United States

34.4%

17.0%

27.0%

39.3%

28.1%

42.3%

New England:

Connecticut

27.3%

12.8%

*

24.0%

30.8%

23.7%

29.9%

Maine

26.8%

14.8%

*

25.7%

*

26.0%

25.7%

37.3%

Massachusetts

30.2%

25.2%

*

20.1%

*

33.3%

18.2%

46.8%

New Hampshire

29.4%

14.4%

*

31.4%

26.5%

28.5%

44.0%

Rhode Island

32.4%

37.3%

18.2%

*

28.6%

36.6%

37.0%

Vermont

26.7%

4.6%

*

21.7%

*

37.3%

11.5%

*

40.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

31.2%

19.7%

5.2%

*

28.8%

35.9%

35.8%

New York

29.3%

19.5%

33.4%

*

38.0%

21.2%

29.6%

Pennsylvania

32.4%

2.4%

*

30.9%

39.5%

33.0%

33.6%

East North Central:

Illinois

37.4%

13.7%

*

33.3%

*

42.0%

37.1%

40.0%

Indiana

43.2%

18.8%

*

39.2%

45.9%

43.5%

47.6%

Michigan

32.0%

15.5%

*

23.1%

38.1%

28.7%

37.6%

Ohio

32.3%

8.6%

*

20.9%

37.9%

21.0%

*

49.6%

Wisconsin

33.3%

25.5%

22.3%

*

31.5%

31.4%

45.3%

West North Central:

Iowa

40.1%

26.9%

*

44.4%

41.1%

33.8%

54.2%

Kansas

30.5%

11.7%

*

29.2%

36.6%

20.5%

37.5%

Minnesota

36.2%

36.4%

27.1%

*

39.0%

34.3%

35.9%

Missouri

31.2%

20.3%

*

18.3%

*

37.2%

31.3%

29.1%

Nebraska

37.5%

18.6%

*

54.5%

42.0%

25.4%

*

44.3%

North Dakota

32.5%

17.7%

*

43.0%

*

28.9%

28.1%

44.5%

South Dakota

36.6%

6.1%

*

29.7%

*

34.8%

31.1%

55.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

33.2%

10.5%

*

36.1%

*

38.6%

27.0%

*

40.4%

District of Columbia

41.2%

37.6%

*

100.0%

*

42.7%

31.6%

57.7%

Florida

32.9%

9.0%

*

22.3%

*

40.7%

24.1%

42.4%

Georgia

44.2%

20.0%

*

37.6%

*

51.6%

43.2%

42.5%

Maryland

31.4%

17.1%

*

36.0%

*

33.3%

31.1%

35.1%

North Carolina

35.4%

16.8%

*

40.3%

39.1%

34.1%

35.9%

South Carolina

40.1%

9.9%

*

37.3%

47.2%

23.1%

*

53.9%

Virginia

32.5%

9.7%

*

41.7%

37.1%

21.4%

*

46.5%

West Virginia

38.8%

13.3%

*

27.4%

*

38.0%

39.2%

48.7%

East South Central:

Alabama

42.9%

37.2%

*

34.1%

52.2%

25.3%

46.7%

Kentucky

36.3%

12.2%

*

32.2%

50.6%

16.6%

*

41.2%

Mississippi

42.8%

12.0%

*

40.1%

*

50.4%

28.5%

53.3%

Tennessee

40.4%

9.3%

*

24.0%

43.0%

38.1%

49.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

36.6%

16.3%

*

51.1%

31.1%

35.9%

50.3%

Louisiana

38.4%

16.3%

*

22.1%

*

40.7%

26.8%

52.9%

Oklahoma

31.9%

18.9%

*

22.5%

*

35.5%

31.4%

32.8%

Texas

40.3%

7.7%

*

23.8%

49.6%

35.4%

47.5%

Mountain:

Arizona

38.6%

13.2%

*

33.8%

*

42.8%

20.5%

56.5%

Colorado

36.8%

28.0%

*

35.5%

*

39.6%

29.4%

47.1%

Idaho

27.1%

14.9%

44.9%

*

27.4%

21.3%

39.2%

Montana

30.1%

10.6%

*

15.2%

*

40.7%

19.2%

40.6%

Nevada

38.9%

24.5%

*

44.6%

*

38.1%

27.2%

56.6%

New Mexico

39.0%

7.8%

*

32.4%

*

37.1%

42.8%

49.5%

Utah

33.7%

19.2%

*

38.8%

43.9%

19.5%

*

41.3%

Wyoming

34.8%

25.4%

*

50.7%

39.6%

17.5%

*

56.6%

Pacific:

Alaska

44.7%

36.3%

*

50.9%

*

43.8%

42.2%

49.7%

California

32.7%

22.1%

16.2%

*

40.5%

23.7%

42.7%

Hawaii

29.7%

24.7%

*

37.3%

24.6%

25.3%

45.3%

Oregon

28.1%

14.0%

*

23.9%

*

24.2%

25.8%

45.0%

Washington

35.6%

28.0%

*

14.2%

*

35.4%

24.6%

53.5%

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

0.46%

1.38%

1.47%

0.89%

0.91%

1.26%

New England:

Connecticut

2.95%

10.93%

*

5.70%

6.98%

5.51%

5.97%

Maine

3.04%

5.67%

*

10.34%

*

4.86%

6.93%

7.34%

Massachusetts

3.68%

7.62%

*

11.55%

*

6.61%

5.23%

7.07%

New Hampshire

3.45%

7.01%

*

7.60%

5.60%

6.00%

7.96%

Rhode Island

3.75%

10.03%

6.21%

*

6.68%

5.67%

9.22%

Vermont

3.38%

2.76%

*

11.08%

*

5.39%

4.12%

*

9.74%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.76%

5.24%

2.70%

*

5.01%

6.64%

3.80%

New York

1.72%

5.40%

10.75%

*

3.39%

4.59%

4.09%

Pennsylvania

3.04%

1.50%

*

6.15%

6.22%

5.43%

6.34%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.03%

12.17%

*

10.14%

*

6.19%

4.72%

4.92%

Indiana

2.21%

7.70%

*

10.70%

4.43%

7.42%

4.65%

Michigan

3.84%

6.81%

*

3.84%

5.90%

7.91%

5.78%

Ohio

2.66%

2.78%

*

3.37%

3.51%

6.35%

*

7.38%

Wisconsin

3.20%

5.84%

8.17%

*

4.37%

4.61%

6.16%

West North Central:

Iowa

5.03%

8.43%

*

12.97%

6.19%

7.71%

9.92%

Kansas

3.52%

5.33%

*

8.08%

6.14%

5.29%

7.27%

Minnesota

1.76%

8.56%

14.06%

*

3.98%

4.52%

10.66%

Missouri

2.97%

6.35%

*

15.22%

*

3.31%

6.29%

7.72%

Nebraska

3.38%

7.46%

*

12.46%

8.11%

9.85%

*

8.02%

North Dakota

2.87%

8.52%

*

14.13%

*

5.34%

6.94%

8.52%

South Dakota

4.12%

3.68%

*

15.97%

*

7.52%

7.73%

6.97%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.62%

7.68%

*

16.02%

*

5.65%

9.55%

*

11.00%

District of Columbia

2.87%

12.97%

*

31.62%

*

6.41%

6.02%

7.81%

Florida

2.91%

5.48%

*

14.54%

*

5.76%

4.16%

4.83%

Georgia

2.74%

11.72%

*

13.45%

*

6.95%

8.54%

6.73%

Maryland

3.04%

9.01%

*

16.32%

*

6.15%

5.58%

4.80%

North Carolina

2.46%

6.39%

*

4.76%

3.16%

5.50%

6.47%

South Carolina

3.29%

4.62%

*

10.22%

4.21%

6.93%

*

8.29%

Virginia

5.43%

3.84%

*

11.11%

8.18%

8.20%

*

8.13%

West Virginia

3.29%

10.33%

*

14.23%

*

6.98%

7.26%

8.33%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.69%

12.23%

*

9.45%

6.07%

5.92%

12.95%

Kentucky

3.12%

5.60%

*

6.71%

4.93%

7.39%

*

7.93%

Mississippi

3.11%

10.70%

*

13.84%

*

5.65%

8.05%

6.67%

Tennessee

4.98%

11.15%

*

6.93%

6.62%

8.05%

8.98%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.54%

13.11%

*

11.56%

6.62%

3.09%

8.45%

Louisiana

3.60%

11.91%

*

14.85%

*

6.22%

5.51%

7.47%

Oklahoma

3.67%

7.59%

*

10.68%

*

5.80%

8.38%

8.26%

Texas

2.23%

5.81%

*

6.56%

3.89%

4.75%

4.23%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.76%

10.00%

*

15.01%

*

4.91%

5.36%

7.71%

Colorado

3.39%

12.98%

*

12.06%

*

6.40%

5.66%

7.59%

Idaho

2.41%

4.20%

14.64%

*

3.45%

4.37%

9.11%

Montana

3.19%

4.20%

*

18.30%

*

6.97%

4.73%

6.97%

Nevada

2.25%

13.55%

*

13.63%

*

4.19%

6.70%

7.20%

New Mexico

3.02%

4.37%

*

12.80%

*

5.98%

6.71%

8.71%

Utah

3.61%

7.52%

*

10.68%

7.70%

5.99%

*

6.40%

Wyoming

3.79%

7.96%

*

12.55%

5.73%

11.96%

*

7.73%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.62%

12.41%

*

15.60%

*

6.73%

7.65%

5.53%

California

1.17%

6.33%

5.68%

*

2.96%

2.42%

4.01%

Hawaii

2.29%

10.95%

*

10.51%

4.55%

4.97%

5.54%

Oregon

2.45%

9.83%

*

8.28%

*

4.26%

4.70%

8.46%

Washington

3.38%

10.91%

*

8.14%

*

6.50%

5.52%

7.97%

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.