Human Trafficking
WorldPoliticalGeopoliticalSocial / HealthEconomicThe U.S. Department of State classifies countries into three tiers according to the severity of the human-trafficking problem in a country and the government’s commitment to combatting trafficking. Tier 1 (the lowest level) are countries that meet the standards for elimination of human trafficking; Tier 2 countries are making progress toward meeting the standards, Tier-2 Watch List countries (designated as 2.5 on the map) are Tier 2 countries that need more evidence to confirm their status. Tier 3 countries do not fully meet the minimum standards to eliminate trafficking and are making no effor to do so.
U.S. Department of StateHuman trafficking is categorized into three tiers. Tier 1 (light orange): Canada, U S, Australia, most of Europe. Tier 2 (orange): Brazil, Mexico, India, and most of Africa. Tier 3 (dark orange): Russia, Iran, Chine; Special Case (blue-green) includes Libya, Yemen, and Eritrea.
Value | Amerindian and Indo-European | Eskimo-Aleut | Indo-European | No Data | Very Low | Low | Moderately Low | Moderate | Moderately High | High | Very High | Extremely High | Alabama, United States of America | Alaska, United States of America | Alberta, Canada | Arizona, United States of America | Arkansas, United States of America | British Columbia, Canada | California, United States of America | Colorado, United States of America | Connecticut, United States of America | Delaware, United States of America | District of Columbia, United States of America | Florida, United States of America | Georgia, United States of America | Hawaii, United States of America | Idaho, United States of America | Illinois, United States of America | Indiana, United States of America | Iowa, United States of America | Kansas, United States of America | Kentucky, United States of America | Kiribati, Kiribati | Louisiana, United States of America | Maine, United States of America | Manitoba, Canada | Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | Maryland, United States of America | Massachusetts, United States of America | Michigan, United States of America | Minnesota, United States of America | Mississippi, United States of America | Missouri, United States of America | Montana, United States of America | Nebraska, United States of America | Nevada, United States of America | New Brunswick, Canada | New Hampshire, United States of America | New Jersey, United States of America | New Mexico, United States of America | New York, United States of America | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | North Carolina, United States of America | North Dakota, United States of America | Northwest Territories, Canada | Nova Scotia, Canada | Nunavut, Canada | Ohio, United States of America | Oklahoma, United States of America | Ontario, Canada | Oregon, United States of America | Pennsylvania, United States of America | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Québec, Canada | Rhode Island, United States of America | Saskatchewan, Canada | South Carolina, United States of America | South Dakota, United States of America | Tennessee, United States of America | Texas, United States of America | Utah, United States of America | Vermont, United States of America | Virginia, United States of America | Washington, United States of America | West Virginia, United States of America | Wisconsin, United States of America | Wyoming, United States of America | Yukon, Canada | |
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| 31.6% | 8.03% | 36.0% | 0.868% | 1.87% | 6.67% | 5.39% | 7.75% | 5.07% | 2.11% | 5.46% | 8.58% | 46.6% | 67.2% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 53.2% | 96.8% | 99.7% | 99.5% | 82.5% | 16.8% | 91.4% | 98.2% | 40.5% | 90.3% | 54.1% | 30.9% | 48.2% | 45.8% | 43.9% | 15.5% | 2.03% | 48.2% | 45.7% | 99.9% | 4.13% | 26.2% | 57.0% | 99.9% | 60.6% | 32.3% | 54.4% | 64.7% | 27.8% | 99.9% | 46.7% | 34.6% | 98.5% | 99.9% | 83.0% | 20.5% | 53.0% | 32.6% | 75.1% | 97.2% | 97.9% | 39.9% | 99.9% | 83.0% | 57.6% | 82.6% | 93.5% | 72.9% | 10.9% | 100% | 34.6% | 31.2% | 45.6% | 78.1% | 100% | 50.4% | 32.4% | 99.2% | 21.0% | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | ||