| Year the Gender Wage Gap is Projected to Close | ||
State |
Year |
Rank |
Alabama |
2088 |
44 |
Alaska |
2092 |
45 |
Arizona |
2044 |
4 |
Arkansas |
2082 |
39 |
California |
2042 |
2 |
Colorado |
2057 |
19 |
Connecticut |
2061 |
23 |
Delaware |
2051 |
10 |
District of Columbia |
2055 |
13 |
Florida |
2038 |
1 |
Georgia |
2055 |
13 |
Hawaii |
2051 |
10 |
Idaho |
2074 |
36 |
Illinois |
2065 |
25 |
Indiana |
2086 |
41 |
Iowa |
2056 |
17 |
Kansas |
2072 |
32 |
Kentucky |
2073 |
34 |
Louisiana |
2106 |
50 |
Maine |
2057 |
19 |
Maryland |
2042 |
2 |
Massachusetts |
2058 |
22 |
Michigan |
2086 |
41 |
Minnesota |
2054 |
12 |
Mississippi |
2087 |
43 |
Missouri |
2066 |
26 |
Montana |
2080 |
37 |
Nebraska |
2066 |
26 |
Nevada |
2044 |
4 |
New Hampshire |
2082 |
39 |
New Jersey |
2055 |
13 |
New Mexico |
2056 |
17 |
New York |
2049 |
8 |
North Carolina |
2064 |
24 |
North Dakota |
2104 |
49 |
Ohio |
2066 |
26 |
Oklahoma |
2068 |
29 |
Oregon |
2055 |
13 |
Pennsylvania |
2072 |
32 |
Rhode Island |
2049 |
8 |
South Carolina |
2094 |
46 |
South Dakota |
2081 |
38 |
Tennessee |
2057 |
19 |
Texas |
2047 |
6 |
Utah |
2102 |
48 |
Vermont |
2048 |
7 |
Virginia |
2073 |
34 |
Washington |
2071 |
31 |
West Virginia |
2101 |
47 |
Wisconsin |
2068 |
29 |
Wyoming |
2159 |
51 |
United States |
2058 |
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Note: Linear projection based on the current rate of progress in closing the gender wage gap since 1959. Projection is based on the ratio of women’s to men’s earnings among full-time, year-round workers aged 16 and older. |
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Source: IWPR calculations based on the 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Decennial Censuses (for calendar years 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1999) and the 2001–2013 American Community Surveys (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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