# Few Americans identify as disabled

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/few-americans-identify-as-disabled/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

About one-in-five Americans (21%) identify as having some type of disability, according to a September 2025 Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults.

Roughly three-quarters (76%) say they do not, while a small share (3%) prefer not to answer.

## Topline

Do you identify as having any type of disability?

Few Americans identify as disabled.

- No: 75.6%
- Yes: 20.9%
- Prefer not to answer: 3.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#disability-identification](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#disability-identification)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#disability-identification](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#disability-identification)