Overview
About 1 in 6 people living in the U.S. identifies as Latino (nearly 57 million) and approximately 48% are Latinas. 1 in 5 women in the U.S. is Latina. By 2035, it is projected to be nearly 1 in 4 and by 2060, Latinas will form nearly a third of the female population of the nation.
Latinas have the least access to health care of any group of women. In 2011, 37% of Latinas were uninsured compared to just 14% of white women. The situation is even more bleak for immigrant women. Lack of access to health care for oneself and one’s family leads to chronic health conditions that steal time from both work and school, often meaning losing a job, or failing in school due to health-related absences.