Shares of tipped workers in each region and the U.S. that are of various demographic categories, 2019–2023

Demographics of tipped workers and all workers, 2019-2023
Race/Ethnicity Nativity Gender
White Black Hispanic AAPI Multiracial Foreign-born Men Women
Tipped All Tipped All Tipped All Tipped All Tipped All Tipped All Tipped All Tipped All
North
east
58.5% 66.8% 9.5% 11.0% 20.2% 13.5% 11.3% 8.3% 0.4% 0.4% 26.8% 21.0% 31.4% 52.2% 68.6% 47.8%
Mid
west
70.5% 77.0% 9.0% 9.7% 11.2% 8.2% 8.1% 4.2% 1.2% 0.9% 12.9% 9.8% 25.1% 52.7% 74.9% 47.3%
South 48.2% 56.0% 17.3% 19.0% 22.7% 19.1% 10.6% 4.8% 1.1% 1.1% 21.5% 17.1% 29.4% 53.0% 70.6% 47.0%
West 42.7% 51.4% 4.4% 5.0% 31.9% 28.8% 19.2% 13.2% 1.7% 1.7% 25.9% 23.2% 34.5% 54.2% 65.5% 45.8%
United States 53.1% 61.3% 11.3% 12.3% 22.2% 18.1% 12.3% 7.3% 1.2% 1.1% 21.7% 17.7% 30.1% 53.1% 69.9% 46.9%

Note: Analysis includes employed workers only. Foreign-born includes both foreign-naturalized citizens and foreign-born non-U.S. citizens. 

Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey Basic monthly data for the years 2019–2023.

View the underlying data on epi.org.