Statistical Profile of Unmarried Women: Connecticut
Our research team has compiled available data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources to put together this statistical profile of the demographic and economic circumstances facing unmarried women in the state of Connecticut.
Report updated June 15, 2017.
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Statistical Profile of Unmarried Women: Georgia
Our research team has compiled available data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources to put together this statistical profile of the demographic and economic circumstances facing unmarried women in the state of Georgia.
Report updated August 2016
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Statistical Profile of Unmarried Women: Arizona
Our research team has compiled available data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources to put together this statistical profile of the demographic and economic circumstances facing unmarried women in the state of Arizona.
Report updated May 2017
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Statistical Profile of Unmarried Women: Massachusetts
Our research team has compiled available data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources to put together this statistical profile of the demographic and economic circumstances facing unmarried women in the state of Massachusetts.
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Statistical Profile of Unmarried Women: Arkansas
Our research team has compiled available data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources to put together this statistical profile of the demographic and economic circumstances facing unmarried women in the state of Arkansas.
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Statistical Profile of Unmarried Women: Alaska
Our research team has compiled available data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources to put together this statistical profile of the demographic and economic circumstances facing unmarried women in the state of Alaska.
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Statistical Profile of Unmarried Women: Alabama
Our research team has compiled available data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources to put together this statistical profile of the demographic and economic circumstances facing unmarried women in the state of Alabama.
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2016 Primary Spotlight: Iowa
As we move through this primary season, the Voter Participation Center will profile unmarried women, their role in the electorate and economy in each of the contested states, starting with Iowa.
On February 1, the Iowa caucuses will provide a unique forum for civic engagement. The first official contest in the nominating process for President of the United States is an old-fashioned exercise in participatory democracy. On election night, voters go to designated precent locations to show their support for their candidates, listen to appeals for support from each campaign, and then vote. The caucuses first-in-the-nation position on the calendar gives the state enormous influence on the nation’s politics every four years.
So who shows up in the dead of the midwestern winter to shape America’s future?
Historically, according to an analysis from Drake University in Iowa, Republican caucus goers tend to skew heavily male; Democratic caucus goers tend to skew heavily female.
According to the most recent census data:
- Women make up slightly more than half of the Iowa population (50.8%)
- 45.4% of women in Iowa are unmarried
- Unmarried women make up 23 percent of the eligible voters in Iowa
- 62 percent of them are registered to vote
A detailed demographic analysis done for the Voter Participation Center shows that unmarried women have a large and vital economic stake in the outcome of the presidential election:
- Unmarried women are more likely than married women in Iowa to be unemployed
- Unmarried women are four times as likely to be living in poverty than married women
- Six in ten workers in Iowa who make minimum wage or less are women.
- Unmarried women earn less than other Iowans. They make 70.8 percent of what men earn; married women in Iowa make 80.8 percent of men’s earnings.
Next up: New Hampshire
New Data for the New Year
Here’s an updated look at the median earnings, health insurance coverage and poverty rates for unmarried women in 16 states. These profiles provide detailed demographic and economic portraits of the growing number of increasingly politically-powerful single women.
| California Colorado Florida Illinois |
Iowa Kentucky Missouri Nevada |
New Hampshire New York North Carolina Ohio |
Pennsylvania Texas Virginia Wisconsin |
The Hard Economic Fact for Unmarried Women: They Make Less
A look at median income by marital status reveals two facts to consider as the nation and states contemplate increasing the minimum wage, allowing workers to earn paid sick time, and enacting other policies and programs that would touch and improve the lives of most Americans:
Married men make close to 40 percent more ($22,319) than women who are divorced, separated, widowed or who never have been married.
