- 110,553 living in East Sussex were disabled under the Equality Act in 2021, 20.3% of all people in the county.
- 8% of all residents under 15 years were disabled, compared to 18% of those aged 15 to 64 years, and 33% of those aged 65 years and above.
- 44% of disabled residents were in some form of paid employment on census day, compared to 78.2% of non-disabled residents.
- In May 2024, 41,240 people (of any age) in East Sussex were claiming DLA or PIP because of a disability, an increase of 11% since May 2023.
There are some interesting resources available via ESiF analysing data about disabled people in the county:
East Sussex 2021 Census Briefing: Disability
Physical Disability Briefing for East Sussex