United States

24.8%

24.4%

21.5%

31.5%

24.7%

22.5%

New England:

Connecticut

21.6%

4.9%

*

25.9%

23.5%

21.3%

19.4%

Maine

29.7%

47.7%

23.3%

35.6%

32.9%

26.4%

Massachusetts

20.5%

0.5%

*

17.6%

26.5%

22.8%

*

19.0%

New Hampshire

24.5%

19.9%

*

18.5%

25.9%

*

27.5%

24.0%

Rhode Island

21.9%

36.1%

*

23.4%

28.3%

21.9%

*

13.6%

*

Vermont

22.1%

8.3%

*

15.6%

*

19.1%

27.9%

19.7%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

23.8%

21.3%

*

39.5%

29.9%

19.5%

20.9%

New York

19.5%

6.4%

*

18.6%

24.2%

21.5%

16.9%

Pennsylvania

24.1%

21.5%

*

21.5%

34.4%

21.5%

21.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

23.1%

9.9%

*

21.3%

29.5%

22.9%

22.5%

Indiana

23.8%

37.0%

17.3%

35.2%

24.7%

20.3%

Michigan

20.2%

2.6%

*

14.1%

29.2%

15.5%

27.5%

Ohio

21.9%

22.7%

18.3%

29.8%

22.4%

20.4%

Wisconsin

19.1%

28.3%

*

18.7%

22.4%

21.6%

13.7%

West North Central:

Iowa

26.7%

35.2%

22.4%

34.6%

28.7%

24.2%

Kansas

28.7%

39.6%

27.3%

36.3%

28.7%

22.0%

Minnesota

26.6%

22.9%

*

21.4%

31.8%

31.0%

22.4%

Missouri

22.5%

28.0%

*

26.5%

21.7%

21.9%

18.6%

Nebraska

28.3%

40.9%

18.2%

45.1%

26.7%

26.9%

North Dakota

29.5%

32.7%

26.8%

36.4%

27.6%

*

31.2%

South Dakota

23.5%

44.6%

17.0%

*

33.3%

19.7%

28.2%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20.4%

31.3%

15.5%

27.8%

17.7%

15.6%

District of Columbia

19.4%

.

3.2%

*

14.8%

22.2%

21.7%

*

Florida

33.2%

46.9%

21.8%

*

42.6%

27.3%

28.4%

Georgia

27.3%

37.8%

*

18.6%

33.9%

28.4%

24.2%

Maryland

25.1%

22.9%

*

28.4%

*

36.8%

28.1%

15.9%

*

North Carolina

25.7%

22.5%

*

21.1%

34.1%

31.7%

22.8%

South Carolina

26.8%

48.9%

22.0%

32.0%

28.5%

21.2%

Virginia

28.5%

27.3%

*

20.3%

34.2%

27.0%

31.2%

West Virginia

19.8%

25.5%

*

13.7%

34.5%

23.2%

12.9%

East South Central:

Alabama

26.5%

34.7%

23.9%

34.6%

23.8%

25.5%

Kentucky

25.0%

48.7%

22.1%

30.9%

23.2%

25.6%

Mississippi

32.1%

40.8%

22.0%

40.2%

35.5%

35.5%

Tennessee

27.3%

71.4%

20.7%

31.9%

27.0%

26.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

32.4%

79.4%

21.9%

34.5%

34.0%

34.3%

Louisiana

25.4%

38.4%

28.0%

22.7%

26.4%

21.6%

Oklahoma

28.9%

3.0%

*

18.3%

42.4%

29.8%

24.7%

Texas

25.5%

33.4%

*

22.1%

35.9%

24.0%

25.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

27.9%

41.4%

22.1%

*

39.7%

24.9%

21.8%

Colorado

24.4%

19.3%

*

22.9%

28.2%

22.0%

26.2%

Idaho

18.9%

29.0%

*

12.2%

*

32.3%

16.9%

*

26.9%

Montana

24.8%

9.6%

*

21.7%

39.6%

33.6%

16.2%

*

Nevada

21.5%

38.6%

19.5%

17.6%

23.7%

20.5%

New Mexico

24.9%

27.8%

*

21.1%

27.0%

*

29.4%

20.8%

Utah

23.9%

25.7%

*

25.0%

34.6%

18.4%

20.9%

Wyoming

17.1%

18.1%

*

9.8%

*

29.5%

*

27.1%

32.6%

Pacific:

Alaska

21.4%

27.7%

14.8%

24.7%

*

19.9%

*

21.0%

*

California

26.9%

12.8%

28.7%

33.5%

29.2%

21.2%

Hawaii

23.8%

3.1%

*

32.6%

*

25.5%

26.4%

26.2%

Oregon

28.4%

33.3%

19.3%

23.0%

24.9%

35.5%

Washington

25.8%

7.6%

*

34.8%

22.6%

38.8%

23.1%

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

0.32%

2.01%

0.52%

1.01%

0.52%

0.90%

New England:

Connecticut

1.55%

5.72%

*

6.37%

4.56%

3.57%

3.58%

Maine

1.84%

11.60%

4.53%

3.68%

3.55%

4.78%

Massachusetts

2.25%

4.90%

*

2.90%

5.10%

7.78%

*

2.27%

New Hampshire

1.86%

6.25%

*

2.43%

10.00%

*

3.93%

5.07%

Rhode Island

3.48%

11.13%

*

5.95%

5.22%

7.23%

*

4.66%

*

Vermont

2.69%

4.55%

*

5.00%

*

2.76%

3.68%

5.58%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.68%

6.61%

*

7.00%

4.48%

3.07%

3.22%

New York

1.36%

5.55%

*

2.97%

4.49%

3.66%

1.36%

Pennsylvania

1.88%

9.22%

*

4.99%

5.06%

1.00%

2.26%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.85%

5.82%

*

3.56%

5.57%

3.30%

2.31%

Indiana

1.76%

8.24%

2.55%

6.69%

4.55%

3.09%

Michigan

2.11%

3.12%

*

3.35%

3.84%

2.22%

2.92%

Ohio

2.37%

4.83%

2.24%

5.40%

2.51%

2.19%

Wisconsin

1.12%

9.68%

*

2.18%

2.05%

2.14%

2.93%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.11%

9.26%

3.78%

5.17%

2.80%

3.05%

Kansas

1.83%

7.73%

2.18%

6.68%

5.05%

4.57%

Minnesota

2.34%

8.17%

*

2.68%

6.99%

3.89%

2.19%

Missouri

1.78%

11.04%

*

3.71%

5.27%

5.34%

2.21%

Nebraska

1.69%

11.52%

5.46%

6.03%

2.64%

2.12%

North Dakota

2.80%

9.41%

6.14%

5.18%

9.89%

*

4.88%

South Dakota

1.87%

11.09%

5.31%

*

6.06%

4.25%

4.04%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.44%

8.25%

3.37%

4.69%

3.24%

4.04%

District of Columbia

2.64%

.

1.00%

*

3.98%

4.53%

7.34%

*

Florida

2.04%

7.89%

7.91%

*

4.94%

3.26%

3.41%

Georgia

2.16%

12.13%

*

1.49%

4.06%

5.21%

4.48%

Maryland

2.76%

7.52%

*

8.55%

*

4.00%

2.23%

5.31%

*

North Carolina

1.77%

9.83%

*

4.83%

5.95%

3.73%

3.00%

South Carolina

1.56%

11.35%

4.60%

3.61%

3.19%

2.88%

Virginia

1.47%

10.73%

*

2.41%

5.70%

2.14%

5.94%

West Virginia

2.02%

11.24%

*

3.20%

8.45%

3.05%

3.29%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.20%

10.28%

4.21%

4.55%

4.96%

2.56%

Kentucky

1.62%

13.70%

3.30%

4.79%

3.11%

2.13%

Mississippi

2.49%

10.94%

2.37%

6.27%

5.81%

4.17%

Tennessee

1.82%

20.38%

2.77%

6.48%

4.27%

5.18%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.15%

18.16%

1.07%

5.62%

5.95%

4.04%

Louisiana

2.61%

9.63%

2.90%

3.41%

5.14%

4.40%

Oklahoma

3.63%

7.12%

*

2.16%

7.10%

2.75%

4.13%

Texas

1.72%

12.54%

*

2.75%

3.51%

3.10%

2.31%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.95%

7.91%

6.97%

*

7.32%

5.22%

3.78%

Colorado

1.58%

7.29%

*

4.31%

2.33%

3.47%

2.97%

Idaho

4.26%

9.41%

*

4.87%

*

7.08%

8.06%

*

3.55%

Montana

2.44%

4.74%

*

5.43%

5.23%

5.06%

6.01%

*

Nevada

1.32%

9.71%

4.50%

2.62%

3.44%

4.60%

New Mexico

2.02%

8.59%

*

3.83%

8.61%

*

3.43%

4.83%

Utah

1.96%

8.87%

*

2.86%

5.81%

2.56%

2.29%

Wyoming

4.40%

5.72%

*

3.55%

*

9.94%

*

4.85%

5.73%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.27%

8.14%

3.20%

7.90%

*

10.31%

*

6.31%

*

California

1.59%

1.64%

4.66%

3.88%

3.28%

1.26%

Hawaii

1.59%

3.93%

*

11.35%

*

4.08%

6.61%

2.99%

Oregon

3.85%

9.55%

5.25%

5.02%

4.27%

6.87%

Washington

2.24%

6.32%

*

5.66%

6.20%

3.35%

2.95%

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.