United States

25.4%

23.1%

28.2%

32.4%

29.9%

22.6%

28.0%

24.9%

New England:

Connecticut

23.7%

9.7%

30.0%

27.9%

26.1%

23.1%

21.8%

24.2%

Maine

29.6%

32.2%

38.8%

35.9%

35.8%

25.1%

38.0%

27.7%

Massachusetts

25.4%

23.5%

33.1%

30.0%

27.4%

22.5%

29.6%

24.5%

New Hampshire

26.2%

22.1%

*

33.6%

22.7%

27.1%

*

26.5%

27.2%

25.9%

Rhode Island

19.8%

16.6%

23.0%

27.2%

*

28.2%

14.5%

21.0%

19.5%

Vermont

22.5%

25.1%

22.9%

*

27.1%

21.7%

20.4%

24.9%

21.7%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

24.4%

23.5%

19.2%

*

30.7%

41.3%

18.8%

22.9%

24.7%

New York

21.7%

16.7%

20.6%

27.7%

22.9%

20.7%

23.2%

21.3%

Pennsylvania

23.6%

18.9%

*

25.7%

28.7%

23.8%

22.9%

24.4%

23.5%

East North Central:

Illinois

23.3%

24.6%

42.3%

20.3%

*

24.6%

21.2%

30.1%

22.0%

Indiana

23.4%

19.8%

34.0%

*

37.4%

26.2%

20.6%

30.9%

22.5%

Michigan

21.1%

30.8%

26.1%

35.0%

12.9%

19.0%

29.5%

18.3%

Ohio

22.7%

20.1%

14.0%

*

33.5%

26.4%

20.2%

22.9%

22.6%

Wisconsin

20.8%

14.5%

16.7%

27.5%

23.2%

19.1%

18.1%

21.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

25.1%

20.6%

31.9%

21.3%

*

33.6%

23.7%

28.9%

24.4%

Kansas

26.5%

37.4%

25.5%

19.7%

*

34.3%

24.5%

26.2%

26.5%

Minnesota

27.2%

4.9%

*

37.2%

42.9%

31.5%

22.7%

33.5%

26.0%

Missouri

22.8%

22.3%

35.6%

23.3%

*

28.8%

19.3%

34.1%

21.0%

Nebraska

28.2%

35.5%

36.8%

31.3%

*

31.0%

25.3%

36.1%

27.1%

North Dakota

30.4%

23.0%

28.8%

43.4%

45.6%

23.7%

30.3%

30.4%

South Dakota

25.8%

34.8%

21.8%

*

42.1%

37.6%

19.2%

31.6%

23.8%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20.0%

15.9%

*

26.2%

29.6%

*

26.8%

17.0%

24.3%

19.4%

District of Columbia

20.7%

12.9%

16.5%

*

35.0%

14.9%

21.6%

26.5%

19.9%

Florida

32.6%

33.7%

34.6%

45.7%

38.5%

29.1%

33.4%

32.4%

Georgia

27.0%

11.5%

*

34.3%

*

43.0%

29.4%

25.0%

24.4%

27.3%

Maryland

26.5%

15.0%

*

25.2%

*

38.8%

19.7%

*

27.7%

29.6%

25.8%

North Carolina

26.2%

27.5%

33.3%

38.8%

36.6%

21.8%

34.5%

24.8%

South Carolina

27.4%

33.2%

29.6%

40.1%

31.6%

24.3%

36.1%

26.2%

Virginia

31.3%

24.7%

37.6%

28.0%

*

42.0%

28.4%

32.1%

31.2%

West Virginia

21.5%

31.1%

14.2%

*

37.6%

*

16.2%

20.6%

32.1%

19.4%

East South Central:

Alabama

28.0%

33.1%

28.0%

*

39.0%

33.1%

24.4%

38.3%

26.0%

Kentucky

25.0%

19.6%

*

31.5%

32.8%

29.9%

22.9%

27.4%

24.7%

Mississippi

31.0%

30.0%

52.4%

45.9%

31.8%

28.0%

46.1%

29.4%

Tennessee

27.6%

33.9%

42.5%

48.2%

39.6%

21.6%

41.0%

26.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

32.1%

23.7%

*

56.2%

41.3%

49.2%

25.1%

45.5%

30.5%

Louisiana

28.1%

13.5%

*

24.2%

*

47.2%

35.4%

23.4%

30.3%

27.6%

Oklahoma

29.1%

13.0%

*

33.6%

26.9%

*

49.2%

21.2%

28.9%

29.1%

Texas

25.9%

32.3%

32.4%

38.4%

31.4%

23.0%

33.0%

24.9%

Mountain:

Arizona

28.3%

43.4%

20.4%

46.2%

34.9%

24.3%

35.9%

27.4%

Colorado

25.5%

22.5%

27.6%

*

32.6%

27.4%

23.2%

24.6%

25.6%

Idaho

20.1%

33.2%

38.9%

35.6%

18.3%

16.6%

38.0%

18.2%

Montana

24.9%

25.8%

*

40.4%

21.0%

*

23.2%

*

23.9%

28.7%

23.4%

Nevada

22.0%

19.3%

*

27.8%

*

31.0%

*

31.0%

18.1%

29.3%

21.2%

New Mexico

26.3%

27.8%

28.1%

36.5%

28.9%

23.6%

32.8%

24.8%

Utah

23.8%

25.9%

*

28.4%

31.7%

28.3%

20.4%

27.7%

23.1%

Wyoming

18.9%

33.8%

18.5%

*

11.6%

*

24.9%

16.5%

*

16.9%

19.6%

Pacific:

Alaska

23.5%

18.4%

*

41.1%

30.3%

18.5%

21.9%

18.9%

*

24.7%

California

26.7%

18.6%

23.4%

31.0%

39.7%

22.7%

24.5%

27.1%

Hawaii

26.3%

19.5%

37.1%

36.4%

28.8%

22.5%

29.3%

25.5%

Oregon

28.4%

30.0%

29.8%

27.5%

36.8%

25.6%

30.4%

27.9%

Washington

25.3%

28.9%

18.2%

*

28.7%

29.1%

23.6%

28.3%

24.9%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.

United States

0.26%

1.69%

1.28%

1.40%

0.74%

0.21%

0.92%

0.21%

New England:

Connecticut

1.03%

2.40%

4.70%

6.15%

3.73%

1.29%

3.62%

1.49%

Maine

1.75%

7.58%

8.25%

6.10%

3.15%

2.36%

5.68%

1.67%

Massachusetts

1.63%

5.34%

5.14%

4.99%

3.22%

1.72%

3.20%

1.69%

New Hampshire

1.16%

7.45%

*

8.04%

6.07%

8.53%

*

1.56%

2.92%

0.94%

Rhode Island

3.42%

2.68%

5.61%

8.44%

*

4.73%

4.24%

2.99%

4.21%

Vermont

1.56%

4.08%

7.57%

*

3.44%

2.79%

3.09%

3.18%

2.07%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.98%

4.23%

8.62%

*

6.90%

5.09%

1.79%

3.86%

2.59%

New York

0.85%

2.24%

5.37%

4.16%

3.34%

1.52%

1.93%

1.14%

Pennsylvania

1.87%

8.97%

*

6.96%

5.18%

3.54%

2.20%

5.94%

1.73%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.74%

5.73%

7.58%

8.16%

*

1.85%

1.83%

4.59%

1.41%

Indiana

1.39%

5.05%

11.27%

*

5.79%

3.34%

1.44%

4.90%

1.36%

Michigan

2.25%

6.78%

6.35%

5.20%

2.50%

2.10%

5.10%

2.37%

Ohio

2.00%

4.81%

5.94%

*

5.02%

4.50%

0.95%

3.71%

2.39%

Wisconsin

1.29%

4.33%

4.89%

3.56%

1.79%

2.18%

2.35%

1.65%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.06%

4.85%

8.27%

7.22%

*

3.33%

2.08%

2.83%

1.34%

Kansas

2.34%

9.70%

7.11%

9.55%

*

2.64%

1.72%

6.61%

1.96%

Minnesota

2.33%

1.69%

*

8.04%

5.81%

3.58%

1.88%

3.14%

2.62%

Missouri

1.36%

5.18%

8.57%

7.11%

*

3.50%

2.28%

4.73%

1.63%

Nebraska

1.58%

7.03%

7.80%

9.94%

*

2.74%

1.77%

4.07%

1.71%

North Dakota

2.23%

5.83%

6.39%

4.82%

4.20%

3.06%

1.74%

2.93%

South Dakota

2.11%

6.44%

8.52%

*

8.83%

4.13%

1.77%

5.23%

2.85%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.56%

5.82%

*

6.38%

9.01%

*

6.63%

2.62%

5.04%

2.10%

District of Columbia

2.42%

3.40%

6.56%

*

4.68%

2.71%

3.27%

4.54%

2.69%

Florida

1.56%

7.73%

5.15%

3.80%

4.31%

1.81%

4.76%

1.99%

Georgia

1.63%

4.51%

*

11.57%

*

9.37%

4.65%

2.51%

4.22%

1.74%

Maryland

2.52%

6.25%

*

11.02%

*

6.63%

6.59%

*

2.44%

4.19%

2.84%

North Carolina

1.50%

6.25%

6.79%

9.21%

3.89%

1.83%

3.54%

2.03%

South Carolina

1.36%

7.30%

8.30%

7.01%

4.73%

2.04%

5.13%

1.77%

Virginia

1.57%

6.71%

7.20%

8.71%

*

5.55%

1.63%

5.42%

1.74%

West Virginia

2.43%

6.89%

8.83%

*

11.39%

*

3.81%

2.06%

6.64%

1.82%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.73%

7.98%

8.54%

*

4.18%

1.59%

2.09%

5.32%

1.76%

Kentucky

1.52%

6.98%

*

8.64%

6.51%

4.30%

1.56%

4.73%

1.93%

Mississippi

2.36%

7.38%

11.84%

7.31%

4.99%

2.63%

4.24%

2.40%

Tennessee

1.60%

7.33%

7.70%

4.30%

4.24%

1.49%

4.79%

1.66%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.50%

8.76%

*

11.48%

7.34%

9.40%

1.37%

9.29%

1.47%

Louisiana

2.60%

4.22%

*

10.62%

*

4.15%

4.46%

2.13%

6.26%

2.35%

Oklahoma

3.27%

4.50%

*

7.85%

9.52%

*

7.55%

2.28%

4.52%

3.88%

Texas

1.68%

8.82%

6.43%

5.78%

3.24%

1.50%

4.97%

1.53%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.85%

9.98%

5.80%

9.70%

2.96%

2.42%

6.36%

2.08%

Colorado

1.59%

5.52%

8.87%

*

5.24%

4.33%

1.48%

4.05%

1.47%

Idaho

3.69%

6.89%

8.83%

6.37%

5.01%

3.61%

5.04%

3.79%

Montana

2.08%

7.93%

*

7.11%

8.13%

*

7.81%

*

4.33%

6.08%

3.33%

Nevada

1.85%

9.97%

*

8.67%

*

9.90%

*

5.07%

1.27%

6.06%

2.37%

New Mexico

2.22%

6.96%

7.63%

6.02%

8.32%

1.85%

4.67%

2.09%

Utah

1.66%

8.67%

*

4.66%

3.24%

3.50%

2.04%

2.59%

1.57%

Wyoming

3.22%

5.30%

8.92%

*

9.81%

*

4.73%

5.13%

*

5.03%

3.40%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.61%

8.94%

*

10.63%

6.98%

2.79%

2.15%

6.43%

*

2.30%

California

1.45%

4.88%

6.39%

3.11%

4.06%

1.28%

2.93%

1.64%

Hawaii

1.24%

4.09%

8.94%

7.55%

3.14%

1.46%

3.17%

1.60%

Oregon

3.01%

5.96%

6.05%

4.43%

3.15%

4.28%

4.18%

3.28%

Washington

1.81%

7.69%

9.16%

*

4.23%

5.66%

1.99%

3.80%

2.21%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.