Table 1
Adjusted share of workers earning poverty wages by state, 2010
State | 0-100% poverty wages | Adjusted poverty wage |
---|---|---|
Hawaii | 40.6% | $14.04 |
New York | 38.4% | $14.10 |
California | 37.8% | $13.75 |
New Jersey | 31.8% | $13.42 |
Rhode Island | 31.6% | $12.24 |
Nevada | 27.7% | $10.74 |
Connecticut | 27.5% | $13.20 |
Illinois | 26.3% | $10.81 |
Michigan | 26.3% | $10.04 |
Massachusetts | 26.2% | $12.99 |
New Hampshire | 26.2% | $12.21 |
Florida | 25.2% | $10.59 |
Oregon | 25.0% | $10.29 |
Arizona | 24.5% | $10.22 |
Texas | 24.5% | $9.81 |
Virginia | 23.8% | $10.96 |
Delaware | 22.5% | $11.44 |
Vermont | 22.2% | $10.80 |
Maryland | 21.7% | $11.38 |
Pennsylvania | 21.4% | $10.06 |
Washington | 21.2% | $11.08 |
Tennessee | 20.6% | $9.00 |
Colorado | 20.6% | $10.46 |
Alaska | 19.8% | $11.24 |
Ohio | 19.5% | $9.42 |
Indiana | 19.0% | $9.16 |
Minnesota | 18.8% | $10.20 |
Georgia | 18.3% | $9.48 |
North Carolina | 18.2% | $9.41 |
Louisiana | 18.2% | $8.76 |
Maine | 18.0% | $9.92 |
Utah | 17.6% | $9.37 |
Mississippi | 17.5% | $8.42 |
Wisconsin | 17.4% | $9.82 |
Kentucky | 17.4% | $8.69 |
Alabama | 17.0% | $8.50 |
Oklahoma | 16.5% | $8.67 |
Idaho | 16.5% | $8.87 |
New Mexico | 16.4% | $8.91 |
Nebraska | 15.6% | $9.39 |
Missouri | 15.5% | $8.79 |
South Carolina | 15.3% | $8.92 |
Kansas | 14.8% | $8.97 |
Wyoming | 14.6% | $9.31 |
Montana | 14.4% | $8.87 |
Arkansas | 14.2% | $8.34 |
Iowa | 14.0% | $8.95 |
District of Columbia | 13.1% | $10.61 |
South Dakota | 12.4% | $8.67 |
North Dakota | 10.7% | $8.28 |
West Virginia | 6.9% | $7.33 |
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, Bureau of Economic Analysis data
Note: Data were calculated using poverty data for a four-person household
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