| Division and State | Total | Percent Full-Time Employees | Percent Low-Wage Employees ** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% or more | 50-74% | Less than 50% | 50% or more | Less than 50% | ||
| United States | 58.5% | 58.1% | 63.2% | 54.5% | 55.4% | 59.0% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 54.4% | 55.1% | 53.4% | 42.5% | 53.0% | 54.6% |
| Maine | 56.1% | 54.8% | 69.2% | 44.8% | 25.4% | 60.9% |
| Massachusetts | 55.3% | 53.8% | 64.9% | 48.0% | 53.6% | 55.5% |
| New Hampshire | 62.0% | 62.1% | 54.0% | 70.4% | 48.0% | 63.5% |
| Rhode Island | 46.8% | 51.0% | 44.5% | 18.2% * | 46.9% | 46.7% |
| Vermont | 49.6% | 47.3% | 48.5% | 67.1% | 51.0% | 49.4% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 59.9% | 59.2% | 70.9% | 39.7% | 32.2% | 62.4% |
| New York | 50.7% | 52.6% | 48.5% | 31.9% | 53.5% | 50.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 63.8% | 62.0% | 77.6% | 60.2% | 53.3% | 64.9% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 59.6% | 56.4% | 74.9% | 72.0% | 62.0% | 59.3% |
| Indiana | 73.7% | 74.0% | 83.9% | 36.3% | 73.8% | 73.7% |
| Michigan | 60.9% | 62.2% | 59.7% | 41.7% | 48.9% | 62.8% |
| Ohio | 59.8% | 59.7% | 63.7% | 48.4% | 38.5% | 62.5% |
| Wisconsin | 61.4% | 65.4% | 45.7% | 45.0% | 63.4% | 61.0% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 67.5% | 64.6% | 82.3% | 47.9% | 73.4% | 66.3% |
| Kansas | 62.4% | 60.7% | 69.7% | 53.6% | 69.4% | 60.3% |
| Minnesota | 73.8% | 73.8% | 70.2% | 75.5% | 55.6% | 75.8% |
| Missouri | 69.0% | 65.1% | 84.8% | 63.0% | 60.8% | 70.7% |
| Nebraska | 69.3% | 70.6% | 63.8% | 61.2% | 59.3% | 71.4% |
| North Dakota | 49.9% | 52.1% | 37.4% | 41.6% | 51.9% | 49.6% |
| South Dakota | 49.9% | 48.4% | 60.4% | 21.7% * | 35.7% | 53.0% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 67.6% | 65.7% | 80.3% | 49.2% | 83.2% | 62.5% |
| District of Columbia | 54.6% | 57.4% | 12.2% * | 66.3% | 50.9% | 54.9% |
| Florida | 60.2% | 59.4% | 55.4% | 84.3% | 62.0% | 59.9% |
| Georgia | 64.9% | 66.1% | 65.3% | 34.2% * | 58.1% | 66.8% |
| Maryland | 64.0% | 65.9% | 50.6% | 43.2% | 41.4% | 66.1% |
| North Carolina | 64.6% | 66.2% | 50.6% | 64.0% | 59.1% | 65.3% |
| South Carolina | 61.4% | 60.1% | 78.4% | 33.6% * | 52.3% | 62.8% |
| Virginia | 57.6% | 58.6% | 54.1% | 45.9% | 47.2% | 59.7% |
| West Virginia | 66.1% | 68.3% | 52.7% | 59.9% | 46.6% | 70.2% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 64.8% | 64.7% | 79.2% | 36.1% | 56.4% | 66.5% |
| Kentucky | 66.9% | 67.6% | 67.5% | 48.1% | 52.8% | 69.1% |
| Mississippi | 64.0% | 64.6% | 59.7% | 56.5% | 61.8% | 64.8% |
| Tennessee | 51.8% | 47.7% | 71.5% | 52.6% | 73.0% | 47.3% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 63.0% | 55.3% | 87.3% | 61.6% | 47.2% | 66.4% |
| Louisiana | 62.2% | 58.6% | 77.3% | 73.1% | 63.1% | 62.0% |
| Oklahoma | 55.5% | 54.0% | 66.4% | 55.7% | 53.1% | 56.2% |
| Texas | 58.8% | 57.9% | 67.8% | 61.6% | 63.5% | 58.1% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 64.1% | 64.8% | 54.4% | 62.5% | 50.5% | 66.8% |
| Colorado | 56.5% | 57.4% | 55.1% | 40.6% | 39.6% | 58.8% |
| Idaho | 59.6% | 61.3% | 34.9% | 61.9% | 48.4% | 61.8% |
| Montana | 45.3% | 51.4% | 23.3% * | 33.0% | 37.4% | 46.5% |
| Nevada | 50.9% | 51.4% | 40.2% | 54.5% | 36.3% | 53.0% |
| New Mexico | 60.9% | 59.4% | 69.2% | 62.0% | 44.1% | 64.4% |
| Utah | 55.2% | 54.2% | 59.8% | 60.1% | 58.6% | 54.7% |
| Wyoming | 62.6% | 61.1% | 75.5% | 54.5% | 74.9% | 60.6% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 68.2% | 67.1% | 75.3% | 73.7% | 65.4% | 68.5% |
| California | 46.3% | 45.8% | 46.1% | 54.5% | 47.4% | 46.2% |
| Hawaii | 30.5% | 29.7% | 28.6% | 40.3% | 41.1% | 27.6% |
| Oregon | 47.3% | 44.5% | 56.0% | 56.3% | 32.0% | 49.9% |
| Washington | 56.0% | 54.9% | 59.5% | 63.9% | 76.0% | 51.6% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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. | ||||||
| Division and State | Total | Percent Full-Time Employees | Percent Low-Wage Employees ** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% or more | 50-74% | Less than 50% | 50% or more | Less than 50% | ||
| United States | 0.58% | 0.71% | 1.48% | 1.94% | 1.31% | 0.70% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 3.84% | 4.15% | 13.70% | 8.91% | 7.10% | 4.34% |
| Maine | 3.55% | 4.70% | 12.57% | 10.36% | 6.75% | 3.16% |
| Massachusetts | 6.20% | 6.94% | 11.87% | 9.89% | 8.74% | 6.54% |
| New Hampshire | 4.56% | 5.68% | 8.33% | 12.26% | 7.12% | 5.34% |
| Rhode Island | 1.40% | 2.00% | 8.06% | 7.76% * | 7.20% | 1.55% |
| Vermont | 6.41% | 6.54% | 11.61% | 15.99% | 8.09% | 7.45% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 4.99% | 6.48% | 16.69% | 10.18% | 6.20% | 5.00% |
| New York | 2.40% | 2.37% | 5.17% | 8.94% | 7.95% | 1.85% |
| Pennsylvania | 4.06% | 5.35% | 4.01% | 10.58% | 5.31% | 4.79% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 3.67% | 4.26% | 9.76% | 11.47% | 4.59% | 4.18% |
| Indiana | 4.04% | 3.70% | 11.59% | 8.69% | 6.04% | 4.70% |
| Michigan | 5.51% | 6.39% | 10.32% | 7.09% | 5.11% | 5.84% |
| Ohio | 3.06% | 3.27% | 13.60% | 7.91% | 7.75% | 2.87% |
| Wisconsin | 3.83% | 4.43% | 11.39% | 8.13% | 10.00% | 4.84% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 3.31% | 5.01% | 9.62% | 11.68% | 8.03% | 3.59% |
| Kansas | 4.64% | 4.91% | 8.48% | 9.21% | 7.14% | 6.91% |
| Minnesota | 3.49% | 4.06% | 11.57% | 10.04% | 8.91% | 4.83% |
| Missouri | 3.53% | 4.34% | 13.61% | 7.18% | 9.35% | 5.38% |
| Nebraska | 3.62% | 3.22% | 12.29% | 12.04% | 8.81% | 2.81% |
| North Dakota | 4.06% | 4.05% | 10.61% | 11.10% | 8.70% | 3.75% |
| South Dakota | 5.43% | 5.05% | 11.76% | 7.59% * | 9.26% | 5.63% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 2.90% | 4.32% | 14.67% | 7.51% | 9.83% | 4.79% |
| District of Columbia | 3.32% | 3.45% | 10.63% * | 12.12% | 13.10% | 3.52% |
| Florida | 3.52% | 3.47% | 8.14% | 6.99% | 6.32% | 3.73% |
| Georgia | 4.00% | 4.22% | 10.74% | 13.30% * | 6.07% | 3.91% |
| Maryland | 6.50% | 6.65% | 9.93% | 9.06% | 7.91% | 6.85% |
| North Carolina | 3.33% | 3.93% | 8.86% | 7.19% | 5.27% | 3.92% |
| South Carolina | 5.47% | 4.34% | 12.43% | 11.55% * | 8.28% | 5.78% |
| Virginia | 4.07% | 3.62% | 10.67% | 7.63% | 8.13% | 4.45% |
| West Virginia | 4.02% | 4.33% | 8.91% | 10.06% | 6.18% | 4.07% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 3.33% | 4.19% | 15.98% | 7.88% | 6.38% | 4.48% |
| Kentucky | 1.78% | 2.19% | 13.98% | 8.38% | 8.75% | 2.81% |
| Mississippi | 1.24% | 1.82% | 13.78% | 9.37% | 5.50% | 2.13% |
| Tennessee | 3.50% | 4.35% | 15.25% | 10.23% | 8.48% | 4.11% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 3.80% | 4.68% | 13.56% | 15.25% | 7.09% | 5.64% |
| Louisiana | 3.89% | 5.79% | 17.93% | 9.24% | 7.21% | 5.99% |
| Oklahoma | 2.16% | 2.93% | 13.92% | 9.02% | 7.03% | 3.48% |
| Texas | 2.26% | 2.45% | 7.33% | 7.27% | 4.96% | 2.41% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 5.50% | 5.76% | 11.57% | 9.86% | 7.78% | 6.04% |
| Colorado | 3.08% | 3.55% | 10.83% | 10.46% | 8.00% | 3.73% |
| Idaho | 4.54% | 6.32% | 9.78% | 12.47% | 8.54% | 5.46% |
| Montana | 5.53% | 6.96% | 8.97% * | 6.92% | 9.84% | 6.37% |
| Nevada | 5.06% | 5.67% | 8.32% | 9.41% | 7.25% | 5.78% |
| New Mexico | 3.50% | 4.59% | 12.03% | 12.11% | 6.63% | 3.81% |
| Utah | 5.26% | 5.73% | 10.29% | 12.83% | 6.05% | 6.43% |
| Wyoming | 3.67% | 3.70% | 11.73% | 13.83% | 9.72% | 3.66% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 4.00% | 5.44% | 14.62% | 15.06% | 13.28% | 4.63% |
| California | 1.78% | 2.37% | 8.26% | 6.94% | 5.46% | 2.16% |
| Hawaii | 3.54% | 4.01% | 6.39% | 9.63% | 5.59% | 4.33% |
| Oregon | 4.79% | 5.53% | 11.23% | 7.75% | 7.19% | 4.89% |
| Washington | 2.51% | 3.54% | 13.44% | 10.78% | 11.44% | 4.54% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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. | ||||||