Women in State Legislatures for 2023

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Approximately 2,451 women serve in the 50 state legislatures in 2023, making up 33% of all state legislators nationwide. This percentage is the highest we’ve seen in our nation’s history.

After the 2022 elections, women legislators reached a historical record of representation. This represents a steady increase over the past four years, with a significant increase in 2018 when women represented 25% of legislative bodies.

The map shows the percentage of women legislator by state, please click on the state to see the total percentage of representation by state.

For more information on Female Legislative Leaders in 2022, click here.

NOTE: The research is subject to human error and may reflect discrepancies due to legislative vacancies. Information is subject to change throughout the year due to resignations, appointments and special elections.

State	Women in the Senate	Total Senate Seats	% Women Senate Members	Women in the House	Total House Seats	% Women House Members	Total Women Legislators	Total Legislative Seats	Percent of Women Legislators
Alabama	4	35	11.4%	20	105	19.0%	24	140	17.1%
Alaska	5	20	25.0%	15	40	37.5%	20	60	33.3%
Arizona	16	30	53.3%	27	60	45.0%	43	90	47.8%
Arkansas	5	35	14.3%	26	100	26.0%	31	135	23.0%
California	12	40	30.0%	32	80	40.0%	44	120	36.7%
Colorado	14	35	40.0%	39	65	60.0%	53	100	53.0%
Connecticut	12	36	33.3%	58	151	38.4%	70	187	37.4%
Delaware	8	21	38.1%	16	41	39.0%	24	62	38.7%
District of Columbia	7	13	53.8%	n/a	n/a	n/a	7	13	53.8%
Florida	16	40	40.0%	50	120	41.7%	66	160	41.3%
Georgia	16	56	28.6%	66	180	36.7%	82	236	34.7%
Hawaii	8	25	32.0%	19	51	37.3%	27	76	35.5%
Idaho	11	35	31.4%	21	70	30.0%	32	105	30.5%
Illinois	25	59	42.4%	48	118	40.7%	73	177	41.2%
Indiana	9	50	18.0%	31	100	31.0%	40	150	26.7%
Iowa	12	50	24.0%	29	100	29.0%	41	150	27.3%
Kansas	16	40	40.0%	33	125	26.4%	49	165	29.7%
Kentucky	8	38	21.1%	32	100	32.0%	40	138	29.0%
Louisiana	6	39	15.4%	20	105	19.0%	26	144	18.1%
Maine	14	35	40.0%	69	151	45.7%	83	186	44.6%
Maryland	14	47	29.8%	63	141	44.7%	77	188	41.0%
Massachusetts	12	40	30.0%	49	160	30.6%	61	200	30.5%
Michigan	15	38	39.5%	45	110	40.9%	60	148	40.5%
Minnesota	22	67	32.8%	54	134	40.3%	76	201	37.8%
Mississippi	12	52	23.1%	17	122	13.9%	29	174	16.7%
Missouri	12	34	35.3%	46	163	28.2%	58	197	29.4%
Montana	14	50	28.0%	36	100	36.0%	50	150	33.3%
Nebraska	19	49	38.8%	n/a	n/a	n/a	19	49	38.8%
Nevada	12	21	57.1%	26	42	61.9%	38	63	60.3%
New Hampshire	12	24	50.0%	148	400	37.0%	160	424	37.7%
New Jersey	10	40	25.0%	31	80	38.8%	41	120	34.2%
New Mexico	12	42	28.6%	36	70	51.4%	48	112	42.9%
New York	20	63	31.7%	51	150	34.0%	71	213	33.3%
North Carolina	17	50	34.0%	33	120	27.5%	50	170	29.4%
North Dakota	8	47	17.0%	27	94	28.7%	35	141	24.8%
Ohio	8	33	24.2%	30	99	30.3%	38	132	28.8%
Oklahoma	10	48	20.8%	20	101	19.8%	30	149	20.1%
Oregon	9	30	30.0%	28	60	46.7%	37	90	41.1%
Pennsylvania	16	50	32.0%	63	203	31.0%	79	253	31.2%
Rhode Island	17	38	44.7%	33	75	44.0%	50	113	44.2%
South Carolina	5	46	10.9%	20	124	16.1%	25	170	14.7%
South Dakota	8	35	22.9%	22	70	31.4%	30	105	28.6%
Tennessee	8	33	24.2%	12	99	12.1%	20	132	15.2%
Texas	7	31	22.6%	46	150	30.7%	53	181	29.3%
Utah	6	29	20.7%	21	75	28.0%	27	104	26.0%
Vermont	12	30	40.0%	68	150	45.3%	80	180	44.4%
Virginia	11	40	27.5%	31	100	31.0%	42	140	30.0%
Washington	21	49	42.9%	47	98	48.0%	68	147	46.3%
West Virginia	4	34	11.8%	11	100	11.0%	15	134	11.2%
Wisconsin	9	33	27.3%	33	99	33.3%	42	132	31.8%
Wyoming	7	30	23.3%	13	60	21.7%	20	90	22.2%
American Samoa	1	18	5.6%	1	21	4.8%	2	39	5.1%
Guam	8	15	53.3%	n/a	n/a	n/a	8	15	53.3%
Northern Mariana Islands	2	9	22.2%	6	20	30.0%	8	29	27.6%
Puerto Rico	14	27	51.9%	10	78	13%	24	78	30.8%
U.S. Virgin Islands	5	15	33.3%	n/a	n/a	n/a	5	15	33.3%
TOTAL	623	2069	30.1%	1828	5530	33.1%	2451	7386	33.184%

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