Five selected economic security variables, by state (2021–2022)
| Minimum Wage | Unionization | UI Recipiency | Medicaid Expansion | Incarceration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | % | % | Yes/No | Rate per 100k | |
| Abortion-restricted | |||||
| Alabama | $7.25 | 6.9% | 19.2% | No | 419 |
| Arizona | $12.80 | 6.7% | 23.8% | Yes | 556 |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | 4.4% | 33.1% | Yes | 585 |
| Florida | $10.00 | 6.1% | 21.0% | No | 444 |
| Georgia | $7.25 | 5.8% | 50.9% | No | 507 |
| Idaho | $7.25 | 5.5% | 22.4% | Yes | 474 |
| Indiana | $7.25 | 10.2% | 37.7% | Yes | 400 |
| Iowa | $7.25 | 8.3% | 33.8% | Yes | 293 |
| Kansas | $7.25 | 11.3% | 36.2% | No | 342 |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | 9.7% | 38.9% | Yes | 515 |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | 5.7% | 35.3% | Yes | 678 |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | 6.9% | 29.7% | No | 636 |
| Missouri | $11.15 | 10.2% | 29.0% | Yes | 423 |
| Nebraska | $9.00 | 7.9% | 27.5% | Yes | 289 |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | 3.4% | 15.9% | No | 313 |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | 6.9% | 29.8% | Yes | 231 |
| Ohio | $9.30 | 13.0% | 29.5% | Yes | 430 |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | 6.8% | 36.6% | Yes | 621 |
| South Carolina | $7.25 | 2.0% | 33.3% | No | 352 |
| South Dakota | $9.95 | 5.0% | 15.5% | No* | 426 |
| Tennessee | $7.25 | 5.9% | 26.5% | No | 384 |
| Texas | $7.25 | 4.7% | 25.9% | No | 529 |
| Utah | $7.25 | 6.5% | 25.7% | Yes | 207 |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | 10.5% | 34.1% | Yes | 380 |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | 9.3% | 51.6% | No | 378 |
| Wyoming | $7.25 | 6.9% | 23.1% | No | 426 |
| Abortion-protected | |||||
| Alaska | $10.34 | 17.2% | 40.2% | Yes | 243 |
| California | $15.00 | 17.8% | 43.1% | Yes | 310 |
| Colorado | $12.56 | 7.5% | 31.8% | Yes | 342 |
| Connecticut | $14.00 | 16.2% | 43.2% | Yes | 246 |
| Delaware | $10.50 | 10.2% | 34.3% | Yes | 380 |
| Hawaii | $12.00 | 24.1% | 42.6% | Yes | 215 |
| Illinois | $12.00 | 15.2% | 47.8% | Yes | 303 |
| Maine | $12.75 | 14.7% | 33.5% | Yes | 146 |
| Maryland | $12.50 | 12.3% | 22.8% | Yes | 305 |
| Massachusetts | $14.25 | 13.6% | 39.1% | Yes | 133 |
| Michigan | $9.87 | 15.3% | 35.6% | Yes | 381 |
| Minnesota | $10.33 | 17.1% | 71.5% | Yes | 177 |
| Montana | $9.20 | 12.9% | 43.7% | Yes | 439 |
| Nevada | $10.50 | 14.0% | 47.2% | Yes | 412 |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | 11.3% | 27.0% | Yes | 197 |
| New Jersey | $13.00 | 17.9% | 41.2% | Yes | 209 |
| New Mexico | $11.50 | 9.1% | 33.0% | Yes | 315 |
| New York | $13.20 | 24.0% | 45.2% | Yes | 224 |
| Oregon | $13.50 | 18.8% | 43.9% | Yes | 353 |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | 13.6% | 43.8% | Yes | 355 |
| Rhode Island | $12.25 | 17.5% | 48.1% | Yes | 156 |
| Vermont | $12.55 | 14.2% | 62.7% | Yes | 182 |
| Virginia | $11.00 | 6.5% | 28.2% | Yes | 421 |
| Washington | $14.49 | 19.9% | 36.7% | Yes | 250 |
| Washington, D.C. | $16.10 | 9.9% | 65.1% | Yes | NA |
Notes: Minimum wage and Medicaid expansion values are updated to 2022 while unionization, unemployment insurance recipiency rate, and incarceration rate are for 2021. While South Dakota did successfully vote via ballot initiative to expand Medicaid in November 2022, the change will not be implemented until 2023, so South Dakota is still classified as a “No Medicaid expansion” state.
Source: EPI 2021a, “Minimum Wage Tracker,” updated July 1, 2022; author analysis of 2021 Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group (CPS-ORG) data for all workers ages 16 and older; Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration, Unemployment Insurance Data Chartbook; Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, “Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions” (interactive map), updated November 22, 2021; Carson, Prisoners in 2020 – Statistical Tables, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2021.