Iowa: Disability Employment Statistics
Iowa By the Numbers
Population and Employment Statistics1
Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 200,304
- Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
Cognitive | 44.4% |
Hearing | 25.6% |
Ambulatory | 55.5% |
Visual | 25.4% |

39%
Percentage of People with a Disability that did not work.
SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2
One nonprofit agency headquartered in Iowa participated in the program as SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Authorized Providers.

46 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 5 Veterans

$18.03/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage

$21 Million
Total AbilityOne Sales
1 Data from 2022 American Community Survey
2 Fiscal Year 2023 data proprietary to SourceAmerica®
SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agency Headquartered in Iowa
- Heartland Goodwill Enterprises
Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in Iowa
- The ARC of the Quad Cities
- CW Resources