Mississippi: Disability Employment Statistics
Mississippi By the Numbers
Population and Employment Statistics1
Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 279,299
- Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
Cognitive | 63.2% |
Hearing | 41.9% |
Ambulatory | 70.2% |
Visual | 52.8% |
![Mississippi](/sites/default/files/inline-images/MS%403x-white.png)
56.5%
Percentage of People with a Disability that did not work.
SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2
3 nonprofit agencies headquartered in Mississippi participated in the program as SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Authorized Providers.
![Employees](/sites/default/files/styles/card_2x/public/2023-09/2020-employees-WEB.png?itok=Sq80HoQb)
110 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 3 Veterans
![Wages](/sites/default/files/styles/card_2x/public/2023-08/2020-avg-wage.png?itok=Q0f8HWhO)
$19.33/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage
![Sales](/sites/default/files/styles/card_2x/public/2023-08/2020-A1-sales.png?itok=k0nSHctS)
$6.8 Million
Total AbilityOne Sales
1 Data from 2022 American Community Survey
2 Fiscal Year 2023 data proprietary to SourceAmerica®
SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agencies Headquartered in Mississippi
- AbilityWorks, Inc. of Jackson
- Mississippi Goodworks, Inc.
- Warren County ARC
Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in Mississippi
- Challenge Unlimited, Inc.
- CW Resources, Inc.
- Global Connections to Employment, Inc.
- Rising Star Resource Development Corporation
- Trace, Inc.
- Training, Rehabilitation, and Development Institute, Inc.