United States

30.9%

25.2%

30.9%

24.8%

38.7%

44.7%

New England:

Connecticut

34.8%

34.4%

*

54.8%

24.5%

42.5%

65.8%

Maine

33.6%

32.2%

*

17.1%

*

23.2%

47.7%

41.8%

Massachusetts

35.0%

27.8%

*

33.5%

*

24.4%

*

46.9%

41.0%

New Hampshire

20.5%

63.8%

*

28.2%

*

15.0%

*

28.6%

29.2%

Rhode Island

25.2%

27.6%

*

28.6%

*

13.6%

*

44.5%

45.5%

Vermont

33.6%

40.7%

*

40.9%

*

16.4%

51.4%

67.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

32.0%

37.6%

*

71.0%

24.1%

*

44.5%

35.5%

New York

33.9%

37.9%

28.9%

*

22.7%

42.3%

59.5%

Pennsylvania

35.8%

32.5%

23.8%

*

19.2%

*

37.6%

69.0%

East North Central:

Illinois

33.5%

55.7%

*

17.9%

*

30.5%

27.2%

66.4%

Indiana

25.8%

23.3%

*

28.3%

*

21.8%

*

43.8%

13.7%

*

Michigan

27.6%

21.9%

*

37.2%

23.7%

31.1%

42.4%

Ohio

31.4%

23.8%

*

27.5%

*

26.3%

*

39.4%

39.1%

Wisconsin

30.5%

22.6%

19.6%

*

23.0%

*

45.1%

38.9%

West North Central:

Iowa

20.6%

46.8%

4.5%

10.5%

*

36.6%

30.8%

*

Kansas

19.0%

9.5%

*

15.7%

*

13.4%

35.4%

33.0%

Minnesota

36.1%

57.0%

38.4%

18.5%

43.3%

54.9%

Missouri

42.5%

20.2%

*

51.4%

34.4%

64.1%

30.7%

*

Nebraska

28.7%

35.2%

*

30.5%

*

19.7%

35.4%

54.5%

North Dakota

36.6%

63.0%

.

17.1%

*

59.3%

30.2%

*

South Dakota

20.1%

92.4%

3.9%

*

5.2%

*

37.4%

21.9%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

30.6%

30.5%

*

8.2%

*

25.9%

*

41.6%

32.1%

*

District of Columbia

48.3%

98.7%

*

100.0%

*

37.8%

58.6%

45.1%

*

Florida

35.1%

53.3%

28.5%

*

30.7%

36.9%

61.2%

Georgia

31.0%

39.0%

*

5.7%

*

30.2%

*

19.6%

*

54.4%

Maryland

29.5%

56.3%

*

61.9%

23.5%

*

29.2%

*

51.4%

North Carolina

27.8%

31.9%

*

34.0%

25.4%

*

35.6%

32.8%

*

South Carolina

35.6%

17.6%

*

52.0%

30.0%

52.1%

38.7%

Virginia

26.4%

47.1%

46.5%

*

26.1%

*

33.8%

14.9%

*

West Virginia

34.3%

5.7%

*

11.5%

*

17.3%

*

52.5%

26.0%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

34.6%

15.8%

*

37.3%

*

34.5%

29.1%

*

42.9%

Kentucky

19.4%

37.5%

*

20.4%

*

11.8%

*

39.6%

26.9%

*

Mississippi

33.6%

13.4%

*

10.3%

*

30.1%

31.4%

*

68.2%

Tennessee

23.7%

20.6%

*

33.7%

*

17.3%

27.6%

*

50.9%

West South Central:

Arkansas

28.3%

68.7%

*

9.6%

*

16.6%

*

33.9%

51.4%

Louisiana

12.5%

*

16.2%

*

3.7%

*

10.8%

*

20.2%

*

4.9%

*

Oklahoma

42.1%

100.0%

21.7%

*

32.0%

69.0%

14.4%

*

Texas

28.1%

42.9%

*

24.9%

*

31.3%

22.3%

*

24.3%

Mountain:

Arizona

28.2%

1.7%

*

66.4%

26.0%

*

26.6%

*

46.0%

Colorado

26.0%

22.3%

*

35.6%

*

16.4%

*

60.9%

42.4%

Idaho

22.3%

21.4%

*

35.7%

*

37.2%

*

10.2%

*

47.8%

*

Montana

37.7%

70.3%

6.1%

*

31.4%

23.1%

*

50.8%

Nevada

22.7%

12.2%

*

30.8%

*

18.6%

*

41.0%

56.4%

New Mexico

46.5%

85.1%

44.7%

*

45.7%

51.0%

34.9%

*

Utah

17.6%

*

9.5%

*

12.4%

*

24.1%

*

10.2%

*

31.2%

Wyoming

13.4%

*

.

12.9%

*

7.4%

*

26.3%

*

23.6%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

22.3%

90.8%

59.3%

*

16.5%

*

45.4%

14.2%

*

California

32.7%

6.3%

*

29.6%

*

27.1%

44.1%

39.5%

Hawaii

38.4%

13.0%

*

81.2%

35.1%

50.6%

60.7%

Oregon

30.3%

17.2%

*

40.4%

*

22.2%

40.8%

43.2%

Washington

24.4%

5.7%

*

45.6%

13.5%

*

54.0%

56.7%

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

1.11%

4.22%

2.92%

1.76%

1.70%

2.71%

New England:

Connecticut

3.96%

13.04%

*

16.00%

5.30%

7.79%

11.31%

Maine

3.07%

12.70%

*

11.92%

*

4.81%

5.75%

7.09%

Massachusetts

8.43%

13.08%

*

12.46%

*

7.93%

*

9.22%

11.25%

New Hampshire

5.75%

19.44%

*

13.37%

*

5.84%

*

7.53%

7.49%

Rhode Island

5.55%

13.88%

*

9.91%

*

7.09%

*

8.04%

12.44%

Vermont

4.52%

13.72%

*

13.74%

*

3.92%

7.43%

15.59%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

5.62%

13.03%

*

18.82%

9.38%

*

6.56%

9.98%

New York

4.21%

11.20%

12.56%

*

6.42%

5.32%

8.27%

Pennsylvania

5.32%

8.56%

11.58%

*

6.75%

*

7.03%

13.76%

East North Central:

Illinois

4.52%

16.73%

*

9.14%

*

8.26%

6.10%

12.76%

Indiana

5.04%

10.97%

*

8.86%

*

6.68%

*

6.79%

10.13%

*

Michigan

3.38%

10.93%

*

11.11%

3.03%

7.00%

10.61%

Ohio

4.20%

7.53%

*

10.13%

*

8.16%

*

6.84%

8.66%

Wisconsin

6.71%

5.75%

7.26%

*

8.41%

*

7.43%

9.39%

West North Central:

Iowa

4.87%

13.33%

1.34%

8.71%

*

7.31%

12.10%

*

Kansas

2.61%

10.00%

*

10.11%

*

3.21%

7.28%

8.39%

Minnesota

5.33%

15.98%

10.16%

3.91%

6.79%

11.84%

Missouri

6.46%

9.42%

*

14.27%

7.16%

7.13%

10.74%

*

Nebraska

3.32%

14.51%

*

12.18%

*

4.27%

5.97%

11.10%

North Dakota

7.78%

15.27%

.

6.04%

*

12.43%

14.99%

*

South Dakota

6.00%

22.28%

10.34%

*

2.85%

*

9.34%

13.50%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

6.27%

13.38%

*

5.02%

*

9.01%

*

10.23%

15.55%

*

District of Columbia

2.98%

31.21%

*

31.62%

*

6.72%

7.34%

15.07%

*

Florida

5.45%

15.29%

13.49%

*

7.04%

9.11%

10.90%

Georgia

7.90%

13.91%

*

14.16%

*

10.01%

*

6.26%

*

12.30%

Maryland

8.63%

17.09%

*

15.79%

11.38%

*

11.72%

*

9.68%

North Carolina

6.48%

13.91%

*

10.12%

8.56%

*

9.67%

10.60%

*

South Carolina

6.12%

6.54%

*

15.03%

8.73%

8.42%

10.06%

Virginia

5.91%

14.12%

15.65%

*

8.82%

*

5.75%

11.30%

*

West Virginia

6.39%

10.10%

*

10.01%

*

5.22%

*

9.01%

9.91%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

7.62%

5.20%

*

12.35%

*

9.46%

11.21%

*

11.36%

Kentucky

4.19%

12.76%

*

15.10%

*

5.82%

*

11.11%

8.59%

*

Mississippi

5.34%

10.07%

*

5.76%

*

5.84%

10.42%

*

18.52%

Tennessee

4.57%

6.57%

*

10.47%

*

4.60%

9.66%

*

8.80%

West South Central:

Arkansas

6.82%

21.96%

*

11.85%

*

8.77%

*

8.69%

12.46%

Louisiana

5.67%

*

10.21%

*

14.40%

*

5.36%

*

11.55%

*

4.92%

*

Oklahoma

8.51%

27.89%

9.97%

*

9.56%

8.59%

6.44%

*

Texas

4.85%

14.68%

*

13.80%

*

5.49%

8.52%

*

7.00%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.71%

0.58%

*

16.60%

9.63%

*

8.08%

*

13.40%

Colorado

4.77%

10.57%

*

15.79%

*

5.83%

*

9.33%

12.48%

Idaho

5.59%

12.76%

*

13.82%

*

12.14%

*

12.90%

*

14.40%

*

Montana

6.07%

16.95%

10.08%

*

9.05%

9.89%

*

12.47%

Nevada

4.83%

10.41%

*

11.90%

*

6.37%

*

10.59%

12.82%

New Mexico

7.51%

25.48%

14.95%

*

11.42%

7.49%

12.80%

*

Utah

6.24%

*

8.80%

*

13.50%

*

9.03%

*

11.42%

*

8.97%

Wyoming

5.36%

*

.

4.12%

*

7.72%

*

8.14%

*

10.33%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

6.17%

25.41%

18.20%

*

9.20%

*

10.53%

15.27%

*

California

3.35%

12.93%

*

9.47%

*

5.61%

5.99%

6.02%

Hawaii

5.10%

22.34%

*

21.60%

6.19%

9.10%

12.20%

Oregon

5.27%

13.37%

*

13.67%

*

6.01%

8.51%

10.60%

Washington

5.57%

14.82%

*

13.15%

5.77%

*

7.26%

10.49%

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.