This map, produced by the Weldon Cooper Center’s Demographics & Workforce Group, shows 2011 disability rates in Virginia’s working-age population by public use microdata area (PUMA).
According to the analysis of Rebecca M. Tippett in “Working-Age Virginians with Disabilities,” working-age Virginians with a disability are (1) significantly older and more likely to be black, (2) more likely to have low levels of education, be out of the labor force, and rely on public assistance programs, and (3) disproportionately distributed throughout the state. The highest working-age disability rates are in parts of the Southwest, Southside, and Valley regions.
