Iowa: Disability Employment Statistics
Iowa By the Numbers
Population and Employment Statistics1
Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 176,866
- Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
| Cognitive | 49.6% |
| Hearing | 34.8% |
| Ambulatory | 63.4% |
| Visual | 41.1% |
46.8%
Percentage of working age people with disabilities that do not have jobs.
SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2
3 nonprofit agencies headquartered in Iowa participated in the program as SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Authorized Providers.
35 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 3 Veterans
$16.90/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage
$22.8 million
Total AbilityOne Sales
1 Data from 2019 American Community Survey
2 Fiscal Year 2022 data proprietary to SourceAmerica®
SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agencies Headquartered in Iowa
- Genesis Development
- Goodwill Solutions, Inc.
- Heartland Goodwill Enterprises
Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in Iowa
- Green Resources Management
- The ARC of the Quad Cities