Tennessee: Disability Employment Statistics

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Tennessee By the Numbers

Population and Employment Statistics1

Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 534,110

  • Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
Cognitive​57.3%
Hearing37.8%
Ambulatory69.7%
Visual46%

 

Tennessee
52.1%

Percentage of People with a Disability that did not work.

SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2

3 nonprofit agencies headquartered in Tennessee participated in the program as SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Authorized Providers.

Employees

92 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 5 Veterans

Wages

$15.95/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage

Sales

$4.9 Million
Total AbilityOne Sales

1 Data from 2022 American Community Survey
2 Fiscal Year 2023 data proprietary to SourceAmerica®

SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agencies Headquartered in Tennessee

  • Arc Knox County
  • Memphis Goodwill Industries, Inc.
  • Progressive Directions, Inc.

Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in Tennessee

  • Bobby Dodd Institute, Inc.
  • CW Resources, Inc.
  • Skookum 
  • Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center, Inc.