U.S. percentage of minimum wage workers 2023, by state

In 2023, around 2.9 percent of hourly wage workers in Rhode Island earned wages at or below the federal minimum wage. This was the highest share of any U.S. state, followed by the District of Columbia with 2.2 percent of hourly wage workers making minimum wage or less.

Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by state

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