| 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 | 79.2% | 80.6% | 72.8% | 69.4% | 65.7% | 81.8% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 77.2% | 78.0% | 75.2% | 67.7% | 69.6% | 78.4% |
| Maine | 77.3% | 78.7% | 68.5% | 81.6% | 64.4% | 79.8% |
| Massachusetts | 78.1% | 79.1% | 77.5% | 64.7% | 61.6% | 80.2% |
| New Hampshire | 77.0% | 78.2% | 69.7% | 70.6% | 61.6% | 79.0% |
| Rhode Island | 78.0% | 77.9% | 79.4% | 76.6% | 65.5% | 80.0% |
| Vermont | 73.1% | 74.3% | 69.5% | 68.4% | 56.6% | 76.0% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 76.2% | 77.9% | 70.9% | 61.6% | 57.2% | 78.5% |
| New York | 78.5% | 79.8% | 70.9% | 72.3% | 69.9% | 80.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 81.1% | 81.5% | 81.4% | 72.6% | 70.4% | 82.4% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 78.6% | 80.3% | 72.0% | 67.9% | 53.4% | 83.4% |
| Indiana | 79.0% | 81.4% | 68.5% | 60.6% | 64.3% | 82.0% |
| Michigan | 80.1% | 81.3% | 78.2% | 66.5% | 71.2% | 81.7% |
| Ohio | 80.0% | 81.5% | 75.1% | 61.8% | 62.5% | 82.8% |
| Wisconsin | 78.0% | 78.9% | 74.9% | 70.4% | 73.4% | 78.9% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 77.1% | 78.4% | 73.3% | 71.2% | 65.7% | 79.4% |
| Kansas | 77.9% | 80.0% | 72.4% | 73.4% | 71.7% | 79.9% |
| Minnesota | 82.1% | 83.5% | 71.8% | 78.7% | 60.7% | 85.2% |
| Missouri | 79.8% | 80.5% | 79.7% | 72.1% | 66.5% | 83.2% |
| Nebraska | 76.6% | 76.9% | 76.7% | 72.3% | 74.1% | 77.1% |
| North Dakota | 81.6% | 83.4% | 72.6% | 73.7% | 67.5% | 84.0% |
| South Dakota | 79.4% | 78.8% | 83.0% | 72.9% | 68.6% | 82.2% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 83.9% | 85.1% | 81.2% | 70.8% | 81.1% | 84.7% |
| District of Columbia | 82.0% | 82.7% | 76.1% | 74.7% | 67.8% | 83.3% |
| Florida | 78.7% | 80.1% | 70.9% | 70.4% | 69.9% | 80.6% |
| Georgia | 77.8% | 79.6% | 61.0% | 78.5% | 70.1% | 80.1% |
| Maryland | 79.4% | 81.0% | 66.0% | 64.8% | 67.9% | 80.5% |
| North Carolina | 80.9% | 82.3% | 73.2% | 66.4% | 60.3% | 84.5% |
| South Carolina | 81.0% | 81.6% | 79.4% | 77.3% | 60.9% | 85.4% |
| Virginia | 75.3% | 77.2% | 67.6% | 62.7% | 62.2% | 78.6% |
| West Virginia | 78.7% | 81.0% | 69.1% | 63.3% | 61.1% | 83.6% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 77.9% | 79.4% | 72.5% | 65.9% | 65.8% | 80.7% |
| Kentucky | 78.3% | 79.6% | 70.1% | 62.1% | 61.8% | 81.5% |
| Mississippi | 78.3% | 79.3% | 71.7% | 64.6% | 71.6% | 80.9% |
| Tennessee | 73.5% | 74.0% | 73.1% | 62.5% | 63.2% | 76.1% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 81.9% | 82.3% | 82.4% | 69.0% | 71.7% | 84.5% |
| Louisiana | 78.1% | 79.5% | 73.8% | 58.6% | 70.5% | 80.0% |
| Oklahoma | 78.4% | 79.1% | 77.7% | 59.8% | 70.8% | 80.7% |
| Texas | 77.0% | 79.5% | 60.8% | 63.0% | 56.3% | 81.8% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 80.1% | 81.8% | 65.2% | 66.8% | 63.8% | 84.0% |
| Colorado | 73.1% | 75.8% | 56.7% | 57.8% | 43.2% | 80.2% |
| Idaho | 83.2% | 84.9% | 78.2% | 68.1% | 70.9% | 85.6% |
| Montana | 80.5% | 83.2% | 71.9% | 70.6% | 70.2% | 82.2% |
| Nevada | 76.7% | 77.8% | 68.0% | 64.2% | 57.7% | 80.0% |
| New Mexico | 74.5% | 75.4% | 70.2% | 70.7% | 59.4% | 78.5% |
| Utah | 80.0% | 82.7% | 67.1% | 67.4% | 66.2% | 82.5% |
| Wyoming | 81.6% | 82.4% | 75.1% | 84.4% | 67.3% | 84.1% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 81.9% | 83.0% | 75.7% | 70.0% | 74.9% | 82.8% |
| California | 83.1% | 84.3% | 76.0% | 73.8% | 71.1% | 85.1% |
| Hawaii | 85.7% | 86.6% | 84.4% | 76.8% | 81.2% | 86.9% |
| Oregon | 79.4% | 79.2% | 81.1% | 79.5% | 77.2% | 79.9% |
| Washington | 85.5% | 87.0% | 75.7% | 84.4% | 81.5% | 86.4% |
| 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. | ||||||
| ** 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 | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.80% | 0.59% | 0.54% | 0.26% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1.65% | 1.80% | 5.08% | 7.95% | 6.37% | 2.07% |
| Maine | 1.81% | 1.84% | 4.50% | 5.21% | 4.25% | 1.64% |
| Massachusetts | 1.48% | 1.65% | 3.29% | 4.60% | 2.99% | 1.97% |
| New Hampshire | 2.05% | 2.28% | 6.35% | 3.10% | 5.31% | 2.04% |
| Rhode Island | 1.01% | 1.33% | 3.41% | 2.59% | 4.20% | 1.33% |
| Vermont | 1.76% | 2.39% | 6.95% | 6.32% | 2.62% | 2.15% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 1.59% | 1.65% | 4.84% | 6.81% | 6.03% | 1.67% |
| New York | 1.31% | 1.76% | 3.48% | 3.89% | 3.02% | 1.24% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.27% | 1.65% | 2.79% | 6.34% | 2.25% | 1.28% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 2.66% | 2.98% | 3.26% | 6.56% | 4.22% | 0.77% |
| Indiana | 2.01% | 2.29% | 6.53% | 7.31% | 3.78% | 2.59% |
| Michigan | 1.49% | 1.74% | 5.66% | 3.79% | 2.65% | 1.71% |
| Ohio | 1.41% | 1.50% | 4.44% | 5.70% | 4.56% | 1.47% |
| Wisconsin | 1.44% | 1.40% | 4.57% | 6.59% | 5.73% | 1.50% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 2.13% | 2.52% | 5.66% | 11.11% | 6.46% | 1.42% |
| Kansas | 1.57% | 1.52% | 3.38% | 2.08% | 4.17% | 1.35% |
| Minnesota | 2.58% | 2.77% | 5.73% | 5.41% | 4.79% | 2.26% |
| Missouri | 1.55% | 1.67% | 4.16% | 3.34% | 3.62% | 1.53% |
| Nebraska | 2.02% | 2.48% | 5.43% | 4.59% | 3.83% | 2.40% |
| North Dakota | 1.09% | 0.85% | 5.54% | 5.56% | 5.28% | 1.17% |
| South Dakota | 2.01% | 1.88% | 3.59% | 3.84% | 3.66% | 1.33% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 1.00% | 0.84% | 7.25% | 6.99% | 5.63% | 1.01% |
| District of Columbia | 1.31% | 1.46% | 5.33% | 5.91% | 6.89% | 1.34% |
| Florida | 1.45% | 1.75% | 2.92% | 5.42% | 2.15% | 1.72% |
| Georgia | 1.55% | 1.70% | 4.44% | 5.16% | 2.55% | 1.81% |
| Maryland | 1.60% | 1.58% | 5.60% | 6.73% | 4.29% | 1.62% |
| North Carolina | 1.18% | 0.97% | 5.85% | 8.82% | 6.13% | 1.04% |
| South Carolina | 1.57% | 1.22% | 7.16% | 4.10% | 3.61% | 1.20% |
| Virginia | 1.50% | 2.13% | 7.87% | 8.34% | 3.92% | 1.06% |
| West Virginia | 1.12% | 1.21% | 4.16% | 4.25% | 3.56% | 1.29% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 0.82% | 0.79% | 5.97% | 5.41% | 1.98% | 1.06% |
| Kentucky | 2.58% | 2.37% | 7.26% | 6.33% | 2.61% | 2.56% |
| Mississippi | 2.45% | 2.40% | 9.29% | 6.13% | 4.46% | 2.69% |
| Tennessee | 1.74% | 1.84% | 5.44% | 7.37% | 4.29% | 1.60% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1.16% | 1.20% | 4.27% | 6.05% | 2.03% | 1.41% |
| Louisiana | 1.22% | 1.41% | 6.73% | 8.88% | 3.31% | 1.97% |
| Oklahoma | 2.24% | 2.15% | 7.20% | 6.57% | 3.02% | 2.62% |
| Texas | 1.05% | 1.24% | 3.86% | 3.29% | 2.63% | 0.78% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 1.68% | 1.73% | 4.62% | 7.24% | 1.88% | 1.63% |
| Colorado | 2.07% | 2.53% | 7.39% | 8.13% | 5.02% | 0.97% |
| Idaho | 2.14% | 2.08% | 10.40% | 5.58% | 4.55% | 2.07% |
| Montana | 2.06% | 2.27% | 4.12% | 6.22% | 2.44% | 2.40% |
| Nevada | 2.54% | 3.02% | 6.70% | 10.55% | 4.11% | 2.67% |
| New Mexico | 1.68% | 1.46% | 7.95% | 5.61% | 3.68% | 1.88% |
| Utah | 1.77% | 2.23% | 5.07% | 6.96% | 4.24% | 2.16% |
| Wyoming | 1.77% | 2.02% | 3.34% | 5.75% | 4.16% | 1.96% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 2.33% | 2.56% | 4.73% | 9.06% | 7.11% | 2.33% |
| California | 1.04% | 0.98% | 2.78% | 2.77% | 1.87% | 1.04% |
| Hawaii | 1.45% | 1.94% | 2.64% | 3.53% | 3.17% | 1.34% |
| Oregon | 3.33% | 3.24% | 6.33% | 4.57% | 4.11% | 3.61% |
| Washington | 1.19% | 1.22% | 2.62% | 5.43% | 3.36% | 1.21% |
| 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. | ||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||