NJPRO - The New Jersey Policy Research Organization
Who We Are ResearchNJBIA in the NewsMiddle School CurriculumBright IdeasHome
. STATE STATS
   

New Jersey Ranks Last in the Nation in Percentage of People 21 to 64 Years Old with a Disability, 2005
Source: 2005 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau

Rank State Percentage   Rank State Percentage
             

1

West Virginia

21.4%


26

Georgia

12.9%

2

Kentucky

19.8%

 

27

Florida

12.8%

3

Mississippi

19.2%

 

28

Delaware

12.6%

4

Arkansas

19.1%

 

29

Texas

12.3%

5

Alabama

17.9%

 

30

Arizona

12.1%

6

Oklahoma

17.0%

 

31

Kansas

12.1%

7

Tennessee

17.0%

 

32

South Dakota

11.7%

8

Louisiana

16.4%

 

33

Iowa

11.6%

9

Maine

15.7%

 

34

New Hampshire

11.6%

10

South Carolina

15.7%

 

35

Virginia

11.5%

11

New Mexico

15.5%

 

36

Nebraska

11.4%

12

Missouri

15.2%

 

37

New York

11.4%

13

Alaska

14.5%

 

38

Utah

11.2%

14

North Carolina

14.4%

 

39

Wisconsin

11.0%

15

Montana

13.9%

 

40

California

10.9%

16

Ohio

13.8%

 

41

Massachusetts

10.7%

17

Oregon

13.8%

 

42

North Dakota

10.6%

18

Washington

13.8%

 

43

Maryland

10.5%

19

Idaho

13.6%

 

44

Hawaii

10.3%

20

Wyoming

13.6%

 

45

Colorado

10.2%

21

Michigan

13.5%

 

46

Illinois

10.2%

22

Indiana

13.4%

 

47

Connecticut

10.1%

23

Rhode Island

13.3%

 

48

Nevada

10.0%

24

Vermont

13.2%

 

49

Minnesota

9.9%

25

Pennsylvania

13.1%

 

50

NEW JERSEY

9.4%

             
          50 State Average
13.34%
          N.J. % Below Average 29.50%

View all State Stats


NJ PRO Foundation, Inc.
102 West State St.
Trenton, NJ 08608-1199
609-393-7707