Chart 4. Percentage who received unemployment insurance benefits versus percentage who applied for unemployment insurance benefits, by state
State Percent received Percent applied

AL

11.37 17.33

AK

15.94 21.13

AZ

12.57 17.93

AR

10.55 16.73

CA

20.70 25.26

CO

13.97 17.30

CT

17.29 21.80

DE

13.47 19.37

DC

12.28 18.04

FL

13.44 18.84

GA

15.01 21.09

HI

21.24 27.93

ID

10.80 14.47

IL

14.27 19.03

IN

14.83 19.02

IA

13.74 17.97

KS

10.38 14.30

KY

15.90 21.86

LA

17.53 23.50

ME

14.53 17.76

MD

14.71 19.06

MA

19.52 23.36

MI

25.51 30.25

MN

18.04 22.36

MS

16.56 21.47

MO

12.75 17.46

MT

13.75 18.48

NE

10.01 13.19

NV

21.71 30.31

NH

15.65 19.73

NJ

20.57 25.31

NM

15.19 20.06

NY

23.29 27.14

NC

12.85 19.05

ND

11.13 14.66

OH

13.71 19.95

OK

9.76 14.64

OR

15.63 21.80

PA

16.96 23.46

RI

21.72 25.28

SC

12.86 18.34

SD

8.33 12.11

TN

12.83 17.12

TX

13.44 18.43

UT

7.63 11.39

VT

18.08 21.74

VA

12.89 17.51

WA

16.23 21.59

WV

11.68 16.82

WI

12.55 18.09

WY

9.70 12.47

Note: The chart contains 1 point per state (50 states and the District of Colombia). The regression line has a slope of 0.884 (standard error = 0.034) and R2 = 0.93. The four states with the lowest percentage who applied are Utah (UT), South Dakota (SD), Wyoming (WY), and Nebraska (NE). The four states with the highest percentage who applied are Nevada (NV), Michigan (MI), Hawaii (HI), and New York (NY).

Source: Household Pulse Survey, August 19–December 21, 2020.