Women in the States

Households With Children Under 18*

Households with a Breadwinner Mother** as Percent of all Households with Children

Single Mothers as Percent of All Female Breadwinners**

Married Couples With Female Breadwinner** as Percent of All Married Couples

State

Number

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Alabama

502,899

27.6%

52.6%

56.4%

36.8%

Alaska

82,877

33.7%

47.5%

50.5%

36.7%

Arizona

666,614

27.8%

48.1%

54.4%

35.0%

Arkansas

312,044

27.7%

52.1%

52.1%

39.5%

California

3,988,783

31.5%

46.5%

48.5%

35.7%

Colorado

582,806

29.1%

45.2%

46.6%

34.5%

Connecticut

392,974

29.3%

50.8%

49.9%

37.9%

Delaware

90,717

26.8%

53.7%

49.6%

42.3%

District of Columbia

47,606

17.5%

64.1%

66.1%

46.4%

Florida

1,758,606

24.4%

53.7%

53.0%

40.9%

Georgia

1,088,759

30.7%

51.9%

54.2%

37.6%

Hawaii

121,349

27.0%

48.9%

39.3%

40.8%

Idaho

183,685

31.2%

42.1%

44.8%

32.2%

Illinois

1,382,018

28.9%

48.8%

49.4%

36.5%

Indiana

716,063

28.7%

48.9%

52.4%

36.0%

Iowa

343,487

27.8%

52.2%

42.5%

43.8%

Kansas

332,979

29.9%

47.2%

45.3%

37.0%

Kentucky

472,528

27.7%

51.9%

51.7%

40.1%

Louisiana

487,165

28.2%

53.6%

63.1%

34.9%

Maine

131,294

24.0%

52.4%

46.6%

44.0%

Maryland

627,885

29.0%

54.2%

48.5%

42.7%

Massachusetts

699,131

27.6%

51.8%

49.0%

39.2%

Michigan

1,036,313

27.0%

50.5%

52.2%

37.8%

Minnesota

606,880

28.6%

51.1%

40.2%

43.3%

Mississippi

316,566

29.0%

58.6%

61.1%

40.9%

Missouri

641,171

27.1%

52.1%

50.4%

40.0%

Montana

101,786

25.1%

47.3%

44.2%

38.5%

Nebraska

213,508

29.2%

49.1%

45.1%

38.8%

Nevada

293,486

29.3%

50.4%

52.3%

38.5%

New Hampshire

143,526

27.6%

47.2%

44.7%

37.6%

New Jersey

995,862

31.4%

47.6%

46.8%

36.0%

New Mexico

211,259

28.0%

50.4%

58.6%

35.8%

New York

1,990,046

27.6%

52.3%

52.4%

38.8%

North Carolina

1,053,449

28.0%

53.1%

52.6%

39.9%

North Dakota

77,642

26.0%

45.4%

41.2%

37.0%

Ohio

1,228,738

26.9%

52.2%

53.1%

39.0%

Oklahoma

417,377

28.8%

48.1%

52.9%

35.3%

Oregon

403,371

26.5%

46.8%

48.9%

36.0%

Pennsylvania

1,286,000

26.0%

50.4%

49.4%

38.5%

Rhode Island

108,144

26.6%

55.6%

53.6%

42.2%

South Carolina

487,317

27.1%

54.3%

56.1%

39.3%

South Dakota

90,472

27.3%

52.6%

43.6%

44.2%

Tennessee

671,834

27.0%

51.4%

51.9%

38.7%

Texas

2,990,853

32.8%

47.6%

52.8%

33.7%

Utah

340,379

37.8%

34.8%

42.6%

25.3%

Vermont

60,819

24.0%

53.6%

41.6%

46.4%

Virginia

881,197

28.8%

49.2%

47.1%

37.6%

Washington

756,558

28.6%

44.2%

48.0%

33.3%

West Virginia

176,786

23.9%

49.1%

52.7%

37.3%

Wisconsin

624,605

27.3%

52.1%

45.5%

42.5%

Wyoming

62,054

27.7%

42.1%

49.1%

30.7%

United States

33,280,267

28.6%

49.8%

50.7%

37.4%

Notes: Data are three-year (2011–2013) averages. * A breadwinner mother is defined as a single mother who is the main householder (irrespective of earnings) or a married mother who earns at least 40 percent of the couple’s joint earnings; single mothers who live in someone else’s household (such as with their parents) are not included.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).