
Disability Data for Maryland 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 | ||
| 5,320,000 | 604,000 | 11.3% | 260,000 | 4.9% | 133,000 | 2.5% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 970,000 | 48,000 | 4.9% | 12,000 | 1.2% | 9,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 3,658,000 | 308,000 | 8.4% | 114,000 | 3.1% | 54,000 | 1.5% |
| 18-44 | 2,110,000 | 115,000 | 5.4% | 46,000 | 2.2% | 20,000 | 0.9% |
| 45-64 | 1,548,000 | 194,000 | 12.5% | 68,000 | 4.4% | 35,000 | 2.2% |
| 65 + | 692,000 | 247,000 | 35.8% | 135,000 | 19.5% | 70,000 | 10.1% |
| 65-79 | 506,000 | 134,000 | 26.4% | 59,000 | 11.7% | 30,000 | 6.0% |
| 80 + | 186,000 | 114,000 | 61.1% | 76,000 | 40.7% | 39,000 | 21.1% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2,572,000 | 267,000 | 10.4% | 95,000 | 3.7% | 51,000 | 2.0% |
| 5-17 | 497,000 | 30,000 | 6.1% | 7,000 | 1.4% | 6,000 | 1.2% |
| 18-64 | 1,785,000 | 148,000 | 8.3% | 51,000 | 2.8% | 25,000 | 1.4% |
| 65 + | 289,000 | 89,000 | 30.9% | 37,000 | 13.0% | 20,000 | 7.0% |
| Female | 2,749,000 | 336,000 | 12.2% | 165,000 | 6.0% | 82,000 | 3.0% |
| 5-17 | 473,000 | 18,000 | 3.7% | 4,000 | 0.9% | 3,000 | 0.6% |
| 18-64 | 1,873,000 | 161,000 | 8.6% | 63,000 | 3.4% | 30,000 | 1.6% |
| 65 + | 403,000 | 158,000 | 39.2% | 97,000 | 24.2% | 49,000 | 12.3% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Maryland, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.4% of people with daily activity limitations in Maryland are in the age group 5-17, 17.6% are in the age group 18-44, 26.2% are in the age group 45-64, 22.7% are in the age group 65-79 and 29.1% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 604,000 | 260,000 | 133,000 | 4,717,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.9% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 19.6% |
| 18-44 | 19.0% | 17.6% | 14.7% | 42.3% |
| 45-64 | 32.1% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 28.7% |
| 65-79 | 22.2% | 22.7% | 22.8% | 7.9% |
| 80+ | 18.8% | 29.1% | 29.6% | 1.5% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Maryland from the 2008 American Community Survey


