Best And Worst States For Women 2024
(New York, NY) -- A new survey is finding where women in the U.S. can find the best opportunities. WalletHub compared the 50 states and Washington, D.C. across 25 key indicators of living standards for women including median earnings for female workers, to women's health care, to the female homicide rate. The top performing states were generally in the northeast with Massachusetts taking the top spot, followed by D.C, Minnesota, Vermont, Maine, Maryland, New York, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Delaware. The worst states for women according to the survey are Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas and West Virginia.