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

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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 RankStateTotal ScoreWomen’s Economic & Social

Well-Being

Women’s Health Care & Safety
1Massachusetts74.6131
2Minnesota72.5516
3New York72.2654
4Hawaii71.6693
5District of Columbia70.55210
6Vermont70.0867
7Maryland67.92128
8Iowa67.77416
9Washington67.35714
10Rhode Island67.31119
11Connecticut66.93162
12Maine66.481312
13Wisconsin65.98819
14Delaware65.461021
15New Jersey63.1265
16Illinois61.332011
17California61.241813
18Virginia60.51718
19Oregon59.122417
20Michigan58.361427
21New Hampshire58.282915
22North Dakota58.142322
23Colorado58.041924
24Nebraska55.553023
25South Dakota54.842131
26Pennsylvania54.793320
27Florida54.682725
28Montana54.662230
29Kentucky53.732532
30Tennessee53.721542
31North Carolina52.043129
32Ohio50.893628
33Arizona50.693234
34Utah49.294126
35Nevada492845
36Indiana48.563737
37New Mexico47.973439
38Wyoming46.913840
39West Virginia46.63543
40Kansas45.964235
41Missouri45.554041
42Alaska44.953944
43Georgia43.344436
44Texas42.524338
45Idaho41.614833
46Mississippi38.444549
47Louisiana38.264648
48South Carolina37.354946
49Arkansas35.294751
50Alabama35.285147
51Oklahoma34.535050
Source: WalletHub.com