How many people work from home in each state?

In the Census Bureau's five-year survey ending in 2024, 15.1% of U.S. workers usually worked from home. District of Columbia had the highest share, 33.0%, followed by Colorado (21.0%) and Washington (19.8%); Mississippi had the lowest, 5.9%. Surveys that include 2020 and 2021, when the pandemic closed many offices, show more people working from home.

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Key facts

Measure: Percent of workers who worked from home. Written from the data below.

  • District of Columbia has the highest figure, 33%, followed by Colorado (21%) and Washington (19.8%).
  • Mississippi has the lowest figure, 5.9%, followed by North Dakota (8.1%) and Louisiana (8.1%).
  • The highest is 5.6 times the lowest.
  • United States: 15.1%. Of the 51 compared, 21 are above it and 30 below.

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U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
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State Percent of workers who worked from home Margin of error (±)
District of Columbia 33 ±0.8
Colorado 21 ±0.2
Washington 19.8 ±0.2
Maryland 19.3 ±0.2
Oregon 19 ±0.2
Massachusetts 18.6 ±0.2
Arizona 18.4 ±0.2
Virginia 18.3 ±0.2
Minnesota 17.6 ±0.1
Utah 17.6 ±0.3
California 17.2 ±0.1
Vermont 16.9 ±0.4
New Hampshire 16.8 ±0.4
New Jersey 16.8 ±0.1
North Carolina 16.3 ±0.2
Connecticut 16 ±0.2
Georgia 15.9 ±0.2
Illinois 15.9 ±0.1
Maine 15.9 ±0.4
Florida 15.7 ±0.1
Pennsylvania 15.6 ±0.1
United States 15.1 ±0.1
Delaware 15 ±0.4
New York 14.9 ±0.1
Texas 14.4 ±0.1
Michigan 13.5 ±0.1
Idaho 13.3 ±0.3
Wisconsin 13.1 ±0.1
Missouri 13 ±0.2
Ohio 13 ±0.1
Rhode Island 13 ±0.5
Tennessee 12.9 ±0.2
Montana 12.5 ±0.4
New Mexico 12.2 ±0.3
Nevada 11.9 ±0.3
Kansas 11.8 ±0.2
South Carolina 11.5 ±0.2
Iowa 11.3 ±0.2
Nebraska 11 ±0.3
Indiana 10.7 ±0.2
Kentucky 10.2 ±0.2
Alaska 9.7 ±0.4
South Dakota 9.7 ±0.3
Hawaii 9.6 ±0.3
Oklahoma 9.4 ±0.2
Wyoming 9.4 ±0.5
West Virginia 9.1 ±0.3
Alabama 8.8 ±0.2
Arkansas 8.8 ±0.2
Louisiana 8.1 ±0.2
North Dakota 8.1 ±0.3
Mississippi 5.9 ±0.2

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