Financing Family Planning Services for Low-income Women: The Role of Public Programs
| Appendix Table 1: Coverage of Low-Income Women of Reproductive Age, by State, 2017 | |||||
| State | Estimated Number of Total Women Ages 15-49 | Low-Income Women Ages 15-49 | |||
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Estimated Number of Low-Income Women (<200% FPL) |
Share of Women Who are Low-Income | Share of Low-Income Women Covered by Medicaid | Share of Low-Income Women Who are Uninsured | ||
| United States | 72,811,000 | 21,257,000 | 29% | 44% | 20% |
| Alabama | 1,084,000 | 417,000 | 38% | 34% | 23% |
| Alaska | 165,000 | 38,000 | 23% | 51% | 18% |
| Arizona | 1,533,000 | 500,000 | 33% | 49% | 21% |
| Arkansas | 649,000 | 248,000 | 38% | 50% | 15% |
| California | 9,255,000 | 2,597,000 | 28% | 55% | 15% |
| Colorado | 1,298,000 | 300,000 | 23% | 47% | 17% |
| Connecticut | 770,000 | 159,000 | 21% | 58% | 11% |
| Delaware | 206,000 | 56,000 | 27% | 39% | 10% |
| DC | 190,000 | 44,000 | 23% | 64% | n/a |
| Florida | 4,434,000 | 1,441,000 | 32% | 32% | 28% |
| Georgia | 2,453,000 | 804,000 | 33% | 26% | 33% |
| Hawaii | 298,000 | 59,000 | 20% | 49% | 8% |
| Idaho | 372,000 | 123,000 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| Illinois | 2,898,000 | 811,000 | 28% | 49% | 16% |
| Indiana | 1,469,000 | 445,000 | 30% | 42% | 18% |
| Iowa | 661,000 | 172,000 | 26% | 46% | 11% |
| Kansas | 625,000 | 189,000 | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Kentucky | 963,000 | 336,000 | 35% | 58% | 10% |
| Louisiana | 1,060,000 | 431,000 | 41% | 52% | 14% |
| Maine | 267,000 | 66,000 | 25% | 50% | 17% |
| Maryland | 1,372,000 | 277,000 | 20% | 50% | 14% |
| Massachusetts | 1,533,000 | 303,000 | 20% | 66% | 5% |
| Michigan | 2,156,000 | 665,000 | 31% | 56% | 10% |
| Minnesota | 1,216,000 | 257,000 | 21% | 51% | 12% |
| Mississippi | 664,000 | 285,000 | 43% | 35% | 25% |
| Missouri | 1,321,000 | 406,000 | 31% | 32% | 25% |
| Montana | 218,000 | 64,000 | 30% | 46% | 17% |
| Nebraska | 407,000 | 108,000 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| Nevada | 686,000 | 203,000 | 30% | 40% | 22% |
| New Hampshire | 275,000 | 41,000 | 15% | 45% | 13% |
| New Jersey | 2,005,000 | 411,000 | 20% | 48% | 22% |
| New Mexico | 448,000 | 182,000 | 41% | 61% | 16% |
| New York | 4,525,000 | 1,233,000 | 27% | 61% | 10% |
| North Carolina | 2,321,000 | 757,000 | 33% | 34% | 26% |
| North Dakota | 158,000 | 37,000 | 23% | 28% | 19% |
| Ohio | 2,516,000 | 763,000 | 30% | 56% | 12% |
| Oklahoma | 861,000 | 314,000 | 36% | 27% | 31% |
| Oregon | 923,000 | 245,000 | 27% | 54% | 15% |
| Pennsylvania | 2,682,000 | 717,000 | 27% | 52% | 12% |
| Rhode Island | 230,000 | 56,000 | 24% | 63% | 11% |
| South Carolina | 1,095,000 | 391,000 | 36% | 34% | 25% |
| South Dakota | 174,000 | 46,000 | 27% | 30% | 21% |
| Tennessee | 1,500,000 | 506,000 | 34% | 45% | 18% |
| Texas | 6,707,000 | 2,227,000 | 33% | 23% | 42% |
| Utah | 750,000 | 186,000 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Vermont | 125,000 | 33,000 | 26% | 71% | 5% |
| Virginia | 1,906,000 | 446,000 | 23% | 29% | 24% |
| Washington | 1,669,000 | 367,000 | 22% | 49% | 14% |
| West Virginia | 373,000 | 140,000 | 38% | 65% | 9% |
| Wisconsin | 1,228,000 | 322,000 | 26% | 44% | 12% |
| Wyoming | 119,000 | 32,000 | 27% | 28% | 32% |
| NOTES: All data shown are among women ages 15-49, 2017. Low-income includes women living at or below 200% the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), which was $24,120 for an Individual in 2017. Some estimates are “N/A” because point estimates do meet the minimum standards for statistical reliability.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation estimates based on 2017 Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. |
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