United States

55.8%

40.0%

68.7%

50.8%

61.4%

66.4%

New England:

Connecticut

65.1%

49.5%

79.1%

60.5%

67.4%

78.1%

Maine

56.0%

41.0%

65.2%

50.2%

67.8%

66.6%

Massachusetts

66.2%

66.7%

93.5%

60.5%

67.3%

70.9%

New Hampshire

61.9%

55.2%

66.4%

56.2%

64.1%

77.7%

Rhode Island

65.3%

63.2%

83.2%

58.4%

71.5%

66.8%

Vermont

57.9%

30.4%

82.4%

55.1%

70.3%

72.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

63.6%

48.7%

68.6%

49.5%

75.4%

80.4%

New York

59.7%

49.5%

69.0%

49.1%

65.9%

75.3%

Pennsylvania

64.6%

59.4%

84.5%

57.5%

69.6%

72.0%

East North Central:

Illinois

55.3%

36.7%

79.1%

50.1%

56.3%

68.0%

Indiana

53.2%

33.3%

71.1%

47.6%

59.7%

65.8%

Michigan

53.4%

48.6%

73.1%

43.4%

60.6%

68.4%

Ohio

61.3%

49.1%

79.7%

56.3%

64.3%

69.5%

Wisconsin

54.1%

32.1%

78.2%

51.3%

59.7%

66.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

52.1%

43.4%

59.2%

46.8%

60.8%

61.8%

Kansas

53.1%

26.3%

69.7%

47.9%

64.2%

73.2%

Minnesota

52.0%

33.6%

71.1%

55.4%

54.7%

52.7%

Missouri

55.4%

43.3%

50.7%

54.2%

59.8%

63.4%

Nebraska

42.0%

24.7%

57.0%

42.9%

42.7%

56.1%

North Dakota

46.7%

20.1%

72.3%

47.6%

59.5%

67.8%

South Dakota

41.1%

15.0%

66.1%

41.6%

55.7%

61.8%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

58.4%

48.3%

82.6%

57.7%

67.3%

55.4%

District of Columbia

77.4%

50.1%

*

100.0%

*

69.8%

84.5%

88.6%

Florida

51.4%

40.0%

59.9%

48.6%

55.5%

57.8%

Georgia

49.9%

33.1%

53.2%

46.4%

46.3%

71.0%

Maryland

65.7%

47.4%

64.6%

64.8%

69.1%

79.6%

North Carolina

56.6%

33.8%

74.0%

55.5%

64.4%

64.3%

South Carolina

49.4%

32.7%

76.5%

41.1%

59.8%

68.2%

Virginia

62.5%

45.5%

64.3%

61.5%

68.2%

69.3%

West Virginia

48.6%

21.6%

67.6%

45.5%

57.0%

57.8%

East South Central:

Alabama

62.5%

34.3%

90.8%

57.9%

65.4%

78.6%

Kentucky

57.9%

38.7%

73.4%

54.5%

64.2%

68.3%

Mississippi

46.4%

31.4%

61.8%

41.1%

50.3%

60.0%

Tennessee

55.5%

34.6%

75.2%

50.7%

48.7%

76.0%

West South Central:

Arkansas

45.2%

25.2%

53.1%

45.6%

48.9%

52.0%

Louisiana

49.6%

31.2%

65.4%

47.3%

45.3%

64.0%

Oklahoma

51.3%

36.2%

51.5%

45.8%

49.8%

71.2%

Texas

49.1%

34.9%

54.5%

43.6%

56.0%

56.3%

Mountain:

Arizona

49.5%

25.3%

60.8%

50.8%

50.5%

57.3%

Colorado

55.3%

46.6%

62.1%

48.1%

63.0%

66.7%

Idaho

44.6%

23.1%

52.5%

50.9%

58.2%

53.0%

Montana

40.1%

27.6%

47.6%

44.1%

47.9%

41.1%

Nevada

56.7%

43.4%

59.5%

59.3%

53.1%

63.0%

New Mexico

50.2%

28.5%

48.2%

48.3%

54.7%

65.5%

Utah

46.1%

32.0%

60.5%

38.8%

55.2%

56.8%

Wyoming

46.5%

19.7%

58.9%

38.3%

62.8%

66.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

40.3%

27.0%

35.0%

*

31.5%

49.7%

63.0%

California

56.9%

43.0%

65.0%

50.6%

64.4%

63.9%

Hawaii

89.6%

96.0%

92.0%

84.7%

92.1%

93.5%

Oregon

56.4%

42.8%

79.6%

54.3%

62.1%

58.4%

Washington

53.8%

33.2%

62.1%

44.3%

63.3%

73.5%

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.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

United States

0.29%

1.26%

0.93%

0.49%

0.70%

0.49%

New England:

Connecticut

3.61%

9.30%

5.67%

5.59%

5.73%

4.92%

Maine

2.37%

5.40%

11.31%

4.83%

4.62%

2.53%

Massachusetts

2.68%

7.79%

5.73%

3.79%

4.43%

8.22%

New Hampshire

2.24%

6.91%

10.74%

3.61%

3.55%

6.52%

Rhode Island

2.92%

9.62%

5.47%

4.74%

3.96%

4.38%

Vermont

1.48%

5.12%

7.71%

3.56%

3.78%

3.35%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.22%

8.29%

10.79%

3.99%

4.00%

3.69%

New York

1.35%

6.78%

6.96%

2.37%

2.90%

1.61%

Pennsylvania

1.35%

5.62%

4.48%

2.90%

3.80%

3.52%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.62%

6.04%

4.35%

2.58%

3.76%

4.34%

Indiana

2.03%

8.13%

7.86%

3.54%

4.00%

5.05%

Michigan

2.54%

7.22%

6.86%

3.02%

4.10%

3.15%

Ohio

2.16%

7.88%

4.08%

5.05%

2.43%

3.31%

Wisconsin

2.44%

8.49%

7.33%

3.04%

4.09%

5.97%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.93%

3.88%

11.36%

3.67%

5.11%

7.74%

Kansas

2.65%

3.91%

7.49%

4.49%

3.80%

3.51%

Minnesota

1.30%

4.15%

10.67%

2.41%

4.09%

7.04%

Missouri

1.85%

8.68%

10.98%

2.37%

3.77%

4.22%

Nebraska

2.02%

2.08%

11.00%

2.96%

5.56%

3.91%

North Dakota

2.14%

4.11%

13.01%

4.57%

5.12%

4.61%

South Dakota

2.01%

3.74%

12.74%

3.45%

3.71%

6.17%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.48%

8.79%

10.76%

2.65%

7.92%

6.19%

District of Columbia

1.49%

15.17%

*

31.62%

*

3.87%

2.91%

4.31%

Florida

1.88%

5.94%

11.07%

3.63%

2.37%

2.62%

Georgia

1.67%

6.92%

12.33%

1.83%

4.70%

7.40%

Maryland

2.79%

9.25%

10.93%

3.19%

4.48%

5.07%

North Carolina

1.62%

5.40%

8.45%

3.22%

4.32%

4.94%

South Carolina

2.27%

8.24%

7.70%

3.19%

5.36%

3.08%

Virginia

3.13%

7.10%

12.97%

3.65%

5.59%

7.43%

West Virginia

1.72%

4.89%

8.36%

3.27%

4.38%

3.97%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.20%

7.29%

5.81%

2.95%

4.20%

2.86%

Kentucky

2.58%

8.39%

7.38%

4.53%

3.69%

3.22%

Mississippi

1.81%

4.75%

9.31%

3.19%

3.80%

4.39%

Tennessee

1.84%

7.58%

6.16%

4.72%

3.24%

2.92%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.46%

7.09%

10.48%

5.15%

4.83%

6.11%

Louisiana

2.86%

7.37%

8.75%

3.50%

5.51%

4.32%

Oklahoma

1.92%

7.76%

7.01%

4.53%

3.97%

3.18%

Texas

1.88%

5.14%

8.16%

1.59%

4.30%

3.61%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.66%

3.29%

13.16%

4.19%

4.52%

6.09%

Colorado

3.24%

6.52%

10.84%

4.19%

4.58%

6.04%

Idaho

3.02%

5.19%

10.11%

3.72%

3.39%

5.70%

Montana

1.98%

4.24%

13.15%

2.44%

2.47%

6.50%

Nevada

3.24%

11.50%

11.55%

5.89%

3.19%

4.70%

New Mexico

1.17%

2.57%

12.05%

3.39%

3.14%

3.46%

Utah

3.12%

5.96%

11.38%

4.21%

5.40%

3.85%

Wyoming

3.24%

3.55%

9.19%

3.69%

8.08%

3.48%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.99%

3.67%

12.38%

*

5.09%

3.90%

4.74%

California

0.66%

4.79%

3.76%

1.94%

2.86%

2.98%

Hawaii

2.84%

7.06%

17.32%

4.71%

2.74%

2.78%

Oregon

2.68%

7.67%

8.69%

4.42%

3.41%

6.25%

Washington

1.89%

5.90%

10.19%

3.01%

4.09%

5.15%

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.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.