To identify the best and worst states for women’s equality in education and healthcare, WalletHub analysts compared the 50 states on several metrics, such as educational attainment, physician-visit affordability and math test scores. These findings were contrasted by the scores men received in the same metrics.
Below is the overall rank of each state, along with its total score.
1. West Virginia — 65.88
2. Kentucky — 59.29
3. Hawaii — 69.36
4. Tennessee — 59.88
5. Vermont — 68.67
6. Louisiana — 48.89
7. Wisconsin — 48.89
8. Rhode Island — 58.27
9. Nevada — 77.55
10. Pennsylvania — 53.33
11. Iowa — 65.99
12. New York — 67.20
13. Maryland — 59.84
14. Massachusetts — 64.66
15. Connecticut — 59.25
16. New Mexico — 63.85
17. New Jersey — 51.60
18. Delaware — 60.91
19. Michigan — 65.29
20. Alabama — 47.01
21. North Carolina — 55.02
22. Missouri — 50.05
23. South Dakota — 51.76
24. North Dakota — 52.09
25. Florida — 59.75
26. California — 67.01
27. Maine — 67.72
28. Ohio — 50.6
29. Mississippi — 55.13
30. Illinois — 58.84
31. Wyoming — 56.71
32. Arkansas — 51.49
33. Nebraska — 56.32
34. Montana — 55.33
35. Washington — 64.06
36. Minnesota — 64.60
37. Indiana — 49.27
38. Georgia — 46.93
39. Oregon — 57.89
40. Virginia — 48.04
41. Arizona — 60.61
42: South Carolina — 43.77
43. Oklahoma — 47.70
44. New Hampshire — 54.01
45. Alaska — 56.82
46. Colorado — 54.38
47. Kansas — 46.77
48. Texas — 41.95
49. Idaho — 38.37
50. Utah — 29.85