United States

22.0%

41.0%

16.4%

19.0%

27.0%

17.6%

New England:

Connecticut

17.7%

63.5%

6.8%

*

24.9%

17.6%

8.9%

*

Maine

18.7%

30.0%

2.2%

*

17.8%

*

25.6%

14.8%

*

Massachusetts

9.9%

27.4%

*

5.4%

*

11.8%

10.9%

*

5.3%

*

New Hampshire

13.0%

20.1%

*

6.9%

*

10.7%

21.3%

7.9%

*

Rhode Island

18.7%

81.1%

12.2%

*

20.6%

20.9%

5.6%

*

Vermont

18.3%

26.7%

*

24.3%

19.3%

*

15.0%

*

14.9%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

26.5%

34.8%

*

16.3%

*

31.4%

35.4%

13.3%

*

New York

26.7%

36.8%

10.4%

*

34.5%

32.8%

14.5%

*

Pennsylvania

21.4%

27.1%

*

14.5%

*

22.7%

24.1%

19.0%

East North Central:

Illinois

16.4%

63.4%

9.9%

*

14.5%

14.6%

*

17.1%

Indiana

16.2%

33.9%

24.1%

15.9%

*

10.7%

9.6%

*

Michigan

25.9%

52.9%

21.3%

27.5%

32.0%

15.6%

*

Ohio

14.3%

29.1%

*

17.5%

16.0%

9.5%

12.6%

*

Wisconsin

10.2%

26.4%

*

4.3%

*

12.8%

*

5.2%

*

14.1%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

14.0%

33.6%

*

6.1%

*

12.0%

*

14.7%

*

15.4%

*

Kansas

22.0%

28.4%

*

15.8%

*

24.6%

*

27.5%

15.3%

*

Minnesota

18.9%

64.2%

3.8%

*

18.4%

*

21.7%

*

10.6%

*

Missouri

16.5%

53.5%

16.5%

*

10.8%

23.8%

10.6%

Nebraska

8.9%

36.2%

*

1.5%

*

9.9%

*

9.3%

*

8.4%

*

North Dakota

23.7%

53.1%

8.5%

*

29.2%

20.5%

25.6%

*

South Dakota

19.6%

28.3%

15.9%

*

22.2%

18.6%

17.2%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20.5%

30.8%

*

11.5%

*

29.0%

30.2%

6.9%

District of Columbia

22.9%

82.4%

*

100.0%

36.9%

13.4%

27.1%

Florida

17.3%

41.7%

7.9%

*

11.4%

24.0%

17.0%

Georgia

16.9%

22.0%

*

4.9%

*

24.2%

19.3%

12.2%

*

Maryland

19.3%

30.2%

9.2%

*

20.2%

18.6%

16.7%

North Carolina

24.7%

67.8%

12.6%

*

13.4%

30.1%

27.8%

South Carolina

18.6%

18.0%

*

22.9%

*

10.7%

22.9%

21.6%

Virginia

18.1%

21.9%

*

10.7%

*

16.0%

*

19.8%

22.3%

*

West Virginia

22.8%

52.5%

45.6%

8.4%

*

22.3%

17.1%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

19.2%

33.0%

*

19.1%

13.2%

17.8%

24.0%

*

Kentucky

22.1%

25.0%

*

17.9%

17.4%

34.2%

16.1%

*

Mississippi

29.6%

96.3%

31.3%

28.4%

30.8%

10.4%

*

Tennessee

15.1%

42.1%

*

13.0%

*

15.0%

*

20.2%

9.3%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

15.3%

45.9%

*

10.3%

12.3%

*

18.6%

12.9%

*

Louisiana

17.1%

8.8%

*

3.7%

*

13.7%

*

25.1%

22.3%

Oklahoma

21.9%

25.4%

*

15.2%

*

23.7%

31.8%

15.1%

*

Texas

20.8%

39.9%

22.5%

*

11.6%

36.0%

15.1%

*

Mountain:

Arizona

19.8%

30.5%

*

27.2%

*

9.8%

*

26.6%

19.6%

*

Colorado

20.9%

24.8%

*

21.1%

*

15.1%

19.2%

29.6%

Idaho

48.3%

52.7%

21.8%

*

64.9%

32.0%

33.2%

Montana

44.9%

71.9%

40.0%

*

37.4%

53.3%

33.1%

Nevada

28.6%

81.5%

59.4%

17.7%

*

26.9%

14.8%

*

New Mexico

17.3%

31.6%

*

14.9%

*

10.2%

*

25.3%

17.0%

*

Utah

17.8%

43.7%

22.3%

*

7.1%

*

27.9%

9.0%

*

Wyoming

36.4%

74.6%

26.3%

*

32.4%

41.5%

20.6%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

27.2%

73.7%

33.0%

*

18.5%

36.5%

17.9%

*

California

30.8%

43.5%

24.5%

22.2%

40.8%

26.4%

Hawaii

45.5%

78.3%

20.0%

*

40.4%

65.2%

32.0%

Oregon

35.9%

76.5%

36.6%

26.3%

46.3%

24.0%

Washington

37.3%

48.4%

49.0%

20.5%

49.5%

28.9%

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.

United States

0.42%

3.78%

0.88%

1.21%

0.45%

1.01%

New England:

Connecticut

3.55%

15.71%

3.34%

*

7.06%

4.33%

2.87%

*

Maine

1.92%

6.39%

0.83%

*

5.79%

*

5.97%

5.87%

*

Massachusetts

1.21%

14.41%

*

4.04%

*

1.84%

3.44%

*

3.09%

*

New Hampshire

3.04%

7.97%

*

2.60%

*

3.11%

5.68%

3.30%

*

Rhode Island

4.26%

12.45%

7.18%

*

3.75%

6.03%

2.31%

*

Vermont

3.30%

12.06%

*

6.82%

7.14%

*

5.22%

*

13.36%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.40%

11.94%

*

11.65%

*

7.57%

5.04%

5.54%

*

New York

2.78%

10.58%

5.80%

*

4.32%

5.24%

4.65%

*

Pennsylvania

2.99%

8.33%

*

5.63%

*

5.01%

4.31%

5.25%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.91%

10.06%

3.44%

*

3.75%

4.99%

*

4.23%

Indiana

1.66%

9.83%

5.40%

5.63%

*

3.06%

3.85%

*

Michigan

3.10%

13.76%

5.46%

4.66%

6.91%

6.30%

*

Ohio

1.02%

11.86%

*

4.93%

3.34%

2.58%

5.99%

*

Wisconsin

2.35%

10.99%

*

3.15%

*

4.15%

*

2.75%

*

6.89%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

3.40%

12.77%

*

2.97%

*

3.96%

*

4.60%

*

10.19%

*

Kansas

3.64%

14.25%

*

8.28%

*

7.71%

*

8.08%

7.69%

*

Minnesota

4.49%

15.27%

3.17%

*

6.50%

*

6.63%

*

4.31%

*

Missouri

2.13%

14.13%

5.95%

*

2.72%

5.48%

2.11%

Nebraska

1.37%

14.29%

*

1.53%

*

3.51%

*

4.64%

*

2.92%

*

North Dakota

2.31%

13.22%

3.18%

*

5.79%

5.70%

8.15%

*

South Dakota

1.90%

7.98%

8.65%

*

4.77%

3.18%

7.19%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.16%

9.71%

*

10.29%

*

5.56%

6.19%

1.88%

District of Columbia

3.69%

26.11%

*

29.81%

5.82%

3.88%

7.20%

Florida

2.03%

11.94%

4.74%

*

2.23%

3.67%

3.68%

Georgia

3.05%

15.50%

*

4.88%

*

5.01%

4.78%

4.36%

*

Maryland

1.87%

8.08%

3.88%

*

6.03%

4.68%

4.45%

North Carolina

2.63%

14.50%

6.32%

*

3.28%

6.25%

6.20%

South Carolina

2.69%

13.85%

*

7.27%

*

3.21%

6.74%

6.45%

Virginia

2.68%

8.73%

*

7.08%

*

5.26%

*

5.49%

6.70%

*

West Virginia

4.27%

12.13%

11.91%

4.65%

*

3.56%

5.64%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

2.39%

14.14%

*

3.57%

3.95%

3.39%

8.39%

*

Kentucky

3.03%

11.28%

*

5.29%

3.59%

8.34%

5.19%

*

Mississippi

3.34%

17.66%

6.78%

8.22%

7.68%

11.90%

*

Tennessee

2.30%

15.88%

*

4.99%

*

7.78%

*

5.66%

3.46%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.56%

15.53%

*

2.91%

4.02%

*

5.44%

8.39%

*

Louisiana

2.68%

9.92%

*

2.80%

*

6.25%

*

4.97%

6.22%

Oklahoma

2.82%

10.63%

*

5.83%

*

5.55%

4.51%

8.14%

*

Texas

2.40%

11.29%

8.19%

*

2.60%

4.59%

5.85%

*

Mountain:

Arizona

3.42%

13.81%

*

11.24%

*

3.73%

*

5.43%

5.99%

*

Colorado

2.71%

12.39%

*

10.40%

*

2.76%

3.80%

7.14%

Idaho

7.96%

12.54%

10.11%

*

12.19%

9.45%

7.30%

Montana

3.63%

9.78%

12.79%

*

7.30%

7.22%

8.61%

Nevada

4.39%

11.22%

16.21%

6.27%

*

6.65%

4.82%

*

New Mexico

2.07%

14.33%

*

9.15%

*

3.41%

*

7.58%

11.06%

*

Utah

2.97%

12.88%

8.42%

*

4.00%

*

6.56%

3.72%

*

Wyoming

3.88%

13.71%

9.55%

*

8.34%

9.39%

6.93%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

2.68%

13.47%

12.38%

*

4.72%

8.80%

9.15%

*

California

1.73%

9.04%

3.14%

2.64%

3.02%

2.47%

Hawaii

3.81%

13.94%

13.74%

*

5.79%

5.88%

6.19%

Oregon

2.86%

9.11%

10.27%

6.12%

6.84%

4.54%

Washington

2.50%

10.37%

10.31%

5.56%

7.38%

5.33%

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.