. 2009 Oct;99(Suppl 2):S294–S300. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.162677

TABLE 2.

Number of People Residing in Group Quarters That Include People With Disabilities: United States

Type of Facility	No. of Residents
Nursing homes
All residents	1 835 000^a
Residents with disability	1 785 000^a
Hospitals, residential schools for people with disabilities	234 000^b
Residential centers for emotionally disturbed children	13 000^c
Community-based congregate care settings for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (no. of facilities=57 188)	285 954^c
Residential facilities for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (no. of facilities=173)	38 305^d
Total (approximate)	2 400 000

Note. Except for “nursing homes, all residents,” all of the data are for people who have a disability.

^{^a}

Data are from the US Census Bureau.²⁵

^{^b}

Data are from the US Decennial Census.²⁶

^{^c}

Data are from Alba et al.²⁷

^{^d}

Data are from Alba et al.²⁸