United States

35.2%

14.8%

28.7%

37.4%

33.8%

43.0%

New England:

Connecticut

35.6%

13.3%

*

17.5%

36.0%

44.5%

40.3%

Maine

33.5%

8.9%

*

34.3%

*

33.6%

41.4%

35.9%

Massachusetts

35.2%

8.1%

*

18.0%

*

34.2%

44.9%

46.9%

New Hampshire

32.1%

6.5%

*

21.1%

*

33.7%

29.7%

49.4%

Rhode Island

23.9%

2.3%

*

30.4%

19.5%

27.5%

41.4%

Vermont

19.6%

.

7.8%

*

21.5%

23.9%

23.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

39.2%

19.6%

*

30.8%

*

40.3%

41.7%

42.4%

New York

33.9%

15.8%

*

46.6%

35.2%

34.9%

34.4%

Pennsylvania

35.7%

13.6%

*

23.4%

35.2%

38.8%

48.1%

East North Central:

Illinois

38.2%

22.2%

*

25.8%

*

41.6%

31.8%

48.9%

Indiana

36.2%

22.8%

*

23.9%

*

39.8%

33.9%

40.3%

Michigan

27.5%

3.2%

*

35.2%

29.4%

32.4%

28.3%

Ohio

34.5%

6.6%

*

29.9%

39.5%

29.3%

45.7%

Wisconsin

29.0%

18.7%

*

27.6%

29.2%

24.0%

37.9%

West North Central:

Iowa

30.3%

9.9%

*

34.7%

*

34.3%

31.0%

38.3%

*

Kansas

26.5%

7.6%

*

22.0%

27.1%

23.8%

34.8%

Minnesota

34.8%

24.6%

*

16.1%

*

34.1%

35.9%

46.1%

Missouri

32.6%

13.0%

*

18.0%

*

37.8%

36.1%

33.3%

*

Nebraska

26.2%

3.5%

*

30.7%

*

34.4%

10.6%

*

35.1%

North Dakota

19.6%

10.1%

*

2.0%

*

22.6%

22.7%

*

21.0%

South Dakota

25.8%

.

10.1%

*

31.1%

26.3%

32.0%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

38.5%

19.3%

*

70.2%

38.0%

41.2%

42.1%

District of Columbia

47.7%

7.0%

*

100.0%

*

41.1%

46.6%

68.7%

Florida

35.2%

15.3%

*

22.5%

*

38.0%

32.5%

43.9%

Georgia

39.8%

28.8%

*

40.6%

*

41.2%

33.1%

*

45.8%

Maryland

37.8%

14.3%

*

40.1%

*

45.2%

34.1%

40.9%

North Carolina

27.7%

20.1%

*

19.2%

*

23.3%

34.8%

35.0%

South Carolina

37.6%

6.6%

*

25.7%

*

47.8%

25.4%

44.4%

Virginia

38.2%

30.9%

32.6%

*

37.1%

32.5%

51.4%

West Virginia

33.0%

0.9%

*

28.3%

*

30.9%

31.4%

47.7%

East South Central:

Alabama

28.7%

23.5%

*

12.9%

*

30.6%

23.4%

36.0%

Kentucky

30.8%

4.9%

*

39.6%

33.9%

27.0%

37.3%

Mississippi

35.0%

4.2%

*

7.1%

*

38.5%

28.0%

50.4%

Tennessee

37.6%

11.3%

*

21.7%

43.1%

35.6%

42.0%

West South Central:

Arkansas

28.7%

1.6%

*

39.3%

*

24.5%

23.5%

46.9%

Louisiana

30.8%

0.1%

*

9.3%

*

34.1%

20.9%

45.7%

Oklahoma

22.9%

17.3%

*

16.4%

*

25.2%

22.2%

*

23.2%

Texas

40.2%

6.2%

*

27.0%

45.8%

36.3%

50.9%

Mountain:

Arizona

37.8%

14.7%

*

29.6%

*

45.1%

35.8%

36.2%

Colorado

35.9%

20.5%

*

22.3%

*

30.7%

34.9%

56.8%

Idaho

19.9%

8.6%

*

34.8%

*

19.8%

10.2%

*

38.3%

Montana

20.7%

7.6%

*

4.3%

*

30.8%

13.6%

23.4%

Nevada

31.7%

16.6%

*

32.1%

*

36.2%

23.7%

36.6%

New Mexico

35.7%

4.8%

*

8.9%

*

38.5%

42.1%

39.7%

Utah

42.3%

10.8%

*

42.4%

50.9%

35.4%

53.5%

Wyoming

17.1%

8.0%

*

7.6%

*

26.9%

3.9%

*

32.5%

Pacific:

Alaska

30.3%

15.7%

*

31.6%

*

34.7%

21.4%

*

35.6%

California

42.7%

23.5%

42.9%

48.0%

39.1%

46.8%

Hawaii

41.9%

22.0%

*

26.1%

*

48.3%

34.0%

49.9%

Oregon

24.5%

8.7%

*

36.5%

21.4%

17.5%

41.0%

Washington

32.0%

8.1%

*

6.2%

*

33.0%

21.3%

54.5%

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.

. 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

0.61%

1.23%

1.58%

0.93%

1.01%

1.00%

New England:

Connecticut

1.80%

16.21%

*

4.63%

4.79%

4.14%

5.98%

Maine

3.26%

5.42%

*

11.34%

*

4.91%

4.79%

8.11%

Massachusetts

1.78%

3.63%

*

7.73%

*

3.28%

5.14%

5.98%

New Hampshire

2.92%

3.94%

*

11.07%

*

6.73%

5.92%

3.64%

Rhode Island

2.34%

1.58%

*

6.09%

4.32%

6.21%

7.25%

Vermont

2.48%

.

11.47%

*

4.26%

6.19%

6.77%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.29%

12.22%

*

12.97%

*

7.24%

5.39%

5.38%

New York

1.57%

6.39%

*

9.24%

3.71%

3.58%

3.78%

Pennsylvania

2.31%

4.08%

*

6.94%

5.18%

7.10%

6.85%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.25%

12.90%

*

8.83%

*

5.51%

6.25%

6.79%

Indiana

3.02%

11.55%

*

8.28%

*

4.05%

6.52%

5.85%

Michigan

2.89%

3.69%

*

8.78%

4.68%

5.51%

2.93%

Ohio

2.87%

4.74%

*

6.01%

6.19%

4.92%

5.66%

Wisconsin

2.99%

6.27%

*

8.28%

4.26%

5.94%

7.00%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.40%

4.38%

*

13.11%

*

6.34%

7.31%

11.98%

*

Kansas

3.79%

4.61%

*

4.05%

4.17%

4.10%

7.84%

Minnesota

2.70%

10.71%

*

12.10%

*

4.33%

5.03%

11.37%

Missouri

3.94%

5.96%

*

11.20%

*

4.43%

7.27%

11.11%

*

Nebraska

2.56%

6.92%

*

11.16%

*

8.09%

6.49%

*

7.28%

North Dakota

1.39%

6.36%

*

0.99%

*

4.10%

7.89%

*

6.14%

South Dakota

2.85%

.

11.20%

*

6.68%

6.19%

8.94%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.41%

10.21%

*

11.79%

5.19%

6.73%

8.07%

District of Columbia

5.46%

10.05%

*

31.62%

*

5.39%

8.28%

7.86%

Florida

3.32%

6.44%

*

18.62%

*

5.00%

5.93%

4.84%

Georgia

3.92%

10.91%

*

12.54%

*

6.39%

10.21%

*

3.92%

Maryland

3.63%

6.10%

*

12.73%

*

5.91%

5.42%

4.87%

North Carolina

2.28%

10.98%

*

6.09%

*

4.38%

4.18%

6.31%

South Carolina

3.32%

2.61%

*

10.49%

*

5.26%

4.13%

8.03%

Virginia

4.41%

7.54%

12.17%

*

6.16%

7.66%

6.76%

West Virginia

2.66%

10.45%

*

11.28%

*

5.30%

5.26%

8.70%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.63%

9.00%

*

5.11%

*

6.29%

5.42%

8.12%

Kentucky

3.51%

3.78%

*

11.08%

4.47%

6.94%

8.41%

Mississippi

1.63%

3.77%

*

10.42%

*

3.50%

6.86%

9.80%

Tennessee

5.00%

10.55%

*

4.09%

5.22%

7.12%

9.05%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.28%

3.21%

*

11.79%

*

6.23%

6.12%

9.80%

Louisiana

3.00%

10.53%

*

8.52%

*

4.87%

6.03%

5.90%

Oklahoma

2.63%

13.25%

*

6.38%

*

5.50%

10.66%

*

6.80%

Texas

1.85%

4.65%

*

5.66%

3.87%

4.58%

4.80%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.50%

5.95%

*

11.70%

*

5.32%

7.41%

8.05%

Colorado

3.50%

10.38%

*

11.58%

*

5.73%

6.85%

7.69%

Idaho

3.28%

4.16%

*

14.23%

*

5.10%

3.59%

*

8.19%

Montana

3.07%

4.89%

*

14.32%

*

5.96%

3.45%

5.37%

Nevada

2.69%

6.02%

*

14.55%

*

6.75%

4.91%

5.86%

New Mexico

3.74%

5.28%

*

10.26%

*

6.28%

8.56%

10.27%

Utah

3.49%

6.10%

*

11.44%

8.77%

4.79%

7.66%

Wyoming

2.37%

3.85%

*

10.37%

*

6.44%

6.22%

*

8.82%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.98%

10.19%

*

15.53%

*

2.57%

7.77%

*

6.40%

California

2.07%

5.18%

6.21%

3.19%

2.71%

4.02%

Hawaii

4.10%

10.65%

*

10.82%

*

6.75%

5.31%

4.86%

Oregon

2.66%

13.83%

*

7.05%

4.95%

3.27%

7.15%

Washington

2.05%

3.87%

*

7.73%

*

6.19%

5.33%

5.27%

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.