United States

21.3%

40.2%

16.8%

17.1%

24.7%

17.9%

New England:

Connecticut

34.0%

76.3%

9.8%

*

35.4%

35.2%

24.6%

Maine

15.7%

22.1%

*

3.6%

*

13.6%

19.2%

14.5%

*

Massachusetts

21.6%

56.4%

9.4%

*

18.4%

13.4%

*

22.9%

New Hampshire

19.9%

33.5%

*

8.7%

*

14.6%

25.2%

19.3%

Rhode Island

24.0%

37.7%

9.5%

*

18.5%

32.2%

18.4%

Vermont

24.0%

55.3%

19.2%

*

22.8%

23.5%

13.2%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

35.8%

68.6%

31.9%

*

24.8%

41.5%

31.6%

New York

30.1%

63.5%

19.9%

*

22.9%

28.8%

31.7%

Pennsylvania

24.6%

46.6%

22.7%

*

16.7%

26.8%

26.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

19.2%

37.3%

*

13.4%

*

17.2%

23.1%

14.2%

Indiana

18.6%

27.4%

*

32.3%

11.6%

20.9%

20.5%

*

Michigan

26.2%

62.1%

31.8%

19.9%

25.5%

16.2%

*

Ohio

22.1%

36.6%

*

13.0%

21.9%

28.5%

12.9%

Wisconsin

22.3%

44.9%

15.4%

*

23.8%

15.9%

18.6%

West North Central:

Iowa

20.7%

46.1%

.

18.7%

17.4%

11.3%

*

Kansas

21.6%

42.6%

*

20.0%

*

15.2%

*

22.0%

21.8%

Minnesota

19.8%

56.0%

22.1%

*

16.8%

7.3%

*

21.4%

*

Missouri

18.0%

25.6%

3.8%

*

17.5%

24.0%

12.0%

Nebraska

14.1%

34.5%

12.7%

*

10.5%

*

6.5%

*

13.5%

*

North Dakota

24.8%

60.8%

25.4%

*

17.2%

*

29.2%

17.0%

*

South Dakota

21.4%

46.7%

5.4%

*

20.7%

24.5%

14.3%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

22.9%

39.4%

*

10.6%

*

15.4%

31.6%

20.6%

District of Columbia

21.4%

11.2%

*

100.0%

*

23.9%

24.4%

9.7%

*

Florida

16.5%

22.0%

*

28.6%

*

13.6%

*

24.0%

8.3%

Georgia

17.7%

28.5%

*

.

10.8%

*

31.6%

16.5%

Maryland

24.3%

43.6%

13.1%

*

19.5%

28.6%

18.4%

North Carolina

15.3%

10.7%

*

6.1%

*

11.6%

*

31.0%

8.3%

*

South Carolina

12.7%

32.7%

*

17.3%

*

11.4%

*

14.4%

*

5.4%

*

Virginia

15.7%

33.5%

*

3.2%

*

8.6%

*

26.3%

10.0%

*

West Virginia

14.8%

18.7%

*

28.1%

*

13.4%

17.4%

*

9.8%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

15.8%

34.8%

*

17.0%

*

12.1%

*

19.8%

13.0%

*

Kentucky

19.6%

36.6%

28.5%

*

12.5%

23.5%

20.6%

Mississippi

14.5%

41.7%

*

3.8%

*

7.5%

*

18.2%

*

15.9%

*

Tennessee

10.1%

.

3.0%

*

13.3%

8.2%

*

11.5%

West South Central:

Arkansas

20.9%

37.9%

*

3.8%

*

29.6%

7.3%

*

15.5%

*

Louisiana

20.4%

35.2%

*

18.4%

*

20.4%

32.0%

8.9%

*

Oklahoma

17.0%

23.7%

*

9.4%

*

18.9%

13.2%

*

17.0%

Texas

18.2%

16.4%

*

19.2%

*

10.5%

29.6%

16.0%

Mountain:

Arizona

10.9%

7.7%

*

.

12.3%

*

16.4%

*

6.6%

*

Colorado

22.7%

47.7%

19.7%

*

15.9%

26.8%

14.0%

*

Idaho

18.0%

34.5%

29.4%

*

22.0%

5.3%

*

10.0%

*

Montana

19.6%

47.4%

12.1%

*

12.9%

12.6%

*

16.4%

*

Nevada

18.8%

38.0%

*

2.4%

*

14.2%

26.3%

*

15.2%

New Mexico

17.5%

39.6%

*

24.3%

*

12.5%

*

15.9%

18.0%

Utah

21.8%

52.0%

10.7%

*

12.6%

*

20.5%

23.1%

Wyoming

15.7%

32.1%

*

24.0%

16.7%

11.0%

*

13.5%

Pacific:

Alaska

17.5%

62.9%

2.3%

*

17.8%

*

10.3%

*

12.2%

*

California

21.8%

41.1%

17.1%

17.9%

21.6%

22.3%

Hawaii

32.5%

74.7%

45.9%

*

25.3%

26.2%

30.3%

Oregon

22.3%

38.5%

22.0%

*

21.9%

22.5%

14.6%

*

Washington

22.4%

40.2%

23.5%

*

18.8%

*

30.5%

11.9%

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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

0.34%

1.47%

1.46%

0.76%

0.76%

0.70%

New England:

Connecticut

4.21%

15.78%

6.47%

*

7.53%

6.32%

5.51%

Maine

2.66%

7.50%

*

2.68%

*

2.52%

4.68%

6.71%

*

Massachusetts

2.97%

11.57%

10.35%

*

4.38%

4.60%

*

6.54%

New Hampshire

2.60%

11.28%

*

3.90%

*

3.20%

5.52%

5.66%

Rhode Island

1.97%

9.70%

7.35%

*

3.69%

4.69%

5.10%

Vermont

1.72%

11.83%

6.57%

*

1.98%

3.41%

4.05%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.05%

9.11%

13.40%

*

5.79%

5.67%

6.85%

New York

1.55%

11.57%

7.28%

*

4.45%

3.32%

3.21%

Pennsylvania

2.67%

9.58%

8.53%

*

3.56%

5.21%

3.78%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.22%

14.17%

*

7.47%

*

4.68%

6.50%

3.33%

Indiana

3.09%

11.43%

*

7.82%

3.14%

4.50%

6.60%

*

Michigan

2.54%

9.99%

7.08%

3.26%

6.63%

5.84%

*

Ohio

1.64%

11.78%

*

3.53%

2.33%

5.75%

3.34%

Wisconsin

2.75%

12.13%

4.72%

*

5.57%

4.73%

4.47%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.61%

4.99%

.

5.16%

4.39%

3.66%

*

Kansas

2.83%

13.10%

*

8.90%

*

5.06%

*

4.32%

4.88%

Minnesota

2.66%

11.47%

7.44%

*

3.93%

4.15%

*

10.15%

*

Missouri

1.14%

7.24%

2.42%

*

3.85%

6.84%

3.29%

Nebraska

1.67%

8.38%

6.44%

*

4.53%

*

9.47%

*

5.19%

*

North Dakota

1.79%

12.36%

12.55%

*

5.41%

*

6.93%

6.00%

*

South Dakota

2.91%

12.70%

5.13%

*

4.26%

6.89%

4.06%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.35%

12.72%

*

13.05%

*

3.26%

7.94%

5.92%

District of Columbia

3.43%

10.05%

*

31.62%

*

4.94%

6.54%

4.50%

*

Florida

2.02%

8.95%

*

11.10%

*

4.72%

*

3.84%

2.45%

Georgia

2.33%

14.78%

*

.

3.78%

*

7.39%

4.68%

Maryland

2.05%

9.96%

8.26%

*

3.68%

6.30%

5.33%

North Carolina

2.00%

4.82%

*

3.50%

*

3.91%

*

6.93%

2.97%

*

South Carolina

3.16%

11.24%

*

9.60%

*

3.94%

*

5.23%

*

2.88%

*

Virginia

2.37%

11.25%

*

4.09%

*

4.36%

*

7.79%

4.72%

*

West Virginia

2.84%

13.42%

*

12.25%

*

3.57%

5.52%

*

4.44%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

3.57%

12.16%

*

8.63%

*

4.08%

*

4.76%

4.62%

*

Kentucky

1.72%

10.15%

9.05%

*

3.38%

5.99%

3.96%

Mississippi

2.18%

12.63%

*

2.45%

*

3.78%

*

9.15%

*

5.98%

*

Tennessee

1.69%

.

1.32%

*

3.79%

2.71%

*

3.28%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.09%

13.63%

*

2.29%

*

6.33%

3.11%

*

7.94%

*

Louisiana

2.63%

12.53%

*

10.84%

*

3.46%

7.62%

3.05%

*

Oklahoma

2.27%

8.45%

*

6.56%

*

4.94%

5.09%

*

5.09%

Texas

2.61%

6.68%

*

6.08%

*

2.22%

6.18%

3.47%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.40%

4.95%

*

.

4.36%

*

6.05%

*

3.32%

*

Colorado

4.26%

12.93%

9.73%

*

2.49%

7.23%

6.30%

*

Idaho

2.83%

7.14%

12.73%

*

5.87%

4.12%

*

4.01%

*

Montana

2.90%

10.99%

9.07%

*

3.66%

4.70%

*

5.25%

*

Nevada

2.90%

13.79%

*

2.22%

*

3.99%

8.27%

*

3.62%

New Mexico

1.92%

12.30%

*

8.86%

*

3.89%

*

3.87%

4.73%

Utah

2.90%

13.33%

11.70%

*

4.51%

*

4.33%

4.33%

Wyoming

3.30%

9.94%

*

6.30%

4.69%

5.61%

*

3.83%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.65%

13.19%

1.05%

*

5.52%

*

4.50%

*

5.03%

*

California

1.26%

5.93%

4.84%

2.61%

1.63%

2.53%

Hawaii

3.64%

9.31%

14.01%

*

5.32%

3.19%

3.65%

Oregon

2.63%

9.66%

10.97%

*

3.30%

5.94%

4.67%

*

Washington

3.56%

9.08%

9.69%

*

8.68%

*

6.26%

2.92%

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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.