Black workers are more likely to live in states with weak UI systems: Federal share of UI in 2020 Q2-Q3 by black population share
Black population share | Federal share of UI | |
---|---|---|
AL | 27.8% | 77.4% |
AK | 4.7% | 75.8% |
AZ | 6.0% | 90.4% |
AR | 16.7% | 83.4% |
CA | 7.0% | 70.0% |
CO | 5.4% | 67.4% |
CT | 13.2% | 63.8% |
DE | 24.4% | 65.9% |
FL | 17.6% | 86.3% |
GA | 33.5% | 88.8% |
HI | 3.5% | 72.1% |
ID | 1.2% | 68.1% |
IL | 15.4% | 65.3% |
IN | 11.0% | 82.4% |
IA | 5.2% | 59.9% |
KS | 7.4% | 74.9% |
KY | 9.5% | 78.0% |
LA | 33.4% | 89.0% |
ME | 2.4% | 78.6% |
MD | 32.2% | 83.4% |
MA | 9.0% | 63.9% |
MI | 15.3% | 83.3% |
MN | 8.1% | 66.0% |
MS | 38.9% | 88.8% |
MO | 12.9% | 77.9% |
MT | 1.4% | 71.3% |
NE | 6.1% | 81.2% |
NV | 11.3% | 71.5% |
NH | 2.2% | 78.4% |
NJ | 15.1% | 63.6% |
NM | 3.4% | 78.3% |
NY | 17.6% | 77.3% |
NC | 23.1% | 87.3% |
ND | 3.9% | 60.9% |
OH | 14.4% | 78.9% |
OK | 9.2% | 74.7% |
OR | 3.0% | 68.5% |
PA | 12.9% | 78.2% |
RI | 9.6% | 66.7% |
SC | 28.0% | 76.5% |
SD | 3.0% | 71.9% |
TN | 18.0% | 80.5% |
TX | 13.5% | 73.9% |
UT | 1.9% | 81.6% |
VT | 2.1% | 71.0% |
VA | 21.3% | 83.5% |
WA | 5.6% | 66.0% |
WV | 4.8% | 68.6% |
WI | 7.5% | 66.3% |
WY | 2.1% | 61.9% |
Source: EPI analysis of BEA personal income data.