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Oxfam America 2026 Index

Best States to Work

Rankings compare wage policies, worker protections, and rights to organize. Scores reflect state policies in effect July 1, 2026.

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California

Overall score 80.23

District of Columbia

Overall score 78.74

New York

Overall score 77.78

Illinois

Overall score 73.54

Oregon

Overall score 71.40

#48

South Carolina

Overall score 9.50

View all 52 ranked jurisdictions

Rank	State or jurisdiction	Overall	Wages	Protections	Organizing rights
#1	California CA	80.23	77.32	73.33	91.67
#2	District of Columbia DC	78.74	91.05	62.50	83.33
#3	New York NY	77.78	72.45	78.33	83.33
#4	Illinois IL	73.54	68.69	70.00	83.33
#5	Oregon OR	71.40	60.44	65.00	91.67
#6	Washington WA	67.70	78.80	57.50	66.67
#7	Maine ME	65.86	78.16	60.00	58.33
#8	Colorado CO	65.01	79.66	52.50	62.50
#9	Connecticut CT	64.08	68.19	54.17	70.83
#10	Minnesota MN	63.77	59.23	65.83	66.67
#11	Massachusetts MA	61.44	56.61	47.50	83.33
#12	New Jersey NJ	60.42	67.26	37.50	79.17
#13	Hawaii HI	57.81	64.63	36.25	75.00
#14	Delaware DE	57.55	57.89	45.83	70.83
#15	Maryland MD	55.29	64.39	40.00	62.50
#16	Puerto Rico PR	54.36	34.85	63.33	66.67
#17	Vermont VT	52.46	57.75	35.00	66.67
#18	Nebraska NE	51.62	61.17	29.17	66.67
#19	Virginia VA	50.41	61.99	39.17	50.00
#20	Rhode Island RI	50.19	45.89	47.50	58.33
#21	Nevada NV	49.74	61.75	37.50	50.00
#22	New Mexico NM	45.61	56.99	23.33	58.33
#23	Alaska AK	45.46	59.05	20.83	58.33
#24	Arizona AZ	44.34	73.34	28.33	29.17
#25	Missouri MO	40.68	62.19	18.33	41.67
#26	Ohio OH	39.92	40.01	13.33	70.83
#27	Montana MT	39.41	53.54	23.33	41.67
#28	Michigan MI	37.95	53.55	19.17	41.67
#29	South Dakota SD	37.72	65.52	20.83	25.00
#30	Florida FL	35.28	54.26	10.83	41.67
#31	New Hampshire NH	32.21	20.37	21.67	58.33
#32	Pennsylvania PA	30.00	14.89	20.83	58.33
#33	Wisconsin WI	21.28	22.12	20.83	20.83
#34	North Dakota ND	20.81	23.27	18.33	20.83
#35	Kansas KS	20.73	8.76	18.33	37.50
#36	Idaho ID	19.50	14.53	23.33	20.83
#37	Iowa IA	19.34	23.00	10.83	25.00
#38	Indiana IN	18.49	7.35	13.33	37.50
#39	Utah UT	17.42	11.08	20.83	20.83
#40	West Virginia WV	17.17	34.65	10.83	4.17
#41	Arkansas AR	16.66	39.27	8.33	0.00
#42	Oklahoma OK	15.72	11.22	15.83	20.83
#43	Louisiana LA	15.53	12.36	14.17	20.83
#44	Wyoming WY	15.24	21.62	18.33	4.17
#45	Texas TX	14.71	17.02	25.00	0.00
#46	Georgia GA	11.30	8.95	23.33	0.00
#47	Kentucky KY	11.20	12.95	8.33	12.50
#48	South Carolina SC	9.50	8.82	18.33	0.00
#49	Tennessee TN	8.64	9.20	8.33	8.33
#50	Mississippi MS	7.22	10.62	10.00	0.00
#51	Alabama AL	6.66	8.80	6.67	4.17
#52	North Carolina NC	4.90	8.17	5.83	0.00

Overall score weighting: wages 35%, worker protections 35%, and rights to organize 30%. Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico are included in Oxfam’s index.

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