Double Jeopardy: Low Wage Workers at Risk for Health and Financial Implications of COVID-19
| Appendix Table 1: Low-Wage Workers by State and Industry, 2018 | ||||||
| Low Wage Workers By Industry | ||||||
| State | All Workers |
Low-Wage
Workers
|
Retail | Health Care | Ent/Acc./Food | Other |
| Alabama | 1,863,000 | 448,500 | 19% | 10% | 20% | 51% |
| Alaska | 316,300 | 60,500 | 20% | 9% | 17% | 54% |
| Arizona | 2,848,400 | 572,200 | 18% | 8% | 20% | 53% |
| Arkansas | 1,141,000 | 254,300 | 17% | 11% | 18% | 54% |
| California | 16,441,200 | 3,166,400 | 17% | 7% | 19% | 56% |
| Colorado | 2,624,000 | 431,800 | 19% | 8% | 20% | 53% |
| Connecticut | 1,550,700 | 248,300 | 18% | 12% | 17% | 53% |
| Delaware | 405,500 | 81,200 | 24% | 10% | 20% | 46% |
| DC | 350,500 | 40,800 | 12% | 5% | 25% | 58% |
| Florida | 8,552,300 | 1,885,700 | 20% | 8% | 21% | 50% |
| Georgia | 4,414,900 | 921,700 | 19% | 7% | 20% | 53% |
| Hawaii | 574,400 | 91,000 | 18% | 8% | 25% | 50% |
| Idaho | 705,100 | 171,000 | 21% | 9% | 17% | 53% |
| Illinois | 5,572,900 | 1,019,800 | 18% | 10% | 20% | 53% |
| Indiana | 2,870,300 | 581,800 | 17% | 11% | 19% | 53% |
| Iowa | 1,386,100 | 244,000 | 17% | 9% | 21% | 54% |
| Kansas | 1,235,100 | 258,000 | 17% | 9% | 19% | 55% |
| Kentucky | 1,771,900 | 402,200 | 19% | 10% | 18% | 53% |
| Louisiana | 1,794,400 | 439,900 | 19% | 12% | 23% | 46% |
| Maine | 568,100 | 98,000 | 16% | 12% | 19% | 53% |
| Maryland | 2,721,000 | 417,300 | 18% | 10% | 22% | 50% |
| Massachusetts | 3,101,700 | 435,400 | 19% | 9% | 20% | 52% |
| Michigan | 4,170,200 | 901,500 | 19% | 10% | 20% | 51% |
| Minnesota | 2,592,700 | 415,000 | 19% | 13% | 17% | 51% |
| Mississippi | 1,103,000 | 285,200 | 18% | 12% | 21% | 49% |
| Missouri | 2,586,200 | 527,200 | 20% | 12% | 19% | 49% |
| Montana | 440,200 | 94,200 | 17% | 8% | 25% | 50% |
| Nebraska | 840,100 | 155,400 | 19% | 9% | 19% | 54% |
| Nevada | 1,292,100 | 258,400 | 19% | 5% | 28% | 48% |
| New Hampshire | 613,900 | 93,300 | 27% | 8% | 19% | 46% |
| New Jersey | 3,956,800 | 634,800 | 20% | 9% | 17% | 54% |
| New Mexico | 771,400 | 207,500 | 17% | 9% | 23% | 51% |
| New York | 8,331,500 | 1,421,500 | 19% | 12% | 18% | 52% |
| North Carolina | 4,301,100 | 911,800 | 19% | 8% | 21% | 52% |
| North Dakota | 342,400 | 52,500 | 20% | 11% | 18% | 50% |
| Ohio | 4,989,400 | 1,005,300 | 18% | 12% | 21% | 50% |
| Oklahoma | 1,568,300 | 367,400 | 21% | 10% | 19% | 50% |
| Oregon | 1,761,000 | 334,900 | 18% | 9% | 20% | 53% |
| Pennsylvania | 5,461,800 | 1,034,700 | 19% | 11% | 19% | 51% |
| Rhode Island | 463,300 | 74,800 | 20% | 12% | 21% | 48% |
| South Carolina | 2,038,500 | 455,400 | 19% | 9% | 22% | 50% |
| South Dakota | 375,800 | 77,500 | 18% | 9% | 19% | 53% |
| Tennessee | 2,752,600 | 613,500 | 19% | 8% | 20% | 52% |
| Texas | 11,903,600 | 2,580,700 | 19% | 9% | 20% | 52% |
| Utah | 1,322,900 | 277,300 | 17% | 9% | 16% | 58% |
| Vermont | 268,200 | 43,600 | 17% | 9% | 17% | 58% |
| Virginia | 3,690,700 | 655,500 | 19% | 8% | 20% | 53% |
| Washington | 3,293,800 | 537,700 | 18% | 9% | 19% | 54% |
| West Virginia | 665,400 | 148,200 | 22% | 13% | 23% | 42% |
| Wisconsin | 2,619,600 | 446,500 | 18% | 11% | 17% | 54% |
| Wyoming | 251,500 | 55,600 | 19% | 9% | 23% | 49% |
| Note: “Workers” includes nonelderly adults earning at least $1000 in past year and working at least 20 hours per week in a usual week working. “Low Wage Workers” includes workers in bottom quintile of earners. Source: KFF analysis of 2018 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. |
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