The Census Bureau collects data on disability primarily through the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Publications
PUBLICATION | NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Americans with Disabilities: 2014
Americans with Disabilities: 2014 provides estimates of disability prevalence in the United States.
PUBLICATION | MARCH 29, 2016
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.
PUBLICATION | JULY 16, 2015
Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014
This report provides analysis of the American electorate in congressional elections since 1978.
Visualizations
VISUALIZATION | DECEMBER 06, 2018
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.
FIGURE | JUNE 21, 2017
Aging-Accessible Homes
How many of the 21.5 million homes with an adult age 65 and over have accessible features?
FIGURE | JUNE 06, 2017
How Common Are Specific Disabilities by Age?
Percentage of civilian noninstitutionalized population
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | APRIL 28, 2018
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)
WORKING PAPER | MARCH 2018
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.
WORKING PAPER | APRIL 2017
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
TABLE | JANUARY 2014
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 2005–2011
These data tables describe patterns of poverty using measures with different time horizons.
TABLE | MARCH 2011
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.
TABLE | APRIL 14, 2004
Disability Status of the Population by Sex and Characteristics: 2000
Source: Census 2000
