United States

22,750,586

3.7%

1.8%

60.0%

24.1%

10.5%

New England:

Connecticut

272,876

1.1%

*

3.5%

*

58.3%

29.3%

7.8%

Maine

100,244

4.8%

*

0.9%

*

58.3%

26.4%

9.6%

Massachusetts

729,948

1.9%

*

2.0%

*

54.5%

35.8%

5.8%

New Hampshire

148,555

2.4%

*

1.3%

67.8%

22.3%

6.3%

Rhode Island

101,735

1.4%

*

1.8%

62.7%

29.0%

5.1%

Vermont

77,579

3.0%

1.2%

*

55.1%

37.2%

3.5%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

667,871

4.1%

*

0.5%

*

54.8%

26.7%

13.9%

*

New York

1,151,846

4.1%

1.2%

*

53.6%

33.0%

8.0%

Pennsylvania

1,084,570

3.7%

*

2.2%

45.8%

32.6%

15.7%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

946,697

2.4%

2.5%

*

57.3%

26.8%

11.1%

*

Indiana

535,631

3.0%

1.9%

68.1%

18.6%

8.4%

Michigan

738,946

2.5%

2.4%

*

61.2%

26.9%

7.0%

*

Ohio

924,249

2.0%

2.7%

*

60.6%

23.5%

11.3%

*

Wisconsin

590,451

3.1%

*

8.0%

*

58.0%

22.4%

8.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

290,251

4.0%

1.4%

*

60.3%

28.7%

5.7%

Kansas

242,966

2.8%

*

1.3%

*

67.5%

18.0%

10.4%

*

Minnesota

611,022

2.5%

2.1%

*

46.0%

26.9%

22.5%

*

Missouri

456,712

2.2%

2.4%

*

53.5%

24.3%

17.5%

*

Nebraska

171,823

6.5%

1.5%

*

58.7%

21.4%

11.9%

North Dakota

74,131

7.2%

1.5%

55.4%

28.4%

7.4%

*

South Dakota

80,838

4.5%

*

2.4%

*

51.7%

26.8%

14.7%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

80,260

2.3%

2.3%

*

57.9%

27.6%

*

9.8%

District of Columbia

54,828

2.6%

*

0.1%

*

53.8%

*

40.0%

3.5%

*

Florida

1,246,505

2.4%

*

0.6%

69.8%

18.3%

8.9%

*

Georgia

725,480

0.6%

*

0.9%

*

70.5%

10.5%

*

17.5%

*

Maryland

517,292

1.3%

*

1.1%

*

65.1%

19.1%

13.4%

*

North Carolina

698,250

2.3%

*

1.9%

75.8%

14.2%

*

5.8%

South Carolina

299,708

2.7%

*

1.2%

*

73.2%

17.4%

5.5%

Virginia

608,230

1.8%

*

1.1%

*

63.4%

18.4%

15.2%

*

West Virginia

126,872

2.2%

*

0.4%

*

57.5%

35.4%

4.5%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

256,078

2.2%

1.3%

*

68.4%

17.7%

10.5%

*

Kentucky

289,948

2.7%

*

0.8%

*

67.7%

20.4%

8.4%

Mississippi

162,148

2.7%

1.2%

*

65.3%

21.0%

9.8%

*

Tennessee

349,485

1.8%

2.8%

67.7%

16.1%

11.6%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

175,749

3.6%

*

2.7%

*

57.5%

20.2%

16.1%

*

Louisiana

269,654

6.6%

*

1.5%

*

60.7%

25.9%

5.4%

*

Oklahoma

251,781

1.3%

2.2%

*

62.6%

25.9%

*

8.0%

*

Texas

1,371,489

2.2%

0.9%

*

60.9%

27.8%

8.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

432,918

2.6%

1.3%

*

62.2%

25.1%

8.8%

*

Colorado

401,728

5.0%

*

0.8%

*

71.7%

15.6%

6.8%

*

Idaho

141,715

*

7.0%

1.3%

*

43.0%

43.6%

*

5.0%

*

Montana

104,873

17.9%

*

1.5%

50.9%

23.0%

*

6.7%

*

Nevada

176,287

7.6%

*

0.4%

*

72.5%

15.4%

*

4.0%

New Mexico

134,471

3.7%

*

0.6%

*

69.0%

19.1%

7.6%

Utah

225,646

5.2%

*

3.1%

*

44.2%

36.4%

*

11.2%

*

Wyoming

45,250

5.7%

*

2.6%

*

63.9%

17.5%

10.3%

Pacific:

Alaska

51,305

3.9%

*

1.2%

*

64.5%

16.7%

13.7%

*

California

2,589,623

6.8%

*

1.5%

55.5%

23.6%

12.7%

Hawaii

113,587

7.5%

*

1.3%

*

68.9%

15.0%

7.3%

*

Oregon

317,004

4.0%

*

2.4%

*

58.9%

23.9%

10.9%

*

Washington

533,483

14.0%

*

1.4%

*

59.5%

19.3%

5.8%

*

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

United States

338,374

0.32%

0.23%

0.95%

1.03%

0.85%

New England:

Connecticut

42,588

0.63%

*

1.08%

*

6.32%

4.58%

2.23%

Maine

9,846

1.80%

*

0.47%

*

4.92%

3.39%

2.68%

Massachusetts

72,210

0.64%

*

0.70%

*

4.50%

5.03%

1.73%

New Hampshire

17,267

1.10%

*

0.29%

5.58%

4.33%

1.78%

Rhode Island

11,360

0.88%

*

0.43%

3.57%

3.40%

0.86%

Vermont

9,322

0.71%

0.44%

*

3.64%

3.97%

0.95%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

70,821

1.23%

*

0.25%

*

5.13%

3.71%

3.21%

*

New York

83,281

0.85%

0.32%

*

2.81%

3.37%

1.93%

Pennsylvania

146,030

1.35%

*

0.65%

5.63%

4.54%

4.69%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

114,301

0.69%

0.95%

*

4.08%

3.62%

3.34%

*

Indiana

17,600

0.75%

0.56%

3.09%

1.56%

1.97%

Michigan

44,587

0.64%

0.59%

*

4.40%

3.69%

2.44%

*

Ohio

151,769

0.59%

0.86%

*

7.62%

4.28%

3.50%

*

Wisconsin

73,960

1.12%

*

4.37%

*

6.58%

5.56%

1.57%

West North Central:

Iowa

23,817

0.89%

0.50%

*

6.84%

5.68%

1.18%

Kansas

32,042

0.77%

*

0.46%

*

5.12%

2.43%

4.27%

*

Minnesota

74,447

0.72%

0.94%

*

3.51%

3.65%

5.51%

*

Missouri

48,333

0.52%

0.91%

*

6.59%

4.04%

5.08%

*

Nebraska

19,176

0.95%

0.75%

*

5.91%

4.41%

3.13%

North Dakota

7,604

1.77%

0.34%

5.90%

6.54%

2.50%

*

South Dakota

8,866

1.55%

*

1.20%

*

6.50%

5.03%

5.37%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

7,238

0.47%

1.67%

*

6.31%

6.86%

*

2.56%

District of Columbia

10,318

1.50%

*

0.13%

*

7.54%

*

6.75%

1.46%

*

Florida

93,551

1.15%

*

0.12%

4.65%

2.51%

2.80%

*

Georgia

132,721

0.48%

*

0.56%

*

7.24%

3.60%

*

6.68%

*

Maryland

90,581

0.57%

*

0.54%

*

4.08%

4.69%

3.88%

*

North Carolina

101,787

2.84%

*

0.53%

5.87%

4.29%

*

1.10%

South Carolina

40,210

1.19%

*

0.32%

*

4.36%

3.93%

1.15%

Virginia

78,120

0.76%

*

0.24%

*

7.67%

5.32%

6.89%

*

West Virginia

13,620

1.35%

*

0.14%

*

6.70%

5.70%

1.75%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

27,190

0.62%

0.64%

*

3.69%

2.70%

3.43%

*

Kentucky

30,678

1.01%

*

0.33%

*

2.73%

2.53%

1.76%

Mississippi

13,957

0.70%

0.46%

*

3.06%

3.01%

3.24%

*

Tennessee

39,226

0.51%

0.75%

5.77%

3.72%

4.84%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

14,823

1.49%

*

1.53%

*

5.23%

3.16%

4.68%

*

Louisiana

22,421

3.16%

*

0.52%

*

6.91%

6.18%

1.93%

*

Oklahoma

33,774

0.22%

0.85%

*

7.15%

7.06%

*

4.23%

*

Texas

78,909

0.52%

0.29%

*

4.30%

5.01%

1.64%

Mountain:

Arizona

72,874

0.52%

0.44%

*

5.62%

5.11%

2.70%

*

Colorado

50,121

3.14%

*

0.56%

*

5.63%

2.79%

2.25%

*

Idaho

47,482

*

2.00%

0.63%

*

7.43%

7.87%

*

1.51%

*

Montana

20,566

5.97%

*

0.36%

5.45%

3.02%

*

2.18%

*

Nevada

23,919

2.46%

*

0.24%

*

5.95%

5.00%

*

0.84%

New Mexico

19,394

1.44%

*

0.23%

*

5.81%

4.87%

1.54%

Utah

50,649

2.03%

*

1.15%

*

7.10%

6.85%

*

4.50%

*

Wyoming

3,462

1.65%

*

1.23%

*

5.77%

4.32%

2.72%

Pacific:

Alaska

7,063

2.51%

*

0.90%

*

8.05%

4.52%

6.49%

*

California

255,415

1.59%

*

0.28%

2.56%

2.17%

2.53%

Hawaii

10,168

3.91%

*

1.13%

*

5.46%

2.52%

2.60%

*

Oregon

46,084

1.94%

*

1.74%

*

7.77%

6.12%

2.54%

*

Washington

106,070

4.31%

*

0.73%

*

5.90%

4.49%

2.59%

*

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.