United States

23,345,741

3.7%

1.7%

62.3%

23.4%

8.9%

New England:

Connecticut

277,613

1.7%

2.5%

*

45.2%

38.8%

11.8%

*

Maine

123,506

4.0%

*

1.2%

58.6%

31.3%

5.0%

Massachusetts

709,615

2.7%

*

2.8%

*

54.8%

33.6%

6.1%

*

New Hampshire

144,420

2.4%

1.5%

*

59.6%

29.9%

6.7%

Rhode Island

115,590

1.5%

2.6%

57.9%

31.7%

6.2%

*

Vermont

58,012

5.7%

2.5%

*

50.4%

35.6%

5.8%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

595,800

1.8%

2.6%

*

63.1%

21.0%

11.5%

New York

1,394,499

3.1%

*

2.3%

52.7%

27.5%

14.4%

Pennsylvania

1,090,822

2.5%

*

1.6%

*

67.9%

22.2%

5.8%

East North Central:

Illinois

1,217,086

2.9%

*

1.9%

*

63.7%

23.6%

8.0%

Indiana

545,278

4.4%

*

2.1%

*

55.2%

27.3%

11.0%

Michigan

742,194

2.3%

1.1%

64.2%

24.6%

7.8%

Ohio

1,014,663

2.2%

2.1%

*

61.9%

29.8%

3.9%

Wisconsin

566,521

6.4%

*

2.7%

53.2%

25.0%

12.7%

West North Central:

Iowa

254,493

3.9%

2.4%

*

55.9%

26.6%

11.2%

Kansas

279,538

2.3%

*

2.7%

*

60.6%

25.6%

8.8%

Minnesota

657,926

1.9%

*

1.5%

*

60.5%

23.8%

12.3%

*

Missouri

489,869

4.4%

*

1.2%

*

58.5%

23.7%

12.3%

*

Nebraska

168,093

2.8%

*

3.9%

*

54.6%

26.9%

11.7%

North Dakota

80,270

7.3%

*

1.9%

57.1%

26.2%

7.4%

*

South Dakota

81,441

6.1%

2.3%

*

60.1%

18.6%

12.9%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

66,989

2.6%

1.8%

*

65.6%

24.1%

5.9%

*

District of Columbia

72,322

0.3%

*

0.0%

51.3%

41.7%

6.7%

*

Florida

1,273,165

3.6%

*

1.6%

*

72.6%

13.9%

8.4%

Georgia

572,605

1.1%

*

0.5%

*

66.0%

21.2%

11.2%

*

Maryland

423,307

1.8%

*

1.0%

*

68.1%

21.8%

7.4%

North Carolina

645,652

2.0%

*

2.0%

*

65.8%

25.6%

4.6%

*

South Carolina

279,378

4.5%

*

0.9%

*

66.8%

16.5%

11.3%

Virginia

595,366

2.1%

0.9%

*

61.3%

29.8%

5.9%

West Virginia

99,273

1.1%

*

1.7%

58.7%

28.9%

9.7%

East South Central:

Alabama

253,532

2.1%

*

0.7%

*

68.4%

21.9%

6.9%

*

Kentucky

295,868

1.3%

1.6%

67.5%

16.9%

12.7%

*

Mississippi

143,288

3.1%

2.4%

65.7%

22.0%

6.9%

*

Tennessee

519,333

1.1%

*

1.6%

*

70.6%

18.3%

8.4%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

184,053

2.1%

1.7%

*

66.7%

23.5%

5.9%

Louisiana

273,480

1.4%

*

3.3%

*

64.1%

22.3%

8.8%

*

Oklahoma

222,333

2.6%

*

2.2%

*

72.0%

18.0%

5.2%

Texas

1,544,278

2.3%

1.2%

*

69.7%

18.7%

8.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

457,247

3.1%

*

0.5%

*

73.4%

18.1%

4.9%

*

Colorado

356,748

3.2%

1.1%

*

62.1%

26.6%

7.0%

*

Idaho

147,203

4.8%

0.6%

*

71.7%

*

16.4%

6.5%

*

Montana

103,117

5.8%

3.2%

*

58.1%

27.0%

5.9%

Nevada

228,350

7.4%

*

0.8%

*

76.1%

9.0%

6.8%

New Mexico

159,337

2.6%

1.6%

*

72.6%

18.9%

4.3%

Utah

195,327

2.7%

1.9%

*

54.0%

31.8%

9.6%

Wyoming

37,264

6.7%

*

0.8%

*

64.3%

21.5%

6.7%

Pacific:

Alaska

45,333

6.7%

5.4%

*

57.9%

18.6%

11.5%

California

2,620,490

8.5%

*

1.7%

57.5%

21.3%

11.0%

Hawaii

106,770

5.2%

*

1.0%

*

65.4%

14.1%

14.3%

*

Oregon

319,407

6.4%

*

1.5%

*

51.3%

29.8%

11.0%

Washington

497,679

10.9%

*

0.9%

54.3%

24.7%

9.2%

*

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

United States

270,670

0.43%

0.11%

0.90%

0.50%

0.42%

New England:

Connecticut

20,727

0.29%

1.00%

*

7.32%

6.09%

3.61%

*

Maine

13,445

1.49%

*

0.25%

4.59%

4.45%

0.93%

Massachusetts

73,965

0.93%

*

1.33%

*

3.34%

4.42%

1.94%

*

New Hampshire

15,576

0.43%

0.66%

*

3.29%

3.19%

1.68%

Rhode Island

9,628

0.36%

0.72%

4.34%

4.04%

1.94%

*

Vermont

5,299

1.56%

0.79%

*

4.02%

4.10%

1.86%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

40,918

0.44%

1.06%

*

3.04%

2.32%

2.59%

New York

92,965

1.04%

*

0.58%

3.38%

2.15%

2.88%

Pennsylvania

79,340

0.73%

*

0.44%

*

1.91%

1.50%

1.07%

East North Central:

Illinois

218,773

0.91%

*

1.25%

*

3.87%

2.23%

1.24%

Indiana

56,105

1.26%

*

0.57%

*

4.80%

3.77%

2.33%

Michigan

62,958

0.52%

0.27%

2.66%

2.16%

2.22%

Ohio

68,419

0.59%

0.65%

*

2.57%

2.95%

0.94%

Wisconsin

31,764

1.96%

*

0.66%

3.76%

2.90%

2.32%

West North Central:

Iowa

18,245

0.79%

0.72%

*

3.50%

2.52%

2.87%

Kansas

20,827

0.96%

*

1.35%

*

4.64%

3.09%

2.11%

Minnesota

55,484

0.61%

*

0.41%

*

3.69%

1.77%

3.70%

*

Missouri

48,393

2.09%

*

0.47%

*

4.72%

4.26%

5.08%

*

Nebraska

12,824

1.23%

*

1.77%

*

2.80%

2.19%

1.46%

North Dakota

5,817

2.27%

*

0.52%

3.96%

3.08%

2.68%

*

South Dakota

5,481

1.66%

0.64%

*

4.05%

1.96%

3.00%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4,749

0.65%

1.04%

*

2.94%

2.63%

1.69%

*

District of Columbia

8,502

0.18%

*

0.00%

5.14%

5.07%

2.57%

*

Florida

111,254

1.23%

*

0.45%

*

2.53%

2.20%

1.61%

Georgia

52,041

0.34%

*

0.27%

*

3.62%

3.49%

3.76%

*

Maryland

38,688

0.79%

*

0.42%

*

3.94%

3.49%

1.77%

North Carolina

68,958

1.76%

*

0.62%

*

4.57%

3.70%

1.80%

*

South Carolina

20,697

1.42%

*

0.31%

*

4.68%

2.94%

2.39%

Virginia

65,053

0.48%

0.34%

*

4.37%

4.70%

1.49%

West Virginia

7,196

0.48%

*

0.33%

4.77%

4.38%

1.61%

East South Central:

Alabama

31,388

0.86%

*

0.33%

*

3.70%

2.77%

2.71%

*

Kentucky

30,235

0.26%

0.39%

4.16%

3.65%

3.55%

*

Mississippi

12,844

0.61%

0.69%

4.40%

5.10%

2.62%

*

Tennessee

65,522

0.41%

*

0.71%

*

4.51%

3.77%

3.24%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

17,312

0.50%

0.83%

*

4.56%

4.28%

0.92%

Louisiana

33,068

0.66%

*

2.22%

*

6.23%

4.69%

2.34%

*

Oklahoma

24,802

0.90%

*

0.67%

*

3.75%

4.08%

0.92%

Texas

69,598

0.67%

0.48%

*

3.41%

3.10%

1.53%

Mountain:

Arizona

66,304

0.94%

*

0.33%

*

4.72%

3.75%

1.72%

*

Colorado

28,313

0.86%

0.35%

*

3.49%

3.55%

2.10%

*

Idaho

42,872

1.01%

0.60%

*

5.30%

*

2.97%

2.53%

*

Montana

6,449

0.86%

1.12%

*

5.36%

5.55%

1.13%

Nevada

29,922

4.89%

*

0.26%

*

3.84%

2.11%

1.34%

New Mexico

18,981

0.63%

0.68%

*

2.41%

2.36%

1.02%

Utah

13,605

0.55%

0.60%

*

3.43%

4.67%

1.92%

Wyoming

2,720

1.81%

*

0.35%

*

2.62%

2.68%

1.73%

Pacific:

Alaska

3,656

1.46%

1.89%

*

4.04%

3.04%

2.84%

California

157,006

2.64%

*

0.48%

3.83%

2.42%

1.64%

Hawaii

13,904

2.20%

*

1.22%

*

5.16%

2.14%

4.52%

*

Oregon

15,780

2.64%

*

0.51%

*

2.71%

3.39%

2.01%

Washington

40,821

4.46%

*

0.19%

5.01%

2.35%

4.52%

*

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.