United States

70.0%

63.4%

80.3%

55.3%

74.9%

78.3%

New England:

Connecticut

71.6%

70.3%

82.0%

62.4%

72.4%

76.0%

Maine

71.9%

61.9%

84.4%

62.2%

75.1%

74.1%

Massachusetts

69.8%

77.6%

76.3%

64.9%

67.6%

73.0%

New Hampshire

67.7%

51.9%

78.3%

49.8%

72.8%

82.1%

Rhode Island

71.6%

56.9%

77.7%

62.2%

71.5%

81.7%

Vermont

65.8%

53.2%

75.2%

55.8%

66.2%

75.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

72.4%

52.8%

77.0%

66.2%

73.6%

77.8%

New York

68.0%

60.6%

73.7%

53.5%

69.7%

79.8%

Pennsylvania

77.6%

74.1%

86.6%

68.8%

76.3%

82.7%

East North Central:

Illinois

72.1%

60.3%

81.0%

56.1%

80.5%

78.6%

Indiana

72.3%

75.5%

85.3%

56.4%

71.4%

78.5%

Michigan

70.9%

77.2%

76.8%

51.2%

72.5%

82.8%

Ohio

71.3%

67.5%

84.1%

53.3%

71.7%

78.8%

Wisconsin

67.1%

66.3%

76.9%

53.8%

63.7%

75.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

70.6%

75.6%

78.4%

49.0%

68.7%

82.1%

Kansas

65.6%

71.7%

74.7%

53.6%

63.2%

76.3%

Minnesota

70.3%

61.9%

82.7%

57.5%

74.7%

72.1%

Missouri

68.5%

69.9%

76.2%

50.3%

76.6%

74.8%

Nebraska

68.8%

75.0%

80.4%

48.0%

68.2%

78.7%

North Dakota

70.2%

68.5%

78.8%

56.7%

73.5%

74.8%

South Dakota

64.6%

75.7%

83.7%

41.8%

58.5%

75.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

72.1%

62.0%

89.5%

63.4%

76.2%

71.7%

District of Columbia

73.5%

38.1%

*

86.2%

*

69.8%

77.5%

72.4%

Florida

64.4%

62.5%

82.2%

47.8%

78.2%

77.4%

Georgia

69.4%

65.9%

81.2%

53.3%

77.2%

79.3%

Maryland

67.3%

61.1%

66.3%

58.4%

71.7%

77.2%

North Carolina

70.2%

69.8%

82.0%

44.4%

83.4%

84.5%

South Carolina

69.1%

71.6%

81.0%

49.3%

79.5%

78.6%

Virginia

64.6%

60.3%

75.7%

43.9%

80.0%

79.7%

West Virginia

71.3%

81.3%

85.3%

52.4%

74.7%

79.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

67.0%

57.6%

78.7%

51.8%

75.7%

71.8%

Kentucky

71.5%

77.1%

80.0%

54.0%

69.6%

88.1%

Mississippi

66.8%

71.8%

73.9%

53.2%

75.9%

73.6%

Tennessee

70.5%

63.6%

82.9%

52.6%

75.6%

82.0%

West South Central:

Arkansas

70.5%

84.3%

79.0%

51.8%

66.6%

75.8%

Louisiana

68.6%

50.7%

86.9%

55.4%

71.7%

76.7%

Oklahoma

72.9%

72.9%

78.2%

68.9%

65.8%

82.5%

Texas

72.8%

68.7%

78.9%

57.7%

78.6%

79.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

68.0%

61.0%

78.1%

55.1%

80.1%

81.0%

Colorado

65.9%

66.4%

74.7%

50.7%

75.5%

73.9%

Idaho

73.9%

56.4%

87.9%

60.5%

72.7%

84.0%

Montana

63.0%

86.4%

74.7%

51.0%

66.6%

80.7%

Nevada

70.9%

59.7%

81.0%

69.8%

79.3%

74.0%

New Mexico

58.0%

36.9%

82.4%

43.7%

67.0%

74.4%

Utah

66.7%

61.7%

66.3%

52.8%

76.7%

73.5%

Wyoming

72.3%

81.6%

88.5%

50.3%

68.0%

78.8%

Pacific:

Alaska

70.0%

87.3%

78.8%

56.6%

75.8%

72.5%

California

70.7%

49.2%

81.9%

58.8%

78.9%

76.2%

Hawaii

74.7%

70.4%

77.5%

68.5%

82.2%

81.2%

Oregon

72.9%

77.7%

76.7%

56.5%

78.4%

78.5%

Washington

71.2%

64.3%

84.1%

61.1%

68.8%

83.3%

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

0.34%

2.17%

0.81%

0.70%

0.44%

0.70%

New England:

Connecticut

2.89%

10.02%

3.35%

4.65%

3.01%

4.43%

Maine

2.56%

4.38%

2.26%

3.47%

3.56%

4.26%

Massachusetts

1.48%

5.51%

3.41%

5.41%

4.45%

3.46%

New Hampshire

2.91%

6.98%

3.59%

4.32%

3.02%

3.83%

Rhode Island

1.89%

7.70%

2.19%

5.69%

2.96%

2.48%

Vermont

1.84%

9.16%

3.63%

5.50%

4.97%

3.73%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.29%

7.86%

3.65%

4.18%

3.58%

2.51%

New York

2.23%

10.02%

3.07%

3.91%

2.50%

1.71%

Pennsylvania

1.40%

5.37%

3.07%

4.20%

2.37%

2.79%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.72%

11.15%

2.47%

3.42%

2.78%

3.78%

Indiana

1.57%

12.72%

3.92%

6.56%

3.45%

3.26%

Michigan

2.11%

5.18%

3.50%

4.72%

3.30%

3.92%

Ohio

2.26%

9.13%

2.66%

2.89%

3.95%

2.18%

Wisconsin

3.02%

6.76%

3.50%

7.12%

3.04%

2.83%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.70%

6.16%

5.47%

4.49%

2.67%

1.78%

Kansas

2.64%

3.24%

3.75%

3.88%

3.74%

4.83%

Minnesota

2.11%

8.96%

2.90%

3.79%

2.60%

4.28%

Missouri

1.87%

6.64%

4.45%

5.64%

4.44%

2.64%

Nebraska

2.85%

4.69%

2.42%

6.96%

3.41%

3.36%

North Dakota

2.48%

12.03%

9.18%

5.89%

4.05%

5.02%

South Dakota

3.80%

11.90%

2.70%

4.72%

8.08%

4.98%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.39%

5.56%

9.76%

6.12%

4.31%

5.34%

District of Columbia

3.06%

14.64%

*

27.26%

*

4.67%

3.46%

7.66%

Florida

1.94%

9.05%

4.19%

3.50%

2.78%

2.76%

Georgia

2.27%

6.61%

3.95%

5.49%

4.16%

1.95%

Maryland

2.52%

5.54%

9.53%

2.96%

2.90%

3.97%

North Carolina

3.54%

10.24%

1.63%

8.04%

2.88%

2.60%

South Carolina

3.14%

15.59%

4.91%

4.35%

4.55%

2.50%

Virginia

3.58%

6.81%

5.59%

6.14%

2.72%

3.84%

West Virginia

1.86%

11.23%

3.28%

4.72%

4.08%

4.67%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.80%

9.29%

2.77%

2.82%

3.51%

2.55%

Kentucky

2.38%

10.09%

2.69%

4.79%

3.59%

2.34%

Mississippi

1.25%

5.76%

3.49%

4.84%

2.52%

4.30%

Tennessee

2.85%

12.69%

2.24%

6.17%

3.18%

3.24%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.67%

11.01%

3.37%

6.59%

4.01%

2.49%

Louisiana

3.02%

12.08%

2.23%

4.16%

4.03%

3.19%

Oklahoma

2.49%

11.74%

2.69%

4.95%

4.06%

2.92%

Texas

1.13%

5.52%

2.86%

3.58%

2.76%

3.21%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.13%

7.06%

4.21%

6.33%

1.65%

3.34%

Colorado

1.98%

9.07%

6.92%

4.98%

3.23%

3.25%

Idaho

2.55%

10.25%

2.61%

6.93%

3.90%

5.02%

Montana

3.83%

9.77%

9.23%

4.62%

4.65%

3.56%

Nevada

2.29%

7.04%

5.15%

3.82%

2.85%

4.33%

New Mexico

2.88%

7.14%

4.71%

5.27%

4.13%

3.91%

Utah

2.34%

8.76%

4.57%

4.63%

5.09%

3.70%

Wyoming

3.59%

10.32%

9.98%

5.12%

3.74%

3.72%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.17%

13.62%

14.24%

4.02%

2.91%

3.80%

California

1.30%

5.83%

2.37%

2.59%

2.20%

1.98%

Hawaii

2.20%

6.44%

14.94%

2.72%

1.80%

3.11%

Oregon

2.07%

5.51%

3.58%

6.92%

2.38%

2.32%

Washington

2.99%

11.58%

4.80%

5.92%

4.44%

2.84%

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.