United States

56.4%

39.7%

69.7%

52.3%

61.1%

65.7%

New England:

Connecticut

63.6%

53.7%

83.2%

50.9%

70.9%

79.2%

Maine

57.1%

39.6%

63.2%

54.9%

67.5%

64.0%

Massachusetts

68.7%

64.1%

71.5%

60.8%

75.4%

79.2%

New Hampshire

64.8%

54.6%

81.6%

57.2%

74.1%

70.8%

Rhode Island

63.0%

45.0%

83.0%

53.9%

75.4%

75.4%

Vermont

56.0%

30.7%

62.2%

56.3%

67.9%

65.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

67.5%

49.2%

95.1%

63.8%

70.4%

74.8%

New York

58.7%

54.7%

65.4%

51.8%

67.2%

62.3%

Pennsylvania

61.3%

52.0%

88.0%

54.2%

64.3%

72.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

55.6%

37.7%

76.1%

52.5%

55.6%

64.1%

Indiana

53.8%

38.9%

84.1%

51.2%

51.0%

64.3%

Michigan

56.9%

33.2%

75.9%

52.1%

58.0%

74.2%

Ohio

61.6%

46.7%

77.4%

57.8%

60.6%

74.1%

Wisconsin

52.2%

34.8%

60.0%

50.8%

57.4%

63.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

55.2%

33.3%

69.7%

54.3%

63.4%

67.1%

Kansas

55.3%

42.5%

60.0%

49.4%

58.4%

71.0%

Minnesota

53.5%

35.8%

59.9%

52.6%

56.5%

62.0%

Missouri

56.9%

44.6%

78.8%

52.1%

60.8%

64.5%

Nebraska

44.8%

27.6%

45.8%

42.1%

49.1%

60.2%

North Dakota

52.2%

34.4%

85.2%

49.2%

64.0%

61.7%

South Dakota

47.3%

31.9%

56.7%

46.3%

49.7%

60.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

61.4%

53.1%

69.6%

58.2%

66.4%

65.9%

District of Columbia

72.5%

34.1%

*

100.0%

70.3%

74.4%

78.4%

Florida

55.1%

34.9%

51.8%

57.0%

59.5%

58.9%

Georgia

53.4%

28.9%

*

72.0%

56.7%

53.1%

56.5%

Maryland

58.2%

58.4%

56.5%

50.7%

63.2%

67.8%

North Carolina

54.4%

24.8%

63.6%

53.0%

62.7%

67.5%

South Carolina

54.8%

35.8%

86.1%

52.8%

51.6%

66.3%

Virginia

59.1%

40.3%

72.4%

54.1%

69.2%

70.0%

West Virginia

53.7%

34.0%

56.7%

43.7%

66.8%

70.3%

East South Central:

Alabama

62.9%

47.6%

74.7%

56.2%

68.3%

77.4%

Kentucky

56.6%

43.1%

83.4%

53.1%

54.8%

65.7%

Mississippi

47.7%

17.3%

*

67.7%

44.0%

54.7%

62.9%

Tennessee

56.3%

35.9%

70.8%

51.2%

54.6%

74.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

46.0%

21.2%

57.2%

40.8%

47.7%

66.5%

Louisiana

52.8%

23.5%

48.8%

49.6%

57.3%

66.1%

Oklahoma

50.8%

27.3%

69.5%

46.5%

55.2%

62.5%

Texas

48.8%

30.2%

58.3%

44.3%

49.9%

60.1%

Mountain:

Arizona

53.4%

34.6%

51.3%

53.4%

60.2%

56.3%

Colorado

52.1%

35.6%

51.9%

50.2%

53.8%

64.7%

Idaho

43.9%

24.3%

84.8%

46.4%

43.1%

53.9%

Montana

40.2%

27.7%

*

44.6%

37.5%

47.3%

54.4%

Nevada

62.8%

45.3%

43.2%

*

63.8%

64.5%

69.8%

New Mexico

51.1%

30.8%

55.5%

53.4%

60.2%

47.7%

Utah

51.1%

33.4%

87.6%

45.0%

59.7%

54.4%

Wyoming

46.0%

33.0%

54.9%

39.1%

53.2%

64.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

46.0%

37.0%

53.7%

41.0%

47.2%

60.9%

California

57.6%

43.7%

68.0%

49.2%

65.1%

66.0%

Hawaii

88.5%

89.1%

100.0%

90.1%

85.6%

86.8%

Oregon

52.6%

32.0%

72.1%

49.2%

61.0%

63.7%

Washington

58.6%

53.0%

83.3%

48.6%

64.0%

69.7%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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

0.41%

1.05%

1.35%

0.69%

0.72%

0.68%

New England:

Connecticut

1.97%

5.56%

5.68%

2.99%

4.37%

4.81%

Maine

2.07%

4.93%

7.42%

2.97%

5.08%

5.39%

Massachusetts

1.45%

5.32%

7.37%

2.56%

4.92%

4.88%

New Hampshire

2.20%

8.42%

6.15%

2.79%

4.57%

4.58%

Rhode Island

1.35%

8.24%

9.08%

2.16%

4.87%

5.25%

Vermont

2.05%

6.54%

10.71%

3.47%

4.69%

5.22%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.95%

6.09%

7.67%

2.79%

4.84%

5.76%

New York

1.36%

4.44%

9.02%

2.11%

2.72%

4.13%

Pennsylvania

1.06%

7.75%

4.63%

1.66%

2.72%

4.48%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.39%

4.17%

5.71%

2.45%

4.07%

3.28%

Indiana

2.24%

5.15%

3.93%

4.10%

4.25%

3.70%

Michigan

2.61%

6.68%

7.59%

4.24%

4.53%

7.51%

Ohio

0.78%

8.84%

4.58%

2.44%

2.32%

2.09%

Wisconsin

1.66%

3.90%

7.27%

3.72%

4.74%

5.25%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.61%

5.27%

7.68%

3.07%

4.22%

3.70%

Kansas

1.62%

5.83%

9.89%

2.16%

3.62%

4.41%

Minnesota

2.60%

7.84%

8.84%

4.17%

5.50%

5.41%

Missouri

2.11%

5.15%

9.54%

3.61%

7.19%

3.03%

Nebraska

2.42%

6.17%

9.23%

3.73%

5.94%

4.39%

North Dakota

2.02%

6.98%

6.80%

3.30%

6.24%

5.69%

South Dakota

2.23%

6.03%

11.34%

3.67%

2.83%

4.42%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.99%

9.34%

11.32%

2.68%

6.42%

4.81%

District of Columbia

1.87%

13.69%

*

29.81%

3.85%

2.87%

5.03%

Florida

1.40%

5.94%

11.42%

1.86%

1.10%

4.01%

Georgia

2.24%

9.96%

*

8.96%

3.41%

5.79%

4.93%

Maryland

2.38%

5.09%

13.58%

3.57%

4.02%

7.00%

North Carolina

3.00%

5.86%

9.56%

2.45%

6.22%

5.76%

South Carolina

2.48%

6.59%

6.79%

4.03%

5.06%

7.40%

Virginia

2.11%

6.27%

13.19%

3.67%

5.27%

4.47%

West Virginia

1.45%

7.15%

8.08%

2.03%

4.46%

3.93%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.63%

8.95%

6.57%

3.10%

2.64%

4.58%

Kentucky

1.55%

7.33%

8.06%

3.16%

3.91%

5.11%

Mississippi

1.35%

5.73%

*

9.30%

3.96%

2.65%

3.35%

Tennessee

1.91%

10.68%

9.55%

3.43%

4.69%

4.48%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.31%

4.37%

9.01%

3.68%

4.77%

6.21%

Louisiana

2.13%

4.75%

7.19%

2.36%

4.60%

2.99%

Oklahoma

1.61%

6.67%

6.74%

2.98%

6.37%

4.66%

Texas

1.33%

5.22%

5.83%

3.06%

3.82%

3.47%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.46%

6.97%

11.19%

3.48%

3.77%

3.85%

Colorado

2.02%

6.82%

12.70%

2.48%

6.39%

4.20%

Idaho

2.73%

5.93%

5.60%

4.55%

4.35%

6.51%

Montana

2.96%

8.34%

*

7.30%

2.91%

6.00%

5.84%

Nevada

1.92%

6.17%

13.98%

*

2.00%

4.17%

4.18%

New Mexico

2.54%

5.52%

11.38%

3.00%

3.93%

4.91%

Utah

1.72%

7.18%

5.58%

3.12%

5.98%

6.57%

Wyoming

2.50%

4.82%

12.56%

3.34%

3.33%

6.80%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.61%

6.99%

13.41%

2.80%

4.51%

5.57%

California

1.63%

5.69%

3.46%

2.84%

1.96%

1.85%

Hawaii

1.62%

3.75%

10.54%

2.48%

3.54%

4.23%

Oregon

1.62%

3.38%

7.66%

5.31%

6.06%

4.68%

Washington

1.52%

7.44%

9.85%

3.10%

3.69%

5.12%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.