| 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 | 78.6% | 80.0% | 72.5% | 69.5% | 65.7% | 81.2% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 74.5% | 74.8% | 71.7% | 78.9% | 65.8% | 76.1% |
| Maine | 76.3% | 77.5% | 70.9% | 73.1% | 61.0% | 78.6% |
| Massachusetts | 77.2% | 78.6% | 72.0% | 75.2% | 70.4% | 77.9% |
| New Hampshire | 75.0% | 76.0% | 73.2% | 69.0% | 60.6% | 77.3% |
| Rhode Island | 78.1% | 78.0% | 79.5% | 76.6% | 76.8% | 78.2% |
| Vermont | 75.7% | 76.1% | 74.8% | 72.7% | 69.8% | 76.3% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 79.3% | 80.7% | 71.1% | 69.3% | 65.8% | 80.8% |
| New York | 78.2% | 79.3% | 75.1% | 69.6% | 70.8% | 79.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 78.3% | 79.2% | 76.2% | 68.4% | 64.9% | 80.9% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 78.7% | 80.2% | 72.2% | 73.1% | 61.3% | 81.7% |
| Indiana | 78.9% | 80.6% | 72.6% | 66.8% | 63.7% | 83.0% |
| Michigan | 80.5% | 82.3% | 71.1% | 71.3% | 66.0% | 83.0% |
| Ohio | 78.1% | 79.3% | 69.9% | 72.9% | 59.7% | 82.1% |
| Wisconsin | 75.0% | 77.6% | 66.3% | 66.8% | 58.3% | 78.5% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 79.4% | 80.7% | 73.9% | 69.3% | 75.8% | 79.9% |
| Kansas | 77.2% | 78.4% | 70.9% | 71.6% | 64.7% | 80.6% |
| Minnesota | 76.6% | 79.0% | 70.2% | 60.2% | 62.3% | 78.6% |
| Missouri | 79.7% | 82.3% | 70.3% | 70.6% | 69.2% | 83.6% |
| Nebraska | 76.8% | 78.4% | 72.7% | 63.6% | 65.9% | 78.8% |
| North Dakota | 79.8% | 80.7% | 78.9% | 65.8% | 61.7% | 82.0% |
| South Dakota | 75.4% | 75.5% | 79.5% | 65.9% | 63.9% | 77.9% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 79.7% | 81.9% | 74.0% | 63.3% | 67.0% | 83.3% |
| District of Columbia | 78.9% | 79.4% | 74.3% | 76.7% | 65.8% | 80.3% |
| Florida | 77.0% | 78.3% | 73.0% | 69.5% | 69.0% | 79.0% |
| Georgia | 77.5% | 79.7% | 66.8% | 61.8% | 66.2% | 80.8% |
| Maryland | 78.9% | 79.6% | 71.3% | 74.5% | 69.5% | 80.0% |
| North Carolina | 79.4% | 82.2% | 67.8% | 55.0% | 59.8% | 83.6% |
| South Carolina | 75.0% | 76.3% | 67.8% | 70.1% | 65.0% | 77.4% |
| Virginia | 77.8% | 78.8% | 73.8% | 71.8% | 67.3% | 80.0% |
| West Virginia | 78.3% | 80.1% | 67.9% | 69.3% | 65.1% | 82.7% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 75.3% | 76.3% | 72.0% | 62.5% | 59.9% | 79.9% |
| Kentucky | 78.5% | 79.1% | 76.8% | 70.8% | 67.0% | 82.2% |
| Mississippi | 82.1% | 83.4% | 72.4% | 75.2% | 78.4% | 83.4% |
| Tennessee | 76.5% | 77.5% | 74.0% | 65.5% | 59.1% | 80.7% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 80.6% | 81.8% | 74.6% | 57.6% | 67.2% | 85.0% |
| Louisiana | 78.5% | 79.5% | 73.0% | 61.2% | 66.7% | 81.0% |
| Oklahoma | 74.4% | 74.6% | 76.0% | 63.9% | 58.7% | 78.4% |
| Texas | 78.1% | 79.8% | 65.0% | 63.4% | 63.7% | 81.8% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 76.8% | 77.6% | 70.2% | 74.3% | 62.0% | 80.0% |
| Colorado | 77.9% | 81.3% | 64.7% | 61.8% | 62.8% | 80.1% |
| Idaho | 80.1% | 81.4% | 80.3% | 62.3% | 73.3% | 81.7% |
| Montana | 80.4% | 81.7% | 77.6% | 74.0% | 68.8% | 82.4% |
| Nevada | 81.3% | 82.0% | 80.6% | 69.3% | 68.8% | 85.0% |
| New Mexico | 76.1% | 77.1% | 78.4% | 57.7% | 60.9% | 79.7% |
| Utah | 80.7% | 82.7% | 72.0% | 71.3% | 71.8% | 82.8% |
| Wyoming | 82.2% | 86.0% | 63.1% | 62.4% | 57.2% | 86.7% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 78.8% | 80.4% | 67.2% | 68.1% | 60.8% | 80.5% |
| California | 80.8% | 81.7% | 75.2% | 77.5% | 66.9% | 82.9% |
| Hawaii | 85.5% | 85.4% | 87.5% | 82.3% | 78.6% | 87.0% |
| Oregon | 84.8% | 86.2% | 77.6% | 78.6% | 78.3% | 85.9% |
| Washington | 87.4% | 88.0% | 81.9% | 89.5% | 75.6% | 88.6% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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 | 0.34% | 0.32% | 0.54% | 0.84% | 1.02% | 0.27% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1.75% | 2.15% | 3.66% | 10.73% | 7.45% | 1.74% |
| Maine | 2.00% | 2.04% | 3.73% | 4.90% | 5.76% | 1.54% |
| Massachusetts | 1.10% | 1.45% | 2.48% | 6.33% | 4.95% | 1.46% |
| New Hampshire | 1.23% | 1.26% | 8.29% | 3.71% | 4.23% | 0.74% |
| Rhode Island | 1.05% | 1.28% | 3.34% | 3.34% | 3.67% | 1.03% |
| Vermont | 2.43% | 2.75% | 4.03% | 4.50% | 4.02% | 2.57% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 1.22% | 1.27% | 4.45% | 3.86% | 3.09% | 1.09% |
| New York | 1.05% | 1.08% | 3.27% | 1.70% | 3.47% | 0.85% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.05% | 1.20% | 3.33% | 6.01% | 3.20% | 0.70% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 1.46% | 1.59% | 3.29% | 4.49% | 3.59% | 1.06% |
| Indiana | 1.32% | 1.64% | 3.15% | 5.87% | 2.76% | 1.72% |
| Michigan | 1.78% | 2.23% | 8.89% | 3.79% | 2.12% | 2.04% |
| Ohio | 1.65% | 1.44% | 6.42% | 7.23% | 3.40% | 1.95% |
| Wisconsin | 1.21% | 0.94% | 4.22% | 3.00% | 1.76% | 0.66% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 1.17% | 1.30% | 2.28% | 4.83% | 3.91% | 0.97% |
| Kansas | 1.45% | 1.53% | 5.10% | 8.04% | 3.68% | 1.15% |
| Minnesota | 1.48% | 2.05% | 3.90% | 4.41% | 4.71% | 1.39% |
| Missouri | 1.40% | 1.51% | 5.01% | 4.37% | 2.57% | 1.46% |
| Nebraska | 1.59% | 1.65% | 4.26% | 7.90% | 5.22% | 1.50% |
| North Dakota | 1.41% | 1.58% | 10.01% | 8.36% | 3.50% | 1.54% |
| South Dakota | 0.93% | 0.96% | 4.25% | 10.65% | 2.86% | 0.93% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 2.41% | 2.84% | 4.60% | 7.18% | 6.08% | 1.57% |
| District of Columbia | 1.28% | 1.47% | 3.72% | 14.64% | 6.36% | 1.29% |
| Florida | 1.95% | 2.17% | 3.26% | 2.31% | 2.61% | 2.00% |
| Georgia | 1.57% | 1.58% | 7.66% | 5.16% | 2.85% | 1.88% |
| Maryland | 1.52% | 1.92% | 11.45% | 5.58% | 4.53% | 1.84% |
| North Carolina | 0.84% | 0.90% | 5.46% | 3.98% | 3.15% | 1.13% |
| South Carolina | 2.97% | 3.24% | 4.39% | 6.16% | 4.12% | 3.57% |
| Virginia | 1.71% | 2.18% | 3.24% | 2.84% | 4.50% | 1.72% |
| West Virginia | 1.83% | 2.04% | 3.59% | 5.10% | 3.95% | 1.36% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1.98% | 2.23% | 7.19% | 6.11% | 3.62% | 1.45% |
| Kentucky | 1.42% | 2.23% | 3.83% | 8.66% | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Mississippi | 1.91% | 1.90% | 4.20% | 6.29% | 5.20% | 1.68% |
| Tennessee | 1.61% | 1.85% | 4.61% | 4.90% | 4.67% | 1.68% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1.22% | 1.53% | 5.57% | 9.51% | 5.13% | 1.16% |
| Louisiana | 0.93% | 1.38% | 11.27% | 9.90% | 3.00% | 0.96% |
| Oklahoma | 1.71% | 1.83% | 9.99% | 6.36% | 3.10% | 1.72% |
| Texas | 0.77% | 0.87% | 5.84% | 4.00% | 3.09% | 0.61% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 1.33% | 1.61% | 7.95% | 5.76% | 3.36% | 1.51% |
| Colorado | 1.34% | 1.50% | 7.47% | 7.15% | 5.33% | 1.27% |
| Idaho | 1.67% | 2.29% | 4.12% | 9.66% | 4.28% | 1.92% |
| Montana | 2.35% | 1.92% | 4.12% | 3.93% | 3.22% | 2.31% |
| Nevada | 2.66% | 3.27% | 3.10% | 6.20% | 4.72% | 1.94% |
| New Mexico | 2.37% | 2.87% | 4.46% | 6.97% | 4.72% | 2.46% |
| Utah | 0.94% | 0.97% | 3.74% | 4.65% | 3.40% | 0.98% |
| Wyoming | 1.27% | 1.25% | 4.74% | 8.72% | 4.56% | 1.24% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 2.68% | 2.86% | 6.76% | 12.68% | 8.43% | 2.70% |
| California | 0.55% | 0.54% | 2.06% | 3.57% | 2.40% | 0.52% |
| Hawaii | 1.11% | 0.89% | 2.75% | 5.16% | 3.44% | 1.18% |
| Oregon | 1.45% | 1.30% | 3.62% | 8.52% | 4.11% | 1.63% |
| Washington | 1.80% | 1.97% | 3.78% | 3.88% | 3.80% | 1.71% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.