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Union Density in the U.S.: 2021
BLS estimates for the
2020 and 2021 - alpha by state
* Right-to-Work States
Union Members
Represented by Unions
State
total K
percent
total K
percent
Hawaiʻi
121
22.4
131
24.1
New York
1,729
22.2
1,869
24.1
Washington
629
19.0
661
20.0
Oregon
318
17.8
336
18.8
New Jersey
608
16.2
672
17.9
California
2,468
15.9
2,757
17.8
Rhode Island
75
15.7
83
17.4
Alaska
46
15.8
50
17.2
Minnesota
416
16.0
446
17.1
Connecticut
223
14.6
248
16.3
Michigan*
540
13.3
620
15.3
Illinois
752
13.9
818
15.2
Maine
70
12.4
83
14.7
Vermont
32
12.3
37
14.2
Nevada*
153
12.2
176
14.1
Massachusetts
402
12.6
433
13.6
Pennsylvania
693
12.9
732
13.6
Ohio
596
12.0
647
13.0
Montana
49
11.2
56
12.9
Maryland
295
11.0
332
12.3
U.S. Average
14,014
10.3
15,802
11.6
Kansas*
120
9.2
148
11.4
New Hampshire
65
10.1
73
11.3
West Virginia*
66
9.6
73
10.5
Delaware
42
9.7
44
10.2
Indiana*
256
9.0
290
10.2
Missouri*
235
9.0
266
10.2
District of Columbia
31
8.9
35
9.9
Kentucky*
126
7.2
170
9.8
Wisconsin*
215
7.9
251
9.3
New Mexico
58
7.5
70
9.1
Iowa*
93
6.5
118
8.3
Nebraska*
61
6.8
72
8.0
Colorado
165
6.5
192
7.5
Alabama*
115
5.9
133
6.9
Mississippi*
59
5.5
74
6.9
North Dakota*
19
5.4
24
6.9
Wyoming*
13
5.7
16
6.9
Oklahoma*
87
5.6
105
6.8
Arizona*
167
5.4
208
6.7
Utah*
51
3.5
96
6.5
Virginia*
176
4.8
240
6.5
Florida*
448
5.2
529
6.1
Tennessee*
145
5.2
166
5.9
Georgia*
211
4.8
256
5.8
Louisiana*
81
4.7
98
5.7
Idaho*
36
4.7
42
5.5
South Dakota*
16
4.0
20
5.0
Texas*
454
3.8
571
4.7
Arkansas*
46
3.9
51
4.4
North Carolina*
108
2.6
142
3.4
South Carolina*
34
1.7
42
2.0
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