Honolulu stands to take a disproportionate blow from a payroll tax hike if Congress fails to extend the cuts that President Barack Obama is advocating. 

That’s according to analysis by The Atlantic Cities, which finds Honolulu in the top 20 of U.S. cities with the most at stake in the payroll tax fight.

The reason: A high percentage of Honolulu workers’ incomes are from earnings alone, as opposed to other regions where workers incomes are from a broader mix of earnings, investments and government transfers like welfare and Social Security.

The result: Honolulu is one of the cities that faces “a dose of anti-stimulus that could undermine their otherwise strong recoveries.”

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