In order to help ease the burden on mothers in the workforce, WalletHub compared the attractiveness of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for a working mother based on 17 key metrics.

In honor of Mother’s Day and 68% of women with children under age 18 having been in the labor force during 2021, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst States for Working Moms, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary. The data set ranges from the median women’s salary to the female unemployment rate to daycare quality.

Best States for Working Moms

1. Massachusetts
2. Connecticut
3. Rhode Island
4. Minnesota
5. Wisconsin
6. District of Columbia
7. Vermont
8. New Jersey
9. New York
10. New Hampshire

Worst States for Working Moms

 42. California
43. Georgia
44. Oklahoma
45. West Virginia
46. Nevada
47. Idaho
48. South Carolina
49. Alabama
50. Mississippi
51. Louisiana

Best vs. Worst

Mississippi has the lowest childcare costs as a share of the median women’s salary, 11.77 percent, which is 2.0 times lower than Nebraska, the highest at 23.53 percent.

North Dakota has the highest number of childcare workers per 1,000 children younger than 14, 25, which is 6.3 times higher than Delaware, the lowest at 4.

The District of Columbia has the highest ratio of female executives to male executives, 71.00 percent, which is 2.6 times higher than in Utah, the lowest at 27.46 percent.

Maryland has the lowest share of single-mom families with children younger than 18 in poverty, 23.50 percent, which is two times lower than in Mississippi, the highest at 47.60 percent.

To view the full report and your state or the District’s rank, please visit click HERE.