Louisiana Ranked 2nd Worst State For Working Moms

Being a responsible working parent isn't easy. It's totally worth it, but dealing with the limited choices you are faced with in this common situation can be difficult to say the least. Being a single working parent multiplies this difficulty several times over. You are the provider, counselor, stylist, housekeeper, teacher, and a hundred other titles all at once - and the future of your child(ren) depend upon your success in every one of those jobs. Being pulled in every direction at once usually leaves exactly zero time for yourself, but such is the life of the single parent.

According to Wallethub, that struggle is even harder in Louisiana. A recent report places the Bayou State second to last in respects to the struggles that a single mom has to endure. With almost 70% of moms with young children working today, this is a huge issue.

The survey looked at 13 key factors to determine the ranking, and the results are a bit disheartening. Gender pay gap, the percentage of Single-Mom families in poverty, and day-care quality are among the metrics considered. The picture is not pretty:

Overall Rank	State	Total Score	‘Child Care’ Rank	‘Professional Opportunities’ Rank	‘Work-Life Balance’ Rank
1	Vermont	65.45	3	7	5
2	Minnesota	61.92	5	3	9
3	New Jersey	61.00	2	20	10
4	Delaware	59.77	1	1	33
5	Connecticut	59.68	6	44	3
6	Massachusetts	58.70	4	21	16
7	Maine	55.37	12	14	11
8	Rhode Island	55.08	26	42	2
9	New York	54.79	23	11	6
10	Illinois	54.14	10	12	18
11	Oregon	51.85	41	18	4
12	Montana	51.65	31	8	12
13	Wisconsin	51.42	11	41	15
14	Indiana	51.00	9	25	31
15	District of Columbia	50.91	36	2	13
16	Colorado	50.56	27	4	20
17	Iowa	50.36	21	19	21
18	Utah	50.31	16	49	7
19	North Dakota	50.12	18	27	19
20	New Hampshire	50.02	8	30	34
21	Virginia	49.85	7	15	46
22	California	49.55	48	22	1
23	Hawaii	49.41	42	9	8
24	Florida	49.40	15	5	42
25	Kentucky	47.99	14	26	38
26	North Carolina	47.94	20	16	36
27	Nebraska	47.93	28	24	17
28	Kansas	47.88	19	36	22
29	Washington	47.86	30	34	14
30	Maryland	47.68	17	6	50
31	Tennessee	46.56	24	13	37
32	Ohio	46.35	25	23	28
33	Texas	44.53	13	35	49
34	South Dakota	44.32	37	10	32
35	Oklahoma	43.08	22	39	40
36	Georgia	41.45	29	17	51
37	Michigan	41.14	35	33	35
38	Missouri	40.73	32	32	41
39	Arkansas	40.59	40	45	25
40	Pennsylvania	40.39	33	37	39
41	South Carolina	39.84	34	29	43
42	Wyoming	39.31	39	48	26
43	West Virginia	38.00	45	40	30
44	New Mexico	37.80	46	38	29
45	Idaho	36.89	51	31	23
46	Mississippi	35.92	38	47	45
47	Alaska	35.02	49	43	27
48	Arizona	34.67	43	46	48
49	Nevada	34.35	47	28	47
50	Louisiana	33.68	50	50	24
51	Alabama	32.75	44	51	44