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Houtenville, PhD  \nDirector, Institute on Disability  \nStacia Kingsbury, MPP  \nProject Research Specialist,  \nInstitute on Disability  \nNathan Thomas, MS  \nResearch Data Scientist,  \nInstitute on Disability  \nThis document is available in alternative formats upon request.  \nAnnual Report on People with Disabilities in America: 2026, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics  \nCopyright 2026. Institute on Disability. University of New Hampshire®  \nPublished in 2026 by The Center for Research on Disability  \nUniversity of New Hampshire® College of Health and Human Services, Institute on Disability  \n10 West Edge Drive, Suite 101  \nDurham, NH 03824-3593  \n[iod.unh.edu](iod.unh.edu)  \n[contact.iod@unh.edu](contact.iod@unh.edu)  \n(603) 862-4320 | Relay: 711  \n[researchondisability.org](researchondisability.org)  \n(866) 538-9521  \nPrinted in the USA First Printing, 2026  \nTypeset in Bebas Neue Pro, Operetta, Roboto Mono, and TT Commons Pro  \nDesigned by Bianca Weatherly  \nAcknowledgments  \nSpecial thanks to the following individuals who have contributed to the success of this efort: Amy Chamberlain, Romy Eberle, Kate Filanoski-Russell, Megan Henly, Hyun Ju Kim, Jify Lansing, Xueting Sun, Kartik Trivedi, and Karen Volle.  \nFunding for this publication was made possible by:  \nThe Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC), funded by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community, Living National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), grant number 90RTGE0005. The information developed by the StatsRRTC does not necessarily represent the policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government (Edgar, 75.620 (b)).  \nThe StatsRRTC is part of the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The IOD was established in  \n1987 to provide a university-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policies, and practices related to the lives of people with disabilities and their families and is New Hampshire’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD). Located within the university's College of Health and Human Services, the IOD is a federally designated center authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Act. Through innovative and interdisciplinary research, academic, service, and dissemination initiatives, the IOD builds local, state, and national capacities to respond to the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families.  \nContents  \n08 Introduction 54 Mass Transit to Work  \n10 Expanded Discussion 58 Age of Home (1990+)  \n14 Population Size 62 Appendix  \n18 Disabling Environments 64 Glossary  \n22 Living in Institutions 70 About the Center  \n26 Education:  \nLess than High School  \n30 Education:  \nBachelor's Degree  \nor Higher  \n34 Employment  \n38 Earnings from Work  \n42 Poverty  \n46 Health Insurance  \n50 Private Health Insurance  \nIntroduction  \nMake the Call.  \nStatistics are numbers that can show us how something has changed over time or how something could change in the future. 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