Table IV.A.3  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by industry category**: United States, 2020


Agriculture, fishing, or forestry Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 522 123
Active enrollees 512 122
Enrollees through COBRA 7 5
Retired enrollees 3 2
Enrollees with single coverage 270 61
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 5,586 1,518
Employer contribution single coverage 1,174 257
Employee contribution single coverage 356 74
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 3,133 1,240
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 9248 225
Mining or manufacturing Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 8,748 353
Active enrollees 8,342 313
Enrollees through COBRA 121 8
Retired enrollees 285 96
Enrollees with single coverage 4,424 184
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 107,289 4,416
Employer contribution single coverage 23,324 946
Employee contribution single coverage 7,562 422
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 56,330 2,645
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 20,073 961
Construction Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 2,941 195
Active enrollees 2,895 193
Enrollees through COBRA 38 5
Retired enrollees 8 2
Enrollees with single coverage 1,717 113
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 32,082 2,398
Employer contribution single coverage 8,611 650
Employee contribution single coverage 2,812 213
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 13,825 1,510
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 6,833 507
Utilities or transportation Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 4,062 337
Active enrollees 3,749 312
Enrollees through COBRA 51 6
Retired enrollees 263 45
Enrollees with single coverage 2,098 167
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 52,332 5,928
Employer contribution single coverage 11,598 1,153
Employee contribution single coverage 3,273 263
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 27,555 3,977
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 9,905 898
Wholesale trade Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 3,943 232
Active enrollees 3,771 221
Enrollees through COBRA 96 13
Retired enrollees 76 20
Enrollees with single coverage 2,086 1198
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 48,929 3,185
Employer contribution single coverage 11,536 698
Employee contribution single coverage 3,2907 2151
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 24,181 1,868
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 9,921 684
Financial services or real estate Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 8,517 400
Active enrollees 8,116 384
Enrollees through COBRA 188 19
Retired enrollees 212 33
Enrollees with single coverage 4,497 216
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 104,780 5,046
Employer contribution single coverage 24,743 1,178
Employee contribution single coverage 7,144 383
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 50,750 2,817
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 22,143 1,046
Retail trade Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 6,128 304
Active enrollees 5,934 296
Enrollees through COBRA 139 16
Retired enrollees 56 12
Enrollees with single coverage 3,929 183
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 62,816 3,821
Employer contribution single coverage 19,062 963
Employee contribution single coverage 6,923 339
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 23,628 1,979
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 13,203 965
Professional services Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 19,146 499
Active enrollees 18,404 468
Enrollees through COBRA 360 20
Retired enrollees 382 94
Enrollees with single coverage 10,589 275
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 241,027 6,846
Employer contribution single coverage 63,796 1,747
Employee contribution single coverage 16,867 593
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 112,820 3,969
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 47,544 1,504
Other services Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 9,565 438
Active enrollees 9,124 395
Enrollees through COBRA 376 161
Retired enrollees 65 16
Enrollees with single coverage 5,824 238
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 105,272 5,973
Employer contribution single coverage 28,806 1,226
Employee contribution single coverage 11,872 1,023
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 38,810 2,552
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 25,784 2,604

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.
Notes: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.
* Non-single coverage includes both family and employee-plus-one coverage levels. This is a labeling change effective in 2010, however the estimates for prior years are comparable.
** Definitions of industry groupings changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to MEPS-IC estimates made prior to 2000.