United States

116,141,515

6.5%

11.8%

36.9%

25.4%

19.4%

New England:

Connecticut

1,465,237

4.8%

14.2%

29.2%

27.7%

24.1%

Maine

492,211

5.6%

12.9%

32.6%

34.2%

14.6%

Massachusetts

3,001,586

5.4%

10.1%

32.4%

33.1%

19.1%

New Hampshire

561,196

5.4%

12.4%

39.2%

26.1%

16.8%

Rhode Island

427,164

4.9%

12.4%

32.5%

33.0%

17.2%

Vermont

251,353

7.5%

13.0%

*

34.9%

31.3%

13.3%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3,561,007

6.5%

8.9%

34.4%

26.4%

23.8%

New York

7,469,664

4.6%

7.9%

32.6%

32.1%

22.8%

Pennsylvania

5,094,013

5.7%

11.4%

34.9%

28.3%

19.8%

East North Central:

Illinois

5,405,168

4.1%

11.6%

35.7%

26.6%

22.0%

Indiana

2,507,330

5.8%

21.1%

32.4%

24.5%

16.1%

Michigan

3,449,973

4.2%

16.3%

35.7%

25.5%

18.2%

Ohio

4,702,840

4.3%

16.4%

34.8%

28.8%

15.7%

Wisconsin

2,558,435

7.0%

21.4%

30.1%

20.7%

20.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

1,304,443

10.5%

21.3%

29.0%

19.2%

19.9%

Kansas

1,109,140

8.5%

14.7%

32.3%

24.9%

19.6%

Minnesota

2,468,336

5.5%

12.9%

35.9%

24.7%

21.1%

Missouri

2,332,099

4.7%

12.1%

37.1%

23.0%

23.0%

Nebraska

806,602

6.8%

17.5%

29.5%

26.2%

19.9%

North Dakota

294,768

8.6%

11.2%

33.8%

28.2%

18.3%

South Dakota

320,175

9.2%

11.1%

37.6%

22.8%

19.3%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

376,347

7.9%

6.8%

*

35.7%

23.2%

26.5%

District of Columbia

464,559

1.0%

*

0.2%

*

34.0%

53.2%

11.6%

Florida

6,891,517

6.3%

6.6%

48.8%

21.0%

17.3%

Georgia

3,354,107

6.6%

11.1%

33.3%

26.3%

22.7%

Maryland

2,082,590

10.3%

6.0%

37.6%

30.7%

15.5%

North Carolina

3,440,453

6.8%

13.8%

37.4%

25.5%

16.5%

South Carolina

1,528,356

6.6%

18.2%

40.3%

20.8%

14.0%

Virginia

2,989,600

7.5%

11.0%

38.8%

29.8%

12.9%

West Virginia

557,756

5.0%

14.0%

42.7%

25.3%

12.9%

East South Central:

Alabama

1,574,811

7.3%

17.9%

35.5%

23.0%

16.2%

Kentucky

1,501,784

5.6%

20.2%

36.3%

21.2%

16.7%

Mississippi

866,754

6.4%

24.2%

32.8%

21.7%

14.8%

Tennessee

2,428,872

3.5%

17.1%

38.9%

21.8%

18.7%

West South Central:

Arkansas

993,395

5.9%

21.1%

30.1%

24.6%

18.3%

Louisiana

1,509,297

7.4%

15.1%

34.8%

23.1%

19.6%

Oklahoma

1,219,330

6.1%

14.0%

41.3%

20.3%

18.2%

Texas

8,741,171

5.6%

10.0%

40.2%

20.5%

23.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

2,205,122

10.3%

5.9%

*

45.9%

22.8%

15.1%

Colorado

1,968,132

8.8%

9.1%

39.5%

25.6%

17.0%

Idaho

537,075

13.1%

9.7%

43.8%

21.4%

12.1%

Montana

359,099

12.1%

8.8%

41.0%

23.8%

14.3%

Nevada

1,124,623

10.1%

3.5%

*

57.2%

13.4%

15.7%

New Mexico

675,889

8.7%

10.5%

48.8%

21.6%

10.4%

Utah

1,066,544

9.6%

10.5%

36.7%

21.5%

21.7%

Wyoming

207,629

13.4%

22.6%

31.2%

17.7%

15.0%

Pacific:

Alaska

230,911

6.9%

8.2%

39.3%

24.3%

21.4%

California

13,376,056

8.0%

9.6%

36.6%

25.8%

20.0%

Hawaii

499,367

6.7%

2.9%

*

52.1%

17.8%

20.5%

Oregon

1,435,738

8.9%

10.7%

33.4%

25.5%

21.5%

Washington

2,351,885

10.2%

7.7%

32.3%

25.9%

23.9%

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.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

United States

751,026

0.13%

0.20%

0.46%

0.42%

0.28%

New England:

Connecticut

90,005

0.75%

1.69%

3.50%

2.72%

3.96%

Maine

39,547

0.87%

1.66%

2.20%

2.62%

1.85%

Massachusetts

206,909

1.02%

1.63%

1.98%

3.49%

2.89%

New Hampshire

30,429

1.01%

0.96%

1.68%

1.63%

1.88%

Rhode Island

15,479

1.28%

2.39%

1.87%

2.83%

1.83%

Vermont

24,798

1.40%

2.78%

*

3.20%

2.26%

2.78%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

161,663

1.78%

2.57%

1.81%

1.97%

1.58%

New York

182,564

0.66%

1.40%

2.25%

1.32%

2.90%

Pennsylvania

233,008

1.10%

0.56%

2.01%

1.60%

2.91%

East North Central:

Illinois

244,012

0.49%

1.31%

2.87%

2.51%

2.24%

Indiana

124,137

1.02%

2.02%

2.23%

1.24%

1.79%

Michigan

112,263

0.81%

2.89%

2.43%

2.95%

2.79%

Ohio

174,973

0.92%

1.30%

1.97%

1.42%

1.95%

Wisconsin

102,694

0.72%

1.98%

2.90%

1.75%

2.70%

West North Central:

Iowa

49,614

2.52%

2.64%

1.72%

1.51%

2.61%

Kansas

44,505

1.38%

2.29%

3.43%

1.52%

2.14%

Minnesota

155,105

1.29%

1.71%

3.21%

2.80%

2.11%

Missouri

114,457

0.94%

1.65%

3.78%

2.11%

3.90%

Nebraska

43,173

1.12%

1.84%

1.68%

2.61%

1.25%

North Dakota

13,586

1.25%

1.69%

2.92%

2.86%

2.66%

South Dakota

15,881

1.06%

1.43%

2.27%

1.85%

2.59%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

22,882

1.83%

2.68%

*

4.25%

2.48%

3.97%

District of Columbia

30,307

0.45%

*

0.13%

*

4.01%

4.49%

2.06%

Florida

311,899

0.87%

1.52%

3.18%

1.96%

1.74%

Georgia

147,357

1.57%

1.24%

2.25%

3.19%

3.36%

Maryland

69,166

2.34%

0.87%

2.07%

2.86%

2.66%

North Carolina

222,161

0.84%

1.79%

1.71%

2.99%

1.68%

South Carolina

84,709

0.74%

2.10%

2.22%

2.36%

1.68%

Virginia

123,935

1.09%

2.44%

1.73%

1.61%

1.60%

West Virginia

49,769

0.98%

2.65%

4.16%

1.52%

2.12%

East South Central:

Alabama

82,381

1.03%

1.81%

2.72%

1.99%

2.12%

Kentucky

83,138

1.01%

1.53%

2.12%

2.30%

2.64%

Mississippi

46,770

0.75%

3.41%

3.79%

3.39%

2.96%

Tennessee

102,068

0.55%

1.86%

4.01%

1.65%

3.09%

West South Central:

Arkansas

43,788

1.03%

2.50%

2.34%

2.17%

2.47%

Louisiana

82,280

1.70%

2.18%

2.71%

3.48%

2.16%

Oklahoma

77,075

1.32%

2.62%

3.58%

2.24%

2.82%

Texas

591,362

0.67%

0.85%

2.44%

1.51%

3.23%

Mountain:

Arizona

142,533

2.10%

1.81%

*

5.58%

3.10%

3.48%

Colorado

116,924

1.52%

1.93%

2.91%

2.58%

3.16%

Idaho

44,299

2.33%

1.87%

4.39%

3.02%

1.95%

Montana

13,061

1.45%

1.98%

3.89%

3.08%

1.27%

Nevada

71,539

2.21%

1.36%

*

3.67%

2.71%

2.65%

New Mexico

40,373

1.18%

2.75%

3.37%

2.63%

1.83%

Utah

72,425

1.43%

1.09%

3.44%

3.76%

2.79%

Wyoming

10,173

1.11%

3.18%

2.78%

2.39%

1.84%

Pacific:

Alaska

11,799

0.93%

1.29%

2.33%

1.85%

2.69%

California

235,534

0.91%

0.80%

2.09%

1.69%

1.48%

Hawaii

29,242

1.68%

1.13%

*

3.42%

2.33%

2.79%

Oregon

50,019

1.24%

1.97%

2.29%

2.22%

2.73%

Washington

142,218

1.80%

0.90%

3.43%

2.13%

3.75%

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.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.