Disability Data for Kentucky from the 2009 American Community Survey
| Total population | Any disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 4,025,000 | 761,000 | 18.9% | 324,000 | 8.1% | 158,000 | 3.9% | |
| White | 3,637,000 | 698,000 | 19.2% | 299,000 | 8.2% | 145,000 | 4.0% |
| African American | 325,000 | 57,000 | 17.6% | 22,000 | 6.9% | 11,000 | 3.4% |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 34,000 | 11,000 | 32.2% | 4,000 | 12.4% | 2,000 | 6.8% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 48,000 | 3,000 | 5.6% | 2,000 | 3.3% | 1,000 | 1.0% |
| Latino/Hispanic | 94,000 | 9,000 | 9.1% | 2,000 | 2.4% | 1,000 | 1.6% |
Note: People identifying as having multiple racial backgrounds are classified in multiple categories. Latinos are classified according to their Hispanic ethnicity as well as the racial category or categories they identify. The sum of the racial/ethnic categories is therefore greater than the total.
| Any Disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 761,000 | 324,000 | 158,000 | 3,264,000 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 91.7% | 92.1% | 91.9% | 90.0% |
| African American | 7.5% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 8.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| Latino/Hispanic | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2.6% |
Racial/ethnic distribution of people with daily activity limitations in Kentucky, 2009
AIAN - American Indian/Alaska Native
API - Asian/Pacific Islander
The above bar chart shows that 92.1% of people with disabilities in Kentucky are white, 6.9% are African American, 1.3% are American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.5% are Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.7% are Latino/Hispanic.
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Race Data for Kentucky from the 2008 American Community Survey
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