United States

47.4%

66.7%

65.9%

33.4%

60.5%

56.4%

New England:

Connecticut

62.4%

42.4%

*

75.7%

56.8%

68.8%

56.8%

Maine

45.1%

61.1%

34.8%

*

20.3%

*

57.9%

60.0%

Massachusetts

35.9%

49.8%

*

61.0%

24.8%

*

37.9%

64.4%

New Hampshire

43.5%

78.1%

51.1%

*

30.1%

*

50.0%

64.3%

Rhode Island

63.5%

52.3%

*

66.9%

47.2%

71.6%

75.2%

Vermont

56.5%

15.8%

*

32.2%

*

47.4%

59.0%

76.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

53.7%

.

43.0%

*

42.1%

61.1%

68.7%

New York

59.7%

77.4%

69.1%

59.2%

59.9%

54.5%

Pennsylvania

33.6%

60.3%

44.0%

*

34.6%

*

37.6%

25.8%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

39.7%

98.6%

40.3%

*

28.0%

*

63.4%

37.1%

*

Indiana

32.1%

100.0%

25.3%

*

16.2%

*

54.0%

64.0%

Michigan

47.2%

100.0%

99.7%

26.9%

*

70.0%

49.1%

Ohio

47.5%

100.0%

73.0%

24.4%

*

64.8%

73.8%

Wisconsin

40.6%

78.4%

23.2%

*

15.3%

*

57.1%

71.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

60.5%

88.0%

19.9%

*

18.0%

*

79.3%

73.6%

Kansas

54.7%

.

89.0%

48.4%

65.3%

43.4%

*

Minnesota

57.3%

58.3%

87.0%

53.7%

74.4%

39.9%

*

Missouri

56.3%

100.0%

80.0%

36.7%

*

70.2%

66.1%

Nebraska

47.3%

38.0%

*

66.9%

*

24.0%

*

63.1%

64.4%

North Dakota

71.8%

95.8%

.

40.3%

*

81.3%

60.1%

South Dakota

54.1%

66.0%

100.0%

16.9%

*

62.4%

45.2%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

63.6%

28.6%

*

97.7%

57.5%

80.9%

20.1%

*

District of Columbia

59.4%

2.9%

*

.

54.6%

67.5%

79.2%

Florida

51.4%

55.1%

*

93.1%

38.1%

72.7%

72.0%

Georgia

29.3%

*

100.0%

*

6.0%

*

21.0%

*

54.8%

56.3%

Maryland

40.4%

100.0%

32.5%

*

23.3%

*

42.7%

67.8%

North Carolina

31.7%

30.7%

*

40.8%

14.4%

*

71.7%

75.8%

South Carolina

35.2%

100.0%

*

78.0%

14.1%

*

65.8%

52.6%

Virginia

28.9%

84.9%

72.6%

12.0%

*

54.3%

68.1%

West Virginia

26.8%

100.0%

*

.

28.4%

26.0%

*

30.0%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

30.9%

100.0%

*

57.7%

28.5%

*

38.0%

31.3%

*

Kentucky

35.5%

.

98.8%

25.3%

*

39.8%

53.9%

Mississippi

39.9%

.

80.4%

*

31.0%

*

41.9%

*

66.7%

Tennessee

46.0%

.

49.1%

*

36.8%

*

62.2%

54.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

36.6%

.

36.0%

*

23.6%

*

58.7%

32.1%

*

Louisiana

46.3%

.

.

49.1%

42.7%

63.8%

Oklahoma

36.1%

100.0%

85.6%

48.3%

21.2%

*

82.4%

Texas

37.9%

12.4%

*

28.4%

*

30.4%

*

54.3%

60.9%

Mountain:

Arizona

47.5%

.

75.4%

37.8%

*

49.3%

74.7%

Colorado

59.2%

74.2%

*

74.8%

52.9%

64.6%

61.5%

Idaho

41.5%

70.7%

53.9%

*

34.6%

*

50.7%

48.3%

*

Montana

54.7%

92.9%

.

14.6%

*

63.6%

60.0%

Nevada

40.2%

78.7%

33.1%

*

25.9%

*

72.7%

49.7%

New Mexico

32.6%

90.8%

*

.

25.9%

*

47.1%

41.9%

*

Utah

34.6%

*

75.6%

27.7%

*

25.0%

*

21.8%

*

64.5%

Wyoming

32.3%

*

.

100.0%

*

23.7%

*

32.3%

*

34.5%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

43.1%

100.0%

100.0%

20.8%

*

59.7%

63.8%

California

67.5%

59.2%

79.6%

49.1%

83.4%

75.6%

Hawaii

66.3%

81.9%

66.1%

61.5%

70.5%

79.7%

Oregon

55.5%

100.0%

71.3%

45.4%

*

66.4%

52.9%

Washington

57.5%

54.5%

*

99.5%

40.8%

*

60.3%

81.6%

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

0.85%

5.53%

3.78%

1.75%

2.18%

3.34%

New England:

Connecticut

5.30%

14.71%

*

20.24%

10.88%

8.35%

12.88%

Maine

5.07%

17.35%

12.54%

*

6.34%

*

6.29%

8.17%

Massachusetts

6.79%

15.72%

*

14.39%

16.64%

*

6.46%

9.54%

New Hampshire

5.49%

23.39%

16.03%

*

10.96%

*

10.68%

15.29%

Rhode Island

9.08%

17.13%

*

18.30%

13.32%

10.57%

18.71%

Vermont

5.89%

10.19%

*

14.65%

*

11.00%

6.59%

18.11%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

6.15%

.

15.38%

*

11.30%

7.61%

15.05%

New York

5.18%

20.61%

18.71%

9.78%

5.56%

9.60%

Pennsylvania

5.95%

16.43%

13.42%

*

10.97%

*

7.64%

13.56%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

7.28%

29.41%

15.64%

*

11.83%

*

4.93%

14.11%

*

Indiana

7.11%

29.81%

8.34%

*

11.28%

*

9.96%

18.10%

Michigan

5.82%

27.89%

18.53%

9.52%

*

9.51%

14.00%

Ohio

7.79%

27.89%

12.18%

13.01%

*

7.67%

11.63%

Wisconsin

8.36%

19.27%

11.48%

*

7.91%

*

11.67%

12.62%

West North Central:

Iowa

9.20%

19.20%

10.33%

*

13.83%

*

11.99%

16.55%

Kansas

5.98%

.

19.13%

9.83%

10.26%

13.32%

*

Minnesota

5.40%

16.31%

15.72%

12.29%

5.97%

14.29%

*

Missouri

8.04%

27.89%

20.76%

13.18%

*

7.10%

15.21%

Nebraska

5.10%

14.07%

*

20.26%

*

12.78%

*

10.27%

11.49%

North Dakota

8.26%

20.23%

.

12.10%

*

10.08%

14.85%

South Dakota

10.53%

19.12%

29.81%

13.42%

*

14.15%

13.96%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

8.73%

11.49%

*

29.13%

10.96%

16.74%

11.77%

*

District of Columbia

3.46%

0.90%

*

.

8.88%

4.14%

22.65%

Florida

6.88%

17.25%

*

27.78%

7.60%

8.44%

15.57%

Georgia

9.81%

*

31.62%

*

10.09%

*

8.36%

*

13.35%

11.21%

Maryland

5.86%

27.89%

11.70%

*

7.23%

*

4.99%

11.95%

North Carolina

5.68%

12.14%

*

11.90%

5.91%

*

10.58%

20.23%

South Carolina

9.61%

31.62%

*

21.89%

13.25%

*

11.25%

12.80%

Virginia

6.29%

22.20%

20.84%

13.44%

*

6.76%

14.56%

West Virginia

7.15%

31.62%

*

.

6.98%

11.45%

*

9.60%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

6.51%

31.62%

*

16.38%

9.43%

*

10.35%

12.43%

*

Kentucky

7.93%

.

27.56%

14.68%

*

9.44%

11.46%

Mississippi

10.95%

.

25.50%

*

10.80%

*

13.87%

*

17.46%

Tennessee

7.52%

.

16.17%

*

12.23%

*

15.57%

15.05%

West South Central:

Arkansas

7.85%

.

14.36%

*

12.37%

*

13.90%

14.64%

*

Louisiana

9.72%

.

.

13.38%

12.20%

18.32%

Oklahoma

7.67%

27.89%

22.31%

11.96%

11.42%

*

16.15%

Texas

7.69%

10.03%

*

11.74%

*

10.03%

*

7.56%

12.05%

Mountain:

Arizona

8.80%

.

20.03%

12.90%

*

9.12%

15.58%

Colorado

5.54%

22.31%

*

17.47%

10.45%

8.74%

7.58%

Idaho

6.69%

17.72%

16.80%

*

11.10%

*

13.54%

14.71%

*

Montana

8.38%

21.94%

.

13.82%

*

10.02%

15.82%

Nevada

9.22%

23.58%

12.62%

*

11.37%

*

10.22%

11.01%

New Mexico

8.93%

28.73%

*

.

14.17%

*

11.45%

13.41%

*

Utah

11.69%

*

21.56%

16.59%

*

13.39%

*

12.56%

*

14.09%

Wyoming

12.15%

*

.

31.62%

*

10.71%

*

13.54%

*

12.87%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

11.57%

27.89%

29.81%

11.00%

*

13.77%

15.56%

California

4.55%

16.44%

13.11%

5.65%

5.93%

4.92%

Hawaii

5.82%

10.19%

19.13%

7.22%

6.77%

13.47%

Oregon

6.95%

29.81%

16.49%

14.08%

*

6.50%

15.51%

Washington

8.51%

17.04%

*

25.68%

13.73%

*

11.04%

10.23%

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.