2023 State Report for County-Level Data: Prevalence

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2023 Ohio Report for County-Level Data: Prevalence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

Overview. Statistics are a powerful tool in research, policymaking, program evaluation, and advocacy. They are used to frame issues, monitor current circumstances and progress, judge the effectiveness of policies and programs, make projections about the future, and predict the costs of potential policy changes.

In the United States, disability statistics – information about the population with disabilities and about the government programs that serve people with disabilities - are often difficult to find. Numerous government agencies generate and publish disability statistics, and as a result, the data are scattered across various federal government documents and websites.

The Annual Disability Statistics State Reports for County-Level Data, one of the five publications included in the Institute on Disability’s Annual Disability Statistics Collection – referred to as “the Collection” – is a summary of statistics about people with disabilities and about the government programs which serve them. The State Reports for County-Level Data provides county-level prevalence, employment, and poverty statistics for each state. 

Additional publications included in the Collection are: 

  • The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, available both in hard copy and online (at www.disabilitycompendium.org), presents key overall statistics on topics including the prevalence of disability, employment among persons with disabilities, rates of participation in disability income and social insurance programs, and other statistics. 
  • The Annual Disability Statistics Supplement covers 150 additional tables that analyze the content found in the Compendium by age, gender, and race/ethnicity. 
  • The Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America, which graphically represents trends of key statistics from the Compendium.  
  • Infographics in the Collection are curated through partnerships with organizations that specialize in the intersectionality of disability with other identities.  
  • The Annual Disability Statistics Standard Errors Companion, new to the Collection this year, details the standard errors of percent and standard errors of frequency for applicable tables in the Compendium. 

All publications are available online at https://disabilitycompendium.org. The Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America and the infographics are also available in print format. 

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Prevalence is intended to be an online complement to Section 1: Population and Prevalence of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. This report can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states.

The following report provides county-level statistics for Ohio. In this report, the prevalence of people with disabilities is presented as the number of people with disabilities in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages are provided in tables and maps.

Specific to Ohio, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for prevalence statistics are included in the Interpretation section. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Notes on the data. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment is composed of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data. We used the most recent data wherever available.

ACS 5-year includes data from 2021 and data from the four previous years. 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups.

In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details).

Exploring other topics. The UNH Institute on Disability is dedicated to thorough research and has explored topics such as understanding the factors associated with the health disparities experienced by people with intellectual disabilities through the Health Disparities Project (https://iod.unh.edu/health-disparities-project) and career self-management through job crafting for people with physical and mild cognitive disabilities (https://iod.unh.edu/career-self-management-through-job-crafting-people-physical-mild-cognitive-disabilities). 

Additional Resources. A companion Annual Report is available, providing graphical representations of key findings. The Annual Report highlights trend data related to specific tables in the Compendium and Supplement. The statistics presented here, as well as those in the Compendium, Supplement, and Annual Report, can be viewed and downloaded at https://disabilitycompendium.org/.

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866-538-9521, or by email at disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Paul, S., Rogers, S., Bach, S., & Houtenville, A. (2023). 2023 State Report for Ohio County-Level Data: Prevalence. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2021 county-level statistics from Ohio that are presented:

 

  • For the number of people with and without disabilities:
    • The range of total people across Ohio counties, also known as the difference between the largest and smallest counts of people across Ohio counties, was 1,294,137.
      • The county with the greatest number of total people was Franklin (1,306,060 people).
      • The county with the least number of total people was Noble (11,923 people).
    • The average number of total people across all counties was 131,840.
    • The median, also known as the middle-most number, of total people across Ohio counties was 58,011

 

  • For the number of people with disabilities:
    • The range of people with disabilities across Ohio counties, also known as the difference between the largest and smallest counts of people with disabilities across Ohio counties, was 183,550.
      • The county with the greatest number of people with disabilities was Cuyahoga (186,052 people).
      • The county with the least number of people with disabilities was Harrison (2,502 people).
    • The average number of people with disabilities across all counties was 18,355.
    • The median, also known as the middle-most number, of people with disabilities across Ohio counties was 8,452.
  • For the percentage of people with disabilities:
    • For the entire state of Ohio, the overall percentage of people with disabilities is 13.9%.
      • The county with the highest percentage of people with disabilities was Pike (23.9%).
      • The county with the lowest percentage of people with disabilities was Holmes (7.6%).

 

  • For the number of people without disabilities:
    • The range of people without disabilities across Ohio counties, also known as the difference between the largest and smallest counts of people without disabilities across Ohio counties, was 1,150,477.
      • The county with the greatest number of people without disabilities was Franklin (1,159,685 people).
      • The county with the least number of people without disabilities was Noble (9,208 people).
    • The average number of people without disabilities across all counties was 113,484.
    • The median, also known as the middle-most number, of people without disabilities across Ohio counties was 47,592.
  • For the percentage of people without disabilities:
    • For the entire state of Ohio, the overall percentage of people without disabilities is 86.1%.
      • The county with the highest percentage of people without disabilities was Holmes (92.4%).
      • The county with the lowest percentage of people without disabilities was Pike (76.1%).

 

Prevalence of People with and without Disabilities for Ohio, by County: 2021
County Total Disability No Disability   County Total Disability No Disability
Count % Count % Count % Count %
   Ohio    11,601,893 1,615,264 13.9 9,986,629 86.1   Fulton       42,326     6,051 14.3    36,275 85.7
  Adams        27,307     5,968 21.9    21,339 78.1   Gallia       29,003     5,779 19.9    23,224 80.1
  Allen        99,916    16,315 16.3    83,601 83.7   Geauga       94,673     9,376  9.9    85,297 90.1
 Ashland       52,110     7,094 13.6    45,016 86.4   Greene      163,068    21,361 13.1   141,707 86.9
Ashtabula      95,076    16,014 16.8    79,062 83.2  Guernsey      38,160     6,719 17.6    31,441 82.4
  Athens       62,198     9,967 16.0    52,231 84.0  Hamilton     818,728    97,605 11.9   721,123 88.1
 Auglaize      45,772     5,337 11.7    40,435 88.3  Hancock       74,314     8,965 12.1    65,349 87.9
 Belmont       63,372    10,234 16.1    53,138 83.9   Hardin       30,561     4,452 14.6    26,109 85.4
  Brown        43,165     7,560 17.5    35,605 82.5  Harrison      14,336     2,502 17.5    11,834 82.5
  Butler      384,309    45,919 11.9   338,390 88.1   Henry        27,240     3,449 12.7    23,791 87.3
 Carroll       26,615     4,653 17.5    21,962 82.5  Highland      42,709     7,751 18.1    34,958 81.9
Champaign      38,241     5,669 14.8    32,572 85.2  Hocking       27,818     4,937 17.7    22,881 82.3
  Clark       134,436    22,198 16.5   112,238 83.5   Holmes       43,402     3,295  7.6    40,107 92.4
 Clermont     206,330    30,021 14.5   176,309 85.5   Huron        58,087     8,751 15.1    49,336 84.9
 Clinton       41,741     6,880 16.5    34,861 83.5  Jackson       32,219     6,671 20.7    25,548 79.3
Columbiana     98,966    16,660 16.8    82,306 83.2 Jefferson      64,906    11,059 17.0    53,847 83.0
Coshocton      36,276     5,913 16.3    30,363 83.7    Knox        61,670     8,414 13.6    53,256 86.4
 Crawford      41,462     6,875 16.6    34,587 83.4    Lake       230,400    31,114 13.5   199,286 86.5
 Cuyahoga   1,249,416   186,052 14.9 1,063,364 85.1  Lawrence      57,935    13,495 23.3    44,440 76.7
  Darke        51,309     6,723 13.1    44,586 86.9  Licking      176,135    27,371 15.5   148,764 84.5
 Defiance      38,068     5,151 13.5    32,917 86.5   Logan        45,603     5,805 12.7    39,798 87.3
 Delaware     210,226    16,746  8.0   193,480 92.0   Lorain      305,807    42,012 13.7   263,795 86.3
   Erie        74,603    11,260 15.1    63,343 84.9   Lucas       426,687    65,374 15.3   361,313 84.7
Fairfield     154,668    20,740 13.4   133,928 86.6  Madison       38,931     5,994 15.4    32,937 84.6
 Fayette       28,609     5,801 20.3    22,808 79.7  Mahoning     224,696    35,657 15.9   189,039 84.1
 Franklin   1,306,060   146,375 11.2 1,159,685 88.8   Marion       60,076    10,852 18.1    49,224 81.9
Prevalence of People with and without Disabilities for Ohio, by County: 2021
County Total Disability No Disability   County Total Disability No Disability
Count % Count % Count % Count %
  Medina      180,226    20,173 11.2   160,053 88.8  Trumbull     198,698    33,378 16.8   165,320 83.2
  Meigs        22,168     4,968 22.4    17,200 77.6 Tuscarawas     92,129    13,755 14.9    78,374 85.1
  Mercer       41,707     4,396 10.5    37,311 89.5   Union        58,611     5,925 10.1    52,686 89.9
  Miami       106,889    12,977 12.1    93,912 87.9  Van Wert      28,544     4,162 14.6    24,382 85.4
  Monroe       13,395     2,675 20.0    10,720 80.0   Vinton       12,783     2,544 19.9    10,239 80.1
Montgomery    527,528    79,796 15.1   447,732 84.9   Warren      231,922    24,153 10.4   207,769 89.6
  Morgan       13,788     2,921 21.2    10,867 78.8 Washington     59,349    10,676 18.0    48,673 82.0
  Morrow       34,662     5,376 15.5    29,286 84.5   Wayne       115,778    14,992 12.9   100,786 87.1
Muskingum      85,529    13,315 15.6    72,214 84.4  Williams      36,073     5,798 16.1    30,275 83.9
  Noble        11,923     2,715 22.8     9,208 77.2    Wood       130,768    15,665 12.0   115,103 88.0
  Ottawa       40,037     6,087 15.2    33,950 84.8  Wyandot       21,690     2,846 13.1    18,844 86.9
 Paulding      18,763     3,218 17.2    15,545 82.8                                                    
  Perry        35,205     6,551 18.6    28,654 81.4                                                    
 Pickaway      54,326     8,490 15.6    45,836 84.4                                                    
   Pike        27,041     6,463 23.9    20,578 76.1                                                    
 Portage      160,955    20,503 12.7   140,452 87.3                                                    
  Preble       40,751     6,157 15.1    34,594 84.9                                                    
  Putnam       34,146     3,229  9.5    30,917 90.5                                                    
 Richland     118,016    19,212 16.3    98,804 83.7                                                    
   Ross        71,627    13,685 19.1    57,942 80.9                                                    
 Sandusky      58,120     9,146 15.7    48,974 84.3                                                    
  Scioto       71,631    16,881 23.6    54,750 76.4                                                    
  Seneca       54,291     7,781 14.3    46,510 85.7                                                    
  Shelby       47,931     6,503 13.6    41,428 86.4                                                    
  Stark       370,139    50,388 13.6   319,751 86.4                                                    
  Summit      535,013    70,828 13.2   464,185 86.8                                                    
Count of People with Disabilities for Ohio, by County: 2021

Percentage of People with Disabilities for Ohio, by County: 2021

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Median — The middlemost value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Prevalence — The proportion of the population with a particular status or condition. Prevalence is usually expressed as a percentage or a number of people per unit of the population.

Prevalence Rate — The prevalence of a particular status or condition estimated over a specific period of time.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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