Disability Employment Rates in 2017
State Ranking	State	Total # of Working-Age PWDs	# of Working-Age PWDs Employed	Disability Employment Rate	PWDs Job Gains and Losses
	U.S.	20,444,249	7,572,805	37	111,804
1	ND	37,320	21,019	56.3	-2267
2	SD	49,546	25,419	51.3	-904
3	UT	150,964	74,754	49.5	-13
4	NE	112,418	55,391	49.3	2068
5	MN	305,082	145,697	47.8	617
6	VT	47,113	22,234	47.2	1728
7	KS	191,769	89,069	46.4	4807
8	MT	69,553	31,935	45.9	-1484
9	IA	170,186	77,746	45.7	-2670
10	WY	41,825	19,063	45.6	578
11	CO	311,449	141,691	45.5	10033
12	AK	53,087	23,815	44.9	-275
13	ID	125,743	54,948	43.7	4858
14	HI	59,469	25,546	43	-810
15	NH	84,234	36,069	42.8	-676
16	MD	335,461	141,870	42.3	4353
17	WI	339,267	142,285	41.9	-1441
18	VA	500,771	204,103	40.8	10471
19	RI	75,806	30,787	40.6	7758
20	WA	480,828	194,948	40.5	1156
21	CT	189,419	76,096	40.2	1381
22	NV	183,918	73,968	40.2	-9485
23	TX	1,622,962	647,977	39.9	3796
24	IN	477,660	184,343	38.6	8964
25	IL	691,453	263,464	38.1	20681
26	OR	288,493	109,027	37.8	-9887
27	MA	396,597	149,633	37.7	-1014
28	NJ	428,932	161,729	37.7	2154
29	OK	339,773	127,608	37.6	4040
30	PA	880,799	329,760	37.4	6406
31	MO	463,964	172,283	37.1	8040
32	DE	52,947	19,576	37	-708
33	OH	840,199	309,665	36.9	4725
34	AZ	428,198	156,194	36.5	5,760
35	CA	1,980,677	721,536	36.4	19745
36	ME	112,442	39,424	35.1	3067
37	GA	661,498	227,895	34.5	-8682
38	NY	1,099,574	378,951	34.5	11473
39	FL	1,258,361	428,638	34.1	23953
40	LA	361,642	122,683	33.9	2240
41	MI	727,451	246,196	33.8	-8138
42	NC	689,612	232,875	33.8	-16355
43	NM	169,264	57,005	33.7	7921
44	TN	538,061	179,049	33.3	4679
45	SC	376,889	122,789	32.6	-6977
46	AR	285,023	87,920	30.8	2473
47	KY	430,265	129,954	30.2	-3972
48	MS	265,344	73,203	27.6	-2875
49	AL	418,429	112,030	26.8	-3,769
50	WV	188,696	49,199	26.1	-4173

Disability Employment Statistics for Working-Age People with Disabilities in 2017
State	Total # of Working-Age PWDs	Disability Employment
		Count	%
U.S.	20,444,249	7,572,805	37
AL	418,429	112,030	26.8
AK	53,087	23,815	44.9
AZ	428,198	156,194	36.5
AR	285,023	87,920	30.8
CA	1,980,677	721,536	36.4
CO	311,449	141,691	45.5
CT	189,419	76,096	40.2
DE	52,947	19,576	37
FL	1,258,361	428,638	34.1
GA	661,498	227,895	34.5
HI	59,469	25,546	43
ID	125,743	54,948	43.7
IL	691,453	263,464	38.1
IN	477,660	184,343	38.6
IA	170,186	77,746	45.7
KS	191,769	89,069	46.4
KY	430,265	129,954	30.2
LA	361,642	122,683	33.9
ME	112,442	39,424	35.1
MD	335,461	141,870	42.3
MA	396,597	149,633	37.7
MI	727,451	246,196	33.8
MN	305,082	145,697	47.8
MS	265,344	73,203	27.6
MO	463,964	172,283	37.1
MT	69,553	31,935	45.9
NE	112,418	55,391	49.3
NV	183,918	73,968	40.2
NH	84,234	36,069	42.8
NJ	428,932	161,729	37.7
NM	169,264	57,005	33.7
NY	1,099,574	378,951	34.5
NC	689,612	232,875	33.8
ND	37,320	21,019	56.3
OH	840,199	309,665	36.9
OK	339,773	127,608	37.6
OR	288,493	109,027	37.8
PA	880,799	329,760	37.4
RI	75,806	30,787	40.6
SC	376,889	122,789	32.6
SD	49,546	25,419	51.3
TN	538,061	179,049	33.3
TX	1,622,962	647,977	39.9
UT	150,964	74,754	49.5
VT	47,113	22,234	47.2
VA	500,771	204,103	40.8
WA	480,828	194,948	40.5
WV	188,696	49,199	26.1
WI	339,267	142,285	41.9
WY	41,825	19,063	45.6

Ranking of States Best to Worst Employment for People with Disabilities in 2017
1	North Dakota	56.3
2	South Dakota	51.3
3	Utah	49.5
4	Nebraska	49.3
5	Minnesota	47.8
6	Vermont	47.2
7	Kansas	46.4
8	Montana	45.9
9	Iowa	45.7
10	Wyoming	45.6
11	Colorado	45.5
12	Alaska	44.9
13	Idaho	43.7
14	Hawaii	43
15	New Hampshire	42.8
16	Maryland	42.3
17	Wisconsin	41.9
18	Virginia	40.8
19	Rhode Island	40.6
20	Washington	40.5
21	Connecticut	40.2
22	Nevada	40.2
23	Texas	39.9
24	Indiana	38.6
25	Illinois	38.1
26	Oregon	37.8
27	Massachusetts	37.7
28	New Jersey	37.7
29	Oklahoma	37.6
30	Pennsylvania	37.4
31	Missouri	37.1
32	Deleware	37
33	Ohio	36.9
34	Arizona	36.5
35	California	36.4
36	Maine	35.1
37	Georgia	34.5
38	New York	34.5
39	Florida	34.1
40	Louisian	33.9
41	Michigan	33.8
42	North Carolina	33.8
43	New Mexico	33.7
44	Tennessee	33.3
45	South Carolina	32.6
46	Arkansas	30.8
47	Kentucky	30.2
48	Mississippi	27.6
49	Alabama	26.8
50	West Virginia	26.1

Job Gains and Losses for People With and Without Disabilities in 2017
State
	2017# of PWDs Employed	2016 # of PWDs Employed	PWDs Job Gains and Losses	2017 # of non-PWDs Employed	2016  # of non-PWDs Employed	non-PWDs Job Gains and Losses
U.S.	7,572,805	7,461,001	111,804	136,960,269	135,089,199	1871070
AL	112,030	115,799	-3,769	1815887	1,825,440	-9,553
AK	23,815	24,090	-275	300,380	309,682	-9,302
AZ	156,194	150,434	5,760	2,757,032	2,684,035	72,997
AR	87,920	85,447	2473	1,121,274	1,111,661	9,613
CA	721,536	701,791	19745	16,961,551	16,632,184	329,367
CO	141,691	131,658	10033	2,565,435	2,513,698	51,737
CT	76,096	74,715	1381	1,582,806	1,596,352	-13546
DE	19,576	20,284	-708	382,889	390,409	-7520
FL	428,638	404,685	23953	8,380,911	8,177,300	203611
GA	227,895	236,577	-8682	4,329,722	4,227,892	101830
HI	25,546	26,356	-810	597,818	602,358	-4540
ID	54,948	50,090	4858	672,032	662,021	10011
IL	263,464	242,783	20681	5,551,933	5,604,115	-52182
IN	184,343	175,379	8964	2,778,797	2,782,195	-3398
IA	77,746	80,416	-2670	1,409,244	1,401,585	7659
KS	89,069	84,262	4807	1,234,266	1,227,313	6953
KY	129,954	133,926	-3972	1,711,997	1,689,336	22661
LA	122,683	120,443	2240	1,765,230	1,767,458	-2228
ME	39,424	36,357	3067	567,638	566,378	1260
MD	141,870	137,517	4353	2,733,682	2,716,777	16905
MA	149,633	150,647	-1014	3,167,434	3,148,274	19160
MI	246,196	254,334	-8138	4,106,166	4,042,733	63433
MN	145,697	145,080	617	2,602,221	2,576,753	25468
MS	73,203	76,078	-2875	1,070,889	1,074,318	-3429
MO	172,283	164,243	8040	2,536,645	2,521,381	15264
MT	31,935	33,419	-1484	442,802	431,126	11676
NE	55,391	53,323	2068	869,515	855,042	14473
NV	73,968	83,453	-9485	1,264,395	1,211,522	52873
NH	36,069	36,745	-676	630,403	621,838	8565
NJ	161,729	159,575	2154	4,013,232	3,936,933	76299
NM	57,005	49,084	7921	751,217	767,544	-16327
NY	378,951	367,478	11473	8,610,618	8,522,611	88007
NC	232,875	249,230	-16355	4,225,322	4,101,199	124123
ND	21,019	23,286	-2267	355,450	354,090	1360
OH	309,665	304,940	4725	4,867,703	4,843,788	23915
OK	127,608	123,568	4040	1,502,073	1,495,651	6422
OR	109,027	118,914	-9887	1,751,754	1,696,553	55201
PA	329,760	323,354	6406	5,367,374	5,330,434	36940
RI	30,787	23,029	7758	464,968	462,612	2356
SC	122,789	129,766	-6977	1,985,199	1,936,360	48839
SD	25,419	26,323	-904	375,014	373,550	1464
TN	179,049	174,370	4679	2,734,895	2,640,999	93896
TX	647,977	644,181	3796	11,762,593	11,526,552	236041
UT	74,754	74,767	-13	1,331,953	1,287,144	44809
VT	22,234	20,506	1728	271,817	275,842	-4025
VA	204,103	193,632	10471	3,669,633	3,647,462	22171
WA	194,948	193,792	1156	3,187,621	3,093,022	94599
WV	49,199	53,372	-4173	621,100	634,749	-13649
WI	142,285	143,726	-1441	2,626,044	2,612,737	13307
WY	19,063	18,485	578	241,852	247,491	-5639

Disability Employment Rates by Race in 2017
State	Total # of Working-Age PWDs	Total # of PWDs Employed	Disability Employment Rate
U.S. – All Races	20,444,249	7,572,805	37
African Americans with Disabilities	3,262,362	934,589	28.6
Latinx Americans with Disabilities	2,887,953	1,114,614	38.6
Asian Americans with Disabilities	531,093	218,999	41.2

Top 10 States Ranked by Disability Employment Rates in 2017
State Ranking	State	Total # of Working-Age PWDs	# of PWDs Employed	Total Job Gains and Losses	Disability Employment Rate
1	ND	37,320	21,019	-2267	56.3
2	SD	49,546	25,419	-904	51.3
3	UT	150,964	74,754	-13	49.5
4	NE	112,418	55,391	2068	49.3
5	MN	305,082	145,697	617	47.8
6	VT	47,113	22,234	1728	47.2
7	KS	191,769	89,069	4807	46.4
8	MT	69,553	31,935	-1484	45.9
9	IA	170,186	77,746	-2670	45.7
10	WY	41,825	19,063	578	45.6

Disability Employment Gap in 2017
State	Employment Rate for PWDs	Employment Rate for Non-PWDs	Gap (% pts)
U.S.	37	77.2	40.2
AL	26.8	72.6	45.8
AK	44.9	75.7	30.8
AZ	36.5	75.3	38.8
AR	30.8	75.9	45.1
CA	36.4	75	38.6
CO	45.5	80.6	35.1
CT	40.2	78.1	37.9
DE	37	73.5	36.5
FL	34.1	75.6	41.5
GA	34.5	76	41.5
HI	43	78.8	35.8
ID	43.7	77.4	33.7
IL	38.1	77.6	39.5
IN	38.6	78.7	40.1
IA	45.7	82.7	37
KS	46.4	81	34.6
KY	30.2	76.3	46.1
LA	33.9	72.5	38.6
ME	35.1	81.6	46.5
MD	42.3	80.4	38.1
MA	37.7	80.2	42.5
MI	33.8	77.1	43.3
MN	47.8	84.2	36.4
MS	27.6	71.8	44.2
MO	37.1	79.8	42.7
MT	45.9	80.1	34.2
NE	49.3	85	35.7
NV	40.2	77.1	36.9
NH	42.8	83.4	40.6
NJ	37.7	78.3	40.6
NM	33.7	71.4	37.7
NY	34.5	76.2	41.7
NC	33.8	76.9	43.1
ND	56.3	84.3	28
OH	36.9	78.8	41.9
OK	37.6	76.3	38.7
OR	37.8	78	40.2
PA	37.4	78.1	40.7
RI	40.6	78.6	38
SC	32.6	76.2	43.6
SD	51.3	82.5	31.2
TN	33.3	77.5	44.2
TX	39.9	75.9	36
UT	49.5	79.7	30.2
VT	47.2	80.1	32.9
VA	40.8	79	38.2
WA	40.5	78.2	37.7
WV	26.1	70.2	44.1
WI	41.9	82.6	40.7
WY	45.6	80.3	34.7
PR	24	53	29

Change in Employment Gap in 2017
State	Gap (Between No Disability & Disability)		Gap Change (% pts)
	2016 (%)	2017 (%)
U.S.	40.8	40.2	0.6
AL	45.5	45.9	-0.4
AK	28.3	30.8	-2.6
AZ	39.7	38.8	0.8
AR	43	45	-2
CA	39.5	38.6	1.0
CO	37	35.1	1.9
CT	39.8	37.9	1.9
DE	39.9	36.5	3.4
DC	43.1	34.1	8.9
FL	42.9	41.6	1.3
GA	41.8	41.6	0.2
HI	38.7	35.8	2.8
ID	33.7	33.7	0.0
IL	42	39.5	2.5
IN	43	40.1	2.9
IA	36.6	37	-0.5
KS	35.6	34.5	1.1
KY	45	46.1	-1.1
LA	41.6	38.5	3.1
ME	47.3	46.5	0.7
MD	39.1	38.1	1.0
MA	41.5	42.5	-1
MI	43.1	43.2	-0.2
MN	35.8	36.5	-0.6
MS	41.9	44.2	-2.3
MO	44.1	42.6	1.5
MT	35.3	34.2	1.2
NE	36.4	35.7	0.8
NV	34.1	36.8	-2.8
NH	41.1	40.6	0.5
NJ	40.7	40.6	0.0
NM	40	37.8	2.2
NY	42.4	41.7	0.6
NC	41.2	43.1	-1.9
ND	30.2	28	2.2
OH	42.7	42	0.8
OK	38.4	38.8	-0.3
OR	37.7	40.2	-2.6
PA	42.1	40.7	1.4
RI	48.6	38	10.6
SC	42.1	43.7	-1.5
SD	30.7	31.2	-0.5
TN	44.9	44.2	0.6
TX	36.9	36	0.9
UT	31.9	30.1	1.8
VT	39.7	32.9	6.7
VA	39.7	38.2	1.5
WA	38.1	37.7	0.4
WV	43.4	44.2	-0.8
WI	40.4	40.7	-0.3
WY	32.3	34.7	-2.4
PR	32.6	28.9	3.7

Women with Disabilities

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

Table 5: 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