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Unemployment insurance benefits are less generous and more restricted in states with a larger share of Black residents
| State | Percentage Black population | UI recipient rate | Average weekly benefit | Black population | UI recipiency rank | Black population rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 4.7% | 32.0% | $255.47 | 34,639 | 16 | 40 |
| Alabama | 27.8% | 23.2% | $232.06 | 1,364,474 | 30 | 7 |
| Arkansas | 16.7% | 24.1% | $270.74 | 502,913 | 26 | 15 |
| Arizona | 6.0% | 13.2% | $233.91 | 434,612 | 47 | 35 |
| California | 7.0% | 40.2% | $345.43 | 2,782,446 | 9 | 33 |
| Colorado | 5.4% | 22.3% | $453.89 | 313,737 | 32 | 37 |
| Connecticut | 13.2% | 46.9% | $394.87 | 470,791 | 3 | 21 |
| Washington D.C. | 47.2% | 24.8% | $358.73 | 333,312 | 25 | 1 |
| Delaware | 24.4% | 28.1% | $272.55 | 237,780 | 21 | 8 |
| Florida | 17.6% | 10.7% | $251.62 | 3,772,874 | 51 | 14 |
| Georgia | 33.5% | 14.2% | $304.36 | 3,996,697 | 44 | 3 |
| Hawaii | 3.5% | 41.1% | $536.81 | 49,041 | 6 | 42 |
| Iowa | 5.2% | 40.5% | $395.06 | 162,710 | 8 | 38 |
| Idaho | 1.2% | 25.7% | $340.65 | 21,666 | 24 | 52 |
| Illinois | 15.4% | 36.8% | $351.06 | 1,951,681 | 11 | 16 |
| Indiana | 11.0% | 18.2% | $300.59 | 740,150 | 39 | 25 |
| Kansas | 7.4% | 18.8% | $390.08 | 214,714 | 38 | 32 |
| Kentucky | 9.5% | 20.3% | $375.29 | 424,716 | 35 | 28 |
| Louisiana | 33.4% | 12.3% | $215.99 | 1,554,297 | 49 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 9.9% | 50.3% | $523.40 | 684,786 | 2 | 26 |
| Maryland | 32.2% | 23.5% | $356.79 | 1,946,932 | 29 | 5 |
| Maine | 2.4% | 28.6% | $351.75 | 32,313 | 19 | 46 |
| Michigan | 15.3% | 26.8% | $328.19 | 1,528,779 | 23 | 17 |
| Minnesota | 8.1% | 40.8% | $467.63 | 454,116 | 7 | 30 |
| Missouri | 12.9% | 21.0% | $268.75 | 792,197 | 33 | 22 |
| Mississippi | 38.9% | 11.9% | $212.53 | 1,156,497 | 50 | 2 |
| Montana | 1.4% | 34.6% | $380.36 | 14,608 | 15 | 51 |
| North Carolina | 23.1% | 9.5% | $275.91 | 2,424,132 | 52 | 9 |
| North Dakota | 3.9% | 35.6% | $465.33 | 30,067 | 13 | 41 |
| Nebraska | 6.1% | 13.8% | $347.22 | 117,408 | 46 | 34 |
| New Hampshire | 2.2% | 16.1% | $337.97 | 30,557 | 42 | 47 |
| New Jersey | 15.1% | 59.0% | $458.15 | 1,339,574 | 1 | 18 |
| New Mexico | 3.4% | 17.9% | $341.65 | 70,254 | 40 | 43 |
| Nevada | 11.3% | 29.7% | $373.41 | 347,489 | 18 | 24 |
| New York | 17.6% | 36.5% | $359.46 | 3,424,002 | 12 | 13 |
| Ohio | 14.4% | 20.5% | $362.69 | 1,686,729 | 34 | 19 |
| Oklahoma | 9.2% | 24.0% | $387.14 | 365,883 | 28 | 29 |
| Oregon | 3.0% | 34.6% | $423.09 | 124,502 | 14 | 45 |
| Pennsylvania | 12.9% | 37.4% | $408.43 | 1,649,737 | 10 | 23 |
| Puerto Rico | 19.1% | 17.1% | $144.84 | 609,279 | 41 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | 9.6% | 41.3% | $362.06 | 101,579 | 5 | 27 |
| South Carolina | 28.0% | 22.6% | $273.74 | 1,441,530 | 31 | 6 |
| South Dakota | 3.0% | 12.7% | $353.41 | 26,679 | 48 | 44 |
| Tennessee | 18.0% | 14.0% | $240.13 | 1,228,973 | 45 | 12 |
| Texas | 13.5% | 24.0% | $418.84 | 3,908,287 | 27 | 20 |
| Utah | 1.9% | 20.2% | $439.76 | 61,766 | 36 | 50 |
| Virginia | 21.3% | 16.0% | $320.23 | 1,820,891 | 43 | 10 |
| Vermont | 2.1% | 45.1% | $373.68 | 13,042 | 4 | 49 |
| Washington | 5.6% | 28.5% | $504.21 | 429,718 | 20 | 36 |
| Wisconsin | 7.5% | 30.6% | $323.96 | 438,719 | 17 | 31 |
| West Virginia | 4.8% | 27.2% | $325.17 | 86,426 | 22 | 39 |
| Wyoming | 2.1% | 19.5% | $403.21 | 12,428 | 37 | 48 |
Sources: Black population data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, [Table DP05]; UI 2019 year data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance Chartbook (recipiency rates table) and Monthly Program and Financial Data (U.S. Census Bureau 2019; U.S. DOL-ETA 2021c, 2021d).
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