Table II.A.2.j Percent of private-sector establishments that offer tax-advantaged benefits for contributions to health insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Flexible Benefits Plans by selected characteristics: United States, 2019
Division and State Pretax Contributions Flexible Spending Account Flexible Benefits Plans
United States 32.2%    20.4%    15.2%   
New England:
Connecticut 40.0%    23.3%    15.7%   
Maine 30.4%    19.8%    12.3%   
Massachusetts 39.1%    24.3%    16.7%   
New Hampshire 37.9%    22.9%    15.0%   
Rhode Island 33.2%    19.5%    15.3%   
Vermont 29.0%    18.8%    12.9%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 35.8%    22.3%    17.0%   
New York 25.2%    18.5%    13.3%   
Pennsylvania 39.7%    22.9%    17.7%   
East North Central:
Illinois 36.0%    20.5%    16.5%   
Indiana 34.1%    21.1%    16.7%   
Michigan 31.7%    22.7%    13.9%   
Ohio 39.4%    25.8%    13.8%   
Wisconsin 33.1%    25.3%    14.8%   
West North Central:
Iowa 34.4%    23.4%    15.5%   
Kansas 35.2%    23.2%    17.2%   
Minnesota 31.6%    25.2%    14.7%   
Missouri 36.0%    21.3%    17.9%   
Nebraska 31.8%    27.8%    14.0%   
North Dakota 31.6%    22.6%    16.0%   
South Dakota 28.7%    20.0%    13.6%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 37.5%    26.9%    14.2%   
District of Columbia 48.1%    30.9%    20.9%   
Florida 27.2%    16.5%    12.2%   
Georgia 30.9%    17.4%    16.6%   
Maryland 35.4%    20.1%    13.6%   
North Carolina 32.9%    19.6%    15.7%   
South Carolina 37.3%    22.1%    17.1%   
Virginia 32.3%    18.3%    16.2%   
West Virginia 38.8%    21.0%    18.1%   
East South Central:
Alabama 39.4%    21.4%    21.0%   
Kentucky 38.7%    21.6%    17.1%   
Mississippi 32.1%    19.3%    18.4%   
Tennessee 39.9%    22.6%    22.1%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 33.1%    19.3%    14.0%   
Louisiana 37.6%    20.9%    18.6%   
Oklahoma 32.3%    21.2%    15.8%   
Texas 34.8%    20.0%    18.0%   
Mountain:
Arizona 30.9%    20.8%    13.1%   
Colorado 31.0%    20.6%    13.8%   
Idaho 28.4%    20.2%    15.9%   
Montana 22.5%    16.8%    9.7%   
Nevada 33.9%    19.1%    13.8%   
New Mexico 31.4%    19.6%    14.2%   
Utah 26.8%    21.1%    14.1%   
Wyoming 25.2%    15.7%    10.8%   
Pacific:
Alaska 27.4%    19.9%    14.0%   
California 26.2%    18.0%    13.5%   
Hawaii 27.4%    22.8%    16.9%   
Oregon 28.2%    18.1%    13.9%   
Washington 26.8%    19.9%    10.5%   

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.

 

Table II.A.2.j Standard errors for Percent of private-sector establishments that offer tax-advantaged benefits for contributions to health insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Flexible Benefits Plans by selected characteristics: United States, 2019
Division and State Pretax Contributions Flexible Spending Account Flexible Benefits Plans
United States 0.35%    0.30%    0.28%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.36%    1.87%    2.09%   
Maine 1.90%    1.72%    1.06%   
Massachusetts 2.50%    1.77%    1.88%   
New Hampshire 2.40%    1.59%    1.69%   
Rhode Island 2.89%    2.26%    2.34%   
Vermont 1.49%    1.61%    1.50%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.36%    1.73%    1.61%   
New York 1.13%    1.03%    0.86%   
Pennsylvania 2.27%    1.48%    1.19%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.87%    1.28%    1.35%   
Indiana 1.93%    1.67%    1.72%   
Michigan 1.67%    1.60%    1.43%   
Ohio 2.35%    2.10%    1.77%   
Wisconsin 1.66%    1.64%    1.51%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.68%    1.65%    1.71%   
Kansas 2.41%    1.87%    2.02%   
Minnesota 2.16%    2.32%    1.78%   
Missouri 2.14%    1.43%    1.81%   
Nebraska 2.49%    2.79%    1.79%   
North Dakota 1.96%    1.80%    2.00%   
South Dakota 2.18%    1.83%    1.61%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.32%    1.99%    1.92%   
District of Columbia 3.27%    2.24%    2.15%   
Florida 1.58%    1.54%    1.32%   
Georgia 2.17%    1.79%    2.08%   
Maryland 2.36%    2.07%    1.47%   
North Carolina 1.50%    1.45%    1.67%   
South Carolina 2.35%    2.12%    1.99%   
Virginia 2.02%    1.66%    1.46%   
West Virginia 2.38%    2.04%    2.15%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.37%    1.62%    2.00%   
Kentucky 2.74%    2.12%    2.03%   
Mississippi 2.20%    1.56%    1.78%   
Tennessee 2.56%    2.08%    2.58%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.63%    1.76%    1.71%   
Louisiana 2.73%    2.39%    2.58%   
Oklahoma 2.24%    1.58%    1.66%   
Texas 1.55%    1.05%    1.37%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.16%    2.05%    2.03%   
Colorado 2.16%    1.76%    1.91%   
Idaho 2.40%    2.43%    1.88%   
Montana 1.76%    1.80%    1.31%   
Nevada 2.69%    1.59%    1.66%   
New Mexico 1.76%    2.18%    1.61%   
Utah 1.91%    2.14%    1.71%   
Wyoming 1.68%    1.53%    1.38%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.81%    1.67%    1.65%   
California 1.39%    1.23%    0.97%   
Hawaii 2.08%    2.19%    2.16%   
Oregon 1.96%    1.55%    1.63%   
Washington 1.95%    1.94%    1.40%   

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.