A study has found that Mobile is one of the 10 worst cities in the U.S., based on factors including job earnings, job security, women living in poverty, health care, life expectancy, number of obese women and prevalence of rape victimization, among others.

And Alabama’s three other largest cities didn’t fare much better.

Financial site WalletHub studied the nation’s 150 most-populous cities, along with the two largest cities in each state, for a total of 182 U.S. cities. The data was assembled into two main categories: Women’s Economic & Social Well-Being and Women’s Health Care & Safety.

When the data was compiled, Mobile finished 174 out of the 182 cities studied, putting it in the bottom 10. Mobile “earned” that ranking based on its total score of 37.29 — compared to the top 56 cities which scored 60 or higher.

Mobile was ranked 168th for Women’s Economic & Social Well-Being and 159th for Women’s Health Care & Safety.

Cities ranking lower than Mobile included two cities from neighboring Mississippi — Gulfport and Jackson, the bottom two cities in the study.

Mobile was joined in the lower half of the rankings by Alabama cities Huntsville (122), Montgomery (157) and Birmingham (169).

The study examined data for 15 separate metrics, with each metric graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most favorable conditions for women. Each city’s weighted average was calculated to determine and overall score.

Women’s Economic & Social Well-Being represented 60% of the final grade, while Women’s Health & Safety the other 40%.

Data used in the study was gleaned from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Council for Community and Economic Research, American Express OPEN, Guttmacher Institute, U.S. News & World Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Mortality Database and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Columbia, Md., topped the rankings with a total score of 73.96, followed by South Burlington, Vt., and Irvine, Calif.