Table B2.10

Distribution of Women Across Broad Occupational Groups by State, 2013
Management, Business, and Financial
Professional and Related
Service
Sales and Related
Office and Administrative Support
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving
Total Number of Women Workers
State
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Percent
Rank
Number
Alabama
12.0%
40
26.5%
23
20.5%
39
12.2%
9
20.0%
35
1.2%
9
7.6%
7
945,511
Alaska
14.1%
12
27.9%
13
20.5%
39
11.0%
22
21.1%
19
1.7%
1
3.6%
47
171,832
Arizona
13.5%
18
24.5%
43
22.8%
11
12.5%
5
21.1%
19
1.2%
9
4.5%
37
1,304,785
Arkansas
10.5%
49
26.6%
21
20.7%
38
11.6%
12
22.0%
7
0.9%
21
7.6%
7
590,749
California
14.8%
10
24.9%
39
22.3%
20
11.7%
11
19.4%
41
1.4%
8
5.5%
26
7,882,803
Colorado
16.0%
6
26.7%
20
21.6%
29
11.4%
17
19.4%
41
1.1%
11
3.8%
44
1,214,440
Connecticut
14.6%
11
29.3%
5
21.7%
27
11.0%
22
18.1%
49
0.6%
41
4.7%
31
865,543
Delaware
16.2%
5
26.9%
18
21.1%
35
10.0%
42
21.3%
17
0.4%
48
4.1%
41
209,562
District of Columbia
26.3%
1
35.7%
1
16.2%
51
5.8%
51
14.3%
51
0.4%
48
1.3%
51
169,254
Florida
12.7%
30
24.2%
46
22.7%
14
13.9%
3
21.6%
12
0.8%
25
4.0%
43
4,064,415
Georgia
14.0%
14
25.5%
33
20.2%
44
12.4%
7
19.9%
36
0.9%
21
7.1%
13
2,099,629
Hawaii
13.3%
21
23.8%
47
22.7%
14
15.5%
1
20.7%
26
0.7%
28
3.2%
49
316,755
Idaho
10.4%
50
23.3%
49
22.8%
11
10.4%
35
25.1%
2
1.6%
2
6.4%
16
321,594
Illinois
14.1%
12
25.9%
28
21.0%
36
10.9%
26
20.7%
26
0.5%
46
6.7%
14
2,929,879
Indiana
11.7%
43
24.8%
42
21.4%
31
10.5%
34
20.8%
25
0.7%
28
10.2%
1
1,438,314
Iowa
13.1%
27
24.9%
39
22.0%
23
10.4%
35
21.4%
14
0.7%
28
7.5%
10
749,721
Kansas
13.6%
17
28.0%
12
20.0%
45
10.2%
41
21.4%
14
1.1%
11
5.7%
22
657,533
Kentucky
10.6%
48
27.1%
16
21.7%
27
11.0%
22
21.2%
18
0.9%
21
7.6%
7
896,289
Louisiana
10.9%
47
26.2%
26
24.8%
6
12.0%
10
21.8%
10
1.0%
18
3.3%
48
959,691
Maine
12.9%
28
26.8%
19
22.5%
16
10.0%
42
21.7%
11
0.9%
21
5.2%
28
323,067
Maryland
17.9%
2
30.0%
4
19.7%
47
9.3%
47
19.5%
40
0.6%
41
3.1%
50
1,494,760
Massachusetts
16.5%
3
31.0%
2
19.8%
46
9.7%
45
18.1%
49
0.5%
46
4.3%
40
1,678,738
Michigan
12.3%
38
24.4%
44
22.8%
11
11.5%
14
20.6%
29
0.7%
28
7.8%
4
2,129,043
Minnesota
14.9%
8
26.5%
23
21.4%
31
10.7%
31
19.9%
36
0.7%
28
5.9%
20
1,372,947
Mississippi
11.0%
45
25.0%
37
23.2%
9
13.0%
4
19.0%
45
1.0%
18
7.8%
4
593,145
Missouri
12.5%
34
25.8%
31
21.9%
25
11.0%
22
21.9%
9
0.6%
41
6.2%
18
1,373,120
Montana
12.6%
32
23.7%
48
25.2%
2
9.3%
47
23.0%
4
1.5%
4
4.6%
34
227,253
Nebraska
13.5%
18
25.3%
36
21.6%
29
10.0%
42
22.0%
7
1.1%
11
6.6%
15
462,498
Nevada
11.4%
44
19.6%
51
28.8%
1
14.1%
2
20.7%
26
0.7%
28
4.7%
31
585,551
New Hampshire
13.3%
21
30.9%
3
18.7%
50
10.9%
26
20.5%
31
1.1%
11
4.6%
34
332,378
New Jersey
15.0%
7
28.2%
9
19.6%
48
11.1%
20
20.3%
33
0.3%
50
5.5%
26
2,021,165
New Mexico
12.4%
37
26.6%
21
24.9%
5
10.4%
35
20.1%
34
1.1%
11
4.5%
37
406,972
New York
13.5%
18
29.2%
6
22.9%
10
10.4%
35
19.2%
44
0.6%
41
4.1%
41
4,483,238
North Carolina
13.2%
26
27.2%
15
21.3%
34
11.5%
14
18.5%
47
0.7%
28
7.5%
10
2,129,216
North Dakota
11.9%
41
26.5%
23
24.7%
7
9.6%
46
22.9%
5
0.6%
41
3.8%
44
181,214
Ohio
12.5%
34
25.9%
28
22.4%
18
10.6%
32
20.5%
31
0.7%
28
7.4%
12
2,612,660
Oklahoma
12.7%
30
26.2%
26
21.0%
36
11.3%
18
22.4%
6
1.5%
4
4.9%
30
796,931
Oregon
13.3%
21
25.5%
33
23.4%
8
10.8%
29
19.7%
39
1.5%
4
5.7%
22
851,606
Pennsylvania
12.8%
29
27.8%
14
21.4%
31
10.9%
26
21.0%
22
0.7%
28
5.6%
25
2,901,615
Rhode Island
11.9%
41
28.2%
9
22.0%
23
10.4%
35
21.1%
19
0.7%
28
5.7%
22
254,728
South Carolina
12.3%
38
24.3%
45
21.8%
26
12.5%
5
20.6%
29
0.8%
25
7.7%
6
1,017,597
South Dakota
11.0%
45
23.3%
49
22.1%
22
11.1%
20
25.2%
1
1.0%
18
6.2%
18
209,123
Tennessee
12.6%
32
25.6%
32
20.5%
39
11.5%
14
20.9%
23
0.7%
28
8.3%
2
1,373,338
Texas
13.9%
15
25.0%
37
22.4%
18
12.3%
8
20.9%
23
0.8%
25
4.7%
31
5,503,194
Utah
12.5%
34
25.5%
33
19.4%
49
11.6%
12
23.9%
3
0.7%
28
6.4%
16
579,634
Vermont
13.7%
16
28.9%
7
22.5%
16
8.7%
50
19.4%
41
1.1%
11
5.8%
21
158,688
Virginia
16.5%
3
28.9%
7
20.3%
43
10.8%
29
18.3%
48
0.7%
28
4.6%
34
1,931,057
Washington
14.9%
8
25.9%
28
22.2%
21
10.6%
32
19.9%
36
1.5%
4
5.2%
28
1,516,527
West Virginia
10.3%
51
27.1%
16
25.1%
3
11.2%
19
21.5%
13
0.3%
50
4.5%
37
350,297
Wisconsin
13.3%
21
24.9%
39
20.5%
39
10.4%
35
21.4%
14
1.1%
11
8.3%
2
1,391,839
Wyoming
13.3%
21
28.2%
9
25.1%
3
9.3%
47
18.7%
46
1.6%
2
3.8%
44
134,483
United States
13.7%
  
26.3%
  
21.8%
  
11.4%
  
20.3%
  
0.9%
  
5.7%
  
69,165,921
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).