A set of Wall Street Journal graphics under the heading "Minimum Wage Debate" provides the following data:

• minimum wages by state
• median income by state
• poverty rates by state
• proportion in each state directly affected by minimum wage

Among other things, the graphics make clear that a majority of states now have minimum wage rates greather than the federal standard, that the nation's wealthiest cities and states tend to have the highest minimum wage rates, and that workers in the poorest states are most affected by changes in the minimum wage rate.