Yes and no. I thought that too, however there are some exceptions still to the federal minimum wage that permits states to set a lower pay. [0] goes into some of the details.

However, the vast majority of workers will be paid at least federal minimum wage as I understand it.

[0] https://www.debt.org/jobs/minimum-wage/

I meant more because those states have a higher minimum wage. Citizens in those states can't legally make the federal minimum wage, so they're excluded from statistics on "what percent of Americans make the federal minimum wage". I've edited the post to clarify.

Additionally, Wyoming and Georgia have a lower state minimum wage. Employers in the state that are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage. Here's who that covers: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/compliance-assistance/handy...