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Best and worst states for women
#51. Louisiana
- Total score: 36.26
- Economic and social well-being rank: #51
- Health and safety rank: #46
#50. Mississippi
- Total score: 36.63
- Economic and social well-being rank: #50
- Health and safety rank: #49
#49. Arkansas
- Total score: 37.13
- Economic and social well-being rank: #46
- Health and safety rank: #51
#48. Alabama
- Total score: 39.40
- Economic and social well-being rank: #48
- Health and safety rank: #44
#47. Oklahoma
- Total score: 40.20
- Economic and social well-being rank: #44
- Health and safety rank: #50
#46. South Carolina
- Total score: 40.34
- Economic and social well-being rank: #47
- Health and safety rank: #43
#45. Idaho
- Total score: 44.66
- Economic and social well-being rank: #49
- Health and safety rank: #28
#44. West Virginia
- Total score: 45.11
- Economic and social well-being rank: #39
- Health and safety rank: #47
#43. Texas
- Total score: 46.11
- Economic and social well-being rank: #42
- Health and safety rank: #39
#42. Georgia
- Total score: 46.68
- Economic and social well-being rank: #43
- Health and safety rank: #37
#41. Utah
- Total score: 48.51
- Economic and social well-being rank: #45
- Health and safety rank: #26
#40. Nevada
- Total score: 48.75
- Economic and social well-being rank: #28
- Health and safety rank: #48
#39. Kentucky
- Total score: 48.88
- Economic and social well-being rank: #36
- Health and safety rank: #40
#38. Wyoming
- Total score: 49.34
- Economic and social well-being rank: #41
- Health and safety rank: #32
#37. Tennessee
- Total score: 49.59
- Economic and social well-being rank: #29
- Health and safety rank: #45
#36. Alaska
- Total score: 50.03
- Economic and social well-being rank: #30
- Health and safety rank: #42
#35. Missouri
- Total score: 50.18
- Economic and social well-being rank: #33
- Health and safety rank: #38
#34. Florida
- Total score: 51.31
- Economic and social well-being rank: #38
- Health and safety rank: #29
#33. New Mexico
- Total score: 51.59
- Economic and social well-being rank: #27
- Health and safety rank: #41
#32. North Carolina
- Total score: 52.04
- Economic and social well-being rank: #35
- Health and safety rank: #31
#31. Kansas
- Total score: 52.37
- Economic and social well-being rank: #32
- Health and safety rank: #34
#30. Arizona
- Total score: 52.53
- Economic and social well-being rank: #31
- Health and safety rank: #35
#29. Illinois
- Total score: 54.26
- Economic and social well-being rank: #40
- Health and safety rank: #18
#28. Pennsylvania
- Total score: 55.21
- Economic and social well-being rank: #34
- Health and safety rank: #23
#27. Indiana
- Total score: 56.68
- Economic and social well-being rank: #20
- Health and safety rank: #33
#26. California
- Total score: 57.48
- Economic and social well-being rank: #37
- Health and safety rank: #9
#25. Oregon
- Total score: 57.57
- Economic and social well-being rank: #25
- Health and safety rank: #24
#24. Montana
- Total score: 58.08
- Economic and social well-being rank: #13
- Health and safety rank: #36
#23. South Dakota
- Total score: 58.33
- Economic and social well-being rank: #22
- Health and safety rank: #25
#22. Michigan
- Total score: 59.08
- Economic and social well-being rank: #14
- Health and safety rank: #30
#21. Virginia
- Total score: 59.24
- Economic and social well-being rank: #24
- Health and safety rank: #22
#20. Ohio
- Total score: 59.26
- Economic and social well-being rank: #19
- Health and safety rank: #27
#19. Nebraska
- Total score: 59.30
- Economic and social well-being rank: #26
- Health and safety rank: #19
#18. Maryland
- Total score: 61.40
- Economic and social well-being rank: #21
- Health and safety rank: #15
#17. New Jersey
- Total score: 64.24
- Economic and social well-being rank: #23
- Health and safety rank: #6
#16. Wisconsin
- Total score: 64.55
- Economic and social well-being rank: #11
- Health and safety rank: #14
#15. Washington
- Total score: 64.65
- Economic and social well-being rank: #10
- Health and safety rank: #16
#14. North Dakota
- Total score: 65.02
- Economic and social well-being rank: #12
- Health and safety rank: #12
#13. New Hampshire
- Total score: 65.23
- Economic and social well-being rank: #18
- Health and safety rank: #8
#12. New York
- Total score: 66.83
- Economic and social well-being rank: #17
- Health and safety rank: #5
#11. Delaware
- Total score: 67.22
- Economic and social well-being rank: #7
- Health and safety rank: #21
#10. Vermont
- Total score: 67.43
- Economic and social well-being rank: #8
- Health and safety rank: #13
#9. Rhode Island
- Total score: 67.51
- Economic and social well-being rank: #9
- Health and safety rank: #7
#8. Connecticut
- Total score: 67.92
- Economic and social well-being rank: #15
- Health and safety rank: #3
#7. Hawaii
- Total score: 68.13
- Economic and social well-being rank: #16
- Health and safety rank: #2
#6. District of Columbia
- Total score: 68.62
- Economic and social well-being rank: #2
- Health and safety rank: #20
#5. Colorado
- Total score: 69.17
- Economic and social well-being rank: #4
- Health and safety rank: #17
#4. Maine
- Total score: 70.60
- Economic and social well-being rank: #6
- Health and safety rank: #11
#3. Iowa
- Total score: 71.17
- Economic and social well-being rank: #3
- Health and safety rank: #10
#2. Minnesota
- Total score: 75.16
- Economic and social well-being rank: #1
- Health and safety rank: #4
#1. Massachusetts
- Total score: 75.66
- Economic and social well-being rank: #5
- Health and safety rank: #1
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