Union membership by state

Unions have the largest influence in New York, where 24% of wage and salary workers were union members in 2011.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

The union membership rates on this map are from 2011, the most recent data available.

Rank	State	Percent of employed
1	New York	24.1%
2	Alaska	22.1%
3	Hawaii	21.5%
4	Washington	19.0%
5	Michigan	17.5%
6	Rhode Island	17.4%
7	California	17.1%
8	Oregon	17.1%
9	Connecticut	16.8%
10	Illinois	16.2%
11	New Jersey	16.1%
12	Minnesota	15.1%
13	Massachusetts	14.6%
13	Nevada	14.6%
15	Pennsylvania	14.6%
16	West Virginia	13.8%
17	Ohio	13.4%
17	Wisconsin	13.3%
19	Montana	13.0%
20	Maryland	12.4%
21	Vermont	12.0%
22	Indiana	11.3%
23	Maine	11.3%
23	Iowa	11.2%
25	New Hampshire	11.1%
26	Missouri	10.9%
27	Delaware	10.5%
27	Alabama	10.0%
29	Kentucky	8.9%
30	District of Columbia	8.3%
31	Colorado	8.2%
32	Nebraska	7.9%
33	Kansas	7.6%
34	Wyoming	7.2%
34	New Mexico	6.8%
36	Oklahoma	6.4%
37	Florida	6.3%
38	North Dakota	6.3%
39	Arizona	6.0%
40	Utah	5.8%
40	Texas	5.2%
42	Idaho	5.1%
43	South Dakota	5.1%
44	Mississippi	5.0%
45	Tennessee	4.6%
46	Virginia	4.6%
47	Louisiana	4.5%
47	Arkansas	4.2%
49	Georgia	3.9%
50	South Carolina	3.4%
51	North Carolina	2.9%

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