Increasing the Minimum Wage Helps Our Nation’s Veterans
Senate Democrats believe that responsible Americans who work full time deserve a fair shot at making a good living. That means making sure that our veterans have access to economic opportunity, and that no veteran leaving the battlefield has to fight to stay out of poverty. The Minimum Wage Fairness Act would boost incomes for over 1 million veterans across the country and help us build a strong economy from the middle out, not the top down.
|
State |
Veterans Directly Affected |
Veterans Indirectly Affected |
Total Veterans Affected |
Total Increase in Annual Wages for Veterans |
|
Alabama |
12,338 |
6,356 |
18,960 |
$50,433,000 |
|
Alaska |
1,678 |
1,148 |
2,833 |
$7,536,000 |
|
Arizona |
13,989 |
9,410 |
23,474 |
$62,441,000 |
|
Arkansas |
6,776 |
3,144 |
10,102 |
$26,871,000 |
|
California |
2,050 |
68,241 |
63,448 |
$168,772,000 |
|
Colorado |
10,323 |
6,477 |
16,903 |
$44,961,000 |
|
Connecticut |
3,831 |
2,850 |
6,673 |
$17,750,000 |
|
Delaware |
2,234 |
1,118 |
3,404 |
$9,055,000 |
|
District of Columbia |
462 |
288 |
755 |
$2,007,000 |
|
Florida |
40,406 |
32,184 |
72,294 |
$192,301,000 |
|
Georgia |
24,375 |
17,373 |
41,779 |
$111,131,000 |
|
Hawaii |
2,166 |
1,758 |
3,905 |
$10,387,000 |
|
Idaho |
4,269 |
2,327 |
6,674 |
$17,753,000 |
|
Illinois |
20,085 |
12,923 |
33,176 |
$88,248,000 |
|
Indiana |
15,326 |
8,458 |
24,056 |
$63,988,000 |
|
Iowa |
7,681 |
3,831 |
11,691 |
$31,098,000 |
|
Kansas |
7,451 |
3,905 |
11,509 |
$30,614,000 |
|
Kentucky |
11,973 |
7,449 |
19,548 |
$51,997,000 |
|
Louisiana |
12,349 |
6,606 |
19,196 |
$51,061,000 |
|
Maine |
3,782 |
1,994 |
5,854 |
$15,570,000 |
|
Maryland |
11,110 |
6,084 |
17,396 |
$46,274,000 |
|
Massachusetts |
6,865 |
5,559 |
12,364 |
$32,889,000 |
|
Michigan |
18,876 |
10,540 |
29,738 |
$79,103,000 |
|
Minnesota |
9,909 |
5,210 |
15,321 |
$40,755,000 |
|
Mississippi |
6,185 |
3,802 |
10,057 |
$26,752,000 |
|
Missouri |
13,554 |
8,917 |
22,564 |
$60,021,000 |
|
Montana |
2,854 |
1,594 |
4,497 |
$11,962,000 |
|
Nebraska |
4,413 |
2,944 |
7,383 |
$19,639,000 |
|
Nevada |
6,383 |
5,029 |
11,370 |
$30,245,000 |
|
New Hampshire |
2,877 |
1,610 |
4,535 |
$12,064,000 |
|
New Jersey |
8,471 |
5,513 |
14,049 |
$37,371,000 |
|
New Mexico |
4,809 |
2,380 |
7,302 |
$19,423,000 |
|
New York |
19,311 |
13,631 |
32,980 |
$87,727,000 |
|
North Carolina |
30,045 |
15,511 |
46,199 |
$122,889,000 |
|
North Dakota |
1,374 |
1,022 |
2,393 |
$6,365,000 |
|
Ohio |
28,031 |
13,669 |
42,383 |
$112,738,000 |
|
Oklahoma |
10,520 |
5,460 |
16,202 |
$43,097,000 |
|
Oregon |
6,787 |
4,508 |
11,337 |
$30,158,000 |
|
Pennsylvania |
24,363 |
14,278 |
38,989 |
$103,710,000 |
|
Rhode Island |
1,932 |
925 |
2,906 |
$7,730,000 |
|
South Carolina |
10,787 |
6,349 |
17,287 |
$45,983,000 |
|
South Dakota |
2,600 |
1,608 |
4,236 |
$11,268,000 |
|
Tennessee |
18,122 |
9,829 |
28,290 |
$75,253,000 |
|
Texas |
67,050 |
37,964 |
106,107 |
$282,244,000 |
|
Utah |
4,667 |
2,340 |
7,113 |
$18,921,000 |
|
Vermont |
897 |
667 |
1,563 |
$4,157,000 |
|
Virginia |
27,147 |
14,817 |
42,463 |
$112,952,000 |
|
Washington |
8,999 |
12,147 |
20,569 |
$54,714,000 |
|
West Virginia |
5,290 |
2,533 |
7,956 |
$21,164,000 |
|
Wisconsin |
12,623 |
6,845 |
19,705 |
$52,415,000 |
|
Wyoming |
1,608 |
875 |
2,513 |
$6,683,000 |
|
United States |
582,000 |
421,282 |
1,004,000 |
$2,670,640,000 |
DPCC Calculations based on EPI, 4/24/14