Average share of family income provided by worker affected by increasing the federal minimum wage to $12 by 2020, U.S. and by state
| State | Average share of total family income earned by affected worker |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 38.5% |
| New Hampshire | 41.2% |
| Maryland | 41.7% |
| Vermont | 43.0% |
| New Jersey | 43.5% |
| Massachusetts | 44.2% |
| Minnesota | 46.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 46.2% |
| Wisconsin | 46.6% |
| Hawaii | 47.3% |
| Alaska | 47.6% |
| Rhode Island | 47.9% |
| Delaware | 48.1% |
| Utah | 48.4% |
| Virginia | 48.5% |
| South Dakota | 50.5% |
| Illinois | 50.6% |
| New York | 50.9% |
| Colorado | 51.1% |
| Michigan | 51.5% |
| North Dakota | 52.4% |
| Ohio | 52.5% |
| Missouri | 52.9% |
| Maine | 53.1% |
| Washington | 53.1% |
| Wyoming | 53.6% |
| Kansas | 53.7% |
| Indiana | 54.1% |
| United States | 54.3% |
| Nebraska | 54.3% |
| Iowa | 54.7% |
| California | 54.7% |
| Idaho | 56.5% |
| Arizona | 57.2% |
| Tennessee | 57.5% |
| Florida | 57.8% |
| Nevada | 58.2% |
| West Virginia | 58.9% |
| Oklahoma | 58.9% |
| Georgia | 59.0% |
| Oregon | 59.3% |
| New Mexico | 59.6% |
| Montana | 59.7% |
| Alabama | 59.8% |
| Texas | 60.1% |
| Louisiana | 60.3% |
| Mississippi | 60.6% |
| South Carolina | 60.6% |
| Kentucky | 61.2% |
| North Carolina | 62.4% |
| Arkansas | 64.2% |
Source: EPI analysis of Raise the Wage Act using Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata