Poverty - Kaiser State Health Facts

Poverty, by State and Race/Ethnicity, 2004-2006

Disparity Score

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		Prevalence
	Disparity Score	All Women	White Women	All Minority Women	Black Women	Hispanic Women	Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Women	American Indian/Alaska Native Women

United States	2.18	16.4%	11.9%	25.8%	28.5%	27.4%	15.0%	32.8%

Alabama	2.24	21.0%	15.1%	33.8%	35.0%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Alaska	1.89	15.7%	12.5%	23.7%	NSD	20.4%	17.3%	31.4%
Arizona	2.80	19.3%	11.3%	31.5%	25.8%	32.1%	NSD	40.1%
Arkansas	2.07	18.3%	14.7%	30.3%	32.8%	25.1%	NSD	NSD
California	2.01	17.8%	11.4%	23.0%	26.1%	25.9%	15.2%	NSD
Colorado	3.01	12.9%	8.6%	26.0%	23.0%	28.5%	10.5%	NSD
Connecticut	3.09	12.3%	8.1%	25.2%	18.4%	35.2%	14.2%	NSD
Delaware	2.21	13.6%	9.9%	21.8%	19.6%	32.9%	20.7%	NSD
District of Columbia	3.03	19.9%	8.6%	26.1%	27.2%	21.6%	NSD	NSD
Florida	1.91	15.3%	11.3%	21.6%	25.7%	20.0%	8.0%	NSD
Georgia	2.26	16.9%	11.2%	25.3%	25.8%	28.7%	13.5%	NSD
Hawaii	1.94	17.2%	9.8%	19.1%	NSD	22.4%	16.9%	NSD
Idaho	3.11	12.2%	9.6%	29.9%	44.5%	31.0%	NSD	NSD
Illinois	2.51	15.3%	10.3%	25.8%	32.6%	25.0%	8.4%	NSD
Indiana	2.26	15.9%	13.4%	30.4%	33.2%	31.1%	NSD	NSD
Iowa	2.62	12.9%	11.2%	29.5%	NSD	32.5%	NSD	NSD
Kansas	2.14	14.6%	12.3%	26.3%	30.0%	29.0%	NSD	NSD
Kentucky	1.65	18.7%	17.5%	28.9%	29.6%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Louisiana	2.18	23.7%	16.5%	36.0%	37.4%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Maine	2.08	14.1%	13.4%	27.9%	NSD	NSD	NSD	NSD
Maryland	2.36	13.6%	8.6%	20.4%	22.1%	16.5%	16.4%	NSD
Massachusetts	2.55	14.9%	11.3%	28.8%	26.9%	36.5%	22.7%	NSD
Michigan	2.60	16.1%	11.8%	30.8%	36.6%	25.4%	9.0%	NSD
Minnesota	3.43	9.7%	7.4%	25.5%	36.6%	25.7%	17.8%	NSD
Mississippi	2.61	22.5%	13.5%	35.2%	35.8%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Missouri	2.15	14.9%	12.5%	26.9%	28.7%	27.0%	NSD	NSD
Montana	2.61	16.9%	14.9%	38.8%	NSD	NSD	NSD	48.3%
Nebraska	3.40	11.0%	7.9%	26.9%	32.2%	26.7%	NSD	NSD
Nevada	1.70	15.4%	12.2%	20.6%	29.5%	21.0%	14.0%	NSD
New Hampshire	1.75	8.0%	7.7%	13.4%	NSD	NSD	NSD	NSD
New Jersey	2.81	12.2%	7.2%	20.3%	22.9%	25.1%	8.1%	NSD
New Mexico	2.44	20.8%	11.5%	28.1%	NSD	26.3%	NSD	40.7%
New York	2.38	18.9%	12.1%	28.9%	29.9%	33.3%	18.4%	NSD
North Carolina	2.17	17.6%	12.7%	27.5%	28.0%	29.2%	20.4%	30.7%
North Dakota	3.42	12.3%	9.8%	33.4%	NSD	NSD	NSD	37.3%
Ohio	2.16	15.5%	13.0%	28.1%	32.5%	23.7%	NSD	NSD
Oklahoma	1.72	16.5%	13.8%	23.8%	24.8%	29.3%	NSD	30.9%
Oregon	1.74	16.4%	14.6%	25.5%	NSD	32.8%	14.0%	NSD
Pennsylvania	2.46	15.9%	12.7%	31.2%	34.6%	28.0%	18.0%	NSD
Rhode Island	2.59	15.2%	11.7%	30.3%	22.2%	37.1%	25.1%	NSD
South Carolina	1.71	19.0%	15.2%	25.9%	26.5%	24.3%	NSD	NSD
South Dakota	4.09	13.4%	10.1%	41.1%	NSD	NSD	NSD	52.0%
Tennessee	1.89	19.7%	16.3%	30.8%	31.0%	36.1%	NSD	NSD
Texas	2.30	20.6%	12.3%	28.4%	26.6%	30.6%	14.7%	NSD
Utah	1.80	13.1%	11.6%	20.8%	NSD	21.8%	16.2%	NSD
Vermont	2.11	9.9%	9.4%	19.8%	NSD	NSD	NSD	NSD
Virginia	1.65	11.5%	9.6%	15.8%	16.4%	19.7%	9.0%	NSD
Washington	1.70	12.2%	10.6%	18.0%	NSD	21.1%	11.4%	NSD
West Virginia	1.41	19.7%	19.3%	27.2%	NSD	NSD	NSD	NSD
Wisconsin	2.74	12.8%	10.5%	28.7%	27.0%	28.4%	NSD	NSD
Wyoming	2.33	12.8%	11.2%	26.2%	NSD	26.4%	NSD	NSD

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Notes:

Data for women ages 18-64.

The federal poverty level in 2005 was $19,350 for a family of four.

All Minority women includes Black, Hispanic, Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native women, and women of two or more races.

Disparity score greater than 1.00 indicates that minority women are doing worse than White women. Disparity score less than 1.00 indicates that minority women are doing better than White women. Disparity score equal to 1.00 indicates that minority and White women are doing the same.

Data are derived from the Kaiser Family Foundation report, Putting Women’s Health Care Disparities on the Map, available at: http://www.kff.org/womensdisparities/.

Sources:

Current Population Survey, 2004-2006.

Definitions:

NSD: Not sufficient data.

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