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State: Pennsylvania

Poverty

12.60% of women in Pennsylvania live in poverty. The national figure is 11.80%.

31.5% of single mothers in Pennsylvania live in poverty.

National figure: 32%

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

National figure: 11.2%

Wage Gap

Women in Pennsylvania typically make $0.82 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.84.

Black women in Pennsylvania typically make 65 cents for every dollar paid to white men. 

National figure: $0.69

Latina women in Pennsylvania typically make 56 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

6.00% of women aged 19-64 in Pennsylvania are uninsured. Nationally, 9.30% are uninsured.

6.5% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Pennsylvania are uninsured. 

National figure: 9.9%

9.2% of women in Pennsylvania reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.

National figure: 10.3%