Percentage of People with Disabilities Living in Other Group Quarters, 2012 to 16
Other than living in an institution such as a nursing home or at home, individuals with disabilities may also live in residential facilities such as assisted living centers and other group homes. These living arrangements are classified by the US Census Bureau as "other group quarters" and they make up a significant percentage of disabled living arrangements in the nation. Over the 5 years (2012 to 2016), the average percent of people with disabilities living in group quarters ranged from a high of 6.1% (D.C.) to a low of 0.7% (Arkansas).
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Data source. 2012 to 16, Characteristics of the group quarters population in the United States, 2012 to 2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Table S2601A
Calculation. Number of people with a disability living in other group quarters divided by the total number of people with any disability.
Note. Group quarters include: Group homes, college/university student housing, military quarters and other group housing, hostels, shelters, religious group housing, work-related group living arrangements and any other type of group living quarters.
Percentage of People with Disabilities Living in Other Group Quarters by region
Region | People with Disabilities Living in Other Group Quarters |
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United States | 1.7% |
Alabama | 0.9% |
Alaska | 3.1% |
Arizona | 1.8% |
Arkansas | 0.7% |
California | 2.5% |
Colorado | 1.3% |
Connecticut | 2.9% |
Delaware | 1.3% |
District of Columbia | 6.1% |
Florida | 1.2% |
Georgia | 1.1% |
Hawaii | 3.4% |
Idaho | 1.0% |
Illinois | 1.5% |
Indiana | 1.4% |
Iowa | 2.2% |
Region | People with Disabilities Living in Other Group Quarters |
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Kansas | 1.5% |
Kentucky | 1.3% |
Louisiana | 1.2% |
Maine | 2.3% |
Maryland | 1.5% |
Massachusetts | 2.6% |
Michigan | 1.9% |
Minnesota | 3.3% |
Mississippi | 1.1% |
Missouri | 1.4% |
Montana | 2.4% |
Nebraska | 1.6% |
Nevada | 0.8% |
New Hampshire | 1.5% |
New Jersey | 1.6% |
New Mexico | 1.4% |
New York | 3.1% |
Region | People with Disabilities Living in Other Group Quarters |
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North Carolina | 1.4% |
North Dakota | 3.0% |
Ohio | 1.5% |
Oklahoma | 1.2% |
Oregon | 2.8% |
Pennsylvania | 1.9% |
Rhode Island | 2.6% |
South Carolina | 1.0% |
South Dakota | 4.2% |
Tennessee | 1.0% |
Texas | 1.1% |
Utah | 1.3% |
Vermont | 2.9% |
Virginia | 1.3% |
Washington | 2.5% |
West Virginia | 0.9% |
Wisconsin | 2.1% |
Wyoming | 1.0% |