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State: Pennsylvania

Poverty

12.2% of women in Pennsylvania live in poverty. The national figure is 10.9%.

33.7% of families headed by single mothers in Pennsylvania live in poverty.

National figure: 30.6%

11.9% of women 65 and older in Pennsylvania live in poverty.

National figure: 10.8%

Wage Gap

Women in Pennsylvania typically make $0.82 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.81 .

Black women in Pennsylvania typically make 66 cents for every dollar paid to white men.

National figure: $0.65

Latina women in Pennsylvania typically make 58 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

6.7% of women aged 19-64 in Pennsylvania are uninsured. Nationally, 9.6% are uninsured.

7.4% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Pennsylvania are uninsured.

National figure: 10.4%

10.2% of women in Pennsylvania reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.

National figure: 13.5%