Disability Data for US from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Number of people | Percent of population | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 285,834,000 | 100% |
| Any type of disability* | 38,487,000 | 13.5% |
| Hearing | 10,737,000 | 3.8% |
| Vision | 6,922,000 | 2.4% |
| Cognitive | 15,155,000 | 5.3% |
| Mobility | 21,174,000 | 7.4% |
| Daily activity limitation† | 16,565,000 | 5.8% |
| Self-care activities | 8,689,000 | 3.0% |
| Routine activities | 14,806,000 | 5.2% |
| No reported disability | 247,347,000 | 86.5% |
*Any sensory, cognitive, or mobility disability or daily activity limitation; adds up to more than total because many people have multiple disability types.
†Any difficulty with self-care activities and/or other routine activities; many people have difficulty with both types of activities.
Disability status of the US population ages 5+
The above pie chart shows that 5.8% of US adults are limited in their daily activities, an additional 7.7% have some other type of disability, and 86.5% have no reported disability.
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Prevalence Data for US from the 2008 American Community Survey
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