MSMU RSWG 2023 final - Flipbook - Page 10
SNAPSHOT
California’s Women and Girls Today
12%
28%
37%
of California women
live with a disability12
of California women were
born in another country14
of California women
over 25 have a bachelor’s
degree or higher13
0.8%
of California women
identify as veterans15
35%
of California women over
25 have a high school
diploma or less13
19,618,902
WOMEN AND GIRLS MAKE UP 50% OF THE POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA16
ASIAN
AMERICAN
WHITE
17
ALL AGES
5%
16%
40%
34%
5%
5–17 YEARS
5%
AFRICAN
AMERICAN
12%
52%
LATINA
⊲ Among girls 5 to 17 years of age, the majority are Latina.17
Note: Populations native to the United States or its territories are included in the “other” category:
American Indian/Native Alaskan (1%) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (less than 0.5%).
10 THE REPORT ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CALIFORNIA | 2023
23%
7%
OTHER
