Unemployment Rate by State

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Introduction

A higher rate of unemployment, which refers to the percentage of individuals who make up the labor force who are currently unemployed, can have negative ripple effects on the economy — like for example, those unemployed being able to spend less money in general, or may also be more reliant on social benefit programs such as food stamps and unemployment benefits. As such, reducing unemployment is a key policy goal for all 50 states, especially in the challenging times we now face.  

Congress has been prompt to react whenever the unemployment rate hikes to a record level. When the Great Recession triggered the rate to rise to nearly 10%, federal lawmakers in 2009 passed an act  that provided financial aid packages to those unemployed and faltering businesses and created tens of thousands of jobs by investing in infrastructures. Then in 2021, a similar act was implemented to accelerate the process of recovery from a year-long economic downturn stemmed by the COVID-19 pandemic — which had once caused the unemployment rate to hit the highest level since the Great Depression. 

Surprisingly, a 2022 Gallup poll shows that a majority of Americans aren’t worried about not finding a quality job if they were to be laid-off from their current jobs, showing that despite the uncertain times that Covid has created, the feeling of job security remains quite high. 

Learn for yourself how states compare to one another in terms of their unemployment rate by surveying the data in the charts.

#StateUnemployment RateUnemployment BenefitsUnemployed Population
1Minnesota1.9%$43258,258
2New Hampshire2%$29415,542
3Utah2%$43235,505
4Nebraska2.1%$35322,363
5Vermont2.1%$3886,995
6North Dakota2.3%$4629,277
7South Dakota2.3%$35911,000
8Kansas2.5%$41638,170
9Missouri2.5%$26376,156
10Alabama2.6%$25958,913
11Iowa2.6%$42444,698
12Virginia2.6%$295114,105
13Florida2.7%$240292,609
14Idaho2.7%$35625,697
15Georgia2.8%$289149,654
16Indiana2.8%$25695,218
17Montana2.8%$46515,868
18Rhode Island2.8%$38916,348
19Maine3.1%$34621,092
20Oklahoma3.1%$33157,484
21South Carolina3.1%$24874,521
22Wisconsin3.1%$30596,262
23Wyoming3.1%$4209,071
24Arkansas3.4%$24745,636
25Colorado3.4%$387111,878
26Tennessee3.4%$224114,679
27Arizona3.5%$237125,050
28Louisiana3.5%$18673,895
29North Carolina3.5%$257179,521
30Massachusetts3.6%$512134,742
31Mississippi3.6%$20045,237
32Oregon3.7%$39181,977
33Washington3.7%$491149,242
34Kentucky3.8%$36678,292
35West Virginia3.9%$27730,979
36Hawaii4%$48327,354
37New Jersey4%$476188,221
38Ohio4%$382228,949
39California4.1%$315783,822
40Connecticut4.1%$36777,702
41Texas4.1%$415594,584
42Pennsylvania4.2%$393272,464
43Maryland4.3%$334138,107
44Michigan4.3%$339200,680
45Nevada4.4%$37266,464
46New Mexico4.4%$34041,821
47Delaware4.5%$28822,331
48Illinois4.5%$363290,027
49Alaska4.6%$27616,661
50New York4.7%$373445,097
51District of Columbia5.1%19,816

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2.6%

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58,913

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Alaska

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4.6%

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16,661

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Arizona

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3.5%

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#27

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125,050

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#15

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Arkansas

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3.4%

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45,636

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#32

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California

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4.1%

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783,822

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Colorado

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3.4%

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#25

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111,878

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#18

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Connecticut

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4.1%

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#40

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#21

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77,702

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#23

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Delaware

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4.5%

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#47

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22,331

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#42

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District of Columbia

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5.1%

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19,816

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#44

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Florida

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2.7%

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#46

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292,609

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#4

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Georgia

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2.8%

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149,654

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#11

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Hawaii

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4%

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#36

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27,354

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#39

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Idaho

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2.7%

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25,697

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Illinois

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4.5%

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#48

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#23

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290,027

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#5

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Indiana

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2.8%

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#16

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#43

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95,218

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#20

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Iowa

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2.6%

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44,698

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#34

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Kansas

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2.5%

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38,170

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#36

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Kentucky

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3.8%

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#34

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#22

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78,292

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#22

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Louisiana

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3.5%

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#28

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73,895

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#26

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Maine

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3.1%

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#19

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#27

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21,092

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#43

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Maryland

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4.3%

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#43

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#30

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138,107

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#13

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Massachusetts

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3.6%

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#30

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134,742

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#14

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Michigan

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4.3%

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#44

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#29

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200,680

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#8

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Minnesota

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1.9%

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#7

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58,258

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#30

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Mississippi

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3.6%

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#31

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#49

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45,237

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#33

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Missouri

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2.5%

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#9

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#40

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76,156

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#24

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Montana

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2.8%

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#17

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#5

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15,868

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#47

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Nebraska

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2.1%

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#4

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#26

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22,363

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#41

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Nevada

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4.4%

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#45

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#20

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66,464

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#28

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New Hampshire

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2%

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15,542

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#48

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New Jersey

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4%

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#37

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188,221

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#9

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New Mexico

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4.4%

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41,821

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#35

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New York

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4.7%

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#19

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445,097

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North Carolina

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3.5%

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#42

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179,521

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North Dakota

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2.3%

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9,277

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Ohio

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4%

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#38

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#18

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228,949

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#7

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Oklahoma

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3.1%

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#20

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#31

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57,484

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#31

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Oregon

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3.7%

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#32

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#14

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81,977

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#21

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Pennsylvania

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4.2%

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#42

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#13

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272,464

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#6

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Rhode Island

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2.8%

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#18

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#15

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16,348

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#46

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South Carolina

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3.1%

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#21

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#44

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74,521

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#25

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South Dakota

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2.3%

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#24

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11,000

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#49

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Tennessee

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3.4%

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#26

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#48

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114,679

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#16

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Texas

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4.1%

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#41

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#12

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594,584

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#2

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Utah

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2%

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#8

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35,505

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Vermont

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2.1%

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#16

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6,995

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#52

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Virginia

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2.6%

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#34

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114,105

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#17

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Washington

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3.7%

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#33

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149,242

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#12

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West Virginia

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3.9%

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#35

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#38

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30,979

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#38

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Wisconsin

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3.1%

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#22

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#33

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96,262

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#19

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Wyoming

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3.1%

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#23

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#10

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9,071

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#51

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