Texas finishes 44th in ranking of most women-friendly states

Texas ranked in the bottom 10 states in a new WalletHub study that examines how women-friendly the 50 states are, based on criteria such as median earnings for working women, the female homicide rate and availability of preventative health care.

The Lone Star State scored 42.52 out of 100 in the ranking, putting Texas in 44th place in the study. In comparison, No. 1 Massachusetts scored 74.61 in the analysis that compared states over two primary dimensions: Women’s economic and social well-being and women’s health care and safety.

Texas ranked 43rd in the well-being category and 38th for health care and safety. In addition, Texas had the highest female uninsured rate in the nation. 

The study’s authors found that women fared poorly nationwide in a number of areas. Almost two-thirds of people making the minimum wage are women, according to the report. And in Congress, women make up around one-quarter of elected officials, even though they comprise 51% of the nation’s population.

In addition, working women suffered the worst effects of burnout during the coronavirus pandemic, WalletHub reported. 

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Best and Worst States for Women

Overall Rank	State	Total Score	Women’s Economic & Social Well-Being	Women’s Health Care & Safety
1	Massachusetts	74.61	3	1
2	Minnesota	72.55	1	6
3	New York	72.26	5	4
4	Hawaii	71.66	9	3
5	District of Columbia	70.55	2	10
6	Vermont	70.08	6	7
7	Maryland	67.92	12	8
8	Iowa	67.77	4	16
9	Washington	67.35	7	14
10	Rhode Island	67.31	11	9
11	Connecticut	66.93	16	2
12	Maine	66.48	13	12
13	Wisconsin	65.98	8	19
14	Delaware	65.46	10	21
15	New Jersey	63.1	26	5
16	Illinois	61.33	20	11
17	California	61.24	18	13
18	Virginia	60.5	17	18
19	Oregon	59.12	24	17
20	Michigan	58.36	14	27
21	New Hampshire	58.28	29	15
22	North Dakota	58.14	23	22
23	Colorado	58.04	19	24
24	Nebraska	55.55	30	23
25	South Dakota	54.84	21	31
26	Pennsylvania	54.79	33	20
27	Florida	54.68	27	25
28	Montana	54.66	22	30
29	Kentucky	53.73	25	32
30	Tennessee	53.72	15	42
31	North Carolina	52.04	31	29
32	Ohio	50.89	36	28
33	Arizona	50.69	32	34
34	Utah	49.29	41	26
35	Nevada	49	28	45
36	Indiana	48.56	37	37
37	New Mexico	47.97	34	39
38	Wyoming	46.91	38	40
39	West Virginia	46.6	35	43
40	Kansas	45.96	42	35
41	Missouri	45.55	40	41
42	Alaska	44.95	39	44
43	Georgia	43.34	44	36
44	Texas	42.52	43	38
45	Idaho	41.61	48	33
46	Mississippi	38.44	45	49
47	Louisiana	38.26	46	48
48	South Carolina	37.35	49	46
49	Arkansas	35.29	47	51
50	Alabama	35.28	51	47
51	Oklahoma	34.53	50	50

Source: WalletHub.com