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F E D E R A L D E P O S I T I N S U R A N C E C O R P O R AT I O N

2015
FDIC National Survey of
Unbanked and Underbanked
Households

Appendix Tables

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2015
FDIC National Survey of
Unbanked and Underbanked
Households
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Members of the FDIC Unbanked/
Underbanked Survey Study Group
Susan Burhouse
Karyen Chu
Keith Ernst
Ryan Goodstein
Alicia Lloro
Gregory Lyons
Joyce Northwood
Yazmin Osaki
Sherrie Rhine
Dhruv Sharma
Jeffrey Weinstein

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection
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2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked
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Appendix Table of Contents
A.	

Banking Status of U.S. Households …………………………………………………………………………………….....1

B.	

Banked Households: Types of Accounts and Methods Used to Access Accounts …………..………………….... 37

C.	

Prepaid Cards ………………………………………………………………………………………...…………………....68

D.	

Alternative Financial Services …………………………………………………………………………………………..... 83

E.	

Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies …………………………………………………………………...108

F.	

Bank and Nonbank Credit …………………………………………………………………………..…………………...116

G.	

How Households Conduct Their Financial Transactions in a Typical Month.…………………………………….... 130

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List of Appendix Tables
A. Banking Status of U.S. Households
	 A.1 Banking Status by Household Characteristics, 2015................................................................................................................1
	 A.2 Distribution of Households by Characteristics and Year, 2011-2015........................................................................................3
	 A.3 Unbanked Rates by Household Characteristics, 2011-2015....................................................................................................5
	 A.4 Underbanked Rates by Household Characteristics, 2013-2015...............................................................................................7
	 A.5 Fully Banked Rates by Household Characteristics, 2013-2015................................................................................................9
	 A.6 Monthly Income Volatility by Level of Income, 2015...............................................................................................................11
	 A.7 Banking Status by State, 2015................................................................................................................................................11
	 A.8 Unbanked Rates by State, 2011-2015....................................................................................................................................13
	 A.9 Underbanked Rates by State, 2013-2015...............................................................................................................................15
	 A.10 Fully Banked Rates by State, 2013-2015..............................................................................................................................17
	 A.11 Banking Status by MSA, 2015...............................................................................................................................................19
	 A.12 Unbanked Rates by MSA, 2011-2015...................................................................................................................................22
	 A.13 Underbanked Rates by MSA, 2013-2015..............................................................................................................................25
	 A.14 Fully Banked Rates by MSA, 2013-2015...............................................................................................................................28
	 A.15 Likelihood of Opening an Account by Previous Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015..............................31
	 A.16 All Reasons Households Were Unbanked by Previous Banking Status, 2015......................................................................33
	 A.17 Main Reason Households Were Unbanked by Previous Banking Status, 2015....................................................................34
	 A.18 “ How Interested Are Banks in Serving Households Like Yours?” by Banking Status
and Household Characteristics, 2015...................................................................................................................................35
B.	Banked Households: Types of Accounts and Methods Used to Access Accounts
	 B.1 Types of Accounts Owned by Banked Households, 2015......................................................................................................37
	 B.2 Savings Account Ownership Rates by Household Characteristics, Banked Households, 2011-2015...................................39
	 B.3 All Methods Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015...............................41
	 B.4 Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015........................43
	B.5 Bank Teller as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status
and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015............................................................................................................................46
	B.6 ATM/Kiosk as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status
and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015............................................................................................................................48
	B.7 Telephone Banking as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status
and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015............................................................................................................................50
	B.8 Online Banking as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status
and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015............................................................................................................................52
	B.9 Mobile Banking as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status
and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015............................................................................................................................54
	 B.10 Use of Bank Tellers by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015.....................................................................56

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	 B.11 Internet Access at Home by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015............................................................58
	 B.12 Mobile Phone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015.................................................................60
	 B.13 Smartphone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015...................................................................62
	 B.14 Mobile Phone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015.......................................................64
	 B.15 Smartphone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015..........................................................66
C.	Prepaid Cards
	 C.1 Prepaid Card Use by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015.........................................................................68
	 C.2 Prepaid Card Use by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015................................................................70
	 C.3 Prepaid Card Use Among Unbanked Households by Household Characteristics, 2015.......................................................72
	 C.4 Prepaid Card Use Among Unbanked Households by Household Characteristics, 2013-2015..............................................74
	 C.5 Prepaid Card Use by State, 2013-2015..................................................................................................................................76
	 C.6 Prepaid Card Use by MSA, 2013-2015...................................................................................................................................78
	 C.7 Sources of Prepaid Cards by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015............................................................80
D.	Alternative Financial Services
	 D.1 AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2015.......................................................................83
	 D.2 AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015..............................................................85
	 D.3 Transaction AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2015....................................................87
	 D.4 Transaction AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2011-2015..........................................89
	 D.5 Credit AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2015............................................................91
	 D.6 Credit AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015...................................................93
	 D.7 AFS Use by State, 2013-2015.................................................................................................................................................95
	 D.8 Transaction AFS Use by State, 2011-2015.............................................................................................................................97
	 D.9 Credit AFS Use by State, 2013-2015......................................................................................................................................99
	 D.10 AFS Use by MSA, 2013-2015.............................................................................................................................................101
	 D.11 Transaction AFS Use by MSA, 2011-2015..........................................................................................................................103
	 D.12 Credit AFS Use by MSA, 2013-2015...................................................................................................................................105
	D.13 U
 se of Bank and Nonbank Remittances in Past 12 Months by Bank Account Ownership
and Selected Household Characteristics, 2015..................................................................................................................107
	D.14 Use of Bank and Nonbank Remittances in a Typical Month by Bank Account Ownership
and Selected Household Characteristics, 2015..................................................................................................................107
E.	Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies
	 E.1 Rates of Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015......108
	 E.2 Rates of Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies by State, 2015.........................................................................110
	 E.3 Rates of Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies by MSA, 2015.........................................................................112
	 E.4 Savings Methods by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015........................................................................114

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F.	 Bank and Nonbank Credit
	 F.1 Bank Credit by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015..................................................................................116
	 F.2 Bank and Nonbank Credit by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015...........................................................118
	 F.3 Applications and Potential Ability to Qualify for Bank Credit by Banking Status
and Household Characteristics, 2015....................................................................................................................................120
	 F.4 Bank Credit by State, 2015....................................................................................................................................................122
	 F.5 Applications and Potential Ability to Qualify for Bank Credit by State, 2015.........................................................................124
	 F.6 Bank Credit by MSA, 2015.....................................................................................................................................................126
	 F.7 Applications and Potential Ability to Qualify for Bank Credit by MSA, 2015.........................................................................128
G.	How Households Conduct Their Financial Transactions in a Typical Month
	 G.1 All Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Banking Status, 2015........................................................................130
	 G.2 Primary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Banking Status, 2015..................................................................131
	 G.3 All Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Banking Status, 2015............................................................132
	 G.4 All Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Income, 2015.....................................................................................133
	 G.5 Primary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Income, 2015..............................................................................134
	 G.6 All Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Income, 2015.........................................................................135
	 G.7 All Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Education, 2015.................................................................................136
	 G.8 Primary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Education, 2015..........................................................................137
	 G.9 All Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Education, 2015.....................................................................138
	 G.10 All Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Age, 2015........................................................................................139
	 G.11 Primary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Age, 2015..................................................................................140
	 G.12 All Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Age, 2015.............................................................................141
	 G.13 All Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Race/Ethnicity, 2015........................................................................142
	 G.14 Primary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Race/Ethnicity, 2015.................................................................143
	 G.15 All Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Race/Ethnicity, 2015............................................................144

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A.1 Banking

Status by Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Unbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Fully banked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
status
unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

7.0

19.9

68.0

5.0

Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

25.6

24.3

45.1

4.9

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

11.8

23.6

59.5

5.1

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

5.0

23.7

66.2

5.1

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

1.6

20.2

73.0

5.1

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

0.5

13.4

81.3

4.9

No high school diploma

13,802

100.0

23.2

25.9

46.4

4.5

High school diploma

33,239

100.0

9.7

22.2

62.9

5.3

Some college

37,512

100.0

5.5

22.0

67.7

4.8

College degree

42,985

100.0

1.1

14.5

79.1

5.2

15 to 24 years

6,648

100.0

13.1

29.4

52.1

5.5

25 to 34 years

21,005

100.0

10.6

24.5

60.8

4.0

35 to 44 years

21,640

100.0

8.9

22.7

63.1

5.3

45 to 54 years

23,773

100.0

6.7

21.1

67.5

4.8

55 to 64 years

23,981

100.0

5.8

18.5

70.9

4.8

65 years or more

30,491

100.0

3.1

13.0

78.1

5.8

Black

17,961

100.0

18.2

31.1

45.5

5.2

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

16.2

29.3

48.9

5.6

Asian

6,275

100.0

4.0

21.0

67.2

7.8

White

85,428

100.0

3.1

15.6

76.6

4.7

Other

1,768

100.0

11.1

27.5

56.7

4.6

Disabled, age 25 to 64

11,497

100.0

17.6

28.4

49.7

4.3

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

78,902

100.0

6.5

20.6

68.1

4.8

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

37,139

100.0

4.9

15.9

73.4

5.7

Employed

78,152

100.0

5.0

21.4

68.7

5.0

Unemployed

3,869

100.0

23.0

24.8

48.6

3.7

Not in labor force

45,517

100.0

9.2

17.1

68.5

5.3

Homeowner

80,685

100.0

2.3

15.4

77.4

4.9

Non-homeowner

46,853

100.0

15.2

27.7

51.8

5.3

Characteristics

All
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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A.1 Banking

Status by Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Unbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Fully banked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
status
unknown
(Percent)

Married couple

59,549

100.0

3.3

17.6

74.4

4.7

Unmarried female-headed family

15,998

100.0

16.2

29.1

49.6

5.1

Unmarried male-headed family

6,143

100.0

9.8

27.0

57.3

5.8

Female individual

23,474

100.0

6.8

18.1

69.5

5.5

Male individual

22,100

100.0

9.8

19.6

65.5

5.1

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

108,671

100.0

6.1

18.4

70.7

4.8

Foreign-born citizen

9,728

100.0

4.6

25.6

62.9

6.8

Foreign-born non-citizen

9,140

100.0

20.3

32.5

41.2

6.1

124,675

100.0

6.5

19.7

68.8

5.0

2,863

100.0

31.0

29.1

33.9

6.0

Metropolitan area - principal city

36,531

100.0

10.3

23.2

60.8

5.7

Metropolitan area - balance

54,619

100.0

5.2

17.5

72.0

5.3

Not in metropolitan area

17,895

100.0

7.6

21.4

67.3

3.6

Not identified

18,494

100.0

5.4

19.2

71.2

4.2

Northeast

22,699

100.0

6.3

19.3

67.9

6.4

Midwest

27,625

100.0

5.7

17.5

72.5

4.3

South

48,382

100.0

8.7

21.6

65.0

4.7

West

28,832

100.0

5.9

19.9

68.9

5.3

Income was about the same
each month

91,549

100.0

5.7

19.1

74.4

0.8

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

20,839

100.0

8.7

26.6

64.0

0.6

Income varied a lot from month
to month

5,781

100.0

12.9

30.9

55.2

1.0

Unknown

9,370

100.0

12.7

6.3

22.2

58.8

Characteristics

Household type

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only language
spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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A.2 Distribution of Households by Characteristics and Year, 2011-2015
For all households, column percent
Characteristics

2011 (Percent)

2013 (Percent)

2015 (Percent)

120,408

123,750

127,538

100.0

100.0

100.0

Less than $15,000

16.2

15.4

14.1

$15,000 to $30,000

18.3

17.6

16.8

$30,000 to $50,000

20.6

19.8

19.9

$50,000 to $75,000

18.3

18.2

18.0

At least $75,000

26.6

29.0

31.2

No high school diploma

11.9

11.2

10.8

High school diploma

28.6

27.2

26.1

Some college

28.2

29.1

29.4

College degree

31.2

32.5

33.7

15 to 24 years

5.2

5.0

5.2

25 to 34 years

16.9

16.5

16.5

35 to 44 years

17.8

17.3

17.0

45 to 54 years

20.5

19.8

18.6

55 to 64 years

18.3

18.4

18.8

65 years or more

21.3

22.9

23.9

Black

13.3

13.6

14.1

Hispanic

11.4

12.1

12.6

Asian

4.1

4.8

4.9

White

69.8

68.1

67.0

Other

1.4

1.4

1.4

Disabled, age 25 to 64

9.1

8.8

9.0

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

64.4

63.3

61.9

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

26.5

28.0

29.1

Employed

60.3

61.1

61.3

Unemployed

5.6

4.4

3.0

Not in labor force

34.1

34.5

35.7

Homeowner

65.7

64.8

63.3

Non-homeowner

34.3

35.2

36.7

Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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A.2 Distribution of Households by Characteristics and Year, 2011-2015
For all households, column percent
Characteristics

2011 (Percent)

2013 (Percent)

2015 (Percent)

Married couple

47.8

47.8

46.7

Unmarried female-headed family

12.9

12.8

12.5

Household type

Unmarried male-headed family

4.7

5.1

4.8

Female individual

18.0

17.9

18.4

Male individual

16.4

16.4

17.3

Other

0.1

0.1

0.2

U.S.-born

86.5

86.0

85.2

Foreign-born citizen

7.0

7.5

7.6

Foreign-born non-citizen

6.5

6.5

7.2

Spanish is not only language spoken

98.0

97.9

97.8

Spanish is only language spoken

2.0

2.1

2.2

Metropolitan area - principal city

27.9

27.9

28.6

Metropolitan area - balance

41.2

41.4

42.8

Not in metropolitan area

15.9

15.6

14.0

Not identified

15.0

15.1

14.5

Northeast

18.1

17.9

17.8

Midwest

22.3

22.1

21.7

South

37.3

37.8

37.9

West

22.3

22.2

22.6

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility
Income was about the same each month

71.8

Income varied somewhat from month to month

16.3

Income varied a lot from month to month

4.5

Unknown

7.3

Monthly income volatility is not available in years 2013 and earlier. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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A.3 Unbanked Rates by Household Characteristics, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

8.2

7.7

7.0

(6.8, 7.3)

-0.7*

(-1.1, -0.3)

Less than $15,000

28.2

27.7

25.6

(24.3, 27.0)

-2.1*

(-3.6, -0.5)

$15,000 to $30,000

11.7

11.4

11.8

(11.1, 12.7)

0.5

(-0.6, 1.6)

$30,000 to $50,000

4.9

5.1

5.0

(4.5, 5.5)

-0.1

(-0.9, 0.7)

$50,000 to $75,000

2.0

1.7

1.6

(1.3, 2.0)

-0.1

(-0.6, 0.3)

At least $75,000

0.4

0.5

0.5

(0.4, 0.6)

-0.1

(-0.3, 0.1)

No high school diploma

25.8

25.1

23.2

(21.8, 24.6)

-1.9

(-3.8, 0.1)

High school diploma

10.9

10.8

9.7

(9.1, 10.3)

-1.2*

(-2.0, -0.3)

Some college

5.9

5.6

5.5

(5.0, 6.0)

-0.1

(-0.7, 0.6)

College degree

1.1

1.1

1.1

(1.0, 1.4)

0.0

(-0.2, 0.3)

15 to 24 years

17.4

15.7

13.1

(11.6, 14.7)

-2.7*

(-5.0, -0.4)

25 to 34 years

12.7

12.5

10.6

(9.9, 11.4)

-1.8*

(-3.0, -0.6)

35 to 44 years

9.3

9.0

8.9

(8.3, 9.7)

-0.1

(-1.1, 1.0)

45 to 54 years

8.1

7.5

6.7

(6.0, 7.4)

-0.9

(-1.8, 0.0)

55 to 64 years

5.5

5.6

5.8

(5.3, 6.4)

0.2

(-0.5, 1.0)

65 years or more

3.9

3.5

3.1

(2.7, 3.5)

-0.4

(-1.0, 0.2)

Black

21.4

20.6

18.2

(16.9, 19.5)

-2.4*

(-4.2, -0.6)

Hispanic

20.1

17.9

16.2

(15.1, 17.4)

-1.7*

(-3.4, 0.0)

Asian

2.7

2.2

4.0

(3.1, 5.1)

1.8*

(0.7, 2.9)

White

4.0

3.6

3.1

(2.9, 3.3)

-0.5*

(-0.8, -0.2)

Other

13.0

15.0

11.1

(9.0, 13.6)

-3.9*

(-7.6, -0.2)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

18.9

18.4

17.6

(16.3, 19.0)

-0.8

(-2.6, 1.1)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

7.4

7.2

6.5

(6.2, 6.9)

-0.7*

(-1.2, -0.2)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

6.5

5.7

4.9

(4.5, 5.3)

-0.8*

(-1.4, -0.2)

Employed

5.3

5.4

5.0

(4.7, 5.3)

-0.5*

(-1.0, 0.0)

Unemployed

22.5

23.0

23.0

(20.4, 25.8)

-0.1

(-3.1, 3.0)

Not in labor force

11.0

9.9

9.2

(8.7, 9.8)

-0.6

(-1.3, 0.0)

Homeowner

2.8

2.6

2.3

(2.1, 2.5)

-0.2

(-0.5, 0.0)

Non-homeowner

18.5

17.3

15.2

(14.5, 15.9)

-2.1*

(-3.1, -1.1)

Characteristics
All
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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A.3 Unbanked Rates by Household Characteristics, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

3.7

3.4

3.3

(3.0, 3.6)

-0.1

(-0.5, 0.2)

Unmarried female-headed family

19.1

18.4

16.2

(15.0, 17.4)

-2.2*

(-3.8, -0.6)

Unmarried male-headed family

14.3

13.2

9.8

(8.5, 11.3)

-3.3*

(-5.5, -1.2)

Female individual

7.8

7.4

6.8

(6.2, 7.5)

-0.5

(-1.4, 0.3)

Male individual

11.4

10.7

9.8

(9.1, 10.6)

-0.8

(-1.9, 0.2)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

7.4

6.9

6.1

(5.8, 6.4)

-0.7*

(-1.1, -0.3)

Foreign-born citizen

5.4

4.7

4.6

(3.8, 5.6)

-0.1

(-1.2, 1.0)

Foreign-born non-citizen

22.2

22.7

20.3

(18.6, 22.0)

-2.5

(-5.0, 0.0)

Spanish is not only language spoken

7.6

7.1

6.5

(6.2, 6.8)

-0.7*

(-1.1, -0.3)

Spanish is only language spoken

36.9

34.9

31.0

(27.7, 34.5)

-3.9

(-8.9, 1.0)

Metropolitan area - principal city

12.1

11.4

10.3

(9.6, 11.0)

-1.2*

(-2.1, -0.2)

Metropolitan area - balance

5.6

5.5

5.2

(4.8, 5.7)

-0.3

(-0.8, 0.3)

Not in metropolitan area

9.2

8.5

7.6

(6.9, 8.4)

-0.8

(-1.9, 0.2)

Not identified

7.2

6.4

5.4

(4.8, 6.0)

-1.0*

(-1.9, -0.1)

Northeast

7.1

6.8

6.3

(5.6, 7.1)

-0.4

(-1.4, 0.5)

Midwest

7.1

6.4

5.7

(5.2, 6.3)

-0.7

(-1.4, 0.1)

South

10.0

9.2

8.7

(8.2, 9.3)

-0.4

(-1.1, 0.2)

West

7.2

7.4

5.9

(5.4, 6.5)

-1.5*

(-2.3, -0.6)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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A.4 U
 nderbanked Rates by Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

20.0

19.9

(19.5, 20.4)

-0.1

(-0.6, 0.5)

Less than $15,000

22.4

24.3

(23.2, 25.5)

2.0*

(0.5, 3.5)

$15,000 to $30,000

25.0

23.6

(22.6, 24.6)

-1.4*

(-2.8, -0.1)

$30,000 to $50,000

23.3

23.7

(22.8, 24.8)

0.5

(-1.0, 1.9)

$50,000 to $75,000

19.8

20.2

(19.3, 21.2)

0.5

(-0.7, 1.6)

At least $75,000

13.6

13.4

(12.8, 14.0)

-0.2

(-1.1, 0.6)

No high school diploma

24.1

25.9

(24.7, 27.2)

1.8*

(0.1, 3.5)

High school diploma

21.9

22.2

(21.3, 23.0)

0.3

(-0.9, 1.4)

Some college

23.0

22.0

(21.2, 22.8)

-1.1

(-2.2, 0.1)

College degree

14.3

14.5

(13.9, 15.1)

0.2

(-0.6, 1.0)

15 to 24 years

30.8

29.4

(27.3, 31.7)

-1.4

(-4.4, 1.6)

25 to 34 years

24.7

24.5

(23.4, 25.6)

-0.2

(-1.8, 1.5)

35 to 44 years

23.8

22.7

(21.7, 23.6)

-1.2

(-2.6, 0.2)

45 to 54 years

21.9

21.1

(20.1, 22.1)

-0.8

(-2.1, 0.4)

55 to 64 years

17.7

18.5

(17.7, 19.5)

0.8

(-0.4, 2.1)

65 years or more

11.6

13.0

(12.4, 13.7)

1.4*

(0.5, 2.4)

Black

33.2

31.1

(29.6, 32.7)

-2.0

(-4.1, 0.1)

Hispanic

28.6

29.3

(27.7, 30.8)

0.7

(-1.4, 2.8)

Asian

17.7

21.0

(18.9, 23.3)

3.3*

(0.4, 6.3)

White

15.9

15.6

(15.1, 16.1)

-0.3

(-1.0, 0.4)

Other

25.3

27.5

(24.5, 30.8)

2.2

(-2.3, 6.7)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

28.1

28.4

(27.1, 29.8)

0.3

(-1.6, 2.3)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

21.1

20.6

(20.0, 21.2)

-0.5

(-1.3, 0.3)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

15.1

15.9

(15.3, 16.6)

0.9

(0.0, 1.8)

Employed

21.7

21.4

(20.8, 22.0)

-0.3

(-1.1, 0.4)

Unemployed

25.3

24.8

(22.3, 27.4)

-0.5

(-3.8, 2.8)

Not in labor force

16.3

17.1

(16.4, 17.7)

0.7

(-0.1, 1.6)

Homeowner

15.5

15.4

(14.9, 15.9)

-0.1

(-0.8, 0.5)

Non-homeowner

28.2

27.7

(26.9, 28.6)

-0.5

(-1.6, 0.6)

Characteristics
All
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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A.4 U
 nderbanked Rates by Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

17.7

17.6

(17.0, 18.2)

-0.2

(-1.0, 0.6)

Unmarried female-headed family

29.2

29.1

(27.8, 30.4)

-0.1

(-2.0, 1.8)

Unmarried male-headed family

28.3

27.0

(25.1, 29.0)

-1.2

(-4.2, 1.8)

Female individual

17.2

18.1

(17.3, 19.0)

0.9

(-0.4, 2.3)

Male individual

20.0

19.6

(18.6, 20.6)

-0.4

(-1.8, 0.9)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

19.1

18.4

(17.9, 18.8)

-0.7*

(-1.3, 0.0)

Foreign-born citizen

24.0

25.6

(23.8, 27.5)

1.7

(-0.8, 4.1)

Foreign-born non-citizen

28.0

32.5

(30.4, 34.6)

4.5*

(1.8, 7.1)

Spanish is not only language
spoken

19.9

19.7

(19.3, 20.2)

-0.2

(-0.8, 0.4)

Spanish is only language spoken

23.7

29.1

(26.1, 32.4)

5.5*

(0.9, 10.0)

Metropolitan area - principal city

22.3

23.2

(22.3, 24.1)

0.9

(-0.2, 2.1)

Metropolitan area - balance

17.8

17.5

(16.9, 18.2)

-0.3

(-1.1, 0.5)

Not in metropolitan area

21.0

21.4

(20.1, 22.8)

0.5

(-1.3, 2.2)

Not identified

20.8

19.2

(18.0, 20.4)

-1.6*

(-3.1, -0.1)

Northeast

19.3

19.3

(18.3, 20.3)

0.0

(-1.3, 1.3)

Midwest

16.9

17.5

(16.6, 18.5)

0.6

(-0.6, 1.8)

South

23.5

21.6

(20.9, 22.3)

-1.9*

(-3.0, -0.9)

West

17.6

19.9

(19.1, 20.8)

2.3*

(1.1, 3.5)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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A.5 Fully Banked Rates by Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

67.0

68.0

(67.5, 68.5)

1.0*

(0.3, 1.7)

Less than $15,000

45.2

45.1

(43.7, 46.5)

-0.1

(-1.8, 1.7)

$15,000 to $30,000

57.9

59.5

(58.3, 60.6)

1.5

(-0.1, 3.2)

$30,000 to $50,000

65.7

66.2

(65.1, 67.2)

0.4

(-1.1, 2.0)

$50,000 to $75,000

73.2

73.0

(71.9, 74.1)

-0.2

(-1.6, 1.2)

At least $75,000

81.0

81.3

(80.5, 81.9)

0.3

(-0.7, 1.3)

No high school diploma

46.3

46.4

(44.8, 48.0)

0.1

(-2.1, 2.3)

High school diploma

61.7

62.9

(61.9, 63.9)

1.2

(-0.2, 2.6)

Some college

66.2

67.7

(66.8, 68.6)

1.5*

(0.2, 2.8)

College degree

79.3

79.1

(78.4, 79.9)

-0.1

(-1.1, 0.9)

15 to 24 years

48.8

52.1

(49.7, 54.4)

3.2

(0.0, 6.5)

25 to 34 years

58.3

60.8

(59.5, 62.2)

2.5*

(0.7, 4.4)

35 to 44 years

62.5

63.1

(62.1, 64.2)

0.6

(-0.9, 2.1)

45 to 54 years

65.4

67.5

(66.4, 68.6)

2.1*

(0.6, 3.6)

55 to 64 years

71.7

70.9

(69.8, 71.9)

-0.9

(-2.4, 0.6)

65 years or more

78.2

78.1

(77.3, 78.9)

-0.1

(-1.2, 1.0)

Black

40.0

45.5

(43.9, 47.0)

5.5*

(3.3, 7.6)

Hispanic

48.4

48.9

(47.2, 50.6)

0.5

(-1.8, 2.8)

Asian

73.4

67.2

(64.6, 69.7)

-6.3*

(-9.8, -2.8)

White

75.4

76.6

(76.1, 77.2)

1.2*

(0.4, 2.0)

Other

55.2

56.7

(53.2, 60.2)

1.6

(-3.8, 6.9)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

49.0

49.7

(48.2, 51.3)

0.7

(-1.6, 3.0)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

66.8

68.1

(67.5, 68.8)

1.3*

(0.4, 2.1)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

72.9

73.4

(72.6, 74.2)

0.5

(-0.6, 1.7)

Employed

67.8

68.7

(68.1, 69.4)

0.9*

(0.0, 1.7)

Unemployed

47.8

48.6

(45.7, 51.5)

0.7

(-3.0, 4.4)

Not in labor force

67.9

68.5

(67.7, 69.3)

0.5

(-0.6, 1.6)

Homeowner

76.7

77.4

(76.8, 78.0)

0.7

(0.0, 1.5)

Non-homeowner

49.2

51.8

(50.9, 52.7)

2.6*

(1.3, 3.9)

Characteristics
All
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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A.5 Fully Banked Rates by Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

73.9

74.4

(73.7, 75.2)

0.6

(-0.3, 1.5)

Unmarried female-headed family

47.5

49.6

(48.0, 51.2)

2.1

(0.0, 4.3)

Unmarried male-headed family

53.7

57.3

(54.9, 59.6)

3.6*

(0.2, 6.9)

Female individual

69.4

69.5

(68.5, 70.5)

0.1

(-1.4, 1.6)

Male individual

63.7

65.5

(64.4, 66.7)

1.9*

(0.2, 3.6)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

69.0

70.7

(70.2, 71.3)

1.8*

(1.0, 2.5)

Foreign-born citizen

64.6

62.9

(60.9, 64.9)

-1.7

(-4.3, 1.0)

Foreign-born non-citizen

43.9

41.2

(39.1, 43.2)

-2.7

(-5.5, 0.1)

Spanish is not only language
spoken

67.6

68.8

(68.3, 69.3)

1.2*

(0.5, 1.9)

Spanish is only language spoken

38.1

33.9

(30.6, 37.3)

-4.2

(-9.2, 0.8)

Metropolitan area - principal city

60.8

60.8

(59.8, 61.9)

0.0

(-1.4, 1.4)

Metropolitan area - balance

71.1

72.0

(71.2, 72.7)

0.9

(-0.1, 1.9)

Not in metropolitan area

66.1

67.3

(65.6, 68.9)

1.2

(-0.7, 3.2)

Not identified

68.1

71.2

(69.9, 72.5)

3.1*

(1.4, 4.8)

Northeast

68.4

67.9

(66.7, 69.1)

-0.5

(-2.0, 1.0)

Midwest

71.4

72.5

(71.4, 73.5)

1.0

(-0.4, 2.5)

South

62.1

65.0

(64.1, 65.8)

2.9*

(1.7, 4.0)

West

69.6

68.9

(67.7, 69.9)

-0.8

(-2.3, 0.7)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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A.6 Monthly Income Volatility by Level of Income, 2015
For all households, row percent

Percent of
Households

Income
was about
the same
each month
(Percent)

Income
varied
somewhat
from month
to month
(Percent)

Income
varied a lot
from month
to month
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

71.8

16.3

4.5

7.3

Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

69.2

14.1

7.5

9.2

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

71.1

16.1

4.8

8.0

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

71.0

17.5

4.3

7.3

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

71.6

17.4

4.0

7.0

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

74.0

16.1

3.5

6.4

Characteristics

All

Number of
Households
(1000s)

Family income

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

A.7 Banking Status by State, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Unbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Fully banked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
status unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

7.0

19.9

68.0

5.0

AL

2,130

100.0

12.5

23.9

60.5

3.2

AK

282

100.0

3.5

26.1

65.5

4.8

AZ

2,754

100.0

8.5

18.5

68.3

4.7

AR

1,213

100.0

9.7

22.6

63.1

4.6

CA

14,384

100.0

6.2

19.1

68.2

6.5

CO

2,217

100.0

4.4

19.1

73.8

2.7

CT

1,446

100.0

6.2

14.8

73.3

5.7

DE

386

100.0

4.8

15.4

72.1

7.7

DC

314

100.0

10.8

25.4

60.5

3.3

FL

8,455

100.0

5.9

17.7

68.9

7.5

GA

3,925

100.0

11.9

24.6

60.8

2.8

HI

490

100.0

2.4

17.4

74.2

5.9

ID

620

100.0

3.6

23.1

71.6

1.7

IL

5,082

100.0

7.1

14.3

74.0

4.6

Geography

All
State

IN

2,697

100.0

4.8

18.2

74.2

2.8

IA

1,328

100.0

4.2

18.2

70.7

6.9

KS

1,163

100.0

7.6

18.3

71.0

3.1

KY

1,815

100.0

9.0

18.2

69.1

3.7

LA

1,884

100.0

14.0

23.8

58.9

3.3

ME

586

100.0

2.3

17.1

76.5

4.1

MD

2,308

100.0

4.8

22.4

68.7

4.1

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A.7 Banking Status by State, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Unbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Fully banked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
status unknown
(Percent)

MA

2,796

100.0

5.7

16.0

71.8

6.5

MI

4,071

100.0

6.0

19.8

70.2

4.0

MN

2,353

100.0

3.4

14.3

79.5

2.8

MS

1,180

100.0

12.6

25.5

59.0

2.9

MO

2,417

100.0

8.5

22.3

65.0

4.2

MT

442

100.0

4.0

13.3

76.7

6.0

NE

746

100.0

5.1

21.1

68.1

5.7

NV

1,212

100.0

8.9

27.3

59.5

4.3

NH

543

100.0

1.8

18.2

76.9

3.0

NJ

3,452

100.0

7.4

15.6

71.3

5.7

NM

806

100.0

9.4

26.9

59.6

4.1

NY

7,986

100.0

8.0

23.8

59.4

8.8

NC

4,018

100.0

7.7

20.6

66.2

5.5

ND

320

100.0

3.0

20.8

71.8

4.4

OH

4,710

100.0

5.8

17.5

71.3

5.3

OK

1,603

100.0

11.0

26.4

60.6

2.0

OR

1,610

100.0

5.1

20.5

67.8

6.6

PA

5,194

100.0

4.7

18.8

72.1

4.4

RI

433

100.0

5.0

16.1

74.5

4.5

SC

1,993

100.0

8.9

23.4

65.1

2.6

Geography

SD

332

100.0

4.2

19.8

73.0

3.0

TN

2,863

100.0

10.8

19.2

66.1

4.0

TX

10,291

100.0

9.4

23.7

62.5

4.5

UT

980

100.0

3.9

20.9

73.0

2.2

VT

265

100.0

1.5

12.8

81.3

4.3

VA

3,225

100.0

4.6

19.7

70.8

4.9

WA

2,784

100.0

4.1

20.7

71.9

3.3

WV

779

100.0

8.0

17.5

68.7

5.8

WI

2,405

100.0

3.4

15.6

77.2

3.8

WY

251

100.0

2.4

20.5

73.5

3.6

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

12 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.8 Unbanked Rates by State, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

8.2

7.7

7.0

(6.8, 7.3)

-0.7*

(-1.1, -0.3)

AL

10.2

9.2

12.5

(10.3, 15.0)

3.2*

(0.4, 6.1)

AK

5.2

1.9

3.5

(1.8, 6.8)

1.6

(-1.2, 4.4)

AZ

11.6

12.8

8.5

(6.4, 11.2)

-4.2*

(-8.3, -0.2)

AR

12.3

12.3

9.7

(7.4, 12.6)

-2.7

(-6.0, 0.7)

CA

7.8

8.0

6.2

(5.4, 7.1)

-1.8*

(-3.0, -0.5)

CO

5.4

6.4

4.4

(1.7, 10.6)

-2.0

(-6.0, 1.9)

CT

5.3

5.6

6.2

(4.2, 9.1)

0.6

(-2.3, 3.5)

DE

6.7

6.1

4.8

(3.0, 7.5)

-1.3

(-4.0, 1.5)

DC

10.9

11.8

10.8

(9.0, 12.9)

-0.9

(-4.2, 2.3)

FL

7.3

6.2

5.9

(4.8, 7.3)

-0.3

(-2.0, 1.4)

GA

11.5

10.9

11.9

(10.0, 14.1)

1.0

(-1.6, 3.6)

HI

3.8

3.8

2.4

(1.4, 4.1)

-1.4

(-3.6, 0.8)

ID

5.7

5.4

3.6

(2.4, 5.2)

-1.8

(-4.5, 0.9)

IL

7.6

7.4

7.1

(5.8, 8.7)

-0.3

(-2.2, 1.6)

IN

7.8

7.2

4.8

(3.0, 7.4)

-2.5

(-5.3, 0.3)

IA

4.4

4.5

4.2

(2.2, 8.0)

-0.3

(-3.1, 2.5)

KS

7.1

6.0

7.6

(5.6, 10.1)

1.6

(-1.0, 4.1)

KY

9.9

9.7

9.0

(6.7, 12.0)

-0.8

(-4.0, 2.5)

LA

11.5

13.9

14.0

(11.3, 17.3)

0.2

(-3.6, 3.9)

Geography
All
State

ME

3.7

2.4

2.3

(1.4, 3.7)

-0.1

(-1.5, 1.4)

MD

5.6

4.8

4.8

(3.1, 7.2)

0.0

(-2.4, 2.4)

MA

4.9

5.8

5.7

(4.3, 7.7)

-0.1

(-2.6, 2.5)

MI

7.7

5.7

6.0

(4.7, 7.6)

0.3

(-1.7, 2.2)

MN

4.1

3.6

3.4

(2.3, 5.0)

-0.2

(-2.0, 1.6)

MS

15.1

14.5

12.6

(10.6, 14.8)

-2.0

(-5.6, 1.7)

MO

9.5

8.9

8.5

(6.7, 10.7)

-0.4

(-3.0, 2.1)

MT

4.8

6.6

4.0

(2.6, 5.9)

-2.7

(-6.3, 1.0)

NE

3.7

5.7

5.1

(2.9, 8.7)

-0.6

(-4.0, 2.7)

NV

7.5

7.9

8.9

(6.7, 11.8)

1.0

(-2.0, 4.1)

NH

1.9

2.9

1.8

(1.1, 2.9)

-1.0

(-2.5, 0.4)

NJ

6.6

8.2

7.4

(5.5, 9.8)

-0.8

(-3.6, 2.0)

NM

11.5

10.9

9.4

(7.3, 12.1)

-1.5

(-5.9, 3.0)

NY

9.6

8.5

8.0

(6.9, 9.3)

-0.5

(-2.3, 1.3)

NC

9.3

8.4

7.7

(5.9, 9.9)

-0.8

(-3.1, 1.6)

ND

5.3

2.8

3.0

(1.9, 4.8)

0.2

(-1.7, 2.2)

OH

8.8

7.2

5.8

(4.4, 7.6)

-1.3

(-3.5, 0.8)

13 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.8 Unbanked Rates by State, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

OK

10.9

10.9

11.0

(9.1, 13.2)

0.1

(-3.9, 4.0)

OR

4.3

4.5

5.1

(3.6, 7.1)

0.6

(-1.5, 2.6)

PA

6.1

5.2

4.7

(3.4, 6.6)

-0.5

(-2.5, 1.5)

RI

7.0

6.2

5.0

(3.2, 7.7)

-1.3

(-4.1, 1.6)

SC

9.3

10.5

8.9

(7.2, 11.1)

-1.5

(-4.4, 1.3)

SD

4.4

4.2

4.2

(1.1, 15.0)

0.0

(-5.3, 5.3)

TN

10.9

9.7

10.8

(8.8, 13.2)

1.0

(-2.1, 4.2)

TX

12.8

10.4

9.4

(8.2, 10.6)

-1.1

(-2.9, 0.7)

UT

2.8

3.3

3.9

(2.6, 5.8)

0.6

(-1.6, 2.8)

VT

3.4

3.1

1.5

(0.8, 2.9)

-1.5

(-3.3, 0.2)

VA

6.6

6.5

4.6

(3.3, 6.4)

-1.9

(-4.1, 0.3)

WA

4.5

4.1

4.1

(3.1, 5.5)

0.0

(-1.7, 1.7)

WV

9.5

11.0

8.0

(6.2, 10.2)

-3.0

(-6.6, 0.5)

WI

4.5

4.8

3.4

(2.4, 5.0)

-1.3

(-3.3, 0.6)

WY

5.8

5.6

2.4

(1.5, 4.0)

-3.2*

(-5.3, -1.1)

Geography

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

14 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.9 Underbanked Rates by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

20.0

19.9

(19.5, 20.4)

-0.1

(-0.6, 0.5)

AL

26.4

23.9

(20.5, 27.6)

-2.6

(-7.8, 2.7)

AK

19.3

26.1

(21.2, 31.8)

6.9*

(0.8, 13.0)

AZ

17.6

18.5

(16.0, 21.4)

1.0

(-3.6, 5.5)

AR

25.7

22.6

(19.8, 25.8)

-3.0

(-6.6, 0.5)

CA

17.0

19.1

(17.8, 20.4)

2.0*

(0.2, 3.9)

CO

17.3

19.1

(16.0, 22.6)

1.7

(-2.2, 5.7)

CT

14.4

14.8

(11.7, 18.6)

0.4

(-3.7, 4.5)

DE

18.5

15.4

(12.4, 19.0)

-3.1

(-7.2, 1.0)

DC

24.8

25.4

(22.6, 28.4)

0.6

(-3.7, 4.8)

FL

19.1

17.7

(15.9, 19.6)

-1.4

(-3.9, 1.1)

GA

26.9

24.6

(21.4, 28.0)

-2.4

(-6.6, 1.8)

HI

19.7

17.4

(14.4, 20.8)

-2.3

(-6.5, 1.8)

ID

19.0

23.1

(19.9, 26.8)

4.1

(-0.4, 8.7)

IL

14.6

14.3

(12.5, 16.3)

-0.3

(-2.7, 2.1)

IN

17.6

18.2

(15.1, 21.7)

0.6

(-3.8, 5.0)

IA

14.4

18.2

(15.8, 21.0)

3.8

(-0.1, 7.8)

KS

22.9

18.3

(15.7, 21.3)

-4.5*

(-8.6, -0.5)

KY

23.5

18.2

(14.8, 22.2)

-5.3

(-11.0, 0.3)

LA

24.5

23.8

(20.9, 26.8)

-0.7

(-5.0, 3.5)

ME

19.2

17.1

(14.3, 20.3)

-2.1

(-6.2, 1.9)

MD

23.9

22.4

(19.5, 25.7)

-1.5

(-5.4, 2.5)

MA

17.2

16.0

(13.4, 19.0)

-1.2

(-5.0, 2.6)

MI

18.1

19.8

(16.6, 23.4)

1.7

(-2.4, 5.7)

MN

12.3

14.3

(11.3, 18.0)

2.0

(-1.8, 5.8)

MS

32.8

25.5

(21.7, 29.8)

-7.3*

(-12.5, -2.0)

MO

20.4

22.3

(19.3, 25.5)

1.8

(-2.7, 6.4)

MT

17.0

13.3

(11.5, 15.5)

-3.6

(-8.3, 1.1)

NE

20.1

21.1

(17.7, 25.1)

1.0

(-4.2, 6.2)

NV

24.7

27.3

(23.7, 31.2)

2.6

(-2.4, 7.5)

NH

13.9

18.2

(15.5, 21.2)

4.3*

(0.5, 8.1)

NJ

19.6

15.6

(13.3, 18.3)

-4.0*

(-7.7, -0.3)

NM

22.5

26.9

(23.0, 31.1)

4.4

(-1.2, 10.0)

NY

19.6

23.8

(22.0, 25.6)

4.2*

(1.8, 6.7)

NC

21.5

20.6

(18.2, 23.1)

-0.9

(-4.9, 3.1)

ND

20.0

20.8

(16.1, 26.3)

0.8

(-5.0, 6.5)

OH

20.0

17.5

(15.6, 19.7)

-2.4

(-5.2, 0.4)

Geography
All
State

15 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.9 Underbanked Rates by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

OK

22.2

26.4

(23.3, 29.8)

4.3

(-0.3, 8.8)

OR

17.1

20.5

(17.5, 23.9)

3.4

(-0.6, 7.3)

PA

22.2

18.8

(16.6, 21.3)

-3.4*

(-6.4, -0.4)

RI

14.0

16.1

(12.8, 19.9)

2.0

(-2.5, 6.5)

SC

25.6

23.4

(20.6, 26.5)

-2.2

(-6.4, 1.9)

SD

19.9

19.8

(16.3, 23.8)

-0.1

(-4.8, 4.5)

TN

18.7

19.2

(16.7, 21.9)

0.5

(-2.9, 3.9)

TX

27.4

23.7

(22.1, 25.4)

-3.7*

(-6.2, -1.3)

UT

13.0

20.9

(18.0, 24.2)

7.9*

(3.8, 11.9)

VT

16.2

12.8

(10.7, 15.3)

-3.3*

(-6.6, -0.1)

VA

19.5

19.7

(16.9, 22.7)

0.2

(-3.7, 4.0)

WA

17.2

20.7

(18.0, 23.7)

3.5

(-0.5, 7.5)

WV

19.0

17.5

(14.8, 20.4)

-1.6

(-5.6, 2.4)

WI

10.4

15.6

(12.0, 19.9)

5.1*

(0.6, 9.6)

WY

21.8

20.5

(17.5, 23.8)

-1.3

(-7.2, 4.5)

Geography

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

16 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.10 Fully Banked Rates by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

67.0

68.0

(67.5, 68.5)

1.0*

(0.3, 1.7)

AL

59.1

60.5

(56.4, 64.4)

1.3

(-4.7, 7.3)

AK

70.6

65.5

(60.6, 70.1)

-5.0

(-10.6, 0.5)

AZ

65.1

68.3

(64.4, 71.9)

3.2

(-2.9, 9.2)

AR

58.9

63.1

(58.8, 67.2)

4.2*

(0.1, 8.3)

CA

69.1

68.2

(66.5, 69.9)

-0.9

(-3.1, 1.3)

CO

72.5

73.8

(68.2, 78.8)

1.3

(-4.6, 7.2)

CT

75.2

73.3

(69.3, 76.9)

-1.9

(-6.7, 2.8)

DE

68.1

72.1

(68.5, 75.4)

4.0

(-0.2, 8.3)

DC

58.0

60.5

(57.0, 63.8)

2.5

(-2.2, 7.2)

FL

65.1

68.9

(66.7, 71.0)

3.7*

(0.7, 6.8)

GA

57.5

60.8

(56.8, 64.6)

3.2

(-1.3, 7.8)

HI

70.4

74.2

(70.5, 77.7)

3.8

(-1.3, 8.9)

ID

72.4

71.6

(67.0, 75.8)

-0.8

(-6.1, 4.6)

IL

72.3

74.0

(71.4, 76.4)

1.7

(-1.4, 4.7)

IN

72.1

74.2

(70.6, 77.5)

2.1

(-2.6, 6.8)

IA

75.0

70.7

(64.6, 76.1)

-4.3

(-11.2, 2.6)

KS

68.6

71.0

(67.7, 74.1)

2.4

(-2.0, 6.9)

KY

64.2

69.1

(63.7, 74.1)

4.9

(-2.2, 12.0)

LA

58.3

58.9

(56.2, 61.7)

0.6

(-4.4, 5.6)

ME

74.5

76.5

(72.7, 79.9)

2.1

(-2.5, 6.6)

MD

68.0

68.7

(64.7, 72.4)

0.7

(-4.0, 5.4)

MA

72.3

71.8

(68.4, 74.9)

-0.6

(-5.3, 4.2)

MI

69.0

70.2

(66.6, 73.6)

1.2

(-3.3, 5.7)

MN

81.9

79.5

(75.4, 83.1)

-2.4

(-6.7, 2.0)

MS

49.5

59.0

(55.8, 62.1)

9.5*

(5.4, 13.6)

MO

66.5

65.0

(61.5, 68.4)

-1.5

(-6.4, 3.5)

MT

70.0

76.7

(72.9, 80.1)

6.7*

(0.9, 12.5)

NE

70.6

68.1

(64.5, 71.5)

-2.5

(-7.4, 2.5)

NV

62.1

59.5

(54.9, 63.9)

-2.6

(-8.6, 3.5)

NH

78.1

76.9

(73.6, 79.9)

-1.2

(-5.5, 3.1)

NJ

67.9

71.3

(68.2, 74.2)

3.3

(-0.3, 7.0)

NM

62.1

59.6

(55.0, 64.0)

-2.5

(-8.8, 3.9)

NY

65.2

59.4

(57.2, 61.6)

-5.7*

(-8.6, -2.9)

NC

63.7

66.2

(63.8, 68.5)

2.5

(-1.7, 6.8)

ND

72.8

71.8

(67.6, 75.7)

-1.0

(-6.5, 4.5)

OH

65.0

71.3

(68.3, 74.0)

6.2*

(2.5, 9.9)

Geography
All
State

17 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.10 Fully Banked Rates by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

OK

63.2

60.6

(56.0, 65.1)

-2.5

(-8.9, 3.8)

OR

71.9

67.8

(64.2, 71.2)

-4.1

(-8.8, 0.6)

PA

67.3

72.1

(69.1, 74.9)

4.8*

(1.1, 8.4)

RI

72.6

74.5

(70.4, 78.2)

1.9

(-3.0, 6.9)

SC

61.8

65.1

(62.1, 68.1)

3.3

(-0.7, 7.3)

SD

72.1

73.0

(64.5, 80.1)

0.9

(-7.5, 9.2)

TN

67.8

66.1

(62.3, 69.6)

-1.8

(-6.4, 2.9)

TX

58.9

62.5

(60.4, 64.5)

3.5*

(0.5, 6.5)

UT

81.5

73.0

(69.3, 76.3)

-8.5*

(-13.6, -3.5)

VT

76.8

81.3

(78.4, 83.9)

4.5*

(0.6, 8.5)

VA

66.4

70.8

(66.9, 74.5)

4.4

(-0.1, 8.9)

WA

73.4

71.9

(68.8, 74.8)

-1.6

(-6.2, 3.0)

WV

65.0

68.7

(66.1, 71.2)

3.7

(-0.9, 8.3)

WI

80.7

77.2

(73.0, 80.8)

-3.6

(-8.5, 1.4)

WY

68.0

73.5

(69.1, 77.5)

5.5

(-0.8, 11.8)

Geography

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

18 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.11 B
 anking Status by MSA, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Unbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Fully banked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
status unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

7.0

19.9

68.0

5.0

372

100.0

8.6

21.6

67.1

2.7

2,246

100.0

10.1

26.0

61.0

2.9

Austin-Round Rock, TX

686

100.0

8.6

13.3

71.5

6.5

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

974

100.0

5.9

21.1

66.9

6.1

Baton Rouge, LA

314

100.0

14.3

23.5

55.9

6.3

Billings, MT~

58

100.0

8.6

11.2

79.5

0.8

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

514

100.0

12.3

17.6

63.3

6.7

Boise City, ID

Geography

All
MSA
Albuquerque, NM
Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Roswell, GA~

222

100.0

2.6

16.7

79.5

1.3

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH~

1,968

100.0

4.3

18.0

72.2

5.5

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

365

100.0

2.8

15.2

76.5

5.5

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

92

100.0

1.7

11.2

83.3

3.8

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

1,100

100.0

7.3

25.1

66.2

1.3

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin,
IL-IN-WI

3,707

100.0

8.1

14.3

71.7

6.0

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

829

100.0

7.8

12.2

76.1

3.9

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

924

100.0

11.0

8.5

76.0

4.4

Columbia, SC

419

100.0

10.4

21.1

63.9

4.5

Columbus, OH~

811

100.0

1.4

26.3

67.6

4.7

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

2,854

100.0

5.5

31.5

60.6

2.3

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood,
CO

1,206

100.0

5.2

16.2

75.9

2.7

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn,
MI

1,790

100.0

8.0

18.5

70.0

3.4

Fargo, ND-MN

81

100.0

1.8

21.3

75.7

1.2

Grand Rapids-Wyoming,
MI~

482

100.0

1.1

17.1

75.8

5.9

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

353

100.0

6.1

27.6

65.3

0.9

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT~

483

100.0

9.3

16.3

71.9

2.5

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX~

2,593

100.0

10.4

21.2

60.2

8.2

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

857

100.0

8.5

21.3

66.4

3.9

Jackson, MS~

241

100.0

12.5

25.4

58.3

3.7

Kansas City, MO-KS~

822

100.0

5.0

22.1

69.1

3.9

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

910

100.0

10.1

29.1

55.1

5.7

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A.11 B
 anking Status by MSA, 2015
For all households, row percent
Geography

Little Rock-North Little
Rock-Conway, AR
Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Anaheim, CA
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN~

Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Unbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Fully banked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
status unknown
(Percent)

325

100.0

11.2

25.5

62.7

0.5

4,843

100.0

8.6

19.7

61.7

10.1

485

100.0

10.1

17.7

71.6

0.6

Manchester-Nashua, NH~

126

100.0

4.3

21.4

73.5

0.7

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

521

100.0

17.2

21.0

54.5

7.2

2,582

100.0

7.4

18.0

65.9

8.7

671

100.0

7.1

14.2

75.4

3.3

1,398

100.0

4.5

13.7

77.6

4.1

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN~

868

100.0

9.9

16.5

71.2

2.4

New Haven-Milford, CT~

371

100.0

9.2

10.3

68.5

12.0

New Orleans-Metairie, LA~

548

100.0

17.4

16.5

64.8

1.3

8,088

100.0

8.9

21.0

60.8

9.3

Oklahoma City, OK

563

100.0

13.3

26.7

58.6

1.4

Omaha-Council Bluffs,
NE-IA

340

100.0

2.9

27.2

63.9

6.0

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

1,030

100.0

4.3

22.8

61.6

11.3

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJDE-MD

2,415

100.0

4.1

19.0

73.0

3.9

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale,
AZ

1,771

100.0

10.6

17.3

65.8

6.3

Pittsburgh, PA

1,100

100.0

7.3

22.7

67.4

2.6

Portland-South Portland,
ME~

209

100.0

1.8

17.8

71.7

8.7

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

975

100.0

5.0

18.6

67.4

8.9

Providence-Warwick,
RI-MA~

637

100.0

5.7

15.8

68.1

10.4

Richmond, VA~

527

100.0

7.2

10.8

77.2

4.9

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

1,482

100.0

8.2

19.8

68.5

3.5

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

953

100.0

3.5

16.7

76.3

3.5

St. Louis, MO-IL~

1,287

100.0

8.0

16.2

71.5

4.2

Salisbury, MD-DE~

146

100.0

10.7

9.8

75.2

4.3

Salt Lake City, UT~

451

100.0

2.0

21.9

73.6

2.5

San Antonio-New
Braunfels, TX

939

100.0

11.3

31.3

54.3

3.1

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

1,345

100.0

3.1

20.6

68.1

8.1

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

1,903

100.0

2.1

16.5

75.7

5.7

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MNWI~

New York-Newark-Jersey
City, NY-NJ-PA~

20 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.11 B
 anking Status by MSA, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Unbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
(Percent)

Banked:
Fully banked
(Percent)

Banked:
Underbanked
status unknown
(Percent)

1,456

100.0

2.6

18.5

75.8

3.1

124

100.0

1.9

19.0

74.8

4.2

1,387

100.0

4.6

16.6

73.4

5.5

Tucson, AZ

421

100.0

5.9

21.5

69.8

2.9

Tulsa, OK

395

100.0

11.3

28.4

58.9

1.5

Urban Honolulu, HI

366

100.0

1.6

18.8

74.2

5.4

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC~

663

100.0

2.9

29.3

63.4

4.4

2,370

100.0

3.9

21.5

69.7

4.9

256

100.0

12.5

21.4

66.2

-

Geography

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue,
WA
Sioux Falls, SD
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV~
Wichita, KS~

~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015 surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. NA indicates that
the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates
do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

21 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.12 Unbanked Rates by MSA, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

8.2

7.7

7.0

(6.8, 7.3)

-0.7*

(-1.1, -0.3)

Albuquerque, NM

7.2

11.1

8.6

(5.9, 12.4)

-2.5

(-8.6, 3.5)

Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Roswell, GA~

9.7

9.1

10.1

(7.6, 13.2)

1.0

(-2.7, 4.7)

Austin-Round Rock, TX

10.2

1.3

8.6

(4.7, 15.3)

7.3*

(2.2, 12.4)

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

7.5

5.3

5.9

(3.5, 9.9)

0.6

(-3.1, 4.4)

Baton Rouge, LA

NA

NA

14.3

(10.4, 19.5)

NA

NA

Billings, MT~

NA

NA

8.6

(3.6, 18.9)

NA

NA

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

12.1

5.7

12.3

(8.2, 18.1)

6.6*

(0.6, 12.7)

Geography
All
MSA

Boise City, ID

2.9

6.9

2.6

(0.9, 6.9)

-4.4*

(-8.3, -0.4)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH~

4.2

6.6

4.3

(2.7, 6.8)

-2.3

(-5.3, 0.8)

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

1.6

4.0

2.8

(0.8, 9.4)

-1.2

(-4.8, 2.4)

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

1.7

0.6

1.7

(0.5, 5.0)

1.1

(-0.8, 2.9)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

8.9

7.7

7.3

(4.4, 12.0)

-0.4

(-5.8, 5.0)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin,
IL-IN-WI

8.6

7.6

8.1

(6.6, 10.0)

0.5

(-1.9, 3.0)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

10.3

9.0

7.8

(4.3, 13.6)

-1.3

(-7.5, 5.0)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

8.5

6.2

11.0

(7.5, 15.9)

4.8

(-0.4, 9.9)

Columbia, SC

7.4

12.5

10.4

(5.2, 19.6)

-2.1

(-10.9, 6.6)

Columbus, OH~

8.1

7.8

1.4

(0.3, 5.3)

-6.4*

(-10.9, -1.9)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

9.8

8.4

5.5

(3.9, 7.7)

-2.9*

(-5.7, -0.2)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood,
CO

5.2

7.5

5.2

(1.5, 16.4)

-2.3

(-8.4, 3.7)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn,
MI

10.7

8.2

8.0

(5.9, 10.8)

-0.1

(-3.4, 3.2)

Fargo, ND-MN

5.2

6.6

1.8

(0.6, 5.2)

-4.8*

(-9.3, -0.3)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming,
MI~

NA

3.5

1.1

(0.1, 7.7)

-2.4

(-5.5, 0.7)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

NA

NA

6.1

(2.1, 16.4)

NA

NA

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT~

5.3

6.4

9.3

(5.5, 15.5)

2.9

(-2.5, 8.3)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX~

11.9

11.5

10.4

(8.0, 13.4)

-1.1

(-5.0, 2.7)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

8.5

11.0

8.5

(4.3, 16.0)

-2.5

(-9.1, 4.1)

Jackson, MS~

NA

NA

12.5

(8.1, 18.9)

NA

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS~

10.0

12.1

5.0

(2.8, 8.6)

-7.1*

(-11.1, -3.2)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

6.2

6.9

10.1

(7.4, 13.5)

3.2

(-0.4, 6.8)

22 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.12 Unbanked Rates by MSA, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Little Rock-North Little
Rock-Conway, AR

7.8

10.4

11.2

(6.8, 18.0)

0.8

(-7.8, 9.4)

Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Anaheim, CA

9.7

9.6

8.6

(7.0, 10.4)

-1.1

(-3.4, 1.2)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN~

8.4

5.2

10.1

(6.2, 16.0)

4.9

(-0.6, 10.4)

Geography

Manchester-Nashua, NH~

NA

NA

4.3

(2.3, 8.1)

NA

NA

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

11.1

19.5

17.2

(11.4, 25.3)

-2.3

(-11.3, 6.8)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

9.0

7.3

7.4

(5.2, 10.4)

0.1

(-3.2, 3.5)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

10.8

7.1

7.1

(4.0, 12.2)

0.0

(-4.8, 4.8)

Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MNWI~

5.2

3.8

4.5

(2.8, 7.3)

0.8

(-1.9, 3.4)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN~

9.5

9.4

9.9

(5.9, 16.1)

0.5

(-7.5, 8.5)

New Haven-Milford, CT~

4.8

7.7

9.2

(5.3, 15.5)

1.5

(-5.8, 8.8)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA~

12.4

13.2

17.4

(11.9, 24.8)

4.2

(-3.4, 11.8)

New York-Newark-Jersey
City, NY-NJ-PA~

9.7

9.6

8.9

(7.5, 10.5)

-0.7

(-2.7, 1.2)

Oklahoma City, OK

9.3

8.5

13.3

(9.1, 18.9)

4.8

(-1.7, 11.3)

Omaha-Council Bluffs,
NE-IA

4.2

6.5

2.9

(1.3, 6.5)

-3.6

(-7.8, 0.6)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

7.4

9.9

4.3

(2.0, 8.9)

-5.6*

(-10.5, -0.8)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJDE-MD

7.8

7.0

4.1

(2.6, 6.6)

-2.8*

(-5.4, -0.3)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale,
AZ

10.6

16.3

10.6

(7.6, 14.6)

-5.6*

(-11.2, -0.1)

Pittsburgh, PA

3.4

4.9

7.3

(3.4, 14.9)

2.4

(-3.1, 7.8)

Portland-South Portland,
ME~

4.0

1.7

1.8

(0.6, 5.1)

0.1

(-2.2, 2.4)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

3.1

3.7

5.0

(3.0, 8.2)

1.3

(-2.2, 4.8)

Providence-Warwick,
RI-MA~

7.6

5.8

5.7

(3.4, 9.2)

-0.1

(-3.5, 3.3)

Richmond, VA~

6.0

4.0

7.2

(3.3, 15.1)

3.2

(-3.7, 10.1)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

12.7

9.1

8.2

(5.5, 12.1)

-0.9

(-5.2, 3.4)

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

5.4

5.8

3.5

(1.7, 7.0)

-2.4

(-6.7, 2.0)

St. Louis, MO-IL~

9.7

4.2

8.0

(5.0, 12.5)

3.8

(0.0, 7.6)

Salisbury, MD-DE~

NA

NA

10.7

(4.6, 23.0)

NA

NA

Salt Lake City, UT~

4.4

2.7

2.0

(0.8, 4.9)

-0.7

(-3.2, 1.9)

San Antonio-New
Braunfels, TX

15.5

8.1

11.3

(7.3, 16.9)

3.2

(-2.2, 8.6)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

4.5

3.4

3.1

(1.4, 6.9)

-0.2

(-3.1, 2.6)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

5.9

5.7

2.1

(1.1, 4.2)

-3.6*

(-6.1, -1.1)

23 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.12 Unbanked Rates by MSA, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue,
WA

4.0

3.5

2.6

(1.4, 4.6)

-0.9

(-3.2, 1.4)

Sioux Falls, SD

5.2

4.8

1.9

(0.4, 9.5)

-2.9

(-6.3, 0.5)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

6.0

4.9

4.6

(2.7, 7.7)

-0.4

(-3.7, 2.9)

Tucson, AZ

NA

NA

5.9

(2.7, 12.4)

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

11.7

11.0

11.3

(7.5, 16.6)

0.2

(-6.4, 6.9)

Geography

Urban Honolulu, HI

2.8

4.7

1.6

(0.9, 3.0)

-3.1*

(-5.7, -0.5)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC~

5.8

7.8

2.9

(1.3, 6.5)

-4.9*

(-9.4, -0.5)

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV~

4.6

4.3

3.9

(2.7, 5.6)

-0.4

(-2.2, 1.4)

Wichita, KS~

14.8

10.0

12.5

(8.1, 18.7)

2.5

(-4.3, 9.3)

~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015 surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. * indicates differences
that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

24 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.13 Underbanked Rates by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

20.0

19.9

(19.5, 20.4)

-0.1

(-0.6, 0.5)

Albuquerque, NM

24.4

21.6

(17.4, 26.5)

-2.8

(-10.4, 4.8)

Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Roswell, GA~

27.9

26.0

(22.2, 30.1)

-1.9

(-7.1, 3.3)

Austin-Round Rock, TX

16.6

13.3

(8.2, 21.0)

-3.3

(-11.8, 5.3)

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

25.4

21.1

(17.0, 26.0)

-4.3

(-9.8, 1.2)

Baton Rouge, LA

NA

23.5

(17.7, 30.5)

NA

NA

Billings, MT~

NA

11.2

(7.3, 16.7)

NA

NA

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

25.1

17.6

(13.5, 22.8)

-7.5

(-16.9, 1.9)

Boise City, ID

16.3

16.7

(12.0, 22.7)

0.4

(-7.0, 7.8)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton,
MA-NH~

15.3

18.0

(14.6, 22.0)

2.7

(-1.9, 7.3)

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

10.4

15.2

(9.8, 22.8)

4.8

(-2.6, 12.2)

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

17.3

11.2

(8.0, 15.6)

-6.0*

(-11.5, -0.6)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

28.3

25.1

(20.1, 30.9)

-3.2

(-10.9, 4.5)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

13.5

14.3

(12.2, 16.7)

0.8

(-2.4, 4.0)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

21.5

12.2

(8.5, 17.2)

-9.3*

(-15.2, -3.4)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

17.2

8.5

(5.9, 12.1)

-8.7*

(-14.1, -3.3)

Columbia, SC

27.2

21.1

(15.6, 28.0)

-6.0

(-15.8, 3.7)

Columbus, OH~

25.6

26.3

(21.3, 32.1)

0.7

(-6.5, 7.9)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

27.3

31.5

(28.1, 35.1)

4.3

(-0.5, 9.0)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

16.2

16.2

(12.3, 21.0)

0.0

(-5.4, 5.3)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

18.4

18.5

(15.3, 22.2)

0.1

(-4.7, 4.9)

Fargo, ND-MN

21.9

21.3

(15.6, 28.3)

-0.7

(-8.4, 7.1)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI~

13.9

17.1

(11.5, 24.7)

3.3

(-5.8, 12.3)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

NA

27.6

(20.5, 36.0)

NA

NA

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT~

16.6

16.3

(11.2, 23.1)

-0.3

(-7.4, 6.8)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX~

29.1

21.2

(18.1, 24.6)

-7.9*

(-13.1, -2.7)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

18.0

21.3

(15.3, 28.9)

3.2

(-5.0, 11.5)

Jackson, MS~

NA

25.4

(19.6, 32.3)

NA

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS~

19.4

22.1

(17.8, 27.1)

2.7

(-4.5, 9.9)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

25.0

29.1

(25.1, 33.4)

4.1

(-1.7, 9.9)

Little Rock-North Little
Rock-Conway, AR

24.4

25.5

(20.5, 31.4)

1.1

(-7.5, 9.7)

Geography
All
MSA

25 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.13 Underbanked Rates by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Anaheim, CA

17.5

19.7

(17.3, 22.4)

2.2

(-0.9, 5.2)

Louisville/Jefferson
County, KY-IN~

25.8

17.7

(12.5, 24.5)

-8.1

(-17.4, 1.2)

Manchester-Nashua,
NH~

NA

21.4

(16.0, 28.1)

NA

NA

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

24.2

21.0

(15.5, 27.9)

-3.2

(-12.3, 5.9)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach,
FL

13.9

18.0

(14.7, 21.7)

4.1

(-0.7, 8.9)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

10.8

14.2

(10.6, 18.9)

3.4

(-2.1, 8.9)

Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington,
MN-WI~

12.6

13.7

(10.3, 18.1)

1.1

(-3.2, 5.5)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN~

18.4

16.5

(12.2, 22.1)

-1.8

(-8.9, 5.3)

New Haven-Milford,
CT~

11.2

10.3

(5.8, 17.7)

-0.9

(-8.1, 6.3)

New Orleans-Metairie,
LA~

16.7

16.5

(12.5, 21.4)

-0.2

(-8.6, 8.3)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA~

19.5

21.0

(19.4, 22.7)

1.6

(-0.8, 3.9)

Oklahoma City, OK

24.0

26.7

(20.9, 33.5)

2.7

(-5.2, 10.7)

Omaha-Council Bluffs,
NE-IA

23.3

27.2

(21.7, 33.5)

3.9

(-4.0, 11.9)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

25.2

22.8

(17.1, 29.6)

-2.5

(-11.8, 6.9)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PANJ-DE-MD

21.7

19.0

(15.8, 22.6)

-2.7

(-7.4, 2.0)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

14.8

17.3

(13.9, 21.3)

2.5

(-2.7, 7.7)

Pittsburgh, PA

22.9

22.7

(17.9, 28.5)

-0.2

(-7.5, 7.1)

Portland-South Portland, ME~

12.8

17.8

(12.7, 24.3)

5.0

(-2.5, 12.6)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

16.8

18.6

(15.2, 22.6)

1.9

(-3.3, 7.0)

Providence-Warwick,
RI-MA~

15.7

15.8

(12.1, 20.4)

0.1

(-5.2, 5.4)

Richmond, VA~

20.3

10.8

(6.1, 18.4)

-9.5*

(-18.0, -1.1)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

18.4

19.8

(15.7, 24.6)

1.3

(-5.3, 8.0)

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

21.8

16.7

(12.3, 22.4)

-5.1

(-12.3, 2.1)

St. Louis, MO-IL~

19.2

16.2

(12.9, 20.2)

-3.0

(-8.4, 2.5)

Salisbury, MD-DE~

NA

9.8

(5.4, 17.2)

NA

NA

Salt Lake City, UT~

14.3

21.9

(16.8, 27.9)

7.5*

(0.7, 14.4)

San Antonio-New
Braunfels, TX

27.6

31.3

(24.9, 38.4)

3.7

(-4.8, 12.1)

San Diego-Carlsbad,
CA

18.2

20.6

(16.3, 25.7)

2.4

(-3.1, 7.9)

Geography

26 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.13 Underbanked Rates by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

12.6

16.5

(13.5, 20.0)

3.8

(-0.6, 8.2)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

15.7

18.5

(14.9, 22.7)

2.8

(-2.2, 7.7)

Sioux Falls, SD

18.6

19.0

(12.9, 27.2)

0.5

(-9.6, 10.6)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

19.8

16.6

(13.1, 20.8)

-3.3

(-9.3, 2.8)

Tucson, AZ

NA

21.5

(14.1, 31.3)

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

21.4

28.4

(22.4, 35.3)

7.0

(-1.6, 15.5)

Urban Honolulu, HI

19.7

18.8

(15.3, 22.8)

-0.9

(-6.0, 4.1)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC~

28.5

29.3

(22.0, 37.9)

0.8

(-8.9, 10.4)

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VAMD-WV~

19.8

21.5

(19.0, 24.3)

1.7

(-1.6, 5.0)

Wichita, KS~

23.1

21.4

(15.6, 28.6)

-1.8

(-11.2, 7.7)

Geography

~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015 surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. * indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

27 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.14 Fully Banked Rates by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

67.0

68.0

(67.5, 68.5)

1.0*

(0.3, 1.7)

Albuquerque, NM

60.3

67.1

(60.9, 72.7)

6.8

(-2.2, 15.8)

Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Roswell, GA~

57.8

61.0

(56.3, 65.5)

3.2

(-3.0, 9.5)

Austin-Round Rock, TX

77.7

71.5

(64.5, 77.6)

-6.2

(-15.6, 3.3)

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

65.3

66.9

(60.1, 73.0)

1.6

(-5.8, 8.9)

Baton Rouge, LA

NA

55.9

(47.1, 64.3)

NA

NA

Billings, MT~

NA

79.5

(69.9, 86.6)

NA

NA

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

64.0

63.3

(56.9, 69.3)

-0.7

(-10.9, 9.5)

Boise City, ID

74.5

79.5

(73.5, 84.4)

5.0

(-2.9, 12.8)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton,
MA-NH~

73.9

72.2

(67.7, 76.2)

-1.7

(-7.5, 4.0)

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

80.1

76.5

(68.8, 82.7)

-3.6

(-11.5, 4.3)

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

77.0

83.3

(78.1, 87.5)

6.3

(-0.7, 13.3)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

61.9

66.2

(60.0, 71.9)

4.3

(-4.7, 13.3)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

72.4

71.7

(68.8, 74.4)

-0.7

(-4.8, 3.4)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

60.9

76.1

(69.7, 81.6)

15.2*

(6.5, 24.0)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

70.2

76.0

(70.8, 80.6)

5.9

(-1.3, 13.1)

Columbia, SC

59.6

63.9

(55.0, 72.0)

4.4

(-6.5, 15.2)

Columbus, OH~

65.4

67.6

(61.5, 73.2)

2.2

(-6.7, 11.1)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

60.4

60.6

(56.7, 64.5)

0.2

(-5.5, 5.8)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

73.7

75.9

(67.7, 82.6)

2.3

(-6.4, 10.9)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

64.0

70.0

(66.2, 73.6)

6.1*

(0.7, 11.4)

Fargo, ND-MN

70.3

75.7

(68.8, 81.4)

5.4

(-3.7, 14.5)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI~

79.1

75.8

(67.5, 82.6)

-3.2

(-13.0, 6.6)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

NA

65.3

(56.3, 73.4)

NA

NA

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT~

73.5

71.9

(63.8, 78.8)

-1.6

(-10.4, 7.2)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX~

55.2

60.2

(56.0, 64.3)

5.1

(-0.8, 10.9)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

70.4

66.4

(60.0, 72.2)

-4.0

(-11.6, 3.5)

Jackson, MS~

NA

58.3

(50.5, 65.7)

NA

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS~

65.6

69.1

(63.3, 74.3)

3.4

(-5.1, 11.9)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

62.0

55.1

(49.9, 60.2)

-6.9

(-14.2, 0.4)

Little Rock-North Little
Rock-Conway, AR

63.9

62.7

(56.3, 68.7)

-1.2

(-10.1, 7.7)

Geography
All
MSA

28 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.14 Fully Banked Rates by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Anaheim, CA

67.4

61.7

(58.4, 64.8)

-5.8*

(-9.7, -1.9)

Louisville/Jefferson
County, KY-IN~

66.2

71.6

(63.7, 78.4)

5.5

(-6.5, 17.5)

Manchester-Nashua,
NH~

NA

73.5

(66.5, 79.5)

NA

NA

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

48.7

54.5

(45.8, 63.0)

5.8

(-6.2, 17.8)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach,
FL

66.1

65.9

(61.6, 70.0)

-0.2

(-6.2, 5.8)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

76.8

75.4

(69.2, 80.7)

-1.4

(-8.9, 6.2)

Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington,
MN-WI~

81.5

77.6

(72.6, 82.0)

-3.8

(-9.5, 1.8)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN~

68.5

71.2

(64.0, 77.5)

2.7

(-7.9, 13.4)

New Haven-Milford,
CT~

79.0

68.5

(60.4, 75.5)

-10.6*

(-20.3, -0.8)

New Orleans-Metairie,
LA~

66.2

64.8

(58.4, 70.7)

-1.5

(-12.0, 9.1)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA~

64.3

60.8

(58.7, 62.9)

-3.5*

(-6.5, -0.5)

Oklahoma City, OK

64.5

58.6

(50.3, 66.4)

-6.0

(-16.4, 4.5)

Omaha-Council Bluffs,
NE-IA

66.7

63.9

(57.2, 70.1)

-2.8

(-11.8, 6.1)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

57.1

61.6

(54.2, 68.6)

4.5

(-5.8, 14.8)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PANJ-DE-MD

64.3

73.0

(69.3, 76.4)

8.7*

(3.7, 13.6)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

63.7

65.8

(60.8, 70.4)

2.0

(-4.4, 8.5)

Pittsburgh, PA

69.7

67.4

(61.3, 73.0)

-2.2

(-9.9, 5.4)

Portland-South Portland, ME~

80.1

71.7

(64.6, 77.9)

-8.4

(-17.7, 0.9)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

74.9

67.4

(62.6, 71.8)

-7.5*

(-14.0, -1.1)

Providence-Warwick,
RI-MA~

67.9

68.1

(62.2, 73.5)

0.2

(-6.3, 6.7)

Richmond, VA~

69.8

77.2

(67.7, 84.5)

7.3

(-4.1, 18.7)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

64.9

68.5

(63.3, 73.3)

3.6

(-3.4, 10.7)

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

71.5

76.3

(69.3, 82.1)

4.8

(-4.0, 13.5)

St. Louis, MO-IL~

72.7

71.5

(66.3, 76.3)

-1.2

(-8.0, 5.7)

Salisbury, MD-DE~

NA

75.2

(58.2, 86.8)

NA

NA

Salt Lake City, UT~

80.8

73.6

(67.5, 79.0)

-7.1

(-14.9, 0.6)

San Antonio-New
Braunfels, TX

62.0

54.3

(46.3, 62.2)

-7.6

(-17.6, 2.4)

San Diego-Carlsbad,
CA

70.4

68.1

(62.3, 73.4)

-2.2

(-9.3, 4.8)

Geography

29 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.14 Fully Banked Rates by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

74.3

75.7

(71.5, 79.4)

1.3

(-4.4, 7.1)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

77.4

75.8

(71.4, 79.8)

-1.5

(-7.2, 4.1)

Sioux Falls, SD

69.3

74.8

(65.0, 82.6)

5.5

(-6.2, 17.1)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

69.9

73.4

(68.5, 77.7)

3.4

(-3.6, 10.5)

Tucson, AZ

NA

69.8

(59.0, 78.8)

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

66.6

58.9

(51.1, 66.2)

-7.7

(-18.6, 3.2)

Urban Honolulu, HI

68.6

74.2

(69.7, 78.2)

5.5

(-0.5, 11.6)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC~

56.8

63.4

(55.7, 70.5)

6.6

(-3.0, 16.2)

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VAMD-WV~

69.4

69.7

(66.3, 72.9)

0.4

(-3.6, 4.3)

Wichita, KS~

63.1

66.2

(57.5, 73.8)

3.0

(-8.8, 14.8)

Geography

~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015 surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. * indicates
differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate
of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

30 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.15 L
 ikelihood of Opening an Account by Previous Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all unbanked households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Very likely
(Percent)

Somewhat
likely
(Percent)

Not very likely
(Percent)

Not at all likely
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

8,969

100.0

9.5

16.9

18.1

48.6

6.8

Once had bank account

4,166

100.0

15.3

22.0

19.7

39.8

3.2

Never had bank account

4,644

100.0

4.5

13.0

16.9

57.9

7.7

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Less than $15,000

4,624

100.0

10.8

16.9

16.1

50.4

5.9

$15,000 to $30,000

2,532

100.0

6.7

17.2

20.6

48.5

7.0

$30,000 to $50,000

1,263

100.0

8.1

18.2

21.9

46.9

5.0

$50,000 to $75,000

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

At least $75,000

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

No high school diploma

3,203

100.0

6.5

13.0

20.3

54.8

5.5

High school diploma

3,216

100.0

10.2

19.1

17.8

46.2

6.7

Some college

2,056

100.0

13.1

19.8

16.5

43.7

6.8

494

100.0

9.6

16.5

13.0

44.6

16.3

15 to 24 years

868

100.0

13.6

29.6

20.4

30.1

6.2

25 to 34 years

2,234

100.0

10.8

23.1

17.7

42.9

5.5

35 to 44 years

1,935

100.0

12.0

14.9

19.1

47.3

6.7

45 to 54 years

1,587

100.0

9.2

15.2

17.6

52.5

5.6

55 to 64 years

1,398

100.0

5.8

9.9

19.2

57.6

7.4

947

100.0

3.7

8.0

14.2

62.1

12.0

Black

3,262

100.0

12.1

18.3

17.6

44.7

7.3

Hispanic

2,614

100.0

5.2

18.0

21.3

48.9

6.6

Asian

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

White

2,645

100.0

10.8

14.5

15.8

52.6

6.4

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Disabled, age 25 to 64

2,023

100.0

8.8

13.3

16.4

56.1

5.5

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

5,132

100.0

10.2

17.9

19.1

46.3

6.5

Not applicable (not age 25
to 64)

1,814

100.0

8.4

18.3

17.2

46.8

9.2

3,878

100.0

10.2

17.3

20.7

45.1

6.8

889

100.0

15.0

32.8

14.8

32.6

4.8

4,202

100.0

7.7

13.3

16.4

55.3

7.3

Characteristics
All
Previously banked

Unknown
Family income

Education

College degree
Age group

65 years or more
Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status
Employed
Unemployed
Not in labor force

31 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.15 L
 ikelihood of Opening an Account by Previous Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all unbanked households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Very likely
(Percent)

Somewhat
likely
(Percent)

Not very likely
(Percent)

Not at all likely
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Homeowner

1,860

100.0

8.1

11.8

16.4

54.5

9.2

Non-homeowner

7,109

100.0

9.9

18.3

18.6

47.1

6.2

Married couple

1,964

100.0

8.4

19.1

21.0

46.8

4.6

Unmarried female-headed
family

2,586

100.0

12.2

22.1

16.6

44.3

4.8

605

100.0

9.3

15.9

14.3

52.5

8.0

Female individual

1,603

100.0

6.6

12.6

16.7

52.3

11.8

Male individual

2,173

100.0

9.3

11.6

19.8

51.9

7.3

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

6,668

100.0

10.8

16.6

17.2

48.6

6.8

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1,851

100.0

6.2

15.7

22.1

48.6

7.4

8,082

100.0

9.8

17.5

17.9

48.2

6.6

887

100.0

7.0

12.1

20.4

52.2

8.4

Metropolitan area - principal
city

3,755

100.0

8.1

18.0

21.5

44.9

7.6

Metropolitan area - balance

2,855

100.0

9.1

16.1

16.0

52.1

6.7

Not in metropolitan area

1,364

100.0

14.2

14.8

15.1

49.8

6.2

995

100.0

9.7

18.3

15.7

51.3

5.0

Northeast

1,438

100.0

8.5

18.9

13.6

53.7

5.3

Midwest

1,583

100.0

11.7

18.3

16.0

45.2

8.8

South

4,233

100.0

9.9

16.4

20.5

47.1

6.0

West

1,715

100.0

7.2

15.4

17.9

51.2

8.3

Income was about the same
each month

5,217

100.0

9.1

17.2

18.6

54.1

0.9

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

1,814

100.0

11.8

23.4

22.3

41.2

1.3

Income varied a lot from month
to month

744

100.0

15.2

17.4

17.5

48.7

1.2

1,194

100.0

4.0

5.9

10.0

35.6

44.5

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Unmarried male-headed family

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born
Foreign-born citizen
Foreign-born non-citizen
Spanish only language
spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language
spoken
Metropolitan status

Not identified
Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

Unknown

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

32 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.16 All Reasons Households Were Unbanked by Previous Banking Status, 2015
For all unbanked households, column percent
All

Once had bank account

Never had bank account

Number of Households (1000s)

Characteristics

8,969

4,166

4,644

Percent of Households

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

8.5

10.4

6.9

No

87.9

88.3

90.0

Unknown

3.6

1.3

3.1

Yes

9.0

9.6

8.7

No

86.8

88.8

87.3

Unknown

4.1

1.6

4.0

Yes

27.7

33.8

23.1

No

67.5

64.5

71.9

Unknown

4.8

1.7

5.0

Yes

24.0

31.5

17.7

No

70.3

66.2

76.0

Unknown

5.7

2.3

6.3

Yes

15.4

15.4

15.8

No

79.1

82.0

78.7

Unknown

5.5

2.6

5.5

Yes

28.0

28.2

28.3

No

66.4

69.3

65.7

Unknown

5.6

2.6

5.9

Yes

57.4

59.7

56.9

No

36.8

37.7

36.7

Unknown

5.9

2.7

6.4

Yes

28.5

28.6

29.2

No

65.1

68.2

63.9

Unknown

6.4

3.2

6.8

Yes

16.4

17.6

15.9

No

76.9

79.8

76.2

Unknown

6.6

2.6

7.9

Inconvenient hours (Percent)

Inconvenient locations (Percent)

Account fees too high (Percent)

Account fees unpredictable (Percent)

Banks do not offer needed products or services (Percent)

Do not trust banks (Percent)

Do not have enough money to keep in account (Percent)

Avoiding bank gives more privacy (Percent)

ID, credit, or former bank account problems (Percent)

33 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.16 All Reasons Households Were Unbanked by Previous Banking Status, 2015
For all unbanked households, column percent
Characteristics

All

Once had bank account

Never had bank account

Yes

13.4

16.1

11.3

No

80.2

81.2

81.4

Unknown

6.4

2.7

7.3

Other reason (Percent)

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

A.17 M
 ain Reason Households Were Unbanked by Previous Banking Status, 2015
For all unbanked households, column percent
All

Once had bank account

Never had bank account

Number of Households (1000s)

Characteristics

8,969

4,166

4,644

Percent of Households

100.0

100.0

100.0

Inconvenient hours

3.3

4.1

2.7

Inconvenient locations

2.0

2.3

1.8

Account fees too high

9.4

11.6

7.8

Account fees unpredictable

1.9

2.6

1.1

Banks do not offer needed products or services

1.3

0.8

1.7

Do not trust banks

10.9

10.7

11.3

Do not have enough money to keep in account

37.8

39.6

37.3

Avoiding bank gives more privacy

3.4

2.8

4.1

ID, credit, or former bank account problems

5.7

5.6

5.9

Other reason

10.3

12.3

8.8

Unknown

14.0

7.6

17.4

Main reason unbanked

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

34 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.18 “How Interested Are Banks in Serving Households Like Yours?” by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Very
interested
(Percent)

Somewhat
interested
(Percent)

Not at all
interested
(Percent)

Unknown:
Do not know/
Refused
(Percent)

Unknown:
Dropped
out
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

37.4

39.1

15.8

5.5

2.1

Unbanked

8,969

100.0

8.3

22.6

55.8

9.1

4.2

Banked: Underbanked

25,423

100.0

35.3

44.1

16.6

4.0

-

Banked: Fully banked

86,736

100.0

42.8

41.1

12.0

4.0

-

Banked: Underbanked status
unknown

6,410

100.0

13.6

16.3

7.2

26.3

36.6

Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

24.7

35.1

30.2

7.5

2.5

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

28.5

39.9

22.1

7.0

2.4

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

34.0

42.6

16.3

5.1

2.0

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

40.0

41.3

11.9

4.6

2.3

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

48.7

37.1

7.7

4.6

1.8

No high school diploma

13,802

100.0

26.0

34.7

29.5

7.5

2.3

High school diploma

33,239

100.0

32.6

39.6

19.6

5.8

2.4

Some college

37,512

100.0

36.1

41.7

15.4

4.7

2.1

College degree

42,985

100.0

46.1

38.0

8.8

5.3

1.9

15 to 24 years

6,648

100.0

26.9

44.3

20.9

5.7

2.2

25 to 34 years

21,005

100.0

34.7

41.4

16.4

5.8

1.7

35 to 44 years

21,640

100.0

36.5

39.2

17.0

5.1

2.2

45 to 54 years

23,773

100.0

37.8

40.0

15.4

4.7

2.1

55 to 64 years

23,981

100.0

38.5

39.3

15.7

4.5

2.0

65 years or more

30,491

100.0

41.2

35.6

13.7

7.0

2.5

Black

17,961

100.0

29.2

38.0

23.7

6.2

2.9

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

30.3

38.2

23.3

5.3

2.8

Asian

6,275

100.0

38.4

38.1

13.0

8.3

2.3

White

85,428

100.0

40.5

39.7

12.9

5.1

1.8

Other

1,768

100.0

35.7

36.7

18.3

7.3

2.0

Disabled, age 25 to 64

11,497

100.0

27.4

36.1

29.2

5.1

2.2

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

78,902

100.0

38.4

40.5

14.2

5.0

2.0

Not applicable (not age 25
to 64)

37,139

100.0

38.6

37.2

15.0

6.7

2.4

Employed

78,152

100.0

38.5

41.0

13.6

4.9

2.0

Unemployed

3,869

100.0

26.1

42.8

22.9

6.2

2.1

Not in labor force

45,517

100.0

36.5

35.6

19.0

6.5

2.4

Characteristics

All
Unbanked and
underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

35 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

A.18 “How Interested Are Banks in Serving Households Like Yours?” by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Very
interested
(Percent)

Somewhat
interested
(Percent)

Not at all
interested
(Percent)

Unknown:
Do not know/
Refused
(Percent)

Unknown:
Dropped
out
(Percent)

Homeowner

80,685

100.0

43.1

38.5

11.4

5.1

1.9

Non-homeowner

46,853

100.0

27.7

40.2

23.3

6.2

2.6

Married couple

59,549

100.0

44.1

38.4

11.2

4.6

1.8

Unmarried female-headed
family

15,998

100.0

28.6

39.7

23.9

5.6

2.2

Characteristics

Homeownership

Household type

Unmarried male-headed family

6,143

100.0

30.2

42.1

19.2

5.8

2.8

Female individual

23,474

100.0

34.1

38.9

17.8

6.7

2.6

Male individual

22,100

100.0

31.8

40.1

19.3

6.5

2.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

108,671

100.0

38.1

39.4

15.3

5.2

2.0

Foreign-born citizen

9,728

100.0

38.3

38.0

15.2

6.0

2.5

Foreign-born non-citizen

9,140

100.0

28.6

37.1

22.7

8.6

3.1

124,675

100.0

37.8

39.3

15.5

5.4

2.1

2,863

100.0

24.2

33.7

29.0

8.4

4.7

Metropolitan area - principal
city

36,531

100.0

33.7

40.1

17.6

6.1

2.5

Metropolitan area - balance

54,619

100.0

38.5

38.8

15.1

5.3

2.3

Not in metropolitan area

17,895

100.0

41.1

37.2

14.5

5.7

1.4

Not identified

18,494

100.0

38.1

40.3

15.3

4.8

1.5

Northeast

22,699

100.0

34.5

40.2

16.4

6.1

2.8

Midwest

27,625

100.0

39.7

39.3

13.6

6.2

1.1

South

48,382

100.0

38.0

38.4

16.7

4.9

2.0

West

28,832

100.0

36.7

39.4

15.9

5.4

2.7

Income was about the same
each month

91,549

100.0

39.8

40.7

15.3

4.2

-

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

20,839

100.0

37.4

42.0

16.8

3.8

-

Income varied a lot from month
to month

5,781

100.0

34.0

36.4

25.1

4.5

-

Unknown

9,370

100.0

16.6

19.2

12.5

22.7

29.0

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only language
spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language
spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

Households recorded as “Unknown: Do not know/Refused” were asked the survey question but did not select a provided response (“very interested,” “somewhat
interested,” or “not at all interested”). Households recorded as “Unknown: Dropped out” dropped out of the survey before being asked this question. NA indicates
that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

36 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.1 Types of Accounts Owned by Banked Households, 2015
For all banked households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Checking
and savings
(Percent)

Savings only
(Percent)

Checking only
(Percent)

116,137

100.0

75.8

2.0

22.2

Less than $15,000

13,082

100.0

46.8

5.7

47.4

$15,000 to $30,000

18,432

100.0

59.4

3.6

37.1

$30,000 to $50,000

23,526

100.0

73.6

1.7

24.7

$50,000 to $75,000

22,203

100.0

82.2

1.1

16.8

At least $75,000

38,893

100.0

90.9

0.7

8.4

No high school diploma

10,351

100.0

47.7

6.2

46.2

High school diploma

29,362

100.0

66.3

2.8

30.9

Some college

34,780

100.0

77.6

1.5

20.8

College degree

41,643

100.0

87.9

0.7

11.3

15 to 24 years

5,585

100.0

73.1

2.4

24.5

25 to 34 years

18,457

100.0

78.2

1.8

20.1

35 to 44 years

19,328

100.0

78.1

1.8

20.1

45 to 54 years

21,781

100.0

77.4

1.8

20.8

55 to 64 years

22,174

100.0

74.4

2.4

23.2

65 years or more

28,811

100.0

73.0

2.0

24.9

Black

14,341

100.0

66.4

4.2

29.3

Hispanic

13,209

100.0

64.8

3.4

31.8

Asian

5,865

100.0

80.1

1.1

18.8

White

81,173

100.0

79.0

1.4

19.6

Other

1,548

100.0

69.7

2.5

27.7

Disabled, age 25 to 64

9,298

100.0

53.6

4.9

41.4

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

72,442

100.0

79.9

1.5

18.5

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

34,396

100.0

73.0

2.1

24.9

Employed

72,958

100.0

80.4

1.5

18.1

Unemployed

2,919

100.0

65.8

4.7

29.4

Not in labor force

40,259

100.0

68.1

2.7

29.2

Homeowner

77,375

100.0

81.5

1.3

17.2

Non-homeowner

38,762

100.0

64.4

3.4

32.2

Characteristics
All
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

37 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.1 Types of Accounts Owned by Banked Households, 2015
For all banked households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Checking
and savings
(Percent)

Savings only
(Percent)

Checking only
(Percent)

Married couple

56,516

100.0

83.3

1.1

15.6

Unmarried female-headed family

13,144

100.0

64.3

3.0

32.7

Unmarried male-headed family

5,426

100.0

69.8

2.4

27.9

Female individual

21,375

100.0

70.8

2.5

26.7

Male individual

19,482

100.0

68.8

3.3

27.9

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

99,958

100.0

77.0

2.0

21.1

Foreign-born citizen

9,113

100.0

72.1

1.9

26.0

Foreign-born non-citizen

7,066

100.0

63.5

2.5

34.0

114,209

100.0

76.3

1.9

21.8

1,928

100.0

45.8

4.5

49.7

Metropolitan area - principal city

31,971

100.0

75.4

2.3

22.3

Metropolitan area - balance

50,725

100.0

79.5

1.3

19.2

Not in metropolitan area

16,241

100.0

66.8

2.7

30.5

Not identified

17,200

100.0

74.1

2.6

23.3

Northeast

20,757

100.0

76.3

2.1

21.6

Midwest

25,578

100.0

77.9

2.1

20.0

South

43,193

100.0

71.0

2.2

26.8

West

26,609

100.0

81.1

1.5

17.4

Income was about the same each
month

85,594

100.0

76.0

2.0

22.0

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

18,854

100.0

77.5

1.9

20.6

Income varied a lot from month
to month

4,993

100.0

71.1

2.6

26.2

Unknown

6,696

100.0

71.3

1.7

26.9

Characteristics
Household type

Other
Nativity

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

Excludes households with missing information on bank account types. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

38 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.2 Savings

Account Ownership Rates by Household Characteristics, Banked Households, 2011-2015
For all banked households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

76.6

76.0

77.8

(77.3, 78.3)

1.7*

(1.1, 2.4)

Less than $15,000

53.2

51.5

52.6

(50.9, 54.2)

1.1

(-1.1, 3.2)

$15,000 to $30,000

64.9

62.1

62.9

(61.6, 64.2)

0.8

(-0.8, 2.5)

$30,000 to $50,000

74.6

73.7

75.3

(74.3, 76.3)

1.6*

(0.2, 3.1)

$50,000 to $75,000

83.4

82.3

83.2

(82.4, 84.1)

0.9

(-0.3, 2.1)

At least $75,000

90.9

90.5

91.6

(91.1, 92.1)

1.1*

(0.4, 1.9)

No high school diploma

54.8

54.4

53.8

(52.1, 55.5)

-0.5

(-2.8, 1.7)

High school diploma

69.6

68.4

69.1

(68.0, 70.1)

0.7

(-0.7, 2.2)

Some college

78.1

76.7

79.2

(78.3, 80.0)

2.4*

(1.4, 3.4)

College degree

87.4

86.8

88.7

(88.1, 89.2)

1.8*

(1.0, 2.7)

15 to 24 years

70.8

72.0

75.5

(73.0, 77.9)

3.5*

(0.1, 6.9)

25 to 34 years

77.1

77.6

79.9

(78.6, 81.1)

2.3*

(0.6, 4.0)

35 to 44 years

77.5

77.3

79.9

(78.8, 80.9)

2.6*

(1.0, 4.1)

45 to 54 years

78.3

77.9

79.2

(78.1, 80.3)

1.3

(-0.1, 2.6)

55 to 64 years

77.9

75.7

76.8

(75.8, 77.8)

1.1

(-0.2, 2.5)

65 years or more

74.3

73.6

75.1

(74.2, 75.9)

1.5*

(0.2, 2.8)

Black

68.3

67.4

70.7

(69.1, 72.2)

3.3*

(1.4, 5.2)

Hispanic

66.1

66.3

68.2

(66.4, 69.9)

1.9

(-0.6, 4.3)

Asian

80.6

81.2

81.2

(79.1, 83.1)

0.0

(-2.5, 2.5)

White

79.2

78.7

80.4

(79.9, 81.0)

1.7*

(1.0, 2.5)

Other

74.2

67.2

72.3

(68.5, 75.7)

5.1

(-0.9, 11.1)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

61.9

58.4

58.6

(56.6, 60.5)

0.1

(-2.5, 2.8)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

79.7

79.4

81.5

(80.9, 82.1)

2.1*

(1.3, 2.9)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

73.7

73.3

75.1

(74.3, 75.9)

1.8*

(0.7, 3.0)

Employed

80.5

79.8

81.9

(81.4, 82.4)

2.1*

(1.4, 2.8)

Unemployed

67.4

67.8

70.6

(67.3, 73.6)

2.8

(-1.2, 6.8)

Not in labor force

70.7

70.0

70.8

(70.0, 71.6)

0.8

(-0.3, 1.9)

Homeowner

81.4

80.9

82.8

(82.2, 83.3)

1.8*

(1.1, 2.5)

Non-homeowner

65.8

65.4

67.8

(66.8, 68.8)

2.4*

(1.1, 3.7)

Characteristics
All
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

39 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.2 Savings

Account Ownership Rates by Household Characteristics, Banked Households, 2011-2015
For all banked households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

83.1

82.7

84.4

(83.8, 85.0)

1.6*

(0.8, 2.5)

Unmarried female-headed family

67.9

67.1

67.3

(65.7, 68.7)

0.2

(-2.0, 2.3)

Unmarried male-headed family

69.2

67.7

72.1

(69.7, 74.5)

4.4*

(1.4, 7.4)

Female individual

71.0

70.6

73.3

(72.4, 74.3)

2.7*

(1.3, 4.2)

Male individual

70.8

69.8

72.1

(70.9, 73.4)

2.3*

(0.6, 4.0)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

77.5

77.0

78.9

(78.4, 79.4)

1.9*

(1.2, 2.6)

Foreign-born citizen

74.8

73.1

74.0

(72.1, 75.8)

0.9

(-1.4, 3.3)

Foreign-born non-citizen

65.3

65.0

66.0

(63.8, 68.2)

1.0

(-2.1, 4.2)

Spanish is not only language spoken

77.0

76.4

78.2

(77.7, 78.7)

1.8*

(1.2, 2.5)

Spanish is only language spoken

52.2

52.6

50.3

(45.8, 54.9)

-2.3

(-8.6, 4.0)

Metropolitan area - principal city

76.8

77.0

77.7

(76.7, 78.7)

0.7

(-0.6, 2.0)

Metropolitan area - balance

79.2

78.8

80.8

(80.2, 81.4)

2.0*

(1.1, 2.9)

Not in metropolitan area

69.8

67.3

69.5

(68.0, 71.0)

2.2*

(0.2, 4.2)

Not identified

76.4

75.7

76.7

(75.2, 78.2)

1.0

(-0.9, 3.0)

Northeast

79.8

78.2

78.4

(77.1, 79.6)

0.2

(-1.4, 1.7)

Midwest

77.9

78.2

80.0

(78.9, 80.9)

1.7*

(0.5, 3.0)

South

71.4

70.9

73.2

(72.3, 74.1)

2.3*

(1.1, 3.5)

West

81.4

80.8

82.6

(81.7, 83.5)

1.8*

(0.6, 3.0)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Excludes households with missing information on bank account types. * indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the
sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do
not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

40 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.3 All
 Methods Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank teller
(Percent)

ATM/Kiosk
(Percent)

Telephone
banking
(Percent)

Online
banking
(Percent)

Mobile
banking
(Percent)

Other
(Percent)

113,315

100.0

75.5

69.8

27.0

60.4

31.9

1.1

Banked: Underbanked

25,056

100.0

77.0

75.5

32.7

54.8

35.7

0.8

Banked: Fully banked

85,351

100.0

75.2

68.3

25.5

62.5

31.0

1.1

Banked: Underbanked
status unknown

2,908

100.0

73.0

65.1

22.3

49.2

26.7

1.7

Less than $15,000

12,473

100.0

71.7

56.6

20.9

33.4

19.0

2.8

$15,000 to $30,000

17,896

100.0

77.2

59.8

21.8

39.3

19.6

1.8

$30,000 to $50,000

22,958

100.0

76.6

67.3

24.9

52.1

27.1

0.8

$50,000 to $75,000

21,739

100.0

76.5

72.1

28.1

66.1

34.6

0.7

At least $75,000

38,248

100.0

74.8

79.0

32.0

80.8

43.2

0.5

No high school diploma

9,844

100.0

76.0

52.8

18.5

24.6

12.7

2.8

High school diploma

28,451

100.0

76.5

63.3

22.2

44.2

21.9

1.4

Some college

34,062

100.0

75.2

71.3

29.0

62.9

33.8

0.9

College degree

40,958

100.0

75.0

77.2

30.6

78.2

41.9

0.6

15 to 24 years

5,506

100.0

66.1

78.0

28.0

68.6

51.6

0.3

25 to 34 years

18,235

100.0

67.1

77.2

29.6

73.8

53.3

0.3

35 to 44 years

18,929

100.0

72.0

77.8

31.6

74.0

47.7

0.3

45 to 54 years

21,237

100.0

76.7

77.5

30.2

66.8

34.1

0.6

55 to 64 years

21,676

100.0

78.9

70.2

27.5

58.5

22.0

1.0

65 years or more

27,732

100.0

81.9

51.7

19.0

37.3

9.2

2.7

Black

13,905

100.0

74.2

74.1

29.9

49.2

33.0

0.6

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and
underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic

12,835

100.0

70.4

70.0

26.3

51.7

34.2

0.7

Asian

5,711

100.0

72.2

67.0

22.8

69.9

34.3

0.4

White

79,378

100.0

76.8

69.2

26.7

63.1

31.2

1.3

Other

1,485

100.0

75.7

72.7

34.0

58.0

32.5

0.8

Disabled, age 25 to 64

8,975

100.0

75.5

68.3

29.2

44.9

22.1

1.5

Not disabled, age 25
to 64

71,102

100.0

73.8

76.4

29.7

70.7

40.5

0.4

Not applicable (not age
25 to 64)

33,238

100.0

79.2

56.1

20.5

42.5

16.2

2.3

Employed

71,556

100.0

73.7

76.1

29.8

70.6

41.1

0.5

Unemployed

2,856

100.0

75.6

76.7

30.2

60.1

32.9

0.5

Not in labor force

38,904

100.0

78.9

57.8

21.5

41.7

14.8

2.2

Disability status

Employment status

41 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.3 All
 Methods Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank teller
(Percent)

ATM/Kiosk
(Percent)

Telephone
banking
(Percent)

Online
banking
(Percent)

Mobile
banking
(Percent)

Other
(Percent)

Homeowner

75,565

100.0

78.3

68.6

26.7

62.2

29.4

1.0

Non-homeowner

37,750

100.0

69.9

72.4

27.6

56.8

37.0

1.1

Married couple

55,559

100.0

78.4

72.3

29.4

68.4

34.6

0.6

Unmarried femaleheaded family

12,882

100.0

72.6

74.6

29.2

56.4

33.2

1.0

Unmarried maleheaded family

5,245

100.0

73.3

74.9

27.6

55.7

36.9

0.3

Female individual

20,513

100.0

73.6

59.9

23.1

47.7

22.9

2.6

Male individual

18,902

100.0

71.8

68.6

22.5

54.6

31.1

1.0

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

97,632

100.0

75.8

70.4

27.7

61.3

32.3

1.1

Foreign-born citizen

8,819

100.0

76.6

63.4

22.3

57.1

28.6

0.8

Foreign-born noncitizen

6,864

100.0

70.5

69.7

23.0

52.2

30.8

0.7

111,465

100.0

75.5

70.0

27.1

61.0

32.2

1.1

1,850

100.0

77.0

56.3

16.9

25.4

16.9

1.7

Metropolitan area principal city

31,227

100.0

72.7

73.0

27.9

62.3

35.4

0.9

Metropolitan area balance

49,508

100.0

74.8

72.2

27.4

65.0

33.9

0.8

Not in metropolitan
area

15,769

100.0

80.4

59.4

23.0

46.0

21.9

1.7

Not identified

16,811

100.0

78.4

66.8

27.7

57.1

29.0

1.5

Northeast

20,234

100.0

75.9

73.5

25.3

60.3

28.4

0.8

Midwest

24,989

100.0

77.6

67.2

24.6

58.4

29.9

1.2

South

42,053

100.0

75.0

67.3

27.7

57.8

32.2

1.2

West

26,038

100.0

74.1

73.5

29.4

66.6

36.1

1.0

Income was about the
same each month

84,922

100.0

74.8

68.6

25.9

59.4

30.1

1.2

Income varied
somewhat from month
to month

18,800

100.0

78.0

75.2

31.0

66.6

40.6

0.7

Income varied a lot
from month to month

4,963

100.0

81.8

73.9

34.5

64.6

38.0

0.8

Unknown

4,630

100.0

72.5

66.7

22.6

49.5

22.4

1.3

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity

Spanish only
language spoken
Spanish is not only
language spoken
Spanish is only
language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income
volatility

Excludes households with missing information on bank account access methods used. Row percents may not sum to 100 because households were asked to
select all methods used. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion
may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

42 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.4 Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household Characteristics,
2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank teller
(Percent)

ATM/Kiosk
(Percent)

Telephone
banking
(Percent)

Online
banking
(Percent)

Mobile
banking
(Percent)

Other
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

113,315

100.0

28.2

21.0

3.0

36.9

9.5

0.9

0.6

Banked:
Underbanked

25,056

100.0

27.8

27.0

3.9

27.6

12.6

0.6

0.5

Banked: Fully
banked

85,351

100.0

28.2

19.2

2.7

39.9

8.7

0.9

0.5

Banked:
Underbanked
status unknown

2,908

100.0

31.5

23.6

2.8

27.6

6.1

1.7

6.7

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and
underbanked

Family income
Less than $15,000

12,473

100.0

41.7

25.6

4.6

18.0

7.1

2.7

0.4

$15,000 to
$30,000

17,896

100.0

40.5

25.0

3.5

20.8

8.1

1.6

0.6

$30,000 to
$50,000

22,958

100.0

32.5

23.8

3.7

29.1

9.7

0.7

0.5

$50,000 to
$75,000

21,739

100.0

25.8

19.6

2.5

39.7

11.3

0.5

0.7

At least $75,000

38,248

100.0

16.7

16.9

2.0

53.6

9.7

0.4

0.7

No high school
diploma

9,844

100.0

50.8

26.4

4.2

11.8

4.0

2.5

0.2

High school
diploma

28,451

100.0

38.2

24.4

3.6

24.5

7.5

1.2

0.6

Some college

34,062

100.0

25.6

21.5

3.4

36.8

11.6

0.7

0.5

College degree

40,958

100.0

17.9

17.0

1.8

51.5

10.4

0.4

0.9

15 to 24 years

5,506

100.0

15.9

24.3

2.1

31.4

25.0

0.3

1.0

25 to 34 years

18,235

100.0

14.3

18.4

2.1

42.6

21.9

0.2

0.5

35 to 44 years

18,929

100.0

16.9

19.7

2.7

45.8

14.3

0.2

0.5

45 to 54 years

21,237

100.0

22.9

23.8

2.9

42.0

7.6

0.4

0.4

55 to 64 years

21,676

100.0

31.7

22.8

3.4

37.3

3.4

0.8

0.8

65 years or more

27,732

100.0

48.7

19.5

3.6

23.8

1.2

2.4

0.8

Black

13,905

100.0

30.1

28.2

4.1

25.1

11.3

0.6

0.6

Hispanic

12,835

100.0

29.3

27.0

3.2

27.2

12.6

0.4

0.3

Asian

5,711

100.0

25.5

18.4

1.7

44.4

9.0

0.3

0.8

White

79,378

100.0

27.9

19.0

2.8

40.0

8.6

1.1

0.7

Other

1,485

100.0

25.4

22.9

4.1

33.8

12.5

0.6

0.7

Disabled, age 25
to 64

8,975

100.0

32.4

27.7

5.4

25.9

6.6

1.4

0.5

Not disabled, age
25 to 64

71,102

100.0

20.6

20.5

2.5

43.8

11.9

0.3

0.6

Not applicable
(not age 25 to 64)

33,238

100.0

43.3

20.3

3.3

25.0

5.2

2.1

0.8

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

43 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.4 Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household Characteristics,
2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank teller
(Percent)

ATM/Kiosk
(Percent)

Telephone
banking
(Percent)

Online
banking
(Percent)

Mobile
banking
(Percent)

Other
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Employed

71,556

100.0

20.6

20.2

2.4

43.3

12.5

0.4

0.6

Unemployed

2,856

100.0

21.4

29.6

1.9

35.3

11.4

0.4

-

Not in labor force

38,904

100.0

42.6

21.9

4.0

25.2

3.7

1.9

0.7

Homeowner

75,565

100.0

30.2

18.5

2.9

39.8

7.2

0.8

0.7

Non-homeowner

37,750

100.0

24.2

26.2

3.1

31.0

14.0

1.0

0.5

Married couple

55,559

100.0

26.2

18.3

2.5

43.4

8.5

0.4

0.6

Unmarried
female-headed
family

12,882

100.0

25.8

26.4

4.2

30.0

12.4

0.7

0.5

Unmarried maleheaded family

5,245

100.0

28.4

26.8

2.9

28.1

12.6

0.3

0.8

Female individual

20,513

100.0

34.8

20.4

3.9

30.4

7.6

2.3

0.6

Male individual

18,902

100.0

28.5

24.4

2.5

31.9

11.1

0.9

0.7

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

97,632

100.0

27.5

20.8

3.1

37.3

9.7

0.9

0.6

Foreign-born
citizen

8,819

100.0

34.4

18.8

2.4

36.1

6.9

0.7

0.7

Foreign-born noncitizen

6,864

100.0

29.0

27.4

2.3

30.8

9.9

0.4

0.3

111,465

100.0

27.8

20.9

2.9

37.2

9.6

0.9

0.6

1,850

100.0

49.7

26.6

4.5

13.2

4.8

1.1

-

Metropolitan area
- principal city

31,227

100.0

24.6

23.2

2.7

36.9

11.1

0.8

0.7

Metropolitan area
- balance

49,508

100.0

24.9

20.6

2.9

40.8

9.5

0.7

0.7

Not in
metropolitan area

15,769

100.0

41.5

18.9

3.5

27.4

6.7

1.5

0.4

Not identified

16,811

100.0

31.9

20.2

3.2

34.0

8.9

1.2

0.6

Northeast

20,234

100.0

27.9

25.5

2.4

35.3

7.4

0.7

0.8

Midwest

24,989

100.0

31.2

19.1

3.1

35.8

9.1

1.1

0.6

South

42,053

100.0

29.7

20.1

3.4

35.5

10.0

1.0

0.4

West

26,038

100.0

23.0

20.8

2.6

41.3

10.7

0.7

1.0

Characteristics
Employment
status

Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity

Spanish only
language
spoken
Spanish is not
only language
spoken
Spanish is only
language spoken
Metropolitan
status

Geographic
region

44 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.4 Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household Characteristics,
2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank teller
(Percent)

ATM/Kiosk
(Percent)

Telephone
banking
(Percent)

Online
banking
(Percent)

Mobile
banking
(Percent)

Other
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Income was
about the same
each month

84,922

100.0

28.6

21.1

3.1

37.3

8.7

1.0

0.4

Income varied
somewhat from
month to month

18,800

100.0

25.3

20.5

2.8

37.4

13.0

0.5

0.6

Income varied a
lot from month to
month

4,963

100.0

30.2

19.1

2.5

33.7

13.0

0.5

1.1

Unknown

4,630

100.0

30.3

24.8

2.3

30.4

5.7

1.3

5.1

Characteristics
Monthly income
volatility

Excludes households with missing information on bank account access methods used. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise
estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of
rounding.

45 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.5 Bank Teller as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

32.2

28.2

(27.7, 28.6)

-4.1*

(-4.7, -3.4)

Banked: Underbanked

29.0

27.8

(26.7, 28.9)

-1.3

(-2.6, 0.1)

Banked: Fully banked

33.0

28.2

(27.6, 28.7)

-4.8*

(-5.6, -4.0)

Banked: Underbanked status unknown

38.8

31.5

(28.4, 34.6)

-7.4*

(-11.7, -3.1)

Less than $15,000

47.5

41.7

(40.2, 43.1)

-5.8*

(-8.1, -3.6)

$15,000 to $30,000

44.9

40.5

(39.2, 41.9)

-4.4*

(-6.4, -2.4)

$30,000 to $50,000

35.7

32.5

(31.3, 33.7)

-3.3*

(-4.8, -1.7)

$50,000 to $75,000

28.3

25.8

(24.8, 26.9)

-2.5*

(-3.9, -1.0)

At least $75,000

20.1

16.7

(16.1, 17.4)

-3.4*

(-4.3, -2.4)

No high school diploma

55.6

50.8

(48.9, 52.6)

-4.8*

(-7.3, -2.4)

High school diploma

41.8

38.2

(37.1, 39.3)

-3.6*

(-5.1, -2.2)

Some college

30.2

25.6

(24.7, 26.5)

-4.6*

(-5.9, -3.4)

College degree

21.0

17.9

(17.2, 18.7)

-3.1*

(-4.0, -2.1)

15 to 24 years

21.1

15.9

(14.1, 17.9)

-5.2*

(-7.9, -2.4)

25 to 34 years

17.0

14.3

(13.3, 15.3)

-2.8*

(-4.3, -1.3)

35 to 44 years

21.1

16.9

(15.9, 17.9)

-4.2*

(-5.6, -2.9)

45 to 54 years

26.7

22.9

(21.8, 24.0)

-3.8*

(-5.3, -2.3)

55 to 64 years

36.1

31.7

(30.5, 32.8)

-4.4*

(-5.9, -3.0)

65 years or more

54.6

48.7

(47.7, 49.8)

-5.9*

(-7.4, -4.4)

Black

33.1

30.1

(28.7, 31.6)

-3.0*

(-5.0, -1.0)

Hispanic

34.0

29.3

(27.8, 30.8)

-4.7*

(-6.9, -2.5)

Asian

29.7

25.5

(23.1, 28.1)

-4.2*

(-7.5, -0.8)

White

32.0

27.9

(27.4, 28.4)

-4.1*

(-4.8, -3.4)

Other

32.0

25.4

(22.1, 29.0)

-6.7*

(-11.9, -1.4)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

35.6

32.4

(30.7, 34.2)

-3.2*

(-5.3, -1.0)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

24.5

20.6

(20.0, 21.1)

-3.9*

(-4.7, -3.2)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

49.0

43.3

(42.4, 44.2)

-5.7*

(-7.1, -4.4)

Employed

24.7

20.6

(20.0, 21.1)

-4.1*

(-4.9, -3.3)

Unemployed

28.7

21.4

(18.7, 24.5)

-7.3*

(-10.9, -3.6)

Not in labor force

47.1

42.6

(41.7, 43.6)

-4.4*

(-5.7, -3.1)

Homeowner

34.1

30.2

(29.6, 30.7)

-3.9*

(-4.7, -3.1)

Non-homeowner

28.2

24.2

(23.3, 25.0)

-4.0*

(-5.3, -2.8)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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B.5 Bank Teller as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

30.4

26.2

(25.6, 26.9)

-4.2*

(-5.1, -3.2)

Unmarried female-headed family

30.2

25.8

(24.4, 27.3)

-4.3*

(-6.2, -2.5)

Unmarried male-headed family

34.1

28.4

(26.2, 30.8)

-5.7*

(-8.8, -2.5)

Female individual

38.4

34.8

(33.6, 36.0)

-3.6*

(-5.4, -1.9)

Male individual

32.2

28.5

(27.3, 29.6)

-3.7*

(-5.5, -2.0)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

31.6

27.5

(27.0, 28.0)

-4.1*

(-4.8, -3.4)

Foreign-born citizen

37.0

34.4

(32.4, 36.4)

-2.6

(-5.3, 0.2)

Foreign-born non-citizen

35.1

29.0

(26.9, 31.1)

-6.2*

(-9.2, -3.1)

Spanish is not only language spoken

31.9

27.8

(27.3, 28.3)

-4.1*

(-4.7, -3.4)

Spanish is only language spoken

54.3

49.7

(45.4, 54.0)

-4.6

(-10.3, 1.2)

Metropolitan area - principal city

28.9

24.6

(23.7, 25.5)

-4.3*

(-5.7, -3.0)

Metropolitan area - balance

29.1

24.9

(24.3, 25.6)

-4.2*

(-5.2, -3.1)

Not in metropolitan area

44.9

41.5

(39.9, 43.1)

-3.3*

(-5.6, -1.1)

Not identified

34.0

31.9

(30.4, 33.4)

-2.2*

(-4.1, -0.3)

Northeast

32.9

27.9

(26.8, 29.1)

-5.0*

(-6.7, -3.4)

Midwest

35.6

31.2

(30.1, 32.3)

-4.4*

(-5.8, -3.0)

South

33.3

29.7

(28.8, 30.5)

-3.6*

(-4.9, -2.4)

West

26.4

23.0

(22.1, 24.0)

-3.4*

(-4.8, -2.0)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Excludes households with missing information on bank account access methods used. * indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA
indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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B.6 ATM/Kiosk as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

24.4

21.0

(20.5, 21.5)

-3.4*

(-4.0, -2.7)

Banked: Underbanked

29.5

27.0

(26.0, 28.1)

-2.4*

(-3.9, -0.9)

Banked: Fully banked

23.0

19.2

(18.7, 19.7)

-3.8*

(-4.5, -3.1)

Banked: Underbanked status unknown

21.2

23.6

(21.0, 26.5)

2.4

(-1.6, 6.4)

Less than $15,000

27.1

25.6

(24.2, 27.0)

-1.5

(-3.4, 0.5)

$15,000 to $30,000

26.3

25.0

(23.8, 26.1)

-1.4

(-3.0, 0.3)

$30,000 to $50,000

26.3

23.8

(22.8, 24.8)

-2.5*

(-3.8, -1.1)

$50,000 to $75,000

24.0

19.6

(18.6, 20.6)

-4.4*

(-5.8, -3.0)

At least $75,000

21.4

16.9

(16.1, 17.6)

-4.5*

(-5.6, -3.5)

No high school diploma

26.9

26.4

(24.6, 28.3)

-0.5

(-3.1, 2.1)

High school diploma

27.5

24.4

(23.4, 25.3)

-3.1*

(-4.4, -1.8)

Some college

24.7

21.5

(20.8, 22.3)

-3.2*

(-4.3, -2.1)

College degree

21.1

17.0

(16.3, 17.7)

-4.1*

(-5.2, -3.1)

15 to 24 years

27.4

24.3

(22.1, 26.7)

-3.1

(-6.3, 0.1)

25 to 34 years

23.5

18.4

(17.4, 19.5)

-5.1*

(-6.6, -3.6)

35 to 44 years

24.5

19.7

(18.7, 20.7)

-4.8*

(-6.3, -3.2)

45 to 54 years

27.5

23.8

(22.7, 24.9)

-3.7*

(-5.2, -2.1)

55 to 64 years

25.9

22.8

(21.6, 23.9)

-3.2*

(-4.7, -1.6)

65 years or more

20.4

19.5

(18.6, 20.4)

-0.9

(-2.0, 0.3)

Black

31.6

28.2

(26.6, 29.8)

-3.4*

(-5.6, -1.2)

Hispanic

29.8

27.0

(25.4, 28.7)

-2.8*

(-5.2, -0.5)

Asian

21.6

18.4

(16.3, 20.6)

-3.2*

(-6.2, -0.2)

White

22.5

19.0

(18.4, 19.5)

-3.5*

(-4.2, -2.8)

Other

29.5

22.9

(19.7, 26.4)

-6.6*

(-11.7, -1.6)

29.3

27.7

(26.1, 29.4)

-1.6

(-3.9, 0.8)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status
Disabled, age 25 to 64
Not disabled, age 25 to 64

25.0

20.5

(19.9, 21.1)

-4.5*

(-5.3, -3.7)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

21.5

20.3

(19.5, 21.1)

-1.2*

(-2.3, -0.2)

Employed

24.8

20.2

(19.6, 20.8)

-4.6*

(-5.4, -3.8)

Unemployed

27.5

29.6

(26.4, 33.0)

2.1

(-1.9, 6.2)

Not in labor force

23.2

21.9

(21.1, 22.7)

-1.3*

(-2.3, -0.3)

Homeowner

22.0

18.5

(17.9, 19.0)

-3.6*

(-4.3, -2.9)

Non-homeowner

29.5

26.2

(25.2, 27.1)

-3.3*

(-4.5, -2.1)

Employment status

Homeownership

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B.6 ATM/Kiosk as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

21.8

18.3

(17.7, 19.0)

-3.4*

(-4.3, -2.5)

Unmarried female-headed family

31.6

26.4

(25.0, 27.7)

-5.3*

(-7.1, -3.4)

Unmarried male-headed family

30.0

26.8

(24.5, 29.3)

-3.2

(-6.5, 0.0)

Female individual

22.5

20.4

(19.3, 21.5)

-2.1*

(-3.5, -0.8)

Male individual

28.0

24.4

(23.3, 25.6)

-3.5*

(-5.1, -2.0)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

24.1

20.8

(20.3, 21.3)

-3.3*

(-4.0, -2.6)

Foreign-born citizen

24.6

18.8

(17.2, 20.4)

-5.8*

(-8.3, -3.4)

Foreign-born non-citizen

28.2

27.4

(25.3, 29.6)

-0.8

(-3.8, 2.2)

Spanish is not only language spoken

24.3

20.9

(20.4, 21.4)

-3.4*

(-4.0, -2.7)

Spanish is only language spoken

28.5

26.6

(23.0, 30.6)

-1.9

(-7.4, 3.7)

Metropolitan area - principal city

26.8

23.2

(22.2, 24.2)

-3.6*

(-4.8, -2.3)

Metropolitan area - balance

23.6

20.6

(19.9, 21.3)

-3.0*

(-3.9, -2.1)

Not in metropolitan area

22.7

18.9

(17.7, 20.2)

-3.8*

(-5.5, -2.1)

Not identified

24.0

20.2

(19.0, 21.5)

-3.8*

(-5.3, -2.3)

Northeast

29.5

25.5

(24.4, 26.7)

-4.0*

(-5.6, -2.4)

Midwest

22.1

19.1

(18.2, 20.1)

-2.9*

(-4.1, -1.7)

South

23.2

20.1

(19.4, 20.9)

-3.1*

(-4.2, -2.0)

West

24.5

20.8

(19.9, 21.7)

-3.7*

(-5.1, -2.2)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Excludes households with missing information on bank account access methods used. * indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA
indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

49 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.7 Telephone Banking as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and
Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

3.3

3.0

(2.8, 3.1)

-0.4*

(-0.6, -0.1)

Banked: Underbanked

4.6

3.9

(3.5, 4.4)

-0.6*

(-1.3, 0.0)

Banked: Fully banked

3.0

2.7

(2.5, 2.9)

-0.3*

(-0.5, 0.0)

Banked: Underbanked status unknown

2.8

2.8

(1.9, 4.1)

0.0

(-1.4, 1.4)

Less than $15,000

4.2

4.6

(4.0, 5.3)

0.4

(-0.4, 1.2)

$15,000 to $30,000

4.4

3.5

(3.0, 4.0)

-0.9*

(-1.6, -0.3)

$30,000 to $50,000

3.7

3.7

(3.3, 4.2)

0.0

(-0.6, 0.6)

$50,000 to $75,000

3.1

2.5

(2.2, 2.9)

-0.5*

(-1.0, 0.0)

At least $75,000

2.3

2.0

(1.8, 2.2)

-0.3

(-0.7, 0.0)

No high school diploma

4.0

4.2

(3.6, 4.9)

0.2

(-0.7, 1.1)

High school diploma

3.8

3.6

(3.3, 4.1)

-0.2

(-0.7, 0.3)

Some college

3.6

3.4

(3.1, 3.8)

-0.2

(-0.7, 0.3)

College degree

2.5

1.8

(1.6, 2.1)

-0.7*

(-1.0, -0.4)

15 to 24 years

2.9

2.1

(1.4, 3.1)

-0.8

(-2.0, 0.3)

25 to 34 years

3.1

2.1

(1.8, 2.6)

-0.9*

(-1.5, -0.4)

35 to 44 years

3.0

2.7

(2.3, 3.1)

-0.3

(-0.8, 0.2)

45 to 54 years

3.2

2.9

(2.5, 3.4)

-0.3

(-0.9, 0.3)

55 to 64 years

3.5

3.4

(3.0, 3.8)

-0.1

(-0.6, 0.5)

65 years or more

3.8

3.6

(3.2, 4.0)

-0.2

(-0.8, 0.4)

Black

4.8

4.1

(3.5, 4.8)

-0.6

(-1.5, 0.2)

Hispanic

3.6

3.2

(2.6, 3.9)

-0.4

(-1.3, 0.4)

Asian

1.5

1.7

(1.1, 2.7)

0.2

(-0.7, 1.1)

White

3.2

2.8

(2.6, 3.0)

-0.4*

(-0.6, -0.1)

Other

3.8

4.1

(2.6, 6.3)

0.3

(-2.2, 2.8)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

5.3

5.4

(4.6, 6.2)

0.1

(-1.0, 1.1)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

2.9

2.5

(2.3, 2.7)

-0.4*

(-0.7, -0.2)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

3.6

3.3

(3.0, 3.7)

-0.3

(-0.8, 0.2)

Employed

3.0

2.4

(2.2, 2.7)

-0.6*

(-0.9, -0.3)

Unemployed

3.6

1.9

(1.1, 3.2)

-1.7*

(-3.2, -0.3)

Not in labor force

3.9

4.0

(3.7, 4.3)

0.1

(-0.3, 0.6)

Homeowner

3.0

2.9

(2.7, 3.1)

-0.1

(-0.4, 0.2)

Non-homeowner

4.0

3.1

(2.8, 3.5)

-0.8*

(-1.3, -0.4)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

50 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.7 Telephone Banking as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and
Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

2.7

2.5

(2.3, 2.7)

-0.2

(-0.5, 0.1)

Unmarried female-headed family

4.5

4.2

(3.7, 4.9)

-0.2

(-1.1, 0.6)

Unmarried male-headed family

2.6

2.9

(2.1, 3.9)

0.3

(-0.9, 1.4)

Female individual

4.9

3.9

(3.5, 4.4)

-1.0*

(-1.7, -0.3)

Male individual

2.8

2.5

(2.1, 2.9)

-0.4

(-1.0, 0.2)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

3.4

3.1

(2.9, 3.3)

-0.4*

(-0.6, -0.1)

Foreign-born citizen

2.8

2.4

(1.9, 3.1)

-0.4

(-1.2, 0.5)

Foreign-born non-citizen

2.4

2.3

(1.7, 3.1)

-0.1

(-1.1, 0.9)

Spanish is not only language spoken

3.3

2.9

(2.8, 3.1)

-0.4*

(-0.6, -0.1)

Spanish is only language spoken

3.5

4.5

(3.0, 6.8)

1.1

(-1.3, 3.4)

Metropolitan area - principal city

3.4

2.7

(2.4, 3.1)

-0.7*

(-1.2, -0.2)

Metropolitan area - balance

3.0

2.9

(2.6, 3.1)

-0.1

(-0.5, 0.3)

Not in metropolitan area

3.9

3.5

(3.1, 4.0)

-0.4

(-1.1, 0.3)

Not identified

3.4

3.2

(2.8, 3.7)

-0.2

(-0.9, 0.4)

Northeast

2.8

2.4

(2.1, 2.8)

-0.4

(-0.9, 0.2)

Midwest

3.1

3.1

(2.7, 3.5)

-0.1

(-0.6, 0.5)

South

3.9

3.4

(3.1, 3.7)

-0.5*

(-1.0, -0.1)

West

2.9

2.6

(2.2, 2.9)

-0.3

(-0.9, 0.2)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Excludes households with missing information on bank account access methods used. * indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA
indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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B.8 Online Banking as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

32.9

36.9

(36.3, 37.4)

4.0*

(3.3, 4.7)

Banked: Underbanked

26.6

27.6

(26.6, 28.6)

1.0

(-0.4, 2.4)

Banked: Fully banked

35.1

39.9

(39.3, 40.5)

4.8*

(4.0, 5.6)

Banked: Underbanked status unknown

23.5

27.6

(24.9, 30.5)

4.0

(0.0, 8.1)

Less than $15,000

14.5

18.0

(16.7, 19.4)

3.5*

(1.7, 5.3)

$15,000 to $30,000

17.3

20.8

(19.7, 21.9)

3.5*

(2.0, 4.9)

$30,000 to $50,000

26.7

29.1

(28.0, 30.2)

2.4*

(0.9, 3.8)

$50,000 to $75,000

36.8

39.7

(38.5, 40.8)

2.8*

(1.4, 4.2)

At least $75,000

49.4

53.6

(52.6, 54.6)

4.2*

(3.0, 5.5)

No high school diploma

8.8

11.8

(10.6, 13.2)

3.0*

(1.5, 4.6)

High school diploma

21.0

24.5

(23.7, 25.3)

3.5*

(2.4, 4.7)

Some college

32.5

36.8

(35.8, 37.8)

4.2*

(3.0, 5.5)

College degree

48.0

51.5

(50.6, 52.5)

3.5*

(2.3, 4.7)

15 to 24 years

27.8

31.4

(28.9, 33.9)

3.6*

(0.2, 7.0)

25 to 34 years

42.5

42.6

(41.2, 44.0)

0.1

(-1.6, 1.8)

35 to 44 years

41.5

45.8

(44.5, 47.1)

4.3*

(2.5, 6.0)

45 to 54 years

37.7

42.0

(40.8, 43.1)

4.3*

(2.7, 5.9)

55 to 64 years

31.6

37.3

(36.0, 38.6)

5.7*

(4.1, 7.4)

65 years or more

17.8

23.8

(22.9, 24.6)

5.9*

(4.9, 7.0)

Black

21.3

25.1

(23.7, 26.5)

3.7*

(1.8, 5.7)

Hispanic

23.0

27.2

(25.5, 29.0)

4.2*

(2.1, 6.3)

Asian

40.2

44.4

(41.8, 47.0)

4.1*

(0.6, 7.7)

White

35.8

40.0

(39.4, 40.6)

4.2*

(3.4, 5.0)

Other

29.4

33.8

(29.6, 38.3)

4.4

(-1.5, 10.3)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

24.8

25.9

(24.3, 27.7)

1.1

(-1.0, 3.3)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

39.7

43.8

(43.1, 44.5)

4.1*

(3.2, 5.0)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

19.5

25.0

(24.2, 25.9)

5.5*

(4.5, 6.6)

Employed

38.9

43.3

(42.6, 43.9)

4.3*

(3.4, 5.2)

Unemployed

31.1

35.3

(32.4, 38.3)

4.2*

(0.4, 8.0)

Not in labor force

21.5

25.2

(24.4, 26.0)

3.7*

(2.8, 4.6)

Homeowner

35.4

39.8

(39.1, 40.4)

4.4*

(3.5, 5.2)

Non-homeowner

27.4

31.0

(30.2, 31.9)

3.6*

(2.4, 4.8)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

52 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

B.8 Online Banking as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

39.1

43.4

(42.6, 44.2)

4.3*

(3.3, 5.3)

Unmarried female-headed family

24.9

30.0

(28.6, 31.5)

5.0*

(2.9, 7.1)

Unmarried male-headed family

23.3

28.1

(25.9, 30.4)

4.8*

(1.5, 8.1)

Female individual

26.7

30.4

(29.3, 31.5)

3.7*

(2.0, 5.3)

Male individual

28.4

31.9

(30.7, 33.1)

3.5*

(1.6, 5.3)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

33.6

37.3

(36.8, 37.9)

3.8*

(3.0, 4.5)

Foreign-born citizen

30.0

36.1

(34.2, 38.1)

6.2*

(3.7, 8.7)

Foreign-born non-citizen

26.0

30.8

(28.6, 33.1)

4.8*

(1.9, 7.7)

Spanish is not only language spoken

33.2

37.2

(36.7, 37.8)

4.0*

(3.3, 4.7)

Spanish is only language spoken

8.6

13.2

(10.5, 16.4)

4.6*

(1.0, 8.1)

Metropolitan area - principal city

32.9

36.9

(35.9, 38.0)

4.1*

(2.6, 5.5)

Metropolitan area - balance

37.0

40.8

(40.0, 41.6)

3.8*

(2.6, 4.9)

Not in metropolitan area

23.2

27.4

(25.9, 29.0)

4.2*

(2.3, 6.2)

Not identified

31.1

34.0

(32.7, 35.3)

2.8*

(1.1, 4.5)

Northeast

29.4

35.3

(34.0, 36.5)

5.8*

(4.2, 7.4)

Midwest

33.1

35.8

(34.8, 36.8)

2.7*

(1.2, 4.1)

South

31.4

35.5

(34.7, 36.3)

4.1*

(3.0, 5.2)

West

37.9

41.3

(40.1, 42.6)

3.4*

(1.8, 5.1)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Excludes households with missing information on bank account access methods used. * indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA
indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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B.9 M
 obile Banking as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and
Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

5.7

9.5

(9.2, 9.8)

3.8*

(3.4, 4.2)

Banked: Underbanked

9.5

12.6

(11.8, 13.4)

3.1*

(2.1, 4.2)

Banked: Fully banked

4.7

8.7

(8.3, 9.0)

4.0*

(3.5, 4.4)

Banked: Underbanked status unknown

2.7

6.1

(4.6, 8.0)

3.4*

(1.2, 5.5)

Less than $15,000

4.0

7.1

(6.3, 8.0)

3.0*

(2.0, 4.1)

$15,000 to $30,000

5.3

8.1

(7.3, 8.9)

2.7*

(1.8, 3.7)

$30,000 to $50,000

6.3

9.7

(9.0, 10.5)

3.4*

(2.4, 4.3)

$50,000 to $75,000

6.4

11.3

(10.6, 12.1)

4.9*

(3.9, 5.9)

At least $75,000

5.7

9.7

(9.2, 10.3)

4.0*

(3.4, 4.7)

No high school diploma

2.4

4.0

(3.3, 5.0)

1.6*

(0.6, 2.6)

High school diploma

4.3

7.5

(6.9, 8.1)

3.2*

(2.5, 3.8)

Some college

7.4

11.6

(11.0, 12.2)

4.2*

(3.5, 5.0)

College degree

6.2

10.4

(9.9, 10.9)

4.2*

(3.6, 4.9)

15 to 24 years

20.3

25.0

(22.8, 27.4)

4.7*

(1.8, 7.6)

25 to 34 years

13.2

21.9

(20.7, 23.1)

8.7*

(7.2, 10.2)

35 to 44 years

8.9

14.3

(13.4, 15.2)

5.4*

(4.3, 6.5)

45 to 54 years

3.7

7.6

(6.9, 8.3)

3.8*

(3.0, 4.7)

55 to 64 years

1.4

3.4

(2.9, 3.8)

2.0*

(1.5, 2.5)

65 years or more

0.6

1.2

(1.0, 1.5)

0.6*

(0.3, 0.9)

Black

7.8

11.3

(10.2, 12.5)

3.5*

(2.1, 4.9)

Hispanic

8.3

12.6

(11.5, 13.7)

4.3*

(2.9, 5.7)

Asian

5.7

9.0

(7.5, 10.7)

3.3*

(1.4, 5.2)

White

5.0

8.6

(8.3, 9.0)

3.6*

(3.2, 4.0)

Other

3.7

12.5

(9.5, 16.3)

8.8*

(5.0, 12.6)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

2.7

6.6

(5.6, 7.6)

3.9*

(2.7, 5.1)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

6.9

11.9

(11.4, 12.3)

5.0*

(4.5, 5.5)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

3.9

5.2

(4.7, 5.7)

1.3*

(0.7, 1.9)

Employed

7.5

12.5

(12.1, 13.0)

5.0*

(4.5, 5.6)

Unemployed

8.3

11.4

(9.5, 13.7)

3.1*

(0.5, 5.7)

Not in labor force

2.0

3.7

(3.3, 4.1)

1.7*

(1.2, 2.1)

Homeowner

3.9

7.2

(6.9, 7.6)

3.3*

(2.9, 3.7)

Non-homeowner

9.6

14.0

(13.3, 14.7)

4.4*

(3.5, 5.3)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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B.9 M
 obile Banking as Primary Method Used to Access Bank Accounts by Banking Status and
Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

4.8

8.5

(8.1, 8.9)

3.7*

(3.1, 4.2)

Unmarried female-headed family

7.5

12.4

(11.3, 13.6)

4.9*

(3.6, 6.2)

Unmarried male-headed family

8.8

12.6

(10.9, 14.5)

3.8*

(1.6, 6.0)

Female individual

5.1

7.6

(6.9, 8.4)

2.5*

(1.6, 3.5)

Male individual

7.0

11.1

(10.3, 12.0)

4.2*

(3.1, 5.2)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

5.8

9.7

(9.3, 10.0)

3.9*

(3.5, 4.3)

Foreign-born citizen

4.1

6.9

(5.9, 8.1)

2.8*

(1.4, 4.2)

Foreign-born non-citizen

6.9

9.9

(8.5, 11.5)

3.0*

(1.2, 4.8)

Spanish is not only language spoken

5.8

9.6

(9.2, 9.9)

3.8*

(3.4, 4.2)

Spanish is only language spoken

3.5

4.8

(3.3, 7.0)

1.3

(-1.1, 3.8)

Metropolitan area - principal city

6.8

11.1

(10.4, 11.8)

4.3*

(3.4, 5.1)

Metropolitan area - balance

6.0

9.5

(9.0, 10.1)

3.5*

(2.9, 4.2)

Not in metropolitan area

3.2

6.7

(6.0, 7.5)

3.5*

(2.7, 4.4)

Not identified

5.5

8.9

(8.2, 9.7)

3.4*

(2.5, 4.2)

Northeast

3.9

7.4

(6.7, 8.2)

3.5*

(2.7, 4.4)

Midwest

4.4

9.1

(8.5, 9.7)

4.6*

(3.9, 5.4)

South

6.7

10.0

(9.4, 10.5)

3.2*

(2.5, 3.9)

West

6.7

10.7

(10.0, 11.4)

3.9*

(3.0, 4.8)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Excludes households with missing information on bank account access methods used. * indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA
indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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B.10 U
 se of Bank Tellers by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank teller only
(Percent)

Bank teller and
other methods
used (Percent)

No bank teller but
other methods
used (Percent)

113,315

100.0

14.6

60.9

24.5

Banked: Underbanked

25,056

100.0

12.8

64.2

23.0

Banked: Fully banked

85,351

100.0

15.0

60.2

24.8

Banked: Underbanked status unknown

2,908

100.0

19.3

53.7

27.0

Less than $15,000

12,473

100.0

27.4

44.3

28.3

$15,000 to $30,000

17,896

100.0

24.7

52.5

22.8

$30,000 to $50,000

22,958

100.0

16.8

59.8

23.4

$50,000 to $75,000

21,739

100.0

11.5

65.0

23.5

At least $75,000

38,248

100.0

6.2

68.6

25.2

No high school diploma

9,844

100.0

33.6

42.4

24.0

High school diploma

28,451

100.0

21.9

54.6

23.5

Some college

34,062

100.0

12.1

63.1

24.8

College degree

40,958

100.0

7.0

68.0

25.0

15 to 24 years

5,506

100.0

5.8

60.3

33.9

25 to 34 years

18,235

100.0

6.1

61.0

32.9

35 to 44 years

18,929

100.0

7.3

64.6

28.0

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

45 to 54 years

21,237

100.0

9.6

67.2

23.3

55 to 64 years

21,676

100.0

14.8

64.0

21.1

65 years or more

27,732

100.0

30.6

51.2

18.1

Black

13,905

100.0

15.5

58.7

25.8

Hispanic

12,835

100.0

16.0

54.5

29.6

Asian

5,711

100.0

12.7

59.5

27.8

White

79,378

100.0

14.4

62.4

23.2

Other

1,485

100.0

13.6

62.1

24.3

Disabled, age 25 to 64

8,975

100.0

17.9

57.6

24.5

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

71,102

100.0

8.6

65.2

26.2

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

33,238

100.0

26.5

52.7

20.8

Employed

71,556

100.0

8.7

65.0

26.3

Unemployed

2,856

100.0

8.7

67.0

24.4

Not in labor force

38,904

100.0

26.0

52.9

21.1

Homeowner

75,565

100.0

15.4

63.0

21.7

Non-homeowner

37,750

100.0

13.1

56.8

30.1

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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B.10 U
 se of Bank Tellers by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all banked households that accessed their account in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank teller only
(Percent)

Bank teller and
other methods
used (Percent)

No bank teller but
other methods
used (Percent)

Married couple

55,559

100.0

11.8

66.6

21.6

Unmarried female-headed family

12,882

100.0

11.6

61.0

27.4

Unmarried male-headed family

5,245

100.0

11.8

61.6

26.7

Female individual

20,513

100.0

22.5

51.1

26.4

Male individual

18,902

100.0

17.2

54.6

28.2

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

97,632

100.0

14.1

61.6

24.2

Foreign-born citizen

8,819

100.0

19.1

57.5

23.4

Foreign-born non-citizen

6,864

100.0

15.6

54.9

29.5

111,465

100.0

14.3

61.2

24.5

1,850

100.0

32.5

44.5

23.0

Metropolitan area - principal city

31,227

100.0

12.2

60.4

27.3

Metropolitan area - balance

49,508

100.0

12.4

62.5

25.2

Not in metropolitan area

15,769

100.0

23.8

56.5

19.6

Not identified

16,811

100.0

17.0

61.3

21.6

Characteristics
Household type

Other
Nativity

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region
Northeast

20,234

100.0

13.8

62.1

24.1

Midwest

24,989

100.0

16.9

60.7

22.4

South

42,053

100.0

16.1

58.9

25.0

West

26,038

100.0

10.6

63.5

25.9

Income was about the same each month

84,922

100.0

15.6

59.1

25.2

Income varied somewhat from month to
month

18,800

100.0

10.2

67.9

22.0

Income varied a lot from month to month

4,963

100.0

11.5

70.3

18.2

Unknown

4,630

100.0

17.5

55.0

27.5

Monthly income volatility

Excludes households with missing information on bank account access methods used. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise
estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of
rounding.

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B.11 I nternet Access at Home by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Has access
(Percent)

Does not have
access (Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

72.0

21.0

7.0

Unbanked

8,969

100.0

27.7

60.3

12.1

Banked: Underbanked

25,423

100.0

72.8

24.9

2.3

Banked: Fully banked

86,736

100.0

80.6

17.2

2.2

Banked: Underbanked status unknown

6,410

100.0

14.3

2.6

83.2

Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

40.3

51.0

8.6

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

54.9

37.1

8.0

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

71.3

21.7

7.0

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

82.4

11.2

6.4

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

90.0

4.1

6.0

No high school diploma

13,802

100.0

37.3

54.1

8.6

High school diploma

33,239

100.0

61.5

30.9

7.6

Some college

37,512

100.0

76.6

17.0

6.5

College degree

42,985

100.0

87.2

6.4

6.4

15 to 24 years

6,648

100.0

73.6

19.6

6.9

25 to 34 years

21,005

100.0

76.9

17.1

5.9

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

35 to 44 years

21,640

100.0

78.1

14.5

7.4

45 to 54 years

23,773

100.0

76.9

16.1

7.0

55 to 64 years

23,981

100.0

73.6

20.0

6.4

65 years or more

30,491

100.0

58.8

33.4

7.8

Black

17,961

100.0

57.5

33.4

9.1

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

61.2

29.7

9.1

Asian

6,275

100.0

79.9

12.3

7.8

White

85,428

100.0

76.6

17.3

6.1

Other

1,768

100.0

67.6

27.1

5.4

Disabled, age 25 to 64

11,497

100.0

55.4

37.5

7.1

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

78,902

100.0

79.4

14.0

6.6

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

37,139

100.0

61.5

30.9

7.6

Employed

78,152

100.0

79.8

13.6

6.6

Unemployed

3,869

100.0

66.2

26.5

7.3

Not in labor force

45,517

100.0

59.0

33.4

7.6

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

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B.11 I nternet Access at Home by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Has access
(Percent)

Does not have
access (Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Homeowner

80,685

100.0

77.7

15.8

6.5

Non-homeowner

46,853

100.0

62.1

30.1

7.8

Married couple

59,549

100.0

82.5

11.4

6.1

Unmarried female-headed family

15,998

100.0

66.0

26.4

7.7

Unmarried male-headed family

6,143

100.0

69.6

23.0

7.5

Female individual

23,474

100.0

59.2

33.2

7.6

Male individual

22,100

100.0

62.3

29.8

7.9

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

108,671

100.0

73.0

20.4

6.6

Foreign-born citizen

9,728

100.0

71.3

20.3

8.4

Foreign-born non-citizen

9,140

100.0

60.6

29.8

9.6

124,675

100.0

72.7

20.4

6.8

2,863

100.0

39.7

47.3

13.0

Metropolitan area - principal city

36,531

100.0

69.9

22.1

8.0

Metropolitan area - balance

54,619

100.0

76.6

16.4

7.0

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Not in metropolitan area

17,895

100.0

63.6

31.1

5.3

Not identified

18,494

100.0

70.8

22.9

6.3

Northeast

22,699

100.0

73.1

18.4

8.5

Midwest

27,625

100.0

73.0

21.0

6.1

South

48,382

100.0

68.8

24.6

6.6

West

28,832

100.0

75.4

17.3

7.3

Income was about the same each month

91,549

100.0

76.4

23.1

0.5

Income varied somewhat from month to
month

20,839

100.0

80.5

19.1

0.4

Income varied a lot from month to month

5,781

100.0

74.5

25.1

0.5

Unknown

9,370

100.0

8.3

2.5

89.2

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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B.12 Mobile Phone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Has mobile phone
(Percent)

Does not have
mobile phone
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

84.2

9.0

6.8

Unbanked

8,969

100.0

69.0

19.1

11.9

Banked: Underbanked

25,423

100.0

91.4

6.6

2.0

Banked: Fully banked

86,736

100.0

88.6

9.3

2.1

Banked: Underbanked status unknown

6,410

100.0

16.7

1.8

81.6

Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

72.3

19.1

8.6

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

77.7

14.6

7.7

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

84.7

8.8

6.6

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

87.3

6.4

6.3

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

90.9

3.2

5.9

No high school diploma

13,802

100.0

71.1

20.9

8.1

High school diploma

33,239

100.0

80.8

11.8

7.4

Some college

37,512

100.0

86.3

7.4

6.3

College degree

42,985

100.0

89.1

4.6

6.3

15 to 24 years

6,648

100.0

88.2

5.6

6.2

25 to 34 years

21,005

100.0

89.8

4.4

5.8

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

35 to 44 years

21,640

100.0

87.9

4.8

7.3

45 to 54 years

23,773

100.0

87.6

5.7

6.7

55 to 64 years

23,981

100.0

84.8

8.9

6.2

65 years or more

30,491

100.0

73.6

18.7

7.7

Black

17,961

100.0

80.7

10.4

8.9

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

81.3

10.0

8.8

Asian

6,275

100.0

84.7

7.6

7.7

White

85,428

100.0

85.3

8.7

5.9

Other

1,768

100.0

88.7

6.7

4.6

Disabled, age 25 to 64

11,497

100.0

79.8

13.2

7.0

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

78,902

100.0

88.6

5.0

6.4

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

37,139

100.0

76.2

16.4

7.5

Employed

78,152

100.0

89.1

4.5

6.4

Unemployed

3,869

100.0

87.6

6.0

6.4

Not in labor force

45,517

100.0

75.4

17.0

7.6

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

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B.12 Mobile Phone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Has mobile phone
(Percent)

Does not have
mobile phone
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Homeowner

80,685

100.0

85.2

8.4

6.4

Non-homeowner

46,853

100.0

82.3

10.2

7.5

Married couple

59,549

100.0

87.8

6.2

6.0

Unmarried female-headed family

15,998

100.0

84.9

7.8

7.3

Unmarried male-headed family

6,143

100.0

85.4

7.4

7.2

Female individual

23,474

100.0

76.7

15.8

7.5

Male individual

22,100

100.0

81.4

11.0

7.6

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

108,671

100.0

84.7

8.9

6.4

Foreign-born citizen

9,728

100.0

81.9

9.7

8.4

Foreign-born non-citizen

9,140

100.0

80.6

10.0

9.3

124,675

100.0

84.4

8.9

6.7

2,863

100.0

73.1

14.7

12.2

Metropolitan area - principal city

36,531

100.0

83.9

8.4

7.7

Metropolitan area - balance

54,619

100.0

85.0

8.1

6.9

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Not in metropolitan area

17,895

100.0

82.2

12.5

5.4

Not identified

18,494

100.0

84.2

9.8

6.0

Northeast

22,699

100.0

81.6

10.2

8.2

Midwest

27,625

100.0

85.0

9.0

6.0

South

48,382

100.0

84.7

8.9

6.4

West

28,832

100.0

84.4

8.5

7.1

Income was about the same each month

91,549

100.0

89.0

10.6

0.4

Income varied somewhat from month to
month

20,839

100.0

93.7

6.1

0.2

Income varied a lot from month to month

5,781

100.0

93.3

6.4

0.3

Unknown

9,370

100.0

10.1

1.7

88.2

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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B.13 Smartphone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Smartphone
(Percent)

Nonsmartphone
(Percent)

No mobile
phone
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

67.1

16.7

9.0

7.2

Unbanked

8,969

100.0

42.9

25.5

19.1

12.5

Banked: Underbanked

25,423

100.0

75.5

15.5

6.6

2.4

Banked: Fully banked

86,736

100.0

71.1

17.2

9.3

2.4

Banked: Underbanked
status unknown

6,410

100.0

13.3

2.0

1.8

82.9

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and
underbanked

Family income
Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

43.9

28.1

19.1

9.0

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

50.6

26.4

14.6

8.3

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

64.6

19.5

8.8

7.1

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

73.9

13.1

6.4

6.6

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

84.1

6.6

3.2

6.1

No high school diploma

13,802

100.0

41.4

29.0

20.9

8.8

High school diploma

33,239

100.0

57.6

22.8

11.8

7.8

Some college

37,512

100.0

70.5

15.5

7.4

6.7

College degree

42,985

100.0

79.7

9.1

4.6

6.6

15 to 24 years

6,648

100.0

82.5

5.1

5.6

6.8

25 to 34 years

21,005

100.0

84.0

5.6

4.4

6.0

35 to 44 years

21,640

100.0

80.9

6.9

4.8

7.5

45 to 54 years

23,773

100.0

75.4

11.8

5.7

7.1

55 to 64 years

23,981

100.0

63.9

20.4

8.9

6.7

65 years or more

30,491

100.0

38.2

34.8

18.7

8.3

Black

17,961

100.0

63.5

16.8

10.4

9.2

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

66.3

14.3

10.0

9.4

Asian

6,275

100.0

75.4

8.9

7.6

8.1

White

85,428

100.0

67.3

17.6

8.7

6.3

Other

1,768

100.0

69.3

18.9

6.7

5.2

Disabled, age 25 to 64

11,497

100.0

54.3

25.1

13.2

7.4

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

78,902

100.0

78.8

9.5

5.0

6.8

Not applicable (not age 25
to 64)

37,139

100.0

46.2

29.5

16.4

8.0

Employed

78,152

100.0

79.6

9.2

4.5

6.7

Unemployed

3,869

100.0

70.5

16.9

6.0

6.6

Not in labor force

45,517

100.0

45.4

29.5

17.0

8.1

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

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B.13 Smartphone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Smartphone
(Percent)

Nonsmartphone
(Percent)

No mobile
phone
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Homeowner

80,685

100.0

67.8

17.1

8.4

6.8

Non-homeowner

46,853

100.0

65.9

16.0

10.2

7.9

Married couple

59,549

100.0

74.0

13.5

6.2

6.3

Unmarried female-headed
family

15,998

100.0

71.2

13.1

7.8

8.0

Unmarried male-headed
family

6,143

100.0

73.1

11.9

7.4

7.6

Female individual

23,474

100.0

50.8

25.5

15.8

7.9

Male individual

22,100

100.0

61.0

20.1

11.0

7.9

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

108,671

100.0

67.2

17.0

8.9

6.8

Foreign-born citizen

9,728

100.0

65.9

15.6

9.7

8.8

Foreign-born non-citizen

9,140

100.0

66.5

13.7

10.0

9.8

124,675

100.0

67.5

16.5

8.9

7.0

2,863

100.0

46.9

25.3

14.7

13.1

Metropolitan area - principal
city

36,531

100.0

69.1

14.3

8.4

8.2

Metropolitan area - balance

54,619

100.0

70.3

14.4

8.1

7.2

Not in metropolitan area

17,895

100.0

56.7

25.0

12.5

5.9

Not identified

18,494

100.0

63.6

20.2

9.8

6.3

Northeast

22,699

100.0

64.0

17.1

10.2

8.7

Midwest

27,625

100.0

66.5

18.1

9.0

6.3

South

48,382

100.0

67.1

17.3

8.9

6.8

West

28,832

100.0

70.0

14.0

8.5

7.4

Income was about the same
each month

91,549

100.0

69.2

19.5

10.6

0.7

Income varied somewhat
from month to month

20,839

100.0

81.7

11.7

6.1

0.5

Income varied a lot from
month to month

5,781

100.0

77.6

15.5

6.4

0.4

Unknown

9,370

100.0

7.2

1.6

1.7

89.6

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only language
spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language
spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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B.14 M
 obile Phone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

82.7

84.2

(83.7, 84.6)

1.5*

(0.9, 2.0)

Unbanked

68.1

69.0

(66.9, 71.0)

0.9

(-1.7, 3.6)

Banked: Underbanked

90.5

91.4

(90.7, 92.0)

0.9

(-0.1, 1.9)

Banked: Fully banked

86.8

88.6

(88.2, 89.0)

1.8*

(1.2, 2.3)

Banked: Underbanked status
unknown

22.0

16.7

(14.9, 18.7)

-5.3*

(-8.0, -2.5)

Less than $15,000

69.2

72.3

(70.9, 73.7)

3.1*

(1.3, 4.9)

$15,000 to $30,000

74.4

77.7

(76.6, 78.6)

3.3*

(1.9, 4.7)

$30,000 to $50,000

82.3

84.7

(83.9, 85.4)

2.4*

(1.3, 3.5)

$50,000 to $75,000

88.3

87.3

(86.5, 88.1)

-1.0

(-2.1, 0.2)

At least $75,000

91.6

90.9

(90.3, 91.5)

-0.7

(-1.5, 0.0)

67.0

71.1

(69.5, 72.6)

4.0*

(1.9, 6.2)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education
No high school diploma
High school diploma

78.2

80.8

(80.0, 81.7)

2.6*

(1.4, 3.9)

Some college

85.4

86.3

(85.6, 87.0)

0.9

(0.0, 1.9)

College degree

89.5

89.1

(88.5, 89.7)

-0.4

(-1.1, 0.4)

15 to 24 years

88.9

88.2

(86.3, 89.8)

-0.8

(-3.0, 1.5)

25 to 34 years

89.9

89.8

(89.0, 90.6)

0.0

(-1.1, 1.0)

35 to 44 years

89.1

87.9

(87.0, 88.8)

-1.1*

(-2.2, 0.0)

45 to 54 years

86.6

87.6

(86.8, 88.3)

0.9

(-0.2, 2.1)

55 to 64 years

83.5

84.8

(83.9, 85.7)

1.3*

(0.2, 2.5)

65 years or more

67.3

73.6

(72.7, 74.4)

6.3*

(5.0, 7.5)

Black

79.1

80.7

(79.4, 81.9)

1.6

(-0.2, 3.4)

Hispanic

80.0

81.3

(80.0, 82.5)

1.3

(-0.5, 3.0)

Asian

86.4

84.7

(82.8, 86.4)

-1.7

(-4.0, 0.6)

White

83.7

85.3

(84.9, 85.7)

1.6*

(1.1, 2.2)

Other

81.1

88.7

(86.0, 90.9)

7.6*

(3.9, 11.2)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

78.2

79.8

(78.3, 81.4)

1.7

(-0.4, 3.8)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

88.4

88.6

(88.1, 89.0)

0.2

(-0.5, 0.8)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

71.2

76.2

(75.4, 76.9)

5.0*

(3.9, 6.0)

Employed

89.0

89.1

(88.6, 89.6)

0.1

(-0.6, 0.7)

Unemployed

85.0

87.6

(85.8, 89.2)

2.6*

(0.1, 5.0)

Not in labor force

71.2

75.4

(74.7, 76.1)

4.2*

(3.1, 5.2)

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

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B.14 M
 obile Phone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Homeowner

83.5

85.2

(84.7, 85.8)

1.7*

(1.0, 2.4)

Non-homeowner

81.2

82.3

(81.6, 83.0)

1.2*

(0.2, 2.1)

Married couple

86.8

87.8

(87.2, 88.4)

1.0*

(0.3, 1.8)

Unmarried female-headed family

84.2

84.9

(83.8, 85.9)

0.7

(-0.7, 2.1)

Unmarried male-headed family

84.3

85.4

(83.5, 87.1)

1.1

(-1.2, 3.3)

Female individual

73.2

76.7

(75.8, 77.6)

3.5*

(2.2, 4.8)

Male individual

79.5

81.4

(80.4, 82.4)

1.9*

(0.7, 3.2)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

83.1

84.7

(84.2, 85.1)

1.5*

(1.0, 2.1)

Foreign-born citizen

80.8

81.9

(80.2, 83.4)

1.1

(-1.0, 3.1)

Foreign-born non-citizen

79.2

80.6

(78.9, 82.2)

1.4

(-0.9, 3.8)

Spanish is not only language spoken

83.0

84.4

(84.0, 84.8)

1.5*

(0.9, 2.0)

Spanish is only language spoken

70.2

73.1

(69.4, 76.5)

2.8

(-1.8, 7.5)

Metropolitan area - principal city

82.3

83.9

(83.0, 84.7)

1.6*

(0.4, 2.7)

Metropolitan area - balance

84.6

85.0

(84.4, 85.7)

0.4

(-0.4, 1.2)

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Not in metropolitan area

78.2

82.2

(81.1, 83.2)

3.9*

(2.1, 5.7)

Not identified

82.8

84.2

(83.0, 85.2)

1.4

(-0.2, 3.0)

Northeast

81.4

81.6

(80.5, 82.7)

0.3

(-1.2, 1.7)

Midwest

82.7

85.0

(84.1, 85.8)

2.2*

(1.0, 3.5)

South

82.9

84.7

(84.1, 85.4)

1.9*

(0.9, 2.8)

West

83.4

84.4

(83.6, 85.2)

1.0

(-0.1, 2.1)

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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B.15 S
 martphone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

55.7

67.1

(66.6, 67.6)

11.4*

(10.7, 12.1)

Unbanked

33.1

42.9

(41.1, 44.7)

9.8*

(7.2, 12.4)

Banked: Underbanked

64.5

75.5

(74.4, 76.6)

11.0*

(9.5, 12.5)

Banked: Fully banked

59.0

71.1

(70.6, 71.6)

12.1*

(11.3, 12.9)

Banked: Underbanked status unknown

13.6

13.3

(11.7, 15.2)

-0.2

(-2.5, 2.0)

Less than $15,000

31.3

43.9

(42.5, 45.2)

12.6*

(10.8, 14.3)

$15,000 to $30,000

37.9

50.6

(49.4, 51.8)

12.7*

(11.0, 14.3)

$30,000 to $50,000

51.0

64.6

(63.5, 65.7)

13.6*

(12.0, 15.2)

$50,000 to $75,000

63.4

73.9

(72.9, 74.9)

10.6*

(9.0, 12.1)

At least $75,000

77.7

84.1

(83.4, 84.8)

6.3*

(5.4, 7.3)

No high school diploma

30.1

41.4

(39.7, 43.0)

11.3*

(9.2, 13.3)

High school diploma

44.2

57.6

(56.6, 58.6)

13.4*

(12.0, 14.8)

Some college

59.4

70.5

(69.6, 71.3)

11.1*

(9.9, 12.4)

College degree

70.8

79.7

(79.0, 80.4)

8.9*

(7.9, 9.9)

15 to 24 years

76.2

82.5

(80.3, 84.5)

6.2*

(3.4, 9.1)

25 to 34 years

76.5

84.0

(83.0, 84.9)

7.5*

(6.0, 9.1)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

35 to 44 years

72.1

80.9

(79.8, 82.0)

8.8*

(7.4, 10.3)

45 to 54 years

62.8

75.4

(74.4, 76.4)

12.6*

(11.2, 13.9)

55 to 64 years

48.7

63.9

(62.8, 65.1)

15.2*

(13.6, 16.8)

65 years or more

23.2

38.2

(37.3, 39.2)

15.0*

(13.8, 16.3)

Black

52.3

63.5

(62.0, 65.0)

11.2*

(9.1, 13.3)

Hispanic

55.7

66.3

(64.9, 67.6)

10.6*

(8.8, 12.4)

Asian

68.0

75.4

(73.3, 77.3)

7.4*

(4.5, 10.3)

White

55.6

67.3

(66.8, 67.9)

11.7*

(10.9, 12.5)

Other

50.0

69.3

(65.6, 72.7)

19.3*

(14.4, 24.2)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

39.4

54.3

(52.5, 56.2)

15.0*

(12.5, 17.5)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

68.1

78.8

(78.2, 79.3)

10.7*

(9.9, 11.5)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

32.8

46.2

(45.2, 47.1)

13.4*

(12.1, 14.7)

Employed

69.1

79.6

(79.0, 80.1)

10.5*

(9.6, 11.3)

Unemployed

57.3

70.5

(67.9, 73.0)

13.2*

(9.9, 16.5)

Not in labor force

31.8

45.4

(44.6, 46.2)

13.6*

(12.4, 14.8)

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

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 martphone Access by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Homeowner

55.4

67.8

(67.2, 68.4)

12.4*

(11.6, 13.2)

Non-homeowner

56.3

65.9

(65.0, 66.8)

9.6*

(8.4, 10.9)

Married couple

62.6

74.0

(73.3, 74.7)

11.4*

(10.5, 12.4)

Unmarried female-headed family

58.5

71.2

(69.8, 72.6)

12.7*

(10.9, 14.4)

Unmarried male-headed family

61.0

73.1

(70.9, 75.2)

12.0*

(9.1, 15.0)

Female individual

39.1

50.8

(49.6, 52.0)

11.7*

(10.1, 13.3)

Male individual

50.0

61.0

(59.8, 62.2)

11.0*

(9.3, 12.8)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

55.6

67.2

(66.7, 67.8)

11.6*

(10.8, 12.4)

Foreign-born citizen

57.5

65.9

(64.0, 67.8)

8.4*

(5.9, 10.9)

Foreign-born non-citizen

54.4

66.5

(64.5, 68.5)

12.1*

(9.4, 14.9)

Spanish is not only language spoken

56.1

67.5

(67.1, 68.0)

11.4*

(10.7, 12.1)

Spanish is only language spoken

36.2

46.9

(42.8, 51.0)

10.6*

(5.5, 15.7)

Metropolitan area - principal city

58.8

69.1

(68.2, 70.0)

10.3*

(9.0, 11.5)

Metropolitan area - balance

59.8

70.3

(69.5, 71.1)

10.5*

(9.4, 11.7)

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Not in metropolitan area

42.0

56.7

(55.3, 58.1)

14.7*

(12.7, 16.6)

Not identified

52.8

63.6

(62.2, 65.0)

10.8*

(8.8, 12.9)

Northeast

54.6

64.0

(62.7, 65.3)

9.5*

(7.7, 11.2)

Midwest

52.1

66.5

(65.6, 67.5)

14.4*

(13.1, 15.8)

South

56.2

67.1

(66.3, 67.8)

10.8*

(9.7, 12.0)

West

59.2

70.0

(69.0, 71.0)

10.8*

(9.3, 12.3)

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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C.1 Prepaid Card Use by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

9.8

85.8

4.4

Unbanked

8,969

100.0

27.1

64.3

8.6

Banked: Underbanked

25,423

100.0

15.4

84.1

0.4

Banked: Fully banked

86,736

100.0

6.9

92.9

0.2

Banked: Underbanked status
unknown

6,410

100.0

2.2

26.4

71.4

Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

14.3

79.9

5.8

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

10.8

84.4

4.8

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

8.8

86.8

4.3

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

9.2

86.4

4.3

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

8.1

88.2

3.7

No high school diploma

13,802

100.0

11.0

83.7

5.3

High school diploma

33,239

100.0

10.3

84.7

5.0

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income

Education

Some college

37,512

100.0

10.8

85.2

4.0

College degree

42,985

100.0

8.0

87.9

4.1

15 to 24 years

6,648

100.0

12.4

82.4

5.2

25 to 34 years

21,005

100.0

12.6

83.7

3.8

35 to 44 years

21,640

100.0

11.4

84.1

4.5

45 to 54 years

23,773

100.0

11.0

84.7

4.3

55 to 64 years

23,981

100.0

9.3

86.8

3.9

65 years or more

30,491

100.0

5.5

89.2

5.2

Black

17,961

100.0

13.9

80.2

5.9

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

9.6

85.0

5.4

Asian

6,275

100.0

5.7

88.7

5.5

White

85,428

100.0

9.1

87.1

3.9

Other

1,768

100.0

17.0

79.2

3.9

Disabled, age 25 to 64

11,497

100.0

15.2

80.7

4.2

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

78,902

100.0

10.4

85.5

4.1

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

37,139

100.0

6.8

88.0

5.2

Employed

78,152

100.0

9.9

85.9

4.1

Unemployed

3,869

100.0

18.4

77.6

4.0

Not in labor force

45,517

100.0

8.7

86.3

5.0

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

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C.1 Prepaid Card Use by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Homeowner

80,685

100.0

8.0

88.1

3.9

Non-homeowner

46,853

100.0

12.9

81.8

5.3

Married couple

59,549

100.0

8.9

87.4

3.7

Unmarried female-headed family

15,998

100.0

15.4

79.9

4.8

Unmarried male-headed family

6,143

100.0

13.0

81.4

5.6

Female individual

23,474

100.0

7.6

86.9

5.5

Male individual

22,100

100.0

9.4

85.9

4.8

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

108,671

100.0

10.1

85.6

4.2

Foreign-born citizen

9,728

100.0

6.3

88.6

5.1

Foreign-born non-citizen

9,140

100.0

9.0

84.8

6.2

124,675

100.0

9.8

85.9

4.3

2,863

100.0

8.5

82.7

8.8

Metropolitan area - principal city

36,531

100.0

10.0

84.7

5.3

Metropolitan area - balance

54,619

100.0

9.1

86.3

4.6

Not in metropolitan area

17,895

100.0

11.1

85.7

3.2

Not identified

18,494

100.0

9.7

86.7

3.5

Northeast

22,699

100.0

8.4

86.2

5.3

Midwest

27,625

100.0

10.2

85.8

4.0

South

48,382

100.0

10.7

85.2

4.1

West

28,832

100.0

8.8

86.4

4.8

Income was about the same each
month

91,549

100.0

9.2

90.4

0.4

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

20,839

100.0

13.5

85.8

0.7

Income varied a lot from month to
month

5,781

100.0

15.5

84.1

0.4

Unknown

9,370

100.0

3.7

42.1

54.2

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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C.2 Prepaid

Card Use by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

7.9

9.8

(9.4, 10.1)

1.8*

(1.4, 2.3)

Unbanked

22.3

27.1

(25.3, 28.9)

4.8*

(2.5, 7.2)

Banked: Underbanked

13.1

15.4

(14.6, 16.3)

2.3*

(1.2, 3.4)

Banked: Fully banked

5.3

6.9

(6.6, 7.2)

1.6*

(1.2, 2.0)

Banked: Underbanked status
unknown

0.7

2.2

(1.6, 3.1)

1.5*

(0.7, 2.4)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Family income
Less than $15,000

11.4

14.3

(13.4, 15.4)

3.0*

(1.7, 4.2)

$15,000 to $30,000

8.3

10.8

(10.0, 11.6)

2.5*

(1.4, 3.5)

$30,000 to $50,000

8.3

8.8

(8.2, 9.5)

0.6

(-0.3, 1.4)

$50,000 to $75,000

6.4

9.2

(8.5, 10.0)

2.8*

(1.9, 3.6)

At least $75,000

6.5

8.1

(7.6, 8.6)

1.5*

(0.8, 2.2)

No high school diploma

8.9

11.0

(10.0, 12.1)

2.1*

(0.8, 3.4)

High school diploma

8.1

10.3

(9.6, 11.0)

2.2*

(1.4, 3.1)

Some college

8.8

10.8

(10.2, 11.4)

2.0*

(1.3, 2.7)

College degree

6.7

8.0

(7.6, 8.5)

1.4*

(0.7, 2.0)

15 to 24 years

12.7

12.4

(10.8, 14.2)

-0.3

(-2.5, 1.9)

25 to 34 years

10.9

12.6

(11.8, 13.4)

1.6*

(0.6, 2.6)

35 to 44 years

10.3

11.4

(10.6, 12.3)

1.1

(0.0, 2.2)

45 to 54 years

9.1

11.0

(10.2, 11.8)

1.8*

(0.8, 2.8)

55 to 64 years

6.4

9.3

(8.7, 9.9)

2.9*

(2.1, 3.7)

65 years or more

3.0

5.5

(5.1, 6.1)

2.6*

(2.0, 3.1)

Black

11.5

13.9

(12.8, 15.1)

2.4*

(1.0, 3.8)

Hispanic

7.8

9.6

(8.7, 10.7)

1.9*

(0.6, 3.2)

Asian

4.4

5.7

(4.7, 7.0)

1.3

(-0.2, 2.8)

White

7.3

9.1

(8.7, 9.4)

1.7*

(1.3, 2.2)

Other

13.8

17.0

(14.1, 20.2)

3.2

(-1.2, 7.5)

12.4

15.2

(14.0, 16.5)

2.8*

(1.2, 4.4)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

8.7

10.4

(9.9, 10.8)

1.7*

(1.1, 2.3)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

4.7

6.8

(6.3, 7.3)

2.0*

(1.4, 2.7)

Employed

8.4

9.9

(9.5, 10.4)

1.6*

(1.0, 2.1)

Unemployed

14.8

18.4

(16.2, 20.9)

3.5*

(0.8, 6.3)

Not in labor force

6.2

8.7

(8.2, 9.2)

2.5*

(1.9, 3.1)

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status
Disabled, age 25 to 64

Employment status

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C.2 Prepaid

Card Use by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Homeowner

5.9

8.0

(7.6, 8.3)

2.1*

(1.6, 2.5)

Non-homeowner

11.6

12.9

(12.2, 13.5)

1.3*

(0.5, 2.0)

Married couple

7.1

8.9

(8.5, 9.3)

1.8*

(1.2, 2.4)

Unmarried female-headed family

13.1

15.4

(14.2, 16.5)

2.2*

(0.8, 3.7)

Unmarried male-headed family

10.2

13.0

(11.3, 14.8)

2.8*

(0.5, 5.0)

Female individual

6.3

7.6

(6.9, 8.3)

1.2*

(0.4, 2.1)

Male individual

7.2

9.4

(8.7, 10.1)

2.2*

(1.1, 3.2)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

8.3

10.1

(9.8, 10.5)

1.8*

(1.3, 2.3)

Foreign-born citizen

4.0

6.3

(5.3, 7.5)

2.2*

(1.0, 3.5)

Foreign-born non-citizen

6.8

9.0

(7.8, 10.3)

2.2*

(0.6, 3.7)

Spanish is not only language
spoken

7.9

9.8

(9.4, 10.1)

1.9*

(1.4, 2.3)

Spanish is only language spoken

6.8

8.5

(6.6, 10.9)

1.7

(-0.8, 4.3)

Metropolitan area - principal city

8.2

10.0

(9.4, 10.7)

1.8*

(0.9, 2.7)

Metropolitan area - balance

7.2

9.1

(8.7, 9.6)

1.9*

(1.3, 2.5)

Not in metropolitan area

8.8

11.1

(10.2, 12.1)

2.3*

(1.1, 3.5)

Not identified

8.2

9.7

(8.9, 10.6)

1.5*

(0.4, 2.6)

Northeast

6.6

8.4

(7.7, 9.2)

1.9*

(0.9, 2.8)

Midwest

8.9

10.2

(9.5, 10.9)

1.2*

(0.3, 2.2)

South

8.4

10.7

(10.2, 11.3)

2.3*

(1.6, 3.0)

West

7.1

8.8

(8.1, 9.4)

1.7*

(0.8, 2.6)

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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C.3 Prepaid

Card Use Among Unbanked Households by Household Characteristics, 2015
For all unbanked households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

8,969

100.0

27.1

64.3

8.6

Less than $15,000

4,624

100.0

28.5

63.6

7.9

$15,000 to $30,000

2,532

100.0

24.2

67.1

8.7

$30,000 to $50,000

1,263

100.0

26.8

65.9

7.3

$50,000 to $75,000

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

At least $75,000

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

No high school diploma

3,203

100.0

21.4

71.7

6.9

High school diploma

3,216

100.0

30.7

60.1

9.2

Some college

2,056

100.0

30.8

60.8

8.4

494

100.0

25.4

57.4

17.2

15 to 24 years

868

100.0

35.7

57.1

7.2

25 to 34 years

2,234

100.0

33.0

59.0

8.1

35 to 44 years

1,935

100.0

27.3

65.9

6.8

45 to 54 years

1,587

100.0

25.9

66.6

7.5

55 to 64 years

1,398

100.0

22.7

67.9

9.4

947

100.0

13.4

70.8

15.8

Black

3,262

100.0

30.9

59.6

9.5

Hispanic

2,614

100.0

16.3

75.9

7.8

Asian

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

White

2,645

100.0

32.7

58.9

8.4

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Disabled, age 25 to 64

2,023

100.0

30.4

62.0

7.6

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

5,132

100.0

26.9

65.2

8.0

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

1,814

100.0

24.0

64.3

11.7

3,878

100.0

29.0

63.1

7.9

889

100.0

35.5

58.1

6.4

4,202

100.0

23.6

66.6

9.8

Homeowner

1,860

100.0

21.2

67.5

11.4

Non-homeowner

7,109

100.0

28.6

63.4

7.9

Characteristics
All
Family income

Education

College degree
Age group

65 years or more
Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status
Employed
Unemployed
Not in labor force
Homeownership

72 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

C.3 Prepaid

Card Use Among Unbanked Households by Household Characteristics, 2015
For all unbanked households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Married couple

1,964

100.0

25.7

68.7

5.6

Unmarried female-headed family

2,586

100.0

33.3

59.5

7.2

605

100.0

28.7

65.6

5.7

Female individual

1,603

100.0

22.5

63.8

13.7

Male individual

2,173

100.0

23.8

66.0

10.3

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

6,668

100.0

31.7

59.9

8.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1,851

100.0

14.2

75.7

10.1

8,082

100.0

29.0

62.6

8.4

887

100.0

9.8

79.5

10.7

Metropolitan area - principal city

3,755

100.0

26.0

64.6

9.3

Metropolitan area - balance

2,855

100.0

26.2

65.1

8.8

Not in metropolitan area

1,364

100.0

29.5

62.8

7.7

995

100.0

30.4

62.7

6.9

Northeast

1,438

100.0

25.6

65.8

8.6

Midwest

1,583

100.0

32.5

56.5

11.0

South

4,233

100.0

28.4

64.7

6.9

West

1,715

100.0

20.0

69.2

10.8

Income was about the same each
month

5,217

100.0

30.0

69.5

0.5

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

1,814

100.0

31.1

67.9

1.0

744

100.0

31.7

68.3

-

1,194

100.0

5.2

33.6

61.2

Characteristics
Household type

Unmarried male-headed family

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born
Foreign-born citizen
Foreign-born non-citizen
Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Not identified
Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

Income varied a lot from month to
month
Unknown

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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C.4 Prepaid Card Use Among Unbanked Households by Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all unbanked households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

22.3

27.1

(25.3, 28.9)

4.8*

(2.5, 7.2)

Less than $15,000

20.9

28.5

(26.0, 31.1)

7.6*

(4.3, 10.8)

$15,000 to $30,000

23.3

24.2

(21.3, 27.4)

0.9

(-3.3, 5.1)

$30,000 to $50,000

28.3

26.8

(22.6, 31.5)

-1.5

(-7.8, 4.8)

$50,000 to $75,000

19.8

NA

NA

NA

NA

At least $75,000

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

No high school diploma

18.4

21.4

(18.9, 24.1)

3.0

(-0.3, 6.2)

High school diploma

22.4

30.7

(27.7, 33.8)

8.3*

(4.5, 12.1)

Some college

30.0

30.8

(27.1, 34.7)

0.8

(-4.5, 6.1)

College degree

17.3

25.4

(18.4, 33.9)

8.1

(-1.0, 17.2)

15 to 24 years

21.1

35.7

(29.4, 42.5)

14.6*

(6.6, 22.6)

25 to 34 years

25.7

33.0

(29.2, 37.0)

7.3*

(2.8, 11.9)

35 to 44 years

24.9

27.3

(23.5, 31.5)

2.4

(-2.9, 7.7)

45 to 54 years

25.0

25.9

(22.4, 29.7)

0.8

(-4.1, 5.8)

55 to 64 years

18.7

22.7

(18.8, 27.0)

4.0

(-1.4, 9.3)

65 years or more

8.9

13.4

(10.1, 17.4)

4.5

(-0.2, 9.1)

Black

25.1

30.9

(27.6, 34.3)

5.8*

(1.4, 10.2)

Hispanic

12.2

16.3

(13.0, 20.1)

4.0*

(0.2, 7.9)

Asian

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

White

28.2

32.7

(30.1, 35.5)

4.5*

(0.3, 8.7)

Other

28.8

NA

NA

NA

NA

Disabled, age 25 to 64

27.9

30.4

(26.5, 34.6)

2.5

(-2.8, 7.8)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

22.8

26.9

(24.4, 29.4)

4.0*

(1.1, 7.0)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

15.0

24.0

(20.4, 28.0)

9.1*

(4.4, 13.7)

Employed

23.2

29.0

(26.4, 31.7)

5.7*

(2.5, 9.0)

Unemployed

27.5

35.5

(29.6, 41.9)

8.1*

(0.6, 15.5)

Not in labor force

19.8

23.6

(21.1, 26.3)

3.8*

(0.2, 7.3)

Homeowner

16.1

21.2

(18.1, 24.6)

5.1*

(0.5, 9.7)

Non-homeowner

24.0

28.6

(26.7, 30.7)

4.7*

(2.2, 7.2)

Characteristics
All
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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C.4 Prepaid Card Use Among Unbanked Households by Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all unbanked households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

20.6

25.7

(22.2, 29.5)

5.1*

(0.7, 9.6)

Unmarried female-headed family

28.4

33.3

(30.0, 36.6)

4.9*

(0.6, 9.1)

Unmarried male-headed family

18.7

28.7

(22.4, 35.9)

10.0*

(2.3, 17.8)

Female individual

20.2

22.5

(18.3, 27.2)

2.3

(-3.0, 7.6)

Male individual

18.7

23.8

(20.5, 27.3)

5.0*

(0.6, 9.4)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

26.6

31.7

(29.5, 33.9)

5.1*

(2.1, 8.1)

Foreign-born citizen

6.0

NA

NA

NA

NA

Foreign-born non-citizen

9.1

14.2

(11.2, 17.9)

5.1*

(1.1, 9.2)

Spanish is not only language
spoken

23.8

29.0

(27.1, 31.0)

5.2*

(2.7, 7.7)

Spanish is only language spoken

8.0

9.8

(6.4, 14.7)

1.8

(-3.4, 7.1)

Metropolitan area - principal city

21.3

26.0

(23.0, 29.3)

4.8*

(1.2, 8.3)

Metropolitan area - balance

22.5

26.2

(23.1, 29.5)

3.7

(-0.4, 7.8)

Not in metropolitan area

22.3

29.5

(25.2, 34.3)

7.2*

(1.4, 13.0)

Not identified

25.0

30.4

(25.0, 36.4)

5.4

(-1.3, 12.0)

Northeast

19.3

25.6

(21.0, 30.9)

6.3*

(0.4, 12.2)

Midwest

26.7

32.5

(27.8, 37.6)

5.8

(-0.2, 11.9)

South

23.6

28.4

(25.8, 31.2)

4.9*

(1.3, 8.5)

West

17.9

20.0

(16.4, 24.0)

2.0

(-2.5, 6.6)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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C.5 Prepaid

Card Use by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

7.9

9.8

(9.4, 10.1)

1.8*

(1.4, 2.3)

AL

6.8

11.9

(10.3, 13.7)

5.1*

(2.0, 8.2)

AK

7.8

7.8

(5.5, 10.9)

0.0

(-3.0, 2.9)

AZ

6.4

7.3

(5.5, 9.6)

0.9

(-1.7, 3.5)

AR

10.2

17.7

(14.8, 20.9)

7.4*

(3.3, 11.6)

CA

7.0

8.9

(7.9, 10.1)

1.9*

(0.5, 3.4)

CO

9.4

9.2

(7.2, 11.8)

-0.1

(-3.4, 3.1)

CT

6.5

7.1

(5.1, 9.9)

0.7

(-2.1, 3.5)

DE

5.8

7.8

(5.8, 10.3)

1.9

(-1.0, 4.8)

DC

9.0

10.2

(8.3, 12.3)

1.1

(-1.5, 3.8)

FL

7.6

9.5

(8.2, 11.0)

1.9*

(0.1, 3.7)

GA

9.1

11.3

(9.4, 13.6)

2.2

(-0.4, 4.9)

HI

3.5

6.2

(4.4, 8.6)

2.8*

(0.2, 5.3)

ID

5.9

9.3

(7.4, 11.7)

3.4*

(0.5, 6.3)

IL

8.0

7.3

(6.1, 8.9)

-0.6

(-2.5, 1.2)

IN

9.0

8.1

(6.5, 10.1)

-0.9

(-3.6, 1.8)

IA

10.1

9.9

(7.5, 13.1)

-0.2

(-3.9, 3.5)

KS

9.8

11.8

(9.2, 14.9)

2.0

(-1.6, 5.6)

KY

10.2

12.3

(9.7, 15.5)

2.1

(-1.5, 5.8)

LA

8.2

11.4

(9.2, 14.0)

3.2*

(0.4, 5.9)

ME

8.7

10.3

(7.8, 13.5)

1.6

(-1.6, 4.8)

MD

6.7

11.0

(8.8, 13.5)

4.2*

(1.7, 6.8)

MA

5.1

8.4

(6.7, 10.4)

3.3*

(0.9, 5.8)

MI

8.2

11.9

(9.7, 14.7)

3.7*

(0.8, 6.7)

MN

8.2

12.7

(9.9, 16.1)

4.5*

(1.1, 7.9)

MS

14.9

11.4

(9.3, 13.9)

-3.5

(-7.8, 0.9)

MO

9.6

12.7

(10.1, 15.8)

3.1

(-0.3, 6.4)

MT

5.2

8.0

(6.6, 9.8)

2.9

(0.0, 5.8)

NE

8.1

13.9

(11.1, 17.2)

5.8*

(2.3, 9.3)

NV

7.1

11.1

(8.9, 13.6)

4.0*

(0.4, 7.5)

NH

9.4

7.8

(6.1, 9.9)

-1.6

(-4.3, 1.0)

NJ

7.0

8.1

(6.5, 10.0)

1.1

(-1.3, 3.4)

NM

9.6

8.4

(6.8, 10.4)

-1.2

(-4.7, 2.3)

NY

6.8

7.9

(6.7, 9.3)

1.1

(-0.7, 2.9)

NC

6.6

10.0

(8.3, 12.0)

3.5*

(1.0, 6.0)

ND

9.5

11.0

(9.2, 13.0)

1.5

(-1.3, 4.3)

OH

9.4

9.9

(8.5, 11.4)

0.5

(-1.6, 2.5)

OK

12.9

13.4

(10.4, 17.2)

0.6

(-3.7, 4.8)

Geography
All
State

76 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

C.5 Prepaid

Card Use by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

OR

7.6

10.1

(8.2, 12.4)

2.5

(-0.6, 5.6)

PA

6.1

9.8

(7.8, 12.1)

3.7*

(1.4, 6.0)

RI

9.6

10.2

(7.9, 13.1)

0.6

(-2.2, 3.4)

SC

8.1

9.2

(7.1, 12.0)

1.2

(-2.4, 4.8)

SD

8.5

10.7

(7.7, 14.7)

2.2

(-1.5, 5.8)

TN

8.5

12.5

(10.0, 15.6)

4.0*

(0.5, 7.5)

TX

9.3

10.2

(9.0, 11.5)

0.9

(-1.0, 2.7)

UT

7.6

10.6

(8.0, 13.8)

2.9

(-1.5, 7.3)

VT

6.8

7.7

(6.1, 9.7)

0.9

(-1.5, 3.4)

VA

6.3

9.3

(7.3, 11.7)

2.9*

(0.2, 5.6)

WA

6.2

7.2

(5.7, 9.0)

0.9

(-1.4, 3.3)

WV

6.3

10.2

(6.3, 16.3)

4.0

(-1.4, 9.4)

WI

10.4

9.2

(7.5, 11.3)

-1.2

(-3.8, 1.4)

WY

7.1

9.9

(7.8, 12.6)

2.8

(-0.2, 5.8)

Geography

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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C.6 Prepaid

Card Use by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

7.9

9.8

(9.4, 10.1)

1.8*

(1.4, 2.3)

Albuquerque, NM

8.6

7.8

(5.6, 10.8)

-0.7

(-4.9, 3.5)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell,
GA~

8.6

8.6

(6.4, 11.6)

0.0

(-3.5, 3.5)

Austin-Round Rock, TX

5.5

10.1

(6.2, 15.9)

4.6

(-1.2, 10.3)

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

8.2

10.2

(7.0, 14.6)

2.0

(-2.5, 6.4)

Baton Rouge, LA

NA

8.2

(4.9, 13.4)

NA

NA

Geography
All
MSA

Billings, MT~

NA

9.7

(4.9, 18.1)

NA

NA

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

5.4

8.8

(5.8, 13.1)

3.4

(-1.4, 8.3)

Boise City, ID

4.4

6.2

(3.9, 9.8)

1.9

(-1.8, 5.5)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MANH~

6.5

9.2

(7.2, 11.8)

2.8

(-0.2, 5.8)

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

5.1

8.2

(4.5, 14.2)

3.1

(-2.5, 8.6)

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

5.5

9.2

(6.5, 12.9)

3.7

(-1.1, 8.5)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NCSC~

6.2

8.5

(5.8, 12.4)

2.3

(-2.1, 6.7)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

6.5

7.2

(5.7, 9.1)

0.7

(-1.3, 2.8)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

6.3

8.7

(5.8, 13.0)

2.5

(-2.0, 7.0)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

7.4

13.1

(9.7, 17.5)

5.7*

(1.0, 10.4)

Columbia, SC

1.8

7.4

(4.1, 13.1)

5.6*

(0.8, 10.4)

Columbus, OH~

12.3

11.7

(8.5, 15.8)

-0.7

(-5.9, 4.6)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

7.7

12.3

(9.9, 15.1)

4.6*

(1.4, 7.8)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

8.6

9.2

(6.4, 13.0)

0.6

(-3.5, 4.6)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

7.5

9.3

(6.8, 12.6)

1.8

(-2.0, 5.8)

Fargo, ND-MN

11.0

17.2

(12.8, 22.8)

6.2

(-0.9, 13.3)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI~

9.2

19.9

(13.5, 28.4)

10.8*

(2.4, 19.1)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

NA

3.5

(1.5, 8.2)

NA

NA

Hartford-West Hartford-East
Hartford, CT~

8.2

11.7

(7.6, 17.5)

3.4

(-2.4, 9.3)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar
Land, TX~

10.2

8.8

(6.6, 11.7)

-1.4

(-4.9, 2.2)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

11.2

9.7

(6.4, 14.6)

-1.5

(-7.1, 4.1)

Jackson, MS~

NA

13.4

(8.9, 19.5)

NA

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS~

11.4

13.5

(10.3, 17.6)

2.1

(-3.0, 7.3)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

7.5

12.1

(9.5, 15.2)

4.6*

(0.6, 8.5)

Little Rock-North Little RockConway, AR

11.8

21.7

(16.5, 28.0)

9.9*

(1.6, 18.2)

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim,
CA

5.5

7.3

(5.9, 9.1)

1.9

(-0.2, 3.9)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN~

10.8

8.9

(5.6, 13.9)

-1.9

(-8.2, 4.4)

Manchester-Nashua, NH~

NA

7.4

(4.8, 11.2)

NA

NA

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

12.4

14.7

(9.5, 21.8)

2.2

(-5.8, 10.2)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm
Beach, FL

6.2

10.1

(7.5, 13.5)

3.9*

(0.2, 7.6)

78 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

C.6 Prepaid

Card Use by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
Geography

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

12.5

12.2

(8.5, 17.2)

-0.3

(-6.4, 5.7)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington,
MN-WI~

8.8

12.2

(9.4, 15.7)

3.4

(0.0, 6.9)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN~

6.0

13.9

(8.4, 22.0)

7.9

(-0.5, 16.2)

New Haven-Milford, CT~

5.7

-

New Orleans-Metairie, LA~

8.1

9.9

(7.0, 13.8)

1.8

(-3.5, 7.1)

New York-Newark-Jersey City,
NY-NJ-PA~

5.6

7.4

(6.3, 8.7)

1.8*

(0.3, 3.3)

Oklahoma City, OK

11.9

17.4

(12.5, 23.9)

5.6

(-1.6, 12.8)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

10.3

18.1

(13.5, 23.9)

7.8*

(1.4, 14.2)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

6.1

7.8

(4.9, 12.2)

1.7

(-2.8, 6.1)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

4.8

6.6

(4.6, 9.2)

1.8

(-1.0, 4.6)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

6.7

6.4

(4.5, 9.0)

-0.3

(-3.2, 2.6)

Pittsburgh, PA

9.8

18.1

(12.5, 25.5)

8.3*

(1.9, 14.7)

Portland-South Portland, ME~

5.2

6.8

(3.6, 12.5)

1.6

(-3.4, 6.5)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro,
OR-WA

6.5

11.1

(8.1, 15.2)

4.7*

(0.5, 8.8)

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA~

9.8

11.7

(9.0, 15.2)

2.0

(-2.8, 6.7)

Richmond, VA~

4.1

9.0

(4.7, 16.8)

4.9

(-1.8, 11.6)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario,
CA

5.3

11.3

(7.7, 16.1)

5.9*

(1.4, 10.4)

Sacramento--Roseville--ArdenArcade, CA

8.4

10.2

(6.8, 15.1)

1.8

(-3.3, 6.9)

St. Louis, MO-IL~

10.8

10.3

(7.4, 14.3)

-0.5

(-5.1, 4.1)

Salisbury, MD-DE~

NA

3.2

(1.5, 7.0)

NA

NA

Salt Lake City, UT~

9.9

8.9

(6.0, 13.1)

-1.0

(-5.9, 3.9)

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

10.1

14.9

(10.8, 20.1)

4.7

(-0.9, 10.4)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

8.5

7.5

(5.3, 10.5)

-1.0

(-5.0, 2.9)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward,
CA

7.8

7.5

(5.5, 10.4)

-0.2

(-3.4, 3.0)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

5.9

6.6

(4.7, 9.3)

0.7

(-2.4, 3.9)

Sioux Falls, SD

10.3

8.2

(4.0, 16.0)

-2.1

(-7.9, 3.6)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater,
FL

7.7

8.3

(5.7, 11.8)

0.5

(-3.4, 4.5)

Tucson, AZ

NA

7.4

(3.9, 13.5)

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

14.9

11.9

(7.9, 17.6)

-3.0

(-9.3, 3.4)

Urban Honolulu, HI

4.5

6.9

(4.8, 9.9)

2.4

(-0.8, 5.6)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport
News, VA-NC~

7.0

9.7

(5.9, 15.7)

2.7

(-3.2, 8.6)

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV~

6.5

9.1

(7.3, 11.4)

2.6*

(0.2, 5.0)

Wichita, KS~

14.0

17.0

(11.4, 24.5)

3.0

(-5.2, 11.2)

~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015 surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. * indicates
differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate
of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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C.7 S
 ources of Prepaid Cards by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households that used prepaid cards in the past 12 months, row percent

Characteristics

All

Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank
location
or bank
website
(Percent)

Store or
website
that is not
a bank
(Percent)

Government
agency
(Percent)

Employer
payroll
card
(Percent)

Family or
friends
(Percent)

Other
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

12,450

100.0

17.3

42.6

14.8

9.2

14.2

6.8

1.3

Unbanked and
underbanked
Unbanked

2,430

100.0

9.3

46.5

24.8

13.8

4.4

5.2

1.0

Banked:
Underbanked

3,926

100.0

18.4

47.1

13.1

9.9

13.2

4.8

1.0

Banked: Fully
banked

5,953

100.0

19.8

38.2

12.1

7.0

19.1

8.9

0.9

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Less than $15,000

2,587

100.0

12.1

42.3

29.1

8.8

7.6

4.4

1.1

$15,000 to $30,000

2,301

100.0

16.6

42.0

20.5

10.8

10.0

6.1

1.6

$30,000 to $50,000

2,241

100.0

21.5

42.9

7.9

9.1

16.7

6.2

1.1

$50,000 to $75,000

2,119

100.0

17.7

41.5

10.2

9.3

18.2

7.2

2.0

At least $75,000

3,202

100.0

18.8

43.6

7.2

8.3

18.3

9.6

1.0

No high school
diploma

1,516

100.0

16.7

41.0

29.6

6.4

6.2

4.1

1.6

High school diploma

3,427

100.0

15.5

43.6

17.4

11.8

11.3

5.3

1.1

Some college

4,053

100.0

16.7

43.2

12.8

10.5

14.8

6.4

1.6

College degree

3,454

100.0

20.1

41.4

8.3

6.3

19.9

10.1

1.1

15 to 24 years

825

100.0

11.4

37.3

14.0

19.4

18.3

5.1

1.4

25 to 34 years

2,639

100.0

14.3

41.4

12.9

13.5

15.5

7.2

1.2

35 to 44 years

2,467

100.0

16.5

46.6

14.1

8.5

14.9

5.8

1.5

45 to 54 years

2,603

100.0

19.5

44.1

15.4

7.6

11.7

6.7

1.2

55 to 64 years

2,224

100.0

16.6

39.4

18.5

7.9

13.2

8.4

1.1

65 years or more

1,692

100.0

23.6

42.7

13.7

2.6

14.6

6.8

1.6

Black

2,492

100.0

16.7

46.3

17.6

13.0

6.1

5.6

1.6

Hispanic

1,553

100.0

24.8

39.8

19.4

7.1

11.5

2.6

0.9

Asian

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

White

7,746

100.0

15.5

41.8

12.9

8.6

17.7

8.3

1.4

Other

300

100.0

19.1

53.3

13.8

6.1

8.0

2.6

2.2

Disabled, age 25
to 64

1,747

100.0

13.4

38.7

33.3

5.9

5.5

5.9

1.8

Not disabled, age 25
to 64

8,186

100.0

17.4

43.9

11.2

10.2

15.6

7.2

1.2

Not applicable (not
age 25 to 64)

2,517

100.0

19.6

41.0

13.8

8.1

15.8

6.2

1.5

Banked:
Underbanked status
unknown
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

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C.7 S
 ources of Prepaid Cards by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households that used prepaid cards in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank
location
or bank
website
(Percent)

Store or
website
that is not
a bank
(Percent)

Government
agency
(Percent)

Employer
payroll
card
(Percent)

Family or
friends
(Percent)

Other
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

7,772

100.0

17.4

43.4

9.6

11.7

15.9

7.0

1.4

712

100.0

10.0

42.8

27.8

10.4

5.8

7.0

0.1

3,966

100.0

18.4

41.0

22.8

3.9

12.4

6.4

1.3

Homeowner

6,423

100.0

18.3

43.9

10.2

6.5

17.4

7.7

1.4

Non-homeowner

6,027

100.0

16.2

41.1

19.8

12.0

10.8

5.9

1.2

Married couple

5,295

100.0

17.9

42.3

11.5

8.9

15.8

7.9

0.6

Unmarried femaleheaded family

2,458

100.0

13.7

47.4

20.2

8.9

10.0

5.7

2.1

Unmarried maleheaded family

797

100.0

17.3

40.9

16.7

16.0

8.5

7.6

2.2

Female individual

1,784

100.0

19.7

40.0

17.8

7.4

17.1

4.8

1.4

Male individual

2,070

100.0

17.8

40.5

13.8

8.8

14.9

7.1

1.9

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

11,020

100.0

15.8

43.2

14.7

9.5

14.8

7.2

1.4

Foreign-born citizen

611

100.0

31.4

34.6

19.4

6.4

10.1

1.9

1.4

Foreign-born noncitizen

819

100.0

26.7

40.1

13.3

7.5

9.9

5.9

0.5

12,206

100.0

17.1

42.6

14.8

9.3

14.3

7.0

1.3

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Metropolitan area principal city

3,664

100.0

19.4

39.3

17.5

12.6

10.3

6.2

1.6

Metropolitan area balance

4,997

100.0

18.3

41.7

12.1

7.7

16.8

7.3

1.6

Not in metropolitan
area

1,989

100.0

11.8

53.1

15.7

7.4

13.3

4.9

1.2

Not identified

1,799

100.0

16.4

40.1

16.2

8.2

16.0

9.1

0.3

Northeast

1,918

100.0

18.6

37.4

17.2

10.5

17.1

7.0

1.2

Midwest

2,814

100.0

16.6

42.3

13.0

11.2

15.4

6.5

1.9

Characteristics

Employment
status
Employed
Unemployed
Not in labor force
Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only
language spoken
Spanish is not only
language spoken
Spanish is only
language spoken
Metropolitan
status

Geographic region

South

5,188

100.0

16.1

46.2

13.4

8.8

12.8

6.9

0.9

West

2,530

100.0

19.5

39.3

17.9

6.8

13.6

7.1

1.6

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C.7 S
 ources of Prepaid Cards by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households that used prepaid cards in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank
location
or bank
website
(Percent)

Store or
website
that is not
a bank
(Percent)

Government
agency
(Percent)

Employer
payroll
card
(Percent)

Family or
friends
(Percent)

Other
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Income was about
the same each
month

8,396

100.0

18.9

40.1

16.5

8.5

14.3

6.9

0.7

Income varied
somewhat from
month to month

2,817

100.0

13.6

50.3

9.4

12.4

14.8

6.2

1.3

Income varied a lot
from month to month

895

100.0

13.7

42.8

19.8

7.2

11.4

8.4

1.1

Unknown

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Characteristics

Monthly income
volatility

Row percents may not sum to 100 because households were asked to select all sources of prepaid cards. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a
precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of
rounding.

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D.1 A
 FS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

24.0

70.3

5.8

8,969

100.0

57.3

31.9

10.8

118,569

100.0

21.4

73.2

5.4

Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

38.6

53.9

7.5

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

31.0

62.6

6.4

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

26.6

67.8

5.5

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

21.0

73.5

5.5

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

13.5

81.4

5.0

No high school diploma

13,802

100.0

39.0

54.3

6.6

High school diploma

33,239

100.0

27.8

65.9

6.3

Some college

37,512

100.0

25.3

69.3

5.4

College degree

42,985

100.0

15.0

79.6

5.4

15 to 24 years

6,648

100.0

37.8

55.4

6.8

25 to 34 years

21,005

100.0

31.1

63.8

5.1

35 to 44 years

21,640

100.0

28.1

65.8

6.1

45 to 54 years

23,773

100.0

24.8

69.7

5.5

55 to 64 years

23,981

100.0

21.8

72.9

5.4

65 years or more

30,491

100.0

14.1

79.5

6.3

Black

17,961

100.0

42.2

50.5

7.3

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

38.5

54.3

7.2

Asian

6,275

100.0

22.3

69.2

8.5

White

85,428

100.0

17.3

77.7

5.0

Other

1,768

100.0

34.1

60.3

5.5

Disabled, age 25 to 64

11,497

100.0

38.0

56.0

6.0

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

78,902

100.0

24.5

70.0

5.5

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

37,139

100.0

18.4

75.2

6.4

Employed

78,152

100.0

24.5

70.0

5.5

Unemployed

3,869

100.0

39.0

55.5

5.5

Not in labor force

45,517

100.0

21.7

71.9

6.3

Homeowner

80,685

100.0

16.5

78.3

5.2

Non-homeowner

46,853

100.0

36.7

56.4

6.8

Characteristics
All
Unbanked
Unbanked
Has bank account
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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D.1 A
 FS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Married couple

59,549

100.0

19.5

75.6

4.9

Unmarried female-headed family

15,998

100.0

39.3

54.1

6.6

Unmarried male-headed family

6,143

100.0

33.4

60.0

6.6

Female individual

23,474

100.0

21.2

72.2

6.6

Male individual

22,100

100.0

25.1

68.5

6.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

108,671

100.0

21.9

72.7

5.4

Foreign-born citizen

9,728

100.0

27.7

65.1

7.1

Foreign-born non-citizen

9,140

100.0

44.2

47.1

8.7

124,675

100.0

23.5

70.9

5.7

2,863

100.0

45.7

43.6

10.7

Metropolitan area - principal city

36,531

100.0

29.2

63.9

6.9

Metropolitan area - balance

54,619

100.0

20.5

73.7

5.9

Not in metropolitan area

17,895

100.0

25.5

70.2

4.4

Not identified

18,494

100.0

22.5

72.8

4.7

Northeast

22,699

100.0

22.8

69.9

7.3

Midwest

27,625

100.0

20.8

74.1

5.1

South

48,382

100.0

26.7

67.9

5.4

West

28,832

100.0

23.2

70.8

6.0

Income was about the same each
month

91,549

100.0

22.6

76.6

0.8

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

20,839

100.0

32.6

66.6

0.8

Income varied a lot from month to
month

5,781

100.0

40.3

58.6

1.1

Unknown

9,370

100.0

8.1

23.8

68.1

Characteristics
Household type

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

84 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

D.2 AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

24.9

24.0

(23.5, 24.4)

-0.9*

(-1.5, -0.3)

Unbanked

63.2

57.3

(55.3, 59.3)

-5.9*

(-8.6, -3.1)

Has bank account

21.7

21.4

(21.0, 21.9)

-0.2

(-0.9, 0.4)

Less than $15,000

39.1

38.6

(37.3, 39.9)

-0.5

(-2.3, 1.3)

$15,000 to $30,000

33.1

31.0

(29.9, 32.1)

-2.1*

(-3.6, -0.6)

$30,000 to $50,000

26.5

26.6

(25.7, 27.6)

0.1

(-1.3, 1.6)

$50,000 to $75,000

20.9

21.0

(20.0, 22.0)

0.1

(-1.2, 1.3)

At least $75,000

13.8

13.5

(12.9, 14.2)

-0.3

(-1.1, 0.6)

No high school diploma

39.5

39.0

(37.6, 40.5)

-0.4

(-2.4, 1.5)

High school diploma

28.7

27.8

(26.9, 28.7)

-1.0

(-2.3, 0.4)

Some college

26.9

25.3

(24.5, 26.2)

-1.6*

(-2.7, -0.4)

College degree

14.9

15.0

(14.4, 15.6)

0.1

(-0.7, 1.0)

15 to 24 years

41.5

37.8

(35.4, 40.4)

-3.7*

(-7.0, -0.3)

25 to 34 years

33.6

31.1

(29.9, 32.3)

-2.5*

(-4.3, -0.7)

35 to 44 years

29.6

28.1

(27.1, 29.1)

-1.5*

(-2.9, 0.0)

45 to 54 years

26.7

24.8

(23.8, 25.9)

-1.9*

(-3.2, -0.5)

55 to 64 years

20.9

21.8

(20.8, 22.7)

0.8

(-0.5, 2.2)

65 years or more

13.1

14.1

(13.5, 14.8)

1.1*

(0.2, 2.0)

Black

46.1

42.2

(40.6, 43.8)

-3.9*

(-6.0, -1.8)

Hispanic

40.3

38.5

(36.9, 40.1)

-1.9

(-4.2, 0.4)

Asian

18.6

22.3

(20.2, 24.6)

3.8*

(0.8, 6.8)

White

18.1

17.3

(16.8, 17.8)

-0.8*

(-1.5, -0.1)

Other

36.5

34.1

(30.8, 37.6)

-2.3

(-7.3, 2.7)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

38.7

38.0

(36.5, 39.5)

-0.7

(-2.7, 1.3)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

26.0

24.5

(23.9, 25.2)

-1.4*

(-2.2, -0.6)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

18.2

18.4

(17.7, 19.1)

0.2

(-0.8, 1.2)

Employed

25.6

24.5

(23.9, 25.1)

-1.1*

(-1.9, -0.3)

Unemployed

41.0

39.0

(36.3, 41.8)

-2.0

(-5.5, 1.5)

Not in labor force

21.6

21.7

(21.1, 22.4)

0.1

(-0.8, 1.1)

Homeowner

17.0

16.5

(16.0, 17.1)

-0.5

(-1.1, 0.2)

Non-homeowner

39.4

36.7

(35.9, 37.6)

-2.7*

(-3.9, -1.5)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

85 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

D.2 AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

20.1

19.5

(18.9, 20.1)

-0.6

(-1.4, 0.2)

Unmarried female-headed family

41.3

39.3

(37.8, 40.8)

-2.0

(-4.1, 0.2)

Unmarried male-headed family

37.5

33.4

(31.3, 35.6)

-4.1*

(-7.4, -0.7)

Female individual

21.2

21.2

(20.3, 22.2)

0.1

(-1.3, 1.5)

Male individual

26.2

25.1

(24.0, 26.1)

-1.2

(-2.8, 0.5)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

23.4

21.9

(21.4, 22.4)

-1.4*

(-2.1, -0.8)

Foreign-born citizen

26.9

27.7

(25.9, 29.6)

0.8

(-1.8, 3.4)

Foreign-born non-citizen

42.8

44.2

(42.2, 46.1)

1.4

(-1.2, 4.0)

Spanish is not only language
spoken

24.4

23.5

(23.0, 23.9)

-1.0*

(-1.6, -0.4)

Spanish is only language spoken

46.3

45.7

(42.3, 49.2)

-0.6

(-5.6, 4.4)

Metropolitan area - principal city

29.6

29.2

(28.3, 30.1)

-0.4

(-1.6, 0.9)

Metropolitan area - balance

21.2

20.5

(19.8, 21.1)

-0.8

(-1.7, 0.1)

Not in metropolitan area

26.3

25.5

(23.9, 27.1)

-0.8

(-2.7, 1.1)

Not identified

24.8

22.5

(21.3, 23.8)

-2.3*

(-4.0, -0.6)

Northeast

23.6

22.8

(21.7, 23.9)

-0.8

(-2.2, 0.6)

Midwest

21.0

20.8

(19.8, 21.9)

-0.2

(-1.5, 1.2)

South

29.3

26.7

(26.0, 27.5)

-2.6*

(-3.6, -1.5)

West

22.3

23.2

(22.3, 24.2)

0.9

(-0.5, 2.3)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.3 Transaction AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

20.2

74.2

5.6

8,969

100.0

54.1

35.3

10.7

118,569

100.0

17.6

77.2

5.2

Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

33.7

59.0

7.3

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

26.8

66.9

6.2

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

21.7

73.0

5.3

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

17.3

77.4

5.4

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

11.1

84.0

4.9

No high school diploma

13,802

100.0

34.3

59.3

6.4

High school diploma

33,239

100.0

23.5

70.3

6.2

Some college

37,512

100.0

21.0

73.9

5.2

College degree

42,985

100.0

12.3

82.3

5.3

15 to 24 years

6,648

100.0

33.0

60.6

6.3

25 to 34 years

21,005

100.0

26.6

68.4

4.9

35 to 44 years

21,640

100.0

23.4

70.5

6.1

45 to 54 years

23,773

100.0

20.5

74.1

5.4

55 to 64 years

23,981

100.0

18.3

76.5

5.1

65 years or more

30,491

100.0

11.8

82.1

6.2

Black

17,961

100.0

37.7

55.2

7.1

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

34.7

58.3

7.0

Asian

6,275

100.0

19.5

72.2

8.3

White

85,428

100.0

13.6

81.5

4.9

Other

1,768

100.0

28.5

66.3

5.2

Disabled, age 25 to 64

11,497

100.0

31.4

62.8

5.8

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

78,902

100.0

20.7

74.0

5.3

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

37,139

100.0

15.6

78.2

6.2

Employed

78,152

100.0

20.7

73.9

5.3

Unemployed

3,869

100.0

33.5

61.3

5.2

Not in labor force

45,517

100.0

18.1

75.8

6.2

Homeowner

80,685

100.0

13.5

81.5

5.0

Non-homeowner

46,853

100.0

31.7

61.7

6.7

Characteristics
All
Unbanked
Unbanked
Has bank account
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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D.3 Transaction AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Married couple

59,549

100.0

16.2

79.0

4.8

Unmarried female-headed family

15,998

100.0

33.9

59.9

6.1

Unmarried male-headed family

6,143

100.0

28.7

65.2

6.1

Female individual

23,474

100.0

17.7

75.9

6.5

Male individual

22,100

100.0

21.2

72.4

6.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

108,671

100.0

17.9

76.8

5.2

Foreign-born citizen

9,728

100.0

25.3

67.7

7.0

Foreign-born non-citizen

9,140

100.0

41.4

50.0

8.6

124,675

100.0

19.6

74.9

5.5

2,863

100.0

43.1

46.2

10.7

Metropolitan area - principal city

36,531

100.0

25.7

67.6

6.7

Metropolitan area - balance

54,619

100.0

17.3

76.9

5.8

Not in metropolitan area

17,895

100.0

20.3

75.6

4.1

Not identified

18,494

100.0

17.6

77.8

4.5

Northeast

22,699

100.0

19.6

73.0

7.3

Midwest

27,625

100.0

17.1

78.0

4.9

South

48,382

100.0

22.7

72.1

5.2

West

28,832

100.0

19.2

75.1

5.7

Income was about the same each
month

91,549

100.0

18.9

80.4

0.7

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

20,839

100.0

27.7

71.6

0.7

Income varied a lot from month to
month

5,781

100.0

34.3

64.7

1.0

Unknown

9,370

100.0

6.9

25.5

67.7

Characteristics
Household type

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.4 T
 ransaction AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

23.3

21.9

20.2

(19.8, 20.6)

-1.7*

(-2.3, -1.2)

Unbanked

62.1

60.5

54.1

(52.1, 56.1)

-6.5*

(-9.1, -3.8)

Has bank account

19.8

18.6

17.6

(17.2, 18.0)

-1.0*

(-1.6, -0.5)

Less than $15,000

36.2

35.4

33.7

(32.5, 35.0)

-1.6

(-3.4, 0.1)

$15,000 to $30,000

30.3

29.1

26.8

(25.8, 27.9)

-2.2*

(-3.8, -0.7)

$30,000 to $50,000

24.1

22.6

21.7

(20.8, 22.7)

-0.8

(-2.1, 0.5)

$50,000 to $75,000

18.5

17.9

17.3

(16.4, 18.2)

-0.6

(-1.7, 0.6)

At least $75,000

13.2

12.5

11.1

(10.5, 11.7)

-1.4*

(-2.1, -0.6)

No high school diploma

37.6

36.0

34.3

(32.9, 35.7)

-1.7

(-3.5, 0.2)

High school diploma

26.8

25.0

23.5

(22.7, 24.3)

-1.4*

(-2.6, -0.3)

Some college

23.9

23.1

21.0

(20.2, 21.8)

-2.1*

(-3.2, -1.1)

College degree

14.0

13.4

12.3

(11.8, 12.9)

-1.0*

(-1.8, -0.3)

15 to 24 years

39.9

37.2

33.0

(30.7, 35.5)

-4.2*

(-7.4, -1.0)

25 to 34 years

30.6

29.5

26.6

(25.5, 27.7)

-2.9*

(-4.6, -1.2)

35 to 44 years

26.8

25.4

23.4

(22.5, 24.4)

-1.9*

(-3.3, -0.6)

45 to 54 years

24.4

23.3

20.5

(19.5, 21.5)

-2.8*

(-4.1, -1.5)

55 to 64 years

20.0

18.4

18.3

(17.5, 19.3)

0.0

(-1.2, 1.2)

65 years or more

12.1

12.0

11.8

(11.1, 12.4)

-0.2

(-1.1, 0.6)

Black

44.7

41.9

37.7

(36.2, 39.3)

-4.2*

(-6.3, -2.1)

Hispanic

39.5

36.8

34.7

(33.1, 36.3)

-2.1

(-4.4, 0.1)

Asian

16.7

17.3

19.5

(17.6, 21.6)

2.2

(-0.5, 4.9)

White

16.7

15.4

13.6

(13.2, 14.0)

-1.7*

(-2.4, -1.1)

Other

32.2

32.3

28.5

(25.3, 31.9)

-3.8

(-8.6, 1.0)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

34.5

32.8

31.4

(30.0, 32.8)

-1.4

(-3.3, 0.5)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

24.0

22.7

20.7

(20.2, 21.3)

-2.0*

(-2.8, -1.3)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

17.6

16.5

15.6

(14.9, 16.2)

-1.0*

(-1.9, -0.1)

Employed

23.1

22.4

20.7

(20.2, 21.3)

-1.7*

(-2.4, -1.0)

Unemployed

39.0

35.6

33.5

(30.9, 36.3)

-2.0

(-5.3, 1.2)

Not in labor force

21.0

19.2

18.1

(17.5, 18.7)

-1.1*

(-2.0, -0.2)

Homeowner

16.1

14.7

13.5

(13.0, 14.0)

-1.2*

(-1.8, -0.6)

Non-homeowner

37.0

35.2

31.7

(30.9, 32.5)

-3.5*

(-4.6, -2.4)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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D.4 T
 ransaction AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

19.2

17.6

16.2

(15.6, 16.8)

-1.4*

(-2.1, -0.6)

Unmarried female-headed family

38.9

36.0

33.9

(32.5, 35.4)

-2.1*

(-4.1, 0.0)

Unmarried male-headed family

36.5

33.0

28.7

(26.7, 30.8)

-4.3*

(-7.5, -1.1)

Female individual

17.9

18.7

17.7

(16.8, 18.5)

-1.0

(-2.3, 0.2)

Male individual

24.7

23.5

21.2

(20.3, 22.1)

-2.4*

(-3.8, -0.8)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

21.8

20.1

17.9

(17.5, 18.4)

-2.2*

(-2.8, -1.6)

Foreign-born citizen

24.0

25.2

25.3

(23.6, 27.2)

0.1

(-2.3, 2.6)

Foreign-born non-citizen

42.1

41.4

41.4

(39.5, 43.4)

0.0

(-2.6, 2.6)

Spanish is not only language spoken

22.7

21.4

19.6

(19.2, 20.1)

-1.7*

(-2.3, -1.2)

Spanish is only language spoken

51.1

45.3

43.1

(39.7, 46.6)

-2.2

(-7.2, 2.8)

Metropolitan area - principal city

28.1

26.7

25.7

(24.8, 26.6)

-1.0

(-2.2, 0.2)

Metropolitan area - balance

20.5

18.8

17.3

(16.7, 17.9)

-1.5*

(-2.3, -0.7)

Not in metropolitan area

23.1

22.3

20.3

(18.9, 21.7)

-2.0*

(-3.8, -0.3)

Not identified

21.8

21.0

17.6

(16.6, 18.8)

-3.4*

(-4.9, -1.9)

Northeast

21.3

21.7

19.6

(18.6, 20.7)

-2.1*

(-3.4, -0.7)

Midwest

20.0

18.0

17.1

(16.2, 18.0)

-0.9

(-2.1, 0.3)

South

27.2

25.6

22.7

(22.0, 23.5)

-2.9*

(-3.9, -1.9)

West

21.6

19.5

19.2

(18.3, 20.1)

-0.3

(-1.7, 1.1)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.5 C
 redit AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

7.7

86.9

5.5

8,969

100.0

16.5

72.9

10.6

118,569

100.0

7.0

87.9

5.1

Less than $15,000

18,046

100.0

12.0

80.5

7.5

$15,000 to $30,000

21,392

100.0

10.2

83.8

6.0

$30,000 to $50,000

25,336

100.0

9.6

85.1

5.3

$50,000 to $75,000

23,003

100.0

6.6

88.2

5.2

At least $75,000

39,761

100.0

3.7

91.8

4.6

No high school diploma

13,802

100.0

11.3

82.2

6.6

High school diploma

33,239

100.0

9.8

84.2

6.0

Some college

37,512

100.0

8.7

86.1

5.2

College degree

42,985

100.0

3.9

91.2

4.9

15 to 24 years

6,648

100.0

13.1

80.8

6.2

25 to 34 years

21,005

100.0

11.4

83.7

4.9

35 to 44 years

21,640

100.0

9.6

84.7

5.6

45 to 54 years

23,773

100.0

8.0

86.6

5.4

55 to 64 years

23,981

100.0

5.9

89.1

5.0

65 years or more

30,491

100.0

3.6

90.4

6.0

Black

17,961

100.0

12.9

79.6

7.5

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

9.7

83.5

6.8

Asian

6,275

100.0

4.6

88.2

7.2

White

85,428

100.0

6.2

89.1

4.7

Other

1,768

100.0

16.1

79.1

4.9

Disabled, age 25 to 64

11,497

100.0

14.6

79.7

5.7

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

78,902

100.0

7.8

87.1

5.2

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

37,139

100.0

5.3

88.7

6.0

Employed

78,152

100.0

7.8

87.1

5.1

Unemployed

3,869

100.0

14.9

80.1

4.9

Not in labor force

45,517

100.0

6.8

87.1

6.1

Homeowner

80,685

100.0

5.1

90.1

4.9

Non-homeowner

46,853

100.0

12.2

81.4

6.4

Characteristics
All
Unbanked
Unbanked
Has bank account
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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D.5 C
 redit AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households (1000s)

Percent of
Households

Yes
(Percent)

No
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

Married couple

59,549

100.0

6.2

89.2

4.6

Unmarried female-headed family

15,998

100.0

14.5

79.1

6.4

Unmarried male-headed family

6,143

100.0

9.7

83.5

6.8

Female individual

23,474

100.0

6.4

87.5

6.1

Male individual

22,100

100.0

7.4

86.6

6.0

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

108,671

100.0

7.9

87.0

5.1

Foreign-born citizen

9,728

100.0

4.7

88.9

6.5

Foreign-born non-citizen

9,140

100.0

8.5

83.3

8.2

124,675

100.0

7.7

87.0

5.3

2,863

100.0

7.5

81.8

10.7

Metropolitan area - principal city

36,531

100.0

8.2

85.3

6.6

Metropolitan area - balance

54,619

100.0

6.1

88.3

5.5

Not in metropolitan area

17,895

100.0

9.9

86.1

4.0

Not identified

18,494

100.0

9.1

86.5

4.4

Northeast

22,699

100.0

5.6

87.9

6.5

Midwest

27,625

100.0

7.3

87.8

4.9

South

48,382

100.0

9.0

85.8

5.2

West

28,832

100.0

7.4

86.9

5.6

Income was about the same each month

91,549

100.0

6.9

92.6

0.6

Income varied somewhat from month to month

20,839

100.0

11.4

87.9

0.7

Income varied a lot from month to month

5,781

100.0

15.7

83.7

0.6

Unknown

9,370

100.0

2.2

31.0

66.8

Characteristics
Household type

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.6 C
 redit AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

7.0

7.7

(7.4, 8.0)

0.6*

(0.3, 1.0)

Unbanked

16.7

16.5

(15.1, 18.0)

-0.2

(-2.1, 1.7)

Has bank account

6.2

7.0

(6.7, 7.3)

0.8*

(0.4, 1.1)

Less than $15,000

11.4

12.0

(11.1, 12.9)

0.6

(-0.6, 1.8)

$15,000 to $30,000

11.0

10.2

(9.5, 11.0)

-0.8

(-1.8, 0.2)

$30,000 to $50,000

8.1

9.6

(8.9, 10.4)

1.5*

(0.6, 2.4)

$50,000 to $75,000

5.4

6.6

(6.1, 7.2)

1.2*

(0.5, 2.0)

At least $75,000

2.6

3.7

(3.4, 4.0)

1.1*

(0.7, 1.5)

No high school diploma

11.4

11.3

(10.4, 12.2)

-0.2

(-1.4, 1.1)

High school diploma

8.6

9.8

(9.2, 10.5)

1.2*

(0.5, 2.0)

Some college

8.8

8.7

(8.2, 9.3)

0.0

(-0.8, 0.7)

College degree

2.7

3.9

(3.6, 4.3)

1.3*

(0.8, 1.7)

15 to 24 years

12.5

13.1

(11.5, 14.8)

0.5

(-1.8, 2.8)

25 to 34 years

10.7

11.4

(10.6, 12.3)

0.8

(-0.4, 1.9)

35 to 44 years

9.6

9.6

(8.9, 10.4)

0.0

(-1.0, 1.1)

45 to 54 years

8.1

8.0

(7.5, 8.6)

-0.1

(-0.9, 0.7)

55 to 64 years

5.0

5.9

(5.4, 6.4)

0.9*

(0.1, 1.6)

65 years or more

1.9

3.6

(3.2, 4.0)

1.7*

(1.2, 2.1)

Black

13.6

12.9

(11.9, 14.0)

-0.6

(-2.0, 0.7)

Hispanic

9.5

9.7

(8.8, 10.7)

0.3

(-1.0, 1.5)

Asian

2.4

4.6

(3.6, 6.0)

2.2*

(0.8, 3.6)

White

5.5

6.2

(5.9, 6.5)

0.7*

(0.3, 1.1)

Other

11.5

16.1

(13.7, 18.8)

4.6*

(1.1, 8.0)

Disabled, age 25 to 64

14.5

14.6

(13.5, 15.8)

0.2

(-1.3, 1.6)

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

7.4

7.8

(7.4, 8.1)

0.4

(-0.1, 0.8)

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

3.8

5.3

(4.9, 5.8)

1.5*

(0.9, 2.0)

Employed

7.2

7.8

(7.4, 8.2)

0.6*

(0.1, 1.1)

Unemployed

16.0

14.9

(12.9, 17.3)

-1.1

(-3.9, 1.8)

Not in labor force

5.6

6.8

(6.4, 7.3)

1.2*

(0.6, 1.8)

Homeowner

4.2

5.1

(4.8, 5.4)

0.9*

(0.5, 1.2)

Non-homeowner

12.3

12.2

(11.6, 12.7)

-0.1

(-0.9, 0.6)

Characteristics
All
Unbanked

Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

Homeownership

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D.6 C
 redit AFS Use by Bank Account Ownership and Household Characteristics, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Married couple

5.2

6.2

(5.8, 6.6)

1.0*

(0.5, 1.4)

Unmarried female-headed family

15.1

14.5

(13.5, 15.6)

-0.6

(-2.0, 0.8)

Unmarried male-headed family

12.4

9.7

(8.5, 11.2)

-2.7*

(-4.8, -0.5)

Female individual

5.3

6.4

(5.8, 7.0)

1.1*

(0.4, 1.9)

Male individual

6.2

7.4

(6.8, 8.0)

1.1*

(0.3, 1.9)

Other

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

7.4

7.9

(7.5, 8.2)

0.5*

(0.0, 0.9)

Foreign-born citizen

3.8

4.7

(3.9, 5.6)

0.8

(-0.2, 1.9)

Foreign-born non-citizen

6.0

8.5

(7.4, 9.8)

2.5*

(1.1, 4.0)

Spanish is not only language spoken

7.1

7.7

(7.4, 8.0)

0.6*

(0.2, 1.0)

Spanish is only language spoken

4.7

7.5

(5.8, 9.5)

2.7*

(0.5, 5.0)

Metropolitan area - principal city

7.9

8.2

(7.6, 8.7)

0.3

(-0.5, 1.0)

Metropolitan area - balance

5.5

6.1

(5.8, 6.5)

0.7*

(0.2, 1.1)

Not in metropolitan area

8.3

9.9

(9.0, 10.8)

1.6*

(0.4, 2.7)

Not identified

8.4

9.1

(8.3, 9.9)

0.7

(-0.4, 1.7)

Northeast

4.3

5.6

(5.0, 6.2)

1.3*

(0.5, 2.0)

Midwest

6.4

7.3

(6.6, 8.0)

0.9

(0.0, 1.7)

South

9.0

9.0

(8.5, 9.5)

0.0

(-0.7, 0.6)

West

6.4

7.4

(6.9, 7.9)

1.0*

(0.3, 1.8)

Characteristics
Household type

Nativity

Spanish only language spoken

Metropolitan status

Geographic region

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.7 A
 FS Use by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

24.9

24.0

(23.5, 24.4)

-0.9*

(-1.5, -0.3)

AL

33.6

31.1

(26.7, 35.9)

-2.5

(-8.0, 3.0)

AK

20.7

28.7

(24.2, 33.7)

8.0*

(2.7, 13.3)

AZ

23.0

22.2

(19.3, 25.5)

-0.7

(-5.8, 4.3)

AR

34.4

29.0

(25.2, 33.1)

-5.3*

(-9.4, -1.2)

CA

22.3

22.6

(21.3, 24.1)

0.3

(-1.7, 2.4)

CO

22.0

20.5

(17.1, 24.3)

-1.5

(-6.0, 3.0)

CT

17.8

16.5

(13.1, 20.5)

-1.3

(-5.7, 3.1)

DE

21.4

17.8

(14.9, 21.1)

-3.7

(-7.5, 0.2)

DC

30.6

31.8

(28.8, 35.0)

1.2

(-3.3, 5.7)

FL

22.7

20.8

(18.9, 22.8)

-1.9

(-4.6, 0.8)

GA

33.9

32.4

(29.1, 36.0)

-1.5

(-5.6, 2.6)

HI

21.4

17.5

(14.6, 20.9)

-3.9

(-8.0, 0.3)

ID

23.3

25.0

(21.2, 29.2)

1.7

(-3.5, 7.0)

IL

19.2

18.1

(16.0, 20.4)

-1.1

(-4.0, 1.8)

IN

21.8

20.8

(17.3, 24.9)

-0.9

(-5.5, 3.7)

IA

17.9

20.1

(17.2, 23.3)

2.2

(-2.6, 7.0)

KS

27.0

22.2

(19.3, 25.5)

-4.8*

(-9.3, -0.2)

KY

29.9

24.4

(19.9, 29.6)

-5.4

(-12.1, 1.2)

LA

32.7

32.7

(30.1, 35.3)

-0.1

(-4.7, 4.5)

ME

20.7

18.5

(15.6, 21.7)

-2.2

(-6.3, 1.8)

MD

26.7

25.0

(21.9, 28.4)

-1.7

(-5.8, 2.4)

MA

20.8

19.9

(17.3, 22.7)

-0.9

(-5.0, 3.1)

MI

21.4

23.3

(19.7, 27.3)

1.9

(-2.5, 6.3)

MN

14.9

15.7

(12.8, 19.2)

0.8

(-2.8, 4.4)

MS

40.5

32.7

(28.8, 36.8)

-7.8*

(-13.5, -2.1)

MO

25.4

27.5

(24.2, 31.2)

2.1

(-2.8, 7.0)

MT

21.5

15.7

(13.7, 17.9)

-5.8*

(-10.1, -1.5)

NE

23.6

24.0

(20.5, 28.0)

0.4

(-4.9, 5.8)

NV

29.9

32.8

(28.9, 37.0)

2.9

(-2.4, 8.2)

NH

15.9

19.6

(16.7, 22.8)

3.7

(-0.3, 7.6)

NJ

25.4

18.7

(16.0, 21.6)

-6.7*

(-10.2, -3.2)

NM

30.0

32.6

(28.6, 37.0)

2.6

(-3.4, 8.7)

NY

24.9

28.7

(26.7, 30.8)

3.8*

(1.1, 6.5)

NC

26.5

24.9

(22.7, 27.3)

-1.6

(-5.4, 2.3)

ND

21.7

22.0

(17.2, 27.6)

0.3

(-5.7, 6.3)

OH

25.2

21.4

(19.3, 23.7)

-3.8*

(-6.9, -0.7)

OK

29.4

32.7

(29.2, 36.4)

3.2

(-2.8, 9.3)

Geography
All
State

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D.7 A
 FS Use by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

OR

20.6

23.7

(20.3, 27.5)

3.2

(-1.0, 7.3)

PA

25.5

21.3

(19.0, 23.9)

-4.1*

(-7.1, -1.1)

RI

16.7

18.8

(15.5, 22.6)

2.1

(-2.4, 6.6)

SC

32.3

29.5

(26.5, 32.7)

-2.8

(-6.9, 1.2)

SD

21.2

23.4

(16.5, 31.9)

2.2

(-6.0, 10.4)

TN

23.9

24.3

(21.5, 27.4)

0.4

(-3.8, 4.6)

TX

34.3

29.1

(27.2, 31.0)

-5.2*

(-8.1, -2.4)

UT

15.0

23.1

(20.1, 26.5)

8.1*

(3.7, 12.4)

VT

18.4

13.9

(11.6, 16.5)

-4.5*

(-8.0, -1.1)

VA

23.4

22.5

(19.2, 26.2)

-0.9

(-5.4, 3.5)

WA

20.2

23.7

(20.5, 27.2)

3.5

(-1.0, 7.9)

WV

27.2

22.1

(18.8, 25.7)

-5.1*

(-10.1, 0.0)

WI

13.3

17.8

(14.1, 22.1)

4.5

(-0.3, 9.2)

WY

25.2

21.9

(18.7, 25.4)

-3.4

(-9.1, 2.3)

Geography

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.8 Transaction AFS Use by State, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

23.3

21.9

20.2

(19.8, 20.6)

-1.7*

(-2.3, -1.2)

AL

31.7

28.7

27.7

(23.5, 32.4)

-1.0

(-6.5, 4.5)

AK

21.0

17.1

21.3

(17.6, 25.4)

4.2

(-0.5, 8.8)

AZ

25.9

19.1

19.3

(16.0, 23.0)

0.2

(-5.1, 5.4)

AR

32.8

31.1

23.4

(20.2, 27.0)

-7.7*

(-11.5, -3.9)

CA

21.9

19.9

18.5

(17.2, 19.9)

-1.3

(-3.2, 0.6)

CO

16.9

18.3

15.5

(12.2, 19.4)

-2.9

(-6.9, 1.1)

CT

15.5

16.0

14.3

(11.2, 18.1)

-1.7

(-5.8, 2.5)

DE

18.6

18.7

16.0

(13.4, 19.1)

-2.7

(-6.4, 1.0)

DC

28.2

28.4

29.5

(26.5, 32.6)

1.1

(-3.5, 5.6)

FL

23.6

20.0

18.2

(16.3, 20.2)

-1.8

(-4.4, 0.8)

GA

30.9

31.4

29.1

(25.8, 32.6)

-2.3

(-6.5, 1.9)

HI

20.3

18.5

15.1

(12.2, 18.5)

-3.4

(-7.5, 0.7)

ID

20.2

19.5

18.1

(14.1, 23.0)

-1.4

(-6.8, 4.1)

IL

21.0

17.5

16.3

(14.4, 18.4)

-1.2

(-3.8, 1.5)

IN

20.9

18.8

17.0

(13.8, 20.8)

-1.8

(-6.2, 2.7)

IA

17.9

14.8

14.9

(12.1, 18.3)

0.1

(-4.0, 4.2)

KS

22.9

24.6

17.4

(14.9, 20.2)

-7.3*

(-11.4, -3.2)

KY

25.1

24.6

19.6

(16.3, 23.5)

-5.0*

(-9.8, -0.1)

LA

31.9

29.9

28.1

(25.6, 30.7)

-1.8

(-5.5, 1.9)

ME

18.5

16.0

13.2

(10.8, 16.1)

-2.8

(-6.2, 0.7)

MD

23.7

25.5

21.1

(18.3, 24.1)

-4.4*

(-8.2, -0.6)

MA

15.8

18.7

18.5

(16.1, 21.3)

-0.2

(-4.1, 3.7)

MI

20.8

18.3

20.3

(16.9, 24.0)

2.0

(-2.2, 6.1)

MN

12.8

12.9

11.5

(9.0, 14.5)

-1.4

(-4.5, 1.7)

MS

31.4

34.5

28.3

(24.3, 32.7)

-6.2*

(-11.6, -0.9)

MO

24.5

21.2

23.8

(20.9, 26.9)

2.6

(-1.6, 6.8)

MT

21.3

17.9

11.7

(10.0, 13.6)

-6.3*

(-10.4, -2.1)

NE

18.1

20.1

17.9

(15.0, 21.1)

-2.3

(-6.5, 1.9)

NV

32.2

26.4

28.6

(25.0, 32.5)

2.2

(-3.0, 7.3)

NH

12.6

14.2

16.1

(13.5, 19.1)

1.9

(-1.8, 5.5)

NJ

23.5

23.9

16.2

(13.8, 18.8)

-7.7*

(-10.9, -4.5)

NM

28.0

25.9

27.8

(23.9, 32.1)

1.9

(-4.0, 7.8)

NY

24.8

23.3

25.4

(23.6, 27.3)

2.1

(-0.6, 4.8)

NC

25.5

21.9

21.6

(19.3, 24.0)

-0.4

(-4.2, 3.5)

ND

18.6

17.2

16.3

(12.4, 21.3)

-0.8

(-6.1, 4.5)

OH

20.9

20.9

17.4

(15.5, 19.4)

-3.5*

(-6.4, -0.6)

OK

28.4

24.0

27.3

(23.7, 31.3)

3.4

(-2.7, 9.4)

Geography
All
State

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D.8 Transaction AFS Use by State, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

OR

16.0

18.3

20.4

(17.3, 24.0)

2.1

(-2.0, 6.3)

PA

20.4

23.3

16.9

(14.8, 19.2)

-6.4*

(-9.1, -3.8)

RI

19.2

14.6

17.0

(13.8, 20.8)

2.4

(-2.0, 6.7)

SC

24.3

27.2

24.7

(22.0, 27.8)

-2.4

(-6.4, 1.6)

SD

21.8

16.5

17.5

(10.7, 27.3)

1.0

(-7.3, 9.4)

TN

23.6

20.3

18.5

(15.6, 21.9)

-1.8

(-6.5, 2.9)

TX

32.7

30.0

24.3

(22.6, 26.2)

-5.7*

(-8.3, -3.0)

UT

18.8

13.1

18.8

(15.9, 22.1)

5.7*

(1.6, 9.8)

VT

17.5

15.8

11.9

(9.8, 14.5)

-3.9*

(-7.2, -0.5)

VA

17.8

20.5

19.1

(16.2, 22.5)

-1.4

(-5.6, 2.8)

WA

18.2

17.4

20.4

(17.4, 23.8)

3.0

(-1.0, 7.0)

WV

22.8

23.6

18.5

(14.9, 22.7)

-5.1

(-10.4, 0.2)

WI

15.8

11.9

12.8

(9.9, 16.3)

0.9

(-3.0, 4.7)

WY

23.3

21.8

17.8

(15.1, 21.0)

-4.0

(-8.9, 1.0)

Geography

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.9 Credit AFS Use by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

7.0

7.7

(7.4, 8.0)

0.6*

(0.3, 1.0)

AL

11.9

10.4

(8.6, 12.6)

-1.4

(-5.0, 2.1)

AK

6.3

10.5

(8.0, 13.7)

4.2*

(0.8, 7.7)

AZ

9.4

6.2

(4.7, 8.2)

-3.2*

(-6.1, -0.3)

AR

11.2

10.3

(8.6, 12.3)

-1.0

(-4.0, 2.1)

CA

5.3

7.1

(6.3, 8.0)

1.8*

(0.7, 3.0)

CO

7.8

7.4

(5.7, 9.6)

-0.4

(-3.3, 2.4)

CT

3.2

3.8

(2.5, 5.7)

0.5

(-1.4, 2.5)

DE

5.9

4.1

(2.5, 6.6)

-1.8

(-4.2, 0.6)

DC

3.8

6.1

(4.7, 7.8)

2.2*

(0.3, 4.1)

FL

6.3

6.6

(5.7, 7.7)

0.3

(-0.9, 1.6)

GA

8.3

10.4

(8.4, 12.7)

2.1

(-0.8, 5.0)

HI

5.4

4.4

(3.0, 6.4)

-1.0

(-3.4, 1.4)

ID

8.5

10.7

(8.1, 14.0)

2.1

(-1.6, 5.8)

IL

5.3

4.7

(3.4, 6.4)

-0.6

(-2.5, 1.3)

IN

6.6

8.0

(6.0, 10.5)

1.4

(-1.4, 4.1)

IA

5.7

9.9

(7.8, 12.4)

4.2*

(1.2, 7.2)

KS

8.1

8.3

(6.2, 11.0)

0.2

(-2.9, 3.3)

KY

8.9

10.7

(7.2, 15.6)

1.7

(-3.0, 6.5)

LA

7.8

10.7

(9.1, 12.5)

2.9*

(0.4, 5.4)

ME

7.9

6.5

(4.8, 8.8)

-1.4

(-4.1, 1.4)

MD

4.0

7.3

(5.1, 10.3)

3.3*

(0.5, 6.1)

MA

4.2

3.0

(2.0, 4.6)

-1.2

(-3.0, 0.6)

MI

5.9

8.3

(6.0, 11.3)

2.4

(-0.4, 5.2)

MN

5.5

6.0

(4.5, 8.0)

0.5

(-1.5, 2.4)

MS

13.6

11.9

(9.5, 14.8)

-1.8

(-5.2, 1.6)

MO

8.7

8.6

(6.7, 10.9)

-0.2

(-3.0, 2.6)

MT

7.7

5.8

(4.4, 7.5)

-1.9

(-4.7, 0.8)

NE

6.9

8.2

(5.9, 11.4)

1.4

(-2.0, 4.8)

NV

8.8

10.0

(7.6, 13.1)

1.2

(-2.0, 4.4)

NH

3.5

5.3

(3.9, 7.1)

1.8

(-0.2, 3.7)

NJ

3.8

4.0

(2.7, 5.8)

0.2

(-2.0, 2.3)

NM

10.3

10.7

(8.9, 12.8)

0.3

(-2.9, 3.6)

NY

4.5

6.8

(5.7, 8.1)

2.3*

(0.8, 3.7)

NC

9.3

6.6

(5.2, 8.3)

-2.7*

(-4.8, -0.6)

ND

6.8

7.2

(5.5, 9.4)

0.4

(-2.2, 3.0)

OH

8.7

7.7

(6.5, 9.1)

-1.0

(-2.9, 0.9)

OK

13.1

13.7

(11.1, 16.7)

0.6

(-2.9, 4.0)

Geography
All
State

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D.9 Credit AFS Use by State, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

OR

6.0

7.0

(5.1, 9.7)

1.0

(-1.5, 3.6)

PA

4.4

7.0

(5.6, 8.7)

2.6*

(0.7, 4.5)

RI

5.2

2.9

(1.7, 4.9)

-2.3*

(-4.4, -0.2)

SC

12.7

9.3

(7.4, 11.7)

-3.4*

(-6.3, -0.5)

SD

7.8

10.6

(7.7, 14.3)

2.8

(-1.1, 6.6)

TN

8.9

11.3

(9.3, 13.7)

2.4

(-0.3, 5.1)

TX

11.4

10.4

(9.1, 11.8)

-1.0

(-2.9, 0.8)

UT

4.8

8.7

(6.5, 11.4)

3.9*

(1.0, 6.8)

VT

3.9

3.6

(2.5, 5.0)

-0.3

(-2.2, 1.5)

VA

6.5

5.4

(3.9, 7.3)

-1.1

(-3.7, 1.4)

WA

5.7

7.5

(5.7, 9.9)

1.9

(-0.9, 4.6)

WV

7.8

8.2

(7.2, 9.3)

0.4

(-2.1, 2.9)

WI

2.6

6.9

(4.9, 9.7)

4.3*

(1.7, 7.0)

WY

10.1

7.9

(5.9, 10.6)

-2.1

(-6.6, 2.3)

Geography

* indicates differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.10 AFS Use by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

24.9

24.0

(23.5, 24.4)

-0.9*

(-1.5, -0.3)

Albuquerque, NM

34.3

25.3

(20.4, 30.9)

-9.0*

(-17.1, -0.9)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA~

34.0

32.8

(28.7, 37.3)

-1.1

(-7.2, 4.9)

Austin-Round Rock, TX

17.9

18.6

(12.6, 26.5)

0.7

(-8.7, 10.1)

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

28.5

25.3

(20.3, 31.0)

-3.2

(-9.6, 3.3)

Baton Rouge, LA

NA

31.4

(24.5, 39.3)

NA

NA

Billings, MT~

NA

18.0

(11.9, 26.3)

NA

NA

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

27.9

25.3

(19.8, 31.7)

-2.6

(-12.3, 7.1)

Boise City, ID

21.5

18.3

(13.5, 24.3)

-3.2

(-11.1, 4.8)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH~

19.1

21.0

(17.6, 24.9)

1.9

(-2.9, 6.8)

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

13.5

16.5

(11.1, 23.9)

3.0

(-4.3, 10.3)

Geography
All
MSA

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

17.3

12.3

(8.6, 17.2)

-5.0

(-10.7, 0.7)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

33.0

30.0

(24.4, 36.2)

-3.0

(-11.5, 5.5)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

18.5

18.7

(16.4, 21.3)

0.2

(-3.5, 3.8)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

29.4

15.9

(11.4, 21.6)

-13.5*

(-21.3, -5.7)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

23.0

15.5

(11.6, 20.4)

-7.5*

(-13.9, -1.1)

Columbia, SC

34.6

29.1

(21.4, 38.1)

-5.5

(-15.9, 4.9)

Columbus, OH~

31.7

27.7

(22.4, 33.7)

-4.1

(-12.5, 4.4)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

33.4

35.7

(31.9, 39.7)

2.3

(-3.2, 7.7)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

21.5

18.1

(13.5, 23.6)

-3.4

(-9.8, 2.9)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

22.1

22.7

(19.4, 26.4)

0.6

(-4.6, 5.8)

Fargo, ND-MN

26.7

23.1

(17.3, 30.1)

-3.6

(-12.4, 5.3)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI~

17.4

18.2

(12.1, 26.5)

0.9

(-9.1, 10.8)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

NA

30.2

(23.0, 38.4)

NA

NA

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT~

21.3

18.3

(13.0, 25.1)

-3.0

(-10.4, 4.5)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX~

36.6

27.2

(23.8, 31.0)

-9.4*

(-14.8, -4.0)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

24.1

25.3

(19.5, 32.1)

1.2

(-6.6, 9.1)

Jackson, MS~

NA

31.5

(25.5, 38.2)

NA

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS~

26.3

26.5

(21.5, 32.1)

0.2

(-7.9, 8.3)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

29.8

35.6

(31.1, 40.4)

5.7

(-0.6, 12.1)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

30.7

34.1

(27.9, 40.8)

3.3

(-6.8, 13.4)

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

22.8

24.5

(21.9, 27.3)

1.7

(-1.6, 5.1)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN~

29.4

24.7

(17.8, 33.1)

-4.8

(-15.9, 6.4)

Manchester-Nashua, NH~

NA

25.8

(19.8, 32.7)

NA

NA

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

34.6

25.0

(19.3, 31.7)

-9.6

(-19.6, 0.5)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

17.1

21.8

(18.4, 25.7)

4.7

(-0.4, 9.8)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

14.8

18.6

(14.1, 24.1)

3.9

(-2.6, 10.4)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI~

14.8

15.9

(12.5, 20.0)

1.1

(-3.4, 5.7)

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D.10 AFS Use by MSA, 2013-2015
For all households
Geography

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN~

24.7

22.6

(16.3, 30.4)

-2.1

(-12.0, 7.8)

New Haven-Milford, CT~

14.3

12.9

(7.3, 21.8)

-1.4

(-10.3, 7.6)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA~

26.6

27.3

(22.2, 32.9)

0.6

(-9.0, 10.3)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA~

25.7

25.7

(23.8, 27.7)

0.0

(-2.7, 2.7)

Oklahoma City, OK

28.8

35.1

(28.2, 42.7)

6.3

(-3.1, 15.7)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

27.5

29.2

(23.6, 35.6)

1.7

(-6.8, 10.2)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

30.4

25.7

(19.8, 32.6)

-4.7

(-14.7, 5.2)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

25.9

21.4

(18.1, 25.1)

-4.5

(-9.3, 0.2)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

20.2

21.5

(17.8, 25.7)

1.3

(-4.5, 7.0)

Pittsburgh, PA

26.4

27.9

(22.8, 33.6)

1.5

(-5.9, 8.8)

Portland-South Portland, ME~

13.7

18.5

(13.3, 24.9)

4.8

(-2.8, 12.3)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

19.3

22.5

(18.6, 27.1)

3.2

(-2.6, 9.0)

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA~

17.8

18.5

(14.2, 23.8)

0.7

(-5.1, 6.6)

Richmond, VA~

21.3

15.8

(9.4, 25.2)

-5.5

(-15.1, 4.0)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

24.1

22.4

(17.6, 28.1)

-1.7

(-8.9, 5.4)

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

27.6

18.5

(13.6, 24.6)

-9.1*

(-17.2, -1.0)

St. Louis, MO-IL~

21.4

20.1

(16.3, 24.6)

-1.3

(-7.3, 4.7)

Salisbury, MD-DE~

NA

16.3

(9.2, 27.1)

NA

NA

Salt Lake City, UT~

16.4

21.9

(16.8, 27.9)

5.4

(-1.6, 12.4)

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

32.5

37.6

(30.5, 45.3)

5.2

(-4.2, 14.5)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

20.9

22.3

(17.7, 27.7)

1.4

(-4.6, 7.4)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

16.8

17.9

(14.9, 21.3)

1.1

(-3.6, 5.7)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

17.7

20.0

(16.3, 24.3)

2.3

(-2.8, 7.5)

Sioux Falls, SD

21.1

19.9

(13.5, 28.2)

-1.2

(-11.6, 9.2)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

24.1

19.1

(15.5, 23.3)

-5.0

(-11.3, 1.3)

Tucson, AZ

NA

27.3

(18.9, 37.8)

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

29.2

35.8

(29.5, 42.6)

6.6

(-2.7, 16.0)

Urban Honolulu, HI

21.6

18.9

(15.5, 22.9)

-2.6

(-7.7, 2.4)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC~

34.9

29.9

(22.5, 38.4)

-5.0

(-15.1, 5.1)

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MDWV~

22.2

23.5

(20.8, 26.4)

1.3

(-2.2, 4.7)

Wichita, KS~

30.4

30.5

(23.1, 39.1)

0.1

(-11.4, 11.6)

~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015 surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. * indicates
differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate
of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.11 Transaction AFS Use by MSA, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

23.3

21.9

20.2

(19.8, 20.6)

-1.7*

(-2.3, -1.2)

Albuquerque, NM

24.5

29.6

21.8

(17.0, 27.4)

-7.8

(-16.2, 0.6)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA~

29.0

31.2

30.7

(26.4, 35.3)

-0.5

(-6.6, 5.5)

Austin-Round Rock, TX

23.3

17.9

17.2

(11.5, 24.9)

-0.7

(-10.0, 8.6)

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

25.2

27.5

23.1

(18.4, 28.6)

-4.3

(-10.5, 1.9)

Baton Rouge, LA

NA

NA

27.2

(20.7, 35.0)

NA

NA

Billings, MT~

NA

NA

16.3

(10.7, 24.0)

NA

NA

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

41.1

22.8

22.0

(16.8, 28.3)

-0.8

(-10.0, 8.3)

Boise City, ID

18.6

17.6

12.3

(8.2, 17.9)

-5.3

(-12.6, 1.9)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH~

15.4

17.2

19.6

(16.3, 23.3)

2.3

(-2.3, 7.0)

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

13.2

12.6

15.5

(10.0, 23.4)

3.0

(-4.4, 10.3)

Geography
All
MSA

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

12.9

14.2

11.7

(8.2, 16.5)

-2.5

(-7.7, 2.8)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

34.4

27.4

26.6

(21.2, 32.7)

-0.9

(-9.4, 7.7)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

21.1

17.1

17.1

(14.8, 19.6)

0.0

(-3.5, 3.5)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

16.8

25.3

11.5

(7.8, 16.7)

-13.8*

(-20.8, -6.7)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

23.0

18.1

15.5

(11.6, 20.4)

-2.6

(-8.8, 3.6)

Columbia, SC

22.8

33.6

29.1

(21.4, 38.1)

-4.5

(-14.7, 5.7)

Columbus, OH~

26.7

27.2

22.9

(18.0, 28.7)

-4.3

(-12.1, 3.5)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

32.5

29.1

30.6

(27.0, 34.4)

1.4

(-3.7, 6.5)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

18.8

17.7

14.0

(10.3, 18.7)

-3.6

(-9.0, 1.7)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

25.5

20.3

20.0

(17.0, 23.4)

-0.3

(-5.3, 4.7)

Fargo, ND-MN

17.0

18.4

16.6

(11.8, 23.0)

-1.7

(-9.1, 5.6)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI~

NA

11.1

16.3

(10.7, 24.1)

5.2

(-3.7, 14.1)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

NA

NA

21.4

(15.0, 29.6)

NA

NA

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford,
CT~

14.2

19.4

17.4

(12.6, 23.6)

-2.0

(-9.2, 5.1)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land,
TX~

36.3

33.4

24.2

(20.7, 28.0)

-9.2*

(-14.6, -3.8)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

20.5

21.7

22.7

(17.4, 29.1)

1.0

(-6.5, 8.5)

Jackson, MS~

NA

NA

28.2

(22.3, 34.9)

NA

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS~

25.5

23.7

21.4

(16.9, 26.8)

-2.2

(-9.8, 5.4)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

33.1

26.9

31.7

(27.5, 36.3)

4.9

(-1.3, 11.1)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway,
AR

28.0

27.4

28.4

(22.3, 35.3)

1.0

(-9.2, 11.1)

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim,
CA

23.7

20.3

20.9

(18.5, 23.4)

0.6

(-2.6, 3.8)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN~

28.4

24.1

19.7

(13.9, 27.2)

-4.3

(-12.9, 4.2)

Manchester-Nashua, NH~

NA

NA

18.0

(12.9, 24.5)

NA

NA

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

26.6

32.0

18.2

(12.8, 25.1)

-13.9*

(-23.9, -3.9)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm
Beach, FL

25.5

15.5

19.8

(16.5, 23.5)

4.3

(-0.6, 9.1)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

18.7

14.0

15.9

(11.6, 21.4)

1.9

(-4.6, 8.4)

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D.11 Transaction AFS Use by MSA, 2011-2015
For all households
2011
(Percent)

2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington,
MN-WI~

11.4

12.5

13.0

(10.0, 16.6)

0.4

(-3.6, 4.4)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN~

18.1

20.2

17.1

(11.6, 24.5)

-3.1

(-12.8, 6.5)

New Haven-Milford, CT~

15.3

13.3

9.0

(4.7, 16.5)

-4.3

(-12.1, 3.4)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA~

29.7

23.3

24.1

(19.3, 29.6)

0.8

(-7.6, 9.2)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NYNJ-PA~

25.2

24.6

23.3

(21.6, 25.1)

-1.3

(-3.9, 1.3)

Oklahoma City, OK

32.9

23.5

30.6

(24.9, 36.9)

7.1

(-1.6, 15.8)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

16.4

24.5

22.8

(18.2, 28.1)

-1.7

(-9.5, 6.0)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

28.7

27.9

22.6

(17.2, 29.2)

-5.2

(-14.4, 4.0)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

20.8

24.6

18.1

(15.0, 21.6)

-6.5*

(-10.9, -2.0)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

23.5

18.3

19.2

(15.5, 23.5)

0.9

(-4.7, 6.5)

Pittsburgh, PA

19.4

24.3

20.9

(16.3, 26.3)

-3.4

(-10.0, 3.1)

Portland-South Portland, ME~

14.0

9.3

14.1

(9.8, 19.9)

4.8

(-1.3, 11.0)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

13.5

16.8

19.6

(15.7, 24.2)

2.9

(-3.1, 8.8)

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA~

19.6

16.2

16.8

(12.6, 22.1)

0.6

(-5.1, 6.4)

Richmond, VA~

21.6

19.1

11.5

(6.5, 19.7)

-7.6

(-16.3, 1.2)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

28.4

22.3

19.6

(15.3, 24.8)

-2.7

(-9.2, 3.8)

Sacramento--Roseville--ArdenArcade, CA

23.5

20.5

13.6

(9.5, 19.1)

-6.9*

(-13.5, -0.4)

St. Louis, MO-IL~

24.0

18.9

18.6

(14.8, 23.1)

-0.3

(-6.3, 5.8)

Salisbury, MD-DE~

NA

NA

15.3

(8.4, 26.4)

NA

NA

Salt Lake City, UT~

17.0

13.1

18.5

(13.8, 24.3)

5.4

(-1.1, 12.0)

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

31.9

26.5

31.2

(24.5, 38.8)

4.7

(-4.1, 13.5)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

19.2

19.1

18.7

(14.2, 24.3)

-0.3

(-6.4, 5.8)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

15.6

15.7

10.7

(8.3, 13.8)

-5.0*

(-9.2, -0.8)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

15.5

16.7

16.3

(12.9, 20.2)

-0.4

(-5.4, 4.6)

Sioux Falls, SD

21.5

12.7

13.3

(8.4, 20.5)

0.6

(-7.2, 8.4)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

23.8

20.3

16.2

(13.0, 20.1)

-4.1

(-9.6, 1.4)

Tucson, AZ

NA

NA

23.4

(16.0, 32.8)

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

26.7

23.1

28.8

(22.9, 35.6)

5.7

(-3.8, 15.2)

Urban Honolulu, HI

20.4

18.6

15.9

(12.6, 19.8)

-2.7

(-7.3, 1.9)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport
News, VA-NC~

31.0

31.7

27.4

(20.9, 35.1)

-4.3

(-13.9, 5.3)

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DCVA-MD-WV~

19.0

20.8

19.8

(17.3, 22.6)

-1.0

(-4.3, 2.4)

Wichita, KS~

41.5

29.6

23.9

(17.5, 31.7)

-5.7

(-16.5, 5.2)

Geography

~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015 surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. * indicates
differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate
of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

7.0

7.7

(7.4, 8.0)

0.6*

(0.3, 1.0)

Albuquerque, NM

12.7

9.8

(7.2, 13.3)

-2.9

(-7.7, 2.0)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA~

8.6

7.9

(5.9, 10.5)

-0.7

(-4.0, 2.7)

Austin-Round Rock, TX

2.4

4.8

(2.0, 11.1)

2.4

(-1.8, 6.7)

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

4.1

5.4

(2.8, 10.4)

1.3

(-2.5, 5.1)

Baton Rouge, LA

NA

6.1

(3.4, 10.9)

NA

NA

Billings, MT~

NA

5.1

(2.0, 12.1)

NA

NA

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

8.9

10.4

(7.2, 14.8)

1.4

(-4.8, 7.7)

Boise City, ID

7.2

8.0

(5.2, 12.2)

0.8

(-3.9, 5.6)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH~

4.2

2.0

(1.1, 3.4)

-2.2*

(-4.1, -0.3)

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

3.2

2.0

(0.5, 7.7)

-1.2

(-4.2, 1.8)

Geography
All
MSA

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

4.3

1.2

(0.3, 4.4)

-3.1*

(-6.2, -0.1)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

11.8

11.1

(8.1, 15.2)

-0.7

(-6.1, 4.6)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

3.8

4.3

(3.0, 6.0)

0.4

(-1.4, 2.3)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

6.8

6.8

(4.2, 10.9)

0.1

(-4.4, 4.5)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

7.6

5.2

(2.9, 9.2)

-2.4

(-6.5, 1.7)

Columbia, SC

15.6

4.8

(2.0, 11.4)

-10.7*

(-17.7, -3.7)

Columbus, OH~

10.9

8.8

(5.7, 13.4)

-2.1

(-7.5, 3.4)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

10.1

11.0

(8.7, 13.8)

1.0

(-2.6, 4.6)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

7.9

5.8

(3.4, 9.8)

-2.0

(-6.0, 1.9)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

5.1

7.2

(4.8, 10.5)

2.1

(-1.1, 5.2)

Fargo, ND-MN

10.7

7.6

(4.7, 12.1)

-3.1

(-9.7, 3.5)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI~

9.0

4.0

(1.5, 10.7)

-4.9

(-11.4, 1.6)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

NA

14.5

(8.9, 22.8)

NA

NA

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT~

3.8

2.7

(1.0, 7.0)

-1.0

(-4.3, 2.3)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX~

12.4

7.7

(5.9, 9.9)

-4.7*

(-7.9, -1.5)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

9.8

9.4

(5.6, 15.3)

-0.4

(-6.7, 5.8)

Jackson, MS~

NA

9.6

(6.2, 14.6)

NA

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS~

6.0

8.5

(5.8, 12.4)

2.5

(-1.4, 6.4)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

7.7

10.4

(8.0, 13.4)

2.7

(-0.7, 6.0)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

12.6

13.3

(9.2, 18.7)

0.7

(-7.1, 8.4)

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

5.0

6.7

(5.4, 8.3)

1.7

(0.0, 3.5)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN~

7.4

11.1

(6.7, 17.7)

3.6

(-3.6, 10.9)

Manchester-Nashua, NH~

NA

11.4

(7.8, 16.5)

NA

NA

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

9.0

10.3

(6.3, 16.5)

1.4

(-5.0, 7.7)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

3.5

5.2

(3.8, 7.2)

1.7

(-0.6, 4.0)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

1.2

5.7

(3.1, 10.5)

4.5*

(0.7, 8.3)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI~

5.6

4.6

(3.1, 6.6)

-1.0

(-3.3, 1.3)

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For all households
2013
(Percent)

2015
(Percent)

90% Confidence
Interval, 2015

Difference
(2015-2013)

90% Confidence
Interval, Difference

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN~

8.9

10.9

(6.7, 17.3)

1.9

(-4.9, 8.7)

New Haven-Milford, CT~

1.0

3.9

(1.7, 8.8)

3.0

(-0.4, 6.3)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA~

5.8

8.2

(5.4, 12.2)

2.4

(-2.3, 7.1)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA~

3.6

5.4

(4.4, 6.6)

1.8*

(0.4, 3.1)

Oklahoma City, OK

11.8

14.0

(9.9, 19.4)

2.1

(-3.5, 7.7)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

7.0

8.6

(5.0, 14.3)

1.5

(-3.6, 6.7)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

6.5

8.4

(5.1, 13.5)

1.9

(-3.6, 7.3)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

3.5

4.9

(3.3, 7.1)

1.3

(-0.7, 3.4)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

5.7

4.9

(3.3, 7.2)

-0.8

(-3.5, 2.0)

Pittsburgh, PA

4.2

9.6

(6.2, 14.8)

5.4*

(0.7, 10.1)

Portland-South Portland, ME~

6.3

5.9

(3.4, 10.1)

-0.5

(-5.1, 4.2)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

5.2

6.6

(4.5, 9.6)

1.5

(-1.5, 4.4)

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA~

4.1

4.7

(2.5, 8.5)

0.6

(-2.4, 3.6)

Richmond, VA~

7.3

5.2

(2.1, 12.2)

-2.1

(-8.5, 4.3)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

6.2

6.3

(4.0, 9.7)

0.0

(-3.8, 3.9)

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

10.4

9.8

(6.4, 14.6)

-0.6

(-6.1, 4.9)

St. Louis, MO-IL~

6.7

6.8

(4.7, 9.7)

0.1

(-3.2, 3.4)

Salisbury, MD-DE~

NA

1.6

(0.5, 5.3)

NA

NA

Salt Lake City, UT~

4.9

6.7

(4.3, 10.3)

1.8

(-2.0, 5.6)

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

14.1

16.5

(11.8, 22.5)

2.4

(-4.7, 9.4)

Geography

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

5.2

7.2

(4.7, 10.9)

2.0

(-2.1, 6.2)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

2.1

8.5

(6.3, 11.3)

6.4*

(3.7, 9.1)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

3.2

6.6

(4.4, 9.6)

3.3*

(0.4, 6.2)

Sioux Falls, SD

10.8

8.5

(4.7, 14.8)

-2.4

(-9.5, 4.8)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

9.6

7.4

(5.0, 10.8)

-2.2

(-6.5, 2.1)

Tucson, AZ

NA

8.8

(5.0, 14.9)

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

11.7

13.2

(8.7, 19.5)

1.5

(-5.4, 8.5)

Urban Honolulu, HI

5.3

5.0

(3.2, 7.7)

-0.3

(-3.4, 2.9)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC~

12.3

4.2

(2.0, 8.4)

-8.1*

(-13.4, -2.9)

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV~

2.9

5.4

(4.0, 7.4)

2.5*

(0.6, 4.5)

Wichita, KS~

9.6

16.4

(10.6, 24.5)

6.7

(-0.9, 14.3)

~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015 surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. * indicates
differences that are statistically significant at the 10% level. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate
of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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D.13 U
 se of Bank and Nonbank Remittances in Past 12 Months by Bank Account Ownership and Selected
Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Nonbank
only
(Percent)

Nonbank
and bank
(Percent)

Bank only
(Percent)

Sent, place
unknown
(Percent)

Did not
send
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

3.2

0.5

1.2

0.9

88.9

5.4

8,969

100.0

7.5

0.4

0.2

1.0

80.5

10.4

118,569

100.0

2.9

0.5

1.2

0.9

89.5

5.0

Black

17,961

100.0

3.8

0.6

0.9

0.6

87.2

6.9

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

13.1

1.7

1.9

2.9

73.5

7.0

Asian

6,275

100.0

9.8

1.3

7.3

2.4

71.5

7.8

White

85,428

100.0

0.8

0.2

0.6

0.4

93.4

4.6

Other

1,768

100.0

2.1

0.3

0.6

1.8

90.4

4.8

108,671

100.0

0.8

0.2

0.5

0.4

93.1

5.0

Foreign-born
citizen

9,728

100.0

12.4

2.1

5.1

2.4

71.4

6.5

Foreign-born
non-citizen

9,140

100.0

22.0

2.3

4.9

4.1

58.2

8.5

Characteristics
All
Unbanked
Unbanked
Has bank account
Race/Ethnicity

Nativity
U.S.-born

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

D.14 Use of Bank and Nonbank Remittances in a Typical Month by Bank Account Ownership and
Selected Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Nonbank
only
(Percent)

Nonbank
and bank
(Percent)

Bank only
(Percent)

Sent in past 12
months but not
in typical month
(Percent)

Did not
send in past
12 months
(Percent)

Unknown
(Percent)

127,538

100.0

1.7

0.2

0.5

3.3

88.9

5.4

8,969

100.0

4.8

0.2

0.2

3.8

80.5

10.4

118,569

100.0

1.4

0.2

0.6

3.3

89.5

5.1

Black

17,961

100.0

1.7

0.3

0.4

3.4

87.2

7.0

Hispanic

16,106

100.0

7.9

0.5

1.3

9.7

73.5

7.2

Asian

6,275

100.0

4.6

0.5

3.2

12.3

71.5

8.0

White

85,428

100.0

0.3

0.1

0.2

1.4

93.4

4.6

Other

1,768

100.0

0.4

0.1

0.5

3.9

90.4

4.8

108,671

100.0

0.3

-

0.2

1.3

93.1

5.0

Foreign-born
citizen

9,728

100.0

5.6

0.5

2.5

13.2

71.4

6.8

Foreign-born
non-citizen

9,140

100.0

13.3

1.2

2.4

16.1

58.2

8.9

Characteristics

All
Unbanked
Unbanked
Has bank account
Race/Ethnicity

Nativity
U.S.-born

NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than
zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

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E.1 R
 ates of Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Saved
(Percent)

117,453

100.0

56.3

Unbanked

7,826

100.0

20.2

Banked: Underbanked

24,780

100.0

55.2

Banked: Fully banked

84,257

100.0

60.0

589

100.0

57.8

Less than $15,000

16,353

100.0

30.8

$15,000 to $30,000

19,507

100.0

42.2

$30,000 to $50,000

23,334

100.0

53.2

$50,000 to $75,000

21,241

100.0

63.6

At least $75,000

37,019

100.0

72.9

No high school diploma

12,535

100.0

30.1

High school diploma

30,483

100.0

47.2

Some college

34,682

100.0

58.9

College degree

39,752

100.0

69.4

15 to 24 years

6,111

100.0

55.7

25 to 34 years

19,554

100.0

60.7

35 to 44 years

19,825

100.0

58.8

45 to 54 years

21,934

100.0

58.2

55 to 64 years

22,233

100.0

56.4

65 years or more

27,796

100.0

50.1

Black

16,195

100.0

45.6

Hispanic

14,543

100.0

42.5

Asian

5,667

100.0

52.9

White

79,397

100.0

61.3

Other

1,651

100.0

56.2

Disabled, age 25 to 64

10,631

100.0

39.0

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

72,914

100.0

61.3

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

33,907

100.0

51.1

Employed

72,240

100.0

63.1

Unemployed

3,587

100.0

44.5

Not in labor force

41,626

100.0

45.6

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Banked: Underbanked status unknown
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

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E.1 R
 ates of Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Saved
(Percent)

Homeowner

74,619

100.0

61.5

Non-homeowner

42,834

100.0

47.3

Married couple

55,349

100.0

63.1

Unmarried female-headed family

14,624

100.0

46.2

Unmarried male-headed family

5,634

100.0

50.6

Female individual

21,424

100.0

51.1

Male individual

20,167

100.0

52.1

NA

NA

NA

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity

100,528

100.0

58.4

Foreign-born citizen

U.S.-born

8,773

100.0

47.9

Foreign-born non-citizen

8,152

100.0

39.9

114,957

100.0

57.0

2,496

100.0

25.8

Metropolitan area - principal city

33,288

100.0

55.1

Metropolitan area - balance

50,148

100.0

58.4

Not in metropolitan area

16,787

100.0

52.5

Not identified

17,230

100.0

56.5

Northeast

20,507

100.0

56.2

Midwest

25,657

100.0

61.1

South

44,843

100.0

52.1

West

26,445

100.0

59.1

Income was about the same each month

90,483

100.0

56.3

Income varied somewhat from month to month

20,682

100.0

58.3

Income varied a lot from month to month

5,737

100.0

51.3

551

100.0

42.2

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

Unknown

Excludes households with missing information on whether the household saved for unexpected expenses or emergencies. NA indicates that the sample size is too
small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile
to totals because of rounding.

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E.2 Rates of Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies by State, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Saved
(Percent)

117,453

100.0

56.3

AL

2,017

100.0

52.7

AK

263

100.0

60.8

AZ

2,519

100.0

64.3

AR

1,129

100.0

50.4

CA

12,902

100.0

54.0

CO

2,128

100.0

70.3

CT

1,285

100.0

62.2

DE

349

100.0

53.3

DC

296

100.0

53.2

FL

7,515

100.0

42.7

GA

3,704

100.0

50.2

HI

455

100.0

59.0

ID

601

100.0

52.6

IL

4,698

100.0

64.0

IN

2,566

100.0

59.6

IA

1,193

100.0

61.4

KS

1,079

100.0

58.1

KY

1,698

100.0

56.2

LA

1,780

100.0

50.6

ME

549

100.0

68.7

MD

2,149

100.0

59.1

MA

2,542

100.0

57.2

MI

3,761

100.0

56.3

MN

2,244

100.0

64.9

MS

1,112

100.0

50.6

MO

2,280

100.0

64.3

MT

408

100.0

69.3

NE

676

100.0

55.6

NV

1,120

100.0

54.8

NH

515

100.0

60.3

NJ

3,146

100.0

53.2

NM

757

100.0

49.9

NY

7,008

100.0

51.8

NC

3,668

100.0

53.3

ND

299

100.0

67.1

OH

4,258

100.0

58.9

OK

1,520

100.0

52.7

Geography
All
State

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E.2 Rates of Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies by State, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Saved
(Percent)

OR

1,467

100.0

65.7

PA

4,823

100.0

60.1

RI

388

100.0

59.0

SC

1,921

100.0

60.8

SD

320

100.0

63.6

TN

2,687

100.0

56.3

TX

9,622

100.0

53.0

UT

944

100.0

71.3

VT

250

100.0

61.9

VA

2,968

100.0

59.4

WA

2,647

100.0

65.9

WV

710

100.0

45.8

WI

2,284

100.0

63.2

WY

235

100.0

63.9

Geography

Excludes households with missing information on whether the household saved for unexpected expenses or emergencies. NA indicates that the sample size is too
small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile
to totals because of rounding.

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E.3 Rates of Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies by MSA, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Saved
(Percent)

117,453

100.0

56.3

353

100.0

57.5

2,125

100.0

52.4

Austin-Round Rock, TX

605

100.0

46.1

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

892

100.0

66.0

Baton Rouge, LA

287

100.0

62.6

Billings, MT~

54

100.0

72.2

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

446

100.0

61.0

Boise City, ID

216

100.0

55.7

1,817

100.0

60.4

340

100.0

63.0

Geography
All
MSA
Albuquerque, NM
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA~

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH~
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~
Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

87

100.0

65.2

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

1,075

100.0

55.0

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

3,359

100.0

63.8

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

767

100.0

50.5

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

807

100.0

51.9

Columbia, SC

396

100.0

66.0

Columbus, OH~

760

100.0

69.1

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

2,751

100.0

63.0

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

1,154

100.0

68.8

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

1,658

100.0

64.3

Fargo, ND-MN

79

100.0

72.6

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI~

NA

NA

NA

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

343

100.0

62.8

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT~

430

100.0

67.0

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX~

2,346

100.0

53.5

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

812

100.0

56.6

Jackson, MS~

226

100.0

58.9

Kansas City, MO-KS~

768

100.0

57.8

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

825

100.0

57.4

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

319

100.0

52.3

4,131

100.0

49.6

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN~

467

100.0

55.5

Manchester-Nashua, NH~

122

100.0

68.2

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

455

100.0

53.7

2,249

100.0

37.8

633

100.0

61.3

1,299

100.0

68.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI~

112 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

E.3 Rates of Saving for Unexpected Expenses or Emergencies by MSA, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Saved
(Percent)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN~

812

100.0

71.1

New Haven-Milford, CT~

NA

NA

NA

New Orleans-Metairie, LA~

535

100.0

43.8

7,054

100.0

49.5

Oklahoma City, OK

530

100.0

51.7

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

313

100.0

63.2

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

861

100.0

44.3

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

2,280

100.0

57.7

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

1,573

100.0

64.7

Pittsburgh, PA

1,062

100.0

64.0

Portland-South Portland, ME~

185

100.0

69.2

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

857

100.0

66.1

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA~

521

100.0

55.1

Richmond, VA~

472

100.0

57.9

1,346

100.0

46.6

900

100.0

59.9

St. Louis, MO-IL~

1,200

100.0

68.8

Salisbury, MD-DE~

127

100.0

42.5

Salt Lake City, UT~

431

100.0

72.4

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

880

100.0

52.3

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

1,212

100.0

52.2

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

1,694

100.0

55.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

1,395

100.0

67.4

119

100.0

71.1

1,268

100.0

42.6

Tucson, AZ

NA

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

376

100.0

64.8

Urban Honolulu, HI

344

100.0

59.3

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC~

626

100.0

68.4

2,204

100.0

60.9

250

100.0

53.5

Geography

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA~

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

Sioux Falls, SD
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV~
Wichita, KS~

Excludes households with missing information on whether the household saved for unexpected expenses or emergencies. ~ indicates areas with geographic
boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015 surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to
produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to
totals because of rounding.

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E.4 S
 avings Methods by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households that saved for unexpected expenses or emergencies in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Checking
account
(Percent)

Savings
account
(Percent)

Prepaid
card
(Percent)

Other
accounts
(Percent)

In home, or
with family
or friends
(Percent)

Intent
to pawn
or sell
(Percent)

Other
method
(Percent)

Unknown
method
(Percent)

66,166

100.0

24.5

70.1

0.5

9.5

10.5

0.2

2.0

1.4

1,579

100.0

0.7

3.0

12.6

2.4

67.8

0.4

12.3

2.7

Banked: Underbanked

13,681

100.0

24.7

65.7

0.7

5.9

16.7

0.4

2.2

1.2

Banked: Fully banked

50,565

100.0

25.2

73.4

0.1

10.8

7.0

0.2

1.6

1.4

Banked: Underbanked
status unknown

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Characteristics

All
Unbanked and
underbanked
Unbanked

Family income
Less than $15,000

5,029

100.0

25.5

47.3

2.2

3.1

26.5

0.1

3.6

1.9

$15,000 to $30,000

8,229

100.0

27.8

59.7

1.1

4.4

15.8

0.2

2.5

1.4

$30,000 to $50,000

12,421

100.0

25.4

66.5

0.5

5.2

12.4

0.2

2.5

1.5

$50,000 to $75,000

13,504

100.0

23.5

73.1

0.5

8.7

9.8

0.4

1.9

1.3

At least $75,000

26,983

100.0

23.4

77.6

0.1

14.6

5.3

0.2

1.4

1.4

3,769

100.0

26.6

52.1

1.6

3.7

21.6

0.3

3.9

1.9

High school diploma

14,388

100.0

24.8

62.9

0.8

5.6

15.8

0.3

2.2

1.7

Some college

20,413

100.0

23.5

70.5

0.6

6.5

11.6

0.2

2.3

1.2

College degree

27,595

100.0

24.8

76.0

0.1

14.6

5.3

0.2

1.4

1.4

15 to 24 years

3,403

100.0

23.7

66.1

1.5

3.4

17.8

-

3.0

0.8

25 to 34 years

11,876

100.0

22.8

70.7

1.0

5.5

12.5

0.2

2.0

1.2

35 to 44 years

11,660

100.0

21.1

72.9

0.5

8.8

10.9

0.1

1.5

0.9

45 to 54 years

12,770

100.0

24.3

71.4

0.5

9.5

10.3

0.3

2.2

1.3

55 to 64 years

12,530

100.0

25.3

69.4

0.3

12.4

9.1

0.1

2.4

1.7

65 years or more

13,926

100.0

28.5

67.6

0.1

12.4

7.9

0.3

1.8

2.2

Black

7,378

100.0

24.6

65.1

1.9

4.9

16.1

0.3

1.4

1.6

Hispanic

6,184

100.0

24.3

65.2

0.8

4.1

16.0

0.1

2.0

1.2

Asian

2,996

100.0

28.6

72.8

0.2

8.4

6.8

0.2

1.5

1.6

White

48,679

100.0

24.3

71.4

0.2

11.0

9.1

0.2

2.1

1.5

Other

928

100.0

23.1

63.7

2.7

5.6

14.3

1.2

3.8

1.3

4,141

100.0

22.3

55.1

1.5

5.3

22.2

0.1

4.1

1.9

Not disabled, age 25
to 64

44,695

100.0

23.5

72.5

0.5

9.5

9.6

0.2

1.8

1.2

Not applicable (not
age 25 to 64)

17,329

100.0

27.5

67.3

0.4

10.6

9.8

0.3

2.0

1.9

45,594

100.0

23.6

72.6

0.5

8.9

9.9

0.2

1.9

1.3

1,597

100.0

23.4

63.1

2.0

6.5

17.5

0.3

2.9

1.1

18,975

100.0

26.7

64.6

0.5

11.2

11.2

0.3

2.3

1.9

Education
No high school
diploma

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status
Disabled, age 25 to 64

Employment status
Employed
Unemployed
Not in labor force

114 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

E.4 S
 avings Methods by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households that saved for unexpected expenses or emergencies in the past 12 months, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Checking
account
(Percent)

Savings
account
(Percent)

Prepaid
card
(Percent)

Other
accounts
(Percent)

In home, or
with family
or friends
(Percent)

Intent
to pawn
or sell
(Percent)

Other
method
(Percent)

Unknown
method
(Percent)

Homeowner

45,903

100.0

24.2

73.1

0.1

11.7

7.8

0.2

1.8

1.5

Non-homeowner

20,263

100.0

25.1

63.3

1.3

4.6

16.6

0.2

2.5

1.3

Characteristics

Homeownership

Household type

34,941

100.0

23.0

73.9

0.2

11.3

8.3

0.2

1.7

1.4

Unmarried femaleheaded family

6,757

100.0

23.7

62.8

1.8

3.7

17.5

0.2

2.2

1.8

Unmarried maleheaded family

2,853

100.0

27.0

62.8

1.3

6.0

13.9

0.2

3.2

1.0

Female individual

10,947

100.0

25.3

70.2

0.3

7.9

10.3

-

1.7

1.6

Male individual

10,499

100.0

28.4

64.1

0.7

10.0

12.4

0.4

3.0

1.2

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

58,707

100.0

24.0

70.4

0.5

9.8

10.4

0.2

2.1

1.4

Foreign-born citizen

4,204

100.0

27.1

72.5

0.1

9.2

7.1

0.1

1.1

1.8

Foreign-born
non-citizen

3,255

100.0

30.1

61.0

0.4

5.2

15.0

0.1

1.8

1.7

65,522

100.0

24.5

70.3

0.5

9.6

10.3

0.2

2.0

1.4

643

100.0

21.8

46.8

-

2.5

27.8

0.8

1.9

3.9

Metropolitan area principal city

18,347

100.0

24.6

69.7

0.8

8.9

10.8

0.2

1.8

1.6

Metropolitan area balance

29,273

100.0

24.9

71.9

0.3

11.3

8.8

0.2

1.6

1.4

Not in metropolitan
area

8,810

100.0

24.3

65.5

0.5

6.2

14.1

0.2

3.0

1.6

Not identified

9,735

100.0

23.1

69.3

0.4

8.3

11.4

0.2

2.8

1.3

Northeast

11,521

100.0

25.5

69.4

0.5

10.8

9.8

0.2

1.9

1.8

Midwest

15,668

100.0

24.9

69.7

0.6

9.3

10.7

0.1

2.1

1.5

South

23,350

100.0

25.9

68.0

0.6

8.5

11.2

0.2

1.9

1.1

West

15,627

100.0

21.2

74.0

0.3

10.3

9.6

0.4

2.3

1.7

Income was about the
same each month

50,922

100.0

24.7

71.3

0.4

9.4

9.4

0.2

1.8

1.3

Income varied
somewhat from month
to month

12,065

100.0

23.6

68.3

0.7

9.7

13.4

0.2

2.1

1.0

Income varied a lot
from month to month

2,946

100.0

24.7

58.8

1.2

10.5

17.1

1.3

4.7

1.7

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Married couple

Other
Nativity
U.S.-born

Spanish only
language spoken
Spanish is not only
language spoken
Spanish is only
language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income
volatility

Unknown

Row percents may not sum to 100 because households were asked to select all methods used. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an
estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

115 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.1 B
 ank Credit by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Credit card
(Percent)

Personal loan
or line of credit from
bank (Percent)

Credit card or
personal loan or line
of credit from bank
(Percent)

115,767

100.0

66.5

9.8

67.9

Unbanked

7,738

100.0

6.5

1.6

7.9

Banked: Underbanked

24,436

100.0

57.8

12.4

60.5

Banked: Fully banked

83,387

100.0

74.6

9.8

75.6

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Less than $15,000

16,065

100.0

30.8

3.7

32.2

$15,000 to $30,000

19,277

100.0

48.8

6.4

50.9

$30,000 to $50,000

22,993

100.0

63.6

8.9

65.4

$50,000 to $75,000

20,948

100.0

75.9

11.4

77.4

At least $75,000

36,484

100.0

87.9

14.1

88.7

No high school diploma

12,340

100.0

33.1

4.1

34.4

High school diploma

30,009

100.0

55.4

8.5

57.2

Some college

34,214

100.0

67.1

10.9

68.8

College degree

39,204

100.0

85.0

11.8

85.8

15 to 24 years

5,940

100.0

51.2

7.4

53.4

25 to 34 years

19,183

100.0

62.9

9.9

64.8

35 to 44 years

19,548

100.0

65.9

11.3

67.4

45 to 54 years

21,634

100.0

67.5

11.6

69.0

55 to 64 years

21,923

100.0

69.3

10.4

70.6

65 years or more

27,538

100.0

69.7

7.5

70.5

Black

15,828

100.0

43.3

6.8

45.2

Hispanic

14,291

100.0

48.4

6.1

50.0

Asian

5,530

100.0

78.9

7.7

79.2

White

78,491

100.0

73.9

11.3

75.2

Other

1,626

100.0

51.7

9.8

54.3

Disabled, age 25 to 64

10,507

100.0

40.1

7.7

42.5

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

71,782

100.0

70.4

11.2

71.8

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

33,478

100.0

66.4

7.5

67.4

Employed

71,231

100.0

71.3

11.7

72.8

Unemployed

3,476

100.0

44.9

6.1

46.5

Not in labor force

41,059

100.0

60.1

6.9

61.2

Characteristics

All
Unbanked and underbanked

Banked: Underbanked status
unknown
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

116 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.1 B
 ank Credit by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Credit card
(Percent)

Personal loan
or line of credit from
bank (Percent)

Credit card or
personal loan or line
of credit from bank
(Percent)

Homeowner

73,744

100.0

76.7

11.7

77.9

Non-homeowner

42,023

100.0

48.5

6.6

50.3

Married couple

54,622

100.0

76.4

12.1

77.6

Unmarried female-headed family

14,358

100.0

48.4

7.7

50.6

Unmarried male-headed family

5,480

100.0

53.9

10.3

55.8

Female individual

21,114

100.0

62.3

6.9

63.4

Male individual

19,938

100.0

60.6

8.2

62.1

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

99,198

100.0

67.7

10.4

69.2

Foreign-born citizen

8,613

100.0

69.1

7.3

69.9

Foreign-born non-citizen

7,956

100.0

48.2

5.6

49.2

113,322

100.0

67.3

10.0

68.7

2,445

100.0

28.5

3.0

29.4

Metropolitan area - principal city

32,566

100.0

63.0

8.4

64.3

Metropolitan area - balance

49,555

100.0

72.2

9.8

73.2

Not in metropolitan area

16,634

100.0

56.3

11.0

58.8

Not identified

17,012

100.0

66.4

11.7

68.1

Northeast

20,156

100.0

71.5

10.1

72.7

Midwest

25,311

100.0

70.2

10.9

71.6

South

44,301

100.0

59.1

9.1

60.7

West

25,999

100.0

71.5

9.9

72.8

Income was about the same each
month

89,427

100.0

67.5

9.2

68.8

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

20,321

100.0

64.5

11.9

66.3

Income varied a lot from month
to month

5,669

100.0

58.8

13.5

61.0

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Characteristics

Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

Unknown

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: credit card, personal loan or line of credit from bank, nonbank credit, bank credit
application or denial, discouraged about applying for bank credit, or fell behind on bills. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise
estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of
rounding.

117 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.2 Bank and Nonbank Credit by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank
credit only
(Percent)

Bank and
nonbank credit
(Percent)

Nonbank
credit only
(Percent)

No credit
(Percent)

115,767

100.0

63.8

4.0

4.1

28.0

Unbanked

7,738

100.0

5.7

2.2

16.4

75.7

Banked: Underbanked

24,436

100.0

42.1

18.5

14.4

25.1

Banked: Fully banked

83,387

100.0

75.6

-

-

24.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Less than $15,000

16,065

100.0

29.1

3.1

10.0

57.8

$15,000 to $30,000

19,277

100.0

46.8

4.1

6.9

42.2

$30,000 to $50,000

22,993

100.0

59.9

5.5

4.8

29.9

$50,000 to $75,000

20,948

100.0

72.7

4.7

2.3

20.3

At least $75,000

36,484

100.0

85.6

3.1

0.7

10.6

No high school diploma

12,340

100.0

30.4

4.0

8.2

57.3

High school diploma

30,009

100.0

53.0

4.2

6.3

36.5

Some college

34,214

100.0

63.9

4.9

4.4

26.8

College degree

39,204

100.0

82.6

3.2

0.9

13.3

15 to 24 years

5,940

100.0

47.0

6.4

7.9

38.7

25 to 34 years

19,183

100.0

59.1

5.7

6.4

28.8

35 to 44 years

19,548

100.0

62.5

4.9

5.4

27.2

45 to 54 years

21,634

100.0

64.7

4.3

4.3

26.7

55 to 64 years

21,923

100.0

67.4

3.2

3.0

26.4

65 years or more

27,538

100.0

68.2

2.2

1.5

28.0

Black

15,828

100.0

40.4

4.8

9.4

45.4

Hispanic

14,291

100.0

45.3

4.8

5.8

44.2

Asian

5,530

100.0

75.5

3.7

1.1

19.7

White

78,491

100.0

71.5

3.7

2.8

22.0

Other

1,626

100.0

48.0

6.3

10.8

35.0

Disabled, age 25 to 64

10,507

100.0

37.3

5.1

10.5

47.0

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

71,782

100.0

67.4

4.4

3.9

24.3

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

33,478

100.0

64.4

3.0

2.7

29.9

Employed

71,231

100.0

68.2

4.5

3.7

23.5

Unemployed

3,476

100.0

41.4

5.1

11.1

42.5

Not in labor force

41,059

100.0

58.1

3.1

4.2

34.6

Characteristics
All
Unbanked and underbanked

Banked: Underbanked status
unknown
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

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F.2 Bank and Nonbank Credit by Banking Status and Household Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Bank
credit only
(Percent)

Bank and
nonbank credit
(Percent)

Nonbank
credit only
(Percent)

No credit
(Percent)

Homeowner

73,744

100.0

74.5

3.5

1.9

20.2

Non-homeowner

42,023

100.0

45.2

5.1

8.1

41.6

Married couple

54,622

100.0

73.8

3.8

2.7

19.7

Unmarried female-headed family

14,358

100.0

44.7

5.9

10.0

39.4

Unmarried male-headed family

5,480

100.0

51.4

4.4

6.1

38.1

Female individual

21,114

100.0

59.9

3.4

3.4

33.3

Male individual

19,938

100.0

58.2

4.0

3.9

33.9

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

99,198

100.0

65.1

4.1

4.3

26.5

Foreign-born citizen

8,613

100.0

67.1

2.9

2.0

28.1

Foreign-born non-citizen

7,956

100.0

44.5

4.7

4.4

46.3

113,322

100.0

64.6

4.1

4.1

27.2

2,445

100.0

27.0

2.4

5.8

64.8

Metropolitan area - principal city

32,566

100.0

60.0

4.3

4.5

31.2

Metropolitan area - balance

49,555

100.0

69.8

3.5

3.1

23.7

Not in metropolitan area

16,634

100.0

54.6

4.2

6.3

34.9

Not identified

17,012

100.0

63.0

5.2

4.4

27.4

Northeast

20,156

100.0

69.5

3.3

2.8

24.5

Midwest

25,311

100.0

67.7

3.8

3.8

24.6

South

44,301

100.0

56.5

4.2

5.4

33.9

West

25,999

100.0

68.2

4.6

3.3

24.0

Income was about the same each
month

89,427

100.0

65.3

3.5

3.4

27.8

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

20,321

100.0

60.8

5.5

6.1

27.6

Income varied a lot from month
to month

5,669

100.0

53.4

7.6

7.9

31.1

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Characteristics
Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

Unknown

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: credit card, personal loan or line of credit from bank, nonbank credit, bank credit application
or denial, discouraged about applying for bank credit, or fell behind on bills. Households may have used credit products that were not asked about in the survey
(e.g., mortgages, auto loans, certain nonbank installment loans, and informal loans from family or friends). NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce
a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because
of rounding.

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F.3 Applications and Potential Ability to Qualify for Bank Credit by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Applied for
bank credit
(Percent)

Denied
bank credit
(Percent)

Discouraged
about applying
for bank credit
(Percent)

Fell behind
on bills
(Percent)

115,767

100.0

13.9

2.8

6.1

16.9

Unbanked

7,738

100.0

2.5

1.5

10.7

42.2

Banked: Underbanked

24,436

100.0

17.8

5.8

13.3

32.5

Banked: Fully banked

83,387

100.0

13.8

2.0

3.5

10.0

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Less than $15,000

16,065

100.0

6.0

2.5

9.5

32.0

$15,000 to $30,000

19,277

100.0

9.3

3.3

8.7

24.8

$30,000 to $50,000

22,993

100.0

12.1

3.1

6.4

18.3

$50,000 to $75,000

20,948

100.0

15.9

3.2

5.6

13.6

At least $75,000

36,484

100.0

19.8

2.1

3.3

7.1

No high school diploma

12,340

100.0

5.5

1.9

7.0

25.5

High school diploma

30,009

100.0

10.3

2.7

7.3

21.2

Some college

34,214

100.0

15.5

3.7

7.1

19.5

College degree

39,204

100.0

17.9

2.4

4.0

8.6

15 to 24 years

5,940

100.0

16.6

5.4

10.2

20.8

25 to 34 years

19,183

100.0

17.8

4.3

9.3

22.0

35 to 44 years

19,548

100.0

16.9

3.7

7.3

21.7

45 to 54 years

21,634

100.0

15.8

2.9

6.9

19.7

55 to 64 years

21,923

100.0

12.7

2.2

4.9

16.0

65 years or more

27,538

100.0

7.9

0.9

2.4

7.6

Black

15,828

100.0

10.0

2.8

10.7

30.7

Hispanic

14,291

100.0

11.5

3.6

8.7

23.0

Asian

5,530

100.0

17.3

2.9

4.4

8.8

White

78,491

100.0

14.9

2.6

4.7

13.4

Other

1,626

100.0

12.6

3.0

9.6

25.7

Disabled, age 25 to 64

10,507

100.0

11.3

3.7

11.3

34.2

Not disabled, age 25 to 64

71,782

100.0

16.4

3.2

6.4

17.6

Not applicable (not age 25 to 64)

33,478

100.0

9.4

1.7

3.8

9.9

Employed

71,231

100.0

17.1

3.2

6.6

16.8

Unemployed

3,476

100.0

11.9

5.6

13.2

41.3

Not in labor force

41,059

100.0

8.6

1.8

4.7

15.0

Characteristics

All
Unbanked and underbanked

Banked: Underbanked status
unknown
Family income

Education

Age group

Race/Ethnicity

Disability status

Employment status

120 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.3 Applications and Potential Ability to Qualify for Bank Credit by Banking Status and Household
Characteristics, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Applied for
bank credit
(Percent)

Denied
bank credit
(Percent)

Discouraged
about applying
for bank credit
(Percent)

Fell behind
on bills
(Percent)

Homeowner

73,744

100.0

14.5

2.0

3.7

11.5

Non-homeowner

42,023

100.0

12.9

4.2

10.3

26.3

Married couple

54,622

100.0

15.9

2.5

4.4

12.8

Unmarried female-headed family

14,358

100.0

12.4

3.8

11.6

34.0

Unmarried male-headed family

5,480

100.0

12.4

3.5

9.6

25.2

Female individual

21,114

100.0

10.7

2.1

5.7

14.6

Male individual

19,938

100.0

13.2

3.3

6.2

16.0

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

U.S.-born

99,198

100.0

14.1

2.8

6.0

16.9

Foreign-born citizen

8,613

100.0

13.4

2.5

5.5

13.6

Foreign-born non-citizen

7,956

100.0

11.8

3.5

7.3

20.5

113,322

100.0

14.0

2.8

6.1

16.7

2,445

100.0

7.5

3.3

6.3

24.2

Metropolitan area - principal city

32,566

100.0

14.4

3.2

7.6

19.0

Metropolitan area - balance

49,555

100.0

14.8

2.6

5.6

15.0

Not in metropolitan area

16,634

100.0

10.8

2.4

4.9

18.7

Not identified

17,012

100.0

13.5

2.9

5.8

16.7

Northeast

20,156

100.0

14.6

2.7

5.9

17.1

Midwest

25,311

100.0

14.3

2.6

5.4

16.6

South

44,301

100.0

12.4

2.7

6.0

17.7

West

25,999

100.0

15.6

3.3

7.0

15.7

Income was about the same each
month

89,427

100.0

13.0

2.2

4.8

13.5

Income varied somewhat from
month to month

20,321

100.0

16.3

4.1

9.1

24.8

Income varied a lot from month
to month

5,669

100.0

19.2

6.6

15.4

41.8

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Characteristics

Homeownership

Household type

Other
Nativity

Spanish only language spoken
Spanish is not only language
spoken
Spanish is only language spoken
Metropolitan status

Geographic region

Monthly income volatility

Unknown

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: credit card, personal loan or line of credit from bank, nonbank credit, bank credit
application or denial, discouraged about applying for bank credit, or fell behind on bills. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise
estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of
rounding.

121 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.4 B
 ank Credit by State, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Credit card
(Percent)

Personal loan or line
of credit from bank
(Percent)

Credit card or
personal loan or line
of credit from bank
(Percent)

115,767

100.0

66.5

9.8

67.9

AL

1,985

100.0

49.9

7.7

51.7

AK

259

100.0

66.0

15.8

67.5

AZ

2,493

100.0

64.7

6.6

65.4

AR

1,122

100.0

53.7

9.0

55.3

CA

12,634

100.0

73.0

9.4

74.2

CO

2,088

100.0

76.2

9.4

76.9

CT

1,269

100.0

79.8

12.2

80.5

DE

342

100.0

77.9

8.0

78.2

DC

293

100.0

70.0

8.5

70.2

FL

7,438

100.0

60.9

6.4

61.8

GA

3,665

100.0

53.8

10.2

55.1

HI

445

100.0

77.8

11.0

79.5

ID

598

100.0

60.9

12.7

63.4

IL

4,605

100.0

74.9

7.8

75.6

IN

2,523

100.0

69.5

8.7

70.1

IA

1,175

100.0

70.0

18.6

73.0

KS

1,072

100.0

57.8

13.3

61.0

KY

1,681

100.0

61.9

11.7

65.0

LA

1,771

100.0

54.4

7.5

56.2

ME

545

100.0

70.3

13.6

72.8

MD

2,108

100.0

75.2

14.9

76.4

MA

2,475

100.0

72.8

8.1

72.9

MI

3,745

100.0

68.8

10.6

70.0

MN

2,216

100.0

74.3

14.5

77.1

MS

1,108

100.0

47.9

11.3

49.9

MO

2,249

100.0

66.7

12.2

68.4

MT

398

100.0

76.9

11.1

78.2

NE

670

100.0

71.8

17.5

73.9

NV

1,109

100.0

66.5

7.8

67.3

NH

509

100.0

74.3

14.7

76.0

NJ

3,116

100.0

76.6

8.6

76.8

NM

739

100.0

53.7

7.6

55.4

NY

6,825

100.0

64.7

7.4

66.2

NC

3,608

100.0

57.7

8.5

59.8

ND

298

100.0

68.1

17.6

69.7

OH

4,189

100.0

68.6

9.6

69.2

Geography

All
State

122 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.4 B
 ank Credit by State, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Credit card
(Percent)

Personal loan or line
of credit from bank
(Percent)

Credit card or
personal loan or line
of credit from bank
(Percent)

OK

1,525

100.0

56.0

13.3

59.9

OR

1,427

100.0

73.0

14.2

74.5

PA

4,781

100.0

73.7

14.2

75.9

RI

389

100.0

77.2

10.0

78.0

SC

1,895

100.0

58.2

11.4

60.0

SD

315

100.0

72.8

15.5

74.2

TN

2,621

100.0

51.1

9.0

52.6

TX

9,497

100.0

59.8

8.3

61.3

UT

938

100.0

77.5

12.9

78.5

VT

248

100.0

80.6

14.3

81.6

VA

2,937

100.0

71.0

9.6

72.2

WA

2,638

100.0

72.1

11.9

73.7

WV

705

100.0

52.6

11.6

55.9

WI

2,254

100.0

71.9

9.0

73.2

WY

232

100.0

76.1

13.9

78.8

Geography

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: credit card, personal loan or line of credit from bank, nonbank credit, bank credit
application or denial, discouraged about applying for bank credit, or fell behind on bills. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise
estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of
rounding.

123 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.5 Applications and Potential Ability to Qualify for Bank Credit by State, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Applied for
bank credit
(Percent)

Denied
bank credit
(Percent)

Discouraged
about applying
for bank credit
(Percent)

Fell behind
on bills
(Percent)

115,767

100.0

13.9

2.8

6.1

16.9

AL

1,985

100.0

7.8

1.5

5.6

17.6

AK

259

100.0

17.0

2.7

8.7

18.0

AZ

2,493

100.0

14.0

2.7

6.3

14.1

AR

1,122

100.0

9.7

1.7

5.9

14.8

CA

12,634

100.0

16.6

3.8

7.6

15.0

CO

2,088

100.0

12.7

0.9

6.3

13.7

CT

1,269

100.0

20.7

5.4

6.4

18.3

DE

342

100.0

9.9

3.1

3.4

14.0

DC

293

100.0

14.7

2.8

8.1

15.6

FL

7,438

100.0

11.9

2.5

6.1

16.1

GA

3,665

100.0

12.3

2.9

8.9

21.0

Geography

All
State

HI

445

100.0

8.6

2.0

4.5

15.9

ID

598

100.0

14.9

2.2

6.0

16.7

IL

4,605

100.0

14.7

3.0

5.4

16.8

IN

2,523

100.0

13.1

1.9

5.1

16.0

IA

1,175

100.0

18.6

3.3

6.5

14.4

KS

1,072

100.0

12.7

2.4

4.0

16.7

KY

1,681

100.0

11.9

4.4

7.5

17.2

LA

1,771

100.0

9.5

2.4

5.2

22.1

ME

545

100.0

15.1

3.1

5.4

19.8

MD

2,108

100.0

16.4

4.5

6.7

19.7

MA

2,475

100.0

15.4

2.2

8.0

20.4

MI

3,745

100.0

11.8

1.7

5.3

19.1

MN

2,216

100.0

15.8

3.6

3.9

14.3

MS

1,108

100.0

8.9

1.9

6.6

18.3

MO

2,249

100.0

15.1

2.5

4.9

16.6

MT

398

100.0

15.2

2.5

3.0

14.5

NE

670

100.0

14.4

2.5

6.3

15.5

NV

1,109

100.0

12.0

4.0

10.4

20.6

NH

509

100.0

17.7

2.0

4.3

14.8

NJ

3,116

100.0

13.2

1.5

4.5

13.9

NM

739

100.0

10.3

2.5

6.4

22.8

NY

6,825

100.0

11.7

2.6

5.8

16.5

NC

3,608

100.0

14.0

2.3

6.1

20.6

ND

298

100.0

16.2

2.0

6.1

11.6

OH

4,189

100.0

14.9

2.5

6.8

16.6

124 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.5 Applications and Potential Ability to Qualify for Bank Credit by State, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Applied for
bank credit
(Percent)

Denied
bank credit
(Percent)

Discouraged
about applying
for bank credit
(Percent)

Fell behind
on bills
(Percent)

OK

1,525

100.0

11.8

3.1

5.7

17.3

OR

1,427

100.0

17.4

3.1

7.0

16.9

PA

4,781

100.0

17.2

3.1

6.3

17.9

RI

389

100.0

17.0

2.9

5.8

17.7

SC

1,895

100.0

10.7

2.3

5.9

19.2

SD

315

100.0

13.3

2.0

6.5

14.4

TN

2,621

100.0

9.7

1.8

4.6

13.9

TX

9,497

100.0

14.4

3.1

5.3

17.3

UT

938

100.0

15.2

2.3

4.9

19.4

VT

248

100.0

14.5

2.6

3.2

13.4

VA

2,937

100.0

13.5

1.6

5.5

15.1

WA

2,638

100.0

18.0

4.1

6.3

16.0

WV

705

100.0

10.5

3.4

6.5

19.5

WI

2,254

100.0

14.0

3.0

4.8

17.3

WY

232

100.0

14.5

3.3

4.4

15.7

Geography

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: credit card, personal loan or line of credit from bank, nonbank credit, bank credit
application or denial, discouraged about applying for bank credit, or fell behind on bills. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise
estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of
rounding.

125 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.6 Bank Credit by MSA, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Credit card
(Percent)

Personal loan or
line of credit from
bank (Percent)

Credit card or
personal loan or line
of credit from bank
(Percent)

115,767

100.0

66.5

9.8

67.9

348

100.0

62.0

6.7

64.4

2,105

100.0

59.4

9.9

60.5

Austin-Round Rock, TX

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

872

100.0

72.5

17.6

74.5

Baton Rouge, LA

282

100.0

54.8

4.6

56.2

Billings, MT~

52

100.0

75.3

9.4

77.0

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

446

100.0

61.1

6.5

61.9

Boise City, ID

217

100.0

67.6

13.5

68.7

1,753

100.0

77.3

10.1

77.8

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

336

100.0

80.3

12.6

81.5

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

86

100.0

80.8

16.9

81.4

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

1,058

100.0

59.7

10.6

61.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

3,252

100.0

75.8

6.2

76.1

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

748

100.0

69.1

8.2

69.8

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

807

100.0

70.3

8.6

70.3

Columbia, SC

393

100.0

69.3

20.0

69.3

Columbus, OH~

742

100.0

77.9

15.9

79.0

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

2,734

100.0

70.4

8.9

71.0

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

1,123

100.0

75.5

9.4

75.8

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

1,644

100.0

68.8

9.8

69.7

Fargo, ND-MN

80

100.0

85.3

25.3

86.7

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI~

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

340

100.0

58.0

11.1

60.8

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT~

430

100.0

76.5

13.3

76.5

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX~

2,311

100.0

58.6

6.8

60.2

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

790

100.0

66.4

7.4

67.7

Jackson, MS~

224

100.0

60.8

12.5

62.0

Kansas City, MO-KS~

771

100.0

59.9

10.1

61.8

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

813

100.0

60.6

8.0

61.5

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

315

100.0

55.4

8.2

57.5

4,020

100.0

70.0

7.7

70.9

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN~

465

100.0

66.2

13.5

67.9

Manchester-Nashua, NH~

123

100.0

71.1

10.7

72.1

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

443

100.0

45.8

10.9

45.8

2,225

100.0

55.7

5.0

56.4

629

100.0

63.2

5.7

64.1

1,279

100.0

78.3

14.1

80.8

Geography

All
MSA
Albuquerque, NM
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA~

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH~

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI~

126 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.6 Bank Credit by MSA, 2015
For all households, row percent
Geography

Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Credit card
(Percent)

Personal loan or
line of credit from
bank (Percent)

Credit card or
personal loan or line
of credit from bank
(Percent)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN~

791

100.0

61.9

7.6

63.9

New Haven-Milford, CT~

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

New Orleans-Metairie, LA~

535

100.0

56.1

3.1

56.1

6,895

100.0

66.8

6.7

67.9

Oklahoma City, OK

534

100.0

58.8

10.3

60.4

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

310

100.0

76.8

20.1

80.0

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

854

100.0

55.4

7.0

57.8

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

2,238

100.0

77.6

11.8

78.7

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

1,555

100.0

64.1

5.9

64.9

Pittsburgh, PA

1,072

100.0

73.7

17.3

79.1

Portland-South Portland, ME~

183

100.0

78.6

15.1

79.2

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

842

100.0

75.6

9.3

75.9

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA~

522

100.0

74.5

7.5

75.1

Richmond, VA~

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1,342

100.0

71.1

8.1

71.9

885

100.0

63.2

13.1

65.9

St. Louis, MO-IL~

1,188

100.0

74.7

10.4

74.7

Salisbury, MD-DE~

125

100.0

61.4

4.6

61.4

Salt Lake City, UT~

427

100.0

78.4

11.6

78.9

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

843

100.0

57.1

7.7

58.9

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

1,162

100.0

80.2

11.7

81.6

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

1,678

100.0

81.6

9.6

81.9

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

1,390

100.0

79.1

11.1

79.8

117

100.0

79.1

14.2

79.7

1,250

100.0

69.0

6.5

69.4

Tucson, AZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

376

100.0

55.0

12.8

57.5

Urban Honolulu, HI

339

100.0

79.3

10.4

80.7

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC~

621

100.0

69.9

9.3

70.7

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MDWV~

2,177

100.0

82.6

10.1

82.9

251

100.0

63.8

12.6

63.8

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA~

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

Sioux Falls, SD
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Wichita, KS~

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: credit card, personal loan or line of credit from bank, nonbank credit, bank credit application
or denial, discouraged about applying for bank credit, or fell behind on bills. ~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015
surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of
zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

127 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.7 Applications and Potential Ability to Qualify for Bank Credit by MSA, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Applied for
bank credit
(Percent)

Denied
bank credit
(Percent)

Discouraged
about applying
for bank credit
(Percent)

Fell behind
on bills
(Percent)

115,767

100.0

13.9

2.8

6.1

16.9

348

100.0

12.1

2.8

6.0

22.3

2,105

100.0

12.7

3.3

8.6

17.7

Austin-Round Rock, TX

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

872

100.0

22.0

5.5

7.6

21.3

Baton Rouge, LA

282

100.0

9.6

-

5.7

18.0

Billings, MT~

52

100.0

7.5

1.7

6.1

18.7

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

446

100.0

8.5

3.6

5.8

16.2

Boise City, ID

217

100.0

12.6

1.4

5.6

13.3

1,753

100.0

18.6

2.2

6.9

20.9

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT~

336

100.0

16.7

3.5

6.2

20.9

Burlington-South Burlington, VT~

86

100.0

17.6

1.2

3.6

11.3

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC~

1,058

100.0

20.5

3.8

8.6

20.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

3,252

100.0

14.9

3.3

5.5

17.9

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN~

748

100.0

13.1

1.2

2.6

12.0

Cleveland-Elyria, OH

807

100.0

15.2

0.7

6.9

15.3

Columbia, SC

393

100.0

3.1

-

4.9

17.8

Columbus, OH~

742

100.0

18.1

3.2

8.3

18.0

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX~

2,734

100.0

18.7

4.4

8.5

20.6

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

1,123

100.0

17.4

1.1

5.5

12.9

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

1,644

100.0

11.4

1.1

6.3

20.3

Fargo, ND-MN

80

100.0

21.9

4.6

10.6

19.6

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI~

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC~

340

100.0

11.8

1.6

6.4

16.8

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT~

430

100.0

26.3

4.4

7.3

22.9

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX~

2,311

100.0

13.0

2.2

3.1

12.1

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN~

790

100.0

13.4

2.7

4.7

16.2

Jackson, MS~

224

100.0

4.4

-

7.7

20.9

Kansas City, MO-KS~

771

100.0

16.8

3.3

6.1

17.3

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

813

100.0

12.9

4.6

11.9

24.3

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

315

100.0

12.4

2.2

7.7

20.4

4,020

100.0

17.6

5.5

6.6

15.7

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN~

465

100.0

9.9

3.9

4.4

18.0

Manchester-Nashua, NH~

123

100.0

14.6

3.6

6.7

10.7

Memphis, TN-MS-AR~

443

100.0

5.6

0.8

3.2

10.6

2,225

100.0

10.5

3.2

5.6

15.8

629

100.0

11.3

3.3

5.9

23.0

1,279

100.0

18.6

3.3

5.3

16.6

Geography

All
MSA
Albuquerque, NM
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA~

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH~

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI~

128 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

F.7 Applications and Potential Ability to Qualify for Bank Credit by MSA, 2015
For all households, row percent
Number of
Households
(1000s)

Percent of
Households

Applied for
bank credit
(Percent)

Denied
bank credit
(Percent)

Discouraged
about applying
for bank credit
(Percent)

Fell behind
on bills
(Percent)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin,
TN~

791

100.0

10.0

1.1

4.2

11.7

New Haven-Milford, CT~

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

New Orleans-Metairie, LA~

535

100.0

5.5

1.6

4.6

24.1

6,895

100.0

11.1

1.6

4.7

15.1

Oklahoma City, OK

534

100.0

12.5

3.2

4.0

14.9

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

310

100.0

19.8

3.6

10.4

18.6

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

854

100.0

14.4

0.7

7.9

14.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJDE-MD

2,238

100.0

15.4

2.6

5.8

14.6

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

1,555

100.0

15.9

3.4

7.9

14.0

Pittsburgh, PA

Geography

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA~

1,072

100.0

23.1

2.9

9.2

20.4

Portland-South Portland, ME~

183

100.0

21.1

4.8

7.4

18.1

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

842

100.0

22.1

4.8

10.5

15.9

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA~

522

100.0

16.6

2.7

7.5

18.6

Richmond, VA~

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1,342

100.0

15.1

4.5

11.4

14.0

885

100.0

14.7

5.8

9.4

17.7

St. Louis, MO-IL~

1,188

100.0

19.3

2.8

6.1

14.2

Salisbury, MD-DE~

125

100.0

4.0

0.9

0.6

21.6

Salt Lake City, UT~

427

100.0

15.3

2.8

4.6

23.3

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

843

100.0

15.0

3.3

5.9

19.2

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

1,162

100.0

16.2

4.0

9.2

16.8

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

1,678

100.0

16.8

1.2

3.5

10.4

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

1,390

100.0

18.6

3.7

4.6

11.5

117

100.0

7.8

0.6

5.1

10.9

1,250

100.0

15.5

3.4

5.6

15.4

Tucson, AZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Tulsa, OK

376

100.0

10.3

2.4

4.5

19.0

Urban Honolulu, HI

339

100.0

7.8

1.3

2.8

14.6

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VANC~

621

100.0

9.4

1.8

3.2

17.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VAMD-WV~

2,177

100.0

15.4

2.4

5.3

13.8

251

100.0

11.9

2.3

6.4

22.7

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

Sioux Falls, SD
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Wichita, KS~

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: credit card, personal loan or line of credit from bank, nonbank credit, bank credit application
or denial, discouraged about applying for bank credit, or fell behind on bills. ~ indicates areas with geographic boundary changes between the 2013 and 2015
surveys. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of
zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

129 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.1 A
 ll Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Banking Status, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

Unbanked

Banked:
Underbanked

Banked:
Fully banked

116,131

7,345

24,503

84,023

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

16.7

62.3

27.7

9.4

No

83.3

37.7

72.3

90.6

Yes

61.2

1.7

55.3

68.2

No

38.8

98.3

44.7

31.8

Yes

39.7

2.7

56.2

38.2

No

60.3

97.3

43.8

61.8

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Cash (Percent)

Personal check (Percent)

Debit card (Percent)

Credit card (Percent)
Yes

21.3

6.6

21.1

22.7

No

78.7

93.4

78.9

77.3

Yes

2.4

18.2

4.0

0.6

No

97.6

81.8

96.0

99.4

Yes

64.3

1.6

62.3

70.4

No

35.7

98.4

37.7

29.6

Yes

7.6

35.5

25.6

-

No

92.4

64.5

74.4

100.0

Yes

5.7

12.4

12.3

3.1

No

94.3

87.6

87.7

96.9

Yes

1.4

7.7

1.6

0.8

No

98.6

92.3

98.4

99.2

Yes

1.9

10.7

0.9

1.4

No

98.1

89.3

99.1

98.6

Yes

91.4

20.4

92.7

97.2

No

8.6

79.6

7.3

2.8

Yes

75.5

3.9

54.3

88.0

No

24.5

96.1

45.7

12.0

Prepaid card (Percent)

Electronic payment from bank account (Percent)

Nonbank money order (Percent)

Bank money order or cashiers check (Percent)

Other (Percent)

None selected (Percent)

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

130 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.2 Primary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Banking Status, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

Unbanked

Banked:
Underbanked

Banked:
Fully banked

116,131

7,345

24,503

84,023

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Cash

7.7

50.0

11.0

3.0

Personal check

32.5

0.7

26.2

37.1

Debit card

10.8

1.1

19.6

9.1

Credit card

2.9

2.5

2.3

3.1

Prepaid card

0.8

9.9

0.6

0.1

Electronic payment from bank account

39.2

0.2

31.1

44.9

Nonbank money order

2.2

15.6

5.7

-

Bank money order or cashiers check

1.0

3.9

1.5

0.6

Other

0.7

5.2

0.7

0.3

Unknown

2.3

10.7

1.2

1.8

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Most common method (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

131 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.3 All Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Banking Status, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

Unbanked

Banked:
Underbanked

Banked:
Fully banked

116,131

7,345

24,503

84,023

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

29.1

42.1

33.7

26.6

No

70.9

57.9

66.3

73.4

Yes

81.3

3.5

82.0

87.9

No

18.7

96.5

18.0

12.1

Yes

3.9

16.9

5.8

2.2

No

96.1

83.1

94.2

97.8

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Paper check or money order (Percent)

Direct deposit or electronic transfer into bank account (Percent)

Direct deposit or electronic transfer onto prepaid card (Percent)

Cash (Percent)
Yes

8.2

22.8

10.9

6.2

No

91.8

77.2

89.1

93.8

Yes

1.8

10.7

2.0

1.0

No

98.2

89.3

98.0

99.0

Yes

2.1

19.1

4.2

-

No

97.9

80.9

95.8

100.0

Yes

5.8

28.7

3.9

4.3

No

94.2

71.3

96.1

95.7

Yes

88.5

3.5

92.4

94.8

No

11.5

96.5

7.6

5.2

Yes

79.2

2.1

76.2

86.8

No

20.8

97.9

23.8

13.2

Other (Percent)

Used nonbank check casher (Percent)

None selected (Percent)

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. Estimates of income received through direct deposit onto a prepaid card or using Other methods incorporate
imputed values for certain households with missing information. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. NA indicates that the sample size is too small
to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to
totals because of rounding.

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G.4 A
 ll Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Income, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

Less than
$15,000

$15,000 to
$30,000

$30,000 to
$50,000

$50,000 to
$75,000

At least
$75,000

116,131

15,551

19,310

23,177

21,207

36,886

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

16.7

33.8

25.4

17.8

11.8

7.0

No

83.3

66.2

74.6

82.2

88.2

93.0

Yes

61.2

43.7

56.9

63.0

66.4

66.7

No

38.8

56.3

43.1

37.0

33.6

33.3

Yes

39.7

29.9

37.3

44.0

44.2

39.9

No

60.3

70.1

62.7

56.0

55.8

60.1

Yes

21.3

11.3

14.1

18.8

23.4

29.7

No

78.7

88.7

85.9

81.2

76.6

70.3

Yes

2.4

6.3

3.7

2.2

1.9

0.6

No

97.6

93.7

96.3

97.8

98.1

99.4

Yes

64.3

33.1

45.7

60.5

73.4

84.2

No

35.7

66.9

54.3

39.5

26.6

15.8

Yes

7.6

17.7

13.2

8.4

4.8

1.7

No

92.4

82.3

86.8

91.6

95.2

98.3

Yes

5.7

9.8

8.3

6.8

4.3

2.5

No

94.3

90.2

91.7

93.2

95.7

97.5

Yes

1.4

4.0

2.0

1.2

0.8

0.6

No

98.6

96.0

98.0

98.8

99.2

99.4

Yes

1.9

4.7

2.6

1.8

1.2

0.8

No

98.1

95.3

97.4

98.2

98.8

99.2

Yes

91.4

71.8

86.0

92.7

96.8

98.6

No

8.6

28.2

14.0

7.3

3.2

1.4

Yes

75.5

48.4

63.0

74.0

82.8

90.4

No

24.5

51.6

37.0

26.0

17.2

9.6

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Cash (Percent)

Personal check (Percent)

Debit card (Percent)

Credit card (Percent)

Prepaid card (Percent)

Electronic payment from bank account (Percent)

Nonbank money order (Percent)

Bank money order or cashiers check (Percent)

Other (Percent)

None selected (Percent)

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

133 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.5 Primary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Income, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

Less than
$15,000

$15,000 to
$30,000

$30,000 to
$50,000

$50,000 to
$75,000

At least
$75,000

116,131

15,551

19,310

23,177

21,207

36,886

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Cash

7.7

21.4

14.3

7.4

3.2

1.2

Personal check

32.5

29.0

37.6

36.9

33.8

27.6

Debit card

10.8

11.5

13.6

13.4

11.9

6.8

Credit card

2.9

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.9

4.0

Prepaid card

0.8

2.8

1.2

0.7

0.4

-

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Most common method (Percent)

Electronic payment from bank account

39.2

15.7

21.4

33.8

44.5

58.6

Nonbank money order

2.2

7.3

4.0

2.0

0.7

0.1

Bank money order or cashiers check

1.0

2.9

1.8

0.9

0.5

0.2

Other

0.7

2.5

1.0

0.4

0.4

0.2

Unknown

2.3

4.8

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.2

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

134 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.6 All Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Income, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

Less than
$15,000

$15,000 to
$30,000

$30,000 to
$50,000

$50,000 to
$75,000

At least
$75,000

116,131

15,551

19,310

23,177

21,207

36,886

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

29.1

26.1

29.1

30.8

29.9

28.8

No

70.9

73.9

70.9

69.2

70.1

71.2

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Paper check or money order (Percent)

Direct deposit or electronic transfer into bank
account (Percent)
Yes

81.3

61.8

71.7

79.7

87.3

92.0

No

18.7

38.2

28.3

20.3

12.7

8.0

Yes

3.9

8.3

5.0

3.4

3.2

2.2

No

96.1

91.7

95.0

96.6

96.8

97.8

Direct deposit or electronic transfer onto prepaid
card (Percent)

Cash (Percent)
Yes

8.2

11.6

10.4

8.5

7.8

5.7

No

91.8

88.4

89.6

91.5

92.2

94.3

Yes

1.8

4.4

2.2

1.6

1.0

1.1

No

98.2

95.6

97.8

98.4

99.0

98.9

Yes

2.1

5.4

3.9

2.1

0.9

0.4

No

97.9

94.6

96.1

97.9

99.1

99.6

Yes

5.8

13.3

7.7

5.1

4.2

2.9

No

94.2

86.7

92.3

94.9

95.8

97.1

Yes

88.5

69.0

81.7

89.6

93.9

96.5

No

11.5

31.0

18.3

10.4

6.1

3.5

Yes

79.2

59.6

72.0

79.8

83.8

88.3

No

20.8

40.4

28.0

20.2

16.2

11.7

Other (Percent)

Used nonbank check casher (Percent)

None selected (Percent)

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months, or
methods used to pay bills or receive income. Estimates of income received through direct deposit onto a prepaid card or using Other methods incorporate imputed
values for certain households with missing information. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to
produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals
because of rounding.

135 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.7 All Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Education, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

No high school
diploma

High school
diploma

Some
college

College
degree

116,131

12,191

29,981

34,368

39,591

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

16.7

36.0

21.7

16.1

7.4

No

83.3

64.0

78.3

83.9

92.6

Yes

61.2

46.5

60.5

61.6

66.0

No

38.8

53.5

39.5

38.4

34.0

Yes

39.7

29.7

37.7

46.0

38.9

No

60.3

70.3

62.3

54.0

61.1

Yes

21.3

10.0

14.9

19.4

31.4

No

78.7

90.0

85.1

80.6

68.6

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Cash (Percent)

Personal check (Percent)

Debit card (Percent)

Credit card (Percent)

Prepaid card (Percent)
Yes

2.4

4.5

3.3

2.8

0.9

No

97.6

95.5

96.7

97.2

99.1

Yes

64.3

28.9

51.4

67.6

82.0

No

35.7

71.1

48.6

32.4

18.0

Yes

7.6

16.4

10.2

8.6

2.2

No

92.4

83.6

89.8

91.4

97.8

Yes

5.7

10.3

6.9

6.4

2.6

No

94.3

89.7

93.1

93.6

97.4

Yes

1.4

3.6

1.7

1.3

0.7

No

98.6

96.4

98.3

98.7

99.3

Yes

1.9

4.5

2.4

1.5

1.0

No

98.1

95.5

97.6

98.5

99.0

Yes

91.4

72.2

87.9

93.6

98.1

No

8.6

27.8

12.1

6.4

1.9

Yes

75.5

47.4

68.7

76.0

89.0

No

24.5

52.6

31.3

24.0

11.0

Electronic payment from bank account
(Percent)

Nonbank money order (Percent)

Bank money order or cashiers check
(Percent)

Other (Percent)

None selected (Percent)

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

136 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.8 P
 rimary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Education, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

No high school
diploma

High school
diploma

Some
college

College
degree

116,131

12,191

29,981

34,368

39,591

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Cash

7.7

24.1

11.0

6.2

1.3

Personal check

32.5

32.6

38.9

31.9

28.1

Debit card

10.8

10.8

12.4

13.5

7.3

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Most common method (Percent)

Credit card

2.9

1.1

1.7

2.4

4.7

Prepaid card

0.8

1.8

1.2

0.8

0.1

Electronic payment from bank account

39.2

12.8

26.6

39.9

56.2

Nonbank money order

2.2

6.9

3.3

1.8

0.3

Bank money order or cashiers check

1.0

2.8

1.4

1.0

0.2

Other

0.7

2.3

0.9

0.6

0.2

Unknown

2.3

4.8

2.7

1.9

1.4

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

137 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.9 All Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Education, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

No high school
diploma

High school
diploma

Some
college

College
degree

116,131

12,191

29,981

34,368

39,591

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

29.1

31.6

30.4

29.6

26.8

No

70.9

68.4

69.6

70.4

73.2

Yes

81.3

60.0

75.1

83.4

90.7

No

18.7

40.0

24.9

16.6

9.3

Yes

3.9

6.2

4.6

4.2

2.4

No

96.1

93.8

95.4

95.8

97.6

Yes

8.2

12.6

8.6

8.6

6.2

No

91.8

87.4

91.4

91.4

93.8

Yes

1.8

3.8

1.8

1.8

1.2

No

98.2

96.2

98.2

98.2

98.8

Yes

2.1

5.8

3.1

1.9

0.3

No

97.9

94.2

96.9

98.1

99.7

Yes

5.8

11.1

7.3

5.1

3.6

No

94.2

88.9

92.7

94.9

96.4

Yes

88.5

70.7

84.6

90.4

95.3

No

11.5

29.3

15.4

9.6

4.7

Yes

79.2

62.0

75.6

79.6

86.9

No

20.8

38.0

24.4

20.4

13.1

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Paper check or money order (Percent)

Direct deposit or electronic transfer
into bank account (Percent)

Direct deposit or electronic transfer
onto prepaid card (Percent)

Cash (Percent)

Other (Percent)

Used nonbank check casher (Percent)

None selected (Percent)

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. Estimates of income received through direct deposit onto a prepaid card or using Other methods incorporate
imputed values for certain households with missing information. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. NA indicates that the sample size is too small
to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to
totals because of rounding.

138 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.10 All Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Age, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

15 to 24
years

25 to 34
years

35 to 44
years

45 to 54
years

55 to 64
years

65 years
or more

116,131

5,884

19,340

19,762

21,787

21,916

27,442

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

16.7

27.1

21.7

19.9

17.3

14.3

9.9

No

83.3

72.9

78.3

80.1

82.7

85.7

90.1

Yes

61.2

42.4

49.6

54.0

60.2

65.5

76.0

No

38.8

57.6

50.4

46.0

39.8

34.5

24.0

Yes

39.7

51.0

53.1

46.8

42.3

34.5

25.0

No

60.3

49.0

46.9

53.2

57.7

65.5

75.0

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Cash (Percent)

Personal check (Percent)

Debit card (Percent)

Credit card (Percent)
Yes

21.3

20.0

21.7

22.7

20.3

21.1

21.4

No

78.7

80.0

78.3

77.3

79.7

78.9

78.6

Prepaid card (Percent)
Yes

2.4

4.8

3.9

3.3

2.3

2.0

0.8

No

97.6

95.2

96.1

96.7

97.7

98.0

99.2

Electronic payment from bank
account (Percent)
Yes

64.3

59.6

70.6

71.3

69.2

63.8

52.2

No

35.7

40.4

29.4

28.7

30.8

36.2

47.8

Yes

7.6

15.1

10.7

8.5

7.6

7.3

3.6

No

92.4

84.9

89.3

91.5

92.4

92.7

96.4

Yes

5.7

11.1

6.7

6.8

5.3

5.3

3.5

No

94.3

88.9

93.3

93.2

94.7

94.7

96.5

Yes

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

No

98.6

98.8

98.9

98.5

98.5

98.6

98.4

Yes

1.9

3.2

1.5

1.9

1.4

1.8

2.3

No

98.1

96.8

98.5

98.1

98.6

98.2

97.7

Yes

91.4

85.5

89.0

90.3

92.0

92.2

94.1

No

8.6

14.5

11.0

9.7

8.0

7.8

5.9

Yes

75.5

60.3

69.2

72.0

75.5

78.2

83.8

No

24.5

39.7

30.8

28.0

24.5

21.8

16.2

Nonbank money order (Percent)

Bank money order or cashiers
check (Percent)

Other (Percent)

None selected (Percent)

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

139 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.11 Primary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Age, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

15 to 24
years

25 to 34
years

35 to 44
years

45 to 54
years

55 to 64
years

65 years or
more

116,131

5,884

19,340

19,762

21,787

21,916

27,442

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Cash

7.7

13.4

10.9

9.5

7.6

6.2

4.0

Personal check

32.5

19.9

17.6

19.5

28.7

37.0

54.3

Debit card

10.8

20.8

16.8

13.6

10.0

8.7

4.8

Credit card

2.9

3.1

3.6

2.7

2.1

2.4

3.4

Prepaid card

0.8

1.2

1.3

1.3

0.7

0.6

0.1

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Most common method (Percent)

Electronic payment from bank account

39.2

31.5

43.9

47.4

45.0

38.4

27.5

Nonbank money order

2.2

4.3

2.5

1.9

2.5

2.4

1.4

Bank money order or cashiers check

1.0

1.5

1.1

1.1

0.9

1.1

0.9

Other

0.7

0.7

0.5

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.9

Unknown

2.3

3.6

1.8

2.2

1.7

2.2

2.8

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

140 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.12 A
 ll Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Age, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
All

15 to 24
years

25 to 34
years

35 to 44
years

45 to 54
years

55 to 64
years

65 years
or more

116,131

5,884

19,340

19,762

21,787

21,916

27,442

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

29.1

37.6

30.6

31.0

32.0

29.6

22.0

No

70.9

62.4

69.4

69.0

68.0

70.4

78.0

Yes

81.3

69.7

77.3

77.5

80.1

82.1

89.6

No

18.7

30.3

22.7

22.5

19.9

17.9

10.4

Yes

3.9

5.7

5.6

4.0

4.4

3.5

2.1

No

96.1

94.3

94.4

96.0

95.6

96.5

97.9

Yes

8.2

14.0

11.1

10.0

8.8

7.1

4.1

No

91.8

86.0

88.9

90.0

91.2

92.9

95.9

Yes

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.5

No

98.2

97.9

97.9

98.1

98.3

98.2

98.5

Characteristics
Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Paper check or money order (Percent)

Direct deposit or electronic transfer into bank
account (Percent)

Direct deposit or electronic transfer onto prepaid
card (Percent)

Cash (Percent)

Other (Percent)

Used nonbank check casher (Percent)
Yes

2.1

5.2

3.7

2.6

1.8

1.4

0.6

No

97.9

94.8

96.3

97.4

98.2

98.6

99.4

None selected (Percent)
Yes

5.8

7.0

5.3

5.8

5.7

6.1

5.7

No

94.2

93.0

94.7

94.2

94.3

93.9

94.3

Yes

88.5

80.9

85.7

86.2

89.1

89.5

92.5

No

11.5

19.1

14.3

13.8

10.9

10.5

7.5

Yes

79.2

66.6

74.2

76.8

78.5

80.9

86.4

No

20.8

33.4

25.8

23.2

21.5

19.1

13.6

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. Estimates of income received through direct deposit onto a prepaid card or using Other methods incorporate
imputed values for certain households with missing information. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. NA indicates that the sample size is too small
to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to
totals because of rounding.

141 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.13 A
 ll Methods Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Race/Ethnicity, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
Characteristics

All

Black

Hispanic

Asian

White

Other

116,131

15,780

14,416

5,543

78,755

1,637

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

16.7

28.1

32.1

12.2

11.7

23.9

No

83.3

71.9

67.9

87.8

88.3

76.1

Yes

61.2

45.3

42.8

60.4

68.0

53.1

No

38.8

54.7

57.2

39.6

32.0

46.9

Yes

39.7

43.9

43.1

32.3

38.7

44.8

No

60.3

56.1

56.9

67.7

61.3

55.2

Yes

21.3

14.2

16.2

33.7

22.9

17.3

No

78.7

85.8

83.8

66.3

77.1

82.7

Yes

2.4

6.4

3.2

0.9

1.5

6.8

No

97.6

93.6

96.8

99.1

98.5

93.2

Yes

64.3

48.5

49.6

72.3

69.7

59.5

No

35.7

51.5

50.4

27.7

30.3

40.5

Yes

7.6

21.1

14.2

1.9

4.0

14.1

No

92.4

78.9

85.8

98.1

96.0

85.9

Yes

5.7

12.1

10.4

3.4

3.6

8.0

No

94.3

87.9

89.6

96.6

96.4

92.0

Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Cash (Percent)

Personal check (Percent)

Debit card (Percent)

Credit card (Percent)

Prepaid card (Percent)

Electronic payment from bank account (Percent)

Nonbank money order (Percent)

Bank money order or cashiers check (Percent)

Other (Percent)
Yes

1.4

2.7

2.6

0.4

1.0

1.6

No

98.6

97.3

97.4

99.6

99.0

98.4

Yes

1.9

3.1

3.1

2.1

1.4

2.6

No

98.1

96.9

96.9

97.9

98.6

97.4

Yes

91.4

80.4

79.7

95.4

95.6

87.4

No

8.6

19.6

20.3

4.6

4.4

12.6

Yes

75.5

53.3

55.4

83.5

83.4

63.9

No

24.5

46.7

44.6

16.5

16.6

36.1

None selected (Percent)

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

142 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.14 Primary Method Used to Pay Bills in a Typical Month by Race/Ethnicity, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
Characteristics

All

Black

Hispanic

Asian

White

Other

116,131

15,780

14,416

5,543

78,755

1,637

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Cash

7.7

15.8

19.1

3.6

4.2

11.1

Personal check

32.5

23.6

20.7

31.2

36.6

25.3

Debit card

10.8

16.0

16.4

6.5

8.9

15.3

Credit card

2.9

1.6

2.0

8.1

2.9

2.5

Prepaid card

0.8

2.3

1.0

0.3

0.4

2.7

Electronic payment from bank account

39.2

25.9

28.9

46.5

43.3

35.7

Nonbank money order

2.2

6.6

4.9

0.8

0.9

2.2

Bank money order or cashiers check

1.0

3.0

2.1

0.7

0.4

1.7

Other

0.7

1.6

1.6

0.3

0.4

0.9

Unknown

2.3

3.5

3.3

2.1

1.8

2.6

Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Most common method (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months,
or methods used to pay bills or receive income. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The
population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals because of rounding.

143 | 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households | APPENDIX TABLES

G.15 All Methods Used to Receive Income in a Typical Month by Race/Ethnicity, 2015
For all households that paid bills and received income in a typical month, column percent
Characteristics

All

Black

Hispanic

Asian

White

Other

116,131

15,780

14,416

5,543

78,755

1,637

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Yes

29.1

24.0

34.1

27.9

29.2

31.0

No

70.9

76.0

65.9

72.1

70.8

69.0

Yes

81.3

74.1

64.1

77.4

86.2

76.7

No

18.7

25.9

35.9

22.6

13.8

23.3

Yes

3.9

7.4

4.5

2.1

3.1

7.7

No

96.1

92.6

95.5

97.9

96.9

92.3

Yes

8.2

7.8

14.4

7.9

7.2

9.4

No

91.8

92.2

85.6

92.1

92.8

90.6

Yes

1.8

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.5

3.0

No

98.2

97.1

97.6

98.0

98.5

97.0

Number of Households (1000s)
Percent of Households
Paper check or money order (Percent)

Direct deposit or electronic transfer into bank
account (Percent)

Direct deposit or electronic transfer onto prepaid
card (Percent)

Cash (Percent)

Other (Percent)

Used nonbank check casher (Percent)
Yes

2.1

4.3

5.1

1.0

1.1

4.3

No

97.9

95.7

94.9

99.0

98.9

95.7

None selected (Percent)
Yes

5.8

9.4

8.8

7.4

4.4

7.4

No

94.2

90.6

91.2

92.6

95.6

92.6

Yes

88.5

78.7

76.3

87.9

92.9

83.9

No

11.5

21.3

23.7

12.1

7.1

16.1

Yes

79.2

69.9

65.8

79.7

83.6

72.6

No

20.8

30.1

34.2

20.3

16.4

27.4

Any bank method (Percent)

Only bank methods (Percent)

Excludes households with missing information on any of the following: use of prepaid cards or nonbank money orders or check cashers in the past 12 months, or
methods used to pay bills or receive income. Estimates of income received through direct deposit onto a prepaid card or using Other methods incorporate imputed
values for certain households with missing information. See Appendix 1 (FDIC Technical Notes) for details. NA indicates that the sample size is too small to
produce a precise estimate. - indicates an estimate of zero. The population proportion may be slightly greater than zero. Estimates do not always reconcile to totals
because of rounding.

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