Race Crosstab
Characteristics of U.S. workers who would be affected by increasing the federal minimum wage to $12 per hour by July 2020, by race/ethnicity
| Total | White, non-Hispanic only | Black only | Hispanic of any race only | Asian or other race only | Women of color only | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Category | Estimated workforce | Total affected | Percentage of the total affected | Share of this category that is affected | Estimated workforce | Total affected | Percentage of the total affected | Share of this category that is affected | Estimated workforce | Total affected | Percentage of the total affected | Share of this category that is affected | Estimated workforce | Total affected | Percentage of the total affected | Share of this category that is affected | Estimated workforce | Total affected | Percentage of the total affected | Share of this category that is affected | Estimated workforce | Total affected | Percentage of the total affected | Share of this category that is affected |
| Total | 137,367,000 | 37,741,000 | 100.0% | 27.5% | 88,590,000 | 20,210,000 | 100.0% | 22.8% | 15,543,000 | 5,762,000 | 100.0% | 37.1% | 22,534,000 | 9,052,000 | 100.0% | 40.2% | 10,700,000 | 2,717,000 | 100.0% | 25.4% | 23,280,000 | 9,276,000 | 100.0% | 39.8% |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Female | 66,234,000 | 21,145,000 | 56.0% | 31.9% | 42,954,000 | 11,869,000 | 58.7% | 27.6% | 8,471,000 | 3,315,000 | 57.5% | 39.1% | 9,647,000 | 4,471,000 | 49.4% | 46.3% | 5,162,000 | 1,490,000 | 54.8% | 28.9% | 23,280,000 | 9,276,000 | 100.0% | 39.8% |
| Male | 71,133,000 | 16,595,000 | 44.0% | 23.3% | 45,636,000 | 8,341,000 | 41.3% | 18.3% | 7,072,000 | 2,447,000 | 42.5% | 34.6% | 12,887,000 | 4,581,000 | 50.6% | 35.5% | 5,538,000 | 1,227,000 | 45.2% | 22.2% | ||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 20 | 4,650,000 | 4,040,000 | 10.7% | 86.9% | 3,047,000 | 2,628,000 | 13.0% | 86.2% | 442,000 | 404,000 | 7.0% | 91.4% | 832,000 | 723,000 | 8.0% | 86.9% | 329,000 | 284,000 | 10.5% | 86.3% | 818,000 | 738,000 | 8.0% | 90.2% |
| 20 or older | 132,718,000 | 33,700,000 | 89.3% | 25.4% | 85,543,000 | 17,582,000 | 87.0% | 20.6% | 15,101,000 | 5,357,000 | 93.0% | 35.5% | 21,703,000 | 8,328,000 | 92.0% | 38.4% | 10,371,000 | 2,433,000 | 89.5% | 23.5% | 22,462,000 | 8,538,000 | 92.0% | 38.0% |
| Less than 25 | 18,827,000 | 12,460,000 | 33.0% | 66.2% | 11,407,000 | 7,202,000 | 35.6% | 63.1% | 2,192,000 | 1,667,000 | 28.9% | 76.0% | 3,862,000 | 2,704,000 | 29.9% | 70.0% | 1,366,000 | 886,000 | 32.6% | 64.9% | 3,598,000 | 2,652,000 | 28.6% | 73.7% |
| 25 to 39 | 46,012,000 | 11,242,000 | 29.8% | 24.4% | 27,260,000 | 5,126,000 | 25.4% | 18.8% | 5,413,000 | 2,033,000 | 35.3% | 37.6% | 9,193,000 | 3,297,000 | 36.4% | 35.9% | 4,146,000 | 787,000 | 29.0% | 19.0% | 8,546,000 | 3,046,000 | 32.8% | 35.6% |
| 40 to 54 | 44,583,000 | 8,154,000 | 21.6% | 18.3% | 29,055,000 | 4,072,000 | 20.1% | 14.0% | 5,214,000 | 1,310,000 | 22.7% | 25.1% | 6,880,000 | 2,169,000 | 24.0% | 31.5% | 3,434,000 | 603,000 | 22.2% | 17.6% | 7,574,000 | 2,355,000 | 25.4% | 31.1% |
| 55+ | 27,945,000 | 5,884,000 | 15.6% | 21.1% | 20,869,000 | 3,810,000 | 18.9% | 18.3% | 2,724,000 | 752,000 | 13.1% | 27.6% | 2,599,000 | 882,000 | 9.7% | 33.9% | 1,753,000 | 441,000 | 16.2% | 25.2% | 3,563,000 | 1,223,000 | 13.2% | 34.3% |
| Family status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Married parent | 36,334,000 | 6,352,000 | 16.8% | 17.5% | 23,198,000 | 3,030,000 | 15.0% | 13.1% | 2,863,000 | 683,000 | 11.9% | 23.9% | 6,806,000 | 2,119,000 | 23.4% | 31.1% | 3,467,000 | 520,000 | 19.1% | 15.0% | 5,227,000 | 1,636,000 | 17.6% | 31.3% |
| Single parent | 10,548,000 | 4,083,000 | 10.8% | 38.7% | 4,995,000 | 1,559,000 | 7.7% | 31.2% | 2,301,000 | 1,044,000 | 18.1% | 45.4% | 2,660,000 | 1,277,000 | 14.1% | 48.0% | 592,000 | 203,000 | 7.5% | 34.3% | 4,201,000 | 1,994,000 | 21.5% | 47.5% |
| Married, no kids | 37,457,000 | 7,121,000 | 18.9% | 19.0% | 27,370,000 | 4,337,000 | 21.5% | 15.8% | 2,900,000 | 733,000 | 12.7% | 25.3% | 4,428,000 | 1,467,000 | 16.2% | 33.1% | 2,759,000 | 585,000 | 21.5% | 21.2% | 4,652,000 | 1,456,000 | 15.7% | 31.3% |
| Unmarried, no kids | 53,028,000 | 20,184,000 | 53.5% | 38.1% | 33,026,000 | 11,283,000 | 55.8% | 34.2% | 7,479,000 | 3,302,000 | 57.3% | 44.2% | 8,641,000 | 4,190,000 | 46.3% | 48.5% | 3,882,000 | 1,409,000 | 51.9% | 36.3% | 9,200,000 | 4,190,000 | 45.2% | 45.5% |
| Working moms | 23,222,000 | 6,808,000 | 18.0% | 29.3% | 13,794,000 | 3,178,000 | 15.7% | 23.0% | 3,148,000 | 1,222,000 | 21.2% | 38.8% | 4,332,000 | 1,931,000 | 21.3% | 44.6% | 1,949,000 | 477,000 | 17.6% | 24.5% | 9,428,000 | 3,630,000 | 39.1% | 38.5% |
| Single moms | 7,705,000 | 3,250,000 | 8.6% | 42.2% | 3,504,000 | 1,255,000 | 6.2% | 35.8% | 1,911,000 | 889,000 | 15.4% | 46.5% | 1,860,000 | 944,000 | 10.4% | 50.8% | 430,000 | 162,000 | 6.0% | 37.7% | 4,201,000 | 1,994,000 | 21.5% | 47.5% |
| Working dads | 23,660,000 | 3,627,000 | 9.6% | 15.3% | 14,399,000 | 1,412,000 | 7.0% | 9.8% | 2,016,000 | 504,000 | 8.7% | 25.0% | 5,134,000 | 1,464,000 | 16.2% | 28.5% | 2,110,000 | 247,000 | 9.1% | 11.7% | ||||
| Single dads | 2,843,000 | 833,000 | 2.2% | 29.3% | 1,492,000 | 304,000 | 1.5% | 20.4% | 390,000 | 155,000 | 2.7% | 39.7% | 800,000 | 333,000 | 3.7% | 41.6% | 162,000 | 42,000 | 1.5% | 25.9% | ||||
| Family annual income level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 13,708,000 | 8,080,000 | 21.4% | 58.9% | 6,196,000 | 3,278,000 | 16.2% | 52.9% | 2,710,000 | 1,782,000 | 30.9% | 65.8% | 3,867,000 | 2,520,000 | 27.8% | 65.2% | 935,000 | 501,000 | 18.4% | 53.6% | 3,915,000 | 2,670,000 | 28.8% | 68.2% |
| $20,000–$39,999 | 26,523,000 | 10,639,000 | 28.2% | 40.1% | 13,702,000 | 4,872,000 | 24.1% | 35.6% | 4,162,000 | 1,793,000 | 31.1% | 43.1% | 6,684,000 | 3,179,000 | 35.1% | 47.6% | 1,976,000 | 794,000 | 29.2% | 40.2% | 6,058,000 | 2,936,000 | 31.7% | 48.5% |
| $40,000–$59,999 | 24,076,000 | 6,495,000 | 17.2% | 27.0% | 15,261,000 | 3,645,000 | 18.0% | 23.9% | 2,861,000 | 876,000 | 15.2% | 30.6% | 4,320,000 | 1,517,000 | 16.8% | 35.1% | 1,634,000 | 457,000 | 16.8% | 28.0% | 4,067,000 | 1,495,000 | 16.1% | 36.8% |
| $60,000–$74,999 | 16,411,000 | 3,653,000 | 9.7% | 22.3% | 11,106,000 | 2,179,000 | 10.8% | 19.6% | 1,742,000 | 487,000 | 8.5% | 28.0% | 2,325,000 | 684,000 | 7.6% | 29.4% | 1,237,000 | 304,000 | 11.2% | 24.6% | 2,464,000 | 786,000 | 8.5% | 31.9% |
| $75,000–$99,999 | 19,852,000 | 3,672,000 | 9.7% | 18.5% | 14,418,000 | 2,510,000 | 12.4% | 17.4% | 1,575,000 | 331,000 | 5.7% | 21.0% | 2,364,000 | 543,000 | 6.0% | 23.0% | 1,495,000 | 288,000 | 10.6% | 19.3% | 2,523,000 | 634,000 | 6.8% | 25.1% |
| $100,000–$149,999 | 21,162,000 | 3,190,000 | 8.5% | 15.1% | 15,959,000 | 2,235,000 | 11.1% | 14.0% | 1,561,000 | 343,000 | 6.0% | 22.0% | 1,930,000 | 409,000 | 4.5% | 21.2% | 1,711,000 | 202,000 | 7.4% | 11.8% | 2,479,000 | 475,000 | 5.1% | 19.2% |
| $150,000 or more | 15,636,000 | 2,011,000 | 5.3% | 12.9% | 11,948,000 | 1,491,000 | 7.4% | 12.5% | 932,000 | 149,000 | 2.6% | 16.0% | 1,043,000 | 199,000 | 2.2% | 19.1% | 1,713,000 | 172,000 | 6.3% | 10.0% | 1,775,000 | 279,000 | 3.0% | 15.7% |
| Work hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part time (< 19 hours per week) | 7,463,000 | 4,734,000 | 12.5% | 63.4% | 5,261,000 | 3,158,000 | 15.6% | 60.0% | 670,000 | 508,000 | 8.8% | 75.8% | 989,000 | 706,000 | 7.8% | 71.4% | 543,000 | 361,000 | 13.3% | 66.5% | 1,411,000 | 998,000 | 10.8% | 70.7% |
| Mid time (20–34 hours per week) | 19,436,000 | 11,418,000 | 30.3% | 58.7% | 12,211,000 | 6,513,000 | 32.2% | 53.3% | 2,322,000 | 1,692,000 | 29.4% | 72.9% | 3,471,000 | 2,387,000 | 26.4% | 68.8% | 1,432,000 | 826,000 | 30.4% | 57.7% | 4,394,000 | 2,998,000 | 32.3% | 68.2% |
| Full time (35+ hours per week) | 110,469,000 | 21,588,000 | 57.2% | 19.5% | 71,118,000 | 10,538,000 | 52.1% | 14.8% | 12,551,000 | 3,562,000 | 61.8% | 28.4% | 18,074,000 | 5,958,000 | 65.8% | 33.0% | 8,725,000 | 1,531,000 | 56.3% | 17.5% | 17,476,000 | 5,280,000 | 56.9% | 30.2% |
| Education level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 11,954,000 | 7,371,000 | 19.5% | 61.7% | 4,301,000 | 2,698,000 | 13.3% | 62.7% | 1,146,000 | 803,000 | 13.9% | 70.1% | 5,792,000 | 3,419,000 | 37.8% | 59.0% | 715,000 | 451,000 | 16.6% | 63.1% | 2,809,000 | 2,103,000 | 22.7% | 74.9% |
| High school | 37,167,000 | 13,130,000 | 34.8% | 35.3% | 23,012,000 | 7,057,000 | 34.9% | 30.7% | 4,938,000 | 2,262,000 | 39.3% | 45.8% | 7,066,000 | 2,949,000 | 32.6% | 41.7% | 2,151,000 | 863,000 | 31.8% | 40.1% | 6,306,000 | 3,199,000 | 34.5% | 50.7% |
| Some college, no degree | 26,069,000 | 9,498,000 | 25.2% | 36.4% | 16,530,000 | 5,464,000 | 27.0% | 33.1% | 3,784,000 | 1,663,000 | 28.9% | 43.9% | 4,096,000 | 1,680,000 | 18.6% | 41.0% | 1,660,000 | 691,000 | 25.4% | 41.6% | 4,878,000 | 2,293,000 | 24.7% | 47.0% |
| Associates degree | 14,622,000 | 3,368,000 | 8.9% | 23.0% | 10,280,000 | 2,076,000 | 10.3% | 20.2% | 1,683,000 | 538,000 | 9.3% | 32.0% | 1,805,000 | 548,000 | 6.1% | 30.4% | 854,000 | 206,000 | 7.6% | 24.1% | 2,428,000 | 835,000 | 9.0% | 34.4% |
| Bachelors degree or higher | 47,555,000 | 4,374,000 | 11.6% | 9.2% | 34,466,000 | 2,915,000 | 14.4% | 8.5% | 3,992,000 | 496,000 | 8.6% | 12.4% | 3,775,000 | 456,000 | 5.0% | 12.1% | 5,321,000 | 507,000 | 18.7% | 9.5% | 6,859,000 | 846,000 | 9.1% | 12.3% |
| Category | Average share of family income earned by affected worker | Share of affected workers who are sole providers of their family’s income | Average share of family income earned by affected worker | Share of affected workers who are sole providers of their family’s income | Average share of family income earned by affected worker | Share of affected workers who are sole providers of their family’s income | Average share of family income earned by affected worker | Share of affected workers who are sole providers of their family’s income | Average share of family income earned by affected worker | Share of affected workers who are sole providers of their family’s income | Average share of family income earned by affected worker | Share of affected workers who are sole providers of their family’s income | ||||||||||||
| All affected | 54.0% | 23.7% | 46.8% | 17.5% | 64.1% | 33.6% | 64.1% | 32.2% | 52.4% | 20.1% | 61.0% | 30.0% | ||||||||||||
| Parents affected | 62.6% | 31.3% | 53.2% | 21.4% | 71.5% | 42.3% | 71.5% | 40.3% | 59.5% | 25.3% | 68.2% | 38.0% | ||||||||||||
Source: EPI analysis using Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, 2014
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