Disability Data for District of Columbia from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Number of people | Percent of population | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 562,000 | 100% |
| Any type of disability* | 75,000 | 13.3% |
| Hearing | 13,000 | 2.3% |
| Vision | 16,000 | 2.9% |
| Cognitive | 30,000 | 5.4% |
| Mobility | 42,000 | 7.5% |
| Daily activity limitation† | 32,000 | 5.6% |
| Self-care activities | 17,000 | 3.0% |
| Routine activities | 28,000 | 5.1% |
| No reported disability | 487,000 | 86.7% |
*Any sensory, cognitive, or mobility disability or daily activity limitation; adds up to more than total because many people have multiple disability types.
†Any difficulty with self-care activities and/or other routine activities; many people have difficulty with both types of activities.
Disability status of the District of Columbia population ages 5+
The above pie chart shows that 5.6% of District of Columbia adults are limited in their daily activities, an additional 7.7% have some other type of disability, and 86.7% have no reported disability.
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Prevalence Data for District of Columbia from the 2008 American Community Survey
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