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)
* 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 November 03, 2024, 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 November 03, 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. (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: November 03, 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, 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 November 03, 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], 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/
