22.7% of families headed by single mothers in Utah live in poverty.
National figure: 30.6%
9.1% of women 65 and older in Utah live in poverty.
National figure: 10.8%
Poverty
9.1% of women in Utah live in poverty. The national figure is 10.9%.
Wage Gap
Women in Utah typically make $0.74 for every dollar paid to men. The national figure is $0.81 .
Black women in Utah typically make 53 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
National figure: $0.65
Latina women in Utah typically make 52 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
9.2% of women aged 19-64 in Utah are uninsured. Nationally, 9.6% are uninsured.
9.6% of women of reproductive age (19-54) in Utah are uninsured.
National figure: 10.4%
14.9% of women in Utah reported not receiving health care at some point in the last 12 months due to cost.
National figure: 13.5%
