This statistic presents the percentage of people in the U.S. who had a disability from 2008 to 2016, by type. In 2016, it was estimated that 6.6 percent of the population of the U.S. had an ambulatory disability and 2.4 percent had a visual disability.
Percentage of people in the U.S. who had a disability from 2008 to 2016, by type
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Institute on Disability. (January 15, 2018). Percentage of people in the U.S. who had a disability from 2008 to 2016, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793962/disability-in-the-us-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Institute on Disability. "Percentage of people in the U.S. who had a disability from 2008 to 2016, by type." Chart. January 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793962/disability-in-the-us-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Institute on Disability. (2018). Percentage of people in the U.S. who had a disability from 2008 to 2016, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793962/disability-in-the-us-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Institute on Disability. "Percentage of People in The U.S. Who Had a Disability from 2008 to 2016, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793962/disability-in-the-us-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Institute on Disability, Percentage of people in the U.S. who had a disability from 2008 to 2016, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793962/disability-in-the-us-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 09, 2025)
Percentage of people in the U.S. who had a disability from 2008 to 2016, by type [Graph], Institute on Disability, January 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793962/disability-in-the-us-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed