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Number of Americans with Disability by Age | |
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Total: | 316,450,569 |
Male: | 154,565,265 |
Under 5 years: | 10,112,012 |
With a disability | 82,261 |
No disability | 10,029,751 |
5 to 17 years: | 27,413,259 |
With a disability | 1,814,985 |
No disability | 25,598,274 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,532,742 |
With a disability | 2,424,458 |
No disability | 34,108,284 |
35 to 64 years: | 59,898,152 |
With a disability | 7,784,294 |
No disability | 52,113,858 |
65 to 74 years: | 12,735,457 |
With a disability | 3,421,784 |
No disability | 9,313,673 |
75 years and over: | 7,873,643 |
With a disability | 3,780,554 |
No disability | 4,093,089 |
Female: | 161,885,304 |
Under 5 years: | 9,680,082 |
With a disability | 66,348 |
No disability | 9,613,734 |
5 to 17 years: | 26,286,578 |
With a disability | 1,070,194 |
No disability | 25,216,384 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,808,957 |
With a disability | 2,008,907 |
No disability | 34,800,050 |
35 to 64 years: | 63,281,765 |
With a disability | 8,193,887 |
No disability | 55,087,878 |
65 to 74 years: | 14,553,816 |
With a disability | 3,496,061 |
No disability | 11,057,755 |
75 years and over: | 11,274,106 |
With a disability | 5,762,595 |
No disability | 5,511,511 |
Number of Americans with Hearing Difficulty by Age | |
Total: | 316,450,569 |
Male: | 154,565,265 |
Under 5 years: | 10,112,012 |
With a hearing difficulty | 61,049 |
No hearing difficulty | 10,050,963 |
5 to 17 years: | 27,413,259 |
With a hearing difficulty | 181,074 |
No hearing difficulty | 27,232,185 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,532,742 |
With a hearing difficulty | 367,678 |
No hearing difficulty | 36,165,064 |
35 to 64 years: | 59,898,152 |
With a hearing difficulty | 2,080,452 |
No hearing difficulty | 57,817,700 |
65 to 74 years: | 12,735,457 |
With a hearing difficulty | 1,708,217 |
No hearing difficulty | 11,027,240 |
75 years and over: | 7,873,643 |
With a hearing difficulty | 2,171,638 |
No hearing difficulty | 5,702,005 |
Female: | 161,885,304 |
Under 5 years: | 9,680,082 |
With a hearing difficulty | 45,164 |
No hearing difficulty | 9,634,918 |
5 to 17 years: | 26,286,578 |
With a hearing difficulty | 148,587 |
No hearing difficulty | 26,137,991 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,808,957 |
With a hearing difficulty | 261,601 |
No hearing difficulty | 36,547,356 |
35 to 64 years: | 63,281,765 |
With a hearing difficulty | 1,259,960 |
No hearing difficulty | 62,021,805 |
65 to 74 years: | 14,553,816 |
With a hearing difficulty | 824,006 |
No hearing difficulty | 13,729,810 |
75 years and over: | 11,274,106 |
With a hearing difficulty | 2,158,027 |
No hearing difficulty | 9,116,079 |
Number of Americans with Vision Difficulty by Age | |
Total: | 316,450,569 |
Male: | 154,565,265 |
Under 5 years: | 10,112,012 |
With a vision difficulty | 43,530 |
No vision difficulty | 10,068,482 |
5 to 17 years: | 27,413,259 |
With a vision difficulty | 235,919 |
No vision difficulty | 27,177,340 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,532,742 |
With a vision difficulty | 398,535 |
No vision difficulty | 36,134,207 |
35 to 64 years: | 59,898,152 |
With a vision difficulty | 1,425,534 |
No vision difficulty | 58,472,618 |
65 to 74 years: | 12,735,457 |
With a vision difficulty | 543,736 |
No vision difficulty | 12,191,721 |
75 years and over: | 7,873,643 |
With a vision difficulty | 692,022 |
No vision difficulty | 7,181,621 |
Female: | 161,885,304 |
Under 5 years: | 9,680,082 |
With a vision difficulty | 40,704 |
No vision difficulty | 9,639,378 |
5 to 17 years: | 26,286,578 |
With a vision difficulty | 219,543 |
No vision difficulty | 26,067,035 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,808,957 |
With a vision difficulty | 407,288 |
No vision difficulty | 36,401,669 |
35 to 64 years: | 63,281,765 |
With a vision difficulty | 1,557,429 |
No vision difficulty | 61,724,336 |
65 to 74 years: | 14,553,816 |
With a vision difficulty | 605,616 |
No vision difficulty | 13,948,200 |
75 years and over: | 11,274,106 |
With a vision difficulty | 1,163,949 |
No vision difficulty | 10,110,157 |
Number of Americans with Cognitive Difficulty by Age | |
Total: | 296,658,475 |
Male: | 144,453,253 |
5 to 17 years: | 27,413,259 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 1,465,480 |
No cognitive difficulty | 25,947,779 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,532,742 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 1,585,041 |
No cognitive difficulty | 34,947,701 |
35 to 64 years: | 59,898,152 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 2,910,026 |
No cognitive difficulty | 56,988,126 |
65 to 74 years: | 12,735,457 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 714,064 |
No cognitive difficulty | 12,021,393 |
75 years and over: | 7,873,643 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 973,187 |
No cognitive difficulty | 6,900,456 |
Female: | 152,205,222 |
5 to 17 years: | 26,286,578 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 733,662 |
No cognitive difficulty | 25,552,916 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,808,957 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 1,186,759 |
No cognitive difficulty | 35,622,198 |
35 to 64 years: | 63,281,765 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 3,069,109 |
No cognitive difficulty | 60,212,656 |
65 to 74 years: | 14,553,816 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 734,109 |
No cognitive difficulty | 13,819,707 |
75 years and over: | 11,274,106 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 1,743,684 |
No cognitive difficulty | 9,530,422 |
Number of Americans with Ambulatory Difficulty by Age | |
Total: | 296,658,475 |
Male: | 144,453,253 |
5 to 17 years: | 27,413,259 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 183,004 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 27,230,255 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,532,742 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 501,717 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 36,031,025 |
35 to 64 years: | 59,898,152 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 4,039,167 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 55,858,985 |
65 to 74 years: | 12,735,457 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 1,771,638 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 10,963,819 |
75 years and over: | 7,873,643 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 2,152,104 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 5,721,539 |
Female: | 152,205,222 |
5 to 17 years: | 26,286,578 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 153,282 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 26,133,296 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,808,957 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 508,484 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 36,300,473 |
35 to 64 years: | 63,281,765 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 5,042,899 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 58,238,866 |
65 to 74 years: | 14,553,816 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 2,463,997 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 12,089,819 |
75 years and over: | 11,274,106 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 4,103,624 |
No ambulatory difficulty | 7,170,482 |
Number of Americans with Self-Care Difficulty by Age | |
Total: | 296,658,475 |
Male: | 144,453,253 |
5 to 17 years: | 27,413,259 |
With a self-care difficulty | 313,917 |
No self-care difficulty | 27,099,342 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,532,742 |
With a self-care difficulty | 338,753 |
No self-care difficulty | 36,193,989 |
35 to 64 years: | 59,898,152 |
With a self-care difficulty | 1,423,794 |
No self-care difficulty | 58,474,358 |
65 to 74 years: | 12,735,457 |
With a self-care difficulty | 534,348 |
No self-care difficulty | 12,201,109 |
75 years and over: | 7,873,643 |
With a self-care difficulty | 853,711 |
No self-care difficulty | 7,019,932 |
Female: | 152,205,222 |
5 to 17 years: | 26,286,578 |
With a self-care difficulty | 190,848 |
No self-care difficulty | 26,095,730 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,808,957 |
With a self-care difficulty | 273,330 |
No self-care difficulty | 36,535,627 |
35 to 64 years: | 63,281,765 |
With a self-care difficulty | 1,614,606 |
No self-care difficulty | 61,667,159 |
65 to 74 years: | 14,553,816 |
With a self-care difficulty | 673,035 |
No self-care difficulty | 13,880,781 |
75 years and over: | 11,274,106 |
With a self-care difficulty | 1,757,229 |
No self-care difficulty | 9,516,877 |
Number of Americans with Independent Living Difficulty by Age | |
Total: | 242,958,638 |
Male: | 117,039,994 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,532,742 |
With an independent living difficulty | 939,363 |
No independent living difficulty | 35,593,379 |
35 to 64 years: | 59,898,152 |
With an independent living difficulty | 2,489,425 |
No independent living difficulty | 57,408,727 |
65 to 74 years: | 12,735,457 |
With an independent living difficulty | 832,335 |
No independent living difficulty | 11,903,122 |
75 years and over: | 7,873,643 |
With an independent living difficulty | 1,489,095 |
No independent living difficulty | 6,384,548 |
Female: | 125,918,644 |
18 to 34 years: | 36,808,957 |
With an independent living difficulty | 756,695 |
No independent living difficulty | 36,052,262 |
35 to 64 years: | 63,281,765 |
With an independent living difficulty | 3,088,810 |
No independent living difficulty | 60,192,955 |
65 to 74 years: | 14,553,816 |
With an independent living difficulty | 1,254,001 |
No independent living difficulty | 13,299,815 |
75 years and over: | 11,274,106 |
With an independent living difficulty | 3,335,018 |
No independent living difficulty | 7,939,088 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Civilian noninstitutionalized population. 2015 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
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