Tennessee: Disability Employment Statistics
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% |
Hearing | 37.8% |
Ambulatory | 69.7% |
Visual | 46% |
![Tennessee](/sites/default/files/inline-images/TN%403x-white.png)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/card_2x/public/2023-09/2020-employees-WEB.png?itok=Sq80HoQb)
92 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 5 Veterans
![Wages](/sites/default/files/styles/card_2x/public/2023-08/2020-avg-wage.png?itok=Q0f8HWhO)
$15.95/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage
![Sales](/sites/default/files/styles/card_2x/public/2023-08/2020-A1-sales.png?itok=k0nSHctS)
$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.