How many people have a disability in ?

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An average of 1,400 people living in this county between 2020 and 2024 reported having a disability. This means that around 9 in 50 people in this county have a disability. In census data, a person with a disability is someone who reports difficulty with walking or climbing stairs, hearing, vision, self-care, cognition, or independent living.

1.4K

people with a disability (2020–2024)

18.5%

population with a disability (2020–2024)

How does the federal government determine who has a disability?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a person with a disability as someone who:

  • has a physical or mental condition that significantly limits one or more major life activities,
  • has a past history or documented record of such a condition (for example, cancer in remission), or
  • is regarded by others as having such a condition, even if it does not currently limit major life activities (for example, someone with visible burn scars).


There is no standard government approach to measuring disability, but in its American Community Survey (ACS), the Census Bureau considers a person with a disability as an individual who self-reports difficulty with walking or climbing stairs, hearing, independent living, vision, self-care, and/or cognition.

The share of people with disabilities in Major County, OK varies by age and geography. From 2020–2024, 18.5% of the Major County, OK population had a disability. The Oklahoma average was 17.2%, and the national average was 13.3%.
An important breakdown in disabilities is age and how they affect age groups differently. According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, older adults are more likely to go to the hospital for infectious diseases and are at a higher risks for chronic conditions more than any other age group. These trends are reflected in disability rates across different age groups.

The share of people with disabilities in Major County, OK was 5.2 percentage points above the national average from 2020–2024.

Share of people with a disability in Oklahoma (2020–2024)

What age groups have a disability in County, OK?

From 2020 to 2024, adults aged 18 to 34 years in Major County, OK had a rate 6.7 percentage points lower than adults aged 18 to 34 years elsewhere in Oklahoma.
An important breakdown in disabilities is age and how they affect age groups differently. According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, older adults are more likely to go to the hospital for infectious diseases and are at a higher risks for chronic conditions more than any other age group. These trends are reflected in disability rates across different age groups.

From 2020–2024, 53.2% of adults aged 75 and older had a disability.

Share of people with a disability, by age group (2020–2024)

How does Major County, OK’s disability rate compare with the rest of the state?

From 2020–2024, the county named Major County, OK is 54th out of 77 Oklahoma counties with available data for the share of people with disabilities. Caddo County, OK has 18.5%, and Alfalfa County, OK has 17.9% of people with disabilities.

From 2020–2024, Major County, OK ranked 54th for the highest share of people with disabilities.

Share of people with a disability in Oklahoma, by county (2020–2024)

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