39.0% of families headed by single mothers in Alabama live in poverty.
National figure: 30.6%
15.2% of women 65 and older in Alabama live in poverty.
National figure: 10.8%
Poverty
16.4% of women in Alabama live in poverty. The national figure is 10.9%.
Wage Gap
Women in Alabama typically make $0.77 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.81 .
Black women in Alabama typically make 57 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
National figure: $0.65
Latina women in Alabama typically make 54 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
11.0% of women aged 19-64 in Alabama are uninsured. Nationally, 9.6% are uninsured.
12.1% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Alabama are uninsured.
National figure: 10.4%
15.7% of women in Alabama reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 13.5%
