United States

64.8%

40.3%

61.5%

65.4%

64.6%

72.3%

New England:

Connecticut

71.5%

40.9%

*

57.1%

66.4%

78.6%

82.8%

Maine

58.3%

23.9%

*

53.1%

56.9%

67.8%

52.5%

Massachusetts

60.9%

40.2%

*

48.6%

60.0%

64.6%

68.0%

New Hampshire

56.3%

29.2%

*

49.4%

62.4%

52.0%

62.8%

Rhode Island

54.6%

.

45.0%

49.7%

59.1%

74.3%

Vermont

41.6%

13.5%

*

48.3%

38.2%

49.1%

36.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

62.1%

45.3%

*

76.3%

62.6%

57.5%

65.0%

New York

66.6%

36.6%

57.7%

61.3%

71.3%

74.8%

Pennsylvania

66.6%

38.5%

54.8%

60.3%

73.4%

80.7%

East North Central:

Illinois

68.2%

38.1%

77.9%

69.2%

63.9%

71.1%

Indiana

63.6%

55.0%

61.1%

61.5%

69.0%

64.7%

Michigan

67.1%

43.9%

*

65.6%

58.1%

68.7%

83.8%

Ohio

62.1%

35.6%

*

50.6%

61.8%

62.4%

81.5%

Wisconsin

60.1%

37.7%

71.6%

50.5%

67.2%

59.2%

West North Central:

Iowa

54.9%

22.6%

*

50.7%

57.5%

62.0%

64.4%

Kansas

59.8%

32.0%

*

64.5%

63.8%

55.6%

66.0%

Minnesota

62.1%

58.8%

48.6%

65.9%

59.4%

68.4%

Missouri

55.4%

10.8%

*

64.3%

64.2%

43.7%

56.4%

Nebraska

54.5%

17.0%

*

62.2%

38.7%

66.6%

59.7%

North Dakota

36.7%

0.5%

*

32.5%

*

49.5%

20.6%

*

55.1%

South Dakota

47.8%

10.6%

*

50.1%

48.4%

48.5%

56.0%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

64.2%

43.6%

61.2%

61.3%

63.7%

74.5%

District of Columbia

73.4%

.

52.6%

*

68.3%

77.0%

75.5%

Florida

71.1%

45.0%

76.3%

77.4%

59.0%

72.9%

Georgia

66.0%

35.3%

*

62.9%

67.0%

61.2%

77.8%

Maryland

70.6%

52.2%

72.1%

63.9%

79.3%

77.8%

North Carolina

59.3%

3.6%

*

53.8%

65.3%

56.4%

70.4%

South Carolina

60.5%

37.6%

*

65.3%

59.9%

64.4%

57.6%

Virginia

75.8%

62.8%

89.0%

69.6%

83.3%

70.3%

West Virginia

52.8%

11.6%

*

36.5%

*

64.9%

52.8%

49.2%

East South Central:

Alabama

49.8%

36.9%

45.3%

54.1%

51.9%

48.8%

Kentucky

68.4%

37.8%

*

65.3%

67.8%

72.8%

76.2%

Mississippi

45.6%

14.4%

*

60.7%

61.0%

15.6%

*

41.4%

Tennessee

60.7%

16.3%

*

61.7%

60.4%

54.4%

73.0%

West South Central:

Arkansas

44.8%

22.8%

*

32.8%

50.3%

41.0%

61.6%

Louisiana

50.4%

19.6%

*

68.7%

49.8%

39.1%

58.4%

Oklahoma

59.9%

55.1%

54.7%

62.8%

62.7%

56.8%

Texas

64.8%

36.6%

71.0%

62.3%

60.0%

75.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

69.3%

38.5%

53.8%

80.1%

61.0%

74.6%

Colorado

63.5%

51.4%

35.3%

*

71.0%

65.3%

66.8%

Idaho

49.0%

10.6%

*

39.0%

60.7%

56.3%

39.2%

Montana

40.3%

17.9%

*

20.7%

*

55.8%

35.8%

38.4%

Nevada

64.6%

42.9%

*

22.4%

*

66.3%

62.0%

83.1%

New Mexico

58.6%

33.4%

*

59.7%

61.5%

56.2%

66.6%

Utah

64.0%

26.7%

*

61.0%

72.3%

61.4%

66.5%

Wyoming

44.9%

7.7%

*

54.7%

36.5%

50.5%

60.5%

Pacific:

Alaska

39.7%

21.1%

*

50.9%

35.4%

46.1%

38.9%

California

76.4%

64.3%

72.1%

75.3%

75.2%

85.6%

Hawaii

77.8%

65.6%

66.7%

77.9%

84.0%

77.9%

Oregon

51.5%

23.2%

*

39.4%

46.5%

54.2%

68.4%

Washington

55.7%

15.5%

*

39.2%

67.1%

57.5%

60.8%

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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

0.61%

2.38%

1.58%

1.28%

0.88%

1.18%

New England:

Connecticut

2.41%

13.78%

*

5.94%

6.04%

3.45%

2.67%

Maine

6.41%

10.85%

*

13.67%

8.75%

7.12%

10.79%

Massachusetts

3.62%

12.55%

*

10.77%

6.51%

5.09%

6.22%

New Hampshire

3.70%

11.72%

*

7.81%

5.56%

7.76%

8.92%

Rhode Island

4.05%

.

9.51%

6.70%

5.23%

7.04%

Vermont

6.21%

11.16%

*

12.83%

7.70%

9.33%

6.80%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.32%

13.73%

*

12.29%

6.87%

6.86%

8.10%

New York

2.19%

10.68%

11.11%

3.50%

4.28%

3.27%

Pennsylvania

1.86%

10.20%

5.82%

4.32%

3.55%

4.25%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.10%

11.06%

4.76%

6.32%

4.92%

7.44%

Indiana

1.73%

12.68%

6.85%

6.68%

4.31%

9.36%

Michigan

2.85%

13.72%

*

6.01%

8.25%

7.02%

5.62%

Ohio

3.54%

11.93%

*

7.85%

5.67%

4.10%

6.36%

Wisconsin

2.54%

9.95%

7.95%

5.34%

6.73%

9.92%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.34%

8.21%

*

8.34%

5.95%

5.87%

9.76%

Kansas

2.93%

13.62%

*

9.68%

7.71%

7.50%

8.41%

Minnesota

3.08%

13.64%

8.57%

7.94%

9.56%

9.84%

Missouri

3.72%

9.62%

*

9.44%

6.55%

4.89%

7.76%

Nebraska

2.49%

11.52%

*

8.52%

5.56%

6.22%

8.25%

North Dakota

5.08%

0.39%

*

10.32%

*

6.43%

7.33%

*

7.25%

South Dakota

2.63%

7.25%

*

9.25%

6.11%

11.02%

7.48%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.22%

10.68%

10.66%

5.01%

10.28%

7.17%

District of Columbia

3.26%

.

17.54%

*

3.02%

5.57%

8.10%

Florida

2.50%

8.97%

11.65%

4.26%

5.80%

4.40%

Georgia

3.07%

13.43%

*

9.83%

5.93%

9.12%

5.48%

Maryland

2.95%

11.34%

12.44%

8.81%

6.65%

9.62%

North Carolina

3.67%

5.43%

*

6.82%

3.89%

7.77%

9.29%

South Carolina

3.34%

11.82%

*

5.79%

5.93%

5.03%

9.56%

Virginia

2.21%

10.94%

10.73%

2.67%

2.79%

6.06%

West Virginia

4.18%

9.91%

*

11.48%

*

9.23%

6.80%

10.73%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.26%

10.49%

7.84%

7.42%

7.55%

8.32%

Kentucky

4.48%

11.72%

*

6.41%

6.29%

7.18%

5.68%

Mississippi

5.13%

15.35%

*

7.67%

6.73%

6.88%

*

8.05%

Tennessee

3.59%

9.00%

*

6.97%

9.38%

9.29%

6.21%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.02%

8.30%

*

6.81%

8.67%

8.03%

8.82%

Louisiana

3.17%

7.94%

*

9.32%

7.42%

7.29%

9.34%

Oklahoma

2.98%

12.51%

8.33%

6.66%

5.73%

10.02%

Texas

3.95%

9.26%

4.52%

4.83%

4.95%

6.87%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.08%

11.47%

14.52%

4.21%

8.93%

6.50%

Colorado

4.59%

14.96%

12.24%

*

8.11%

8.22%

7.12%

Idaho

6.48%

8.71%

*

11.01%

6.88%

9.18%

9.33%

Montana

3.98%

12.44%

*

7.65%

*

9.57%

8.66%

7.26%

Nevada

5.72%

13.84%

*

7.20%

*

7.95%

9.95%

6.29%

New Mexico

2.82%

12.85%

*

14.67%

6.91%

9.23%

13.23%

Utah

3.71%

12.98%

*

8.34%

7.50%

6.92%

10.43%

Wyoming

4.57%

3.27%

*

12.51%

10.04%

6.56%

7.68%

Pacific:

Alaska

6.10%

9.26%

*

13.68%

8.80%

8.89%

8.17%

California

1.53%

7.94%

3.24%

3.23%

2.79%

2.07%

Hawaii

4.09%

15.68%

16.92%

4.24%

6.37%

8.32%

Oregon

2.07%

10.28%

*

8.85%

5.13%

7.96%

7.29%

Washington

2.69%

7.89%

*

10.67%

4.57%

5.69%

9.04%

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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.