United States

34.2%

17.2%

25.5%

40.8%

26.3%

40.9%

New England:

Connecticut

27.5%

13.2%

*

27.6%

*

32.1%

24.5%

30.0%

Maine

28.1%

1.4%

*

30.2%

*

33.7%

21.9%

40.9%

Massachusetts

29.1%

8.5%

*

32.4%

36.0%

26.0%

32.4%

New Hampshire

31.9%

12.1%

*

13.6%

36.3%

34.9%

35.8%

Rhode Island

28.2%

12.4%

*

13.9%

*

35.2%

16.9%

43.3%

Vermont

33.1%

16.1%

*

29.0%

*

39.1%

21.9%

47.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

25.5%

9.2%

*

20.1%

*

35.2%

16.3%

26.9%

New York

27.3%

32.9%

17.4%

*

32.4%

18.8%

30.8%

Pennsylvania

35.3%

13.2%

*

22.9%

40.4%

29.8%

46.6%

East North Central:

Illinois

37.4%

8.9%

*

18.2%

49.7%

25.2%

46.7%

Indiana

39.3%

22.1%

*

28.4%

39.6%

48.3%

42.9%

Michigan

30.2%

6.4%

*

25.5%

41.3%

22.3%

28.2%

Ohio

34.8%

13.0%

*

33.2%

42.7%

24.2%

39.1%

Wisconsin

30.9%

6.4%

*

34.1%

31.2%

30.1%

42.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

33.8%

16.9%

*

34.4%

*

35.3%

26.6%

45.2%

Kansas

33.4%

23.8%

24.2%

33.5%

37.8%

35.3%

Minnesota

37.2%

37.8%

*

21.0%

*

35.9%

26.3%

53.4%

Missouri

34.3%

12.4%

*

26.7%

*

37.5%

35.6%

39.6%

Nebraska

34.6%

25.5%

*

42.1%

*

31.7%

39.3%

37.5%

North Dakota

35.1%

22.5%

*

40.7%

35.1%

39.3%

37.3%

South Dakota

28.5%

13.8%

*

27.3%

37.5%

14.0%

*

33.3%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

40.0%

9.1%

*

32.0%

*

40.2%

32.1%

61.6%

District of Columbia

38.0%

66.5%

*

58.2%

*

28.0%

41.4%

54.6%

Florida

38.0%

17.9%

*

35.0%

*

53.6%

21.9%

37.8%

Georgia

36.3%

9.0%

*

28.9%

*

36.4%

23.5%

57.3%

Maryland

34.2%

6.9%

*

24.1%

*

38.2%

37.5%

42.2%

North Carolina

40.5%

15.4%

*

34.9%

51.8%

22.1%

48.7%

South Carolina

38.8%

20.8%

*

37.2%

43.2%

30.3%

45.0%

Virginia

33.3%

16.8%

*

24.3%

*

40.6%

24.0%

42.4%

West Virginia

39.7%

15.9%

*

49.3%

43.2%

36.5%

43.2%

East South Central:

Alabama

36.8%

16.5%

*

23.4%

*

47.4%

26.1%

39.9%

Kentucky

35.6%

16.4%

*

32.2%

36.7%

32.0%

46.5%

Mississippi

42.4%

16.3%

*

29.4%

*

50.6%

38.6%

42.0%

Tennessee

37.8%

4.5%

*

39.0%

44.9%

29.4%

40.1%

West South Central:

Arkansas

38.3%

24.2%

*

58.1%

36.3%

33.3%

42.3%

Louisiana

33.9%

20.2%

*

23.9%

*

42.0%

21.6%

40.0%

Oklahoma

33.2%

7.5%

*

17.3%

36.8%

28.8%

45.3%

Texas

41.3%

21.3%

*

30.8%

49.8%

32.7%

44.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

39.2%

28.2%

*

38.2%

*

45.1%

31.6%

43.8%

Colorado

40.6%

28.9%

*

47.6%

*

44.5%

25.1%

55.5%

Idaho

31.7%

6.9%

*

36.9%

*

38.1%

26.3%

38.2%

Montana

33.2%

10.0%

*

42.2%

*

38.3%

16.3%

53.1%

Nevada

31.1%

8.5%

*

14.0%

*

30.5%

29.1%

41.6%

New Mexico

40.0%

24.6%

*

29.0%

*

44.1%

36.0%

47.4%

Utah

36.8%

23.4%

*

12.4%

*

47.2%

34.7%

43.0%

Wyoming

40.0%

24.3%

*

56.4%

38.4%

28.9%

56.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

41.1%

38.2%

30.6%

*

47.2%

25.1%

50.8%

California

32.0%

21.6%

10.9%

*

39.6%

26.1%

38.5%

Hawaii

29.4%

36.4%

14.8%

*

33.0%

24.2%

25.6%

Oregon

30.2%

19.1%

*

27.6%

*

33.3%

20.7%

*

41.1%

Washington

29.4%

10.5%

*

7.4%

*

35.7%

25.4%

41.8%

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

0.44%

1.96%

1.36%

0.83%

1.09%

0.51%

New England:

Connecticut

1.86%

10.03%

*

9.29%

*

4.03%

5.77%

4.03%

Maine

2.53%

1.40%

*

11.85%

*

4.19%

4.61%

8.38%

Massachusetts

2.09%

10.32%

*

9.39%

3.72%

5.91%

5.69%

New Hampshire

1.61%

6.77%

*

4.00%

3.79%

5.64%

3.73%

Rhode Island

3.00%

9.89%

*

4.36%

*

3.38%

4.68%

8.77%

Vermont

2.70%

5.23%

*

12.37%

*

4.71%

4.85%

9.72%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.06%

10.47%

*

13.20%

*

4.13%

4.27%

5.96%

New York

2.12%

9.85%

6.37%

*

3.41%

2.56%

4.44%

Pennsylvania

2.89%

5.20%

*

4.55%

4.49%

3.67%

5.57%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.60%

5.04%

*

3.97%

6.24%

4.97%

3.34%

Indiana

3.06%

7.37%

*

6.63%

3.70%

8.56%

8.10%

Michigan

2.89%

11.10%

*

5.38%

5.32%

4.87%

6.46%

Ohio

2.43%

10.77%

*

3.49%

3.61%

6.61%

4.91%

Wisconsin

4.16%

3.03%

*

8.59%

5.89%

8.85%

6.24%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.24%

10.48%

*

12.18%

*

4.48%

6.47%

6.86%

Kansas

2.98%

5.14%

7.13%

5.04%

6.27%

6.99%

Minnesota

2.09%

13.11%

*

8.64%

*

6.51%

7.75%

6.14%

Missouri

2.56%

4.80%

*

12.22%

*

2.79%

8.44%

4.66%

Nebraska

3.71%

7.79%

*

13.44%

*

5.26%

9.31%

6.37%

North Dakota

3.58%

8.08%

*

10.84%

3.91%

4.98%

7.63%

South Dakota

3.31%

10.76%

*

6.44%

3.40%

6.00%

*

6.67%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.67%

3.92%

*

17.96%

*

5.37%

4.98%

5.41%

District of Columbia

1.37%

21.31%

*

18.94%

*

3.25%

3.71%

8.61%

Florida

3.57%

6.27%

*

13.46%

*

5.35%

4.06%

6.68%

Georgia

3.66%

5.09%

*

11.06%

*

5.79%

5.68%

8.73%

Maryland

4.06%

2.55%

*

18.27%

*

6.36%

6.29%

8.17%

North Carolina

1.64%

10.98%

*

7.21%

3.98%

3.12%

6.67%

South Carolina

1.87%

13.26%

*

7.48%

3.84%

7.48%

8.02%

Virginia

1.46%

7.09%

*

14.96%

*

4.35%

2.76%

7.47%

West Virginia

3.89%

12.82%

*

12.00%

5.36%

8.13%

7.11%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.94%

6.12%

*

7.12%

*

4.48%

5.81%

6.98%

Kentucky

3.99%

7.23%

*

7.81%

5.01%

9.57%

5.37%

Mississippi

4.19%

10.31%

*

13.16%

*

4.87%

9.09%

6.14%

Tennessee

2.52%

10.24%

*

9.52%

7.73%

6.12%

7.32%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.06%

12.09%

*

10.92%

5.61%

5.39%

5.37%

Louisiana

2.80%

10.00%

*

10.20%

*

6.68%

5.64%

4.37%

Oklahoma

3.42%

3.29%

*

4.91%

4.11%

7.16%

5.79%

Texas

1.76%

6.73%

*

7.06%

2.81%

6.43%

4.16%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.32%

10.92%

*

14.04%

*

3.60%

5.83%

8.75%

Colorado

3.34%

11.95%

*

15.56%

*

4.74%

6.48%

6.13%

Idaho

2.79%

3.06%

*

14.00%

*

5.53%

6.74%

7.42%

Montana

3.01%

12.54%

*

13.22%

*

6.67%

3.75%

8.26%

Nevada

2.28%

4.45%

*

11.99%

*

3.87%

4.00%

6.39%

New Mexico

1.93%

11.94%

*

10.93%

*

4.18%

6.51%

9.84%

Utah

2.75%

7.44%

*

5.19%

*

4.51%

6.09%

6.61%

Wyoming

2.93%

10.50%

*

10.88%

6.09%

6.27%

8.00%

Pacific:

Alaska

4.44%

11.21%

15.90%

*

9.36%

4.79%

9.66%

California

1.13%

5.87%

3.86%

*

2.58%

2.51%

2.20%

Hawaii

2.95%

9.75%

10.73%

*

2.77%

5.55%

6.67%

Oregon

3.15%

7.75%

*

8.91%

*

6.33%

6.43%

*

5.08%

Washington

3.51%

3.74%

*

2.97%

*

4.50%

5.66%

8.14%

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.