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State: Florida

Poverty

13.00% of women in Florida live in poverty. The national figure is 11.80%.

30.4% of single mothers in Florida live in poverty.

National figure: 32.0%

13.3% of women 65 and older in Florida live in poverty.

National figure: 11.2%

Wage Gap

Women in Florida typically make $0.85 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.84.

Black women in Florida typically make 61 cents for every dollar paid to white men. 

National figure: $0.69

Latina women in Florida typically make 60 cents for every dollar paid to white men.

National figure: $0.57

Source: Figures for women overall by state are based on 2022 American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Figures for Black women and Latinas by state are based on 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Health Insurance

14.00% of women aged 19-64 in Florida are uninsured. Nationally, 9.30% are uninsured.

15.0% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Florida are uninsured. 

National figure: 9.9%