This statistic shows the percent of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2021, by race or ethnicity. In 2021, about 832,000 white people were paid at or below the federal minimum wage.
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2021, by race or ethnicity
(in thousands)
* Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
Data exclude all self-employed persons whether or not their businesses are incorporated.
Values are annual averages.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 30, 2022). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2021, by race or ethnicity (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2021, by race or ethnicity (in thousands)." Chart. April 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2021, by race or ethnicity (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below Minimum Wage in The United States 2021, by Race or Ethnicity (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2021, by race or ethnicity (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited August 15, 2022)
