The 38 states where at least five Mexican-born workers died on the job in the years 1996 through 2002, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Note: The federal government does not list states with fewer than five deaths.)
ALABAMA, 9
ALASKA, 5
ARIZONA, 95
ARKANSAS 19
CALIFORNIA, 725
COLORADO, 56
CONNECTICUT, 8
FLORIDA, 140
GEORGIA, 80
IDAHO, 15
ILLINOIS, 101
INDIANA, 18
IOWA, 6
KANSAS, 22
KENTUCKY, 7
MARYLAND, 6
MICHIGAN, 21
MINNESOTA, 6
MISSISSIPPI, 14
MISSOURI, 9
NEBRASKA, 9
NEVADA, 31
NEW JERSEY, 24
NEW MEXICO, 47
NEW YORK, 38 (27 OF THESE IN NY CITY)
NORTH CAROLINA, 69
OHIO, 9
OKLAHOMA, 20
OREGON, 14
PENNSYLVANIA, 6
SOUTH CAROLINA, 27
TENNESSEE, 11
TEXAS, 507
UTAH, 24
VIRGINIA, 22
WASHINGTON, 53
WISCONSIN, 7
WYOMING, 9
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.