Figure 6

State minimum wage growth is a national trend, not purely coastal

Percent change in state minimum wage, January 2010–January 2026

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Sources: See Methodology section for detailed breakdown and authors’ calculations.

Note: Oregon and New York have banded state minimum wages for different parts of the state; we map the percent change across the lowest band. Local minimum wages are not captured.