17,557 People With I/DD Lived In Public Residential Facilities In 2018

Within the 36 states that still operated at least one public residential facility (PRF) as of 2018, an estimated 17,557 people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DDs) lived in these facilities. This is a 3.9% decrease from the 18,239 people with I/DDs who lived in these facilities in 2017. A PRF is defined as a large, state-operated institution that houses people with I/DD. According to the most recent State Health Facts, states with the highest number of people living in PRFs during 2018 were Texas (2,969), Illinois (1,664), and New Jersey (1 . . .