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Economic Status of Women
State-by-State Rankings
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
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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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