United States

23.8%

25.0%

20.9%

29.3%

22.7%

22.7%

New England:

Connecticut

22.0%

17.6%

*

25.0%

23.5%

21.0%

20.3%

Maine

32.1%

39.9%

27.7%

35.2%

29.0%

32.2%

Massachusetts

23.0%

22.7%

24.3%

30.7%

22.1%

19.3%

New Hampshire

33.0%

43.9%

27.1%

27.0%

39.5%

28.0%

Rhode Island

26.0%

19.0%

*

26.3%

24.3%

27.6%

26.4%

Vermont

22.3%

25.6%

*

25.0%

26.3%

21.1%

18.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

21.8%

15.0%

*

19.3%

28.5%

22.1%

19.8%

New York

19.1%

18.5%

*

22.6%

26.3%

16.7%

17.1%

Pennsylvania

20.5%

16.2%

16.2%

25.7%

20.1%

22.1%

East North Central:

Illinois

21.8%

12.1%

*

18.4%

24.0%

25.0%

21.5%

Indiana

25.3%

15.2%

*

27.5%

31.0%

21.2%

22.5%

Michigan

15.3%

6.1%

*

11.3%

27.4%

12.5%

19.7%

Ohio

21.4%

27.6%

17.4%

30.2%

21.6%

19.6%

Wisconsin

22.7%

31.6%

19.1%

26.1%

21.9%

23.6%

West North Central:

Iowa

25.3%

42.9%

17.2%

29.3%

24.9%

24.9%

Kansas

25.6%

30.4%

28.7%

29.8%

22.1%

22.3%

Minnesota

23.7%

17.5%

*

14.9%

31.0%

32.2%

18.8%

Missouri

24.4%

16.2%

26.8%

33.9%

21.1%

25.4%

Nebraska

23.1%

43.1%

19.1%

32.1%

22.4%

22.5%

North Dakota

25.6%

11.5%

*

24.9%

36.7%

27.2%

22.3%

South Dakota

25.8%

49.7%

24.8%

23.5%

26.0%

25.0%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

21.2%

27.4%

13.2%

*

27.2%

19.6%

20.0%

District of Columbia

19.1%

8.6%

*

.

20.2%

18.0%

24.1%

Florida

29.9%

31.9%

19.5%

37.8%

24.0%

30.6%

Georgia

26.7%

49.2%

21.8%

28.6%

27.4%

25.1%

Maryland

26.0%

27.0%

*

28.5%

30.3%

27.0%

20.5%

North Carolina

24.2%

35.4%

19.0%

*

25.4%

29.3%

22.2%

South Carolina

26.0%

46.6%

19.1%

30.3%

26.9%

19.8%

Virginia

28.0%

25.0%

27.0%

33.2%

25.1%

30.7%

West Virginia

20.5%

27.2%

*

14.0%

*

22.4%

*

22.8%

26.8%

East South Central:

Alabama

25.3%

30.8%

25.7%

29.9%

18.3%

*

28.5%

Kentucky

22.1%

38.5%

*

14.9%

26.1%

23.9%

24.2%

Mississippi

26.8%

27.8%

20.7%

28.9%

28.5%

29.4%

Tennessee

25.0%

46.0%

22.8%

28.4%

26.5%

22.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

26.4%

7.3%

*

22.4%

45.4%

32.1%

22.1%

Louisiana

31.0%

49.8%

25.4%

27.7%

28.9%

29.9%

Oklahoma

22.3%

17.0%

*

17.7%

21.0%

29.8%

22.1%

Texas

25.1%

30.8%

21.9%

30.1%

22.9%

25.9%

Mountain:

Arizona

24.3%

38.1%

26.1%

32.3%

21.8%

18.3%

Colorado

25.1%

22.9%

27.5%

29.9%

25.1%

21.9%

Idaho

30.2%

1.6%

*

17.8%

20.6%

*

41.1%

28.3%

Montana

28.3%

18.6%

*

20.7%

31.7%

35.8%

18.6%

Nevada

24.7%

19.9%

*

25.2%

24.8%

21.8%

31.6%

New Mexico

26.4%

49.7%

26.0%

22.4%

26.2%

28.1%

Utah

23.5%

36.5%

20.3%

29.0%

20.1%

22.6%

Wyoming

20.7%

20.5%

11.2%

*

38.9%

27.4%

25.9%

Pacific:

Alaska

26.1%

20.5%

*

13.8%

33.7%

39.4%

16.6%

*

California

24.9%

21.0%

27.6%

32.7%

22.2%

21.6%

Hawaii

26.8%

18.9%

*

36.9%

*

32.6%

23.7%

24.4%

Oregon

23.2%

15.6%

*

18.8%

31.3%

18.9%

26.8%

Washington

25.5%

19.7%

*

23.1%

21.2%

31.0%

28.9%

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

0.36%

0.96%

0.92%

0.82%

0.50%

0.69%

New England:

Connecticut

1.40%

5.80%

*

6.31%

4.04%

2.60%

2.54%

Maine

1.74%

6.31%

3.30%

4.41%

3.50%

5.32%

Massachusetts

1.88%

6.64%

2.43%

3.76%

5.19%

1.61%

New Hampshire

3.46%

9.68%

3.58%

4.30%

5.49%

2.32%

Rhode Island

1.94%

7.13%

*

5.12%

4.84%

6.95%

4.30%

Vermont

1.67%

9.32%

*

4.30%

4.37%

2.33%

3.85%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.14%

9.80%

*

4.87%

5.32%

3.57%

2.74%

New York

1.63%

6.04%

*

2.68%

3.49%

2.43%

2.25%

Pennsylvania

1.78%

3.67%

1.88%

3.32%

1.43%

3.88%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.39%

5.35%

*

2.99%

2.45%

2.03%

2.67%

Indiana

2.94%

4.66%

*

4.78%

5.25%

2.70%

2.88%

Michigan

1.88%

8.82%

*

2.56%

4.36%

1.76%

3.18%

Ohio

1.61%

7.77%

3.46%

3.94%

2.34%

2.59%

Wisconsin

1.32%

7.81%

2.46%

5.16%

2.89%

3.05%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.73%

10.34%

2.27%

5.13%

2.53%

6.22%

Kansas

1.50%

6.90%

3.38%

4.26%

3.23%

6.32%

Minnesota

1.85%

6.65%

*

4.12%

4.52%

2.80%

2.26%

Missouri

2.12%

4.21%

5.56%

6.87%

3.97%

2.61%

Nebraska

1.48%

11.73%

5.35%

5.12%

3.49%

2.26%

North Dakota

1.40%

5.69%

*

4.71%

5.96%

3.13%

5.35%

South Dakota

1.75%

13.33%

6.47%

5.97%

4.95%

5.94%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.64%

7.86%

4.12%

*

3.14%

4.35%

1.61%

District of Columbia

1.66%

3.61%

*

.

3.10%

3.10%

4.34%

Florida

1.64%

7.91%

4.72%

6.15%

3.32%

3.83%

Georgia

1.35%

13.38%

2.92%

2.62%

2.68%

2.16%

Maryland

2.00%

8.65%

*

7.56%

4.68%

2.86%

5.21%

North Carolina

1.51%

8.51%

8.36%

*

3.41%

2.70%

2.98%

South Carolina

2.27%

10.43%

3.83%

5.11%

2.24%

3.52%

Virginia

2.32%

7.38%

3.30%

4.54%

3.22%

2.73%

West Virginia

2.22%

8.25%

*

4.33%

*

9.24%

*

2.52%

3.01%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.28%

8.70%

5.58%

4.62%

8.80%

*

4.06%

Kentucky

1.75%

11.94%

*

2.09%

2.73%

2.86%

2.46%

Mississippi

1.50%

7.35%

2.33%

5.09%

5.22%

4.82%

Tennessee

2.08%

12.89%

6.57%

2.67%

2.68%

3.06%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.28%

5.03%

*

1.32%

7.81%

3.44%

5.91%

Louisiana

2.91%

12.14%

3.74%

6.66%

4.79%

3.94%

Oklahoma

1.84%

11.36%

*

2.74%

5.29%

2.65%

3.25%

Texas

1.23%

6.86%

3.26%

2.66%

2.30%

1.52%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.88%

6.85%

6.71%

6.06%

2.03%

2.55%

Colorado

2.05%

5.85%

6.70%

3.70%

3.23%

2.42%

Idaho

2.59%

0.79%

*

2.77%

6.21%

*

4.72%

4.05%

Montana

2.16%

5.91%

*

4.60%

8.32%

4.07%

4.44%

Nevada

2.12%

7.08%

*

6.03%

2.72%

3.16%

4.40%

New Mexico

1.73%

13.03%

5.48%

4.11%

2.30%

5.10%

Utah

1.30%

9.22%

2.43%

3.30%

3.73%

0.91%

Wyoming

3.30%

6.07%

3.43%

*

8.22%

6.55%

4.45%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.25%

6.76%

*

3.41%

5.89%

8.79%

6.60%

*

California

0.87%

6.23%

3.04%

2.87%

1.62%

1.30%

Hawaii

1.75%

7.94%

*

11.50%

*

4.08%

4.04%

3.44%

Oregon

1.14%

9.70%

*

3.57%

6.29%

3.11%

2.88%

Washington

2.20%

7.41%

*

3.81%

5.06%

5.99%

4.91%

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.