Best and worst cities for women

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• Columbia, Maryland, has the highest median earnings for female workers (adjusted for cost of living), three times higher than in Santa Ana, California, the city with the lowest.
   
• Gilbert, Arizona, has the lowest share of women living in poverty, 5.7 times lower than in Detroit, Michigan, the city with the highest.
   
• Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, and Norfolk, Virginia, have the highest share of women-owned businesses, 2.2 times higher than Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the city with the lowest.
   
• South Burlington, Vermont, has the lowest female uninsured rate, 18.1 times lower than Laredo, Texas, the city with the highest.
   
• Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has the lowest unemployment rate for women, 6.2 times lower than Detroit, Michigan, the city with the highest.

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