Share of children with at least one parent who would be affected by increasing the federal minimum wage to $12 by 2020, U.S. and by state
| State | Share of state children affected |
|---|---|
| Vermont | 12.6% |
| Massachusetts | 12.6% |
| Alaska | 14.6% |
| New Hampshire | 15.5% |
| Minnesota | 15.8% |
| Connecticut | 16.0% |
| New Jersey | 16.3% |
| North Dakota | 16.5% |
| Maryland | 17.1% |
| Washington | 17.1% |
| Wyoming | 17.6% |
| Colorado | 18.1% |
| Utah | 18.6% |
| Virginia | 19.0% |
| New York | 20.2% |
| Wisconsin | 20.2% |
| Maine | 20.2% |
| Montana | 20.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 20.6% |
| Ohio | 20.9% |
| Rhode Island | 21.0% |
| California | 21.2% |
| Hawaii | 21.3% |
| Oregon | 21.7% |
| South Dakota | 22.0% |
| Kentucky | 22.1% |
| Nebraska | 22.2% |
| Michigan | 22.3% |
| United States | 22.6% |
| Delaware | 22.7% |
| Florida | 23.3% |
| Illinois | 23.6% |
| Missouri | 23.7% |
| Louisiana | 24.2% |
| Alabama | 25.1% |
| Georgia | 25.6% |
| New Mexico | 25.6% |
| Tennessee | 25.7% |
| Oklahoma | 25.7% |
| Indiana | 25.8% |
| Mississippi | 25.8% |
| Iowa | 25.8% |
| Kansas | 26.3% |
| Nevada | 26.7% |
| South Carolina | 27.6% |
| Texas | 27.8% |
| Arizona | 27.8% |
| Idaho | 27.8% |
| West Virginia | 28.0% |
| Arkansas | 29.1% |
| North Carolina | 31.6% |
Source: EPI analysis of Raise the Wage Act using Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata