United States

25.4%

24.1%

22.4%

32.5%

24.8%

23.3%

New England:

Connecticut

23.7%

10.8%

*

28.5%

24.7%

22.7%

22.9%

Maine

29.6%

44.5%

26.8%

38.9%

26.5%

26.4%

Massachusetts

25.4%

20.8%

*

25.4%

30.8%

25.8%

20.7%

New Hampshire

26.2%

28.5%

22.9%

25.6%

28.6%

24.9%

Rhode Island

19.8%

24.7%

*

23.8%

26.8%

15.1%

*

18.1%

Vermont

22.5%

17.7%

*

18.3%

26.3%

25.2%

17.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

24.4%

20.2%

39.2%

28.6%

18.8%

24.4%

New York

21.7%

8.7%

*

24.5%

28.0%

22.3%

18.8%

Pennsylvania

23.6%

20.0%

21.6%

34.6%

21.4%

21.0%

East North Central:

Illinois

23.3%

11.9%

*

20.8%

29.6%

23.5%

22.5%

Indiana

23.4%

34.7%

16.2%

34.4%

22.4%

24.7%

Michigan

21.1%

7.9%

*

15.6%

30.0%

19.8%

24.4%

Ohio

22.7%

21.8%

18.6%

31.3%

22.4%

21.6%

Wisconsin

20.8%

26.9%

20.9%

21.5%

23.2%

17.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

25.1%

20.0%

*

21.5%

33.1%

26.8%

25.9%

Kansas

26.5%

39.6%

25.8%

33.9%

24.0%

22.3%

Minnesota

27.2%

28.1%

22.0%

33.0%

31.9%

22.3%

Missouri

22.8%

27.7%

*

26.1%

22.9%

21.6%

19.9%

Nebraska

28.2%

42.1%

17.2%

*

44.8%

28.8%

26.0%

North Dakota

30.4%

17.9%

*

26.2%

33.9%

31.4%

33.1%

South Dakota

25.8%

47.4%

17.1%

35.4%

23.8%

28.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20.0%

32.5%

14.9%

28.9%

16.1%

18.7%

District of Columbia

20.7%

14.4%

*

3.2%

*

16.1%

23.0%

23.9%

*

Florida

32.6%

46.1%

23.1%

41.4%

28.1%

27.3%

Georgia

27.0%

33.5%

*

19.0%

33.3%

25.9%

26.2%

Maryland

26.5%

23.8%

*

27.2%

37.3%

29.0%

17.1%

*

North Carolina

26.2%

24.0%

*

20.3%

35.9%

32.0%

23.3%

South Carolina

27.4%

47.1%

23.2%

33.4%

28.5%

21.7%

Virginia

31.3%

35.6%

26.6%

34.7%

29.5%

33.8%

West Virginia

21.5%

28.1%

*

13.7%

40.8%

22.0%

13.6%

East South Central:

Alabama

28.0%

38.7%

*

23.4%

37.1%

23.8%

28.5%

Kentucky

25.0%

33.5%

21.7%

30.2%

26.2%

25.1%

Mississippi

31.0%

25.8%

*

22.6%

37.2%

34.3%

35.6%

Tennessee

27.6%

71.4%

21.7%

31.8%

27.2%

28.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

32.1%

79.4%

21.1%

34.2%

33.2%

36.2%

Louisiana

28.1%

35.3%

27.6%

32.3%

29.6%

23.2%

Oklahoma

29.1%

7.0%

*

18.6%

42.5%

29.1%

25.1%

Texas

25.9%

33.6%

*

21.5%

35.6%

22.8%

25.5%

Mountain:

Arizona

28.3%

44.0%

24.8%

38.7%

24.9%

21.4%

Colorado

25.5%

24.2%

*

25.7%

29.4%

24.8%

23.9%

Idaho

20.1%

31.5%

*

13.0%

*

27.5%

19.8%

*

24.1%

Montana

24.9%

11.8%

*

22.0%

40.4%

34.6%

14.6%

*

Nevada

22.0%

43.3%

21.1%

18.9%

23.1%

19.3%

New Mexico

26.3%

33.0%

23.7%

29.6%

26.8%

21.6%

Utah

23.8%

24.8%

*

23.4%

33.4%

19.1%

22.0%

Wyoming

18.9%

24.0%

*

9.9%

*

34.1%

30.7%

19.9%

Pacific:

Alaska

23.5%

16.1%

*

17.6%

24.8%

32.0%

20.1%

*

California

26.7%

14.8%

28.7%

35.6%

26.7%

22.6%

Hawaii

26.3%

8.7%

*

28.3%

*

30.9%

27.7%

26.6%

Oregon

28.4%

28.0%

20.1%

26.4%

26.9%

35.0%

Washington

25.3%

4.4%

*

32.2%

26.6%

36.2%

22.6%

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.

** 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

0.26%

1.82%

0.38%

0.88%

0.62%

0.67%

New England:

Connecticut

1.03%

3.61%

*

3.95%

3.49%

2.08%

2.20%

Maine

1.75%

7.77%

3.68%

2.56%

3.39%

3.87%

Massachusetts

1.63%

8.10%

*

4.51%

4.28%

4.19%

1.39%

New Hampshire

1.16%

7.97%

2.26%

2.95%

2.07%

3.23%

Rhode Island

3.42%

9.60%

*

3.92%

3.50%

6.97%

*

2.88%

Vermont

1.56%

5.34%

*

4.25%

3.72%

2.27%

2.64%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.98%

5.69%

7.47%

4.08%

2.71%

2.58%

New York

0.85%

3.96%

*

2.49%

4.18%

2.83%

0.82%

Pennsylvania

1.87%

4.94%

3.83%

4.32%

1.63%

2.46%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.74%

6.23%

*

3.53%

5.55%

2.06%

2.46%

Indiana

1.39%

6.97%

2.49%

4.62%

2.02%

4.11%

Michigan

2.25%

5.87%

*

2.27%

3.17%

2.86%

2.98%

Ohio

2.00%

4.70%

2.00%

4.39%

1.82%

1.63%

Wisconsin

1.29%

5.71%

3.14%

2.36%

2.10%

2.98%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.06%

6.47%

*

4.01%

1.51%

2.10%

3.31%

Kansas

2.34%

7.89%

2.17%

6.26%

4.38%

4.54%

Minnesota

2.33%

7.82%

2.98%

6.71%

3.94%

2.02%

Missouri

1.36%

11.07%

*

3.62%

4.64%

3.66%

1.88%

Nebraska

1.58%

9.91%

5.75%

*

4.05%

7.05%

1.72%

North Dakota

2.23%

7.02%

*

5.81%

2.79%

5.30%

3.65%

South Dakota

2.11%

9.94%

5.13%

5.73%

2.84%

3.37%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.56%

9.38%

3.41%

3.83%

2.95%

2.82%

District of Columbia

2.42%

4.71%

*

1.00%

*

3.69%

3.28%

7.22%

*

Florida

1.56%

7.23%

6.01%

4.34%

3.20%

2.92%

Georgia

1.63%

10.90%

*

1.28%

3.16%

3.82%

4.18%

Maryland

2.52%

7.62%

*

7.79%

3.44%

1.92%

5.29%

*

North Carolina

1.50%

8.03%

*

4.89%

4.66%

2.66%

3.39%

South Carolina

1.36%

10.93%

4.17%

3.89%

2.37%

2.61%

Virginia

1.57%

9.39%

4.20%

5.13%

2.09%

5.69%

West Virginia

2.43%

10.83%

*

3.56%

9.07%

1.97%

2.26%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.73%

11.68%

*

3.49%

6.58%

5.73%

2.81%

Kentucky

1.52%

8.78%

2.67%

3.14%

3.14%

2.12%

Mississippi

2.36%

10.70%

*

2.12%

6.05%

7.81%

4.07%

Tennessee

1.60%

20.38%

2.40%

4.87%

4.90%

2.81%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.50%

18.16%

1.03%

5.54%

6.07%

3.14%

Louisiana

2.60%

8.80%

2.78%

4.59%

4.09%

4.13%

Oklahoma

3.27%

8.96%

*

2.09%

6.51%

2.76%

3.58%

Texas

1.68%

11.02%

*

2.62%

2.56%

3.24%

1.76%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.85%

5.75%

6.82%

6.60%

4.74%

3.87%

Colorado

1.59%

7.29%

*

4.50%

3.18%

2.59%

1.88%

Idaho

3.69%

10.99%

*

4.77%

*

6.14%

7.56%

*

2.36%

Montana

2.08%

3.73%

*

3.97%

5.20%

5.32%

5.70%

*

Nevada

1.85%

9.34%

4.54%

2.35%

2.95%

4.41%

New Mexico

2.22%

7.56%

4.21%

8.35%

2.96%

4.74%

Utah

1.66%

7.80%

*

2.94%

3.26%

5.00%

2.36%

Wyoming

3.22%

8.01%

*

4.38%

*

5.89%

3.62%

2.99%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.61%

6.74%

*

3.54%

5.11%

9.49%

6.22%

*

California

1.45%

1.86%

3.77%

3.10%

2.49%

1.41%

Hawaii

1.24%

2.90%

*

8.83%

*

3.96%

4.18%

3.17%

Oregon

3.01%

5.18%

4.07%

3.68%

4.68%

6.15%

Washington

1.81%

6.38%

*

5.36%

5.50%

3.33%

2.83%

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.