(NEXSTAR) — What makes a city “good” or “bad” for women? There are several factors to consider when moving to any new city but for women, there’s even more to consider.
Recently, WalletHub compared 182 U.S. cities across 15 metrics to find the “best” and “worst” cities for women. Cities received scores out of 100 based on metrics like median earnings for women, unemployment rates, abortion policies and access, and prevalence of rape victimization among women, among others.
Shreveport made the top five…or rather, bottom five, with a score of 29.33 out of 100.
Jackson, Mississippi, comes in dead last in the ranking.
While the city’s score for women’s health care and safety isn’t the lowest among the pack, it’s only a few points off. Meanwhile, Jackson does rank last nationally in terms of women’s economic and social well-being.
The city received an overall score of 23.41 out of 100.
| Overall rank | City | Total score (out of 100) | Economic/social well-being rank | Women’s health care/safety rank |
| 182. | Jackson, MS | 23.41 | 182 | 178 |
| 181. | Gulfport, MS | 25.04 | 181 | 174 |
| 180. | Brownsville, Texas | 26.19 | 178 | 182 |
| 179. | Augusta, Georgia | 27.82 | 177 | 181 |
| 178. | Shreveport, LA | 29.33 | 179 | 169 |