The Census Bureau collects data on disability primarily through the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Publications
Childhood Disability in the United States: 2019
This brief uses 1-year estimates from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) to provide information about childhood disability in the United States.
Americans with Disabilities: 2014
Americans with Disabilities: 2014 provides estimates of disability prevalence in the United States.
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2015
This report examines educational attainment by demographic and social characteristics based on data collected from the Current Population Survey.
Visualizations
Living With Disabilities
View number of Americans with a disability by age, sex, and disability type.
Types of Disabilities
Type of disability among workers with a disability: 2017.
What Can You Learn About Counties From the American Community Survey?
The American Community Survey (ACS) is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about our nation.
Working Papers
High School Equivalents and Disability Status: The Role of Context
This paper examines county-level variation in the relationship between GEDs and disability. (SEHSD Working Paper 2018-05)
Understanding Changes in the Disability Prevalence
This paper examines changes in the disability prevalence between 2011 and 2013 in the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Health Conditions and the Population with Disabilities
The Relationship Between Health Conditions and the Core Disability Question Set, Presented at the 2017 Population Association of America Meeting.
Tables
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 2005–2011
These data tables describe patterns of poverty using measures with different time horizons.
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 2004–2006
These tables illustrate patterns of poverty and a dynamic view of the duration of poverty spells and the frequency of transitions into and out of poverty.
Disability Status of the Population by Sex and Characteristics: 2000
Source: Census 2000