Abortion blog post
States likely to ban abortion are more likely to have higher incarceration rates and lag in wages, worker rights, and access to health care
| State | Minimum wage | Incarceration rate (per 100k) | Abortion status | Right to Work key | Medicaid Expansion | Right to Work | Medicaid Expansion key | Abortion status key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $7.25 | 419 | Pre-Roe ban or bans/extreme limits | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alaska | $10.34 | 243 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | $12.80 | 556 | Pre-Roe ban or bans/extreme limits | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | 585 | Trigger ban | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| California | $14.00 | 310 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | $12.56 | 342 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | $13.00 | 246 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware | $10.50 | 380 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington D.C. | $15.20 | N/A | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | $10.00 | 444 | Likely to ban | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Georgia | $7.25 | 507 | Pre-Roe ban or bans/extreme limits | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hawaii | $10.10 | 215 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | $7.25 | 474 | Trigger ban | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Illinois | $12.00 | 303 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | $7.25 | 400 | Likely to ban | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Iowa | $7.25 | 293 | Pre-Roe ban or bans/extreme limits | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kansas | $7.25 | 342 | No change | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | 515 | Trigger ban | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | 678 | Trigger ban | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maine | $12.75 | 146 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | $12.50 | 305 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | $14.25 | 133 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | $9.87 | 381 | Pre-Roe ban or bans/extreme limits | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Minnesota | $10.33 | 177 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | 636 | Trigger ban | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Missouri | $11.15 | 423 | Trigger ban | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Montana | $9.20 | 439 | Likely to ban | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nebraska | $9.00 | 289 | Likely to ban | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Nevada | $9.75 | 412 | No change | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | 197 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Jersey | $13.00 | 209 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | $11.50 | 315 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | $13.20 | 224 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | 313 | No change | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | 231 | Trigger ban | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio | $9.30 | 430 | Pre-Roe ban or bans/extreme limits | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | 621 | Trigger ban | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon | $12.75 | 353 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | 355 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | $12.25 | 156 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | $7.25 | 352 | Pre-Roe ban or bans/extreme limits | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South Dakota | $9.95 | 426 | Trigger ban | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee | $7.25 | 384 | Trigger ban | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas | $7.25 | 529 | Trigger ban | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Utah | $7.25 | 207 | Trigger ban | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermont | $12.55 | 182 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | $11.00 | 421 | No change | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | $14.49 | 250 | No change | Not RTW | Adopted Expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | 380 | Pre-Roe ban or bans/extreme limits | RTW | Adopted Expansion | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | 378 | Pre-Roe ban or bans/extreme limits | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wyoming | $7.25 | 426 | Trigger ban | RTW | No Expansion | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Source: Elizabeth Nash and Lauren Cross, “26 States Are Certain or Likely to Ban Abortion without Roe: Here’s Which Ones and Why,” The Guttmacher Institute, October 2021; “State Minimum Wage Laws, Department of Labor, Updated January 2022; Kaiser Family Fund, “Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions,” April 26, 2022; E. Ann Carson, "Prisoners in 2020 -- Statistical Tables," U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2020; "Right-to-Work States," National Conference of State Legislatures, Updated 2017.
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