Workers across the country would get a pay hike from the Raise the Wage Act: Share of workforce in each state that would be affected if the federal minimum wage is raised to $15 by 2024
| State | Total share of workforce affected | Total affected | Change in avg. annual earnings of state’s affected year-round workers (2018$) | Real percent change in avg. annual earnings | Change in total annual wages of state’s affected workers (2018$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 37.5% | 754,000 | $3,700 | 18.0% | $2,820,747,000 |
| Alaska | 23.4% | 82,000 | $2,800 | 11.9% | $226,885,000 |
| Arizona | 34.8% | 1,040,000 | $900 | 3.7% | $928,148,000 |
| Arkansas | 39.2% | 487,000 | $2,300 | 9.9% | $1,099,408,000 |
| California | 0.1% | 11,000 | $1,800 | 7.2% | $20,219,000 |
| Colorado | 28.5% | 760,000 | $800 | 3.4% | $602,641,000 |
| Connecticut | 26.3% | 465,000 | $2,300 | 11.8% | $1,068,581,000 |
| Delaware | 33.5% | 145,000 | $3,100 | 14.8% | $442,554,000 |
| Washington D.C. | 4.2% | 15,000 | $2,500 | 9.4% | $37,733,000 |
| Florida | 36.9% | 3,275,000 | $3,200 | 14.9% | $10,487,542,000 |
| Georgia | 34.7% | 1,575,000 | $3,700 | 17.6% | $5,840,009,000 |
| Hawaii | 33.2% | 237,000 | $2,300 | 10.6% | $554,940,000 |
| Idaho | 38.1% | 271,000 | $3,600 | 17.5% | $977,421,000 |
| Illinois | 32.9% | 2,012,000 | $2,200 | 10.2% | $4,490,026,000 |
| Indiana | 36.8% | 1,113,000 | $3,200 | 15.9% | $3,597,951,000 |
| Iowa | 35.3% | 538,000 | $3,000 | 15.2% | $1,628,645,000 |
| Kansas | 34.9% | 480,000 | $3,100 | 14.7% | $1,484,708,000 |
| Kentucky | 37.2% | 692,000 | $3,900 | 18.9% | $2,685,891,000 |
| Louisiana | 37.5% | 745,000 | $4,000 | 18.9% | $2,996,969,000 |
| Maine | 32.9% | 203,000 | $1,000 | 4.6% | $208,705,000 |
| Maryland | 22.1% | 670,000 | $2,700 | 12.8% | $1,839,055,000 |
| Massachusetts | 3.5% | 121,000 | $1,900 | 8.5% | $227,502,000 |
| Michigan | 33.6% | 1,469,000 | $2,500 | 11.9% | $3,613,068,000 |
| Minnesota | 15.3% | 425,000 | $1,800 | 9.5% | $777,756,000 |
| Mississippi | 41.6% | 499,000 | $4,200 | 20.1% | $2,097,470,000 |
| Missouri | 32.9% | 909,000 | $1,800 | 8.6% | $1,680,153,000 |
| Montana | 36.7% | 168,000 | $2,500 | 12.5% | $423,578,000 |
| Nebraska | 33.3% | 316,000 | $2,400 | 11.5% | $756,360,000 |
| Nevada | 40.3% | 555,000 | $3,100 | 13.4% | $1,712,021,000 |
| New Hampshire | 25.5% | 173,000 | $2,700 | 14.0% | $460,586,000 |
| New Jersey | 25.5% | 1,123,000 | $2,800 | 13.7% | $3,128,308,000 |
| New Mexico | 39.3% | 363,000 | $3,200 | 15.1% | $1,165,722,000 |
| New York | 12.5% | 1,183,000 | $900 | 3.9% | $1,078,848,000 |
| North Carolina | 35.5% | 1,587,000 | $3,800 | 18.4% | $6,017,683,000 |
| North Dakota | 28.7% | 109,000 | $2,700 | 13.0% | $294,557,000 |
| Ohio | 34.9% | 1,849,000 | $3,000 | 14.7% | $5,514,513,000 |
| Oklahoma | 35.1% | 602,000 | $3,800 | 17.9% | $2,276,758,000 |
| Oregon | 17.6% | 319,000 | $600 | 2.7% | $204,419,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 33.9% | 2,004,000 | $3,300 | 16.9% | $6,698,663,000 |
| Rhode Island | 27.5% | 142,000 | $2,000 | 10.0% | $290,337,000 |
| South Carolina | 34.5% | 736,000 | $3,600 | 17.4% | $2,674,401,000 |
| South Dakota | 34.4% | 142,000 | $2,400 | 11.0% | $339,289,000 |
| Tennessee | 36.5% | 1,069,000 | $3,600 | 17.0% | $3,854,280,000 |
| Texas | 35.8% | 4,712,000 | $4,000 | 18.8% | $18,781,857,000 |
| Utah | 35.8% | 488,000 | $3,000 | 15.4% | $1,443,535,000 |
| Vermont | 28.9% | 87,000 | $1,500 | 6.8% | $128,792,000 |
| Virginia | 29.4% | 1,187,000 | $3,500 | 17.1% | $4,172,251,000 |
| Washington | 15.4% | 513,000 | $200 | 0.9% | $116,339,000 |
| West Virginia | 35.5% | 255,000 | $3,100 | 14.9% | $800,502,000 |
| Wisconsin | 32.1% | 909,000 | $3,200 | 16.6% | $2,887,627,000 |
| Wyoming | 31.8% | 88,000 | $3,500 | 16.8% | $311,194,000 |
Note: The map is colored based on the share of the state workforce that would be affected.
The map is colored based on the share of the state workforce that would be affected. Values reflect the result of the proposed change in the federal minimum wage. Wage changes resulting from scheduled state minimum wage laws are accounted for in the simulation. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Shares calculated from unrounded values. Total estimated workers is estimated from the CPS respondents who were 16 years old or older, employed, but not self-employed, and for whom a valid hourly wage is either reported or can be determined from weekly earnings and usual weekly hours.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Minimum Wage Simulation Model using data from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Congressional Budget Office. See Cooper, Mokhiber, and Zipperer 2019.