Union affiliation by U.S. state
| Rank | State | Percent union members |
Percent
change |
Union members | Percent represented by unions |
Percent
change |
Represented by unions | Total employed | Right to Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 23.4 | 2.2% | 138,000 | 25.6 | 2.2% | 147,000 | 573,000 | No |
| 2 | New York | 20.6 | 0.1% | 1,711,000 | 21.5 | 0.6% | 1,787,000 | 8,300,000 | No |
| 3 | Washington | 16.5 | 1.5% | 576,000 | 18.1 | 1.0% | 632,000 | 3,491,000 | No |
| 4 | New Jersey | 16.1 | 1.2% | 679,000 | 17.3 | 1.3% | 729,000 | 4,211,000 | No |
| 5 | Connecticut | 15.9 | 1.7% | 255,000 | 16.9 | 1.5% | 272,000 | 1,610,000 | No |
| 6 | California | 15.4 | 0.7% | 2,514,000 | 16.9 | 0.7% | 2,769,000 | 16,349,000 | No |
| 7 | Alaska | 14.8 | 1.2% | 45,000 | 15.2 | 2.1% | 47,000 | 307,000 | No |
| 8 | Vermont | 14.3 | 2.2% | 43,000 | 13.4 | 2.0% | 46,000 | 301,000 | No |
| 9 | Oregon | 14.1 | 1.4% | 255,000 | 15.0 | 1.9% | 270,000 | 1,808,000 | No |
| 10 | Minnesota | 13.3 | 0.9% | 356,000 | 14.1 | 1.1% | 378,000 | 2,673,000 | No |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 12.9 | 0.2% | 749,000 | 13.6 | 0.6% | 822,000 | 5,786,000 | No |
| 12 | Michigan | 12.8 | 1.2% | 564,000 | 14.1 | 1.2% | 623,000 | 4,409,000 | No |
| 13 | Illinois | 12.8 | 0.3% | 708,000 | 13.6 | 0.5% | 755,000 | 5,537,000 | No |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 12.6 | 0.1% | 412,000 | 13.6 | 0.2% | 443,000 | 3,267,000 | No |
| 15 | Ohio | 12.5 | 0.3% | 641,000 | 13.5 | 0.5% | 691,000 | 5,108,000 | No |
| 16 | Nevada | 12.4 | 1.1% | 171,000 | 14.5 | 1.7% | 201,000 | 1,382,000 | Yes |
| 17 | Rhode Island | 12.3 | 3.8% | 62,000 | 13.2 | 4.5% | 67,000 | 507,000 | No |
| 18 | Montana | 11.8 | 0.6% | 56,000 | 13.0 | 0.7% | 61,000 | 470,000 | No |
| 19 | Maryland | 10.7 | 0.9% | 302,000 | 12.8 | 0.4% | 362,000 | 2,822,000 | No |
| 20 | Missouri | 9.3 | 0.3% | 255,000 | 10.6 | 0.2% | 286,000 | 2,734,000 | No |
| 21 | New Hampshire | 9.3 | 0.8% | 62,000 | 10.9 | 0.3% | 73,000 | 668,000 | No |
| 22 | Maine | 9.2 | 52,000 | 10.8 | 0.7% | 61,000 | 566,000 | No | |
| 23 | District of Columbia | 9.1 | 32,000 | 10.4 | 36,000 | 347,000 | No | ||
| 24 | Kansas | 8.9 | 0.9% | 120,000 | 10.6 | 1.5% | 144,000 | 1,360,000 | Yes |
| 25 | Kentucky | 8.8 | 0.9% | 152,000 | 11.3 | 1.0% | 194,000 | 1,719,000 | Yes |
| 26 | Delaware | 8.8 | 0.3% | 38,000 | 10.1 | 0.7% | 44,000 | 436,000 | No |
| 27 | West Virginia | 8.7 | 0.5% | 60,000 | 10.1 | 0.1% | 70,000 | 691,000 | Yes |
| 28 | Indiana | 8.0 | 0.6% | 245,000 | 9.1 | 0.5% | 278,000 | 3,054,000 | Yes |
| 29 | Alabama | 7.5 | 0.3% | 156,000 | 8.6 | 0.2% | 180,000 | 2,088,000 | Yes |
| 30 | New Mexico | 7.5 | 1.3% | 60,000 | 9.1 | 1.5% | 73,000 | 805,000 | No |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 7.4 | 0.3% | 205,000 | 8.4 | 0.4% | 232,000 | 2,761,000 | Yes |
| 32 | Nebraska | 7.3 | 0.8% | 68,000 | 9.4 | 1.3% | 88,000 | 940,000 | Yes |
| 33 | Iowa | 7.2 | 0.2% | 107,000 | 8.8 | 0.1% | 131,000 | 1,490,000 | Yes |
| 34 | Mississippi | 7.0 | 1.4% | 75,000 | 9.8 | 2.6% | 106,000 | 1,081,000 | Yes |
| 35 | Colorado | 6.9 | 0.2% | 189,000 | 8.6 | 1.1% | 235,000 | 2,730,000 | No |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 6.8 | 1.3% | 115,000 | 7.7 | 0.7% | 132,000 | 1,705,000 | Yes |
| 37 | North Dakota | 6.2 | 0.2% | 22,000 | 7.5 | 0.1% | 27,000 | 359,000 | Yes |
| 38 | Tennessee | 6.0 | 0.5% | 178,000 | 6.9 | 0.6% | 205,000 | 2,981,000 | Yes |
| 39 | Wyoming | 5.6 | 14,000 | 6.6 | 0.7% | 17,000 | 256,000 | Yes | |
| 40 | Arkansas | 5.1 | 0.2% | 62,000 | 5.8 | 0.1% | 71,000 | 1,217,000 | Yes |
| 41 | Florida | 4.7 | 0.2% | 442,000 | 6.1 | 0.5% | 578,000 | 9,453,000 | Yes |
| 42 | Georgia | 4.6 | 0.2% | 211,000 | 5.4 | 250,000 | 4,626,000 | Yes | |
| 43 | Idaho | 4.5 | 0.2% | 37,000 | 5.5 | 0.4% | 44,000 | 810,000 | Yes |
| 44 | Texas | 4.5 | 0.4% | 586,000 | 5.4 | 0.3% | 701,000 | 13,019,000 | Yes |
| 45 | Louisiana | 4.3 | 0.1% | 76,000 | 5.2 | 91,000 | 1,765,000 | Yes | |
| 48 | Virginia | 4.3 | 0.6% | 176,000 | 5.6 | 1.1% | 226,000 | 4,042,000 | Yes |
| 47 | Arizona | 4.2 | 1.3% | 133,000 | 4.8 | 1.4% | 152,000 | 3,164,000 | Yes |
| 48 | Utah | 4.1 | 0.2% | 65,000 | 8.4 | 0.3% | 134,000 | 1,584,000 | Yes |
| 49 | South Dakota | 3.6 | 0.5% | 15,000 | 4.2 | 18,000 | 425,000 | Yes | |
| 50 | North Carolina | 2.7 | 0.1% | 125,000 | 3.3 | 0.6% | 152,000 | 4,623,000 | Yes |
| 51 | South Carolina | 2.3 | 0.6% | 49,000 | 3.0 | 1.0% | 63,000 | 2,130,000 | Yes |
| — | United States | 10.0 | 0.1% | 14,424,000 | 11.2 | 0.1% | 16,193,000 | 144,541,000 | N/A |
See also
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (January 23, 2024). "Union members in 2021". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Labor.
- "Union Members Summary - 2023 A01 Results". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
External links
- Hirsch, Barry T.; Macpherson, David (2016). "Union Membership and Coverage Database". Unionstats.com.
- Hirsch, Barry T.; Macpherson, David A.; Vroman, Wayne G. (2016). "Union Density Estimates by State, 1964–2015". Atlanta: Georgia State University.
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