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, 2020
Division and State Pretax Contributions Flexible Spending Account Flexible Benefits Plans
United States 37.5%    25.0%    18.5%   
New England:
Connecticut 45.4%    32.6%    22.1%   
Maine 34.2%    23.6%    15.5%   
Massachusetts 40.6%    30.1%    21.8%   
New Hampshire 41.1%    27.3%    16.9%   
Rhode Island 38.6%    30.0%    19.6%   
Vermont 39.3%    23.7%    14.6%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 40.6%    23.8%    13.8%   
New York 34.4%    21.0%    15.8%   
Pennsylvania 40.4%    26.7%    20.1%   
East North Central:
Illinois 41.1%    30.3%    21.5%   
Indiana 47.6%    34.0%    25.2%   
Michigan 42.5%    33.6%    23.7%   
Ohio 46.3%    28.9%    22.5%   
Wisconsin 44.4%    28.0%    19.0%   
West North Central:
Iowa 38.7%    27.5%    18.5%   
Kansas 37.1%    26.8%    21.5%   
Minnesota 37.2%    27.5%    17.7%   
Missouri 38.5%    27.2%    18.9%   
Nebraska 33.3%    23.7%    16.8%   
North Dakota 31.0%    27.0%    14.8%   
South Dakota 32.9%    20.7%    14.5%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 42.6%    34.2%    21.3%   
District of Columbia 58.3%    43.3%    28.1%   
Florida 33.1%    20.1%    17.2%   
Georgia 37.9%    25.9%    18.3%   
Maryland 40.8%    28.4%    22.7%   
North Carolina 44.0%    30.3%    23.7%   
South Carolina 42.9%    23.7%    25.4%   
Virginia 43.0%    26.8%    21.3%   
West Virginia 44.2%    28.4%    21.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 37.6%    21.1%    22.0%   
Kentucky 46.9%    27.6%    26.0%   
Mississippi 39.3%    23.2%    26.0%   
Tennessee 50.5%    31.6%    20.6%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 37.8%    24.1%    15.4%   
Louisiana 40.0%    21.6%    21.9%   
Oklahoma 40.0%    28.3%    19.8%   
Texas 36.1%    25.2%    18.3%   
Mountain:
Arizona 36.8%    18.3%    17.0%   
Colorado 30.9%    21.6%    13.0%   
Idaho 27.9%    20.3%    12.4%   
Montana 26.9%    18.3%    12.6%   
Nevada 34.5%    23.2%    15.1%   
New Mexico 35.5%    24.0%    16.3%   
Utah 25.6%    17.8%    11.6%   
Wyoming 28.7%    20.7%    13.3%   
Pacific:
Alaska 32.0%    21.9%    19.4%   
California 32.2%    21.7%    15.8%   
Hawaii 42.6%    27.8%    25.5%   
Oregon 34.4%    22.4%    12.8%   
Washington 31.2%    22.5%    16.4%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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, 2020
Division and State Pretax Contributions Flexible Spending Account Flexible Benefits Plans
United States 0.36%    0.33%    0.33%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.22%    2.37%    2.32%   
Maine 2.14%    1.69%    1.80%   
Massachusetts 2.46%    2.50%    2.51%   
New Hampshire 2.22%    2.02%    1.90%   
Rhode Island 2.07%    2.02%    2.29%   
Vermont 2.04%    2.01%    2.04%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.56%    1.96%    1.93%   
New York 1.50%    0.99%    1.17%   
Pennsylvania 1.79%    1.82%    1.94%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.56%    1.48%    1.56%   
Indiana 2.34%    2.48%    2.58%   
Michigan 1.87%    2.16%    2.06%   
Ohio 2.18%    1.94%    2.21%   
Wisconsin 2.19%    2.31%    2.46%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.80%    1.90%    1.89%   
Kansas 2.22%    1.92%    1.97%   
Minnesota 2.29%    1.99%    2.04%   
Missouri 2.10%    1.59%    1.90%   
Nebraska 2.00%    1.99%    2.12%   
North Dakota 1.68%    2.30%    1.67%   
South Dakota 2.03%    1.75%    1.84%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.38%    2.67%    2.39%   
District of Columbia 3.25%    2.91%    2.84%   
Florida 1.61%    1.44%    1.43%   
Georgia 1.79%    2.14%    2.04%   
Maryland 2.44%    2.53%    2.62%   
North Carolina 1.93%    2.16%    2.22%   
South Carolina 1.91%    1.95%    2.03%   
Virginia 2.12%    1.97%    2.10%   
West Virginia 2.40%    2.48%    2.69%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.08%    1.59%    2.19%   
Kentucky 2.57%    2.45%    2.52%   
Mississippi 2.17%    2.03%    2.22%   
Tennessee 2.20%    2.14%    2.09%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.23%    2.31%    2.19%   
Louisiana 2.22%    2.09%    2.21%   
Oklahoma 2.25%    2.09%    2.03%   
Texas 1.43%    1.31%    1.29%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.40%    2.01%    2.16%   
Colorado 2.27%    2.26%    1.66%   
Idaho 1.52%    1.57%    1.40%   
Montana 2.10%    1.98%    1.54%   
Nevada 3.01%    2.28%    2.11%   
New Mexico 2.38%    2.11%    1.82%   
Utah 1.59%    1.35%    1.28%   
Wyoming 1.74%    1.62%    1.62%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.93%    2.12%    2.20%   
California 1.46%    1.28%    1.24%   
Hawaii 3.45%    2.46%    2.48%   
Oregon 2.11%    1.90%    1.32%   
Washington 2.04%    2.03%    1.86%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.