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Women in the U.S.

Statistics report on women in the United States

This report provides information on women in the United States. After an overview on demographics, this report focuses on employment and education. Afterwards, the fourth chapter provides health data, while the last chapter shows data on mothers in the United States.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Population of the U.S. 1980-2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy of women at birth in the United States 1960-2024
  • Premium Statistic Opinions on various aspects of being a woman in United States 2021
  • Premium Statistic Opinions on various aspects of being a woman in United States 2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Predicted winner of women's March Madness 2023

Labor market

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  • Premium Statistic Share of female leaders in the United States, by position in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Female full-time wage and salary workers - weekly earnings 1979-2024 in the U.S.
  • Basic Statistic U.S. gender wage gap, by industry 2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of full-time employed women 1990-2025 in the U.S.
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of part-time employed women 1990-2025
  • Basic Statistic U.S. female unemployment rate 1990-2024

Education

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  • Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. population who have completed high school or more 1960-2022
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of the U.S. population with a college degree, by gender 1940-2024
  • Premium Statistic Undergraduate enrollment in the U.S. 1970-2031, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Enrollment/projections in U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2031, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Enrollment/projections in U.S. 4-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2031, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Female participation in high school sports in the U.S. 2012-2025

Health

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  • Premium Statistic Leading causes of death among women in the United States 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Heart disease female death rates in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009-2026
  • Basic Statistic U.S. females who reported their health as fair or poor 2024, by state
  • Basic Statistic U.S. females who reported their health as fair or poor 2023, by race/ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Hours per day spent on leisure and sports by women in the U.S. 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Total women's health funding by National Institutes for Health 2013-2025

Mothers

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single mother 1990-2024
  • Basic Statistic Total fertility rate by ethnicity U.S. 2022
  • Basic Statistic Birth rate by age of mother in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of births to unmarried women in the U.S. 1980-2024
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