Table B2.9

Distribution of Women Across Industries by State, 2013
 
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Mining and Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation, Communications, and Utilities
Wholesale and Retail Trade
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
Health Care, Education, Leisure, and Other Services
Government
Total Number of Women Workers
State
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Number
Alabama
0.6%
45
1.5%
13
8.5%
9
2.5%
31
21.8%
13
6.7%
31
39.2%
43
19.2%
16
945,591
Alaska
1.8%
8
3.0%
1
1.8%
50
3.7%
5
20.1%
31
4.0%
51
41.1%
32
24.5%
3
172,109
Arizona
1.1%
19
1.9%
9
4.6%
37
3.2%
11
21.1%
22
8.6%
6
42.4%
26
17.1%
28
1,306,043
Arkansas
1.1%
19
1.5%
13
8.9%
6
3.0%
18
23.1%
5
5.4%
47
37.4%
48
19.7%
13
590,913
California
1.6%
12
1.2%
22
6.8%
26
3.1%
15
20.8%
25
7.0%
28
42.6%
23
16.8%
30
7,888,723
Colorado
1.2%
18
2.1%
8
4.5%
38
3.7%
5
21.4%
18
7.6%
17
42.9%
22
16.6%
32
1,216,775
Connecticut
0.8%
32
0.9%
41
7.4%
19
2.5%
31
18.0%
47
8.2%
8
46.1%
8
16.1%
36
866,322
Delaware
0.6%
45
1.0%
34
5.2%
33
2.5%
31
18.9%
42
11.5%
1
44.2%
16
16.1%
36
209,879
District of Columbia
0.4%
51
0.7%
50
2.3%
48
2.4%
38
10.4%
51
4.6%
50
56.3%
1
22.9%
6
169,417
Florida
1.0%
23
1.4%
17
3.4%
42
3.5%
7
23.4%
3
8.3%
7
44.5%
14
14.4%
42
4,069,382
Georgia
0.9%
28
1.2%
22
7.1%
23
4.3%
1
22.4%
7
7.2%
24
38.3%
45
18.7%
19
2,101,808
Hawaii
1.3%
16
1.1%
29
1.3%
51
4.1%
2
24.6%
1
7.3%
21
37.8%
46
22.6%
8
318,075
Idaho
2.3%
4
1.5%
13
6.5%
29
2.4%
38
22.8%
6
7.3%
21
38.8%
44
18.5%
21
322,137
Illinois
0.7%
36
0.9%
41
8.2%
12
3.4%
8
19.8%
36
7.8%
14
44.4%
15
14.8%
40
2,932,707
Indiana
0.8%
32
1.2%
22
11.4%
1
2.9%
21
21.3%
19
6.1%
44
42.2%
28
14.1%
46
1,438,477
Iowa
1.8%
8
1.0%
34
10.4%
3
2.1%
49
19.5%
38
8.9%
5
39.6%
39
16.5%
33
749,721
Kansas
1.4%
14
1.0%
34
7.8%
15
3.1%
15
18.8%
44
7.5%
19
41.4%
29
19.0%
17
657,755
Kentucky
1.0%
23
1.1%
29
7.8%
15
3.2%
11
21.6%
14
6.2%
43
40.6%
37
18.5%
21
896,867
Louisiana
0.7%
36
2.6%
5
3.3%
43
2.4%
38
21.5%
16
6.5%
38
43.4%
19
19.6%
14
960,956
Maine
1.4%
14
1.1%
29
5.0%
35
2.6%
27
19.6%
37
7.5%
19
46.1%
8
16.7%
31
323,120
Maryland
0.7%
36
1.5%
13
2.7%
46
2.5%
31
16.1%
50
6.6%
34
45.4%
10
24.4%
4
1,497,358
Massachusetts
0.7%
36
0.9%
41
6.2%
30
2.4%
38
18.2%
46
7.6%
17
50.3%
2
13.7%
48
1,679,427
Michigan
1.0%
23
0.8%
48
10.1%
4
2.4%
38
21.6%
14
6.6%
34
44.1%
17
13.5%
49
2,129,346
Minnesota
1.1%
19
1.0%
34
8.7%
7
2.7%
23
19.2%
39
8.0%
11
45.4%
10
13.8%
47
1,372,947
Mississippi
0.8%
32
0.9%
41
8.4%
11
2.6%
27
22.1%
10
5.8%
45
37.8%
46
21.5%
10
593,868
Missouri
0.9%
28
1.2%
22
6.8%
26
3.2%
11
21.5%
16
8.2%
8
43.6%
18
14.6%
41
1,373,940
Montana
2.4%
3
2.4%
7
3.1%
44
2.2%
47
20.9%
24
6.8%
30
40.2%
38
22.0%
9
227,763
Nebraska
1.8%
8
1.1%
29
7.2%
20
2.7%
23
19.9%
34
9.6%
4
42.5%
24
15.2%
39
462,687
Nevada
0.6%
45
1.6%
11
2.6%
47
4.0%
3
22.3%
8
6.3%
40
48.3%
4
14.3%
43
585,962
New Hampshire
1.1%
19
1.1%
29
7.9%
14
2.7%
23
19.9%
34
6.4%
39
44.8%
12
16.1%
36
332,378
New Jersey
0.5%
49
1.0%
34
7.1%
23
3.4%
8
18.9%
42
8.1%
10
44.6%
13
16.5%
33
2,021,738
New Mexico
0.7%
36
1.7%
10
3.1%
44
2.9%
21
20.1%
31
5.8%
45
39.6%
39
26.2%
2
407,579
New York
0.7%
36
0.9%
41
4.9%
36
3.0%
18
17.6%
48
7.3%
21
48.1%
5
17.5%
26
4,485,004
North Carolina
1.0%
23
1.0%
34
8.7%
7
2.5%
31
21.2%
20
6.6%
34
40.8%
36
18.2%
24
2,134,010
North Dakota
1.9%
6
2.7%
4
4.2%
39
2.6%
27
18.3%
45
10.0%
3
40.9%
34
19.4%
15
181,428
Ohio
0.9%
28
1.2%
22
9.0%
5
2.3%
44
22.1%
10
7.0%
28
43.2%
20
14.3%
43
2,613,044
Oklahoma
1.3%
16
2.8%
3
5.3%
32
2.4%
38
21.1%
22
7.7%
16
39.6%
39
19.9%
12
798,110
Oregon
1.9%
6
1.4%
17
6.8%
26
2.5%
31
23.3%
4
6.6%
34
41.2%
31
16.3%
35
851,844
Pennsylvania
0.9%
28
1.2%
22
7.2%
20
2.7%
23
20.5%
28
7.1%
26
48.5%
3
11.9%
51
2,901,743
Rhode Island
0.5%
49
0.8%
48
7.2%
20
2.3%
44
20.7%
26
7.9%
13
47.3%
6
13.4%
50
254,908
South Carolina
0.6%
45
0.9%
41
8.2%
12
3.1%
15
23.5%
2
7.1%
26
36.5%
50
20.1%
11
1,021,282
South Dakota
2.2%
5
1.2%
22
7.5%
18
2.3%
44
20.3%
29
10.4%
2
37.3%
49
18.7%
19
209,645
Tennessee
0.7%
36
1.0%
34
8.5%
9
4.0%
3
21.2%
20
6.7%
31
40.9%
34
17.0%
29
1,373,948
Texas
0.8%
32
2.5%
6
5.2%
33
3.3%
10
22.0%
12
8.0%
11
41.0%
33
17.3%
27
5,511,285
Utah
0.7%
36
1.4%
17
7.1%
23
3.2%
11
22.3%
8
7.2%
24
39.5%
42
18.5%
21
579,764
Vermont
2.6%
2
0.6%
51
7.7%
17
1.4%
51
16.9%
49
6.3%
40
47.0%
7
17.6%
25
158,694
Virginia
1.0%
23
1.3%
20
4.1%
40
2.5%
31
19.2%
39
6.7%
31
42.5%
24
22.7%
7
1,939,436
Washington
1.7%
11
1.3%
20
5.9%
31
3.0%
18
20.7%
26
6.3%
40
42.3%
27
18.9%
18
1,519,813
West Virginia
0.7%
36
1.6%
11
4.1%
40
2.1%
49
20.3%
29
4.9%
49
43.1%
21
23.1%
5
350,324
Wisconsin
1.6%
12
0.9%
41
11.4%
1
2.6%
27
20.1%
31
7.8%
14
41.4%
29
14.3%
43
1,391,839
Wyoming
3.5%
1
3.0%
1
2.0%
49
2.2%
47
19.1%
41
5.2%
48
35.7%
51
29.2%
1
134,907
United States
1.0%
 
1.3%
 
6.6%
 
3.0%
 
20.7%
 
7.3%
 
43.2%
 
16.9%
 
69,232,798
Note: For employed women aged 16 and older. All public sector workers are included in government; other sectors are private sector only.
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).