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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 |
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Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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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% |
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50
State Average
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13.34% |
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N.J.
% Below Average |
29.50% |
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