
Disability Data for Minnesota from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 4,900,000 | 556,000 | 11.3% | 232,000 | 4.7% | 123,000 | 2.5% | |
| Household | 4,757,000 | 488,000 | 10.3% | 178,000 | 3.7% | 80,000 | 1.7% |
| Living alone | 594,000 | 134,000 | 22.5% | 57,000 | 9.6% | 24,000 | 4.0% |
| Living with others | 4,164,000 | 354,000 | 8.5% | 121,000 | 2.9% | 57,000 | 1.4% |
| Institution* | 65,000 | 47,000 | 71.4% | 41,000 | 62.2% | 35,000 | 52.9% |
| Other group quarters† | 77,000 | 21,000 | 27.6% | 13,000 | 16.7% | 8,000 | 10.7% |
* Institution: Nursing homes, hospital facilities, and correctional and
juvenile institutions.
† Group homes, college dormitories, military barracks and other
group housing, hostels, shelters, religious group housing, and work-related group living arrangements.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 556,000 | 232,000 | 123,000 | 4,344,000 |
| Type of living quarters | ||||
| In household living alone | 24.0% | 24.5% | 19.2% | 10.6% |
| In household with others | 63.7% | 52.3% | 46.0% | 87.7% |
| Institution | 8.4% | 17.6% | 28.1% | 0.4% |
| Other group quarters | 3.8% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 1.3% |
Distribution of living quarters among people with daily activity limitations in Minnesota, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 52.3% of Minnesota adults with a daily living limitation live in households with others, 24.5% live alone in households, 17.6% live in institutions, and 5.5% live in other group quarters.
Distribution of living quarters among people with self-care limitations in Minnesota, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 46.0% of Minnesota adults with a self-care limitation live in households with others, 19.2% live alone in households, 28.1% live in institutions, and 6.7% live in other group quarters.
For other years:
Living Quarters Data for Minnesota from the 2008 American Community Survey

