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The state relationship between unionization and the minimum wage: Union density and state minimum wages, 2019
| State | Union % | State minimum wage | Minimum wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 9.8 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| AK | 18.7 | $10.19 | $7.25 |
| AZ | 7.1 | $12.00 | $7.25 |
| AR | 5.9 | $9.25 | $7.25 |
| CA | 16.5 | $12.00 | $7.25 |
| CO | 9.9 | $12.00 | $7.25 |
| CT | 16.0 | $11.00 | $7.25 |
| DE | 9.9 | $9.25 | $7.25 |
| DC | 10.2 | $14.00 | $7.25 |
| FL | 7.5 | $8.56 | $7.25 |
| GA | 5.0 | $5.15 | $7.25 |
| HI | 25.4 | $10.10 | $7.25 |
| ID | 6.1 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| IL | 14.7 | $9.25 | $7.25 |
| IN | 9.8 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| IA | 7.9 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| KS | 10.1 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| KY | 9.4 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| LA | 6.0 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| ME | 13.7 | $12.00 | $7.25 |
| MD | 12.7 | $11.00 | $7.25 |
| MA | 13.2 | $12.75 | $7.25 |
| MI | 15.0 | $9.65 | $7.25 |
| MN | 14.3 | $10.00 | $7.25 |
| MS | 8.4 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| MO | 12.5 | $9.45 | $7.25 |
| MT | 12.0 | $8.65 | $7.25 |
| NE | 9.5 | $9.00 | $7.25 |
| NV | 16.1 | $8.25 | $7.25 |
| NH | 11.6 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| NJ | 17.4 | $11.00 | $7.25 |
| NM | 8.8 | $9.00 | $7.25 |
| NY | 22.7 | $11.80 | $7.25 |
| NC | 3.4 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| ND | 7.5 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| OH | 13.1 | $8.70 | $7.25 |
| OK | 7.9 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| OR | 15.6 | $11.25 | $7.25 |
| PA | 13.1 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| RI | 19.0 | $10.50 | $7.25 |
| SC | 2.7 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| SD | 6.7 | $9.30 | $7.25 |
| TN | 5.5 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| TX | 5.2 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| UT | 5.9 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| VT | 12.0 | $10.96 | $7.25 |
| VA | 5.2 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| WA | 20.2 | $13.50 | $7.25 |
| WV | 11.1 | $8.75 | $7.25 |
| WI | 9.1 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| WY | 8.7 | $5.15 | $7.25 |
Note: A subset of states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee) technically have a lower state minimum wage, but this is largely irrelevant and the federal minimum wage of $7.25 is in practice. On the graph, these states are listed as having as the federal minimum wage.
Source: EPI Microdata Extracts: Current Population Survey (CPS), Outgoing Rotation Group (ORG); Department of Labor, “Changes in Basic Minimum Wages in Non-Farm Employment under State Law” 1968 to 2020.”
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