Chart: How many domestic workers are employed in your state?: Number of domestic workers working in each state, by occupation and compared with all workers, 2021

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How many domestic workers are employed in your state?: Number of domestic workers working in each state, by occupation and compared with all workers, 2021

State	All other workers	Domestic workers	House cleaners	Nannies	Child care (in own home)	Home care (non-agency)	Home care (agency-based)
Illinois	2,147,753	80,632	7,343	10,937	13,669	4,847	41,612
Indiana	1,078,803	29,487	3,192	2,713	4,073	1,350	18,007
Iowa	570,006	21,073	1,207	2,153	6,486	837	8,549
Kansas	499,786	20,545	1,635	2,828	4,555	656	9,771
Michigan	1,567,924	59,260	3,888	6,388	8,650	3,683	36,518
Minnesota	999,188	45,631	2,041	4,446	9,746	2,146	25,809
Missouri	1,009,816	40,501	2,982	3,795	5,309	1,511	27,192
Nebraska	343,372	11,951	951	1,515	3,773	544	3,939
North Dakota	135,525	5,152	292	416	1,695	187	2,076
Ohio	1,904,324	71,900	6,368	7,112	8,407	2,470	48,260
South Dakota	153,284	4,649	317	411	1,901	147	1,212
Wisconsin	1,031,202	38,977	1,963	3,903	5,468	2,964	24,927
Connecticut	621,744	31,120	4,518	3,458	3,674	3,330	15,897
Maine	230,957	10,082	831	885	1,451	841	6,062
Massachusetts	1,186,691	51,104	5,616	6,071	5,669	3,456	30,467
New Hampshire	252,594	7,653	666	1,252	842	457	4,436
New Jersey	1,492,026	54,461	9,260	6,183	5,336	2,841	30,656
New York	3,131,507	248,462	26,567	16,162	22,529	7,108	182,846
Pennsylvania	2,122,196	81,935	5,866	6,176	5,852	4,533	63,129
Rhode Island	182,333	5,371	541	751	615	264	3,197
Vermont	117,835	5,650	500	470	1,005	607	2,955
Alabama	719,964	16,573	3,669	1,779	1,797	1,898	7,084
Arkansas	446,169	16,117	2,686	956	1,317	1,003	10,449
Delaware	151,987	4,567	372	430	675	315	2,756
District of Columbia	121,468	3,839	687	894	198	202	1,834
Florida	3,156,880	102,039	35,848	8,797	6,686	8,615	39,512
Georgia	1,603,566	39,100	8,126	6,182	4,100	3,626	16,027
Kentucky	671,735	17,134	3,403	1,580	2,502	1,948	7,145
Louisiana	692,572	28,317	3,893	1,986	2,288	2,427	18,388
Maryland	1,043,555	33,504	5,523	6,128	5,544	2,317	12,173
Mississippi	420,908	10,442	1,679	600	1,135	1,241	5,841
North Carolina	1,555,815	55,237	5,806	5,815	5,464	3,045	35,890
Oklahoma	605,756	19,086	2,897	1,582	2,357	1,223	10,909
South Carolina	732,269	19,323	2,612	2,045	1,897	1,233	11,670
Tennessee	1,031,553	30,734	4,780	2,973	3,021	4,001	16,064
Texas	4,267,720	205,039	37,915	15,384	14,629	11,063	129,304
Virginia	1,416,836	54,236	6,945	10,256	7,214	5,394	22,866
West Virginia	262,255	11,993	667	350	1,038	743	9,793
Alaska	117,718	5,111	179	418	832	250	3,443
Arizona	1,046,101	41,597	7,155	3,052	4,080	6,238	21,257
California	6,061,051	340,776	63,516	28,168	29,837	32,587	188,297
Colorado	950,819	35,775	5,732	7,004	4,535	1,781	15,481
Hawaii	222,869	4,525	718	236	545	552	2,475
Idaho	263,987	10,793	754	1,090	1,521	1,390	6,045
Montana	171,661	5,684	450	632	919	337	3,261
Nevada	459,056	8,973	2,280	916	943	969	3,631
New Mexico	304,759	19,930	1,829	758	1,185	1,445	15,784
Oregon	656,264	28,311	2,456	2,938	3,923	3,279	15,634
Utah	490,902	11,218	1,034	1,867	2,441	457	4,737
Washington	1,178,563	50,423	4,095	8,623	5,908	4,369	27,209
Wyoming	100,731	2,981	308	212	706	172	1,425

Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this map draws from pooled 2010–2019 microdata.

Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.2 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org

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