The maps below explore the American Community Survey 5-year (Table S1810) disability estimates. The ACS asks a set of disability indicator questions to determine disability, if a respondent can answer “yes” to any disability question they are classified as having a disability. The data below are for all age groups.
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2017
People with Disabilities: Iowa
This map of Iowa shows general rates of disability across the state at the county level. Disability rates are broken into four categories, from 7.0 to 17.8%.
The five largest urban areas (Des Moines, Iowa Falls, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport) are labeled to show if there are any differences between disability rates in urban vs rural areas. Disability rates tend to be higher in rural areas than urban ones. The lowest category of 7.0 to 11.3% is mainly found in the counties surrounding each of the five largest urban areas. The highest rates of 14.5 to 17.8% can be observed in the southern, central, and northern parts of the state.
In the upper corner is an inset map of the United States showing how overall general disability rates in Iowa compare to the rest of the country. Overall, general disability rates in Iowa are in the lowest category (out of four) compared to the rest of the U.S.
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.
Maps of Disability by Sex
People with Disabilities – Female
People with Disabilities – Male
Disability Rates by Functional Limitation
People with Vision Difficulty
This map of the state of Iowa shows rates of people with vision difficulty for ages 5 and older by county. Rates are broken into four categories from .9 to 1.5%.
The five largest urban areas (Iowa Falls, Des Moines, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.
All five cities are in counties with the second lowest rate of 1.6 to 1.9%.
To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.
People with Hearing Difficulty
This map of the state of Iowa shows rates of people with hearing difficulty for ages 5 and older by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 2.2 to 6.9%.
The five largest urban areas (Iowa Falls, Des Moines, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.
Iowa Falls is in a county with the second lowest rate of 3.9 to 4.4%, while the other cities are in counties with the lowest rate of 2.2 to 3.8%.
To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.
People with Cognitive Difficulty
This map of the state of Iowa shows rates of people with cognitive difficulty by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 2.5 to 7.7%.
The five largest urban areas (Iowa Falls, Des Moines, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas.
Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Des Moines are in counties with the second lowest rate of 4.0 to 4.5%, while Iowa Falls and Waterloo are in counties with the second highest rate of 4.6 to 5.4%.
To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.
People with Mobility Difficulty
This map of the state of Iowa shows rates of people with mobility difficulty for all ages by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 2.7 to 10.5%.
Overall, there are higher rates of mobility difficulty in rural counties than in urban ones.
The five largest urban areas (Iowa Falls, Des Moines, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport) 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. All five cities are in counties with the lowest rate of 2.7 to 5.7%.
To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.
People with Self Care Difficulty
This map of the state of Iowa shows rates of people with self-care difficulty by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 1.0 to 4.0%.
The five largest urban areas (Iowa Falls, Des Moines, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport) are labeled on the map to show if there are any differences between rates in urban compared to rural areas. Cedar Rapids is in a county with the lowest rate, 1.0 to 1.9%, while the other four cities are in counties with the second lowest rate of 2.0 to 2.3%.
To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.
People with Independent Living (IL) Difficulty
This map of the state of Iowa shows rates of independent living (IL) difficulty for people 18 years of age and older by county. Rates are broken into four categories from 2.5 to 7.7%.
The five largest urban areas (Iowa Falls, Des Moines, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport) 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.
Cedar Rapids is in a county with the lowest rates of 2.5 to 4.1%, while the other four cities are in counties with the second lowest rate of 4.2 to 4.9%.
To browse or download the data used to make this map, use our Disability Data Lookup Tool.
Map produced April 2020 based on 2013-2017 American Community Survey data.
Veterans
Veterans with Disabilities
Poverty
People with Disabilities in Poverty
Employment
People Employed with a Disability
People Unemployed with a Disability
Out of the Labor Force with a Disability
These maps are part of RTC:Rural’s State Profile Map Series, which is part of Disability Counts.