Figure B
American Indian–white employment rate gap (in percentage points) among the 25- to 54-year-old population, by state, 2009–2011
| State | Employment-Rate Gap |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | -5.1 |
| Oklahoma | -7.3 |
| Texas | -7.5 |
| Louisiana | -8.3 |
| Connecticut | -9.5 |
| Maine | -9.7 |
| Alabama | -10.3 |
| Oregon | -11.0 |
| Illinois | -11.2 |
| Florida | -11.6 |
| Nevada | -12.0 |
| States without tribal lands | -12.0 |
| California | -12.0 |
| Nebraska | -12.3 |
| Colorado | -12.9 |
| Idaho | -13.2 |
| Washington | -13.2 |
| New Mexico | -13.3 |
| United States | -13.4 |
| Montana | -14.2 |
| South Carolina | -14.5 |
| New York | -14.6 |
| North Carolina | -14.7 |
| Michigan | -15.2 |
| Alaska | -15.4 |
| Wyoming | -15.9 |
| Wisconsin | -16.4 |
| Rhode Island | -16.9 |
| Massachusetts | -17.3 |
| Kansas | -18.0 |
| Arizona | -19.8 |
| Utah | -19.8 |
| Iowa | -21.9 |
| Minnesota | -23.9 |
| North Dakota | -24.4 |
| South Dakota | -32.7 |
Note: These weighted data include American Indian multiracials and Hispanics of both races, but exclude the foreign born.
Source: Author's analysis of data from Ruggles et al. (2013)
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