Disability Data for US from the 2009 American Community Survey



Number of people with disabilities and disability rate, by family income in US, 2009
  Total population Any disability Daily activity limitation Self-care limitation
  Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  277,573,000 35,217,000 12.7% 14,171,000 5.1% 6,866,000 2.5%
 Less than FPL* 37,115,000 7,268,000 19.6% 3,190,000 8.6% 1,525,000 4.1%
 100-199% FPL 49,757,000 9,035,000 18.2% 3,907,000 7.9% 1,889,000 3.8%
 200-299% FPL 46,674,000 6,273,000 13.4% 2,489,000 5.3% 1,208,000 2.6%
 ≥300% FPL 143,389,000 12,576,000 8.8% 4,573,000 3.2% 2,233,000 1.6%

*FPL: Federal Poverty Level

Income distribution of people with disibilities in US, 2009
  Any Disability Daily activity limitation Self-care limitation No disability
Number of people 35,217,000 14,171,000 6,866,000 242,356,000
 Family income
In poverty 20.6% 22.5% 22.2% 12.3%
100-199% FPL 25.7% 27.6% 27.6% 16.8%
200-299% FPL 17.8% 17.6% 17.6% 16.7%
≥300% FPL 35.7% 32.3% 32.6% 54.0%

Family income of people with daily activity limitations in US, 2009

The above pie chart shows that 22.5% of people with daily activity limitations live in poverty, 27.6% have family incomes between 100 and 199% of the Federal Poverty Level, 17.6% have family incomes between 200 and 299% of the Federal Poverty Level, and 32.3% have family incomes at or above 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Family income of people with self-care limitations in US, 2009

The above pie chart shows that 22.2% of people with self-care limitations live in poverty, 27.6% have family incomes between 100 and 199% of the Federal Poverty Level, 17.6% have family incomes between 200 and 299% of the Federal Poverty Level, and 32.6% have family incomes at or above 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.

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Income Data for US from the 2008 American Community Survey

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