United States

66.5%

42.5%

65.6%

66.3%

67.9%

71.4%

New England:

Connecticut

69.5%

49.3%

*

81.5%

51.4%

70.9%

82.0%

Maine

61.0%

23.5%

*

79.2%

48.8%

66.3%

68.5%

Massachusetts

61.9%

65.1%

60.0%

44.7%

72.8%

72.2%

New Hampshire

62.1%

4.0%

*

67.0%

59.1%

69.6%

63.1%

Rhode Island

53.8%

12.2%

*

31.2%

63.3%

49.8%

63.5%

Vermont

50.1%

24.0%

*

63.0%

46.7%

45.8%

61.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

66.6%

11.1%

*

64.2%

61.3%

63.7%

79.8%

New York

70.9%

24.5%

76.8%

64.0%

75.8%

75.7%

Pennsylvania

61.6%

54.4%

60.4%

52.6%

66.1%

71.7%

East North Central:

Illinois

73.5%

51.7%

78.5%

68.7%

78.8%

74.5%

Indiana

68.2%

50.0%

69.6%

64.3%

72.6%

73.0%

Michigan

64.2%

19.4%

*

76.7%

56.2%

73.7%

60.3%

Ohio

61.1%

51.8%

62.5%

58.6%

54.3%

73.2%

Wisconsin

61.0%

19.8%

*

54.2%

64.1%

66.9%

64.1%

West North Central:

Iowa

67.8%

8.8%

*

77.5%

69.2%

68.3%

69.3%

Kansas

57.0%

18.8%

*

64.9%

53.5%

61.2%

63.7%

Minnesota

62.5%

25.5%

*

39.4%

63.7%

73.8%

67.5%

Missouri

64.6%

31.4%

*

54.1%

62.7%

66.3%

74.3%

Nebraska

57.0%

2.9%

*

58.7%

49.2%

64.6%

72.8%

North Dakota

34.4%

16.9%

*

51.0%

31.8%

32.3%

38.3%

South Dakota

46.3%

10.8%

*

67.8%

48.5%

42.8%

49.6%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

67.5%

29.2%

*

83.6%

64.2%

63.3%

79.6%

District of Columbia

72.6%

88.5%

100.5%

*

57.4%

81.6%

88.1%

Florida

76.7%

58.1%

78.6%

77.5%

72.6%

83.8%

Georgia

75.4%

46.4%

*

71.2%

78.7%

72.5%

82.4%

Maryland

70.9%

49.4%

*

85.8%

64.8%

81.3%

61.7%

North Carolina

56.8%

10.0%

*

64.4%

60.0%

54.9%

58.8%

South Carolina

64.4%

52.7%

63.7%

72.3%

49.1%

73.2%

Virginia

73.8%

62.6%

61.7%

72.9%

76.6%

80.3%

West Virginia

48.8%

13.1%

*

37.0%

61.9%

42.2%

44.9%

East South Central:

Alabama

46.7%

22.5%

*

49.3%

57.9%

36.7%

*

41.5%

Kentucky

63.3%

45.1%

*

62.9%

62.6%

60.4%

72.8%

Mississippi

57.0%

19.5%

*

69.9%

59.6%

58.0%

48.4%

Tennessee

61.5%

47.0%

*

52.5%

68.5%

55.7%

67.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

53.0%

56.9%

49.2%

44.1%

43.2%

75.3%

Louisiana

54.9%

28.6%

*

56.4%

66.9%

47.1%

41.4%

Oklahoma

47.6%

6.8%

*

49.2%

46.5%

51.3%

53.0%

Texas

68.0%

54.8%

57.9%

72.4%

77.0%

61.1%

Mountain:

Arizona

67.8%

63.2%

63.7%

60.8%

67.2%

85.6%

Colorado

70.5%

32.4%

*

75.9%

74.0%

62.0%

80.1%

Idaho

41.9%

7.4%

*

37.3%

*

47.6%

39.2%

53.6%

Montana

31.6%

5.6%

*

32.8%

*

36.5%

27.8%

38.5%

Nevada

69.2%

51.5%

64.2%

80.8%

52.8%

62.0%

New Mexico

59.0%

19.3%

*

37.5%

*

56.7%

67.1%

75.4%

Utah

72.9%

10.7%

*

65.5%

73.0%

80.0%

80.2%

Wyoming

45.3%

16.2%

*

60.6%

50.8%

27.2%

*

51.4%

Pacific:

Alaska

43.5%

28.0%

*

57.5%

51.8%

27.6%

50.6%

California

74.8%

56.1%

77.0%

79.2%

70.9%

77.5%

Hawaii

78.0%

55.3%

53.9%

*

81.9%

74.6%

81.8%

Oregon

54.7%

39.3%

54.0%

46.8%

64.8%

57.3%

Washington

58.9%

21.9%

*

54.6%

63.7%

56.4%

71.6%

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

0.65%

3.25%

1.68%

0.88%

1.63%

1.13%

New England:

Connecticut

2.85%

16.55%

*

11.17%

5.95%

4.91%

4.87%

Maine

3.41%

7.29%

*

10.02%

3.89%

6.20%

7.80%

Massachusetts

3.63%

15.89%

12.03%

5.41%

4.79%

9.83%

New Hampshire

4.88%

2.47%

*

11.91%

5.75%

9.44%

8.46%

Rhode Island

3.55%

9.06%

*

9.07%

7.08%

9.01%

7.89%

Vermont

3.11%

12.68%

*

15.45%

5.15%

6.27%

10.10%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.35%

12.32%

*

13.62%

6.75%

9.46%

4.54%

New York

1.45%

6.49%

9.08%

5.16%

2.98%

5.41%

Pennsylvania

4.31%

14.13%

12.09%

5.65%

5.04%

6.71%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.71%

13.21%

10.30%

5.78%

5.79%

6.82%

Indiana

3.37%

14.34%

11.42%

6.19%

6.78%

5.79%

Michigan

2.50%

8.36%

*

9.58%

5.81%

4.45%

10.50%

Ohio

3.23%

12.41%

7.96%

7.22%

8.11%

5.94%

Wisconsin

3.90%

10.68%

*

7.14%

4.27%

8.64%

6.39%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.15%

3.85%

*

11.45%

5.25%

8.11%

8.56%

Kansas

3.92%

8.36%

*

11.74%

7.07%

8.82%

8.84%

Minnesota

2.71%

12.40%

*

11.18%

2.79%

8.12%

7.68%

Missouri

4.15%

13.27%

*

14.19%

6.39%

7.90%

7.79%

Nebraska

4.87%

6.07%

*

13.99%

8.89%

10.54%

5.21%

North Dakota

5.17%

14.00%

*

13.62%

6.84%

8.29%

8.86%

South Dakota

4.40%

5.73%

*

16.77%

4.95%

10.72%

10.03%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4.40%

14.08%

*

17.91%

6.68%

6.88%

7.17%

District of Columbia

3.22%

24.83%

31.77%

*

6.79%

4.24%

11.73%

Florida

2.97%

13.95%

11.42%

4.71%

5.07%

4.09%

Georgia

3.11%

14.04%

*

13.46%

6.13%

8.49%

5.47%

Maryland

2.72%

16.45%

*

16.16%

5.76%

6.01%

9.07%

North Carolina

3.08%

5.55%

*

8.22%

4.29%

8.16%

8.66%

South Carolina

4.18%

14.64%

9.18%

5.21%

9.14%

7.83%

Virginia

2.52%

14.05%

12.10%

6.28%

5.61%

5.61%

West Virginia

5.40%

7.16%

*

9.86%

7.66%

7.88%

7.99%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.87%

8.07%

*

12.66%

5.91%

11.10%

*

12.00%

Kentucky

4.65%

15.42%

*

8.88%

7.95%

6.61%

8.51%

Mississippi

3.08%

11.43%

*

8.93%

5.25%

8.66%

8.11%

Tennessee

3.40%

14.34%

*

9.66%

6.83%

10.25%

6.31%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.40%

16.80%

10.51%

5.26%

8.12%

10.19%

Louisiana

4.39%

15.54%

*

12.88%

5.69%

9.32%

6.62%

Oklahoma

5.07%

4.05%

*

12.36%

6.54%

8.44%

9.82%

Texas

3.08%

12.08%

7.09%

4.26%

4.49%

6.42%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.67%

16.90%

16.15%

7.71%

9.87%

8.22%

Colorado

2.50%

10.61%

*

10.59%

4.41%

6.53%

6.64%

Idaho

4.39%

2.42%

*

12.63%

*

5.94%

7.98%

8.41%

Montana

4.32%

2.14%

*

14.63%

*

7.20%

5.25%

7.11%

Nevada

4.10%

10.58%

14.96%

5.38%

10.18%

8.77%

New Mexico

4.65%

10.79%

*

11.40%

*

7.30%

6.50%

7.78%

Utah

3.44%

4.09%

*

12.88%

5.73%

10.21%

6.82%

Wyoming

4.30%

7.11%

*

13.14%

7.54%

9.66%

*

11.56%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.90%

10.02%

*

15.70%

8.52%

7.62%

6.99%

California

2.60%

8.77%

4.00%

1.88%

5.69%

2.50%

Hawaii

2.15%

8.67%

16.64%

*

3.24%

10.13%

4.58%

Oregon

3.77%

11.45%

11.54%

5.18%

9.88%

9.10%

Washington

6.41%

13.06%

*

13.68%

7.41%

9.04%

6.67%

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.