Best and Worst States for Women to Live and Work

 

In 2019, women in some parts of America still get the short end of the stick — even as they outnumber men in most states. For instance, women represent nearly two-thirds of all minimum-wage workers in the U.S. Their political representation also suffers, as women make up 51% of the U.S. population but only 25% of the Senate and 23.4% of the House of Representatives. And the prevalence of sexual harassment remains a prominent issue in 2019’s political landscape.

In order to determine how women are faring and where they can find the best opportunities relative to where they live, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 24 key indicators of living standards for women. Their data set ranges from median earnings for female workers to women’s preventive health care to female homicide rate.

Minnesota is number one. California is number 16.  See where your state ranks on this report from WalletHub.

BEST STATES FOR WOMEN According to WalletHub.com

Overall Rank (1=Best)	State	Total Score	‘Women’s Economic & Social Well-Being’ Rank	‘Women’s Health & Safety’ Rank
1	Minnesota	79.34	1	3
2	Massachusetts	73.01	5	1
3	North Dakota	70.27	2	11
4	District of Columbia	69.72	4	9
5	New York	68.96	8	5
6	Connecticut	68.34	14	2
7	Maine	68.12	3	16
8	Colorado	66.97	6	13
9	Hawaii	66.95	15	4
10	Vermont	65.27	12	10
11	New Jersey	65.14	17	7
12	Iowa	64.79	9	19
13	Rhode Island	64.37	11	15
14	Wisconsin	64.37	10	17
15	Delaware	63.91	7	24
16	California	63.75	19	6
17	Washington	62.84	16	18
18	Illinois	59.97	23	14
19	Maryland	59.79	22	20
20	New Hampshire	59.75	31	8
21	Nebraska	57.79	32	12
22	Oregon	57.72	21	26
23	Indiana	57.72	13	35
24	Virginia	56.85	24	22
25	South Dakota	55.15	30	25
26	Montana	54.95	20	34
27	Ohio	54.60	25	28
28	Kansas	54.21	26	29
29	Utah	53.66	36	21
30	Alaska	53.49	18	42
31	Pennsylvania	52.62	39	23
32	Michigan	52.50	28	33
33	Florida	52.32	35	27
34	North Carolina	52.25	34	32
35	Tennessee	49.01	27	43
36	Kentucky	48.86	33	41
37	Wyoming	48.76	37	37
38	Nevada	48.54	29	45
39	Georgia	48.47	40	36
40	Missouri	46.95	38	39
41	Arizona	46.47	45	31
42	Texas	45.67	44	38
43	New Mexico	45.39	41	40
44	Idaho	44.42	48	30
45	West Virginia	44.29	42	44
46	Oklahoma	40.62	43	50
47	Alabama	39.99	47	46
48	Arkansas	37.56	46	51
49	South Carolina	36.44	51	47
50	Mississippi	36.26	49	49
51	Louisiana	36.25	50	48

 

See the full report, understand the methodology used to discover these results, and read more from WalletHub here.