Fiscal Year 2010 State Vocational Rehabilitation Performance

This document provides information on state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency performance for fiscal year (FY) 2010. It begins with a description in Table 1 of the eleven data elements used to describe agency performance and the sources. Tables 2, 3, and 4 present data by agency type (General, Blind, and Combined) for each agencies and averages for similar agency types and the nation. Agencies are ordered alphabetically. The last table gives total counts for the first four data elements by agency type and for all agencies for the past three years.

Table 1. Data Elements, Definitions and Sources

Data Element / Definition and Source /
Number of Eligible Individuals / Total number of individuals eligible at the end of the fiscal year.
Source: Form RSA-113, Lines A11 + A12 + A13 + A14
Number of Eligible Individuals per Million of State Population / Total number of individuals eligible at the end of the fiscal year divided by the state population divided by one million.
Source: Form RSA-113, Lines (A11 + A12 + A13 + A14) / State Population / 1,000,000
Number of Plans / Total number of individuals in Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) at the end of the fiscal year.
Source: Form RSA-113, Lines C1 + C2
Number of Cases Closed with Employment / Total number of cases closed in the fiscal year with an employment outcome.
Source: Form RSA-113, Line D1
Rehabilitation Rate / Number of employment outcomes divided by number of employment outcomes and non-employment outcomes among individuals who received services.
Source: Form RSA-113, Lines D1/(D1+D2)
Percent Transition Age / Source: RSA-911, Total number of individuals between the ages of 14 and 24 at application who received services divided by the total number of individuals who received services multiplied by 100.
Percent Working 35 or More Hours per Week / Source: RSA-911, Total number of individuals who achieved a competitive employment outcome and who worked 35 or more hours per week at closure divided by the total number of individuals who achieved a competitive employment outcome multiplied by 100.
Mean Hourly Wage / Source: RSA-911, Weekly earnings at closure divided by hours worked in a week at closure for individuals who achieved a competitive employment outcome.
Percent Closed in Supported Employment / Source: RSA-911, Total number of individuals who achieved an employment outcome with supports in an integrated setting divided by the total number of individuals who achieved an employment outcome multiplied by 100.
Mean Cost per Rehabilitation / Source: RSA-911, Sum of the cost of purchased services divided by the total number of employment outcomes.
OOS / According to information contained in the FY 2010 State Plan, the agency is implementing an order of selection (OOS).

Table 2. Performance of General VR Agencies, FY 2010

State / Number of Eligible Individuals / Number of Eligible Individuals per Million of State Population / Number of Plans / Number of Cases Closed with Employment / Rehabilitation Rate / Percent Transition Age / Percent Working 35 or More Hours per Week / Mean Hourly Wage / Percent Closed in Supported Employment / Mean Cost per Rehabilitation /
ARKANSAS (OOS) / 6,408 / 2,198 / 14,954 / 2,670 / 56.7% / 40.6% / 66.1% / $10.91 / 1.6% / $4,058.12
CONNECTICUT (OOS) / 3,963 / 1,109 / 4,465 / 922 / 51.6% / 26.4% / 54.0% / $16.98 / 4.3% / $4,982.63
DELAWARE (OOS) / 2,465 / 2,745 / 2,775 / 705 / 69.4% / 48.3% / 49.6% / $9.78 / 13.8% / $3,970.51
FLORIDA (OOS) / 36,239 / 1,927 / 43,946 / 3,919 / 37.7% / 31.7% / 44.6% / $10.54 / 20.9% / $7,331.28
IDAHO / 6,789 / 4,331 / 8,761 / 1,896 / 63.1% / 34.9% / 52.6% / $10.56 / 4.3% / $3,070.17
IOWA (OOS) / 6,471 / 2,124 / 12,770 / 2,217 / 52.0% / 45.1% / 60.8% / $11.18 / 5.6% / $3,300.51
KENTUCKY (OOS) / 14,674 / 3,382 / 22,062 / 3,495 / 62.4% / 32.5% / 59.8% / $11.44 / 7.8% / $4,524.14
MAINE (OOS) / 5,607 / 4,221 / 3,620 / 573 / 44.6% / 42.9% / 37.7% / $11.81 / 22.5% / $6,113.77
MASSACHUSETTS (OOS) / 13,169 / 2,011 / 24,029 / 3,173 / 51.8% / 27.6% / 36.2% / $12.38 / 5.4% / $2,559.59
MICHIGAN / 23,400 / 2,368 / 35,121 / 7,374 / 50.3% / 32.0% / 54.3% / $13.17 / 4.9% / $3,171.91
MINNESOTA (OOS) / 12,767 / 2,407 / 13,053 / 2,143 / 47.8% / 38.1% / 37.8% / $10.97 / 17.9% / $3,998.72
MISSOURI (OOS) / 22,568 / 3,768 / 18,345 / 4,363 / 62.0% / 32.8% / 43.6% / $9.93 / 15.7% / $6,890.31
NEBRASKA (OOS) / 5,842 / 3,199 / 6,397 / 1,677 / 60.9% / 35.5% / 58.4% / $10.33 / 12.3% / $2,069.16
NEW JERSEY (OOS) / 15,583 / 1,772 / 21,918 / 3,927 / 56.5% / 30.7% / 48.6% / $11.97 / 33.3% / $4,085.22
NEW MEXICO / 5,615 / 2,727 / 7,712 / 1,541 / 52.3% / 26.9% / 53.4% / $12.17 / 6.2% / $3,691.46
NEW YORK / 48,947 / 2,526 / 67,379 / 12,092 / 45.9% / 44.1% / 47.1% / $10.70 / 20.1% / $5,323.32
NORTH CAROLINA / 25,736 / 2,699 / 44,183 / 5,961 / 56.5% / 35.9% / 41.6% / $9.46 / 15.4% / $5,285.26
OREGON (OOS) / 10,477 / 2,735 / 5,885 / 1,176 / 47.4% / 23.3% / 39.0% / $11.56 / 65.5% / $4,286.52
SOUTH CAROLINA / 20,046 / 4,334 / 34,226 / 7,551 / 54.4% / 24.9% / 62.9% / $10.46 / 2.7% / $1,044.22
SOUTH DAKOTA (OOS) / 2,916 / 3,582 / 2,482 / 690 / 65.1% / 34.8% / 38.9% / $9.19 / 23.9% / $5,506.62
TEXAS / 37,295 / 1,483 / 59,562 / 11,380 / 57.9% / 29.5% / 56.5% / $11.40 / 2.7% / $6,900.40
VERMONT (OOS) / 5,516 / 8,815 / 6,778 / 1,528 / 59.6% / 30.8% / 39.4% / $11.25 / 21.1% / $1,946.67
VIRGINIA (OOS) / 16,287 / 2,036 / 20,460 / 3,390 / 49.6% / 42.8% / 43.5% / $9.73 / 31.6% / $2,928.15
WASHINGTON / 13,993 / 2,081 / 13,497 / 2,676 / 51.4% / 24.5% / 40.2% / $12.43 / 7.6% / $5,184.02
General Agency Average / 15,116 / 2,941 / 20,599 / 3,627 / 52.6% / 34.1% / 50.4% / $11.14 / 12.9% / $4,511.28
National Average / 8,670 / 2,026 / 12,642 / 2,150 / 51.9% / 34.6% / 51.4% / $11.32 / 10.7% / $5,036.63


Table 3. Performance of Blind VR Agencies, FY 2010

State / Number of Eligible Individuals / Number of Eligible Individuals per Million of State Population / Number of Plans / Number of Cases Closed with Employment / Rehabilitation Rate / Percent Transition Age / Percent Working 35 or More Hours per Week / Mean Hourly Wage / Percent Closed in Supported Employment / Mean Cost per Rehabilitation /
ARKANSAS / 497 / 170 / 1,211 / 278 / 71.3% / 10.3% / 67.6% / $12.61 / 0.0% / $4,737.01
CONNECTICUT / 315 / 88 / 757 / 99 / 70.7% / 12.1% / 54.3% / $18.53 / 3.0% / $5,721.23
DELAWARE (OOS) / 106 / 118 / 146 / 43 / 75.4% / 24.6% / 64.1% / $13.22 / 7.0% / $3,653.05
FLORIDA / 1,667 / 89 / 4,363 / 689 / 47.9% / 14.2% / 52.0% / $12.69 / 0.4% / $6,396.65
IDAHO / 164 / 105 / 350 / 61 / 58.7% / 15.4% / 48.2% / $12.75 / 1.6% / $4,341.43
IOWA / 141 / 46 / 395 / 83 / 76.1% / 12.8% / 52.0% / $15.15 / 7.2% / $11,402.41
KENTUCKY (OOS) / 778 / 179 / 1,306 / 351 / 79.1% / 9.5% / 62.1% / $12.55 / 0.9% / $6,125.44
MAINE / 274 / 206 / 588 / 149 / 73.8% / 7.4% / 32.7% / $18.84 / 6.7% / $5,845.35
MASSACHUSETTS / 417 / 64 / 1,443 / 262 / 41.5% / 14.6% / 58.1% / $22.37 / 0.0% / $4,557.73
MICHIGAN / 490 / 50 / 1,602 / 167 / 47.6% / 22.8% / 44.8% / $14.80 / 11.4% / $9,848.59
MINNESOTA / 437 / 82 / 655 / 80 / 52.3% / 26.8% / 40.5% / $17.40 / 8.8% / $26,121.48
MISSOURI / 585 / 98 / 1,706 / 267 / 82.4% / 11.7% / 55.6% / $15.80 / 1.1% / $11,866.88
NEBRASKA / 95 / 52 / 439 / 31 / 31.6% / 20.4% / 43.3% / $13.17 / 0.0% / $7,414.68
NEW JERSEY / 905 / 103 / 1,132 / 288 / 70.1% / 13.9% / 48.9% / $15.00 / 5.2% / $6,034.22
NEW MEXICO / 85 / 41 / 398 / 40 / 50.0% / 28.8% / 30.8% / $14.18 / 0.0% / $18,290.15
NEW YORK / 2,568 / 133 / 2,633 / 428 / 77.4% / 12.8% / 58.1% / $18.76 / 7.0% / $13,874.31
NORTH CAROLINA / 1,227 / 129 / 3,139 / 590 / 77.7% / 7.8% / 52.2% / $10.88 / 0.7% / $4,947.81
OREGON (OOS) / 219 / 57 / 445 / 85 / 70.2% / 23.1% / 45.8% / $15.61 / 7.1% / $7,789.06
SOUTH CAROLINA / 515 / 111 / 1,172 / 266 / 63.9% / 12.0% / 52.5% / $11.74 / 0.0% / $2,870.76
SOUTH DAKOTA / 223 / 274 / 393 / 116 / 78.4% / 10.1% / 54.1% / $11.59 / 4.3% / $6,013.47
TEXAS / 3,096 / 123 / 6,867 / 1,339 / 67.4% / 12.3% / 56.4% / $14.15 / 1.6% / $8,909.26
VERMONT / 133 / 213 / 335 / 81 / 73.0% / 9.0% / 45.1% / $17.43 / 2.5% / $6,763.74
VIRGINIA (OOS) / 550 / 69 / 962 / 143 / 51.1% / 16.4% / 55.0% / $14.71 / 0.0% / $6,988.81
WASHINGTON / 565 / 84 / 814 / 129 / 62.0% / 19.2% / 53.5% / $17.41 / 8.5% / $8,801.67
Blind Agency Average / 669 / 112 / 1,385 / 253 / 63.7% / 13.4% / 54.2% / $14.26 / 2.5% / $7,760.77
National Average / 8,670 / 2,026 / 12,642 / 2,150 / 51.9% / 34.6% / 51.4% / $11.32 / 10.7% / $5,036.63


Table 4. Performance of Combined VR Agencies, FY 2010

State / Number of Eligible Individuals / Number of Eligible Individuals per Million of State Population / Number of Plans / Number of Cases Closed with Employment / Rehabilitation Rate / Percent Transition Age / Percent Working 35 or More Hours per Week / Mean Hourly Wage / Percent Closed in Supported Employment / Mean Cost per Rehabilitation /
ALABAMA / 12,555 / 2,627 / 38,048 / 5,067 / 25.8% / 49.9% / 54.9% / $9.79 / 5.2% / $3,921.82
ALASKA / 2,279 / 3,209 / 2,213 / 530 / 61.0% / 19.9% / 56.2% / $14.62 / 8.5% / $5,439.21
AMERICAN SAMOA / 198 / 3,017 / 366 / 25 / 100.0% / 16.0% / 55.6% / $12.82 / 4.0% / $3,289.64
ARIZONA (OOS) / 4,484 / 702 / 11,000 / 1,131 / 38.5% / 37.7% / 57.7% / $11.44 / 11.1% / $9,359.62
CALIFORNIA (OOS) / 39,959 / 1,073 / 73,140 / 10,719 / 42.2% / 34.0% / 45.7% / $12.13 / 16.7% / $5,516.02
COLORADO (OOS) / 9,487 / 1,886 / 9,529 / 1,235 / 57.8% / 32.1% / 46.7% / $11.90 / 13.0% / $4,853.73
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / 3,150 / 5,235 / 4,539 / 475 / 49.9% / 18.6% / 69.9% / $12.99 / 20.4% / $2,305.99
GEORGIA (OOS) / 15,817 / 1,633 / 23,383 / 4,463 / 62.4% / 46.4% / 60.8% / $9.45 / 13.0% / $3,492.18
GUAM / 207 / 1,160 / 190 / 13 / 39.4% / 42.4% / 66.7% / $8.60 / 30.8% / $8,792.62
HAWAII (OOS) / 1,177 / 865 / 4,432 / 303 / 44.9% / 37.8% / 51.3% / $13.21 / 2.3% / $5,385.15
ILLINOIS (OOS) / 21,335 / 1,663 / 24,211 / 5,028 / 56.2% / 42.7% / 34.1% / $10.18 / 4.1% / $4,411.53
INDIANA / 15,886 / 2,450 / 16,248 / 4,101 / 59.3% / 28.3% / 47.7% / $11.75 / 21.8% / $7,951.51
KANSAS (OOS) / 7,662 / 2,685 / 10,161 / 1,452 / 35.6% / 31.0% / 48.0% / $10.00 / 3.3% / $6,619.07
LOUISIANA (OOS) / 9,467 / 2,088 / 19,053 / 2,362 / 49.2% / 34.2% / 63.5% / $12.73 / 14.9% / $9,080.10
MARYLAND (OOS) / 10,570 / 1,831 / 13,794 / 2,408 / 63.5% / 32.4% / 39.9% / $10.86 / 15.4% / $3,845.03
MISSISSIPPI / 10,086 / 3,399 / 15,004 / 4,557 / 72.6% / 23.4% / 65.9% / $11.35 / 2.0% / $3,741.66
MONTANA / 4,464 / 4,512 / 4,573 / 716 / 41.9% / 22.3% / 42.1% / $10.84 / 7.4% / $6,439.44
NEVADA / 4,538 / 1,680 / 3,940 / 947 / 54.3% / 22.9% / 51.5% / $11.18 / 7.6% / $3,305.82
NEW HAMPSHIRE / 4,805 / 3,650 / 4,516 / 1,043 / 62.2% / 25.3% / 42.6% / $11.96 / 3.9% / $4,360.17
NORTH DAKOTA / 3,651 / 5,428 / 3,872 / 861 / 67.0% / 36.3% / 61.4% / $11.49 / 6.0% / $5,262.17
NORTHERN MARIANAS / 79 / 891 / 98 / 35 / 76.1% / 2.2% / 95.8% / $13.91 / 0.0% / $3,325.57
OHIO (OOS) / 19,069 / 1,653 / 25,998 / 5,707 / 51.3% / 27.4% / 51.3% / $12.75 / 3.4% / $6,195.14
OKLAHOMA (OOS) / 10,661 / 2,842 / 15,211 / 2,292 / 67.6% / 36.5% / 65.5% / $10.80 / 8.0% / $6,503.29
PENNSYLVANIA (OOS) / 27,807 / 2,189 / 62,323 / 9,460 / 54.6% / 36.0% / 58.1% / $12.10 / 2.8% / $4,524.03
PUERTO RICO / 14,777 / 3,966 / 26,030 / 2,599 / 73.4% / 65.6% / 45.1% / $8.98 / 6.2% / $6,926.85
RHODE ISLAND (OOS) / 3,261 / 3,098 / 4,519 / 568 / 40.7% / 38.4% / 34.0% / $11.76 / 12.5% / $4,892.55
TENNESSEE (OOS) / 11,053 / 1,742 / 14,635 / 1,651 / 47.8% / 46.1% / 42.6% / $10.11 / 16.6% / $8,560.26
UTAH / 13,423 / 4,857 / 18,898 / 3,486 / 67.1% / 27.9% / 65.5% / $11.37 / 3.3% / $4,204.91
VIRGIN ISLANDS / 430 / 3,915 / 457 / 34 / 50.0% / 47.1% / 50.0% / $11.28 / 2.9% / $8,813.91
WEST VIRGINIA / 6,999 / 3,777 / 9,214 / 2,169 / 70.5% / 42.7% / 68.4% / $11.32 / 4.5% / $4,199.91
WISCONSIN (OOS) / 22,586 / 3,972 / 20,963 / 2,784 / 52.0% / 31.4% / 37.8% / $11.57 / 12.2% / $8,964.58
WYOMING / 2,881 / 5,112 / 3,206 / 639 / 56.1% / 24.8% / 53.2% / $12.40 / 9.1% / $5,210.58
Combined Agencies Average / 9,838 / 2,775 / 15,118 / 2,464 / 50.5% / 36.5% / 52.4% / $11.33 / 8.9% / $5,406.95
National Average / 8,670 / 2,026 / 12,642 / 2,150 / 51.9% / 34.6% / 51.4% / $11.32 / 10.7% / $5,036.63


Table 5. Totals Counts by Agency Type, FY 2008-FY 2010

Agencies / Number of Eligible Individuals / Number of Eligible Individuals per Million of State Population / Number of Plans / Number of Cases Closed with Employment
General
2008 / 355,755 / 2,328 / 484,792 / 104,132
2009 / 349,076 / 2,261 / 482,386 / 92,002
2010 / 362,773 / 2,332 / 494,380 / 87,039
Blind
2008 / 14,954 / 98 / 31,507 / 6,671
2009 / 15,744 / 102 / 32,068 / 6,018
2010 / 16,052 / 103 / 33,251 / 6,065
Combined
2008 / 303,978 / 1,953 / 469,123 / 94,220
2009 / 320,127 / 2,040 / 466,406 / 82,552
2010 / 314,803 / 2,001 / 483,764 / 78,860
National totals
2008 / 674,687 / 1,463 / 985,422 / 205,023
2009 / 684,947 / 1,470 / 980,860 / 180,572
2010 / 693,628 / 1,481 / 1,011,395 / 171,964