Brief Factsheets and Infographics
Disability Impacts All of Us
Disabilities statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Living With Disabilities
Census Bureau statistics on the number of Americans with a disability by age, sex, and disability type.
7 Facts About Americans with Disabilities
Data about Americans with Disabilities from the Pew Research Center.
Disability & Functioning
Data for the U.S. related to various types of disabilities. Provided by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Statistical Snapshots from the American Foundation for the Blind
Statistical facts and figures about Americans with vision loss.
Blindness Statistics
A wide range of statistics on blindness compiled by the National Federation of the Blind.
Quick Statistics About Hearing
Provided by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Data & Statistics About ADHD
Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Data & Statistics on Autism Spectrum Disorder
Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mental Health Statistics
Statistics on the prevalence and treatment of various mental illnesses among the U.S. population. Provided by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Students With Disabilities
Statistics on students ages 3–21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Provided by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Selected Data From Social Security's Disability Program
Data on disabled worker beneficiaries paid from Social Security's Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
Data Sources for In-Depth Statistics
Disability Statistics
Cornell University provides this valuable online resource for U.S. disability statistics. Offers a variety of statistics, datasets, and annual Disability Status Reports that provide national and state-level reports presenting prevalence and relative economic status of people with disabilities.
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
Gathers the most recent national statistics on people with disabilities from various federal agencies to make finding and using disability statistics easier. The Compendium provides current statistics and time trends related to the prevalence of disabilities along with key indicators on employment, health, community living, and other outcomes of importance in monitoring the well-being of individuals with disabilities. Includes annual reports on disability statistics in the United States, as well as county-level statistics for each state. Provided by the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire.
StateData.info
A resource for data on employment and economic self-sufficiency for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provided by the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Data and Statistics on Disability and Health
This data collection from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides access to an overview of disability and health in each state, state-level health and demographic data about adults with disabilities, statistics on each state’s total disability-associated healthcare expenditures, and more.
US Census Bureau Disability Library
The Census Bureau collects disability data about the following six disability types: hearing difficulty, vision difficulty, cognitive difficulty, ambulatory difficulty, self-care difficulty, and independent living difficulty.
Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009–2019 – Statistical Tables
Provided by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, this report compares the victimization of persons with and without disabilities living in households, including distributions by sex, race and Hispanic origin, age, and disability type. Disabilities are classified according to six types: hearing, vision, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and independent living.
Disability Employment Statistics
Disability labor force statistics provided by the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program
This annual report provides program and demographic information about people with disabilities who receive cash benefits from the Social Security Disability Insurance Program.
