United States

34.2%

13.1%

29.2%

81.8%

13.0%

62.7%

New England:

Connecticut

27.5%

10.3%

8.3%

*

83.0%

9.8%

58.5%

Maine

28.1%

13.5%

32.7%

69.0%

13.2%

53.2%

Massachusetts

29.1%

14.3%

33.7%

71.7%

14.9%

55.8%

New Hampshire

31.9%

11.8%

10.9%

*

93.2%

11.7%

67.1%

Rhode Island

28.2%

14.4%

19.0%

*

75.9%

14.7%

54.5%

Vermont

33.1%

16.5%

45.0%

87.4%

16.2%

66.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

25.5%

11.2%

24.9%

*

82.8%

11.2%

60.2%

New York

27.3%

14.0%

24.1%

72.1%

14.2%

54.9%

Pennsylvania

35.3%

13.6%

26.6%

*

89.0%

13.3%

66.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

37.4%

15.3%

32.2%

87.2%

16.0%

64.0%

Indiana

39.3%

11.4%

*

52.6%

82.7%

11.1%

*

69.6%

Michigan

30.2%

11.3%

36.8%

69.7%

11.5%

55.6%

Ohio

34.8%

9.0%

34.7%

77.3%

9.0%

61.4%

Wisconsin

30.9%

10.7%

*

31.7%

80.3%

9.3%

*

57.2%

West North Central:

Iowa

33.8%

14.2%

34.1%

86.5%

13.5%

61.5%

Kansas

33.4%

14.2%

34.4%

*

77.8%

14.3%

57.4%

Minnesota

37.2%

14.6%

33.5%

85.5%

13.8%

67.6%

Missouri

34.3%

10.2%

44.8%

78.2%

10.6%

63.4%

Nebraska

34.6%

11.5%

*

20.4%

84.4%

10.2%

*

59.4%

North Dakota

35.1%

21.4%

38.8%

77.7%

22.0%

56.9%

South Dakota

28.5%

9.9%

*

39.9%

73.9%

10.8%

*

53.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

40.0%

14.8%

33.4%

*

86.4%

14.8%

69.4%

District of Columbia

38.0%

19.8%

30.1%

76.9%

20.1%

59.5%

Florida

38.0%

14.4%

17.7%

*

86.4%

14.8%

69.7%

Georgia

36.3%

9.5%

*

37.6%

80.5%

10.1%

*

64.8%

Maryland

34.2%

11.3%

17.2%

87.9%

10.8%

64.1%

North Carolina

40.5%

13.8%

27.2%

88.4%

13.8%

68.7%

South Carolina

38.8%

9.8%

28.0%

84.2%

8.9%

69.8%

Virginia

33.3%

6.5%

31.5%

85.7%

6.0%

66.6%

West Virginia

39.7%

10.6%

37.6%

87.9%

8.8%

70.1%

East South Central:

Alabama

36.8%

9.9%

33.1%

87.1%

8.5%

69.3%

Kentucky

35.6%

8.4%

*

26.6%

*

91.6%

7.7%

*

66.5%

Mississippi

42.4%

10.6%

36.2%

88.6%

10.4%

70.1%

Tennessee

37.8%

8.0%

27.2%

84.7%

6.8%

*

66.0%

West South Central:

Arkansas

38.3%

13.4%

25.8%

*

73.7%

14.3%

56.3%

Louisiana

33.9%

8.2%

*

14.7%

*

87.0%

8.0%

*

62.5%

Oklahoma

33.2%

6.7%

25.2%

83.4%

6.5%

64.0%

Texas

41.3%

13.2%

38.1%

84.8%

12.5%

68.3%

Mountain:

Arizona

39.2%

8.7%

28.8%

85.3%

8.6%

65.6%

Colorado

40.6%

17.5%

22.7%

89.2%

16.8%

71.0%

Idaho

31.7%

14.0%

28.5%

*

86.8%

14.8%

58.2%

Montana

33.2%

11.9%

32.8%

*

87.3%

11.4%

67.4%

Nevada

31.1%

10.1%

17.8%

*

78.9%

10.2%

56.3%

New Mexico

40.0%

17.8%

28.4%

*

84.4%

17.1%

64.5%

Utah

36.8%

18.4%

26.7%

79.9%

18.5%

61.1%

Wyoming

40.0%

18.5%

52.5%

90.0%

13.6%

77.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

41.1%

20.8%

34.8%

80.3%

21.1%

64.3%

California

32.0%

17.1%

21.5%

75.6%

17.6%

56.0%

Hawaii

29.4%

24.1%

12.8%

*

60.2%

24.4%

41.3%

Oregon

30.2%

13.8%

21.3%

*

79.9%

14.4%

53.3%

Washington

29.4%

12.9%

30.9%

76.6%

12.2%

58.5%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

United States

0.44%

0.53%

1.65%

0.56%

0.57%

0.62%

New England:

Connecticut

1.86%

3.03%

3.41%

*

4.42%

2.90%

2.71%

Maine

2.53%

2.08%

6.89%

7.42%

2.21%

4.77%

Massachusetts

2.09%

3.14%

9.88%

5.54%

3.43%

3.62%

New Hampshire

1.61%

1.73%

3.92%

*

2.22%

2.10%

3.00%

Rhode Island

3.00%

3.23%

5.84%

*

7.28%

3.12%

6.47%

Vermont

2.70%

3.17%

10.02%

1.80%

3.56%

3.61%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.06%

1.61%

11.27%

*

4.23%

1.71%

4.67%

New York

2.12%

2.34%

5.10%

3.36%

2.33%

2.85%

Pennsylvania

2.89%

2.41%

9.45%

*

3.05%

2.68%

3.69%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.60%

2.50%

5.42%

2.27%

2.60%

2.59%

Indiana

3.06%

4.40%

*

9.39%

4.22%

4.21%

*

3.62%

Michigan

2.89%

2.41%

6.55%

7.23%

2.59%

4.90%

Ohio

2.43%

1.94%

6.54%

5.63%

1.99%

3.68%

Wisconsin

4.16%

3.93%

*

7.34%

6.43%

4.11%

*

4.84%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.24%

2.78%

6.34%

3.48%

2.99%

3.58%

Kansas

2.98%

2.21%

10.47%

*

5.05%

2.21%

4.16%

Minnesota

2.09%

2.00%

7.35%

3.60%

2.29%

2.95%

Missouri

2.56%

2.03%

9.68%

5.16%

2.29%

5.16%

Nebraska

3.71%

4.71%

*

5.75%

4.24%

5.00%

*

3.31%

North Dakota

3.58%

3.70%

6.85%

4.39%

4.47%

3.34%

South Dakota

3.31%

3.45%

*

8.88%

5.09%

3.98%

*

4.22%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.67%

3.18%

10.17%

*

2.08%

3.48%

3.48%

District of Columbia

1.37%

3.18%

5.26%

3.09%

3.66%

3.02%

Florida

3.57%

2.48%

6.21%

*

2.79%

2.73%

3.64%

Georgia

3.66%

2.98%

*

8.02%

5.79%

3.38%

*

4.73%

Maryland

4.06%

2.43%

4.45%

4.49%

2.70%

4.53%

North Carolina

1.64%

2.93%

5.75%

2.81%

3.11%

2.72%

South Carolina

1.87%

2.42%

7.70%

4.29%

2.55%

3.03%

Virginia

1.46%

1.44%

8.27%

2.97%

1.74%

1.71%

West Virginia

3.89%

2.31%

9.11%

3.59%

2.57%

3.81%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.94%

2.44%

6.41%

3.61%

2.31%

4.24%

Kentucky

3.99%

3.08%

*

8.10%

*

3.53%

2.67%

*

4.18%

Mississippi

4.19%

2.28%

10.36%

4.27%

2.72%

5.04%

Tennessee

2.52%

2.18%

7.75%

3.59%

2.20%

*

1.65%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.06%

3.73%

11.28%

*

6.82%

4.16%

4.90%

Louisiana

2.80%

3.22%

*

6.01%

*

4.91%

3.33%

*

4.24%

Oklahoma

3.42%

1.75%

6.69%

5.19%

1.76%

5.49%

Texas

1.76%

2.83%

7.29%

3.16%

3.01%

3.00%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.32%

1.66%

8.36%

3.01%

2.19%

3.60%

Colorado

3.34%

3.11%

4.64%

1.61%

3.43%

1.94%

Idaho

2.79%

2.70%

12.05%

*

5.03%

2.83%

5.82%

Montana

3.01%

2.94%

12.24%

*

5.01%

2.90%

5.77%

Nevada

2.28%

1.43%

8.87%

*

4.41%

1.45%

4.11%

New Mexico

1.93%

2.22%

11.18%

*

3.41%

2.53%

3.54%

Utah

2.75%

4.38%

7.43%

4.72%

4.26%

2.32%

Wyoming

2.93%

2.97%

9.58%

3.39%

3.63%

2.85%

Pacific:

Alaska

4.44%

3.45%

7.05%

6.55%

4.02%

5.11%

California

1.13%

1.80%

3.48%

1.95%

2.06%

1.83%

Hawaii

2.95%

3.17%

7.00%

*

6.78%

3.59%

4.12%

Oregon

3.15%

2.31%

8.88%

*

6.64%

2.43%

5.32%

Washington

3.51%

2.90%

7.38%

6.03%

2.56%

5.38%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.