March is Women's History Month and WalletHub did a study to determine which states were best for women based on '15 key metrics that speak to the needs and expectations of women in America.' New Hampshire ranks very close to the top!

Here are the 15 metrics they used:

Women’s Economic & Social Well-Being – Total Points: 60

  • Median Earnings for Female Workers (Adjusted for Cost of Living): Full Weight (~6.00 Points)
  • Unemployment Rate for Women: Full Weight (~6.00 Points)
  • Percentage of Women Living in Poverty: Full Weight (~6.00 Points)
  • Share of Women-Owned Businesses: Full Weight (~6.00 Points)
  • High School Dropout Rate for Women: Full Weight (~6.00 Points)
  • WalletHub “Working Moms” Ranking: Double Weight (~12.00 Points)
  • WalletHub “Women’s Equality” Ranking: Double Weight (~12.00 Points)
  • Percentage of Women Who Voted in the 2012 Presidential Election: Full Weight (~6.00 Points)
    Note: The “percentage of women who voted” is out of the “total female U.S. citizen population in the state.”

Women’s Health Care & Safety – Total Points: 40

  • “Top-Rated Women’s Hospitals” Score: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
  • Female Uninsured Rate: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
  • Women’s Preventive Health Care: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the percentage of women who were up-to-date on cervical and breast-cancer screenings.
  • WalletHub “Best States to Have a Baby” Ranking: Double Weight (~10.00 Points)
  • Women’s Life Expectancy at Birth: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
  • Female Homicide Rate per 100,000 Females: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
    Note: This metric measures the number of females murdered by males.
  • Female Victimization: Full Weight (~5.00 Points)
    Note: This metric measures instances of rape and robbery.

Sources: Data used to create these rankings were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Center for Educational Statistics, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Violence Policy Center, the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, the Social Science Research Council, U.S. News & World Report and WalletHub research.

Credit: WalletHub

and here are the results:

 

Credit: WalletHub
Credit: WalletHub
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New England well represented and New Hampshire comes in 3rd!

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