State
Residents 
with 
Disabilities
% of Total 
Population
Voting-Aged 
Population (VAP) 
with Disabilities
% of 
VAP
Estimated VAP 
with Disabilities 
who voted in 2000
Estimated % 
VAP who 
voted in 2000
Estimated VAP with 
Disabilities who did 
not Vote in 2000
Alabama
945,705
23.2
871,415
26.2
348,566
40.0
522,849
Alaska
83,220
14.9
73,953
17.0
39,269
53.1
34,684
Arizona
902,252
19.3
824,286
21.9
278,609
33.8
545,677
Arkansas
576,471
23.6
529,563
26.6
202,293
38.2
327,270
California
5,923,361
19.2
5,428,328
22.0
1,916,200
35.3
3,512,128
Colorado
638,654
16.3
579,648
18.1
263,160
45.5
316,488
Connecticut
546,813
17.5
501,163
19.5
234,043
46.7
267,120
Delaware
131,794
18.4
119,068
20.2
53,581
45.0
65,487
District of Columbia
115,980
21.9
106,809
23.4
41,976
39.3
64,833
Florida
3,274,566
22.2
3,043,398
24.7
1,232,576
40.5
1,810,822
Georgia
1,456,812
19.7
1,328,500
22.1
464,975
35.0
863,525
Hawaii
199,819
18.4
185,909
20.3
60,235
32.4
125,674
Idaho
200,498
17.1
181,197
19.6
79,002
43.6
102,195
Illinois
1,999,717
17.6
1,819,404
19.8
771,427
42.2
1,047,977
Indiana
1,054,757
19.0
959,283
21.3
418,247
43.6
541,036
Iowa
446,665
16.6
406,138
18.5
197,383
48.6
208,755
Kansas
429,687
17.6
391,900
19.8
169,693
43.3
222,207
Kentucky
874,156
23.7
808,233
26.5
333,800
41.3
474,433
Louisiana
880,047
21.7
795,769
24.5
345,364
43.4
450,405
Maine
237,910
20.0
217,605
22.3
117,071
53.8
100,534
Maryland
854,345
17.6
775,938
19.7
320,462
41.3
455,476
Massachusetts
1,084,746
18.5
990,373
20.4
456,562
46.1
533,811
Michigan
1,711,231
18.7
1,550,672
21.1
713,309
46.0
837,363
Minnesota
679,236
15.0
612,027
16.8
336,615
55.0
275,412
Mississippi
607,570
23.6
557,957
27.0
217,045
38.9
340,912
Missouri
973,637
19.0
889,917
21.4
409,362
46.0
480,555
Montana
145,732
17.5
133,454
19.9
65,659
49.2
67,795
Nebraska
250,534
16.0
228,202
18.1
103,147
45.2
125,055
Nevada
375,910
20.6
348,719
23.5
122,052
35.0
226,667
New Hampshire
193,833
16.9
174,685
18.9
87,343
50.0
87,342
New Jersey
1,389,811
18.0
1,280,915
20.2
522,613
40.8
758,302
New Mexico
338,430
20.4
308,258
23.5
116,830
37.9
191,428
New York
3,606,147
20.6
3,304,827
23.1
1,331,845
40.3
1,972,982
North Carolina
1,540,365
21.1
1,420,210
23.3
570,924
40.2
849,286
State
Residents 
with 
Disabilities
% of Total 
Population
Voting-Aged 
Population (VAP) 
with Disabilities
% of 
VAP
Estimated VAP 
with Disabilities 
who voted in 2000
Estimated % 
VAP who 
voted in 2000
Estimated VAP with 
Disabilities who did 
not Vote in 2000








North Dakota
97,817
16.7
88,842
18.5
42,911
48.3
45,931
Ohio
1,909,489
18.3
1,742,241
20.6
777,039
44.6
965,202
Oklahoma
676,098
21.6
619,099
24.2
241,449
39.0
377,650
Oregon
593,301
18.8
542,484
21.1
263,105
48.5
279,379
Pennsylvania
2,111,771
18.6
1,947,436
20.8
837,397
43.0
1,110,039
Rhode Island
195,806
20.2
178,164
22.3
77,323
43.4
100,841
South Carolina
810,857
22.2
743,870
24.8
277,464
37.3
466,406
South Dakota
114,619
16.7
104,338
18.9
48,622
46.6
55,716
Tennessee
1,149,693
22.0
1,059,947
24.7
417,619
39.4
642,328
Texas
3,605,542
19.2
3,272,295
21.9
1,128,942
34.5
2,143,353
Utah
298,686
14.9
262,928
17.4
110,693
42.1
152,235
Vermont
97,167
17.1
87,666
19.0
44,885
51.2
42,781
Virginia
1,155,083
18.1
1,052,978
19.7
446,463
42.4
606,515
Washington
981,007
18.2
896,538
20.5
407,925
45.5
488,613
West Virginia
410,781
24.4
382,872
27.2
140,131
36.6
242,741
Wisconsin
790,917
16.0
710,495
17.8
375,852
52.9
334,643
Wyoming
77,143
17.1
69,688
19.1
33,311
47.8
36,377
TOTAL
49,746,188
 
45,509,604
22.1
18,612,369
40.9
26,897,235








Puerto Rico
934,674
26.8
853,491
31.4
 
 
 
TOTAL w/ Puerto Rico
50,680,862
 
46,363,095
22.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1997 SIPP Disability 
Numbers for America
52,596,000
19.7
46,745,700
23.7
19,165,737
41.0
27,579,963








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