Approximately 1,805 women served in the 50 state legislatures in 2016. Women made up 24.4 percent of all state legislators nationwide. This represents little change from the 2015 session's ratio of 24.4 percent.
Women Serving in the 50 States | 2016
| State |
Number of Women Legislators in the House / Assembly |
Number of Women Legislators in the Senate |
Total Number of Women Legislators |
Total Seats in the Legislature |
Percentage of Women in the Legislature |
| Alabama |
16 |
4 |
20 |
140 |
14.3% |
| Alaska |
13 |
5 |
18 |
60 |
30.0% |
| Arizona |
19 |
13 |
32 |
90 |
35.6% |
| Arkansas |
19 |
7 |
26 |
135 |
19.3% |
| California |
19 |
11 |
30 |
120 |
25.0% |
| Colorado |
30 |
12 |
42 |
100 |
42.0% |
| Connecticut |
43 |
9 |
52 |
187 |
27.8% |
| Delaware |
9 |
6 |
15 |
62 |
24.2% |
| Florida |
28 |
12 |
40 |
160 |
25.0% |
| Georgia |
48 |
10 |
58 |
236 |
24.6% |
| Hawaii |
14 |
8 |
22 |
76 |
28.9% |
| Idaho |
19 |
10 |
29 |
105 |
27.6% |
| Illinois |
42 |
15 |
57 |
177 |
32.2% |
| Indiana |
22 |
9 |
31 |
150 |
20.7% |
| Iowa |
27 |
7 |
34 |
150 |
22.7% |
| Kansas |
27 |
13 |
40 |
165 |
24.2% |
| Kentucky |
18 |
4 |
22 |
138 |
15.9% |
| Louisiana |
17 |
5 |
22 |
144 |
15.3% |
| Maine |
46 |
9 |
55 |
186 |
29.6% |
| Maryland |
47 |
12 |
59 |
188 |
31.4% |
| Massachusetts |
38 |
12 |
50 |
200 |
25.0% |
| Michigan |
26 |
4 |
30 |
148 |
20.3% |
| Minnesota |
44 |
23 |
67 |
201 |
33.3% |
| Mississippi |
14 |
9 |
23 |
174 |
13.2% |
| Missouri |
43 |
6 |
49 |
197 |
24.9% |
| Montana |
29 |
18 |
47 |
150 |
31.3% |
| Nebraska |
Unicameral |
11 |
11 |
49 |
22.4% |
| Nevada |
15 |
4 |
19 |
63 |
30.2% |
| New Hampshire |
113 |
8 |
121 |
424 |
28.5% |
| New Jersey |
25 |
11 |
36 |
120 |
30.0% |
| New Mexico |
23 |
6 |
29 |
112 |
25.9% |
| New York |
43 |
11 |
54 |
213 |
25.4% |
| North Carolina |
26 |
13 |
39 |
170 |
22.9% |
| North Dakota |
19 |
8 |
27 |
141 |
19.1% |
| Ohio |
27 |
7 |
34 |
132 |
25.8% |
| Oklahoma |
15 |
6 |
21 |
149 |
14.1% |
| Oregon |
20 |
8 |
28 |
90 |
31.1% |
| Pennsylvania |
38 |
9 |
47 |
253 |
18.6% |
| Rhode Island |
21 |
10 |
31 |
113 |
27.4% |
| South Carolina |
23 |
2 |
25 |
170 |
14.7% |
| South Dakota |
15 |
7 |
22 |
105 |
21.0% |
| Tennessee |
16 |
6 |
22 |
132 |
16.7% |
| Texas |
29 |
7 |
36 |
181 |
19.9% |
| Utah |
10 |
6 |
16 |
104 |
15.4% |
| Vermont |
65 |
9 |
74 |
180 |
41.1% |
| Virginia |
18 |
9 |
27 |
140 |
19.3% |
| Washington |
33 |
17 |
50 |
147 |
34.0% |
| West Virginia |
18 |
2 |
20 |
134 |
14.9% |
| Wisconsin |
22 |
11 |
33 |
132 |
25.0% |
| Wyoming |
11 |
1 |
12 |
90 |
13.3% |
| TOTAL |
1,363 |
442 |
1,805 |
7,383 |
24.4% |