Federal and state minimum wage coverage rates

Total workforce Share of workers covered by federal minimum wage Share of workers covered by state minimum wage Share of workers covered by federal or state minimum wage
Total 67,349,000 71.7% 84.8% 87.6%
California 14,575,000 70.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Florida 7,626,000 72.3% 72.3% 72.3%
Georgia 3,831,000 71.0% 92.8% 98.4%
Illinois 5,248,000 70.9% 98.3% 98.8%
Michigan 3,819,000 74.9% 69.3% 74.9%
New York 7,806,000 66.6% 70.1% 77.5%
North Carolina 3,822,000 72.6% 80.8% 81.4%
Ohio 4,685,000 76.3% 83.2% 83.6%
Pennsylvania 5,290,000 72.7% 80.7% 81.3%
Texas 10,649,000 73.0% 83.8% 91.5%

Note: California's minimum wage covers 99.96% of workers in the state. Numbers may not add due to rounding. Shares are computed based on unrounded numbers.

Sample includes workers age 16 to 85 in the 10 most populous states: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data, 2013–2015

View the underlying data on epi.org.