Figure 21
The real value of the minimum wage fell in 29 states between 2010 and 2018: States with and without a real increase in their minimum wage between 2010 and 2018
| State | Key | Real minimum wage increase |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 | No real increase |
| Alaska | 1 | Real increase |
| Arizona | 1 | Real increase |
| Arkansas | 1 | Real increase |
| California | 1 | Real increase |
| Colorado | 1 | Real increase |
| Connecticut | 1 | Real increase |
| Delaware | 0 | No real increase |
| Washington D.C. | 1 | Real increase |
| Florida | 0 | No real increase |
| Georgia | 0 | No real increase |
| Hawaii | 1 | Real increase |
| Idaho | 0 | No real increase |
| Illinois | 0 | No real increase |
| Indiana | 0 | No real increase |
| Iowa | 0 | No real increase |
| Kansas | 0 | No real increase |
| Kentucky | 0 | No real increase |
| Louisiana | 0 | No real increase |
| Maine | 1 | Real increase |
| Maryland | 1 | Real increase |
| Massachusetts | 1 | Real increase |
| Michigan | 1 | Real increase |
| Minnesota | 1 | Real increase |
| Mississippi | 0 | No real increase |
| Missouri | 0 | No real increase |
| Montana | 0 | No real increase |
| Nebraska | 1 | Real increase |
| Nevada | 0 | No real increase |
| New Hampshire | 0 | No real increase |
| New Jersey | 1 | Real increase |
| New Mexico | 0 | No real increase |
| New York | 1 | Real increase |
| North Carolina | 0 | No real increase |
| North Dakota | 0 | No real increase |
| Ohio | 0 | No real increase |
| Oklahoma | 0 | No real increase |
| Oregon | 1 | Real increase |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | No real increase |
| Rhode Island | 1 | Real increase |
| South Carolina | 0 | No real increase |
| South Dakota | 1 | Real increase |
| Tennessee | 0 | No real increase |
| Texas | 0 | No real increase |
| Utah | 0 | No real increase |
| Vermont | 1 | Real increase |
| Virginia | 0 | No real increase |
| Washington | 1 | Real increase |
| West Virginia | 1 | Real increase |
| Wisconsin | 0 | No real increase |
| Wyoming | 0 | No real increase |
Note: States in blue have positive real minimum wage increases between 2010 and 2018, after adjusting for inflation using the CPI-U-RS.
Sources: CPI-U-RS from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and minimum wage data from Kavya Vaghul and Ben Zipperer, “Historical State and Sub-State Minimum Wages,” Version 1.2.0, 2019
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