% of Workers who Earn Below their County's Living Wage*

*Living wages are computed for each worker based on their individual household characteristics (# of adults, working adults, and children in household) using county-level estimates from MIT's Living Wage Calculator; effective hourly wages are computed using self-reported information on hours worked, weeks worked, and total earnings
Chart: Russell Weaver, Cornell University Source: Authors' Estimates from U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS), 2016-20; MIT Living Wage Calculator Get the data