Appendix: Howard County Minimum Wage
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Appendix: Detailed Impact Estimates
Howard County, MD, 2026 Minimum Wage Impacts by Selected Worker Characteristics | |||||||
Workers Experiencing Wage Increase | 2026 Wage Increase (2020 $) | ||||||
Total Workers | Total | % of Group | Group % of Total | Total | Average Annual | ||
Total | 161,000 | 40,000 | 25% | 100% | $43 million | $1,070 | |
Gender | Men | 87,800 | 18,300 | 21% | 46% | $20 million | $1,110 |
Women | 73,200 | 21,700 | 30% | 54% | $22 million | $1,040 | |
Age | 16 to 24 | 22,900 | 14,200 | 62% | 36% | $16 million | $1,160 |
25 to 39 | 54,700 | 13,400 | 24% | 34% | $14 million | $1,040 | |
40 to 54 | 52,800 | 7,000 | 13% | 18% | $6 million | $870 | |
55 or older | 30,600 | 5,500 | 18% | 14% | $5 million | $850 | |
Under 20 | 7,400 | 5,000 | 68% | 13% | $4 million | $750 | |
20 or older | 153,600 | 35,000 | 23% | 88% | $38 million | $1,100 | |
Race / Ethnicity | White | 91,200 | 15,100 | 17% | 38% | $14 million | $940 |
Black | 34,400 | 11,400 | 33% | 29% | $14 million | $1,250 | |
Latinx | 15,000 | 7,700 | 51% | 19% | $8 million | $1,070 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 15,500 | 3,800 | 25% | 10% | $3 million | $670 | |
All others | 5,000 | 2,100 | 42% | 5% | $2 million | $810 | |
Workers of color | 69,800 | 24,900 | 36% | 62% | $29 million | $1,150 | |
Family Status | Married parents | 45,200 | 6,700 | 15% | 17% | $6 million | $870 |
Single parents | 10,700 | 3,500 | 33% | 9% | $4 million | $1,090 | |
Married, no children | 44,000 | 7,100 | 16% | 18% | $7 million | $980 | |
Unmarried, no children | 61,100 | 22,700 | 37% | 57% | $26 million | $1,130 | |
Parents | 53,800 | 8,700 | 16% | 22% | $9 million | $1,010 | |
Full Time / Part Time Status | Part time | 14,600 | 7,900 | 54% | 20% | $4 million | $560 |
Mid time | 18,600 | 9,100 | 49% | 23% | $8 million | $880 | |
Full time | 127,900 | 23,000 | 18% | 58% | $29 million | $1,260 | |
Education | Less than high school | 10,000 | 5,900 | 59% | 15% | $6 million | $1,100 |
High school | 32,200 | 14,400 | 45% | 36% | $16 million | $1,100 | |
Some college, no degree | 32,400 | 12,100 | 37% | 30% | $12 million | $970 | |
Associates degree | 10,900 | 3,000 | 28% | 8% | $3 million | $940 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 75,600 | 4,600 | 6% | 12% | $3 million | $690 | |
College graduates | 86,500 | 7,600 | 9% | 19% | 6,008,000 | $790 | |
Family Income | Less than $25,000 | 9,500 | 7,100 | 75% | 18% | $9 million | $1,330 |
$25,000 to $49,999 | 18,500 | 8,400 | 45% | 21% | $9 million | $1,030 | |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 22,300 | 6,300 | 28% | 16% | $6 million | $1,000 | |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 21,300 | 5,100 | 24% | 13% | $5 million | $1,060 | |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 32,600 | 5,700 | 17% | 14% | $6 million | $1,040 | |
$150,000 or more | 56,500 | 7,100 | 13% | 18% | $7 million | $970 | |
Source: Economic Policy Institute Minimum Wage Simulation Model; see Technical Methodology by Dave Cooper, Zane Mokhiber, and Ben Zipperer. https://www.epi.org/publication/minimum-wage-simulation-model-technical-methodology/
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