United States

61.4%

63.3%

78.2%

43.8%

65.2%

75.2%

New England:

Connecticut

65.2%

69.1%

77.0%

48.2%

62.6%

77.9%

Maine

59.6%

55.6%

79.1%

38.2%

61.7%

76.9%

Massachusetts

57.8%

54.4%

77.1%

33.8%

62.6%

77.3%

New Hampshire

54.4%

53.6%

72.9%

34.5%

59.8%

72.9%

Rhode Island

57.8%

50.0%

76.5%

37.8%

61.9%

70.9%

Vermont

61.9%

57.3%

77.6%

48.9%

63.6%

74.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

57.5%

51.6%

67.6%

39.0%

63.2%

73.0%

New York

61.2%

56.2%

68.4%

45.1%

66.0%

73.3%

Pennsylvania

62.7%

47.7%

81.5%

40.7%

69.0%

80.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

63.8%

56.5%

72.8%

52.6%

62.0%

76.4%

Indiana

59.9%

61.7%

82.0%

37.7%

62.7%

64.4%

Michigan

61.1%

57.3%

78.0%

41.7%

59.2%

78.2%

Ohio

60.8%

67.8%

80.9%

39.7%

61.7%

78.1%

Wisconsin

58.6%

57.3%

71.1%

45.0%

54.3%

66.3%

West North Central:

Iowa

63.3%

77.2%

81.9%

37.6%

59.1%

72.5%

Kansas

60.7%

67.2%

69.7%

40.3%

64.2%

74.4%

Minnesota

61.0%

85.2%

78.4%

40.8%

66.5%

69.6%

Missouri

61.0%

73.1%

74.9%

44.1%

61.7%

74.8%

Nebraska

59.7%

60.0%

77.5%

34.0%

61.3%

72.6%

North Dakota

59.9%

51.6%

82.3%

39.1%

63.9%

74.7%

South Dakota

56.5%

68.2%

78.4%

36.8%

58.4%

68.6%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

62.7%

70.5%

69.5%

43.1%

65.2%

79.8%

District of Columbia

69.0%

21.4%

*

60.2%

*

62.7%

71.7%

76.4%

Florida

60.6%

69.0%

78.1%

49.1%

67.4%

75.4%

Georgia

63.4%

68.9%

84.6%

43.4%

65.4%

74.2%

Maryland

60.6%

65.0%

78.9%

46.6%

65.2%

70.6%

North Carolina

59.3%

65.3%

76.6%

39.1%

67.9%

71.4%

South Carolina

59.1%

58.4%

86.0%

40.4%

64.0%

66.1%

Virginia

60.7%

75.5%

80.8%

43.4%

65.9%

71.3%

West Virginia

58.0%

62.5%

86.5%

40.0%

62.2%

67.5%

East South Central:

Alabama

57.2%

56.0%

78.9%

33.1%

63.4%

70.3%

Kentucky

63.1%

69.4%

86.5%

40.3%

68.3%

69.0%

Mississippi

63.3%

73.1%

81.7%

41.2%

63.1%

69.8%

Tennessee

58.1%

56.3%

83.8%

28.0%

67.7%

76.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

61.6%

67.7%

79.8%

32.5%

68.0%

68.8%

Louisiana

60.6%

47.8%

79.8%

39.5%

59.1%

84.3%

Oklahoma

56.3%

70.1%

74.6%

40.0%

53.4%

72.4%

Texas

60.8%

56.3%

80.1%

43.1%

64.1%

77.8%

Mountain:

Arizona

56.7%

65.5%

77.7%

38.3%

68.0%

80.4%

Colorado

60.1%

58.3%

78.5%

47.8%

62.8%

71.6%

Idaho

63.1%

66.5%

77.1%

56.0%

63.1%

71.1%

Montana

59.2%

78.4%

82.7%

45.0%

53.7%

74.7%

Nevada

57.7%

63.4%

83.6%

48.6%

64.0%

75.5%

New Mexico

52.2%

56.7%

78.7%

38.4%

60.5%

68.1%

Utah

57.6%

58.0%

74.5%

44.6%

55.7%

69.8%

Wyoming

63.9%

61.9%

77.5%

42.4%

63.0%

77.4%

Pacific:

Alaska

60.7%

70.5%

67.9%

46.2%

63.3%

74.8%

California

66.1%

68.1%

76.6%

50.7%

71.9%

77.1%

Hawaii

68.0%

74.3%

72.4%

58.8%

76.6%

81.4%

Oregon

70.0%

80.7%

77.4%

54.7%

71.0%

81.8%

Washington

66.8%

68.5%

90.7%

44.0%

68.8%

80.8%

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.

United States

0.37%

1.46%

0.89%

0.81%

0.52%

0.49%

New England:

Connecticut

2.25%

4.76%

2.88%

4.74%

2.50%

2.35%

Maine

2.05%

10.50%

5.61%

4.56%

2.20%

4.67%

Massachusetts

1.13%

7.72%

4.64%

3.27%

3.52%

4.06%

New Hampshire

2.03%

7.47%

3.86%

3.07%

4.06%

3.02%

Rhode Island

1.05%

7.13%

3.04%

3.21%

1.25%

3.76%

Vermont

2.60%

7.71%

4.41%

5.53%

3.77%

3.97%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.17%

6.92%

4.11%

2.08%

4.06%

5.10%

New York

1.33%

3.47%

2.83%

3.64%

1.48%

1.93%

Pennsylvania

1.88%

9.53%

2.41%

3.71%

2.85%

1.59%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.36%

7.18%

3.35%

3.51%

3.26%

2.64%

Indiana

1.87%

6.95%

2.71%

3.34%

2.11%

2.99%

Michigan

1.74%

5.75%

4.43%

3.28%

2.91%

1.62%

Ohio

1.53%

10.10%

2.53%

3.38%

1.48%

3.18%

Wisconsin

1.36%

5.05%

4.30%

2.63%

2.95%

3.62%

West North Central:

Iowa

0.79%

5.44%

3.00%

3.15%

3.25%

2.64%

Kansas

2.33%

5.16%

4.23%

3.67%

2.88%

2.41%

Minnesota

2.35%

8.51%

2.51%

3.26%

4.94%

5.17%

Missouri

2.19%

4.87%

3.71%

2.96%

4.83%

3.38%

Nebraska

1.41%

8.58%

2.87%

2.42%

3.48%

4.25%

North Dakota

2.31%

6.71%

5.44%

4.15%

2.64%

5.38%

South Dakota

2.64%

9.62%

2.45%

4.59%

2.58%

2.78%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.22%

8.56%

5.67%

2.33%

4.12%

4.21%

District of Columbia

2.13%

10.22%

*

18.57%

*

2.40%

4.17%

3.73%

Florida

2.45%

8.38%

5.52%

3.29%

3.36%

3.42%

Georgia

1.54%

8.72%

2.48%

4.58%

4.68%

2.71%

Maryland

1.81%

4.71%

4.91%

4.04%

2.55%

3.26%

North Carolina

1.68%

9.79%

1.82%

3.68%

2.68%

4.91%

South Carolina

1.71%

7.55%

2.27%

3.03%

3.52%

4.99%

Virginia

1.81%

8.37%

8.84%

3.76%

3.05%

2.15%

West Virginia

2.28%

9.64%

4.67%

4.47%

4.51%

5.75%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.11%

8.41%

2.57%

3.17%

3.43%

5.18%

Kentucky

1.60%

5.24%

2.70%

3.90%

3.46%

3.99%

Mississippi

3.23%

10.10%

3.84%

4.69%

5.18%

3.70%

Tennessee

2.57%

9.71%

1.85%

2.68%

2.55%

2.87%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.50%

11.94%

2.52%

3.67%

2.97%

5.04%

Louisiana

2.13%

10.23%

3.98%

3.04%

5.16%

2.26%

Oklahoma

1.91%

9.15%

4.03%

2.07%

3.83%

3.13%

Texas

1.66%

6.56%

3.64%

2.68%

2.33%

2.32%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.66%

8.04%

10.50%

2.86%

2.07%

4.85%

Colorado

1.81%

7.30%

10.28%

3.16%

2.77%

3.91%

Idaho

3.66%

8.50%

5.52%

6.61%

5.53%

5.12%

Montana

2.18%

5.33%

10.59%

4.31%

3.82%

4.57%

Nevada

2.34%

8.89%

18.84%

3.02%

4.76%

5.56%

New Mexico

2.68%

7.63%

9.92%

3.18%

3.48%

6.22%

Utah

2.46%

9.78%

3.01%

3.07%

4.42%

6.58%

Wyoming

1.97%

5.13%

4.09%

4.57%

3.70%

3.09%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.06%

8.14%

7.75%

5.15%

2.32%

2.77%

California

1.46%

5.17%

2.50%

1.56%

1.77%

1.94%

Hawaii

2.40%

9.66%

8.87%

3.70%

3.24%

3.19%

Oregon

1.85%

2.96%

2.11%

3.69%

2.73%

2.67%

Washington

2.85%

6.85%

3.48%

4.96%

3.07%

3.35%

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.