42.3% of families headed by single mothers in Louisiana live in poverty.
National figure: 30.6%
17.0% of women 65 and older in Louisiana live in poverty.
National figure: 10.8%
Poverty
19.0% of women in Louisiana live in poverty. The national figure is 10.9%.
Wage Gap
Women in Louisiana typically make $0.73 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.81 .
Black women in Louisiana typically make 52 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
National figure: $0.65
Latina women in Louisiana typically make 56 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
9.5% of women aged 19-64 in Louisiana are uninsured. Nationally, 9.6% are uninsured.
10.2% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Louisiana are uninsured.
National figure: 10.4%
16.0% of women in Louisiana reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 13.5%
