United States

50.2%

54.8%

41.9%

56.9%

51.5%

46.6%

New England:

Connecticut

45.3%

45.3%

36.6%

57.1%

49.5%

39.3%

Maine

52.6%

63.6%

42.3%

59.4%

57.5%

45.0%

Massachusetts

49.3%

44.9%

47.8%

58.9%

52.6%

39.9%

New Hampshire

46.7%

54.6%

48.8%

53.4%

44.9%

39.1%

Rhode Island

47.9%

50.6%

43.0%

58.5%

46.4%

44.7%

Vermont

49.9%

57.0%

41.3%

55.9%

53.1%

40.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

49.3%

63.2%

45.8%

57.4%

50.2%

41.8%

New York

49.6%

48.0%

45.5%

56.5%

50.0%

45.2%

Pennsylvania

48.8%

50.6%

37.4%

57.6%

49.6%

47.6%

East North Central:

Illinois

49.8%

60.8%

46.1%

55.5%

51.1%

44.4%

Indiana

44.7%

38.0%

36.8%

56.1%

46.4%

45.5%

Michigan

43.1%

43.8%

36.0%

55.4%

47.7%

34.8%

Ohio

44.5%

51.9%

34.7%

55.2%

44.6%

42.9%

Wisconsin

46.9%

45.2%

40.2%

53.6%

51.3%

46.0%

West North Central:

Iowa

47.7%

43.5%

43.8%

56.6%

55.3%

43.1%

Kansas

48.2%

39.2%

45.9%

59.2%

51.5%

41.4%

Minnesota

49.0%

53.7%

42.3%

59.8%

49.5%

42.1%

Missouri

52.3%

47.9%

44.4%

62.0%

54.1%

47.8%

Nebraska

47.8%

58.0%

47.0%

58.7%

46.8%

41.7%

North Dakota

50.4%

52.9%

42.2%

63.6%

54.2%

39.8%

South Dakota

52.7%

62.3%

49.0%

58.4%

51.0%

49.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

50.9%

60.5%

48.8%

55.5%

47.7%

48.5%

District of Columbia

55.5%

47.3%

*

87.2%

63.1%

54.5%

43.5%

Florida

52.6%

60.8%

41.1%

53.5%

54.1%

52.0%

Georgia

49.3%

57.6%

35.3%

57.0%

50.7%

48.9%

Maryland

53.2%

58.0%

51.6%

60.7%

51.6%

44.3%

North Carolina

57.4%

73.5%

47.9%

65.3%

58.2%

52.2%

South Carolina

51.9%

65.5%

40.2%

60.0%

54.6%

52.2%

Virginia

50.1%

55.2%

40.2%

55.0%

47.9%

53.7%

West Virginia

44.8%

41.8%

39.1%

57.3%

41.4%

38.8%

East South Central:

Alabama

49.5%

48.2%

35.6%

61.0%

56.2%

48.8%

Kentucky

46.9%

51.0%

35.2%

52.9%

52.5%

51.0%

Mississippi

55.4%

55.7%

46.8%

63.5%

63.0%

54.2%

Tennessee

46.7%

50.9%

41.6%

56.0%

46.8%

45.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

51.7%

52.7%

40.6%

59.3%

53.7%

60.2%

Louisiana

52.1%

47.4%

38.8%

62.7%

54.8%

52.9%

Oklahoma

53.9%

59.1%

43.0%

60.2%

58.9%

51.3%

Texas

50.6%

53.6%

39.9%

57.3%

52.9%

47.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

51.7%

54.2%

39.4%

59.0%

51.5%

45.4%

Colorado

49.3%

56.6%

48.6%

51.0%

48.0%

46.6%

Idaho

51.1%

48.7%

42.4%

59.7%

50.3%

40.3%

Montana

51.2%

47.0%

38.5%

57.8%

55.5%

48.8%

Nevada

54.2%

61.0%

51.7%

56.1%

57.7%

44.4%

New Mexico

55.2%

47.5%

48.5%

59.6%

59.2%

48.6%

Utah

44.2%

44.1%

34.5%

47.2%

58.1%

36.4%

Wyoming

44.1%

55.4%

31.3%

53.1%

54.0%

42.6%

Pacific:

Alaska

54.6%

57.3%

39.4%

67.4%

49.2%

52.8%

California

52.8%

63.0%

49.1%

55.5%

52.2%

49.8%

Hawaii

60.3%

50.3%

71.6%

63.6%

65.5%

51.6%

Oregon

52.6%

46.0%

52.4%

58.3%

52.4%

49.7%

Washington

54.7%

56.0%

44.7%

58.9%

59.3%

51.5%

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

0.35%

1.19%

0.42%

0.42%

0.88%

0.53%

New England:

Connecticut

1.94%

7.44%

4.18%

3.17%

3.30%

2.22%

Maine

0.97%

10.73%

4.69%

3.11%

2.12%

4.80%

Massachusetts

1.76%

5.40%

3.95%

1.70%

1.96%

1.77%

New Hampshire

1.16%

7.48%

2.56%

2.50%

3.60%

3.91%

Rhode Island

1.51%

11.22%

5.88%

3.77%

2.03%

2.59%

Vermont

1.47%

8.35%

3.79%

4.39%

2.20%

5.12%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.22%

9.41%

5.89%

1.38%

4.31%

1.37%

New York

1.51%

4.02%

2.25%

2.21%

2.14%

2.31%

Pennsylvania

0.79%

6.44%

1.84%

1.46%

1.83%

2.19%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.04%

4.63%

3.24%

2.41%

1.98%

3.48%

Indiana

1.24%

6.84%

2.49%

4.25%

3.34%

3.14%

Michigan

1.82%

8.64%

2.18%

3.55%

3.48%

1.17%

Ohio

1.09%

8.29%

1.86%

2.77%

2.75%

2.66%

Wisconsin

1.11%

4.53%

1.69%

3.10%

3.70%

3.75%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.65%

4.25%

3.33%

3.36%

2.61%

3.11%

Kansas

0.98%

5.14%

4.79%

2.97%

3.04%

2.07%

Minnesota

2.29%

10.44%

2.97%

2.13%

4.69%

2.99%

Missouri

2.26%

6.53%

2.27%

2.89%

2.63%

3.45%

Nebraska

1.83%

9.74%

3.58%

1.94%

4.06%

1.71%

North Dakota

2.93%

10.45%

6.71%

3.14%

2.73%

5.03%

South Dakota

2.53%

10.54%

5.45%

2.64%

4.20%

2.31%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.66%

7.25%

3.75%

2.59%

4.24%

5.27%

District of Columbia

1.25%

14.35%

*

26.03%

3.41%

1.82%

4.45%

Florida

1.50%

7.96%

2.47%

2.66%

2.51%

3.67%

Georgia

1.39%

8.96%

2.60%

1.69%

2.95%

4.24%

Maryland

1.56%

4.95%

7.84%

3.08%

2.43%

3.72%

North Carolina

2.14%

9.43%

2.60%

1.93%

2.92%

4.77%

South Carolina

1.89%

8.23%

3.48%

3.94%

3.33%

4.02%

Virginia

1.73%

6.54%

4.94%

2.28%

2.25%

3.87%

West Virginia

1.49%

8.51%

7.96%

4.05%

2.63%

5.81%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.82%

6.85%

3.51%

2.88%

2.92%

3.83%

Kentucky

1.16%

4.99%

3.10%

3.12%

4.19%

3.66%

Mississippi

2.05%

12.19%

5.11%

4.95%

3.72%

4.58%

Tennessee

1.64%

8.99%

2.82%

3.31%

2.80%

4.23%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.89%

10.16%

2.99%

4.30%

3.69%

4.58%

Louisiana

1.83%

10.45%

3.64%

4.44%

4.84%

3.13%

Oklahoma

2.12%

10.71%

4.43%

1.69%

3.93%

4.04%

Texas

1.58%

7.10%

2.40%

2.19%

1.93%

2.27%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.80%

6.24%

6.11%

2.29%

3.67%

4.98%

Colorado

1.68%

8.61%

6.29%

4.11%

3.67%

4.16%

Idaho

1.67%

7.59%

6.30%

2.92%

3.14%

3.41%

Montana

1.25%

5.58%

7.36%

2.37%

2.33%

3.74%

Nevada

1.82%

3.48%

13.09%

2.22%

4.44%

4.06%

New Mexico

1.70%

8.74%

5.74%

2.71%

3.50%

3.22%

Utah

2.67%

8.09%

4.62%

4.83%

5.20%

3.41%

Wyoming

1.49%

8.12%

3.22%

3.74%

3.89%

3.36%

Pacific:

Alaska

1.89%

8.68%

6.94%

2.56%

6.33%

3.05%

California

1.10%

2.28%

2.27%

1.97%

2.55%

1.58%

Hawaii

2.34%

10.23%

12.23%

2.59%

4.27%

5.29%

Oregon

1.46%

6.46%

3.57%

2.67%

3.71%

3.42%

Washington

1.92%

7.89%

5.43%

2.91%

3.29%

3.53%

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.