United States

21.1%

37.3%

23.5%

17.5%

23.4%

17.7%

New England:

Connecticut

26.8%

43.1%

*

23.3%

*

27.6%

25.2%

23.0%

Maine

16.1%

21.2%

*

7.2%

*

12.6%

*

19.8%

19.2%

*

Massachusetts

23.6%

28.8%

*

34.7%

25.5%

22.2%

16.0%

*

New Hampshire

20.5%

27.7%

*

14.6%

*

12.7%

*

33.1%

15.3%

Rhode Island

25.5%

47.1%

22.8%

*

23.9%

24.4%

22.0%

*

Vermont

20.9%

28.8%

*

9.2%

*

24.5%

17.0%

16.8%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

27.4%

53.4%

27.1%

*

26.5%

22.9%

26.0%

New York

30.4%

41.6%

23.6%

*

28.1%

34.7%

25.0%

Pennsylvania

27.4%

45.7%

15.1%

*

23.9%

36.8%

18.9%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

17.8%

29.2%

2.5%

*

13.7%

29.8%

12.2%

Indiana

17.6%

59.8%

19.9%

*

10.6%

*

10.1%

*

15.9%

*

Michigan

27.7%

38.5%

*

35.9%

28.5%

25.3%

22.8%

Ohio

19.7%

34.0%

*

30.8%

13.6%

19.1%

22.1%

Wisconsin

18.2%

31.2%

*

12.0%

*

20.2%

16.5%

*

11.4%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

19.4%

43.9%

*

6.1%

*

18.5%

13.7%

17.1%

*

Kansas

23.4%

52.2%

6.9%

*

20.6%

24.2%

17.0%

Minnesota

20.8%

55.9%

13.9%

*

18.0%

15.6%

*

18.5%

*

Missouri

21.0%

54.2%

38.4%

13.8%

*

13.0%

*

20.7%

*

Nebraska

15.3%

22.9%

*

4.0%

*

13.3%

10.7%

*

19.7%

North Dakota

26.2%

44.8%

*

34.5%

27.1%

24.2%

*

14.1%

South Dakota

14.5%

26.0%

*

11.3%

*

18.8%

16.0%

1.8%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

16.7%

53.6%

24.3%

*

12.0%

20.2%

*

3.9%

*

District of Columbia

21.1%

.

100.0%

20.3%

26.0%

8.8%

*

Florida

17.2%

27.1%

28.7%

*

13.1%

15.3%

21.2%

Georgia

16.2%

15.0%

*

11.8%

*

20.3%

18.6%

*

8.3%

*

Maryland

19.9%

36.3%

12.9%

*

12.3%

23.9%

16.9%

*

North Carolina

16.5%

31.7%

*

22.6%

*

11.0%

18.7%

17.4%

South Carolina

15.0%

19.4%

*

13.4%

*

10.0%

*

32.9%

8.9%

*

Virginia

17.9%

35.9%

26.5%

*

11.4%

*

26.0%

8.5%

*

West Virginia

19.2%

61.5%

29.3%

*

11.3%

21.7%

13.5%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

21.7%

49.5%

14.0%

*

13.6%

22.1%

27.8%

Kentucky

19.3%

46.0%

32.1%

13.3%

27.4%

5.8%

*

Mississippi

14.8%

42.5%

*

34.2%

7.9%

*

18.8%

*

11.4%

*

Tennessee

17.3%

27.2%

*

19.8%

*

17.5%

*

20.7%

*

11.8%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

7.9%

10.4%

*

14.5%

*

8.9%

*

5.1%

*

6.7%

*

Louisiana

19.2%

22.6%

*

11.1%

*

12.7%

*

22.3%

*

24.8%

*

Oklahoma

10.6%

23.0%

*

16.5%

*

11.6%

*

3.7%

*

11.5%

*

Texas

15.0%

8.2%

*

22.2%

*

13.3%

19.9%

12.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

12.8%

21.4%

*

.

9.3%

18.4%

9.5%

*

Colorado

19.6%

38.8%

54.2%

9.3%

*

23.2%

17.3%

Idaho

17.5%

15.6%

*

24.8%

*

19.6%

15.1%

*

14.5%

*

Montana

19.5%

57.9%

20.8%

*

5.2%

*

25.9%

*

9.7%

*

Nevada

19.9%

30.3%

*

56.0%

*

14.8%

27.3%

14.5%

New Mexico

18.7%

39.3%

*

21.2%

*

15.1%

20.0%

15.0%

*

Utah

24.9%

47.7%

53.0%

16.0%

28.3%

10.1%

*

Wyoming

16.4%

24.0%

*

12.5%

*

21.3%

*

13.4%

9.8%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

19.1%

43.1%

4.9%

*

17.5%

16.4%

*

14.0%

*

California

24.2%

47.3%

33.5%

18.5%

25.8%

19.6%

Hawaii

27.4%

42.7%

10.5%

*

23.6%

34.0%

23.0%

Oregon

20.5%

37.2%

14.1%

*

18.4%

26.5%

11.5%

*

Washington

25.0%

33.8%

*

30.1%

*

16.6%

18.8%

*

35.1%

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.

. 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

0.48%

1.42%

1.02%

1.07%

0.90%

0.75%

New England:

Connecticut

2.02%

14.38%

*

7.09%

*

3.94%

5.31%

5.43%

Maine

2.54%

8.27%

*

4.19%

*

3.87%

*

3.44%

6.34%

*

Massachusetts

2.39%

10.81%

*

9.79%

4.65%

5.79%

4.94%

*

New Hampshire

3.09%

11.79%

*

7.87%

*

4.19%

*

8.29%

4.15%

Rhode Island

3.15%

14.07%

11.56%

*

5.79%

5.97%

8.60%

*

Vermont

2.83%

12.26%

*

3.77%

*

5.56%

2.97%

10.61%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.24%

13.06%

8.74%

*

3.75%

5.39%

4.32%

New York

2.61%

8.14%

7.81%

*

4.55%

3.36%

4.66%

Pennsylvania

1.99%

7.28%

6.21%

*

4.47%

5.10%

6.01%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

1.74%

7.40%

1.66%

*

3.35%

2.16%

3.63%

Indiana

3.40%

12.96%

7.58%

*

4.90%

*

4.61%

*

7.21%

*

Michigan

2.14%

13.83%

*

9.80%

5.05%

6.46%

4.02%

Ohio

2.49%

10.83%

*

9.05%

3.10%

4.63%

3.69%

Wisconsin

4.38%

10.28%

*

6.42%

*

5.39%

7.17%

*

3.97%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

2.56%

13.44%

*

6.93%

*

2.90%

3.27%

7.07%

*

Kansas

2.38%

12.07%

5.75%

*

3.89%

6.40%

4.59%

Minnesota

2.29%

12.23%

6.44%

*

4.68%

4.86%

*

6.50%

*

Missouri

1.87%

11.83%

10.88%

4.23%

*

4.52%

*

6.37%

*

Nebraska

2.46%

11.19%

*

2.38%

*

3.45%

5.28%

*

5.27%

North Dakota

3.09%

14.09%

*

9.40%

3.82%

7.96%

*

3.22%

South Dakota

2.74%

8.80%

*

11.13%

*

4.28%

3.84%

1.50%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.56%

12.68%

13.11%

*

3.54%

6.55%

*

1.69%

*

District of Columbia

2.38%

.

29.81%

3.66%

4.97%

3.79%

*

Florida

1.69%

7.11%

10.91%

*

2.38%

4.15%

4.68%

Georgia

2.73%

10.14%

*

9.30%

*

5.24%

6.48%

*

3.72%

*

Maryland

2.66%

10.33%

6.57%

*

2.65%

4.45%

6.07%

*

North Carolina

1.44%

10.81%

*

10.18%

*

2.71%

3.56%

4.65%

South Carolina

3.21%

10.45%

*

5.26%

*

3.27%

*

8.79%

3.36%

*

Virginia

2.22%

10.61%

9.39%

*

4.40%

*

4.62%

5.78%

*

West Virginia

1.99%

13.72%

9.78%

*

2.62%

4.10%

4.04%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

2.04%

12.41%

4.78%

*

2.69%

5.33%

3.69%

Kentucky

3.57%

11.72%

9.63%

2.81%

7.93%

2.59%

*

Mississippi

3.01%

13.41%

*

9.86%

3.73%

*

6.03%

*

4.57%

*

Tennessee

3.51%

10.70%

*

7.29%

*

6.68%

*

7.20%

*

5.29%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.97%

10.00%

*

6.23%

*

3.76%

*

3.16%

*

2.37%

*

Louisiana

3.04%

11.20%

*

6.47%

*

4.67%

*

8.65%

*

8.86%

*

Oklahoma

1.72%

11.20%

*

6.33%

*

4.23%

*

2.00%

*

4.12%

*

Texas

1.46%

4.02%

*

7.47%

*

2.75%

4.32%

2.38%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.85%

8.78%

*

.

2.05%

4.71%

3.39%

*

Colorado

2.19%

11.63%

14.55%

3.96%

*

5.85%

4.33%

Idaho

2.46%

13.39%

*

8.50%

*

5.84%

7.12%

*

5.19%

*

Montana

4.36%

13.87%

9.69%

*

3.99%

*

9.19%

*

6.10%

*

Nevada

1.79%

9.33%

*

16.93%

*

3.97%

6.05%

3.87%

New Mexico

3.38%

13.45%

*

8.99%

*

3.85%

5.18%

6.28%

*

Utah

3.00%

13.76%

8.39%

4.25%

7.19%

3.64%

*

Wyoming

3.65%

10.26%

*

5.20%

*

6.48%

*

4.02%

4.07%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

2.97%

9.24%

14.39%

*

4.27%

5.01%

*

5.20%

*

California

1.30%

8.38%

8.25%

2.64%

3.77%

2.91%

Hawaii

2.03%

9.09%

5.28%

*

1.93%

6.29%

4.57%

Oregon

2.32%

7.86%

8.54%

*

3.96%

6.16%

5.61%

*

Washington

2.38%

11.74%

*

14.16%

*

3.84%

6.88%

*

5.99%

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.

. 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.