United States

40.7%

59.1%

40.1%

33.3%

50.1%

35.2%

New England:

Connecticut

38.9%

51.8%

39.8%

35.3%

46.6%

29.9%

Maine

34.6%

41.3%

13.4%

*

28.5%

48.5%

30.7%

Massachusetts

35.2%

44.4%

20.0%

*

33.3%

39.1%

30.8%

New Hampshire

34.1%

43.8%

26.0%

*

25.7%

55.4%

16.6%

Rhode Island

37.2%

55.5%

39.2%

*

32.1%

45.7%

26.2%

Vermont

32.7%

44.9%

19.0%

*

29.5%

39.9%

26.5%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

51.4%

65.1%

49.3%

48.4%

54.6%

48.3%

New York

50.7%

65.5%

39.5%

43.1%

63.2%

42.0%

Pennsylvania

45.7%

63.5%

45.2%

40.1%

53.3%

39.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

30.6%

71.7%

16.5%

23.8%

39.1%

23.6%

Indiana

29.6%

70.7%

40.6%

23.6%

24.8%

21.2%

Michigan

45.4%

61.0%

41.7%

41.9%

55.5%

37.3%

Ohio

31.9%

53.8%

44.8%

24.0%

26.6%

39.0%

Wisconsin

26.3%

42.1%

*

22.8%

*

29.7%

19.6%

*

19.3%

West North Central:

Iowa

31.9%

44.3%

25.9%

*

25.2%

45.4%

26.4%

Kansas

36.7%

45.5%

20.1%

*

36.2%

46.8%

28.6%

Minnesota

39.0%

88.4%

14.0%

*

39.9%

40.6%

23.3%

Missouri

38.1%

71.2%

47.2%

31.9%

37.1%

31.5%

Nebraska

28.1%

57.6%

6.8%

*

17.2%

32.4%

31.1%

North Dakota

45.6%

78.4%

36.6%

41.2%

43.9%

38.4%

South Dakota

29.1%

38.6%

*

32.9%

*

26.9%

41.0%

18.5%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

35.3%

66.6%

37.1%

*

36.6%

38.0%

17.1%

*

District of Columbia

41.9%

83.2%

100.0%

38.8%

47.5%

31.2%

Florida

38.6%

50.6%

33.5%

*

30.6%

45.7%

40.3%

Georgia

31.9%

25.4%

*

25.3%

*

34.2%

45.3%

17.9%

*

Maryland

35.5%

45.8%

27.5%

*

30.4%

42.5%

27.8%

North Carolina

37.0%

54.7%

26.9%

*

26.8%

48.6%

39.1%

South Carolina

34.1%

33.0%

*

33.9%

*

25.1%

48.1%

39.4%

Virginia

35.2%

53.0%

45.5%

27.9%

42.2%

28.3%

West Virginia

36.7%

71.7%

41.3%

*

25.6%

46.0%

31.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

30.5%

39.4%

29.1%

*

19.4%

41.6%

35.5%

Kentucky

40.8%

64.4%

35.8%

31.1%

47.1%

43.3%

Mississippi

39.7%

79.6%

37.1%

29.0%

43.8%

44.6%

Tennessee

33.8%

69.1%

49.0%

29.6%

36.9%

27.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

30.4%

40.6%

*

25.2%

*

24.1%

34.6%

33.5%

Louisiana

38.8%

31.9%

*

26.9%

*

27.6%

57.5%

36.7%

Oklahoma

38.2%

49.7%

44.0%

33.0%

48.3%

29.1%

Texas

35.9%

37.1%

*

50.9%

27.0%

56.1%

26.1%

Mountain:

Arizona

36.7%

59.4%

25.4%

*

29.9%

47.7%

26.7%

Colorado

32.6%

41.2%

48.0%

30.8%

37.2%

24.6%

Idaho

46.0%

50.3%

32.5%

*

45.1%

50.5%

46.1%

Montana

51.2%

83.8%

70.2%

35.2%

64.5%

38.6%

Nevada

43.2%

75.3%

67.3%

33.9%

51.1%

38.8%

New Mexico

37.3%

38.8%

40.6%

*

28.4%

48.4%

38.7%

Utah

36.6%

60.1%

64.4%

17.8%

*

46.3%

25.9%

Wyoming

48.6%

71.4%

40.0%

*

43.0%

64.6%

31.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

39.3%

72.6%

24.5%

*

35.4%

39.6%

29.9%

*

California

52.9%

75.1%

54.0%

38.6%

65.4%

47.4%

Hawaii

65.7%

75.9%

71.1%

62.0%

76.7%

55.2%

Oregon

52.1%

75.1%

52.8%

43.2%

70.1%

36.0%

Washington

54.3%

76.7%

72.7%

37.1%

57.9%

54.2%

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

0.57%

2.42%

2.07%

1.06%

0.96%

1.03%

New England:

Connecticut

2.46%

13.33%

9.32%

3.09%

3.86%

5.11%

Maine

4.12%

10.25%

5.62%

*

4.99%

8.27%

7.12%

Massachusetts

2.84%

12.57%

8.11%

*

4.28%

7.55%

5.41%

New Hampshire

2.72%

9.70%

8.68%

*

5.20%

6.53%

3.38%

Rhode Island

2.31%

13.27%

12.76%

*

3.74%

6.01%

7.05%

Vermont

3.23%

12.62%

6.11%

*

7.15%

5.12%

11.62%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.24%

14.81%

13.32%

6.59%

5.27%

8.02%

New York

2.34%

10.82%

10.06%

5.83%

2.78%

3.90%

Pennsylvania

2.11%

9.15%

9.55%

5.18%

5.60%

4.83%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.74%

9.16%

3.84%

4.89%

2.90%

4.39%

Indiana

3.13%

12.52%

8.02%

4.79%

5.73%

5.34%

Michigan

2.51%

13.62%

9.35%

4.38%

4.47%

4.45%

Ohio

2.63%

14.68%

8.94%

4.72%

5.39%

5.43%

Wisconsin

4.74%

12.82%

*

8.48%

*

7.46%

7.65%

*

4.80%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.62%

12.89%

9.10%

*

3.83%

8.33%

7.32%

Kansas

2.19%

10.77%

6.70%

*

5.42%

5.04%

6.19%

Minnesota

3.48%

11.95%

6.43%

*

5.29%

9.04%

5.45%

Missouri

3.20%

10.42%

10.10%

6.85%

6.60%

5.80%

Nebraska

2.62%

13.13%

2.96%

*

4.54%

7.57%

7.50%

North Dakota

2.89%

9.88%

9.39%

4.74%

9.63%

9.51%

South Dakota

1.93%

11.79%

*

13.84%

*

5.16%

5.99%

6.78%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4.06%

12.55%

15.02%

*

4.58%

8.43%

5.62%

*

District of Columbia

3.13%

24.94%

29.81%

5.08%

4.02%

8.07%

Florida

3.45%

10.27%

10.56%

*

4.64%

3.12%

7.07%

Georgia

3.97%

13.33%

*

9.10%

*

6.10%

5.64%

5.71%

*

Maryland

2.58%

6.61%

11.27%

*

3.37%

6.47%

5.69%

North Carolina

3.10%

13.30%

10.77%

*

5.95%

5.59%

5.40%

South Carolina

4.05%

13.14%

*

11.28%

*

4.39%

9.11%

8.49%

Virginia

4.37%

13.15%

11.93%

5.55%

6.21%

5.91%

West Virginia

2.49%

9.91%

12.50%

*

5.09%

4.32%

5.70%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.31%

10.40%

9.20%

*

2.04%

4.95%

5.69%

Kentucky

2.72%

13.19%

9.34%

4.77%

8.44%

7.21%

Mississippi

3.16%

13.41%

9.17%

5.97%

6.01%

5.58%

Tennessee

3.32%

16.16%

7.05%

7.08%

6.01%

6.24%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.39%

15.20%

*

7.67%

*

6.09%

5.82%

5.67%

Louisiana

2.89%

10.98%

*

12.00%

*

7.79%

6.27%

8.57%

Oklahoma

4.65%

12.42%

11.24%

4.93%

7.16%

4.35%

Texas

3.09%

12.25%

*

7.61%

2.97%

6.06%

6.64%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.20%

13.21%

11.55%

*

5.52%

6.94%

7.54%

Colorado

2.90%

11.05%

14.35%

5.83%

7.17%

6.54%

Idaho

4.13%

11.97%

10.91%

*

5.90%

9.96%

8.78%

Montana

4.29%

7.28%

16.21%

5.39%

6.45%

9.33%

Nevada

3.40%

12.24%

18.81%

4.95%

7.14%

7.00%

New Mexico

3.03%

10.84%

13.83%

*

4.28%

8.73%

10.73%

Utah

2.36%

13.97%

6.91%

5.85%

*

5.15%

7.01%

Wyoming

2.83%

10.11%

12.76%

*

7.42%

7.40%

8.34%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.72%

12.96%

13.93%

*

6.55%

5.19%

9.59%

*

California

1.20%

4.66%

7.86%

3.02%

2.52%

1.92%

Hawaii

2.42%

12.35%

17.55%

3.86%

5.27%

3.95%

Oregon

2.44%

7.76%

9.13%

6.13%

5.11%

6.26%

Washington

3.10%

6.64%

11.14%

6.96%

6.02%

8.42%

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.