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Union Density in the U.S.: 2016
BLS estimates for the
2015 and 2016 - alpha by state
* Right-to-Work States in 2016
Union Members
Represented by Unions
State
total K
percent
total K
percent
New York
1,942
23.6
2,075
25.2
Hawaiʻi
119
19.9
125
20.9
Alaska
55
18.5
59
19.9
Connecticut
275
17.5
288
18.4
Washington
539
17.4
577
18.7
New Jersey
644
16.1
666
16.6
California
2,551
15.9
2,796
17.5
Rhode Island
74
15.5
81
16.9
Illinois
812
14.5
856
15.3
Michigan*
606
14.4
651
15.5
Minnesota
365
14.2
388
15.2
Oregon
228
13.5
267
15.8
Ohio
617
12.4
702
14.1
Massachusetts
381
12.1
407
12.9
Nevada*
146
12.1
182
15.0
Pennsylvania
685
12.1
724
12.7
Montana
50
11.9
58
13.9
West Virginia
79
11.8
88
13.2
Vermont
33
11.5
37
12.9
Delaware
48
11.4
56
13.3
Maine
65
11.4
77
13.5
Kentucky
190
11.1
228
13.4
Maryland
310
11.0
347
12.3
U.S. Average
14,556
10.7
16,267
11.9
Indiana*
304
10.4
335
11.4
Colorado
238
9.8
263
10.8
Missouri
262
9.7
290
10.7
District of Columbia
32
9.5
37
10.7
New Hampshire
63
9.4
74
11.0
Iowa*
129
8.9
153
10.5
Kansas*
109
8.6
132
10.3
Wisconsin
219
8.1
244
9.0
Alabama*
153
8.1
170
9.0
Nebraska*
64
7.4
74
8.5
Mississippi*
73
6.6
90
8.1
New Mexico
49
6.3
64
8.2
Wyoming*
16
6.3
18
7.3
Idaho*
42
6.1
47
6.8
Tennessee*
158
5.7
174
6.4
Florida*
456
5.6
574
7.1
North Dakota*
20
5.5
25
7.0
Oklahoma*
80
5.4
97
6.6
South Dakota*
20
5.2
26
7.0
Utah*
62
4.7
79
6.0
Arizona*
122
4.5
151
5.5
Virginia*
160
4.3
226
6.0
Louisiana*
76
4.2
88
4.9
Texas*
462
4.0
606
5.3
Arkansas*
47
3.9
59
5.0
Georgia*
165
3.9
210
4.9
North Carolina*
129
3.0
174
4.1
South Carolina*
32
1.6
52
2.6
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