United States

50.0%

52.4%

42.2%

56.2%

51.1%

46.9%

New England:

Connecticut

46.5%

43.9%

42.6%

54.3%

47.6%

43.6%

Maine

52.3%

53.0%

42.4%

63.8%

51.5%

52.3%

Massachusetts

51.5%

46.8%

44.3%

60.6%

50.7%

49.1%

New Hampshire

45.1%

45.7%

38.5%

52.8%

48.7%

43.7%

Rhode Island

47.8%

62.1%

45.7%

54.9%

43.5%

45.7%

Vermont

50.5%

58.3%

48.8%

58.6%

50.4%

42.3%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

46.4%

37.8%

42.4%

53.2%

42.7%

46.0%

New York

50.0%

39.0%

46.6%

56.8%

52.2%

44.5%

Pennsylvania

49.3%

48.0%

44.4%

57.4%

49.6%

45.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

47.1%

45.6%

42.5%

54.3%

47.6%

44.7%

Indiana

49.1%

53.9%

43.1%

52.1%

50.1%

50.7%

Michigan

40.8%

37.3%

29.2%

52.3%

41.3%

40.5%

Ohio

46.3%

42.6%

39.1%

52.6%

45.6%

48.9%

Wisconsin

42.5%

36.1%

38.1%

54.0%

43.3%

38.9%

West North Central:

Iowa

46.2%

42.2%

36.3%

55.8%

49.1%

48.0%

Kansas

49.6%

46.8%

36.5%

56.2%

54.7%

48.1%

Minnesota

47.6%

36.9%

40.3%

57.5%

50.4%

45.3%

Missouri

47.6%

48.7%

42.5%

47.7%

51.8%

45.8%

Nebraska

51.2%

57.5%

56.4%

57.7%

46.9%

46.8%

North Dakota

51.3%

68.1%

46.7%

58.3%

50.6%

45.5%

South Dakota

53.3%

56.3%

51.5%

57.2%

55.5%

48.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

45.4%

59.2%

26.0%

56.0%

50.5%

39.3%

District of Columbia

51.9%

45.2%

67.8%

*

57.9%

50.9%

43.8%

Florida

55.1%

59.9%

49.5%

59.0%

56.1%

47.0%

Georgia

50.3%

45.6%

46.6%

62.0%

50.0%

43.7%

Maryland

49.7%

55.8%

40.7%

57.9%

49.3%

45.2%

North Carolina

50.7%

67.8%

39.4%

58.0%

57.4%

45.2%

South Carolina

52.9%

67.2%

50.0%

54.6%

52.1%

50.3%

Virginia

50.8%

58.4%

46.4%

57.0%

47.1%

48.5%

West Virginia

46.2%

54.1%

35.2%

56.3%

48.9%

39.6%

East South Central:

Alabama

53.1%

56.8%

42.1%

60.7%

53.9%

51.7%

Kentucky

50.5%

52.4%

36.4%

58.3%

56.2%

49.5%

Mississippi

58.8%

55.8%

55.6%

64.5%

65.0%

50.7%

Tennessee

50.8%

63.0%

40.1%

54.3%

53.3%

48.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

49.5%

65.5%

35.7%

63.2%

47.9%

50.2%

Louisiana

55.6%

62.3%

38.7%

61.6%

62.4%

55.1%

Oklahoma

49.8%

59.6%

46.3%

52.1%

57.1%

40.0%

Texas

50.3%

55.6%

43.0%

54.9%

52.1%

47.4%

Mountain:

Arizona

50.8%

57.5%

35.3%

52.0%

49.3%

59.4%

Colorado

50.0%

48.6%

43.1%

56.1%

46.7%

49.7%

Idaho

46.0%

50.4%

38.4%

52.5%

47.3%

38.6%

Montana

55.1%

49.5%

53.2%

57.3%

59.8%

49.8%

Nevada

50.7%

52.9%

51.0%

54.3%

56.2%

40.8%

New Mexico

51.2%

57.8%

61.1%

59.4%

46.1%

46.8%

Utah

42.1%

27.1%

39.7%

47.5%

39.9%

44.5%

Wyoming

48.3%

51.1%

35.4%

58.0%

52.6%

42.3%

Pacific:

Alaska

55.3%

63.5%

27.0%

*

56.0%

60.5%

54.3%

California

52.8%

53.7%

44.7%

56.6%

55.0%

50.5%

Hawaii

60.5%

57.8%

61.8%

61.1%

58.3%

62.8%

Oregon

52.0%

47.7%

46.4%

51.9%

56.8%

50.8%

Washington

54.6%

60.6%

52.6%

57.4%

56.4%

47.3%

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

0.25%

1.94%

0.60%

0.44%

0.30%

0.48%

New England:

Connecticut

1.37%

10.82%

4.01%

3.93%

3.02%

4.45%

Maine

1.27%

4.75%

4.49%

2.97%

1.86%

3.19%

Massachusetts

1.22%

6.41%

3.00%

2.81%

1.56%

3.26%

New Hampshire

1.89%

9.39%

3.61%

3.07%

3.44%

2.67%

Rhode Island

2.25%

10.76%

5.19%

3.86%

4.09%

2.91%

Vermont

1.98%

8.44%

4.84%

2.90%

3.61%

1.70%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.08%

10.17%

6.26%

2.54%

2.27%

3.16%

New York

1.75%

6.37%

6.06%

3.72%

1.98%

3.27%

Pennsylvania

1.21%

7.54%

3.23%

2.56%

2.47%

3.62%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.36%

7.70%

4.78%

2.12%

2.92%

3.66%

Indiana

2.34%

7.67%

5.65%

4.05%

2.35%

4.89%

Michigan

0.79%

8.73%

2.27%

4.39%

2.76%

1.65%

Ohio

0.95%

4.33%

1.76%

2.73%

2.85%

2.63%

Wisconsin

1.57%

8.50%

1.73%

2.89%

2.67%

3.11%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.39%

6.98%

3.81%

2.11%

3.38%

2.03%

Kansas

3.06%

8.32%

5.50%

3.34%

4.25%

4.71%

Minnesota

1.72%

4.95%

3.85%

3.51%

3.98%

2.38%

Missouri

1.94%

8.70%

4.09%

4.29%

3.23%

2.20%

Nebraska

2.01%

10.10%

6.18%

2.72%

2.72%

4.33%

North Dakota

1.67%

4.02%

4.01%

2.64%

4.03%

3.52%

South Dakota

1.08%

6.86%

7.82%

2.97%

4.10%

4.74%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.93%

9.18%

7.61%

3.43%

3.55%

2.94%

District of Columbia

2.02%

12.81%

21.45%

*

1.97%

2.91%

2.13%

Florida

1.79%

6.65%

4.56%

1.77%

1.65%

3.31%

Georgia

2.12%

9.49%

7.34%

3.41%

3.95%

3.18%

Maryland

1.92%

8.10%

8.30%

2.08%

2.92%

3.05%

North Carolina

1.75%

12.81%

2.65%

4.26%

4.08%

2.95%

South Carolina

1.89%

11.40%

5.07%

2.31%

3.26%

4.21%

Virginia

2.17%

9.54%

6.22%

2.92%

2.87%

3.02%

West Virginia

1.92%

7.64%

5.42%

1.32%

2.48%

4.21%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.56%

9.06%

2.62%

2.28%

5.99%

3.21%

Kentucky

1.39%

8.99%

2.25%

2.67%

3.28%

5.09%

Mississippi

2.19%

10.09%

4.38%

2.21%

4.63%

2.96%

Tennessee

0.61%

13.19%

3.68%

3.27%

4.73%

2.99%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.43%

7.00%

2.64%

3.19%

3.70%

3.64%

Louisiana

2.02%

10.31%

7.57%

3.16%

4.68%

4.69%

Oklahoma

1.74%

12.22%

6.23%

3.58%

5.24%

3.80%

Texas

1.72%

6.12%

4.25%

2.22%

1.59%

3.66%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.23%

11.89%

6.90%

4.16%

3.72%

4.64%

Colorado

1.60%

8.89%

3.74%

2.62%

3.23%

5.31%

Idaho

2.66%

8.59%

7.40%

2.90%

3.98%

2.79%

Montana

1.94%

8.46%

6.00%

4.91%

3.44%

4.25%

Nevada

2.31%

7.95%

9.15%

2.27%

5.40%

6.25%

New Mexico

2.54%

10.35%

14.82%

3.07%

5.38%

3.04%

Utah

1.43%

7.62%

5.10%

3.67%

2.81%

2.23%

Wyoming

2.10%

5.78%

5.09%

3.65%

6.87%

5.47%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.69%

10.94%

9.12%

*

6.07%

5.04%

3.74%

California

0.70%

4.23%

1.99%

2.24%

1.93%

1.92%

Hawaii

2.57%

8.87%

11.83%

2.96%

2.70%

3.38%

Oregon

1.04%

5.79%

3.82%

3.02%

3.57%

3.47%

Washington

2.22%

5.44%

6.96%

2.91%

3.27%

5.71%

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.