State

Women

Rank

Men

Rank

Earnings Ratio

Rank

Alabama

$       26,787

47

$       31,657

39

84.6%

39

Alaska

$       35,513

7

$       41,426

3

85.7%

35

Arizona

$       30,439

20

$       33,141

33

91.8%

13

Arkansas

$       25,000

50

$       30,000

49

83.3%

42

California

$       34,176

9

$       35,000

23

97.6%

4

Colorado

$       32,469

13

$       36,248

16

89.6%

19

Connecticut

$       36,527

6

$       40,586

6

90.0%

18

Delaware

$       32,000

18

$       36,248

16

88.3%

22

District of Columbia

$       53,854

1

$       55,000

1

97.9%

2

Florida

$       28,998

33

$       30,034

48

96.6%

6

Georgia

$       30,000

25

$       31,069

40

96.6%

6

Hawaii

$       32,469

13

$       36,527

15

88.9%

20

Idaho

$       24,855

51

$       30,500

45

81.5%

48

Illinois

$       33,141

11

$       37,542

12

88.3%

22

Indiana

$       28,998

33

$       33,808

31

85.8%

34

Iowa

$       30,034

24

$       35,513

21

84.6%

39

Kansas

$       28,998

33

$       34,000

28

85.3%

38

Kentucky

$       27,445

42

$       31,069

40

88.3%

22

Louisiana

$       28,000

39

$       36,000

19

77.8%

50

Maine

$       29,516

30

$       34,498

26

85.6%

36

Maryland

$       37,900

5

$       40,586

6

93.4%

10

Massachusetts

$       40,000

2

$       42,900

2

93.2%

11

Michigan

$       29,019

32

$       34,000

28

85.4%

37

Minnesota

$       33,658

10

$       38,557

8

87.3%

28

Mississippi

$       25,366

49

$       30,000

49

84.6%

39

Missouri

$       28,410

36

$       32,105

37

88.5%

21

Montana

$       27,000

43

$       31,000

44

87.1%

29

Nebraska

$       28,410

36

$       34,798

25

81.6%

47

Nevada

$       30,439

20

$       34,487

27

88.3%

22

New Hampshire

$       32,875

12

$       38,000

10

86.5%

32

New Jersey

$       38,600

3

$       41,000

4

94.1%

8

New Mexico

$       26,381

48

$       30,000

49

87.9%

27

New York

$       38,319

4

$       37,542

12

102.1%

1

North Carolina

$       29,526

29

$       30,439

46

97.0%

5

North Dakota

$       30,000

25

$       36,248

16

82.8%

45

Ohio

$       30,000

25

$       34,000

28

88.2%

26

Oklahoma

$       27,000

43

$       31,069

40

86.9%

31

Oregon

$       30,439

20

$       33,483

32

90.9%

15

Pennsylvania

$       32,105

16

$       37,283

14

86.1%

33

Rhode Island

$       32,469

13

$       36,000

19

90.2%

17

South Carolina

$       28,410

36

$       31,048

43

91.5%

14

South Dakota

$       27,000

43

$       32,469

35

83.2%

44

Tennessee

$       27,652

41

$       30,439

46

90.8%

16

Texas

$       30,000

25

$       32,000

38

93.8%

9

Utah

$       28,000

39

$       35,513

21

78.8%

49

Vermont

$       32,000

18

$       32,672

34

97.9%

2

Virginia

$       35,000

8

$       37,801

11

92.6%

12

Washington

$       32,105

16

$       38,557

8

83.3%

42

West Virginia

$       26,888

46

$       32,469

35

82.8%

45

Wisconsin

$       30,439

20

$       35,000

23

87.0%

30

Wyoming

$       29,425

31

$       40,992

5

71.8%

51

Total

$       31,069

$       35,000

88.8%

Source: IWPR analysis of 2011-2013 American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

State

Women

Rank

Men

Rank

Alabama

16.2%

51

14.7%

43

Alaska

7.6%

8

14.6%

41

Arizona

11.5%

29

12.4%

23

Arkansas

11.5%

29

13.1%

29

California

13.3%

42

13.8%

36

Colorado

8.5%

15

11.1%

17

Connecticut

11.3%

28

15.7%

49

Delaware

10.3%

21

16.1%

50

District of Columbia

10.4%

23

15.4%

48

Florida

13.4%

44

14.7%

43

Georgia

15.0%

48

14.8%

45

Hawaii

6.6%

6

6.6%

2

Idaho

12.5%

35

11.1%

17

Illinois

12.4%

34

13.7%

35

Indiana

11.1%

26

12.0%

22

Iowa

5.8%

3

7.2%

4

Kansas

8.4%

14

8.3%

9

Kentucky

12.6%

37

13.1%

29

Louisiana

13.1%

41

12.6%

24

Maine

8.3%

12

11.0%

16

Maryland

10.0%

18

11.6%

21

Massachusetts

9.2%

17

12.6%

24

Michigan

14.2%

46

14.2%

39

Minnesota

7.4%

7

8.5%

10

Mississippi

16.0%

50

18.0%

51

Missouri

10.3%

21

10.2%

14

Montana

8.2%

11

13.5%

32

Nebraska

5.7%

2

6.8%

3

Nevada

14.2%

46

15.0%

46

New Hampshire

7.7%

9

11.2%

19

New Jersey

12.3%

33

12.8%

27

New Mexico

15.1%

49

13.8%

36

New York

11.6%

31

12.9%

28

North Carolina

13.3%

42

13.9%

38

North Dakota

2.1%

1

3.2%

1

Ohio

10.5%

24

12.6%

24

Oklahoma

11.1%

26

8.7%

11

Oregon

12.7%

40

14.6%

41

Pennsylvania

11.6%

31

14.5%

40

Rhode Island

12.5%

35

13.6%

33

South Carolina

14.1%

45

15.0%

46

South Dakota

6.0%

4

7.8%

6

Tennessee

12.6%

37

13.2%

31

Texas

10.1%

19

10.1%

12

Utah

8.5%

15

7.9%

7

Vermont

6.5%

5

7.7%

5

Virginia

10.1%

19

10.1%

12

Washington

10.5%

24

11.5%

20

West Virginia

12.6%

37

13.6%

33

Wisconsin

7.7%

9

10.7%

15

Wyoming

8.3%

12

8.2%

8

Total

11.6%

12.5%

Source: IWPR analysis of 2013 American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

State

Women

Rank

Men

Rank

Alabama

64.3%

44

69.9%

48

Alaska

70.6%

21

79.9%

3

Arizona

64.0%

47

70.9%

43

Arkansas

63.6%

49

72.1%

38

California

63.9%

48

71.3%

41

Colorado

71.9%

14

77.6%

10

Connecticut

70.8%

20

75.4%

17

Delaware

68.0%

30

74.0%

25

District of Columbia

73.4%

9

75.1%

18

Florida

66.5%

37

70.9%

43

Georgia

65.2%

41

70.1%

47

Hawaii

66.0%

40

76.8%

13

Idaho

66.3%

39

77.3%

11

Illinois

70.9%

19

74.4%

22

Indiana

66.6%

35

73.3%

33

Iowa

74.6%

7

77.7%

8

Kansas

71.7%

15

77.3%

11

Kentucky

66.9%

34

73.5%

29

Louisiana

64.5%

43

69.5%

49

Maine

75.1%

5

73.2%

34

Maryland

71.4%

17

74.4%

22

Massachusetts

72.8%

10

74.6%

21

Michigan

70.4%

23

72.5%

36

Minnesota

78.0%

1

79.6%

5

Mississippi

64.1%

46

65.9%

51

Missouri

71.7%

15

75.6%

16

Montana

72.0%

13

76.1%

14

Nebraska

74.7%

6

80.4%

2

Nevada

68.0%

30

75.9%

15

New Hampshire

73.6%

8

73.5%

29

New Jersey

68.7%

26

71.7%

40

New Mexico

61.9%

50

72.0%

39

New York

66.6%

35

70.4%

46

North Carolina

67.8%

32

73.5%

29

North Dakota

75.9%

4

84.5%

1

Ohio

71.3%

18

74.4%

22

Oklahoma

65.0%

42

74.8%

19

Oregon

68.5%

27

73.2%

34

Pennsylvania

70.5%

22

71.3%

41

Rhode Island

72.8%

10

73.7%

27

South Carolina

68.5%

27

72.3%

37

South Dakota

76.7%

2

79.8%

4

Tennessee

68.4%

29

73.5%

29

Texas

64.2%

45

73.7%

27

Utah

66.5%

37

78.7%

7

Vermont

70.0%

25

69.0%

50

Virginia

70.1%

24

73.8%

26

Washington

67.2%

33

74.8%

19

West Virginia

60.3%

51

70.9%

43

Wisconsin

76.4%

3

77.7%

8

Wyoming

72.3%

12

78.8%

6

Total

67.8%

73.1%

Source: IWPR analysis of 2013 American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

State

Women

Rank

Men

Rank

Alabama

30.7%

40

21.1%

40

Alaska

34.4%

15

20.5%

44

Arizona

31.8%

36

25.6%

16

Arkansas

31.0%

39

22.6%

31

California

34.0%

16

26.6%

13

Colorado

35.6%

13

26.2%

15

Connecticut

36.4%

10

27.4%

11

Delaware

38.9%

6

24.8%

20

District of Columbia

62.4%

1

62.9%

1

Florida

30.6%

41

21.2%

39

Georgia

32.5%

30

23.4%

27

Hawaii

30.2%

46

20.4%

45

Idaho

26.2%

50

22.6%

31

Illinois

36.0%

11

27.6%

9

Indiana

32.2%

32

22.4%

33

Iowa

32.8%

27

24.0%

25

Kansas

37.2%

9

24.4%

24

Kentucky

32.5%

30

21.8%

37

Louisiana

32.2%

32

20.9%

42

Maine

30.5%

45

17.5%

51

Maryland

40.1%

3

31.1%

3

Massachusetts

42.4%

2

34.5%

2

Michigan

28.8%

47

25.2%

17

Minnesota

34.6%

14

28.0%

8

Mississippi

31.8%

36

18.5%

49

Missouri

33.6%

21

26.4%

14

Montana

27.6%

48

22.9%

29

Nebraska

32.6%

28

25.0%

18

Nevada

24.9%

51

18.1%

50

New Hampshire

33.0%

26

23.1%

28

New Jersey

38.0%

7

29.6%

6

New Mexico

31.1%

38

18.8%

48

New York

39.8%

4

30.4%

4

North Carolina

33.7%

20

22.2%

34

North Dakota

35.7%

12

21.9%

36

Ohio

33.5%

23

24.9%

19

Oklahoma

34.0%

16

19.9%

46

Oregon

30.6%

41

24.8%

20

Pennsylvania

37.4%

8

27.5%

10

Rhode Island

33.6%

21

23.7%

26

South Carolina

30.6%

41

21.0%

41

South Dakota

26.6%

49

20.6%

43

Tennessee

33.4%

24

22.1%

35

Texas

33.8%

18

22.8%

30

Utah

32.1%

34

30.0%

5

Vermont

33.1%

25

24.6%

23

Virginia

39.4%

5

29.2%

7

Washington

30.6%

41

26.9%

12

West Virginia

33.8%

18

21.8%

37

Wisconsin

32.0%

35

24.8%

20

Wyoming

32.6%

28

19.5%

47

Total

34.2%

25.4%

IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

State

Women

Men

Alabama

41.2

44.4

Alaska

42.8

48.3

Arizona

41.7

43.6

Arkansas

41.4

44.9

California

41.9

43.7

Colorado

42.4

45.2

Connecticut

41.9

44.5

Delaware

41.6

43.7

District of Columbia

44.5

45.7

Florida

41.5

43.4

Georgia

42

44.6

Hawaii

42.5

46.7

Idaho

41.7

45.5

Illinois

42.1

44.3

Indiana

41.5

44.3

Iowa

42

45.1

Kansas

41.7

45.5

Kentucky

41.6

44.6

Louisiana

41.8

46.6

Maine

41.6

44.9

Maryland

42.1

43.8

Massachusetts

42.4

44.6

Michigan

41.8

44.5

Minnesota

42.1

44.3

Mississippi

41.5

45

Missouri

41.9

44.5

Montana

42.3

45.3

Nebraska

41.7

45.4

Nevada

41.4

43.2

New Hampshire

41.9

44.6

New Jersey

41.7

43.7

New Mexico

41.5

44.1

New York

42.5

44.8

North Carolina

42.1

45.6

North Dakota

41.9

48

Ohio

41.8

44.4

Oklahoma

41.8

45.6

Oregon

41.6

43.8

Pennsylvania

41.7

44.6

Rhode Island

41.8

43.4

South Carolina

41.7

44.6

South Dakota

41.6

45.5

Tennessee

41.6

44.3

Texas

42.1

45.7

Utah

41.3

43.9

Vermont

42

43.9

Virginia

42.4

44.7

Washington

41.7

44.4

West Virginia

41.2

44.9

Wisconsin

41.7

44.6

Wyoming

43.7

49.1

Total

41.9

44.6

Source: IWPR analysis of 2013 American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

State

Women

Men

Alabama

41.7

45.4

Alaska

44

45.2

Arizona

42.6

44.8

Arkansas

42

46.3

California

42.8

45

Colorado

43.5

46

Connecticut

42.8

45.6

Delaware

42.6

45.3

District of Columbia

45.3

46.6

Florida

42.4

45

Georgia

43

45.6

Hawaii

43.2

46.3

Idaho

42.6

45.2

Illinois

43.2

45.5

Indiana

42.3

45.4

Iowa

42.8

45.7

Kansas

42.3

46.6

Kentucky

42.2

45

Louisiana

42.5

46.8

Maine

42.7

46.3

Maryland

42.9

44.6

Massachusetts

43.1

45.7

Michigan

42.8

45.8

Minnesota

42.7

45.3

Mississippi

42.2

46.2

Missouri

42.8

46

Montana

42.3

45.5

Nebraska

42.4

46.7

Nevada

42.5

44.6

New Hampshire

42.4

45.9

New Jersey

42.3

44.5

New Mexico

42.3

45.7

New York

43.5

46.9

North Carolina

43

46.5

North Dakota

41.6

47.9

Ohio

42.7

45.5

Oklahoma

42.3

46.1

Oregon

42.6

45.6

Pennsylvania

42.5

45.7

Rhode Island

42.5

44.1

South Carolina

42.6

45.5

South Dakota

41.6

48.1

Tennessee

42.5

45.7

Texas

43.2

46.3

Utah

42.3

44.5

Vermont

42.4

45.4

Virginia

42.9

45.1

Washington

42.6

45

West Virginia

42

45.1

Wisconsin

42.5

46.3

Wyoming

44.3

48.9

Total

42.8

45.6

Source: IWPR analysis of 2013 American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).