Disability prevalence (most recent) by state

SOURCE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.

DEFINITION
Adults who are limited in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems. Percent of respondents who answered yes.

Health Statistics > Disability prevalence (most recent) by state

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

West Virginia:

26.4%

# 2

Kentucky:

24.8%

= 3

Oregon:

23.7%

= 3

Mississippi:

23.7%

# 5

Washington:

23.5%

# 6

Alabama:

23.2%

# 7

Arkansas:

22.9%

# 8

Minnesota:

21.7%

# 9

Oklahoma:

21.3%

# 10

Idaho:

21.1%

# 11

Michigan:

20.7%

# 12

Maine:

20.6%

# 13

Florida:

20.2%

# 14

Montana:

19.9%

# 15

Arizona:

19.7%

# 16

New Hampshire:

19.4%

# 17

Missouri:

19.3%

# 18

Wyoming:

18.9%

= 19

South Dakota:

18.8%

= 19

Utah:

18.8%

# 21

Puerto Rico:

18.7%

= 22

South Carolina:

18.6%

= 22

Pennsylvania:

18.6%

= 24

Vermont:

18.4%

= 24

Indiana:

18.4%

= 24

New York:

18.4%

= 27

Tennessee:

18.3%

= 27

Georgia:

18.3%

= 27

California:

18.3%

# 30

Alaska:

18.2%

= 31

Colorado:

18.1%

= 31

New Mexico:

18.1%

= 33

North Carolina:

17.9%

= 33

Nevada:

17.9%

= 33

Rhode Island:

17.9%

# 36

Massachusetts:

17.7%

# 37

Virginia:

17.6%

= 38

Wisconsin:

17.5%

= 38

Texas:

17.5%

= 38

Delaware:

17.5%

= 41

Connecticut:

17.4%

= 41

Maryland:

17.4%

# 43

Ohio:

17.3%

# 44

Iowa:

17.1%

# 45

Nebraska:

16.8%

# 46

Louisiana:

16.7%

# 47

New Jersey:

16.5%

# 48

District of Columbia:

16.2%

= 49

Kansas:

16%

= 49

North Dakota:

16%

# 51

Illinois:

13.9%

# 52

Guam:

12.5%

# 53

US Virgin Islands:

11.9%

# 54

Hawaii:

11.2%

Weighted average:

18.7%

DEFINITION: Adults who are limited in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems. Percent of respondents who answered yes.

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.

Health Statistics > Disability prevalence (most recent) by state

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