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New York
97.4%
Connecticut
97%
Washington
96.7%
Hawaii
96.6%
Illinois
96.3%
New Jersey
95.7%
Vermont
93.6%
Oregon
93.1%
Massachusetts
92.5%
Minnesota
92.5%
Pennsylvania
92.2%
Ohio
91.7%
California
90.7%
Delaware
89.2%
Rhode Island
88.9%
Montana
86.3%
Alaska
86%
Michigan
84.7%
New Hampshire
84.1%
Maine
77.6%
Nebraska
77%
Missouri
74.1%
West Virginia
73.9%
North Dakota
73.6%
Alabama
73%
Iowa
71%
Indiana
65.4%
Oklahoma
59.4%
Nevada
57.6%
Colorado
57.2%
Kentucky
56.7%
Florida
52.5%
Louisiana
51.6%
Texas
51.4%
Georgia
51.3%
Kansas
51.2%
Idaho
49.9%
Wyoming
49.7%
Wisconsin
48%
Utah
46.9%
Tennessee
43.5%
New Mexico
43.4%
Virginia
43.3%
South Dakota
41.8%
Mississippi
33.9%
Arizona
31%
Arkansas
26.1%
South Carolina
23%
North Carolina
19.9%

States with Teacher Unions 2024

States with Teacher Unions 2024

States with Teacher Unions 2024

  • Teachers Unions exist in every US state. However, the strength of those unions and the percentage of teachers who participate in them varies from state to state.
  • Union strength rankings were determined by comparing 37 indicators across five general categories: 1) Resources and Membership, 2) Involvement in Politics, 3) Scope of Bargaining, 4) State Policies, 5) Perceived Influence

51 states

State
% of Public School Teachers in Union 2017-18
Teacher's Union Rank (1=Strongest)
Union Strength Tier
New York97.4%9Strongest
Connecticut97%17Strong
Washington96.7%10Strongest
Hawaii96.6%1Strongest
Illinois96.3%8Strongest
New Jersey95.7%7Strongest
Vermont93.6%11Strong
Oregon93.1%2Strongest
Massachusetts92.5%21Average
Minnesota92.5%14Strong
Pennsylvania92.2%4Strongest
Ohio91.7%12Strong
California90.7%6Strongest
Delaware89.2%19Strong
Rhode Island88.9%5Strongest
Montana86.3%3Strongest
Alaska86%15Strong
Michigan84.7%16Strong
New Hampshire84.1%30Average
Maine77.6%22Average
Nebraska77%26Average
Missouri74.1%38Weak
West Virginia73.9%13Strong
North Dakota73.6%24Average
Alabama73%20Strong
Iowa71%27Average
Indiana65.4%31Average
Oklahoma59.4%43Weakest
Nevada57.6%25Average
Colorado57.2%35Weak
Kentucky56.7%28Average
Florida52.5%50Weakest
Louisiana51.6%42Weakest
Texas51.4%44Weakest
Georgia51.3%45Weakest
Kansas51.2%32Weak
Idaho49.9%36Weak
Wyoming49.7%29Average
Wisconsin48%18Strong
Utah46.9%39Weak
Tennessee43.5%41Weak
New Mexico43.4%37Weak
Virginia43.3%47Weakest
South Dakota41.8%34Weak
Mississippi33.9%46Weakest
Arizona31%51Weakest
Arkansas26.1%48Weakest
South Carolina23%49Weakest
North Carolina19.9%40Weak
District of Columbia-33Weak
Maryland-23Average

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