Delaware State Profile

The maps on this page explore the American Community Survey 5-year data (Table S1810) on disability by county.

The ACS does not directly measure disability. Instead, it uses a set of disability indicator questions related to difficulty and functional impairment to identify individuals who may experience a disability. If a respondent can answer “yes” to any disability question they are classified as having a disability.

Index

Disability Rates

  • People with Disabilities
  • People with Disabilities- Female
  • People with Disabilities- Male
  • Veterans with Disabilities
  • People with Disabilities in Poverty

Disability Rates by Functional Limitation

  • Vision Difficulty
  • Hearing Difficulty
  • Cognitive Difficulty
  • Mobility Difficulty
  • Self-Care Difficulty
  • Independent Living Difficulty

Employment

  • Employed with a Disability
  • Unemployed with a Disability
  • Out of Labor Force with a Disability

Disability Rates

People with Disabilities

map of DE showing rates of disability by county

This map of the state of Delaware shows general rates of disability by county. Disability rates are broken into three levels: 10.7%, 10.8 to 13.8%, and 13.9 to 14.2%.

The five largest urban areas (Middletown, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Long Neck) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban compared to rural areas. Most of Delaware is considered urban. The northernmost county has the lowest rate, the central county the highest, and the southern county has the middle rate. Of the major cities, Middletown is in a county with the lowest rate, Milford, Lewes and Long Neck are in county with the second highest rate, and Dover is in a county with the highest rate.

In the upper corner there is an inset map of the United States showing how overall general disability rates in Delaware compare to other states. Overall, disability rates in Delaware are in the lowest category, which means Delaware has lower rates of disability than many other states, and has similarity to much of the Midwest, California, New York, Connecticut and Texas.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced October 2019 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.


People with Disabilities- Female

Map of CO showing rates of disability among females. text description on page.

This map of Colorado shows disability rates among females by county. Rates are broken into four categories: 4.4 to 9.3%, 9.4 to 12.7%, 12.8 to 16.6%, and 16.7 to 30.2%.

The five largest cities (Fort Collins, Denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban vs rural areas. Overall, rates are somewhat varied across the state, but there are generally higher rates of disability in rural counties compared to urban ones. Of the five largest cities, only Pueblo is located in a county with the highest rates, of 16.7 to 30.2%. Grand Junction is in a county with the second highest-rate, of 12.8 to 16.6%. Colorado Springs, Denver, and Fort Collins are all in counties with the second-lowest rate, of 9.4 to 9.3%.

There is a large pocket of high rates in the rural counties surrounding Pueblo. The counties with the lowest rate, of 4.4 to 9.3%, can be found just south of Denver (between Denver and Colorado Springs) and in a strip running from the northern border of the state just west of Fort Collins south almost to the southern border, a strip which includes mostly rural counties.

 

People with Disabilities- Male

Map of CO showing disability rates among males. Text description on page.

This map of Colorado shows disability rates among males by county. Rates are broken into four categories: 4.2 to 9.2%, 9.3 to 13.7%, 13.8 to 20.1%, and 20.2 to 30.5%.

The five largest cities (Fort Collins, Denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban vs rural areas. Overall, rates are somewhat varied across the state, but there are generally higher rates of disability in rural counties compared to urban ones. Of the five largest cities, only Pueblo is located in a county with the highest rates, of 20.2 to 30.5%. Grand Junction is in a county with the second highest-rate, of 12.8 to 20.1%. Colorado Springs and Fort Collins are in counties with the second-lowest rate, of 9.3 to 13.7%, and Denver is in a county with the lowest rate, of 4.2 to 9.2%.

There is a large pocket of high rates in the rural counties surrounding and south of Pueblo. The counties with the lowest rate, of 4.2 to 9.2%, can be found just south of Denver (between Denver and Colorado Springs) and in a strip running from the northern border of the state just west of Fort Collins south to Gunnison county, a strip which includes mostly rural counties.



Veterans with Disabilities

Map of CO showing disability rates among veterans. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Colorado shows rates of veterans with disabilities for ages 18 and older by county. Rates are broken into four categories: 8.6 to 24.5%, 24.6 to 30.1%, 30.2 to 41.7%, and 41.8 to 62.5%.

The five largest cities (Fort Collins, Denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban vs rural areas. Overall, rates are somewhat varied across the state. There tend to be lower rates in the northern half of the state, and higher ones in the lower half.

Grand Junction and Pueblo are located in counties with the highest rate, of 41.8 to 62.5%. Fort Collins and Denver are in counties with the second-lowest rate, of 24.6 to 30.1%, and Colorado Springs is in a county with the lowest rate, of 8.6 to 24.5%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced January 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.



People with Disabilities in Poverty

Map of CO showing poverty rates among people with disabilities. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Colorado shows poverty rates among people with disabilities ages 18 and older. Rates are broken into four categories: 2.0 to 13.1%, 13.2 to 16.8%, 16.9 to 22.9%, and 23.0 to 34.5%.

The five largest cities (Fort Collins, Denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban vs rural areas. Rates are varied across the state.

Pueblo, Denver, and Grand Junction are in counties with the highest rate, of 23.0 to 34.5%. Colorado Springs and Fort Collins are in counties with the second-highest rate, of 16.9 to 22.9%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced January 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.

 

Disability Rates by Functional Limitation

Vision Difficulty

Map of DE showing rates of vision difficulty by county. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Delaware shows rates of people with vision difficulty for ages 5 and older by county. Rates are broken into three categories from 1.8 to 2.3%.

The five largest urban areas (Middletown, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Long Neck) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Dover is in a county with the lowest rate of 1.8%. Middletown is in a county with the middle rate of 1.9 to 2.1%.

Milford, Lewes, and Long Neck are in a county with the highest rate of 2.2 to 2.3%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced June 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.

 

Hearing Difficulty

Map of DE showing rates of hearing difficulty by county. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Delaware shows rates of people with hearing difficulty for ages 5 and older by county. Rates are broken into three categories from 2.6 to 4.5%.

The five largest urban areas (Middletown, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Long Neck) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Middletown is in a county with the lowest rate of 2.6%. Dover is in a county with the middle rate of 2.7 to 2.8%.

Milford, Lewes, and Long Neck are in a county with the highest rate of 2.9 to 4.5%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced June 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.

 

Cognitive Difficulty

Map of DE showing rates of cognitive difficulty by county. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Delaware shows rates of people with cognitive difficulty by county. Rates are broken into three categories from 4.4 to 6.4%.

The five largest urban areas (Middletown, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Long Neck) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Middletown is in a county with the lowest rate of 4.4%.

Milford, Lewes, and Long Neck are in a county with the middle rate of 4.5 to 4.9%.

Dover is in a county with the highest rate of 5.0 to 6.4%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced June 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.

 

Mobility Difficulty

Map of DE showing rates of mobility difficulty by county. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Delaware shows rates of people with mobility difficulty for all ages by county. Rates are broken into three categories from 5.8 to 8.7%.

The five largest urban areas (Middletown, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Long Neck) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates of people with mobility difficulty in urban compared to rural areas.

Middletown is in the county with the lowest rate of 5.8%.

Milford, Lewes, and Long Neck are in a county with the middle rate of 5.9 to 8.0%.

Dover is in a county with the highest rate of 8.1 to 8.7%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced June 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.

 

Self-Care Difficulty

Map of DE showing rates of self-care difficulty. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Delaware shows rates of people with self-care difficulty by county. Rates are broken into three categories from 2.4 to 3.1%.

The five largest urban areas (Middletown, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Long Neck) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.

Middletown is in a county with the lowest rate of 2.4%.

Milford, Lewes, and Long Neck are in a county with the middle rate of 2.5 to 2.7%.

Dover is in a county with the highest rate of 2.8 to 3.1%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced June 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.

 

Independent Living Difficulty

Map of DE showing rates of IL difficulty. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Delaware shows rates of independent living (IL) difficulty for people 18 years of age and older by county. Rates are broken into three categories from 5.0 to 6.0%.

The five largest urban areas (Middletown, Dover, Milford, Lewes and Long Neck) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates of people with independent living difficulty in urban compared to rural areas.

Middletown is in a county with the lowest rate of 5.0%.

Milford, Lewes, and Long Neck are in a county with the middle rate of 5.1 to 5.8%.

Dover is in a county with the highest rate of 5.9 to 6.0%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced June 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.

Employment

Employed with a Disability

Map of CO showing rates of people with disability employed. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Colorado shows employment rates among people with disabilities (ages 18 to 64). Rates are broken into four categories: 10.3 to 29.1%, 29.2 to 39.9%, 40.0 to 46.8%, and 46.9 to 75.7%.

The five largest cities (Fort Collins, Denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban vs rural areas. Rates are varied across the state. Pueblo is in a county with the lowest rate, of 10.3 to 29.1%. Grand Junction is in a county with the second-lowest rate, of 29.2 to 39.9%. Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs are all in counties with the second-highest rate, of 40.0 to 46.8%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced January 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.


Unemployed with a Disability

Map of CO showing rates of people with disability unemployed. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Colorado shows unemployment rates among people with disabilities (ages 18 to 64). Rates are broken into four categories: 0.0 to 3.7%, 3.8 to 5.3%, 5.4 to 6.9%, and 7.0 to 30.8%. 

The five largest cities (Fort Collins, Denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban vs rural areas.

Rates are varied across the state. Pueblo and Fort Collins are in counties with the highest rate, of 7.0 to 30.8%. Grand Junction and Colorado Springs are in counties with the second-highest rate, of 5.4 to 6.9%, and Denver is in a county with the lowest rate, of 0.0 to 3.7%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced January 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.


Out of Labor Force with a Disability

Map of CO showing rates of people with disability out of the labor force. Text description on page.

This map of the state of Colorado shows rates of people with disabilities out of the labor force (ages 18 to 64) by county. Rates are broken into four categories: 10.0 to 14.5%, 14.6 to 18.1%, 18.2 to 21.21%, and 21.2 to 32.8%.

The five largest cities (Fort Collins, Denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban vs rural areas. Overall, rates are somewhat varied across the state. There tend to be lower rates in the northern half of the state, and higher ones in the lower half.

Grand Junction, Pueblo, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs are located in counties with the second-highest rate, of 182 to 21.1%. Denver is in a county with the second-lowest rate, of 14.6 to 18.1%.

  • To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
  • Map produced January 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.