US Counties With the Lowest Independent-living Disability

2,956 US counties ranked by independent-living disability, from lowest to highest. First are Falls Church city, VA (4.4%), Los Alamos County, NM (4.6%) and Howard County, MD (4.8%). The middle one of the 2,956 has 8.7%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who report difficulty doing errands alone. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 lowest counties

More on independent-living disability

• US Counties With the Highest Independent-living Disability
• Independent-living disability by US county: map by year and what it goes with

A ranking describes places, not the people in them, and a high or low place does not by itself say why. All US rankings.