
Disability Data for Arkansas from the 2009 American Community Survey: Age and Gender
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 2,686,000 | 524,000 | 19.5% | 221,000 | 8.2% | 114,000 | 4.2% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 505,000 | 37,000 | 7.3% | 6,000 | 1.2% | 4,000 | 0.8% |
| 18-64 | 1,770,000 | 293,000 | 16.6% | 115,000 | 6.5% | 52,000 | 2.9% |
| 18-44 | 1,032,000 | 111,000 | 10.7% | 42,000 | 4.1% | 16,000 | 1.6% |
| 45-64 | 737,000 | 182,000 | 24.7% | 73,000 | 9.9% | 35,000 | 4.8% |
| 65 + | 412,000 | 194,000 | 47.1% | 100,000 | 24.3% | 58,000 | 14.1% |
| 65-79 | 302,000 | 116,000 | 38.3% | 49,000 | 16.2% | 27,000 | 8.8% |
| 80 + | 110,000 | 78,000 | 71.0% | 51,000 | 46.4% | 32,000 | 28.7% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 1,307,000 | 257,000 | 19.6% | 91,000 | 7.0% | 47,000 | 3.6% |
| 5-17 | 256,000 | 26,000 | 10.3% | 4,000 | 1.6% | 3,000 | 1.0% |
| 18-64 | 874,000 | 148,000 | 16.9% | 54,000 | 6.2% | 24,000 | 2.7% |
| 65 + | 177,000 | 82,000 | 46.6% | 33,000 | 18.9% | 20,000 | 11.4% |
| Female | 1,380,000 | 267,000 | 19.3% | 129,000 | 9.4% | 67,000 | 4.9% |
| 5-17 | 249,000 | 11,000 | 4.2% | 2,000 | 0.7% | 1,000 | 0.5% |
| 18-64 | 896,000 | 145,000 | 16.2% | 61,000 | 6.8% | 28,000 | 3.1% |
| 65 + | 235,000 | 112,000 | 47.5% | 67,000 | 28.3% | 38,000 | 16.2% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Arkansas, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 2.6% of people with daily activity limitations in Arkansas are in the age group 5-17, 19.1% are in the age group 18-44, 33.0% are in the age group 45-64, 22.1% are in the age group 65-79 and 23.2% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 524,000 | 221,000 | 114,000 | 2,163,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.0% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 21.6% |
| 18-44 | 21.1% | 19.1% | 14.4% | 42.6% |
| 45-64 | 34.8% | 33.0% | 31.1% | 25.7% |
| 65-79 | 22.1% | 22.1% | 23.3% | 8.6% |
| 80+ | 14.9% | 23.2% | 27.8% | 1.5% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Arkansas from the 2008 American Community Survey


