Black-white and Hispanic-white state unemployment rate ratios, 2026 Q1
| State | Black-white ratio | Hispanic-white ratio |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Alabama | 2.4 | 1.7* |
| Alaska | 2.2* | 1.5* |
| Arizona | 1.9* | 1.7 |
| Arkansas | 2.8 | 1.7* |
| California | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Colorado | 1.9* | 1.8 |
| Connecticut | 2.3* | 1.7 |
| Delaware | 2.2 | 1.7* |
| Florida | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Georgia | 2.4 | 1.7* |
| Hawaii | 1.7* | 1.3* |
| Idaho | 1.7* | 1.2 |
| Illinois | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Indiana | 1.9 | 1.4* |
| Iowa | 2.3* | 1.4* |
| Kansas | 2.3* | 1.7* |
| Kentucky | 2.0 | 1.3* |
| Louisiana | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Maine | 1.8* | 1.3* |
| Maryland | 3.0 | 1.9* |
| Massachusetts | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Michigan | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Minnesota | 2.2* | 1.5* |
| Mississippi | 1.9 | 1.6* |
| Missouri | 2.3 | 1.4* |
| Montana | 1.8* | 1.2* |
| Nebraska | 2.0* | 1.7* |
| Nevada | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| New Hampshire | 1.8* | 1.2* |
| New Jersey | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| New Mexico | 1.9* | 1.5 |
| New York | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| North Carolina | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| North Dakota | 2.2* | 1.5* |
| Ohio | 1.9 | 1.3* |
| Oklahoma | 2.2* | 1.2 |
| Oregon | 2.0* | 1.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Rhode Island | 2.3* | 2.0 |
| South Carolina | 2.8 | 1.8* |
| South Dakota | 2.5* | 1.8* |
| Tennessee | 2.2 | 1.4* |
| Texas | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Utah | 1.8* | 1.4 |
| Vermont | 1.8* | 1.3* |
| Virginia | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Washington | 1.7* | 1.3 |
| Washington D.C. | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| West Virginia | 1.7* | 1.2* |
| Wisconsin | 3.2* | 1.8* |
| Wyoming | 1.7* | 1.2 |
Notes: Unemployment rates for each demographic group are produced from a weighted average of state and national unemployment trends. Those states and demographic groups with typically small sample sizes require a heavier weighting of national-level data to supplement their analysis, and are noted as such with an asterisk (*). See methodological note for more detail.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) data and Current Population Survey (CPS) data.