Map
Unionization coverage by state, 2020
| State | Union density |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 8.6% |
| Alaska | 19.5% |
| Arizona | 7.1% |
| Arkansas | 5.9% |
| California | 17.6% |
| Colorado | 8.2% |
| Connecticut | 18.4% |
| Delaware | 10.5% |
| Washington D.C. | 9.5% |
| Florida | 7.9% |
| Georgia | 6.5% |
| Hawaii | 25.6% |
| Idaho | 6.4% |
| Illinois | 15.2% |
| Indiana | 9.6% |
| Iowa | 9.1% |
| Kansas | 11.2% |
| Kentucky | 9.4% |
| Louisiana | 6.7% |
| Maine | 16.6% |
| Maryland | 14.2% |
| Massachusetts | 12.9% |
| Michigan | 16.6% |
| Minnesota | 17.0% |
| Mississippi | 8.3% |
| Missouri | 10.0% |
| Montana | 12.9% |
| Nebraska | 10.5% |
| Nevada | 15.4% |
| New Hampshire | 11.0% |
| New Jersey | 17.7% |
| New Mexico | 8.6% |
| New York | 23.6% |
| North Carolina | 3.9% |
| North Dakota | 7.4% |
| Ohio | 14.2% |
| Oklahoma | 7.6% |
| Oregon | 17.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 14.6% |
| Rhode Island | 19.1% |
| South Carolina | 3.8% |
| South Dakota | 5.5% |
| Tennessee | 5.1% |
| Texas | 6.0% |
| Utah | 5.4% |
| Vermont | 13.8% |
| Virginia | 5.4% |
| Washington | 18.6% |
| West Virginia | 11.3% |
| Wisconsin | 10.2% |
| Wyoming | 9.3% |
Note: Union coverage rate refers to the share of workers in each state who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
Source: EPI analysis of 2020 Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group (CPS-ORG) data for all workers ages 16 and older.
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