Unbanked households are those without an account at an insured institution. Underbanked households have an account at an insured institution, but have also obtained financial services and products from non-bank, alternative financial services (AFS) providers in the last 12 months. Households which used prepaid card in the previous 12 months.
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Prepaid debit card use U.S. households 2013-2019, by employment
The use of prepaid debit cards in the United States from 2013 to 2019 can be categorized by employment status of the household. *** percent of the households in which the family head was employed used prepaid debit cards in 2013, which rose to * percent in 2019. However, in particular unemployed households in the United States use prepaid debit cards, amounting to **** percent in 2019. **** percent of prepaid debit card users in 2019 had no high school degree.
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FDIC. (October 19, 2020). Use of prepaid debit card use by households in the United States from 2013 to 2019, by employment status [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/416316/prepaid-debit-card-use-usa-households-by-employment/
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