United States

64.8%

64.9%

67.3%

60.7%

62.1%

65.6%

New England:

Connecticut

71.5%

71.7%

75.5%

58.8%

60.9%

73.3%

Maine

58.3%

57.4%

60.9%

59.4%

55.9%

59.3%

Massachusetts

60.9%

64.3%

64.3%

40.9%

53.0%

62.8%

New Hampshire

56.3%

61.7%

62.0%

36.2%

45.0%

59.1%

Rhode Island

54.6%

49.7%

70.7%

41.8%

39.3%

59.2%

Vermont

41.6%

41.6%

51.5%

26.4%

*

23.1%

*

46.1%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

62.1%

59.4%

71.2%

73.0%

74.0%

60.1%

New York

66.6%

66.4%

71.2%

62.3%

52.7%

69.9%

Pennsylvania

66.6%

70.0%

57.1%

55.7%

56.0%

69.6%

East North Central:

Illinois

68.2%

71.3%

51.8%

64.6%

56.3%

71.7%

Indiana

63.6%

62.3%

70.0%

63.9%

52.6%

67.4%

Michigan

67.1%

69.9%

57.0%

62.9%

55.3%

70.6%

Ohio

62.1%

62.8%

58.8%

62.5%

62.5%

62.0%

Wisconsin

60.1%

65.6%

47.5%

46.2%

51.9%

62.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

54.9%

52.9%

66.8%

53.8%

56.7%

54.3%

Kansas

59.8%

59.5%

63.8%

56.4%

59.3%

60.0%

Minnesota

62.1%

56.4%

80.8%

59.9%

60.5%

62.7%

Missouri

55.4%

57.8%

61.5%

37.1%

54.8%

55.7%

Nebraska

54.5%

59.2%

57.6%

26.6%

41.6%

59.7%

North Dakota

36.7%

30.8%

49.4%

42.6%

51.7%

30.2%

South Dakota

47.8%

48.3%

48.4%

45.1%

44.6%

49.2%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

64.2%

65.6%

57.2%

60.6%

71.7%

61.9%

District of Columbia

73.4%

75.8%

76.5%

49.5%

64.4%

74.6%

Florida

71.1%

67.0%

82.4%

79.5%

82.4%

65.9%

Georgia

66.0%

65.4%

68.2%

67.8%

69.6%

65.1%

Maryland

70.6%

68.0%

83.7%

74.8%

61.6%

72.7%

North Carolina

59.3%

59.2%

49.2%

68.6%

66.5%

56.5%

South Carolina

60.5%

62.6%

60.4%

45.0%

63.7%

58.6%

Virginia

75.8%

78.8%

76.1%

57.7%

60.9%

80.1%

West Virginia

52.8%

54.4%

57.6%

35.8%

45.8%

56.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

49.8%

46.8%

73.5%

39.7%

53.0%

48.5%

Kentucky

68.4%

64.4%

87.2%

71.9%

71.2%

67.3%

Mississippi

45.6%

43.0%

69.6%

48.3%

49.8%

43.3%

Tennessee

60.7%

56.8%

66.9%

72.5%

60.1%

61.1%

West South Central:

Arkansas

44.8%

43.5%

63.6%

35.0%

*

45.8%

44.3%

Louisiana

50.4%

51.5%

47.4%

46.9%

50.2%

50.5%

Oklahoma

59.9%

56.4%

79.7%

43.7%

59.6%

60.1%

Texas

64.8%

66.7%

61.6%

57.1%

62.7%

65.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

69.3%

68.5%

64.1%

81.1%

73.2%

67.9%

Colorado

63.5%

60.6%

81.5%

52.1%

71.1%

61.8%

Idaho

49.0%

42.3%

40.7%

74.5%

44.5%

50.2%

Montana

40.3%

32.1%

59.1%

51.2%

43.0%

39.2%

Nevada

64.6%

64.0%

56.3%

79.0%

70.6%

61.9%

New Mexico

58.6%

56.8%

74.3%

43.5%

66.8%

53.6%

Utah

64.0%

64.2%

73.7%

43.5%

51.9%

66.8%

Wyoming

44.9%

46.9%

28.8%

*

45.1%

46.9%

44.3%

Pacific:

Alaska

39.7%

36.3%

62.0%

38.8%

45.1%

38.8%

California

76.4%

76.6%

76.4%

75.0%

71.9%

77.6%

Hawaii

77.8%

80.4%

75.6%

67.7%

73.4%

79.8%

Oregon

51.5%

49.3%

61.5%

41.7%

55.9%

50.4%

Washington

55.7%

55.5%

60.9%

50.0%

64.9%

53.9%

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.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.

United States

0.61%

0.65%

1.67%

1.17%

0.84%

0.78%

New England:

Connecticut

2.41%

3.47%

6.25%

11.61%

11.72%

3.95%

Maine

6.41%

7.13%

13.27%

11.37%

8.92%

6.50%

Massachusetts

3.62%

4.50%

6.95%

7.84%

9.09%

5.14%

New Hampshire

3.70%

4.53%

7.83%

7.69%

8.46%

4.87%

Rhode Island

4.05%

6.50%

7.16%

8.35%

6.14%

4.26%

Vermont

6.21%

6.23%

11.23%

8.62%

*

7.25%

*

6.70%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.32%

4.15%

11.54%

13.53%

10.40%

4.62%

New York

2.19%

3.45%

6.41%

4.30%

5.47%

2.58%

Pennsylvania

1.86%

2.55%

7.49%

7.47%

7.49%

2.22%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.10%

2.97%

7.61%

11.21%

7.16%

3.21%

Indiana

1.73%

3.74%

9.14%

11.35%

4.70%

2.05%

Michigan

2.85%

2.59%

9.26%

10.15%

7.60%

2.28%

Ohio

3.54%

3.78%

7.90%

7.67%

5.94%

3.50%

Wisconsin

2.54%

3.27%

10.56%

8.71%

4.98%

2.99%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.34%

2.70%

8.54%

9.59%

5.52%

2.66%

Kansas

2.93%

3.17%

10.53%

10.63%

4.29%

3.44%

Minnesota

3.08%

2.95%

6.58%

10.39%

7.98%

3.35%

Missouri

3.72%

3.31%

7.13%

9.03%

6.31%

3.12%

Nebraska

2.49%

4.36%

11.59%

7.81%

7.79%

4.19%

North Dakota

5.08%

5.51%

11.29%

8.48%

6.29%

5.06%

South Dakota

2.63%

5.64%

9.66%

8.94%

8.39%

4.07%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.22%

3.22%

9.98%

11.26%

2.29%

2.66%

District of Columbia

3.26%

3.27%

12.60%

12.19%

8.01%

2.93%

Florida

2.50%

3.15%

13.29%

4.59%

4.19%

2.73%

Georgia

3.07%

4.40%

12.19%

11.41%

9.49%

3.65%

Maryland

2.95%

4.06%

7.12%

9.57%

8.52%

3.01%

North Carolina

3.67%

5.30%

9.74%

9.75%

5.21%

4.65%

South Carolina

3.34%

2.78%

8.09%

11.89%

7.02%

3.80%

Virginia

2.21%

2.69%

8.92%

9.46%

6.20%

2.89%

West Virginia

4.18%

4.76%

9.43%

9.39%

4.46%

6.08%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.26%

4.45%

13.62%

10.77%

7.78%

4.60%

Kentucky

4.48%

4.40%

10.25%

11.32%

6.55%

4.14%

Mississippi

5.13%

5.82%

13.67%

10.76%

7.30%

6.42%

Tennessee

3.59%

3.73%

7.69%

11.59%

7.21%

5.47%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.02%

3.61%

11.94%

11.67%

*

7.72%

4.52%

Louisiana

3.17%

4.05%

9.65%

11.69%

5.90%

5.59%

Oklahoma

2.98%

3.77%

12.59%

9.59%

6.15%

3.80%

Texas

3.95%

4.57%

6.99%

4.35%

4.19%

5.16%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.08%

3.64%

10.56%

11.17%

9.19%

3.91%

Colorado

4.59%

5.07%

5.87%

14.79%

12.10%

4.78%

Idaho

6.48%

5.45%

9.08%

15.92%

6.54%

7.34%

Montana

3.98%

3.64%

9.55%

11.99%

8.97%

3.51%

Nevada

5.72%

4.73%

14.71%

15.42%

8.63%

5.56%

New Mexico

2.82%

5.98%

13.78%

8.19%

5.83%

5.24%

Utah

3.71%

3.76%

12.51%

9.01%

8.20%

3.94%

Wyoming

4.57%

6.01%

9.17%

*

8.48%

3.97%

6.57%

Pacific:

Alaska

6.10%

5.45%

15.83%

11.43%

12.59%

6.08%

California

1.53%

1.80%

4.78%

3.60%

6.73%

1.60%

Hawaii

4.09%

4.16%

8.57%

9.66%

7.10%

4.38%

Oregon

2.07%

3.64%

4.72%

11.38%

10.42%

3.52%

Washington

2.69%

3.75%

8.82%

10.77%

8.69%

3.35%

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.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.