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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -- The Institute for Women in Policy Research looked at several factors to determine the economic status of women in each state. This chart examines five of them: median annual earnings for both women and men; the wage gap ratio between women and men; the percentage of women in managerial or professional positions; the percentage of women-owned businesses. For more on economic disparities between men and women, click here.

Source: Institute for Women's Policy Research
  Median Annual Earnings for Full-Time, Year-Round Employed Women Median Annual Earnings for Full-Time, Year-Round Employed Men Earnings Ratio between Full-Time, Year-Round Employed Women and Men Percent of Employed Women in Managerial or Professional Occupations Percent of Businesses that are Women-Owned
State Dollars Rank Dollars Percent Rank Percent Rank Percent Rank
United States $30,100   $39,500 76.20%   33.20%   26.0%  
Alabama $26,600 37 $39,900 66.70% 49 29.40% 43 24.4% 33
Alaska $34,300 6 $43,600 78.70% 8 37.00% 7 25.9% 18
Arizona $29,700 21 $37,200 79.80% 7 32.80% 24 27.0% 13
Arkansas $24,900 48 $31,700 78.50% 11 29.30% 45 22.0% 50
California $32,700 7 $40,500 80.70% 4 36.00% 9 27.3% 9
Colorado $32,200 9 $40,900 78.70% 8 36.40% 8 28.0% 4
Connecticut $35,800 3 $50,100 71.50% 43 38.20% 4 25.5% 24
Delaware $31,200 12 $40,900 76.30% 20 34.20% 14 24.1% 36
District of Columbia $37,800 1 $40,900 92.40% 1 49.30% 1 30.9% 1
Florida $28,600 26 $35,800 79.90% 6 30.30% 36 25.9% 18
Georgia $28,600 26 $37,400 76.50% 18 33.70% 18 25.6% 22
Hawaii $30,700 15 $36,800 83.40% 2 30.30% 36 27.5% 6
Idaho $25,600 42 $35,300 72.50% 40 24.60% 51 23.5% 45
Illinois $30,700 15 $40,900 75.10% 24 32.90% 23 27.2% 10
Indiana $28,100 28 $38,400 73.20% 37 29.30% 45 25.9% 18
Iowa $27,100 32 $36,400 74.50% 30 30.80% 30 25.3% 25
Kansas $29,100 23 $37,400 77.80% 14 33.00% 21 25.6% 22
Kentucky $27,000 33 $36,400 74.20% 31 32.20% 25 23.4% 46
Louisiana $25,200 47 $36,800 68.50% 48 30.40% 35 23.9% 41
Maine $26,900 35 $36,400 73.90% 33 33.50% 19 24.0% 38
Maryland $37,200 2 $45,700 81.40% 3 41.30% 2 28.9% 3
Massachusetts $35,800 3 $46,800 76.50% 18 38.30% 3 26.6% 14
Michigan $30,700 15 $46,000 66.70% 49 31.60% 27 27.2% 10
Minnesota $31,900 11 $43,000 74.20% 31 34.20% 14 26.4% 15
Mississippi $25,600 42 $33,200 77.10% 16 29.20% 48 22.8% 47
Missouri $29,700 21 $37,800 78.60% 10 35.10% 11 25.2% 26
Montana $24,400 50 $33,200 73.50% 36 29.70% 42 23.9% 41
Nebraska $26,000 41 $36,400 71.40% 44 29.10% 49 24.1% 36
Nevada $27,500 31 $35,800 76.80% 17 26.90% 50 25.7% 21
New Hampshire $31,200 12 $45,000 69.30% 47 34.20% 14 23.6% 44
New Jersey $35,800 3 $47,000 76.20% 21 35.80% 10 23.7% 43
New Mexico $25,600 42 $34,300 74.60% 29 30.20% 38 29.4% 2
New York $30,700 15 $40,900 75.10% 24 34.90% 12 26.1% 17
North Carolina $26,400 40 $35,800 73.70% 34 30.60% 32 24.5% 32
North Dakota $25,600 42 $31,800 80.50% 5 30.10% 39 22.5% 49
Ohio $30,000 20 $41,600 72.10% 41 32.10% 26 26.2% 16
Oklahoma $26,600 37 $35,100 75.80% 22 29.30% 45 24.0% 38
Oregon $29,100 23 $39,500 73.70% 34 33.00% 21 27.6% 5
Pennsylvania $30,700 15 $41,100 74.70% 28 33.50% 19 24.2% 35
Rhode Island $31,200 12 $41,600 75.00% 27 34.10% 17 24.6% 31
South Carolina $26,600 37 $36,400 73.10% 38 30.70% 31 24.7% 30
South Dakota $24,400 50 $32,200 75.80% 22 30.10% 39 21.5% 51
Tennessee $26,900 35 $35,800 75.10% 24 31.00% 29 24.0% 38
Texas $28,100 28 $35,800 78.50% 11 31.30% 28 25.0% 28
Utah $27,000 33 $38,400 70.30% 46 30.00% 41 24.8% 29
Vermont $29,100 23 $37,400 77.80% 14 37.70% 6 25.2% 26
Virginia $32,400 8 $41,600 77.90% 13 38.20% 4 27.5% 6
Washington $32,200 9 $45,000 71.60% 42 34.80% 13 27.5% 6
West Virginia $24,900 48 $34,300 72.60% 39 30.50% 34 27.1% 12
Wisconsin $28,100 28 $39,500 71.10% 45 29.40% 43 24.4% 33
Wyoming $25,600 42 $38,600 66.30% 51 30.60% 32 22.6% 48


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