
Disability Data for Minnesota from the 2009 American Community Survey: Age and Gender
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 4,900,000 | 556,000 | 11.3% | 232,000 | 4.7% | 123,000 | 2.5% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 5-17 | 892,000 | 40,000 | 4.5% | 11,000 | 1.2% | 8,000 | 0.9% |
| 18-64 | 3,340,000 | 278,000 | 8.3% | 101,000 | 3.0% | 49,000 | 1.5% |
| 18-44 | 1,921,000 | 106,000 | 5.5% | 40,000 | 2.1% | 15,000 | 0.8% |
| 45-64 | 1,419,000 | 172,000 | 12.1% | 61,000 | 4.3% | 34,000 | 2.4% |
| 65 + | 668,000 | 238,000 | 35.5% | 120,000 | 17.9% | 66,000 | 9.9% |
| 65-79 | 470,000 | 115,000 | 24.5% | 42,000 | 9.0% | 22,000 | 4.7% |
| 80 + | 198,000 | 122,000 | 61.7% | 77,000 | 39.1% | 44,000 | 22.3% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2,423,000 | 275,000 | 11.4% | 97,000 | 4.0% | 55,000 | 2.3% |
| 5-17 | 455,000 | 26,000 | 5.6% | 8,000 | 1.8% | 6,000 | 1.4% |
| 18-64 | 1,680,000 | 150,000 | 8.9% | 51,000 | 3.0% | 27,000 | 1.6% |
| 65 + | 288,000 | 100,000 | 34.6% | 38,000 | 13.1% | 22,000 | 7.7% |
| Female | 2,477,000 | 280,000 | 11.3% | 135,000 | 5.5% | 68,000 | 2.7% |
| 5-17 | 437,000 | 14,000 | 3.3% | 3,000 | 0.6% | 2,000 | 0.4% |
| 18-64 | 1,660,000 | 128,000 | 7.7% | 50,000 | 3.0% | 22,000 | 1.3% |
| 65 + | 380,000 | 138,000 | 36.2% | 82,000 | 21.6% | 44,000 | 11.6% |
Age distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Minnesota, 2009
The above pie chart shows that 4.6% of people with daily activity limitations in Minnesota are in the age group 5-17, 17.3% are in the age group 18-44, 26.3% are in the age group 45-64, 18.3% are in the age group 65-79 and 33.4% are 80 and above.
| Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 556,000 | 232,000 | 123,000 | 4,344,000 |
| Age | ||||
| 5-17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | 6.6% | 19.6% |
| 18-44 | 19.1% | 17.3% | 12.3% | 41.8% |
| 45-64 | 30.9% | 26.3% | 27.3% | 28.7% |
| 65-79 | 20.8% | 18.3% | 17.9% | 8.2% |
| 80+ | 22.0% | 33.4% | 35.9% | 1.7% |
For other years:
Age and Gender Data for Minnesota from the 2008 American Community Survey


