Division and State | Total | Percent Full-Time Employees | Percent Low-Wage Employees ** | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75% or more | 50-74% | Less than 50% | 50% or more | Less than 50% | ||
United States | 45.7% | 53.4% | 47.1% | 26.7% | 33.6% | 51.4% |
New England: | ||||||
Connecticut | 48.6% | 61.8% | 42.6% | 24.3% | 28.2% | 54.0% |
Maine | 41.6% | 49.8% | 38.1% | 26.8% | 26.7% | 47.3% |
Massachusetts | 52.4% | 70.6% | 41.4% | 30.5% | 31.5% | 59.5% |
New Hampshire | 48.9% | 63.6% | 42.7% | 26.5% | 35.1% | 53.4% |
Rhode Island | 51.0% | 57.4% | 70.4% | 20.4% | 35.6% | 55.1% |
Vermont | 40.6% | 55.5% | 39.3% | 16.9% | 30.8% | 43.6% |
Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
New Jersey | 53.4% | 68.5% | 51.4% | 26.6% | 32.4% | 63.3% |
New York | 48.9% | 57.5% | 54.1% | 24.4% | 30.6% | 56.8% |
Pennsylvania | 49.7% | 59.4% | 58.4% | 28.8% | 30.1% | 59.7% |
East North Central: | ||||||
Illinois | 44.1% | 54.0% | 42.4% | 23.4% | 36.8% | 47.3% |
Indiana | 43.3% | 47.1% | 47.5% | 28.3% | 33.5% | 50.1% |
Michigan | 48.4% | 57.4% | 54.6% | 27.1% | 34.8% | 57.7% |
Ohio | 50.6% | 59.5% | 66.1% | 26.5% | 37.8% | 58.2% |
Wisconsin | 45.2% | 51.2% | 57.7% | 25.4% | 37.2% | 48.6% |
West North Central: | ||||||
Iowa | 45.3% | 54.3% | 47.6% | 27.3% | 29.7% | 53.2% |
Kansas | 49.8% | 60.3% | 45.0% | 29.7% | 37.4% | 56.6% |
Minnesota | 44.3% | 57.1% | 30.2% | 29.3% | 36.1% | 47.6% |
Missouri | 46.2% | 57.5% | 51.6% | 18.5% | 28.1% | 55.9% |
Nebraska | 35.4% | 43.1% | 37.4% | 19.4% | 23.1% | 42.7% |
North Dakota | 44.9% | 50.8% | 49.5% | 29.8% | 30.0% | 49.5% |
South Dakota | 42.3% | 52.3% | 46.9% | 23.4% | 32.3% | 47.6% |
South Atlantic: | ||||||
Delaware | 47.9% | 61.9% | 39.3% | 26.0% | 30.1% | 59.3% |
District of Columbia | 69.6% | 74.9% | 64.7% | 48.6% | 48.8% | 73.6% |
Florida | 38.2% | 41.3% | 42.1% | 23.7% | 26.8% | 43.4% |
Georgia | 39.9% | 45.3% | 27.0% | 32.2% | 34.6% | 42.6% |
Maryland | 50.1% | 51.0% | 56.9% | 42.1% | 45.1% | 51.9% |
North Carolina | 42.7% | 46.8% | 51.0% | 29.5% | 32.1% | 48.7% |
South Carolina | 45.0% | 51.8% | 41.6% | 29.8% | 33.2% | 53.2% |
Virginia | 47.2% | 54.5% | 50.6% | 27.6% | 37.3% | 52.0% |
West Virginia | 50.2% | 56.2% | 51.0% | 37.6% | 38.7% | 59.5% |
East South Central: | ||||||
Alabama | 52.1% | 57.9% | 51.9% | 36.7% | 37.3% | 62.0% |
Kentucky | 47.8% | 53.2% | 53.8% | 25.3% | 37.7% | 54.0% |
Mississippi | 42.3% | 48.6% | 43.1% | 26.1% | 29.2% | 51.3% |
Tennessee | 47.0% | 50.6% | 47.1% | 36.9% | 34.2% | 54.8% |
West South Central: | ||||||
Arkansas | 49.7% | 55.9% | 43.6% | 32.5% | 43.6% | 53.5% |
Louisiana | 42.7% | 47.1% | 45.5% | 28.1% | 34.7% | 46.7% |
Oklahoma | 45.5% | 53.7% | 44.0% | 18.4% | 36.6% | 49.9% |
Texas | 45.8% | 50.8% | 42.3% | 31.3% | 38.1% | 49.4% |
Mountain: | ||||||
Arizona | 43.2% | 54.8% | 35.3% | 22.2% | 37.3% | 45.8% |
Colorado | 43.0% | 50.3% | 43.2% | 22.4% | 37.5% | 44.7% |
Idaho | 33.9% | 44.5% | 29.7% | 16.4% | 23.9% | 39.4% |
Montana | 34.3% | 42.6% | 36.4% | 17.7% | 27.3% | 37.7% |
Nevada | 52.7% | 57.4% | 49.3% | 41.9% | 43.9% | 56.5% |
New Mexico | 43.2% | 44.8% | 50.7% | 33.0% | 34.3% | 47.3% |
Utah | 40.7% | 50.8% | 41.8% | 21.3% | 38.0% | 41.7% |
Wyoming | 38.0% | 48.9% | 38.3% | 10.5% | 15.1% | 47.9% |
Pacific: | ||||||
Alaska | 41.7% | 47.4% | 47.7% | 21.8% | 27.2% | 44.6% |
California | 44.7% | 53.4% | 44.1% | 24.8% | 32.9% | 49.5% |
Hawaii | 85.1% | 91.5% | 93.0% | 63.3% | 84.0% | 85.5% |
Oregon | 45.9% | 60.0% | 42.3% | 20.8% | 30.5% | 52.4% |
Washington | 41.8% | 53.0% | 45.3% | 21.0% | 24.3% | 47.0% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.
Division and State | Total | Percent Full-Time Employees | Percent Low-Wage Employees ** | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75% or more | 50-74% | Less than 50% | 50% or more | Less than 50% | ||
United States | 0.35% | 0.51% | 1.10% | 0.71% | 0.66% | 0.47% |
New England: | ||||||
Connecticut | 2.20% | 3.24% | 6.52% | 4.57% | 5.30% | 2.71% |
Maine | 2.14% | 3.20% | 5.93% | 4.49% | 4.21% | 2.74% |
Massachusetts | 2.45% | 3.47% | 6.65% | 4.46% | 5.32% | 2.87% |
New Hampshire | 2.21% | 3.34% | 7.07% | 3.80% | 4.86% | 2.75% |
Rhode Island | 2.56% | 3.67% | 6.70% | 4.80% | 6.39% | 3.02% |
Vermont | 2.11% | 3.43% | 5.89% | 3.04% | 4.83% | 2.56% |
Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
New Jersey | 2.47% | 3.45% | 6.94% | 4.35% | 4.45% | 3.12% |
New York | 1.71% | 2.36% | 4.77% | 3.05% | 2.97% | 2.17% |
Pennsylvania | 2.05% | 3.15% | 5.55% | 4.14% | 3.61% | 2.78% |
East North Central: | ||||||
Illinois | 2.06% | 3.06% | 5.89% | 3.78% | 3.98% | 2.71% |
Indiana | 2.03% | 2.80% | 6.87% | 5.16% | 3.66% | 3.08% |
Michigan | 2.39% | 3.51% | 6.75% | 4.13% | 3.67% | 3.37% |
Ohio | 2.04% | 3.10% | 6.39% | 3.98% | 3.89% | 2.87% |
Wisconsin | 2.03% | 2.99% | 7.19% | 4.99% | 4.57% | 2.77% |
West North Central: | ||||||
Iowa | 2.22% | 3.40% | 6.49% | 4.15% | 3.80% | 3.04% |
Kansas | 2.34% | 3.38% | 7.05% | 4.60% | 4.10% | 3.19% |
Minnesota | 2.16% | 3.34% | 5.51% | 3.78% | 4.60% | 2.68% |
Missouri | 2.27% | 3.30% | 6.97% | 3.32% | 3.46% | 3.21% |
Nebraska | 1.97% | 3.10% | 6.86% | 3.78% | 3.46% | 2.91% |
North Dakota | 2.17% | 3.31% | 6.94% | 4.45% | 4.94% | 2.77% |
South Dakota | 2.17% | 3.30% | 7.90% | 4.05% | 4.59% | 2.88% |
South Atlantic: | ||||||
Delaware | 2.37% | 3.60% | 7.67% | 4.29% | 3.88% | 3.48% |
District of Columbia | 2.47% | 2.80% | 8.73% | 7.51% | 7.07% | 2.68% |
Florida | 1.53% | 2.11% | 4.85% | 3.30% | 2.72% | 2.07% |
Georgia | 2.12% | 3.22% | 5.73% | 4.97% | 3.94% | 3.13% |
Maryland | 2.11% | 3.05% | 6.92% | 5.61% | 5.26% | 2.76% |
North Carolina | 2.20% | 2.99% | 8.15% | 4.84% | 3.77% | 3.13% |
South Carolina | 2.01% | 3.04% | 7.15% | 4.68% | 3.63% | 3.11% |
Virginia | 1.86% | 2.68% | 6.52% | 4.12% | 3.96% | 2.48% |
West Virginia | 1.96% | 3.08% | 6.66% | 4.76% | 3.54% | 3.10% |
East South Central: | ||||||
Alabama | 2.09% | 3.16% | 7.38% | 5.31% | 3.86% | 3.22% |
Kentucky | 2.16% | 3.08% | 8.15% | 4.80% | 4.00% | 3.26% |
Mississippi | 2.06% | 3.14% | 7.11% | 4.36% | 3.43% | 3.21% |
Tennessee | 2.11% | 3.10% | 6.43% | 5.41% | 3.74% | 3.10% |
West South Central: | ||||||
Arkansas | 2.24% | 3.05% | 8.03% | 5.53% | 4.09% | 3.29% |
Louisiana | 2.24% | 3.23% | 6.89% | 5.13% | 4.10% | 3.18% |
Oklahoma | 2.10% | 2.88% | 6.76% | 4.12% | 4.01% | 2.91% |
Texas | 1.43% | 2.03% | 4.49% | 3.71% | 2.91% | 1.97% |
Mountain: | ||||||
Arizona | 2.18% | 3.30% | 7.04% | 3.94% | 4.22% | 3.03% |
Colorado | 1.97% | 2.75% | 6.03% | 4.19% | 4.82% | 2.39% |
Idaho | 2.02% | 3.28% | 5.27% | 3.63% | 3.59% | 2.81% |
Montana | 2.15% | 3.41% | 5.68% | 3.85% | 4.09% | 2.87% |
Nevada | 2.54% | 3.58% | 7.61% | 6.00% | 5.07% | 3.35% |
New Mexico | 2.07% | 2.73% | 7.01% | 5.50% | 4.09% | 2.84% |
Utah | 2.05% | 3.41% | 6.59% | 3.44% | 4.66% | 2.71% |
Wyoming | 2.14% | 3.08% | 7.82% | 2.41% | 3.03% | 2.89% |
Pacific: | ||||||
Alaska | 2.26% | 3.12% | 6.87% | 4.38% | 6.16% | 2.56% |
California | 1.29% | 1.84% | 3.95% | 2.35% | 2.43% | 1.64% |
Hawaii | 2.03% | 2.17% | 3.43% | 6.02% | 4.56% | 2.36% |
Oregon | 2.19% | 3.25% | 6.44% | 3.64% | 4.00% | 2.85% |
Washington | 2.02% | 3.14% | 7.64% | 4.03% | 4.27% | 2.53% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.