United States

56.1%

28.5%

62.0%

51.8%

54.8%

64.5%

New England:

Connecticut

61.0%

43.2%

*

56.1%

46.0%

60.6%

74.6%

Maine

49.0%

16.4%

*

70.2%

36.7%

50.1%

54.2%

Massachusetts

43.8%

22.7%

*

43.5%

37.0%

47.1%

47.3%

New Hampshire

62.1%

24.0%

*

78.2%

51.9%

63.9%

43.3%

Rhode Island

46.4%

31.3%

*

30.3%

41.5%

50.9%

54.7%

Vermont

45.7%

18.6%

*

75.2%

39.5%

31.5%

53.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

57.3%

7.8%

*

36.6%

*

49.9%

59.7%

69.5%

New York

48.5%

28.2%

39.8%

46.3%

43.8%

61.0%

Pennsylvania

51.2%

42.1%

*

36.2%

48.4%

47.5%

71.6%

East North Central:

Illinois

64.8%

25.4%

*

71.0%

56.5%

68.7%

68.4%

Indiana

70.5%

30.2%

*

74.0%

71.3%

74.5%

68.2%

Michigan

58.4%

33.2%

*

61.0%

46.2%

65.9%

60.8%

Ohio

60.3%

19.8%

*

52.5%

61.1%

58.4%

73.9%

Wisconsin

67.3%

43.1%

*

63.1%

55.9%

74.9%

78.0%

West North Central:

Iowa

61.5%

10.7%

*

79.9%

62.6%

48.8%

61.8%

Kansas

51.6%

6.8%

*

39.1%

62.6%

51.5%

60.7%

Minnesota

59.7%

27.4%

*

71.2%

45.7%

60.3%

67.2%

Missouri

62.4%

32.5%

76.3%

56.4%

61.5%

65.8%

Nebraska

54.9%

22.3%

*

64.1%

51.7%

52.1%

61.1%

North Dakota

54.8%

18.8%

*

49.4%

47.4%

56.3%

69.0%

South Dakota

48.0%

15.2%

*

69.1%

35.7%

43.4%

58.6%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

56.5%

18.1%

*

41.1%

*

40.9%

52.9%

82.6%

District of Columbia

44.5%

11.9%

*

0.0%

40.5%

35.3%

77.0%

Florida

51.8%

8.2%

*

51.1%

46.3%

57.9%

66.0%

Georgia

62.6%

40.2%

*

80.0%

56.6%

61.2%

67.8%

Maryland

62.0%

24.1%

*

84.2%

47.2%

68.0%

64.9%

North Carolina

62.3%

14.2%

*

75.9%

42.3%

66.8%

70.1%

South Carolina

62.6%

25.8%

*

84.1%

51.8%

55.4%

74.9%

Virginia

56.1%

24.2%

*

62.3%

50.2%

58.6%

68.3%

West Virginia

65.4%

9.5%

*

79.5%

59.9%

60.8%

72.8%

East South Central:

Alabama

51.7%

41.3%

54.8%

51.5%

54.6%

47.5%

Kentucky

66.6%

2.1%

*

83.0%

59.5%

63.7%

73.2%

Mississippi

67.6%

38.4%

*

84.4%

65.0%

61.2%

68.0%

Tennessee

58.3%

49.9%

61.0%

62.8%

47.1%

65.9%

West South Central:

Arkansas

65.9%

54.7%

81.8%

39.5%

65.5%

72.1%

Louisiana

55.5%

8.6%

*

74.9%

59.8%

57.5%

38.4%

Oklahoma

51.6%

5.7%

*

43.9%

47.1%

44.5%

76.7%

Texas

64.6%

44.8%

77.6%

61.8%

57.1%

71.5%

Mountain:

Arizona

63.7%

26.2%

*

81.8%

67.4%

57.0%

65.5%

Colorado

52.6%

19.7%

*

66.2%

49.7%

45.1%

66.0%

Idaho

51.8%

25.1%

*

48.7%

58.2%

46.4%

65.3%

Montana

46.6%

21.2%

*

56.3%

39.2%

54.7%

54.6%

Nevada

54.1%

9.7%

*

62.6%

61.0%

38.7%

64.0%

New Mexico

62.0%

38.5%

*

40.6%

*

47.8%

71.6%

73.7%

Utah

61.2%

31.2%

*

50.7%

57.5%

65.1%

69.5%

Wyoming

66.4%

24.9%

*

86.1%

68.8%

60.6%

67.5%

Pacific:

Alaska

61.1%

57.6%

49.0%

*

51.9%

57.2%

78.3%

California

43.1%

27.3%

42.4%

45.9%

41.1%

47.8%

Hawaii

28.9%

39.1%

13.6%

*

30.5%

25.1%

29.1%

Oregon

55.5%

27.0%

*

63.4%

50.8%

60.5%

56.4%

Washington

55.1%

20.2%

*

50.3%

56.3%

57.7%

67.4%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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

0.73%

2.84%

2.05%

1.54%

1.36%

1.11%

New England:

Connecticut

3.08%

13.01%

*

13.09%

6.56%

6.28%

8.13%

Maine

3.04%

8.18%

*

14.29%

4.52%

10.04%

12.08%

Massachusetts

3.49%

8.95%

*

11.76%

5.04%

6.70%

9.40%

New Hampshire

4.89%

9.23%

*

13.88%

4.75%

9.65%

5.44%

Rhode Island

5.32%

13.34%

*

8.15%

8.02%

9.62%

4.99%

Vermont

5.01%

6.29%

*

13.81%

8.06%

8.01%

10.52%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.82%

10.03%

*

11.61%

*

6.40%

8.30%

9.32%

New York

3.01%

8.09%

11.42%

6.38%

5.36%

5.08%

Pennsylvania

2.92%

12.68%

*

8.89%

6.58%

7.24%

4.72%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.51%

9.31%

*

6.53%

7.84%

3.18%

6.43%

Indiana

3.97%

11.53%

*

9.06%

9.00%

5.09%

8.43%

Michigan

3.91%

13.26%

*

6.87%

9.91%

6.24%

7.92%

Ohio

2.81%

6.74%

*

9.37%

5.84%

4.85%

3.59%

Wisconsin

3.53%

15.55%

*

6.08%

7.03%

3.79%

6.46%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.30%

5.47%

*

10.42%

6.18%

8.76%

8.94%

Kansas

5.74%

6.25%

*

10.42%

4.86%

10.57%

6.96%

Minnesota

2.96%

10.37%

*

8.99%

7.58%

9.96%

8.97%

Missouri

5.29%

9.40%

12.90%

10.59%

9.64%

8.52%

Nebraska

5.12%

11.67%

*

14.83%

8.84%

9.51%

10.76%

North Dakota

4.27%

7.56%

*

12.75%

6.90%

10.49%

4.41%

South Dakota

5.73%

5.45%

*

16.05%

5.91%

9.38%

9.72%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.45%

8.10%

*

13.92%

*

6.20%

7.44%

5.25%

District of Columbia

3.92%

10.02%

*

0.00%

4.26%

7.08%

5.58%

Florida

3.49%

7.33%

*

12.52%

6.01%

6.14%

6.15%

Georgia

3.29%

14.32%

*

11.08%

8.24%

9.38%

8.63%

Maryland

4.47%

9.72%

*

15.97%

6.14%

6.84%

6.21%

North Carolina

4.58%

5.54%

*

10.72%

5.47%

11.28%

7.59%

South Carolina

4.07%

12.56%

*

10.91%

5.41%

9.68%

6.32%

Virginia

3.55%

10.39%

*

13.92%

6.82%

7.28%

7.28%

West Virginia

3.24%

4.42%

*

10.86%

8.32%

10.87%

9.57%

East South Central:

Alabama

4.04%

11.17%

7.16%

7.05%

8.39%

9.12%

Kentucky

4.02%

1.91%

*

8.50%

8.43%

8.25%

6.88%

Mississippi

2.58%

14.81%

*

6.06%

6.06%

9.07%

8.17%

Tennessee

4.18%

14.67%

9.42%

8.10%

9.14%

6.31%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.69%

14.86%

6.60%

7.27%

7.27%

5.90%

Louisiana

4.51%

13.87%

*

14.09%

8.65%

11.51%

7.24%

Oklahoma

5.03%

14.16%

*

10.31%

8.49%

7.40%

9.31%

Texas

2.43%

12.09%

6.58%

4.95%

4.96%

6.24%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.81%

10.24%

*

18.79%

10.14%

10.58%

7.27%

Colorado

4.25%

7.12%

*

13.28%

6.19%

8.11%

8.94%

Idaho

3.86%

8.79%

*

12.61%

7.57%

8.73%

7.89%

Montana

3.52%

10.08%

*

14.71%

6.15%

11.47%

9.37%

Nevada

5.01%

8.25%

*

15.29%

8.82%

7.13%

8.20%

New Mexico

4.12%

11.88%

*

12.34%

*

6.65%

9.03%

8.75%

Utah

6.92%

11.72%

*

11.48%

5.53%

12.44%

6.55%

Wyoming

3.66%

8.12%

*

5.12%

7.74%

9.32%

5.71%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.50%

15.05%

15.42%

*

10.97%

10.00%

9.85%

California

2.39%

5.85%

6.97%

3.98%

3.69%

4.71%

Hawaii

4.58%

10.45%

13.51%

*

5.79%

6.58%

4.68%

Oregon

3.80%

8.86%

*

8.76%

9.86%

7.15%

11.36%

Washington

5.39%

6.83%

*

11.00%

8.93%

9.61%

7.61%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.