United States

20.6%

39.6%

16.2%

17.8%

23.2%

18.1%

New England:

Connecticut

17.1%

45.2%

*

6.0%

*

42.7%

14.6%

5.2%

*

Maine

19.8%

45.0%

9.6%

*

17.9%

21.4%

13.7%

*

Massachusetts

9.3%

20.2%

*

9.3%

*

8.9%

*

8.9%

*

8.7%

*

New Hampshire

12.0%

34.7%

*

1.2%

*

12.0%

15.8%

*

19.2%

Rhode Island

13.9%

50.2%

22.2%

*

12.5%

8.3%

*

10.4%

*

Vermont

26.9%

59.6%

22.4%

*

26.7%

27.6%

20.3%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

18.7%

67.7%

17.3%

*

12.5%

*

21.8%

*

19.5%

New York

18.4%

52.6%

12.9%

*

20.3%

19.8%

13.1%

Pennsylvania

18.5%

28.2%

*

14.3%

*

19.7%

20.4%

13.2%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

16.1%

46.2%

20.2%

11.3%

*

15.6%

*

13.9%

*

Indiana

9.0%

17.4%

*

7.8%

*

3.6%

*

11.4%

*

12.0%

*

Michigan

18.6%

50.1%

*

12.8%

*

15.9%

*

18.5%

*

22.7%

*

Ohio

12.4%

44.3%

*

5.5%

*

16.7%

14.8%

*

7.3%

Wisconsin

11.3%

41.3%

*

1.5%

*

9.6%

*

22.0%

*

7.2%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

12.7%

60.0%

8.6%

*

8.1%

*

15.3%

*

9.1%

*

Kansas

17.3%

46.6%

21.4%

*

8.9%

19.9%

16.3%

Minnesota

16.5%

43.5%

13.6%

*

18.8%

13.6%

*

14.9%

*

Missouri

17.2%

49.3%

23.8%

*

11.8%

*

20.2%

*

9.7%

*

Nebraska

14.3%

26.0%

*

19.0%

*

5.4%

*

19.3%

11.3%

*

North Dakota

31.7%

50.5%

38.1%

19.7%

31.3%

31.7%

South Dakota

19.1%

40.9%

3.5%

*

16.2%

*

17.8%

*

26.3%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

14.5%

42.9%

6.0%

*

21.9%

8.1%

*

14.8%

District of Columbia

24.2%

44.5%

*

0.0%

38.5%

18.4%

9.2%

*

Florida

21.8%

58.7%

14.3%

*

17.8%

*

28.5%

11.3%

Georgia

20.1%

22.2%

*

3.0%

*

20.3%

*

19.3%

26.5%

*

Maryland

17.2%

38.8%

*

28.6%

*

16.6%

16.9%

*

6.3%

*

North Carolina

16.7%

50.2%

4.7%

*

16.6%

*

18.3%

*

16.0%

*

South Carolina

26.5%

50.9%

35.5%

10.6%

43.3%

7.9%

*

Virginia

15.1%

44.2%

5.5%

*

14.2%

14.4%

*

8.2%

*

West Virginia

15.9%

50.4%

26.5%

7.3%

*

15.3%

17.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

21.0%

28.0%

*

12.8%

*

13.4%

30.2%

23.5%

*

Kentucky

12.7%

30.6%

*

7.2%

*

14.2%

*

11.8%

*

12.8%

Mississippi

22.1%

52.3%

*

17.7%

*

8.7%

27.9%

*

24.7%

Tennessee

12.9%

9.2%

*

6.1%

*

8.5%

*

13.3%

*

22.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

18.3%

9.3%

*

17.9%

*

22.8%

*

19.9%

*

18.8%

Louisiana

21.1%

43.2%

*

17.5%

*

12.6%

*

22.2%

29.8%

Oklahoma

27.2%

42.8%

*

33.1%

*

25.1%

*

30.2%

18.2%

*

Texas

23.8%

18.6%

*

21.6%

21.5%

31.2%

21.8%

Mountain:

Arizona

25.6%

34.4%

*

7.4%

*

25.6%

*

26.9%

28.7%

Colorado

22.3%

46.1%

6.5%

*

21.0%

*

30.4%

16.7%

*

Idaho

23.9%

47.6%

51.5%

14.0%

19.6%

19.1%

*

Montana

27.5%

33.4%

*

14.5%

*

21.4%

34.1%

31.1%

Nevada

25.8%

54.6%

54.9%

15.6%

*

39.0%

14.4%

*

New Mexico

19.1%

34.7%

*

30.2%

*

12.7%

*

19.6%

17.0%

Utah

23.8%

57.3%

15.6%

*

29.0%

25.0%

*

18.3%

*

Wyoming

32.6%

53.4%

20.1%

*

21.6%

*

43.0%

41.9%

Pacific:

Alaska

30.3%

32.5%

*

3.9%

*

17.9%

49.3%

25.1%

California

28.5%

45.5%

24.6%

20.6%

30.5%

31.2%

Hawaii

48.2%

59.9%

67.5%

45.3%

59.8%

33.7%

Oregon

35.9%

65.5%

30.3%

29.3%

43.5%

25.7%

Washington

41.3%

52.1%

45.0%

23.1%

49.6%

45.7%

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

0.50%

2.57%

1.44%

1.17%

0.96%

1.14%

New England:

Connecticut

3.86%

13.79%

*

6.06%

*

10.22%

3.64%

3.35%

*

Maine

3.17%

12.24%

5.94%

*

4.85%

4.81%

8.29%

*

Massachusetts

1.38%

10.65%

*

11.30%

*

2.73%

*

4.12%

*

4.62%

*

New Hampshire

1.35%

11.60%

*

1.18%

*

3.32%

6.13%

*

4.69%

Rhode Island

1.92%

12.20%

10.22%

*

3.03%

6.31%

*

3.59%

*

Vermont

2.85%

15.71%

6.81%

*

7.16%

3.99%

6.47%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.45%

16.36%

10.29%

*

5.77%

*

7.00%

*

4.35%

New York

2.38%

9.05%

4.47%

*

3.64%

3.59%

3.51%

Pennsylvania

1.38%

10.92%

*

5.08%

*

3.24%

2.64%

5.59%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

2.10%

12.11%

5.99%

4.28%

*

4.80%

*

5.50%

*

Indiana

2.43%

8.39%

*

3.73%

*

1.86%

*

3.48%

*

6.54%

*

Michigan

1.83%

15.88%

*

6.17%

*

5.72%

*

6.29%

*

7.19%

*

Ohio

3.31%

13.98%

*

3.71%

*

3.79%

4.54%

*

1.84%

Wisconsin

2.32%

13.83%

*

0.78%

*

3.08%

*

7.86%

*

3.32%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

2.97%

14.50%

5.26%

*

2.46%

*

4.96%

*

2.74%

*

Kansas

2.02%

11.85%

7.99%

*

2.22%

5.64%

4.26%

Minnesota

2.36%

10.14%

10.52%

*

4.75%

4.50%

*

7.80%

*

Missouri

3.94%

12.93%

11.03%

*

4.71%

*

9.29%

*

3.20%

*

Nebraska

2.58%

12.59%

*

12.49%

*

2.95%

*

5.55%

4.37%

*

North Dakota

4.20%

13.03%

10.80%

4.48%

9.22%

8.14%

South Dakota

2.18%

9.23%

1.26%

*

6.57%

*

7.21%

*

7.81%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.10%

9.80%

2.09%

*

4.43%

3.45%

*

4.16%

District of Columbia

4.21%

15.64%

*

0.00%

6.03%

4.41%

4.13%

*

Florida

2.29%

10.94%

6.47%

*

5.89%

*

5.69%

2.40%

Georgia

3.09%

12.63%

*

10.27%

*

8.66%

*

5.00%

8.86%

*

Maryland

2.14%

11.65%

*

14.13%

*

3.86%

5.88%

*

3.16%

*

North Carolina

2.24%

14.29%

2.71%

*

5.71%

*

6.98%

*

5.43%

*

South Carolina

5.02%

14.36%

9.43%

2.21%

11.97%

3.35%

*

Virginia

1.62%

11.92%

2.81%

*

3.68%

4.43%

*

6.11%

*

West Virginia

1.77%

13.31%

6.80%

4.70%

*

4.16%

3.78%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.13%

11.54%

*

6.64%

*

2.96%

6.28%

8.19%

*

Kentucky

1.95%

11.88%

*

3.68%

*

6.63%

*

5.25%

*

2.51%

Mississippi

3.59%

15.79%

*

7.33%

*

2.09%

11.30%

*

5.90%

Tennessee

2.36%

7.76%

*

4.94%

*

4.06%

*

6.72%

*

6.04%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.80%

14.72%

*

8.41%

*

8.09%

*

8.61%

*

5.57%

Louisiana

3.65%

14.91%

*

10.46%

*

5.31%

*

5.55%

5.47%

Oklahoma

3.97%

13.71%

*

10.04%

*

7.90%

*

7.13%

7.59%

*

Texas

2.65%

13.36%

*

5.51%

4.44%

5.65%

4.68%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.99%

11.95%

*

12.95%

*

7.86%

*

7.56%

5.80%

Colorado

3.04%

12.81%

9.20%

*

8.44%

*

5.35%

6.72%

*

Idaho

3.50%

12.95%

13.54%

3.82%

5.42%

7.49%

*

Montana

5.17%

10.54%

*

7.45%

*

5.46%

8.01%

9.21%

Nevada

4.51%

13.54%

14.85%

5.26%

*

7.94%

6.16%

*

New Mexico

4.14%

11.98%

*

9.97%

*

5.52%

*

5.85%

2.51%

Utah

1.94%

14.45%

5.38%

*

5.41%

8.70%

*

7.67%

*

Wyoming

3.89%

12.17%

6.87%

*

7.07%

*

9.27%

10.92%

Pacific:

Alaska

4.29%

12.94%

*

4.00%

*

4.86%

7.37%

6.78%

California

1.89%

8.76%

5.27%

2.72%

3.05%

2.87%

Hawaii

3.38%

10.18%

17.02%

6.04%

7.11%

9.36%

Oregon

4.33%

13.12%

8.59%

7.01%

8.36%

4.30%

Washington

4.38%

14.40%

11.90%

5.98%

6.10%

7.34%

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.