3 out of 10 workers paid low wages are or have a family member enrolled in Medi-Cal—double the share for all working families

Bars show the share of low-wage workers' families (compared to all workers' families) who are enrolled in Medi-Cal.

This bar chart shows the share of low-wage workers' families who are enrolled in Med-Cal compared to all workers' families. A larger share of low-wage workers' families (30.2%) are enrolled in Med-Cal compared to all workers' families (16.7%).
In 2022, the value of the low-wage threshold is $19.69. The sample includes workers who live in California, were employed last week but not self-employed, ages 16+, and with non-zero earnings last week.
Chart: UC Berkeley Labor CenterSource: IPUMS Current Population Survey - Annual Social and Economic Supplement 2022 • Get the data Embed Download imageDownload PDFDownload SVGCreated with Datawrapper