Community & Work Disparities
A Program of the ADA Participatory Action Research Consortium (ADA-PARC)

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Percentage of People with and without Disabilities Who Work Full-Time, Age 18 to 64, 2016

Among people who are employed, there are sometimes important differences in the number of hours worked. The number of hours worked can lead to different levels of income and access to employer benefits such as health insurance. We identified and compared the percentage of people age 18-64 with and without disabilities living in the community who are employed full-time (35 hours or more per week). This measure allows us to see that a much higher percentage of people without disabilities are employed full-time (US Average is 54.2% with a range of 49.5% in California to 62.4% in South Dakota) than are people with disabilities (US average is 21.2% with a range of 16.4% in West Virginia to 32.9% in Wyoming). This difference in full-time employment between people with and without disabilities suggests people with disabilities who are employed are working fewer hours, and as a result may earn less income and have less access to employer-provided benefits such as health insurance and retirement contributions.

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With a Disability and Work Full Time This is the first of two color coded maps of the United States.  States have been grouped into four quartile ranges. The first quartile ranges from 16.4% to 21.2% and includes the states Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Washington DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, United States & West Virginia.  The second quartile ranges from 21.3% to 34.6% and includes the states Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin & Wyoming.  The third quartile ranges from 34.7% to 54.6%. There are no states in this quartile because the quartiles are shared between two maps.  The fourth quartile ranges from 54.7% to 62.4%. There are no states in this quartile because the quartiles are shared between two maps. With a Disability and Work Full Time Albuquerque 21.2Anchorage 30.1Asheville 22.7Austin 29.6Baltimore 16.8Baton Rouge 20.2Birmingham 14.6Boise 23.3Chicago 17.7Columbia 16.1Columbus 21.1Denver 22.5Detroit 9.8Fresno 17.5Gastonia 16.9Greensboro 18.5Houston 24.4Indianapolis 19.6Lansing 18.5Las Vegas 23.3Little Rock 22.1Memphis 17.2Milwaukee 14.9Milwaukee 14.9Minneapolis 17.6Missoula 18.3Montgomery 17.0Nashville 25.7New Orleans 17.5Oakland 17.7Phoenix 21.7Pittsburgh 18.2Portland 20.7Raleigh 28.3Richmond 19.4Riverside 18.4Sacramento 17.2Salt Lake City 24.2San Francisco 22.0Santa Barbara 18.0Seattle 25.9Spokane 20.1St. Petersburg 18.7Tacoma 22.8Tampa 21.7Tucson 19.3Tulsa 24.3Washington 19.9 Without a Disability and Work Full Time This is the second of two color coded maps of the United States.  States have been grouped into four quartile ranges. The first quartile ranges from 16.4% to 21.2%. There are no states in this quartile because the quartiles are shared between two maps.  The second quartile ranges from 21.3% to 34.6%. There are no states in this quartile because the quartiles are shared between two maps.  The third quartile ranges from 34.7% to 54.6% and includes the states Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, United States, Utah, Washington & West Virginia.  The fourth quartile ranges from 54.7% to 62.4% and includes the states Arkansas, Colorado, Washington DC, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin & Wyoming. Without a Disability and Work Full Time Albuquerque 21.2Anchorage 30.1Asheville 22.7Austin 29.6Baltimore 16.8Baton Rouge 20.2Birmingham 14.6Boise 23.3Chicago 17.7Columbia 16.1Columbus 21.1Denver 22.5Detroit 9.8Fresno 17.5Gastonia 16.9Greensboro 18.5Houston 24.4Indianapolis 19.6Lansing 18.5Las Vegas 23.3Little Rock 22.1Memphis 17.2Milwaukee 14.9Milwaukee 14.9Minneapolis 17.6Missoula 18.3Montgomery 17.0Nashville 25.7New Orleans 17.5Oakland 17.7Phoenix 21.7Pittsburgh 18.2Portland 20.7Raleigh 28.3Richmond 19.4Riverside 18.4Sacramento 17.2Salt Lake City 24.2San Francisco 22.0Santa Barbara 18.0Seattle 25.9Spokane 20.1St. Petersburg 18.7Tacoma 22.8Tampa 21.7Tucson 19.3Tulsa 24.3Washington 19.9
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Data source. 2016, American Community Survey (ACS), 1 year Estimates. Table B18121, work experience by disability status and type
Calculation. Number in each group (people with disabilities or people without disabilities) who are working full time divided by the total population of each group.

Percentage of People with and without Disabilities Who Work Full-Time, Age 18 to 64 by region

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Percentage of People with and without Disabilities Who Work Full-Time, Age 18 to 64 by Region. Click on a state to view city data, where available.
RegionWith a disabilityWithout a disability
United States21.2%54.2%
Alaska26.7%51.1%
Alabama17.8%53.4%
Arkansas19.5%55.2%
Arizona20.9%52.1%
California19.5%49.5%
Colorado26.3%55.9%
Connecticut21.5%54.6%
District of Columbia19.9%58.2%
Delaware21.8%56.3%
Florida19.1%53.1%
Georgia20.6%54.1%
Hawaii26.1%55.5%
Iowa26.5%60.5%
Idaho24.0%52.4%
Illinois21.2%54.7%
Indiana21.5%55.4%
Percentage of People with and without Disabilities Who Work Full-Time, Age 18 to 64 by Region. Click on a state to view city data, where available.
RegionWith a disabilityWithout a disability
Kansas26.2%58.9%
Kentucky17.9%54.0%
Louisiana20.6%54.1%
Massachusetts19.6%54.7%
Maryland26.2%59.3%
Maine17.6%55.0%
Michigan17.1%51.0%
Minnesota24.7%58.7%
Missouri21.2%56.9%
Mississippi18.1%52.6%
Montana24.2%53.5%
North Carolina19.9%53.8%
North Dakota32.9%61.3%
Nebraska29.7%62.2%
New Hampshire23.2%58.3%
New Jersey23.0%55.3%
New Mexico20.4%51.0%
Percentage of People with and without Disabilities Who Work Full-Time, Age 18 to 64 by Region. Click on a state to view city data, where available.
RegionWith a disabilityWithout a disability
Nevada25.9%52.7%
New York19.6%53.5%
Ohio20.2%55.4%
Oklahoma24.8%57.3%
Oregon20.4%49.7%
Pennsylvania20.8%55.5%
Rhode Island19.3%53.0%
South Carolina19.4%54.2%
South Dakota30.3%62.4%
Tennessee19.1%55.0%
Texas25.1%56.4%
Utah25.8%52.8%
Virginia24.0%57.6%
Vermont22.1%56.2%
Washington22.9%53.0%
Wisconsin22.8%57.5%
West Virginia16.4%52.1%
Wyoming32.5%58.1%