WalletHub Analysis Reports

Our friends at WalletHub have been sending me a lot of emails.  I'll post a few sentences about each link.


In a study of African American political involvement by state, Pennsylvania ranked 21st overall, (Data used to create these rankings were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and History, Art & Archives - United States House of Representatives.)  Read the full report.

WalletHub reviewed presidential candidates' personal finances.  Read the full report.

In a review of how dependent states are on the gun industry,here is how Pennsylvania ranked:
Pennsylvania’s Dependence on the Gun Industry (1=Most Dependent; 25=Avg.) 

• 27^th – Number of Firearms-Industry Jobs per Capita
• 18^th – Average Wages & Benefits in the Firearms Industry
• 27^th – Total Firearms Industry Output per Capita
• 41^st – Total Taxes Paid by the Firearms Industry per Capita
• 35^th – Gun Ownership
• 23^rd – NICS Background Checks per Capita
• 18^th – Gun-Control Contributions to Congressional Members per Capita
• 32^nd – Gun-Rights Contributions to Congressional Members per Capita

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In a study of the 2015uninsured rate, here is how Pennsylvania ranked (read the full report):
Health Insurance Coverage in Pennsylvania:

• Obamacare reduced the children’s uninsured rate by 0.46 percent between 2010 and 2014.
   
• Obamacare reduced the adult uninsured rate by 19.23 percent between 2010 and 2014.
   
• The uninsured rate for whites is 45.22 percent lower than that for blacks.
   
• The uninsured rate for whites is 64.84 percent lower than that for Hispanics.
   
• The uninsured rate for higher-income households is 71.26 percent lower than that for lower-income households.
   
• The rate of publicly insured is 30.98 percent.
   
• The rate of privately insured is 69.02 percent.
   
• The rate of employer-based health insurance coverage decreased by 0.09 percent between 2010 and 2014.
   
• The uninsured rate pre-Obamacare was 10.16 percent and has fallen to a current rate of 8.46 percent, with 206,603 persons gaining health insurance coverage.