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Union Density in the U.S.: 2017
BLS estimates for the
2016 and 2017 - alpha by state
* Right-to-Work States in 2017
Union Members
Represented by Unions
State
total K
percent
total K
percent
New York
2,017
23.8
2,148
25.3
Hawaiʻi
129
21.3
139
22.9
Washington
584
18.8
630
20.2
Alaska
55
18.1
59
19.4
Connecticut
278
16.9
295
17.9
New Jersey
630
16.2
665
17.1
Rhode Island
78
16.1
84
17.2
Michigan*
658
15.6
711
16.8
California
2,491
15.5
2,708
16.9
Minnesota
411
15.2
428
15.9
Illinois
827
15.0
872
15.8
Oregon
262
14.9
277
15.7
Nevada*
164
12.7
189
14.6
Ohio
635
12.5
688
13.6
Massachusetts
401
12.4
431
13.3
Pennsylvania
665
12.0
723
13.0
Montana
50
11.9
57
13.6
Maine
66
11.4
81
14.0
New Hampshire
72
11.3
83
13.0
Vermont
32
11.0
35
12.1
West Virginia*
75
11.0
82
11.9
Maryland
299
10.8
326
11.8
Delaware
45
10.7
48
11.2
U.S. Average
14,817
10.7
16,443
11.9
District of Columbia
34
9.8
40
11.5
Colorado
238
9.6
273
11.0
Kentucky*
174
9.6
232
12.8
Indiana*
266
8.7
265
10.1
Missouri*
226
8.7
265
10.1
Wisconsin*
230
8.3
250
9.0
Nebraska*
70
8.2
78
9.1
Kansas*
101
7.4
152
8.1
Alabama*
138
7.4
152
8.1
Iowa*
104
7.0
127
8.6
New Mexico
52
6.7
63
8.3
Wyoming*
15
6.0
16
6.7
Tennessee*
155
5.7
176
6.4
Florida*
480
5.6
570
6.6
Oklahoma*
84
5.5
108
7.1
South Dakota*
20
5.4
25
6.7
Mississippi*
59
5.3
77
7.0
Arkansas*
62
5.1
74
6.1
North Dakota*
18
5.1
24
6.8
Idaho*
35
4.8
42
5.8
Texas*
543
4.7
669
5.8
Virginia*
176
4.6
222
5.8
Louisiana*
78
4.4
96
5.4
Arizona*
111
4.0
145
5.2
Georgia*
173
4.0
217
5.0
Utah*
54
3.9
74
5.4
North Carolina*
145
3.4
171
4.0
South Carolina*
52
2.6
78
3.9
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