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Explore the vital statistics and insights into our community’s abilities and needs.
One in four adults in the U.S. have a disability that impacts major life activities. (“CDC Report, 2023”)
It is estimated that more than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness.
Over 42 million Americans have a severe disability, and 96% of them are unseen.
The most common disability type, mobility, affects 1 in 7 adults. With age, disability becomes more common, affecting about 2 in 5 adults age 65 and older.
20.9% of Palm Beach County residents have a disability.
4,587,950 adults in Florida have a disability. 26% or one in four.
Nearly 2.9 million Florida adults about 17% of the population, have some form of mental illness.
Among most people with disabilities, the top five character strengths scores were love of learning, honesty, appreciation of beauty and excellence, kindness, and fairness.
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