Spotlight on Women of Color: Poverty & Opportunity Data
Percent with Health Insurance by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 2013
Highest Level of Educational Attainment by Race and Ethnicity , United States, 2013
Percent Living in Poverty by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 2013
| Percent with Health Insurance by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 2013 | ||
Women |
Men |
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White |
86.8% |
84.0% |
Hispanic |
64.0% |
56.1% |
Black |
78.7% |
70.4% |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
82.8% |
80.4% |
Native American |
67.7% |
59.1% |
Other Race or Two or More Races |
81.3% |
76.5% |
Note: For those aged 18-64. Not all types of health insurance coverage are listed. People may have more than one type of insurance. Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races. |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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| Highest Level of Educational Attainment by Race and Ethnicity , United States, 2013 | ||
Percent with Less Than a High School Diploma by Race/Ethnicity |
Women |
Men |
White |
7.9% |
8.8% |
Hispanic |
33.9% |
36.8% |
Black |
14.8% |
17.6% |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
15.5% |
11.9% |
Native American |
17.1% |
19.5% |
Other Race or Two or More Races |
10.1% |
11.4% |
Total |
12.8% |
14.1% |
Percent with a High School Diploma Only by Race/Ethnicity |
Women |
Men |
White |
28.4% |
28.5% |
Hispanic |
26.0% |
28.2% |
Black |
28.3% |
35.1% |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
16.5% |
15.0% |
Native American |
29.5% |
34.8% |
Other Race or Two or More Races |
21.5% |
25.0% |
Total |
27.3% |
28.5% |
Percent with Some College or an Associate’s Degree by Race/Ethnicity |
Women |
Men |
White |
31.2% |
29.1% |
Hispanic |
24.9% |
22.2% |
Black |
35.4% |
30.8% |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
19.7% |
19.9% |
Native American |
37.9% |
32.0% |
Other Race or Two or More Races |
35.8% |
33.2% |
Total |
30.3% |
27.9% |
Percent with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity |
Women |
Men |
White |
32.5% |
33.6% |
Hispanic |
15.3% |
12.8% |
Black |
21.6% |
16.6% |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
48.4% |
53.2% |
Native American |
15.5% |
13.7% |
Other Race or Two or More Races |
32.6% |
30.5% |
Total |
29.7% |
29.5% |
Notes: Aged 25 and older. Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races. |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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| Percent Living in Poverty by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 2013 | ||
Women |
Men |
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White |
11.7% |
9.1% |
Hispanic |
24.0% |
17.3% |
Black |
25.7% |
20.4% |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
13.0% |
12.2% |
Native American |
28.1% |
24.4% |
Other Race or Two or More Races |
19.7% |
15.3% |
Note: Aged 18 and older. Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races. |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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| Poverty and Opportunity Among Women and Men by Detailed Racial and Ethnic Groups, United States, 2013 | ||||||
Percent of Women and Men with Health Insurance, Aged 18–64 |
Percent of Women and Men with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, Aged 25 and Older |
Percent of Women and Men Living Below Poverty, Aged 18 and Older |
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Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
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Hispanic |
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Mexican |
59.0% |
51.7% |
11.0% |
8.9% |
25.5% |
18.5% |
Spaniard |
83.1% |
78.9% |
31.7% |
33.2% |
13.7% |
11.1% |
Caribbean |
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Cuban |
67.4% |
62.2% |
25.1% |
24.1% |
20.3% |
16.6% |
Dominican |
76.5% |
65.9% |
17.2% |
15.2% |
29.3% |
19.4% |
Puerto Rican |
82.9% |
74.6% |
18.8% |
15.0% |
27.2% |
19.3% |
Central America |
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Costa Rican |
69.6% |
62.3% |
29.5% |
27.6% |
16.4% |
10.6% |
Guatemalan |
48.0% |
34.7% |
9.3% |
8.0% |
30.1% |
21.3% |
Honduran |
46.1% |
33.2% |
10.1% |
7.8% |
30.8% |
20.4% |
Nicaraguan |
60.3% |
54.0% |
21.3% |
19.0% |
18.5% |
15.0% |
Panamanian |
81.7% |
78.3% |
30.9% |
31.8% |
14.1% |
13.3% |
Salvadoran |
54.0% |
46.7% |
8.8% |
7.6% |
22.0% |
14.4% |
Other Central American |
59.5% |
52.3% |
17.4% |
12.2% |
16.9% |
15.5% |
South America |
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Argentinean |
74.7% |
69.0% |
42.1% |
40.4% |
11.7% |
9.9% |
Bolivian |
61.2% |
60.4% |
36.2% |
37.4% |
13.2% |
8.7% |
Chilean |
78.6% |
73.7% |
37.7% |
39.3% |
13.6% |
10.0% |
Colombian |
68.7% |
64.8% |
31.4% |
31.9% |
15.4% |
11.8% |
Ecuadorian |
63.4% |
52.8% |
21.2% |
18.0% |
18.9% |
12.8% |
Peruvian |
67.0% |
61.8% |
30.2% |
31.6% |
13.9% |
11.3% |
Uruguayan |
61.1% |
56.6% |
20.9% |
21.2% |
13.8% |
11.9% |
Venezuelan |
70.4% |
67.7% |
49.7% |
52.4% |
16.9% |
10.0% |
Other South American |
76.9% |
71.2% |
29.3% |
29.4% |
16.4% |
10.4% |
Other Hispanic |
74.4% |
69.2% |
17.6% |
17.7% |
21.3% |
17.0% |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
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East Asia |
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Chinese |
83.8% |
81.3% |
50.3% |
55.6% |
16.4% |
15.8% |
Hmong |
80.4% |
73.1% |
15.2% |
17.3% |
25.8% |
23.5% |
Japanese |
91.1% |
90.0% |
45.0% |
54.9% |
8.6% |
7.4% |
Korean |
71.9% |
68.9% |
49.4% |
60.3% |
15.6% |
14.3% |
South Central Asia |
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Bangladeshi |
74.5% |
74.0% |
39.4% |
55.3% |
25.7% |
23.0% |
Indian |
86.8% |
86.0% |
67.9% |
76.3% |
8.4% |
8.0% |
Pakistani |
73.0% |
70.1% |
49.2% |
57.2% |
17.0% |
15.4% |
Sri Lankan |
89.1% |
86.3% |
50.6% |
63.1% |
11.1% |
12.2% |
South East Asia |
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Cambodian |
77.2% |
71.8% |
15.0% |
17.5% |
21.2% |
18.4% |
Filipino |
86.4% |
84.5% |
51.4% |
43.7% |
7.0% |
5.4% |
Indonesian |
75.9% |
76.1% |
43.6% |
49.2% |
14.9% |
15.3% |
Laotian |
79.2% |
73.7% |
14.3% |
10.8% |
15.0% |
14.0% |
Thai |
74.3% |
73.1% |
43.1% |
47.5% |
13.5% |
16.1% |
Vietnamese |
75.9% |
73.4% |
24.8% |
28.7% |
15.9% |
14.5% |
Other Asian |
71.5% |
68.5% |
36.6% |
42.0% |
25.4% |
22.9% |
Pacific Islander |
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Guamanian/Chamorro |
78.9% |
79.5% |
13.8% |
16.7% |
14.9% |
11.0% |
Hawaiian |
84.6% |
81.9% |
19.2% |
18.2% |
19.5% |
14.7% |
Samoan |
79.7% |
74.3% |
12.2% |
12.6% |
18.7% |
16.3% |
Other Pacific Islander |
72.9% |
71.7% |
14.2% |
13.0% |
23.4% |
19.2% |
Two or More Asian/Pacific Islander Races |
83.1% |
81.8% |
46.4% |
43.2% |
14.5% |
13.0% |
Native American |
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Alaska Native |
60.2% |
44.5% |
9.4% |
6.2% |
24.2% |
21.30% |
Apache |
66.3% |
61.1% |
7.8% |
9.6% |
38.8% |
32.3% |
Cherokee |
71.7% |
66.8% |
20.8% |
18.8% |
22.8% |
18.5% |
Chickasaw |
70.9% |
74.2% |
24.6% |
20.3% |
22.5% |
12.3% |
Chippewa |
72.7% |
67.5% |
16.0% |
14.0% |
26.0% |
25.0% |
Choctaw |
65.9% |
66.5% |
19.4% |
16.6% |
20.7% |
13.9% |
Creek |
70.3% |
64.0% |
18.2% |
21.8% |
21.4% |
17.6% |
Iroquois |
79.1% |
69.3% |
22.6% |
16.6% |
20.6% |
23.3% |
Lumbee |
72.7% |
64.4% |
14.9% |
14.4% |
28.7% |
23.0% |
Navajo |
62.7% |
52.8% |
11.6% |
7.1% |
35.3% |
34.6% |
Pueblo |
56.1% |
46.3% |
11.9% |
8.5% |
27.2% |
26.9% |
Sioux |
60.0% |
50.9% |
13.4% |
8.7% |
38.5% |
34.7% |
Other American Indian Tribe |
68.4% |
60.9% |
15.7% |
13.0% |
28.1% |
23.5% |
Two or More American Indian and/or Alaska Native Tribes |
68.5% |
59.4% |
16.3% |
12.7% |
24.7% |
20.2% |
Notes: Racial categories are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races. Data are three-year averages (2011–2013). |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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