United States

52.8%

27.5%

62.4%

49.9%

49.7%

58.6%

New England:

Connecticut

48.1%

2.4%

*

54.6%

51.9%

46.7%

48.8%

Maine

54.7%

12.8%

*

51.7%

40.0%

46.7%

76.5%

Massachusetts

46.7%

43.4%

42.3%

38.2%

43.7%

64.2%

New Hampshire

52.4%

9.4%

*

45.9%

44.3%

60.6%

60.7%

Rhode Island

40.6%

20.3%

*

40.7%

42.1%

46.1%

33.2%

Vermont

45.4%

6.4%

*

43.9%

51.7%

49.9%

35.4%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

50.6%

28.4%

42.2%

39.2%

61.1%

53.2%

New York

40.3%

15.9%

*

43.3%

44.7%

35.3%

46.1%

Pennsylvania

48.3%

16.9%

*

57.6%

41.9%

52.6%

47.7%

East North Central:

Illinois

58.8%

24.3%

*

63.5%

48.3%

60.7%

65.7%

Indiana

64.0%

34.1%

*

73.4%

65.0%

64.6%

55.8%

Michigan

54.2%

16.7%

*

66.6%

55.3%

62.8%

44.5%

Ohio

55.5%

26.4%

*

65.9%

48.9%

51.6%

58.6%

Wisconsin

62.8%

41.8%

65.5%

66.6%

62.1%

59.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

62.4%

15.1%

*

78.7%

58.0%

62.4%

70.3%

Kansas

50.2%

10.4%

*

69.2%

41.9%

43.5%

58.2%

Minnesota

65.6%

49.8%

67.9%

62.3%

59.2%

75.3%

Missouri

58.8%

40.0%

62.0%

57.0%

67.7%

55.2%

Nebraska

60.6%

18.9%

79.7%

51.8%

69.5%

54.6%

North Dakota

52.5%

5.0%

*

68.7%

32.7%

56.3%

64.1%

South Dakota

61.6%

27.4%

*

72.6%

47.9%

60.5%

67.0%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

58.6%

19.0%

*

70.1%

58.8%

66.5%

50.5%

District of Columbia

52.7%

67.6%

100.0%

*

42.7%

54.7%

69.4%

Florida

48.2%

11.7%

*

63.2%

46.8%

48.0%

57.9%

Georgia

60.3%

24.5%

*

74.8%

65.3%

52.1%

60.4%

Maryland

47.4%

19.5%

*

66.8%

45.2%

42.9%

58.8%

North Carolina

57.1%

44.4%

75.1%

42.5%

51.3%

63.5%

South Carolina

62.6%

20.2%

*

79.9%

67.4%

54.7%

61.3%

Virginia

47.0%

19.9%

*

61.5%

40.9%

49.6%

50.5%

West Virginia

64.6%

41.4%

*

80.9%

45.0%

69.0%

64.3%

East South Central:

Alabama

58.5%

37.3%

*

65.3%

46.8%

59.7%

67.1%

Kentucky

64.0%

19.6%

*

81.0%

63.1%

45.7%

62.5%

Mississippi

62.0%

39.5%

*

74.4%

64.9%

57.1%

58.5%

Tennessee

64.5%

33.9%

*

71.9%

58.2%

58.6%

71.5%

West South Central:

Arkansas

63.7%

53.5%

75.3%

41.6%

63.9%

65.4%

Louisiana

51.9%

80.0%

55.5%

46.7%

39.7%

54.8%

Oklahoma

60.6%

37.4%

*

70.0%

67.7%

46.0%

62.3%

Texas

60.5%

24.6%

*

62.9%

54.6%

64.2%

65.9%

Mountain:

Arizona

54.3%

32.6%

77.2%

44.3%

49.6%

72.1%

Colorado

56.6%

53.9%

67.8%

57.7%

40.5%

69.9%

Idaho

66.7%

23.7%

85.3%

46.4%

69.5%

69.7%

Montana

44.0%

10.5%

*

59.6%

57.0%

35.0%

55.2%

Nevada

52.5%

46.0%

*

54.0%

55.4%

42.1%

58.7%

New Mexico

59.6%

23.8%

*

75.4%

62.9%

51.1%

67.6%

Utah

48.3%

19.4%

*

56.0%

59.2%

41.3%

49.0%

Wyoming

62.3%

21.0%

*

89.4%

57.8%

39.6%

64.0%

Pacific:

Alaska

53.8%

47.4%

95.7%

38.1%

46.3%

53.4%

California

41.1%

21.5%

39.3%

44.3%

32.1%

55.3%

Hawaii

32.0%

30.9%

*

14.2%

*

27.0%

35.3%

39.3%

Oregon

48.9%

24.0%

*

50.9%

32.7%

51.0%

63.4%

Washington

59.4%

45.8%

68.1%

63.4%

40.0%

70.3%

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

0.80%

1.89%

1.34%

1.00%

1.54%

1.76%

New England:

Connecticut

4.44%

10.41%

*

10.32%

7.17%

7.94%

7.29%

Maine

4.58%

8.17%

*

10.86%

8.18%

8.06%

10.46%

Massachusetts

3.60%

10.78%

10.45%

8.38%

5.19%

7.40%

New Hampshire

3.08%

8.81%

*

11.29%

8.08%

3.93%

7.90%

Rhode Island

3.85%

6.22%

*

9.66%

7.69%

6.73%

7.78%

Vermont

4.53%

4.95%

*

12.42%

9.32%

8.47%

8.79%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.21%

8.22%

11.15%

8.67%

6.91%

4.67%

New York

2.18%

6.97%

*

6.55%

6.39%

3.77%

5.17%

Pennsylvania

3.07%

8.35%

*

6.41%

7.66%

4.31%

6.66%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.92%

10.31%

*

8.01%

8.34%

5.60%

5.07%

Indiana

3.06%

10.91%

*

6.65%

5.77%

4.95%

9.42%

Michigan

5.28%

10.27%

*

5.23%

7.99%

6.64%

9.28%

Ohio

4.68%

8.06%

*

5.57%

6.71%

7.36%

7.42%

Wisconsin

5.18%

11.46%

6.68%

11.40%

8.69%

8.57%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.90%

9.76%

*

6.19%

9.58%

7.55%

9.84%

Kansas

3.77%

5.47%

*

8.06%

6.11%

6.54%

8.90%

Minnesota

3.63%

11.89%

7.79%

6.49%

9.55%

8.54%

Missouri

3.30%

11.33%

8.68%

7.30%

9.19%

7.07%

Nebraska

4.86%

5.35%

5.82%

8.96%

10.35%

7.61%

North Dakota

4.92%

8.21%

*

11.09%

8.09%

13.64%

7.24%

South Dakota

2.09%

9.49%

*

7.34%

11.91%

8.96%

8.34%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

6.04%

7.62%

*

12.67%

9.83%

15.56%

10.49%

District of Columbia

4.15%

19.76%

31.62%

*

4.17%

7.37%

10.62%

Florida

4.08%

5.36%

*

11.85%

6.72%

6.10%

7.21%

Georgia

2.78%

12.38%

*

6.67%

6.85%

7.59%

7.52%

Maryland

5.70%

8.19%

*

11.95%

9.31%

7.72%

9.97%

North Carolina

2.76%

11.87%

5.86%

6.47%

10.14%

6.97%

South Carolina

3.39%

6.90%

*

3.42%

8.44%

9.49%

8.52%

Virginia

3.27%

8.30%

*

9.07%

7.08%

4.35%

9.17%

West Virginia

5.40%

13.96%

*

6.07%

9.68%

6.55%

8.79%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.55%

13.41%

*

9.02%

6.65%

5.92%

9.88%

Kentucky

2.63%

9.20%

*

5.89%

7.02%

6.04%

7.87%

Mississippi

2.60%

12.79%

*

6.70%

9.79%

8.94%

9.04%

Tennessee

2.87%

13.71%

*

6.29%

8.30%

6.61%

7.74%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.35%

15.47%

8.62%

7.60%

5.93%

7.69%

Louisiana

4.79%

20.98%

11.05%

6.87%

10.15%

9.60%

Oklahoma

3.44%

12.38%

*

7.48%

10.06%

5.55%

6.19%

Texas

2.98%

9.63%

*

5.83%

5.10%

5.47%

5.26%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.12%

9.51%

11.04%

8.98%

8.94%

6.17%

Colorado

3.84%

12.66%

11.30%

5.36%

6.53%

6.72%

Idaho

5.64%

6.22%

11.65%

9.14%

14.39%

9.70%

Montana

5.41%

9.93%

*

16.43%

11.52%

6.65%

11.78%

Nevada

3.76%

14.00%

*

12.48%

4.70%

8.93%

8.97%

New Mexico

4.60%

7.52%

*

14.87%

7.43%

9.24%

9.38%

Utah

4.81%

11.52%

*

10.00%

8.43%

9.75%

6.66%

Wyoming

8.95%

10.83%

*

14.40%

7.71%

11.20%

9.10%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.51%

14.01%

16.73%

7.67%

10.57%

8.36%

California

2.50%

5.62%

5.40%

3.97%

3.51%

6.02%

Hawaii

2.98%

12.09%

*

6.35%

*

3.66%

5.93%

5.58%

Oregon

3.68%

11.47%

*

10.24%

8.56%

9.25%

9.20%

Washington

3.05%

11.62%

11.27%

8.79%

4.73%

3.91%

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.