United States

38.7%

19.9%

30.4%

42.3%

35.0%

46.3%

New England:

Connecticut

42.8%

22.7%

*

41.9%

42.0%

48.8%

44.4%

Maine

36.0%

17.9%

*

29.1%

*

35.8%

41.3%

42.3%

Massachusetts

30.3%

14.9%

*

26.0%

*

35.4%

27.8%

35.6%

New Hampshire

33.6%

11.5%

*

18.5%

*

38.9%

32.3%

42.1%

Rhode Island

24.6%

.

10.6%

24.9%

20.0%

47.3%

Vermont

24.0%

8.8%

*

6.1%

*

22.9%

26.4%

38.1%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

34.2%

25.3%

*

33.6%

30.9%

40.7%

34.8%

New York

36.9%

10.9%

*

26.4%

*

41.2%

36.7%

41.9%

Pennsylvania

35.7%

14.4%

*

19.1%

37.0%

38.1%

45.3%

East North Central:

Illinois

42.0%

17.3%

*

51.1%

49.1%

30.5%

48.5%

Indiana

41.8%

30.1%

*

32.0%

37.3%

49.6%

51.4%

Michigan

38.9%

27.0%

*

25.8%

36.4%

39.1%

51.0%

Ohio

38.4%

29.5%

*

20.2%

42.1%

30.1%

50.1%

Wisconsin

32.8%

14.8%

42.4%

26.7%

48.0%

36.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

31.8%

7.9%

*

22.6%

35.0%

26.7%

44.5%

Kansas

34.3%

21.1%

*

24.5%

*

37.8%

29.7%

40.4%

Minnesota

35.1%

23.1%

*

32.3%

38.1%

28.9%

41.8%

Missouri

30.8%

18.3%

*

29.2%

*

31.4%

25.6%

40.8%

Nebraska

29.0%

13.2%

*

33.1%

*

31.1%

31.7%

29.7%

North Dakota

19.7%

0.3%

*

14.4%

*

18.0%

23.7%

*

31.2%

South Dakota

23.5%

1.0%

*

26.8%

*

25.4%

23.4%

*

31.8%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

44.5%

24.9%

*

12.2%

*

43.7%

39.6%

62.8%

District of Columbia

45.8%

.

41.8%

*

38.9%

50.9%

54.5%

Florida

42.3%

19.5%

37.2%

*

55.9%

28.3%

44.0%

Georgia

45.3%

17.2%

*

30.4%

*

43.0%

43.4%

61.0%

Maryland

47.2%

23.7%

*

43.4%

*

50.4%

47.8%

57.6%

North Carolina

38.1%

2.1%

*

33.7%

*

43.3%

29.7%

48.4%

South Carolina

36.8%

10.2%

*

26.3%

*

41.5%

35.3%

43.1%

Virginia

47.1%

27.3%

*

38.5%

*

51.1%

44.6%

54.3%

West Virginia

33.3%

7.6%

*

25.8%

*

28.7%

32.9%

48.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

27.4%

9.9%

*

24.8%

36.0%

17.0%

29.8%

Kentucky

42.8%

37.3%

23.9%

38.1%

50.1%

54.7%

Mississippi

32.2%

33.5%

*

34.1%

*

44.6%

19.3%

25.4%

Tennessee

39.5%

17.0%

*

25.2%

*

43.9%

38.6%

41.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

30.7%

22.0%

*

31.8%

*

27.5%

23.9%

40.5%

Louisiana

34.9%

0.5%

*

38.2%

39.6%

25.3%

43.5%

Oklahoma

38.3%

19.0%

*

19.8%

37.7%

40.2%

48.6%

Texas

41.1%

20.9%

*

32.6%

46.6%

31.8%

48.1%

Mountain:

Arizona

43.8%

11.3%

*

22.7%

*

53.0%

45.6%

40.9%

Colorado

38.6%

24.9%

*

33.4%

*

41.7%

28.5%

51.3%

Idaho

26.1%

17.0%

*

18.3%

*

26.5%

23.4%

*

36.5%

Montana

25.9%

16.3%

*

4.4%

*

37.5%

10.1%

*

32.5%

Nevada

39.1%

18.4%

*

7.5%

*

41.8%

28.7%

53.2%

New Mexico

35.1%

14.8%

*

16.7%

*

41.1%

29.8%

44.3%

Utah

38.1%

15.7%

*

22.3%

*

57.2%

22.1%

50.0%

Wyoming

27.1%

7.4%

*

21.0%

*

25.5%

25.5%

43.4%

Pacific:

Alaska

23.0%

24.2%

*

22.3%

*

23.4%

*

19.8%

25.2%

California

47.7%

38.8%

40.8%

52.9%

39.7%

55.7%

Hawaii

43.6%

33.0%

*

8.4%

*

47.3%

45.8%

43.3%

Oregon

26.9%

10.0%

*

23.6%

*

28.7%

19.7%

40.0%

Washington

30.0%

4.5%

*

15.2%

40.0%

26.4%

40.1%

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

0.39%

1.76%

1.27%

0.74%

0.96%

0.90%

New England:

Connecticut

2.43%

10.56%

*

6.92%

4.91%

6.82%

5.54%

Maine

3.94%

7.87%

*

12.57%

*

7.07%

5.55%

6.63%

Massachusetts

2.68%

8.52%

*

8.80%

*

4.90%

4.60%

5.19%

New Hampshire

2.48%

9.93%

*

6.59%

*

2.43%

6.59%

4.87%

Rhode Island

3.80%

.

3.08%

4.62%

4.36%

9.20%

Vermont

2.45%

12.00%

*

12.10%

*

5.37%

5.01%

8.47%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.40%

7.79%

*

9.33%

3.86%

6.95%

7.21%

New York

2.12%

6.78%

*

13.23%

*

2.40%

3.86%

7.36%

Pennsylvania

2.34%

4.53%

*

3.08%

3.33%

5.71%

6.94%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.66%

7.43%

*

8.31%

5.24%

4.34%

6.66%

Indiana

4.61%

11.94%

*

7.31%

7.67%

7.76%

8.96%

Michigan

2.88%

10.96%

*

6.42%

5.13%

4.79%

6.86%

Ohio

2.50%

10.89%

*

3.84%

3.29%

6.50%

4.44%

Wisconsin

2.43%

4.21%

10.11%

2.75%

7.32%

5.34%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.30%

3.59%

*

6.42%

4.93%

5.95%

7.41%

Kansas

3.33%

11.30%

*

12.38%

*

6.50%

6.97%

7.86%

Minnesota

3.14%

9.80%

*

8.06%

4.80%

5.79%

8.66%

Missouri

2.58%

6.12%

*

14.05%

*

7.18%

3.49%

6.80%

Nebraska

2.65%

11.77%

*

10.51%

*

4.25%

5.59%

6.53%

North Dakota

2.80%

0.27%

*

7.33%

*

4.99%

7.19%

*

4.28%

South Dakota

2.07%

2.44%

*

12.36%

*

3.67%

10.30%

*

7.70%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.54%

8.74%

*

16.15%

*

4.96%

6.70%

6.68%

District of Columbia

2.48%

.

14.56%

*

5.24%

2.98%

4.81%

Florida

2.73%

5.73%

13.50%

*

6.26%

5.49%

4.03%

Georgia

3.21%

9.96%

*

12.31%

*

4.96%

7.01%

6.24%

Maryland

3.74%

7.43%

*

13.79%

*

4.53%

5.00%

7.47%

North Carolina

2.85%

2.31%

*

10.93%

*

6.02%

4.10%

4.89%

South Carolina

2.12%

9.89%

*

8.45%

*

3.44%

6.84%

9.36%

Virginia

1.95%

9.27%

*

13.40%

*

4.64%

5.44%

6.23%

West Virginia

2.87%

9.35%

*

11.27%

*

4.23%

6.52%

7.46%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.44%

3.80%

*

6.94%

5.00%

4.18%

5.67%

Kentucky

3.56%

11.05%

5.88%

5.52%

8.27%

5.01%

Mississippi

2.57%

13.51%

*

12.44%

*

5.84%

5.29%

6.67%

Tennessee

3.10%

6.15%

*

8.31%

*

7.50%

5.81%

3.48%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.67%

8.35%

*

9.88%

*

5.82%

5.30%

7.83%

Louisiana

3.27%

1.41%

*

9.72%

6.71%

4.49%

6.95%

Oklahoma

3.15%

5.97%

*

4.71%

4.76%

5.84%

7.55%

Texas

2.29%

7.47%

*

5.97%

3.41%

4.62%

4.36%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.22%

9.73%

*

10.83%

*

4.17%

7.35%

5.71%

Colorado

3.50%

12.76%

*

10.23%

*

6.62%

5.14%

7.30%

Idaho

3.35%

9.76%

*

12.08%

*

3.63%

8.57%

*

8.34%

Montana

2.40%

12.54%

*

2.23%

*

7.38%

4.18%

*

6.39%

Nevada

3.18%

12.96%

*

7.72%

*

5.45%

4.99%

7.13%

New Mexico

2.60%

8.95%

*

13.23%

*

4.09%

5.02%

11.27%

Utah

2.72%

7.50%

*

8.04%

*

7.38%

5.23%

9.31%

Wyoming

2.97%

3.93%

*

11.96%

*

7.40%

7.03%

9.18%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.17%

8.16%

*

14.89%

*

7.21%

*

3.86%

6.65%

California

0.90%

6.59%

5.75%

2.75%

2.14%

3.19%

Hawaii

3.55%

12.39%

*

16.96%

*

4.48%

7.52%

6.60%

Oregon

2.74%

5.59%

*

8.49%

*

4.66%

4.29%

5.93%

Washington

2.07%

5.82%

*

4.51%

5.64%

6.35%

6.22%

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.