United States

55.2%

25.4%

61.8%

51.8%

51.5%

65.1%

New England:

Connecticut

49.1%

29.8%

*

38.3%

45.9%

42.9%

66.1%

Maine

52.1%

17.3%

*

54.8%

50.0%

47.6%

66.9%

Massachusetts

51.0%

24.2%

*

53.4%

54.7%

43.5%

62.8%

New Hampshire

51.0%

3.9%

*

51.0%

32.6%

59.5%

67.4%

Rhode Island

38.5%

13.5%

*

38.7%

35.8%

29.8%

59.8%

Vermont

54.4%

11.3%

*

71.5%

59.1%

49.5%

52.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

51.4%

26.5%

*

51.1%

52.7%

41.1%

64.8%

New York

51.4%

42.4%

46.1%

50.9%

44.5%

63.6%

Pennsylvania

56.6%

19.9%

*

56.5%

51.8%

52.3%

71.1%

East North Central:

Illinois

60.7%

20.7%

*

58.9%

65.8%

55.3%

66.8%

Indiana

66.0%

50.1%

79.3%

46.8%

65.5%

68.0%

Michigan

51.8%

4.3%

*

60.6%

45.8%

40.8%

65.0%

Ohio

52.7%

18.6%

*

50.8%

48.9%

55.4%

62.2%

Wisconsin

59.0%

10.9%

*

72.5%

45.7%

47.5%

75.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

67.9%

66.6%

83.5%

53.8%

52.4%

69.8%

Kansas

50.3%

45.8%

49.8%

43.8%

49.1%

58.1%

Minnesota

65.8%

49.7%

72.3%

60.0%

60.4%

76.6%

Missouri

61.2%

12.0%

*

67.1%

61.0%

56.2%

69.4%

Nebraska

64.4%

26.6%

*

78.8%

49.4%

68.8%

61.7%

North Dakota

61.8%

17.9%

*

76.6%

52.6%

62.9%

66.5%

South Dakota

50.0%

18.6%

*

44.4%

40.9%

58.3%

62.6%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

56.7%

21.1%

*

60.9%

51.1%

60.1%

65.3%

District of Columbia

46.0%

22.1%

*

77.0%

*

30.4%

46.5%

77.8%

Florida

50.3%

32.8%

74.5%

44.8%

43.2%

62.1%

Georgia

65.3%

27.0%

*

71.8%

56.3%

63.7%

76.9%

Maryland

54.7%

24.9%

*

68.7%

45.7%

60.7%

66.0%

North Carolina

59.2%

1.6%

*

66.1%

53.0%

64.9%

65.2%

South Carolina

62.7%

24.8%

*

76.3%

56.1%

61.3%

62.3%

Virginia

50.8%

17.4%

*

74.1%

37.7%

50.8%

67.1%

West Virginia

68.1%

34.9%

*

76.7%

71.7%

69.4%

56.4%

East South Central:

Alabama

57.1%

50.1%

65.4%

41.1%

60.3%

58.6%

Kentucky

55.9%

14.1%

*

62.7%

41.6%

66.5%

59.3%

Mississippi

57.7%

17.1%

*

54.6%

63.6%

57.2%

67.5%

Tennessee

62.2%

20.4%

*

72.0%

49.9%

54.6%

71.5%

West South Central:

Arkansas

61.4%

15.9%

*

85.6%

49.0%

58.0%

48.7%

Louisiana

58.4%

47.9%

*

58.8%

62.4%

50.2%

62.9%

Oklahoma

52.0%

23.0%

*

58.9%

55.5%

40.0%

57.9%

Texas

66.5%

22.2%

*

74.0%

67.6%

60.0%

72.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

56.6%

46.8%

69.5%

46.6%

54.4%

73.5%

Colorado

57.9%

20.5%

*

78.3%

51.3%

51.5%

75.3%

Idaho

55.0%

28.8%

*

67.4%

63.2%

45.6%

54.1%

Montana

49.5%

33.1%

*

77.5%

46.7%

29.7%

66.7%

Nevada

45.1%

9.4%

*

35.1%

*

49.2%

48.9%

54.3%

New Mexico

58.1%

31.9%

*

82.1%

55.9%

50.0%

64.9%

Utah

60.9%

25.5%

*

46.0%

66.0%

62.4%

71.5%

Wyoming

71.0%

41.9%

90.2%

55.8%

61.9%

76.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

60.7%

23.6%

*

67.5%

63.5%

52.1%

70.7%

California

45.6%

16.7%

37.8%

48.5%

46.2%

53.4%

Hawaii

37.9%

13.0%

*

15.7%

*

34.0%

40.4%

53.6%

Oregon

48.5%

18.4%

*

46.3%

46.6%

51.3%

56.2%

Washington

49.3%

22.0%

*

34.4%

53.8%

44.4%

64.1%

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

0.44%

1.43%

1.79%

0.91%

1.51%

0.98%

New England:

Connecticut

5.30%

12.35%

*

8.60%

6.67%

9.08%

4.92%

Maine

4.82%

7.07%

*

8.92%

6.66%

7.34%

8.56%

Massachusetts

4.38%

11.62%

*

11.45%

6.45%

7.97%

8.98%

New Hampshire

2.84%

2.36%

*

6.02%

7.36%

5.10%

6.25%

Rhode Island

5.21%

10.60%

*

10.57%

6.61%

8.02%

11.63%

Vermont

6.71%

5.84%

*

11.99%

6.18%

7.34%

10.77%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.71%

13.30%

*

14.17%

6.40%

6.07%

8.18%

New York

3.48%

10.71%

10.80%

5.17%

5.40%

6.98%

Pennsylvania

3.16%

7.77%

*

6.02%

5.77%

5.26%

7.00%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.83%

8.61%

*

4.33%

6.20%

6.93%

5.81%

Indiana

2.08%

12.91%

8.45%

6.51%

5.10%

9.23%

Michigan

2.64%

10.19%

*

5.72%

6.20%

5.26%

9.56%

Ohio

2.84%

10.26%

*

7.95%

6.70%

6.05%

6.37%

Wisconsin

4.17%

4.28%

*

4.78%

8.17%

8.29%

7.47%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.05%

13.66%

4.41%

6.39%

9.61%

9.32%

Kansas

4.85%

8.88%

10.59%

7.85%

5.13%

7.21%

Minnesota

4.86%

12.59%

7.46%

8.10%

8.11%

7.83%

Missouri

3.35%

6.86%

*

9.12%

5.46%

7.18%

7.22%

Nebraska

2.95%

10.09%

*

9.85%

5.87%

3.50%

6.11%

North Dakota

2.99%

7.93%

*

9.60%

8.16%

4.24%

5.90%

South Dakota

4.70%

13.05%

*

9.94%

5.72%

8.54%

7.93%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4.29%

7.83%

*

12.73%

7.59%

9.43%

7.97%

District of Columbia

4.47%

10.78%

*

24.47%

*

6.52%

5.59%

7.16%

Florida

3.43%

9.19%

12.88%

5.46%

5.88%

7.41%

Georgia

3.73%

11.02%

*

7.50%

7.27%

10.05%

8.32%

Maryland

2.72%

8.09%

*

12.92%

6.52%

4.82%

9.70%

North Carolina

3.73%

10.38%

*

6.04%

5.53%

6.53%

7.89%

South Carolina

3.10%

13.01%

*

4.89%

6.72%

8.97%

6.78%

Virginia

4.51%

6.55%

*

11.88%

7.28%

7.52%

9.40%

West Virginia

3.07%

13.42%

*

11.01%

12.07%

4.93%

8.34%

East South Central:

Alabama

4.58%

13.95%

8.09%

5.08%

9.00%

9.30%

Kentucky

3.50%

4.64%

*

5.83%

7.47%

8.47%

8.66%

Mississippi

5.10%

12.85%

*

10.69%

9.77%

10.91%

9.61%

Tennessee

3.64%

10.42%

*

6.90%

8.45%

8.38%

6.50%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.48%

5.68%

*

4.39%

9.93%

9.24%

5.57%

Louisiana

4.44%

14.46%

*

10.57%

6.19%

7.60%

7.72%

Oklahoma

4.55%

9.04%

*

5.90%

7.97%

6.25%

8.27%

Texas

3.12%

7.11%

*

6.53%

3.63%

4.33%

6.94%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.36%

13.01%

13.09%

5.67%

8.95%

11.64%

Colorado

3.59%

11.87%

*

15.32%

6.07%

7.39%

9.14%

Idaho

4.67%

9.18%

*

10.55%

5.89%

10.02%

6.85%

Montana

3.01%

11.07%

*

15.04%

8.19%

6.89%

5.77%

Nevada

5.34%

9.27%

*

12.42%

*

6.53%

10.84%

11.34%

New Mexico

3.33%

11.02%

*

15.76%

7.67%

4.56%

10.59%

Utah

5.02%

9.28%

*

10.98%

6.94%

9.69%

10.37%

Wyoming

2.86%

12.07%

3.59%

6.10%

9.25%

7.14%

Pacific:

Alaska

4.42%

9.96%

*

12.73%

8.21%

8.04%

9.06%

California

1.19%

5.00%

5.36%

2.06%

2.39%

3.67%

Hawaii

3.08%

8.56%

*

13.55%

*

4.60%

8.85%

9.18%

Oregon

3.79%

10.49%

*

10.27%

6.55%

8.56%

8.08%

Washington

4.24%

7.68%

*

10.32%

5.91%

6.25%

6.28%

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.