Mississippi: Disability Employment Statistics

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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
Cognitive63.2%
Hearing41.9%
Ambulatory70.2%
Visual52.8%

 

Mississippi
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

110 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 3 Veterans

Wages

$19.33/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage

Sales

$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.