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Share of people in the U.S. with a vision disability as of 2017, by state
Share of people in the U.S. with a vision disability as of 2017, by state
Percentage of people in the U.S. with a vision disability as of 2017, by state
by John Elflein,
last edited
Feb 21, 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of people in the U.S. who had a vision disability as of 2017, by state. As of that year, an estimated 2.9 percent of those living in the state of Nevada had a vision disability.
Percentage of people in the U.S. with a vision disability as of 2017, by state
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| Percentage of population | |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 4.3% |
| District of Columbia | 4% |
| Mississippi | 3.9% |
| Kentucky | 3.7% |
| Oklahoma | 3.6% |
| Arkansas | 3.5% |
| New Mexico | 3.4% |
| Louisiana | 3.3% |
| Alabama | 3.2% |
| Tennessee | 3.1% |
| South Carolina | 3% |
| Nevada | 2.9% |
| Idaho | 2.8% |
| Florida | 2.6% |
| North Carolina | 2.6% |
| Missouri | 2.5% |
| Kansas | 2.5% |
| Alaska | 2.5% |
| Arizona | 2.5% |
| Georgia | 2.4% |
| Texas | 2.4% |
| Indiana | 2.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 2.4% |
| U.S. | 2.3% |
| Montana | 2.3% |
| Ohio | 2.3% |
| Virginia | 2.3% |
| Wyoming | 2.2% |
| Oregon | 2.2% |
| Michigan | 2.2% |
| New York | 2.1% |
| Washington | 2.1% |
| Rhode Island | 2.1% |
| Nebraska | 2.1% |
| South Dakota | 2.1% |
| Maine | 2% |
| Hawaii | 2% |
| Delaware | 2% |
| Illinois | 2% |
| Vermont | 2% |
| California | 2% |
| New Hampshire | 2% |
| New Jersey | 1.9% |
| Colorado | 1.9% |
| North Dakota | 1.9% |
| Connecticut | 1.8% |
| Maryland | 1.8% |
| Massachusetts | 1.8% |
| Minnesota | 1.7% |
| Wisconsin | 1.7% |
| Utah | 1.6% |
| Iowa | 1.5% |
| Percentage of population | |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 4.3% |
| District of Columbia | 4% |
| Mississippi | 3.9% |
| Kentucky | 3.7% |
| Oklahoma | 3.6% |
| Arkansas | 3.5% |
| New Mexico | 3.4% |
| Louisiana | 3.3% |
| Alabama | 3.2% |
| Tennessee | 3.1% |
| South Carolina | 3% |
| Nevada | 2.9% |
| Idaho | 2.8% |
| Florida | 2.6% |
| North Carolina | 2.6% |
| Missouri | 2.5% |
| Kansas | 2.5% |
| Alaska | 2.5% |
| Arizona | 2.5% |
| Georgia | 2.4% |
| Texas | 2.4% |
| Indiana | 2.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 2.4% |
| U.S. | 2.3% |
| Montana | 2.3% |
| Ohio | 2.3% |
| Virginia | 2.3% |
| Wyoming | 2.2% |
| Oregon | 2.2% |
| Michigan | 2.2% |
| New York | 2.1% |
| Washington | 2.1% |
| Rhode Island | 2.1% |
| Nebraska | 2.1% |
| South Dakota | 2.1% |
| Maine | 2% |
| Hawaii | 2% |
| Delaware | 2% |
| Illinois | 2% |
| Vermont | 2% |
| California | 2% |
| New Hampshire | 2% |
| New Jersey | 1.9% |
| Colorado | 1.9% |
| North Dakota | 1.9% |
| Connecticut | 1.8% |
| Maryland | 1.8% |
| Massachusetts | 1.8% |
| Minnesota | 1.7% |
| Wisconsin | 1.7% |
| Utah | 1.6% |
| Iowa | 1.5% |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Feb 21, 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of people in the U.S. who had a vision disability as of 2017, by state. As of that year, an estimated 2.9 percent of those living in the state of Nevada had a vision disability.
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