Union affiliation by U.S. state

Union affiliation by U.S. state (2015)^[1]

Rank	State	Percent union members	Union members	Percent represented by unions	Represented by unions	Total employed	Right to Work
1	New York	24.7	2,038,000	26.0	2,141,000	8,249,000	No
2	Hawaii	20.4	119,000	21.7	126,000	583,000	No
3	Alaska	19.6	60,000	21.7	66,000	304,000	No
4	Connecticut	17.0	269,000	17.4	277,000	1,587,000	No
5	Washington	16.8	500,000	18.0	536,000	2,977,000	No
6	California	15.9	2,486,000	17.2	2,689,000	15,657,000	No
7	New Jersey	15.4	596,000	16.6	644,000	3,880,000	No
8	Illinois	15.2	847,000	16.0	892,000	5,566,000	No
9	Michigan	15.2	621,000	16.5	672,000	4,083,000	Yes
10	Oregon	14.8	235,000	16.2	256,000	1,586,000	No
11	Nevada	14.3	177,000	16.5	203,000	1,232,000	Yes
12	Minnesota	14.2	363,000	15.0	385,000	2,565,000	No
13	Rhode Island	14.2	68,000	14.9	72,000	483,000	No
14	Pennsylvania	13.3	747,000	14.4	804,000	5,601,000	No
15	Massachusetts	12.9	402,000	14.2	441,000	3,103,000	No
16	Vermont	12.6	36,000	14.7	42,000	284,000	No
17	West Virginia	12.4	83,000	13.7	91,000	665,000	Yes[2]
18	Ohio	12.3	606,000	13.6	670,000	4,914,000	No
19	Montana	12.2	52,000	13.9	59,000	427,000	No
20	Maine	11.6	64,000	13.6	75,000	549,000	No
—	United States	11.1	14,795,000	12.3	16,441,000	133,743,000	N/A
21	Kentucky	11.0	187,000	12.1	207,000	1,705,000	No
22	District of Columbia	10.4	35,000	12.1	40,000	334,000	No
23	Maryland	10.4	287,000	12.2	337,000	2,757,000	No
24	Alabama	10.2	190,000	11.0	204,000	1,863,000	Yes
25	Indiana	10.0	283,000	11.3	319,000	2,828,000	Yes
26	New Hampshire	9.7	62,000	11.4	73,000	641,000	No
27	Iowa	9.6	138,000	12.2	174,000	1,435,000	Yes
28	Delaware	9.2	38,000	10.4	43,000	412,000	No
29	Missouri	8.8	230,000	9.8	257,000	2,615,000	No
30	Kansas	8.7	110,000	10.8	136,000	1,255,000	Yes
31	Colorado	8.4	194,000	9.3	215,000	2,310,000	No
32	Wisconsin	8.3	223,000	9.4	253,000	2,682,000	Yes
33	Nebraska	7.7	68,000	9.0	80,000	882,000	Yes
34	Wyoming	7.1	19,000	8.2	22,000	261,000	Yes
35	Florida	6.8	546,000	8.4	671,000	7,994,000	Yes
36	Idaho	6.8	46,000	7.3	50,000	679,000	Yes
37	New Mexico	6.2	49,000	7.9	61,000	782,000	No
38	South Dakota	5.9	22,000	6.9	26,000	382,000	Yes
39	Louisiana	5.8	107,000	6.8	126,000	1,847,000	Yes
40	Oklahoma	5.6	88,000	7.4	116,000	1,567,000	Yes
41	Mississippi	5.4	60,000	7.8	75,000	1,103,000	Yes
42	Tennessee	5.4	146,000	6.5	175,000	2,693,000	Yes
43	Virginia	5.4	202,000	6.9	258,000	3,736,000	Yes
44	North Dakota	5.4	19,000	6.8	24,000	352,000	Yes
45	Arizona	5.2	138,000	6.1	163,000	2,661,000	Yes
46	Arkansas	5.1	58,000	6.4	74,000	1,155,000	Yes
47	Texas	4.5	503,000	5.6	626,000	11,177,000	Yes
48	Georgia	4.0	162,000	5.1	206,000	4,016,000	Yes
49	Utah	3.9	50,000	5.2	67,000	1,274,000	Yes
50	North Carolina	3.0	123,000	4.1	167,000	4,089,000	Yes
51	South Carolina	2.1	41,000	2.9	57,000	1,960,000	Yes

See also

• International comparisons of labor unions
• Labor unions in the United States
• Right-to-work law

References

1. Bureau of Labor Statistics (January 28, 2016). "Union members in 2015". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Labor.
   Bureau of Labor Statistics (January 28, 2016). "Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Labor.
   Greenhouse, Steven (January 28, 2009). "Union membership up sharply in 2008, report says". The New York Times. p. A18.
   Whoriskey, Peter (January 29, 2009). "American union ranks grow after 'bottoming out'; first significant increase in 25 years". The Washington Post. p. A8.
2. Effective July 1, 2016

External links

• Hirsch, Barry T.; Macpherson, David (2016). "Union Membership and Coverage Database". Unionstats.com.
  • Hirsch, Barry T.; Macpherson, David A.; Vroman, Wayne G. (2016). "Union Density Estimates by State, 1964–2015". Atlanta: Georgia State University.
    • State Union Membership Density, 1964–2008 (Excel file)
    • State Union Coverage Density, 1977–2008 (Excel file)