Women in Alabama fare worse than their counterparts in almost any other state, burdened by lower earnings and economic opportunities.

The rankings by Yesstyle looked at a range of data to determine the best and worst states for women. The factors included average earnings; size of gender pay gap; percent of female state legislators; college graduation rate; and percentage of women-owned firms.

Overall, Maryland was rated the best state for women followed by California, New York, Oregon and Connecticut. The worst-rated state was West Virginia, with Mississippi, Utah, Kentucky and Idaho following.

Alabama was ranked the 10th worst state for women. Its dismal spot came from low scores across-the board, including:

44th for average annual earnings for women - $35,414;

47th for gender pay gap, with women earning 73.47 percent compared to average male earnings;

43rd for projected year for closing gender pay gap with an estimate of 2088;

47th for percent of women in State Legislature – 15.7 percent;

“F” grade for maternity leave provisions.

You can see the complete rankings here.