36.6% of families headed by single mothers in South Carolina live in poverty.
National figure: 30.6%
12.6% of women 65 and older in South Carolina live in poverty.
National figure: 10.8%
Poverty
13.4% of women in South Carolina live in poverty. The national figure is 10.9%.
Wage Gap
Women in South Carolina typically make $0.83 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.81 .
Black women in South Carolina typically make 58 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
National figure: $0.65
Latina women in South Carolina 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
11.2% of women aged 19-64 in South Carolina are uninsured. Nationally, 9.6% are uninsured.
12.1% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in South Carolina are uninsured.
National figure: 10.4%
16.2% of women in South Carolina reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 13.5%
