29.5% of families headed by single mothers in South Dakota live in poverty.
National figure: 30.6%
12.6% of women 65 and older in South Dakota live in poverty.
National figure: 10.8%
Poverty
12.6% of women in South Dakota live in poverty. The national figure is 10.9%.
Wage Gap
Women in South Dakota typically make $0.83 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.81 .
Wage gap data for Black women in South Dakota is not available.
National figure: $0.65
Latina women in South Dakota typically make 62 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
National figure: $0.58
Black women refers to those who self-identified in the Current Population Survey or American Community Survey as Black or African American. White men refers to those who identified themselves as white, but who indicated that they are not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Latinas refers to women of any race who identified themselves to be of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin.
Health Insurance
9.7% of women aged 19-64 in South Dakota are uninsured. Nationally, 9.6% are uninsured.
10.9% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in South Dakota are uninsured.
National figure: 10.4%
11.0% of women in South Dakota reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 13.5%
