Full-time, year-round workers are more than three times more likely to be contending with serious disabilities in some parts of the country than in others.
Fewer than 3% of the workers in six U.S. House districts have disabilities that could interfere with their ability to hold a job, according to a recently released American Community Survey data table for 2024.
In 10 House districts, more than 9.2% of the full-time workers have disabilities.
The national average was about 6.1%.
For a look at the 10 U.S. House districts where full-time workers were most likely to have disabilities, see the gallery accompanying this article.
What it means: Getting U.S. House members to listen to comments about topics like Social Security disability insurance administration problems, state paid-leave rules and accessibility tech support programs for employers could be much easier in some parts of the country than in others.
Related: Workplace accessibility is an 'overlooked' priority that impacts employee trust, retention
The data: The Census Bureau publishes several streams of data related to disability.
The bureau determines whether survey takers have disabilities by asking them whether they have difficulties with six "core functional areas": hearing, vision, cognitive abilities, walking, bathing and dressing themselves, and handling shopping and other tasks related to independent living.
The latest tables are for 2024. Filters can help users find data for metropolitan areas, counties and states as well as for U.S. House districts.x
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