The 10 safest US states for women in 2024, ranked

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• WalletHub ranked states for women based on access to good healthcare and general safety.
• The ranking looked at factors like the number of uninsured women and the female homicide rate.

Some states are better than others when it comes to providing quality healthcare and protections for women.

WalletHub ranked the best states for women in terms of healthcare, which is a major part of women's overall well-being, and safety, based on factors like the number of uninsured women, the quality of women's hospitals, and the female homicide rate.

Here are the 10 safest states for women in 2024, ranked from worst to best, according to WalletHub's report.