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HHS Administration for Community Living
provides both summary statistics and interactive data opportunities, based fundamentally on the American Community Survey.
CDC Disability and Health Data System
Disability and Health Data System (DHDS) is an online source of state-level data on adults with disabilities. Users can access information on five functional disability types: cognitive, mobility, vision, self-care, and independent living.
CDC Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS)
CDC’s BRFSS is one of the foundational data resources for determining state-level prevalence and characteristics among persons with disabilities.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
NCHS provides statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics (SAMHSA), Data, Outcomes, and Quality (DOQ)
The SAMHSA Data, Outcomes, and Quality (DOQ) provides data from different surveys and data collection systems.
The data provide estimates of substance use and mental illness at the national, state, and substate levels. NSDUH data also help to identify the extent of substance use and mental illness among different subgroups, estimate trends over time, and determine the need for treatment services.
State Data Info is a project of the DHHS Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) and the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) that provides customized and accessible charts of employment outcomes and trends.
The Census Disability Portal compiles recent census data on disability, developed through the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
ODEP promotes the availability and use of disability data and statistics to further education, research, and policy initiatives to improve employment opportunities and outcomes for people with disabilities.
nTIDE (National Trends in Disability Employment)
nTIDE is the product of The Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability, working to provide a monthly summary of the characteristics of employment among Americans with and without disabilities.
Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis
The Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis section of the Social Security Administration website is a collaborative effort among the Office of Research, Demonstration, and Employment Support, the Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, and the Office of Retirement Policy. All three offices work together to conduct research and policy analysis surrounding disability, employment, and social security benefits.
Council for Disability Awareness Disability Statistics Page
The Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the American public about the risk and consequences of experiencing an income-interrupting illness or injury. The CDA engages in research, communications and educational activities that provide information and helpful resources to wage earners, employers, financial advisors, consultants, and others who are concerned about the personal and financial impact a disability can have on wage earners and their families.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
PCORI, an independent nonprofit, nongovernmental organization located in Washington, DC, was authorized by Congress in 2010. Their mandate is to improve the quality and relevance of evidence available to help patients, caregivers, clinicians, employers, insurers, and policy makers make informed health decisions. Specifically, they fund comparative clinical effectiveness research, or CER, as well as support work that will improve the methods used to conduct such studies.
Last Modified: 11/17/2023
