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Percentage of People with a Cognitive Disability, 2016

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Percentage of People with a Cognitive Disability Color coded map of the United States.  States have been grouped into four quartile ranges. The first quartile ranges from 3.6% to 4.1% and includes the states Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York & Utah.  The second quartile ranges from 4.2% to 4.6% and includes the states Arizona, Washington DC, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin & Wyoming.  The third quartile ranges from 4.7% to 5.4% and includes the states Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, United States & Washington.  The fourth quartile ranges from 5.5% to 7.5% and includes the states Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont & West Virginia. Albuquerque 5.4Anchorage 4.3Asheville 4.8Austin 3.6Baltimore 6.5Baton Rouge 5.3Birmingham 6.4Boise 5.0Chicago 3.9Columbia 4.3Columbus 5.3Denver 3.5Detroit 8.6Fresno 5.5Gastonia 5.9Greensboro 3.7Houston 3.7Indianapolis 5.5Lansing 7.9Las Vegas 4.4Little Rock 4.8Memphis 5.5Milwaukee 6.2Milwaukee 6.2Minneapolis 5.4Missoula 5.1Montgomery 6.8Nashville 4.7New Orleans 5.6Oakland 5.2Phoenix 4.0Pittsburgh 5.4Portland 5.7Raleigh 3.6Richmond 7.2Riverside 3.9Sacramento 5.3Salt Lake City 4.5San Francisco 4.3Santa Barbara 3.7Seattle 4.1Spokane 6.9St. Petersburg 5.4Tacoma 5.7Tampa 4.8Tucson 6.0Tulsa 5.5Urban Honolulu CDP 4.1Washington 4.5
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Data source. 2016, American Community Survey (ACS), 5 year Estimates. Table S1810, disability characteristics.
Calculation. The sum of people under 5, age 5 to 17, age 18 to 64 and 65 and above with a cognitive disability divided by the total population.

Percentage of People with a Cognitive Disability by region

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Percentage of People with a Cognitive Disability by Region. Click on a state to view city data, where available.
RegionPercentage of People with a Cognitive Disability
United States4.7%
Alaska4.1%
Alabama6.2%
Arkansas6.3%
Arizona4.5%
California4.0%
Colorado3.7%
Connecticut4.1%
District of Columbia4.5%
Delaware4.6%
Florida4.9%
Georgia4.7%
Hawaii4.3%
Iowa4.2%
Idaho5.1%
Illinois3.8%
Indiana5.1%
Percentage of People with a Cognitive Disability by Region. Click on a state to view city data, where available.
RegionPercentage of People with a Cognitive Disability
Kansas4.6%
Kentucky6.8%
Louisiana5.9%
Massachusetts4.8%
Maryland4.0%
Maine6.5%
Michigan5.6%
Minnesota4.1%
Missouri5.5%
Mississippi6.4%
Montana4.6%
North Carolina5.2%
North Dakota3.6%
Nebraska3.9%
New Hampshire4.7%
New Jersey3.7%
New Mexico5.9%
Percentage of People with a Cognitive Disability by Region. Click on a state to view city data, where available.
RegionPercentage of People with a Cognitive Disability
Nevada4.5%
New York4.1%
Ohio5.4%
Oklahoma5.5%
Oregon5.9%
Pennsylvania5.3%
Rhode Island5.4%
South Carolina5.5%
South Dakota4.2%
Tennessee5.9%
Texas4.3%
Utah3.8%
Virginia4.2%
Vermont5.7%
Washington5.0%
Wisconsin4.4%
West Virginia7.5%
Wyoming4.2%
Percentage of People with a Cognitive DisabilityPercentage of People with a Cognitive DisabilityA bar chart listed in descending orderDetroit    8.6Lansing    7.9Richmond    7.2Spokane    6.9Montgomery    6.8Baltimore    6.5Birmingham    6.4Milwaukee    6.2Tucson    6.0Gastonia    5.9Portland    5.7Tacoma    5.7New Orleans    5.6Memphis    5.5Indianapolis    5.5Tulsa    5.5Fresno    5.5Albuquerque    5.4Minneapolis    5.4Pittsburgh    5.4St. Petersburg    5.4Baton Rouge    5.3Columbus    5.3Sacramento    5.3Oakland    5.2Missoula    5.1Boise    5.0Tampa    4.8Little Rock    4.8Asheville    4.8Nashville    4.7United States    4.7Washington    4.5Salt Lake City    4.5Las Vegas    4.4Anchorage    4.3San Francisco    4.3Columbia    4.3Seattle    4.1Urban Honolulu CDP    4.1Phoenix    4.0Riverside    3.9Chicago    3.9Greensboro    3.7Santa Barbara    3.7Houston    3.7Austin    3.6Raleigh    3.6Denver    3.50%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%