United States

66.5%

66.9%

72.6%

55.8%

65.3%

66.8%

New England:

Connecticut

69.5%

70.7%

64.8%

67.9%

69.9%

69.5%

Maine

61.0%

65.6%

57.0%

44.7%

50.2%

64.2%

Massachusetts

61.9%

66.4%

59.1%

49.6%

43.5%

66.1%

New Hampshire

62.1%

63.0%

66.4%

50.3%

60.7%

62.4%

Rhode Island

53.8%

48.8%

65.1%

52.6%

67.8%

48.2%

Vermont

50.1%

58.1%

42.6%

29.3%

*

47.5%

50.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

66.6%

68.0%

59.3%

66.3%

66.0%

66.7%

New York

70.9%

73.7%

75.9%

46.4%

69.1%

71.5%

Pennsylvania

61.6%

64.0%

65.6%

39.7%

50.0%

65.8%

East North Central:

Illinois

73.5%

77.9%

65.0%

56.5%

63.8%

76.2%

Indiana

68.2%

69.1%

74.2%

51.7%

69.6%

67.7%

Michigan

64.2%

68.0%

65.5%

36.2%

54.6%

66.9%

Ohio

61.1%

64.1%

54.0%

48.7%

56.7%

62.5%

Wisconsin

61.0%

59.5%

63.7%

65.2%

55.2%

62.7%

West North Central:

Iowa

67.8%

66.7%

79.8%

57.3%

69.6%

67.2%

Kansas

57.0%

58.2%

57.2%

48.2%

57.4%

56.8%

Minnesota

62.5%

59.3%

73.0%

66.3%

74.6%

59.6%

Missouri

64.6%

62.3%

85.6%

47.6%

66.5%

63.9%

Nebraska

57.0%

58.0%

61.6%

44.5%

*

52.3%

58.2%

North Dakota

34.4%

33.1%

42.0%

31.2%

31.8%

35.3%

South Dakota

46.3%

49.2%

34.0%

52.0%

45.5%

46.8%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

67.5%

66.6%

72.7%

67.5%

68.5%

67.3%

District of Columbia

72.6%

79.8%

60.1%

31.8%

*

53.9%

77.1%

Florida

76.7%

73.1%

87.7%

77.3%

83.4%

74.5%

Georgia

75.4%

71.7%

90.8%

84.6%

90.5%

70.3%

Maryland

70.9%

71.5%

77.2%

52.5%

64.3%

72.5%

North Carolina

56.8%

57.1%

70.6%

35.0%

60.6%

55.2%

South Carolina

64.4%

65.0%

74.9%

47.0%

71.6%

61.7%

Virginia

73.8%

73.1%

88.5%

60.9%

68.8%

75.1%

West Virginia

48.8%

38.6%

79.0%

60.3%

55.9%

43.9%

East South Central:

Alabama

46.7%

41.2%

66.0%

56.4%

58.5%

39.5%

Kentucky

63.3%

57.4%

87.8%

57.8%

69.5%

59.1%

Mississippi

57.0%

56.7%

69.6%

34.2%

*

62.4%

54.5%

Tennessee

61.5%

56.9%

81.4%

69.1%

70.5%

56.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

53.0%

53.5%

62.1%

29.7%

54.6%

52.3%

Louisiana

54.9%

49.2%

76.8%

48.3%

59.1%

53.0%

Oklahoma

47.6%

54.5%

42.9%

23.2%

*

42.6%

50.6%

Texas

68.0%

65.5%

78.8%

74.4%

71.5%

66.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

67.8%

69.9%

43.2%

*

73.7%

65.9%

68.4%

Colorado

70.5%

71.7%

66.6%

65.7%

79.5%

67.6%

Idaho

41.9%

38.3%

64.8%

20.1%

*

45.8%

39.8%

Montana

31.6%

31.0%

32.4%

*

32.9%

38.5%

29.2%

Nevada

69.2%

69.1%

71.1%

66.6%

81.3%

64.1%

New Mexico

59.0%

61.1%

65.4%

33.7%

*

59.9%

58.6%

Utah

72.9%

69.1%

85.5%

60.4%

77.3%

71.2%

Wyoming

45.3%

51.1%

43.5%

9.1%

*

46.0%

45.0%

Pacific:

Alaska

43.5%

46.0%

28.1%

*

35.3%

*

52.4%

42.1%

California

74.8%

75.8%

83.6%

56.9%

66.5%

77.4%

Hawaii

78.0%

81.6%

73.6%

66.0%

75.4%

79.4%

Oregon

54.7%

56.3%

61.8%

33.3%

*

46.7%

58.0%

Washington

58.9%

60.4%

48.0%

61.7%

64.3%

57.1%

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.

** 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

0.65%

0.67%

1.85%

1.48%

1.37%

0.65%

New England:

Connecticut

2.85%

4.34%

6.08%

6.16%

9.87%

3.50%

Maine

3.41%

4.04%

8.89%

7.00%

4.46%

4.66%

Massachusetts

3.63%

4.00%

11.42%

9.92%

8.55%

4.43%

New Hampshire

4.88%

5.55%

7.35%

12.22%

6.34%

6.10%

Rhode Island

3.55%

3.04%

9.87%

8.70%

8.73%

4.15%

Vermont

3.11%

3.56%

8.76%

9.10%

*

7.70%

4.24%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.35%

5.71%

10.40%

8.16%

8.36%

4.24%

New York

1.45%

1.80%

6.25%

4.30%

6.36%

1.58%

Pennsylvania

4.31%

5.12%

8.01%

9.56%

6.75%

4.48%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.71%

2.33%

11.13%

10.55%

5.43%

3.66%

Indiana

3.37%

4.64%

10.61%

10.40%

4.79%

4.68%

Michigan

2.50%

0.88%

9.54%

6.75%

7.50%

2.35%

Ohio

3.23%

4.07%

10.69%

6.96%

6.79%

4.19%

Wisconsin

3.90%

4.54%

5.10%

7.92%

10.71%

4.70%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.15%

3.16%

5.10%

9.57%

6.19%

3.86%

Kansas

3.92%

4.71%

12.57%

9.97%

5.96%

5.41%

Minnesota

2.71%

3.52%

8.42%

7.32%

4.96%

3.40%

Missouri

4.15%

3.49%

16.24%

10.70%

6.96%

4.73%

Nebraska

4.87%

5.42%

8.99%

14.00%

*

7.90%

6.04%

North Dakota

5.17%

5.40%

11.96%

7.95%

8.19%

5.90%

South Dakota

4.40%

4.28%

7.67%

6.97%

6.74%

5.35%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4.40%

6.06%

12.64%

11.55%

6.55%

4.85%

District of Columbia

3.22%

3.94%

13.31%

15.47%

*

10.96%

4.09%

Florida

2.97%

3.66%

2.60%

13.82%

5.57%

3.60%

Georgia

3.11%

3.12%

12.56%

10.26%

4.65%

2.88%

Maryland

2.72%

3.12%

9.79%

10.78%

7.91%

4.18%

North Carolina

3.08%

3.83%

8.72%

10.21%

8.02%

5.48%

South Carolina

4.18%

4.02%

7.57%

10.01%

6.19%

5.06%

Virginia

2.52%

2.85%

5.32%

13.75%

9.23%

3.08%

West Virginia

5.40%

5.48%

9.88%

12.03%

7.23%

5.09%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.87%

4.21%

10.33%

12.38%

8.80%

5.42%

Kentucky

4.65%

4.21%

7.29%

16.73%

5.38%

5.59%

Mississippi

3.08%

4.39%

11.71%

11.13%

*

2.94%

3.75%

Tennessee

3.40%

3.91%

12.53%

11.59%

6.73%

3.25%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.40%

5.68%

11.43%

8.67%

4.77%

5.50%

Louisiana

4.39%

4.72%

8.32%

10.02%

6.87%

4.59%

Oklahoma

5.07%

4.77%

11.20%

12.08%

*

4.95%

6.04%

Texas

3.08%

3.16%

7.96%

11.10%

6.39%

3.59%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.67%

4.99%

13.16%

*

12.46%

6.60%

5.75%

Colorado

2.50%

2.77%

12.90%

10.81%

10.07%

3.68%

Idaho

4.39%

6.05%

11.55%

10.89%

*

7.67%

4.86%

Montana

4.32%

5.25%

17.69%

*

8.60%

6.31%

4.78%

Nevada

4.10%

4.26%

10.76%

14.03%

6.50%

5.04%

New Mexico

4.65%

5.40%

13.30%

10.56%

*

6.93%

5.96%

Utah

3.44%

4.10%

12.29%

7.93%

4.55%

5.76%

Wyoming

4.30%

6.20%

10.91%

6.51%

*

9.04%

6.64%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.90%

5.04%

10.75%

*

10.97%

*

9.95%

4.80%

California

2.60%

2.98%

2.24%

6.78%

4.93%

2.87%

Hawaii

2.15%

1.75%

8.84%

7.65%

5.12%

2.07%

Oregon

3.77%

6.00%

11.55%

12.21%

*

9.48%

6.54%

Washington

6.41%

5.94%

11.06%

11.93%

11.54%

6.16%

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.

** 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.