The average family income of United States employees who would 'benefit' from Senator Kennedy's proposed minimum wage hike: $ 46,889.

According to U.S. Census Bureau data, fully 86% of employees in United States whose wages would be increased by the proposed minimum wage hike either live with their parents or another relative, live alone, or have a working spouse. Just 14% are sole earners in families with children, and each of these sole earners has access to supplemental income through Earned Income Tax Credit.

Distribution of Workers Affected by Proposed $7.25 Minimum Wage

United States	40 %	20 %	26 %	86 %	14 %	$ 46,889
Alabama	31 %	18 %	32 %	82 %	18 %	$ 32,660
Alaska	41 %	17 %	36 %	93 %	7 %	$ 56,556
Arizona	43 %	20 %	25 %	88 %	12 %	$ 47,678
Arkansas	29 %	23 %	30 %	82 %	18 %	$ 30,181
California	–	–	–	–	–	–
Colorado	26 %	25 %	38 %	88 %	12 %	$ 45,973
Connecticut	–	–	–	–	–	–
D.C.	30 %	22 %	32 %	84 %	16 %	$ 46,749
Delaware	34 %	22 %	26 %	81 %	19 %	$ 49,700
Florida	36 %	18 %	32 %	86 %	14 %	$ 46,771
Georgia	32 %	19 %	29 %	80 %	20 %	$ 39,027
Hawaii	–	–	–	–	–	–
Idaho	47 %	24 %	20 %	91 %	9 %	$ 45,257
Illinois	–	–	–	–	–	–
Indiana	41 %	19 %	27 %	87 %	13 %	$ 50,514
Iowa	45 %	16 %	31 %	92 %	8 %	$ 47,471
Kansas	42 %	18 %	29 %	89 %	11 %	$ 52,148
Kentucky	36 %	19 %	25 %	80 %	20 %	$ 39,498
Louisiana	38 %	21 %	22 %	81 %	19 %	$ 47,541
Maine	52 %	14 %	23 %	89 %	11 %	$ 47,321
Maryland	47 %	20 %	23 %	90 %	10 %	$ 65,053
Massachusetts	–	–	–	–	–	–
Michigan	52 %	14 %	22 %	88 %	12 %	$ 52,203
Minnesota	48 %	16 %	29 %	92 %	8 %	$ 52,601
Mississippi	35 %	18 %	26 %	79 %	21 %	$ 39,122
Missouri	43 %	17 %	28 %	87 %	13 %	$ 49,824
Montana	36 %	23 %	28 %	87 %	13 %	$ 42,632
Nebraska	46 %	18 %	27 %	91 %	9 %	$ 43,780
Nevada	27 %	27 %	32 %	86 %	14 %	$ 52,967
New Hampshire	54 %	17 %	26 %	96 %	4 %	$ 78,168
New Jersey	42 %	22 %	24 %	88 %	12 %	$ 65,526
New Mexico	28 %	26 %	33 %	87 %	13 %	$ 35,578
New York	43 %	18 %	24 %	86 %	14 %	$ 53,370
North Carolina	36 %	17 %	30 %	83 %	17 %	$ 43,611
North Dakota	43 %	16 %	30 %	90 %	10 %	$ 46,782
Ohio	45 %	19 %	24 %	89 %	11 %	$ 53,896
Oklahoma	36 %	23 %	21 %	81 %	19 %	$ 40,414
Oregon	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pennsylvania	50 %	19 %	20 %	90 %	10 %	$ 51,773
Rhode Island	–	–	–	–	–	–
South Carolina	35 %	22 %	23 %	79 %	21 %	$ 43,028
South Dakota	44 %	17 %	29 %	90 %	10 %	$ 44,719
Tennessee	38 %	24 %	27 %	90 %	10 %	$ 50,742
Texas	35 %	24 %	24 %	83 %	17 %	$ 37,732
Utah	46 %	27 %	21 %	94 %	6 %	$ 50,787
Vermont	–	–	–	–	–	–
Virginia	45 %	21 %	21 %	87 %	13 %	$ 64,617
Washington	–	–	–	–	–	–
West Virginia	29 %	21 %	33 %	83 %	17 %	$ 39,125
Wisconsin	47 %	13 %	28 %	88 %	12 %	$ 53,692
Wyoming	31 %	26 %	31 %	88 %	12 %	$ 38,452