- In 2022, more than one in four American adults reported having some type of disability, the highest number since tracking began nearly a decade ago.
- The rise in disability rates is attributed to factors such as an aging population, chronic conditions like diabetes and obesity, and potentially long Covid.
- Long Covid symptoms were included in the survey for the first time, contributing to the high disability rates reported in the CDC data.
- Arkansas has the highest percentage of residents with disabilities, followed by West Virginia, Louisiana, and Mississippi, while Washington DC and Hawaii have the lowest disability rates.
- Older adults and certain racial/ethnic groups, such as American Indian or Alaska Native and Other/Multirace, reported the highest prevalence of disabilities.
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