This statistic shows the number of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by race or ethnicity. In 2023, about 666,000 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 2023, by race or ethnicity
(in thousands)
Ethnic group
Number of workers in thousands
White
666
Hispanic or Latino*
168
Black or African American
130
Asian
27
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* 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. (August 14, 2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2023, by race or ethnicity (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, 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 2023, by race or ethnicity (in thousands)." Chart. August 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. 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. (2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2023, by race or ethnicity (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. 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 2023, by Race or Ethnicity (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2024, 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 2023, 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 May 15, 2025)
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2023, by race or ethnicity (in thousands) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
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