RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most residents with a disability, US states

US states with the most residents reporting a disability, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the disability rate. California leads at 4,557,336. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,463,908, against an all-states median of 668,290.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS WITH A DISABILITYVS –

USUnited States13.3% of US population334,922,49944,538,171–

01California, CACA39,287,3774,557,336–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,713,176–

03Florida, FLFL22,416,0773,071,003–

04New York, NYNY19,852,3662,501,398–

05Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,874,684–

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,700,682–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,536,071–

08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,459,335–

09Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,441,120–

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,433,193–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,088,146–

12Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,062,992–

13Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,052,891–

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,018,280–

15New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,009,131–

16Indiana, ININ6,851,073972,852–

17Missouri, MOMO6,191,814922,580–

18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056866,419–

19Alabama, ALAL5,086,768839,317–

20Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824811,733–

21South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225773,249–

22Louisiana, LALA4,611,961751,750–

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872727,529–

24Maryland, MDMD6,206,011719,897–

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634692,925–

26Colorado, COCO5,862,189668,290–

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445665,776–

28Oregon, OROR4,254,293659,415–

29Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391548,890–

30Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779524,527–

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,612442,661–

32Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508442,190–

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,507404,524–

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,197397,872–

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246360,442–

36Utah, UTUT3,392,331359,587–

37West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373339,669–

38Idaho, IDID1,934,262272,731–

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,707243,381–

40Maine, MEME1,387,817219,275–

41Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235186,435–

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868185,517–

43Montana, MTMT1,116,875161,947–

44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801152,049–

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,191143,988–

46South Dakota, SDSD907,428113,429–

47Alaska, AKAK735,706100,056–

48North Dakota, NDND784,84194,181–

49Vermont, VTVT647,10693,183–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39782,118–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29478,349–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest residents with a disability?

California ranks #1 with 4,557,336 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by residents with a disability?

California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is residents with a disability measured?

Estimated number of residents reporting a disability, from the disability rate applied to total population. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).