Explore our Geography and Rural Disability research and data in the following maps. Use the black arrows on the sides of the map below to scroll through maps of the various disability types, or simply watch the slideshow.
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All maps created using American Community Survey data.
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Index of Maps
Disability Rates
Maps of Disability Rates Across America
- Disability rate among males
- Disability rate among females
Maps of Disability Rates in the path of Hurricane Florence (Sept. 2018)
People with disabilities living in the path of Hurricane Dorian (Sept. 2019)
Identifying potential hospital bed shortages for people with disabilities (April 3, 2020)
Percent of population institutionalized (April 22, 2020)
Locations of skilled nursing facilities (May 7, 2020)
Disability Rates by Functional Limitation
The ACS does not directly measure disability. Instead, it uses questions related to difficulty and functional impairment to identify individuals who may experience a disability. See Rural Matters: The Geography of Disability in Rural America for more information.
Maps of Disability Rates – Vision Difficulty
Maps of Disability Rates – Hearing Difficulty
Maps of Disability Rates – Cognitive Difficulty
Maps of Disability Rates – Mobility Difficulty
Maps of Disability Rates – Self-Care Difficulty
Maps of Disability Rates – Independent Living Difficulty
Veterans
Maps of Disability and Veterans
Poverty
Maps of Disability and Poverty Rates
Employment
Maps of Disability and Employment Rates
- Employment rates among people with disabilities
- Unemployment rates among people with disabilities
- Out of labor force rates among people with disabilities
Mapping Rural
Maps of OMB Rural-Urban County Classifications
Maps of Other Rural Designations
- Census Urban and Rural Classification
- OMB Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties
- USDA Economic Research Service (ERS)
- Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC)
- Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA)
- Urban-Influence Codes (UIC)
- Frontier and Remote Area Codes (FAR)
More Information
This work is part of the RTC:Rural Geography of Disability Project.
You may also be interested in viewing the charts available on the Geography of Rural Disability Research Findings Page.
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