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.