The most affordable and expensive states to give birth in

Analysts at WalletHub recently analyzed what parents can expect — financially — when they're expecting.

The financial analysis company examined the best and worst states to have a baby in for 2016. Analysts compared delivery costs, healthcare accessibility and baby friendliness of the 50 states and the District of Columbia using a data set of 17 key metric ranges including "number of pediatricians per capita" and "annual average infant-care costs."

Here are the states ranked in terms of delivery cost, from lowest to highest.

1. Mississippi
2. Alabama
3. Kentucky
4. Utah
5. Idaho
6. North Dakota
7. South Dakota
8. Maryland
9. Georgia
10. Oklahoma
11. Arkansas
12. West Virginia
13. Iowa
14. Michigan
15. Nebraska
16. Louisiana
17. Maine
18. Ohio
19. New Hampshire
20. Tennessee
21. Virginia
22. Missouri
23. South Carolina
24. Indiana
25. Montana
26. Pennsylvania
27. Wyoming
28. Texas
29. Kansas
30. Oregon
31. Arizona
32. North Carolina
33. Wisconsin
34. Minnesota
35. Delaware
36. Illinois
37. Hawaii
38. Washington
39. New Mexico
40. Vermont
41. Colorado
42. Nevada
43. Connecticut
44. Massachusetts
45. Rhode Island
46. District of Columbia
47. Florida
48. California
49. New Jersey
50. New York
51. Alaska