Figure L
Unionization and incarceration: Union density and incarceration rates, by state in 2019
| State | Incarceration rate | Union rate |
|---|---|---|
| AL | 539 | 9.8% |
| AK | 323 | 18.7% |
| AZ | 719 | 7.1% |
| AR | 762 | 5.9% |
| CA | 399 | 16.5% |
| CO | 436 | 9.9% |
| CT | 308 | 16.0% |
| DE | 482 | 9.9% |
| FL | 552 | 7.5% |
| GA | 663 | 5.0% |
| HI | 272 | 25.4% |
| ID | 632 | 6.1% |
| IL | 389 | 14.7% |
| IN | 520 | 9.8% |
| IA | 381 | 7.9% |
| KS | 450 | 10.1% |
| KY | 665 | 9.4% |
| LA | 887 | 6.0% |
| ME | 179 | 13.7% |
| MD | 392 | 12.7% |
| MA | 165 | 13.2% |
| MI | 485 | 15.0% |
| MN | 229 | 14.3% |
| MS | 830 | 8.4% |
| MO | 545 | 12.5% |
| MT | 559 | 12.0% |
| NE | 382 | 9.5% |
| NV | 532 | 16.1% |
| NH | 243 | 11.6% |
| NJ | 268 | 17.4% |
| NM | 408 | 8.8% |
| NY | 282 | 22.7% |
| NC | 401 | 3.4% |
| ND | 303 | 7.5% |
| OH | 552 | 13.1% |
| OK | 840 | 7.9% |
| OR | 443 | 15.6% |
| PA | 447 | 13.1% |
| RI | 193 | 19.0% |
| SC | 450 | 2.7% |
| SD | 566 | 6.7% |
| TN | 493 | 5.5% |
| TX | 709 | 5.2% |
| UT | 290 | 5.9% |
| VT | 223 | 12.0% |
| VA | 539 | 5.2% |
| WA | 320 | 20.2% |
| WV | 476 | 11.1% |
| WI | 482 | 9.1% |
| WY | 556 | 8.7% |
Note: This rate is calculated as the “imprisonment rates of U.S. adults, based on sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities (per 100,000 U.S. adults).”
Source: EPI 2021 (CPS-ORG); U.S. Department of Justice 2020, “Prisoners in 2019”
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