Connecticut Ranked Best State for Working Dads in New Study

With Father's Day this weekend, Connecticut was ranked as the best state for working fathers, according to a new survey from WalletHub.

The study looked at 22 "key indicators" in the 50 states and the District of Columbia with the goal of finding the best, most-friendly state for working dads.  The indicators ranged from average workday length to family income.

Connecticut came in eighth overall for "economic and social well-being" and fourth for "work-life balance."  The state placed 15th for median family income and 16th for the average length of the work day for males.  

In the new research, Connecticut has the third lowest percentage of kids aged 0 to 17 living in poverty.  The Nutmeg State had the second highest men's life expectancy in the study.

Minnesota came in second place overall, followed by Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhose Island.  New Hampshire was 10th overall and New York falls at 20 on the list.  Part of the reason for New York's place on the list was for its high child care costs.

Here is the full list of overall rankings:

1.  Connecticut

2.  Minnesota

3.  Vermont

4.  Massachusetts

5.  New Jersey

6.  Rhode Island

7.  Delaware

8.  Wisconsin

9.  District of Columbia

10.  New Hampshire

11.  Utah

12.  Virginia

13.  Iowa

14.  Illinois

15.  North Dakota

16.  Maryland

17.  Maine

18.  Nebraska

19.  Kansas

20.  New York

21.  Colorado

22.  Washington

23.  Hawaii

24.  California

25.  Indiana

26.  Oregon

27.  Ohio

28.  Montana

29.  Pennsylvania

30.  Wyoming

31.  Missouri

32.  North Carolina

33.  Florida

34.  Kentucky

35.  South Dakota

36.  Tennessee

37.  Michigan

38.  Texas

39.  Oklahoma

40.  South Carolina

41.  Alaska

42.  Arizona

43.  Georgia

44.  Arkansas

45.  Idaho

46.  Alabama

47.  Louisiana

48.  New Mexico

49.  West Virginia

50.  Nevada

51.  Mississippi