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Share of people with a disability in the United States as of 2016, by age

Percentage of people in the U.S. with a disability as of 2016, by age

The data describes the percentage of people in the United States with a disability as of 2016, by age. In that year, it was estimated that 35.2% of those aged 65 years and older had some form of disability, such as a vision disability, hearing disability, or cognitive disability.

Under 5 years	0.7	99.3
5 to 17 years	5.6	94.4
18 to 64 years	10.6	89.4
65 years and older	35.2	64.8

Share of people with a disability in the United States as of 2016, by age

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