| 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 | 101,217,452 | 84,677,240 | 10,006,567 | 6,533,644 | 15,468,925 | 85,748,526 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1,121,041 | 918,720 | 112,079 | 90,242 | 122,343 | 998,698 |
| Maine | 409,522 | 321,957 | 52,849 | 34,716 | 30,685 | 378,837 |
| Massachusetts | 2,573,589 | 2,089,880 | 264,123 | 219,586 | 115,046 | 2,458,544 |
| New Hampshire | 427,192 | 310,126 | 72,505 | 44,561 | 33,642 | 393,549 |
| Rhode Island | 327,082 | 263,044 | 34,851 | 29,187 | 36,105 | 290,976 |
| Vermont | 196,213 | 159,154 | 21,797 | 15,262 | 9,878 | 186,335 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 2,968,820 | 2,552,587 | 205,563 | 210,670 | 409,727 | 2,559,093 |
| New York | 6,444,709 | 5,246,270 | 812,487 | 385,952 | 717,672 | 5,727,037 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,139,326 | 3,405,275 | 436,353 | 297,699 | 592,856 | 3,546,470 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 4,153,415 | 3,453,824 | 432,498 | 267,092 | 554,281 | 3,599,134 |
| Indiana | 2,185,452 | 1,922,561 | 125,164 | 137,727 | 443,412 | 1,742,041 |
| Michigan | 3,025,901 | 2,622,537 | 265,994 | 137,369 | 413,321 | 2,612,580 |
| Ohio | 3,917,350 | 3,331,312 | 406,527 | 179,511 | 837,846 | 3,079,503 |
| Wisconsin | 1,958,649 | 1,618,925 | 182,291 | 157,433 | 230,777 | 1,727,872 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 1,083,299 | 897,171 | 129,848 | 56,279 | 138,574 | 944,725 |
| Kansas | 916,651 | 798,954 | 57,538 | 60,159 | 141,715 | 774,937 |
| Minnesota | 2,072,543 | 1,645,862 | 302,962 | 123,720 | 170,866 | 1,901,678 |
| Missouri | 1,956,400 | 1,674,411 | 139,018 | 142,971 | 369,969 | 1,586,431 |
| Nebraska | 744,429 | 626,047 | 86,859 | 31,523 | 65,936 | 678,493 |
| North Dakota | 267,762 | 213,805 | 34,429 | 19,528 | 39,258 | 228,504 |
| South Dakota | 291,354 | 232,769 | 44,563 | 14,022 | 23,823 | 267,531 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 331,561 | 275,229 | 35,965 | 20,367 | 36,837 | 294,724 |
| District of Columbia | 422,597 | 351,819 | 40,257 | 30,521 | -- | 417,754 |
| Florida | 6,386,121 | 5,070,112 | 657,574 | 658,435 | 1,118,780 | 5,267,341 |
| Georgia | 3,221,157 | 2,734,506 | 269,860 | 216,791 | 859,301 | 2,361,855 |
| Maryland | 1,827,213 | 1,556,440 | 169,151 | 101,623 | 200,164 | 1,627,049 |
| North Carolina | 2,843,297 | 2,274,373 | 384,825 | 184,099 | 487,823 | 2,355,474 |
| South Carolina | 1,439,908 | 1,231,902 | 106,400 | 101,606 | 183,931 | 1,255,976 |
| Virginia | 2,501,839 | 1,930,749 | 397,788 * | 173,302 | 466,839 | 2,035,000 |
| West Virginia | 412,128 | 353,910 | 38,455 | 19,763 | 118,612 | 293,515 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1,326,422 | 1,144,352 | 101,769 | 80,301 | 296,558 | 1,029,864 |
| Kentucky | 1,351,338 | 1,143,618 | 152,158 | 55,562 | 226,694 | 1,124,643 |
| Mississippi | 740,455 | 650,833 | 47,688 | 41,935 | 163,555 | 576,900 |
| Tennessee | 2,125,504 | 1,762,118 | 209,295 | 154,090 | 357,826 | 1,767,678 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 788,017 | 633,909 | 109,888 | 44,220 | 197,934 | 590,083 |
| Louisiana | 1,283,358 | 1,090,051 | 115,048 | 78,259 | 322,277 | 961,081 |
| Oklahoma | 1,065,847 | 916,742 | 97,469 | 51,637 | 249,419 | 816,428 |
| Texas | 8,635,876 | 7,391,494 | 673,340 | 571,042 | 2,048,160 | 6,587,716 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 2,043,135 | 1,790,753 | 142,081 | 110,301 | 266,765 | 1,776,371 |
| Colorado | 1,924,291 | 1,675,788 | 149,385 | 99,117 | 263,228 | 1,661,063 |
| Idaho | 485,307 | 405,321 | 53,095 | 26,891 | 75,240 | 410,067 |
| Montana | 283,056 | 226,630 | 38,834 | 17,592 | 37,585 | 245,471 |
| Nevada | 972,098 | 820,000 | 103,559 | 48,538 | 224,182 | 747,916 |
| New Mexico | 491,465 | 414,838 | 50,446 | 26,182 | 108,369 | 383,096 |
| Utah | 996,470 | 799,110 | 121,758 | 75,603 | 87,743 | 908,727 |
| Wyoming | 144,814 | 114,335 | 17,021 | 13,458 | 28,253 | 116,560 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 207,933 | 173,526 | 21,906 | 12,501 | 27,835 | 180,099 |
| California | 11,827,296 | 10,136,683 | 1,080,436 | 610,177 | 1,201,168 | 10,626,128 |
| Hawaii | 344,394 | 279,576 | 32,306 | 32,512 | 59,138 | 285,256 |
| Oregon | 1,266,559 | 1,005,845 | 176,858 | 83,856 | 96,112 | 1,170,447 |
| Washington | 2,347,297 | 2,017,491 | 191,655 | 138,152 | 156,024 | 2,191,273 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.
| 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 | 1,060,694 | 1,100,418 | 344,573 | 213,662 | 502,393 | 1,053,327 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 61,771 | 67,876 | 20,546 | 14,174 | 23,114 | 64,495 |
| Maine | 15,127 | 17,207 | 7,362 | 4,599 | 5,298 | 15,511 |
| Massachusetts | 138,287 | 151,614 | 44,756 | 35,423 | 26,086 | 141,364 |
| New Hampshire | 20,520 | 23,490 | 10,932 | 7,528 | 5,750 | 21,006 |
| Rhode Island | 14,272 | 15,816 | 6,053 | 4,916 | 9,110 | 13,761 |
| Vermont | 8,900 | 9,796 | 3,104 | 2,245 | 1,885 | 9,063 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 259,473 | 266,280 | 38,676 | 38,120 | 79,429 | 266,909 |
| New York | 220,058 | 232,410 | 98,036 | 38,447 | 141,024 | 199,237 |
| Pennsylvania | 166,954 | 182,151 | 62,773 | 40,957 | 106,391 | 157,465 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 150,598 | 164,161 | 60,242 | 52,986 | 99,380 | 146,839 |
| Indiana | 98,178 | 107,503 | 24,489 | 21,170 | 77,848 | 92,767 |
| Michigan | 188,408 | 192,499 | 47,228 | 21,670 | 70,282 | 190,438 |
| Ohio | 212,359 | 226,238 | 57,705 | 30,855 | 120,406 | 216,302 |
| Wisconsin | 72,693 | 81,467 | 32,455 | 21,740 | 35,752 | 77,005 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 60,802 | 65,785 | 23,429 | 9,125 | 22,063 | 62,317 |
| Kansas | 55,046 | 58,446 | 12,465 | 10,926 | 28,615 | 55,768 |
| Minnesota | 104,598 | 109,437 | 55,285 | 19,236 | 35,662 | 105,853 |
| Missouri | 97,325 | 101,442 | 27,373 | 21,403 | 47,889 | 101,080 |
| Nebraska | 41,465 | 44,297 | 16,513 | 5,243 | 9,650 | 42,809 |
| North Dakota | 14,577 | 15,508 | 4,430 | 3,245 | 7,247 | 14,249 |
| South Dakota | 15,508 | 16,782 | 8,582 | 2,627 | 3,487 | 15,922 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 17,356 | 19,578 | 7,997 | 4,168 | 8,021 | 19,088 |
| District of Columbia | 22,280 | 25,611 | 7,405 | 8,814 | -- | 22,422 |
| Florida | 364,757 | 374,359 | 163,398 | 115,105 | 124,867 | 384,560 |
| Georgia | 247,796 | 254,896 | 57,740 | 45,022 | 228,233 | 150,884 |
| Maryland | 103,777 | 111,969 | 27,763 | 19,430 | 35,715 | 106,653 |
| North Carolina | 177,856 | 186,966 | 57,207 | 30,140 | 57,259 | 183,879 |
| South Carolina | 74,110 | 77,286 | 20,190 | 18,524 | 26,284 | 77,627 |
| Virginia | 151,061 | 116,881 | 131,145 * | 35,419 | 71,704 | 154,470 |
| West Virginia | 22,821 | 23,920 | 6,188 | 2,883 | 19,911 | 20,848 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 61,874 | 66,423 | 19,727 | 13,035 | 33,817 | 66,187 |
| Kentucky | 68,810 | 72,174 | 23,388 | 8,481 | 30,371 | 69,617 |
| Mississippi | 36,940 | 39,053 | 12,983 | 7,079 | 19,128 | 38,933 |
| Tennessee | 87,809 | 94,480 | 30,551 | 32,116 | 43,352 | 95,781 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 43,263 | 45,929 | 19,945 | 6,947 | 20,743 | 46,468 |
| Louisiana | 54,766 | 60,728 | 19,063 | 14,557 | 41,009 | 59,641 |
| Oklahoma | 47,700 | 50,928 | 16,996 | 7,889 | 35,016 | 52,917 |
| Texas | 410,976 | 425,912 | 91,684 | 70,292 | 193,628 | 408,776 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 161,871 | 165,711 | 33,234 | 17,947 | 44,940 | 164,616 |
| Colorado | 141,633 | 145,455 | 33,199 | 15,249 | 59,679 | 139,189 |
| Idaho | 27,881 | 29,381 | 8,564 | 4,300 | 12,130 | 28,685 |
| Montana | 13,777 | 14,582 | 6,392 | 3,132 | 5,778 | 14,312 |
| Nevada | 52,507 | 55,847 | 18,738 | 8,044 | 39,401 | 48,248 |
| New Mexico | 24,623 | 26,347 | 8,024 | 4,241 | 13,467 | 25,431 |
| Utah | 52,527 | 55,831 | 21,491 | 12,667 | 13,596 | 53,908 |
| Wyoming | 6,183 | 7,382 | 2,607 | 3,915 | 5,018 | 6,960 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 9,131 | 9,803 | 3,266 | 1,860 | 5,154 | 9,740 |
| California | 512,257 | 530,445 | 124,336 | 83,335 | 195,145 | 517,923 |
| Hawaii | 17,334 | 19,205 | 5,323 | 5,944 | 10,323 | 17,914 |
| Oregon | 71,640 | 74,901 | 35,265 | 11,680 | 24,918 | 71,140 |
| Washington | 169,077 | 174,110 | 45,146 | 21,051 | 40,302 | 170,607 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.