United States

92,795,774

7.2%

14.3%

30.6%

25.9%

22.1%

New England:

Connecticut

1,187,624

5.5%

17.0%

25.5%

25.0%

27.0%

Maine

368,705

6.1%

16.8%

24.0%

35.2%

17.9%

Massachusetts

2,291,971

6.2%

12.3%

25.4%

33.0%

23.1%

New Hampshire

416,776

6.5%

16.2%

32.2%

24.8%

20.3%

Rhode Island

311,574

6.2%

*

16.1%

23.0%

33.5%

21.3%

Vermont

193,341

8.1%

16.1%

*

30.3%

30.0%

15.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2,965,207

7.4%

10.2%

28.7%

27.4%

26.3%

New York

6,075,165

4.9%

9.2%

28.0%

33.2%

24.8%

Pennsylvania

4,003,191

6.6%

14.0%

25.9%

30.0%

23.6%

East North Central:

Illinois

4,188,081

4.4%

14.4%

27.6%

27.5%

26.1%

Indiana

1,962,053

6.2%

26.4%

26.1%

23.7%

17.5%

Michigan

2,707,779

4.8%

20.5%

28.0%

25.7%

21.1%

Ohio

3,688,178

4.9%

20.3%

27.4%

28.6%

18.9%

Wisconsin

1,991,914

7.2%

26.7%

23.6%

19.4%

23.1%

West North Central:

Iowa

1,049,950

12.1%

25.9%

22.5%

17.4%

22.1%

Kansas

829,602

10.5%

18.7%

22.8%

24.6%

23.3%

Minnesota

1,810,411

6.8%

17.0%

26.9%

25.0%

24.2%

Missouri

1,842,230

4.8%

15.1%

31.4%

22.9%

25.9%

Nebraska

638,509

7.9%

21.1%

22.9%

26.0%

22.1%

North Dakota

214,498

9.0%

14.6%

25.1%

28.9%

22.3%

South Dakota

238,735

10.3%

14.1%

29.9%

24.3%

21.4%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

309,358

9.0%

7.9%

*

29.2%

23.0%

30.9%

District of Columbia

392,237

1.2%

*

0.3%

*

30.8%

55.3%

12.5%

Florida

5,618,353

6.9%

7.7%

43.4%

22.6%

19.3%

Georgia

2,781,503

7.8%

13.3%

26.6%

27.3%

25.0%

Maryland

1,659,283

12.5%

7.2%

29.8%

33.0%

17.5%

North Carolina

2,794,802

7.9%

16.6%

30.8%

25.4%

19.3%

South Carolina

1,248,978

7.1%

22.1%

34.4%

21.8%

14.6%

Virginia

2,394,234

8.9%

13.5%

33.2%

29.8%

14.6%

West Virginia

458,483

5.9%

16.6%

39.3%

*

24.6%

13.6%

East South Central:

Alabama

1,321,279

8.3%

21.1%

29.2%

23.2%

18.0%

Kentucky

1,205,915

6.6%

24.8%

28.7%

22.3%

17.6%

Mississippi

723,466

7.0%

28.6%

26.3%

21.7%

16.4%

Tennessee

1,909,540

4.2%

21.4%

30.2%

22.7%

21.5%

West South Central:

Arkansas

809,342

6.8%

25.5%

21.7%

24.8%

21.2%

Louisiana

1,235,817

8.8%

17.7%

28.3%

23.3%

22.0%

Oklahoma

996,997

6.9%

16.7%

34.4%

20.8%

21.1%

Texas

7,196,893

6.3%

11.9%

33.8%

20.9%

27.0%

Mountain:

Arizona

1,747,875

12.1%

7.3%

*

38.7%

24.1%

17.7%

Colorado

1,611,384

10.1%

10.9%

34.4%

25.3%

19.2%

Idaho

389,872

16.2%

13.1%

33.3%

23.2%

14.2%

Montana

255,982

14.6%

11.1%

34.1%

22.6%

17.7%

Nevada

896,273

10.8%

4.2%

*

52.4%

14.6%

18.0%

New Mexico

516,552

10.5%

13.2%

41.4%

22.5%

12.3%

Utah

871,217

11.1%

12.4%

32.9%

19.2%

24.4%

Wyoming

170,365

14.8%

27.4%

24.0%

16.9%

16.9%

Pacific:

Alaska

185,578

6.9%

8.8%

34.8%

25.7%

23.8%

California

10,755,566

7.8%

11.5%

31.5%

26.9%

22.2%

Hawaii

392,597

7.1%

3.4%

*

48.5%

18.8%

22.2%

Oregon

1,116,332

9.6%

13.3%

28.2%

24.3%

24.5%

Washington

1,854,207

10.0%

9.5%

26.3%

26.3%

27.9%

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

United States

800,488

0.19%

0.24%

0.37%

0.44%

0.34%

New England:

Connecticut

85,842

1.02%

2.11%

3.24%

2.14%

4.16%

Maine

30,995

1.18%

2.38%

2.89%

2.52%

2.33%

Massachusetts

167,747

1.33%

1.92%

2.10%

3.44%

3.43%

New Hampshire

30,996

1.40%

1.17%

2.71%

1.93%

2.64%

Rhode Island

10,535

1.65%

*

3.00%

1.57%

3.02%

2.34%

Vermont

21,149

1.53%

3.43%

*

3.59%

2.84%

3.26%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

147,800

2.16%

2.85%

1.94%

2.30%

1.96%

New York

160,329

0.84%

1.63%

2.09%

1.74%

3.04%

Pennsylvania

175,443

1.33%

0.75%

1.90%

1.96%

3.26%

East North Central:

Illinois

130,135

0.51%

1.70%

2.07%

2.78%

3.14%

Indiana

142,661

1.04%

2.34%

2.45%

0.99%

2.00%

Michigan

94,446

1.07%

3.64%

2.76%

3.35%

3.11%

Ohio

145,064

1.09%

1.73%

2.34%

1.59%

2.39%

Wisconsin

96,034

1.11%

2.34%

2.98%

1.89%

3.30%

West North Central:

Iowa

47,526

2.96%

3.59%

1.77%

1.80%

2.78%

Kansas

55,860

1.62%

2.96%

3.04%

1.25%

2.19%

Minnesota

123,660

1.56%

2.14%

3.96%

3.55%

2.00%

Missouri

79,996

0.91%

1.92%

3.77%

1.59%

3.70%

Nebraska

36,019

1.21%

2.51%

1.88%

2.83%

1.55%

North Dakota

10,645

1.15%

2.23%

2.70%

3.01%

2.83%

South Dakota

17,394

1.53%

1.82%

2.53%

2.24%

2.61%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20,578

2.15%

3.06%

*

4.76%

2.70%

4.54%

District of Columbia

31,686

0.49%

*

0.14%

*

3.52%

4.75%

2.96%

Florida

279,616

1.05%

1.72%

3.44%

2.33%

1.84%

Georgia

128,284

1.92%

1.54%

2.10%

3.51%

3.48%

Maryland

59,606

2.84%

1.08%

1.80%

3.10%

2.93%

North Carolina

179,073

1.15%

2.13%

2.57%

3.40%

2.15%

South Carolina

77,936

0.71%

2.68%

2.87%

2.74%

1.92%

Virginia

122,080

1.27%

2.99%

1.65%

1.53%

1.80%

West Virginia

52,574

1.34%

3.26%

5.08%

*

2.04%

2.70%

East South Central:

Alabama

74,278

1.30%

1.96%

2.63%

2.07%

2.22%

Kentucky

72,103

1.31%

1.97%

1.60%

2.31%

2.79%

Mississippi

41,698

0.96%

3.96%

4.25%

3.11%

3.15%

Tennessee

85,961

0.64%

1.96%

3.74%

1.38%

3.14%

West South Central:

Arkansas

37,243

1.27%

3.06%

1.76%

2.03%

3.10%

Louisiana

65,568

2.19%

2.78%

3.03%

3.90%

2.47%

Oklahoma

56,039

1.47%

2.93%

3.49%

2.27%

3.32%

Texas

581,609

0.80%

0.97%

2.12%

1.80%

3.44%

Mountain:

Arizona

115,069

2.62%

2.47%

*

5.80%

3.05%

3.90%

Colorado

115,822

1.82%

2.26%

2.81%

2.60%

3.36%

Idaho

18,323

2.66%

2.48%

3.65%

3.64%

2.08%

Montana

13,124

2.03%

2.29%

4.18%

2.79%

1.69%

Nevada

54,232

1.75%

1.66%

*

4.30%

3.07%

3.36%

New Mexico

28,445

1.37%

3.33%

3.94%

3.26%

2.20%

Utah

63,906

1.65%

1.49%

3.80%

3.83%

3.30%

Wyoming

9,550

1.19%

3.82%

2.99%

2.58%

2.21%

Pacific:

Alaska

11,176

1.11%

1.71%

2.14%

1.92%

2.88%

California

211,936

0.81%

0.99%

1.65%

1.72%

1.84%

Hawaii

24,273

1.99%

1.17%

*

3.13%

2.56%

3.23%

Oregon

55,251

1.30%

2.57%

2.35%

1.95%

3.18%

Washington

122,443

2.00%

1.11%

3.89%

2.70%

4.02%

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.