United States

52.3%

77.2%

51.3%

42.6%

60.7%

68.2%

New England:

Connecticut

61.0%

53.4%

*

44.6%

*

43.4%

74.2%

61.5%

Maine

38.7%

80.2%

49.0%

*

17.1%

*

57.8%

53.1%

Massachusetts

43.0%

100.0%

*

27.4%

*

20.3%

*

63.2%

53.3%

New Hampshire

50.4%

81.6%

41.2%

*

22.2%

*

66.2%

81.2%

Rhode Island

57.2%

61.2%

*

97.5%

40.0%

72.7%

11.2%

*

Vermont

58.0%

54.7%

*

44.7%

*

46.6%

68.7%

59.4%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

47.8%

.

66.9%

40.7%

39.8%

65.1%

New York

43.0%

55.2%

*

48.3%

*

35.3%

45.6%

56.4%

Pennsylvania

47.3%

86.3%

53.6%

*

40.8%

52.9%

73.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

71.0%

85.6%

50.2%

*

75.4%

60.7%

64.4%

Indiana

43.4%

76.4%

*

35.1%

*

19.6%

*

68.6%

56.4%

Michigan

52.1%

100.0%

71.5%

49.2%

52.9%

58.2%

Ohio

53.7%

.

64.9%

39.6%

66.1%

67.9%

Wisconsin

47.9%

60.4%

28.7%

*

47.6%

48.5%

37.8%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

64.1%

60.9%

*

83.7%

31.5%

*

70.0%

82.1%

Kansas

42.1%

47.9%

*

38.6%

*

21.7%

52.5%

68.9%

Minnesota

63.5%

100.0%

80.3%

56.7%

67.0%

77.0%

Missouri

57.9%

92.4%

.

45.7%

65.9%

71.3%

Nebraska

42.4%

49.3%

*

87.4%

26.7%

38.0%

52.4%

North Dakota

57.2%

56.7%

*

77.3%

52.1%

57.4%

74.8%

South Dakota

42.3%

73.0%

17.5%

*

26.2%

*

40.9%

73.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

51.0%

69.4%

98.0%

37.3%

59.9%

73.7%

District of Columbia

48.8%

.

.

39.6%

50.4%

86.2%

Florida

49.4%

67.6%

*

40.4%

*

47.5%

67.7%

39.4%

*

Georgia

38.2%

100.0%

*

57.7%

20.8%

38.3%

77.8%

Maryland

53.3%

71.3%

.

54.8%

50.4%

54.7%

North Carolina

22.1%

.

16.0%

*

12.1%

*

54.0%

44.3%

South Carolina

27.1%

12.5%

*

63.7%

13.3%

*

55.0%

48.4%

Virginia

62.4%

62.2%

*

19.8%

*

63.7%

61.6%

67.4%

West Virginia

32.6%

61.3%

*

37.7%

*

9.1%

*

58.2%

49.5%

East South Central:

Alabama

39.6%

63.6%

*

.

20.8%

*

53.4%

81.3%

Kentucky

42.2%

45.9%

*

74.2%

29.9%

49.5%

76.2%

Mississippi

27.0%

.

70.4%

*

12.8%

*

63.6%

75.3%

Tennessee

47.2%

56.3%

*

.

32.4%

*

55.7%

67.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

39.8%

.

93.0%

26.7%

*

73.3%

49.6%

Louisiana

59.6%

.

.

62.0%

36.2%

80.0%

Oklahoma

68.8%

100.0%

81.1%

67.5%

69.0%

72.2%

Texas

53.0%

59.0%

*

100.0%

42.9%

75.2%

68.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

46.6%

50.0%

*

60.7%

*

45.6%

49.4%

53.2%

Colorado

55.7%

95.4%

60.7%

52.6%

57.0%

12.5%

*

Idaho

81.0%

3.6%

*

16.1%

*

83.9%

63.8%

65.9%

Montana

47.3%

100.0%

*

56.1%

55.7%

35.1%

*

87.0%

Nevada

36.2%

.

59.7%

*

24.3%

*

62.9%

86.0%

New Mexico

40.5%

100.0%

.

29.8%

63.7%

58.8%

Utah

60.3%

.

23.8%

54.6%

69.5%

61.7%

Wyoming

61.6%

59.4%

*

28.1%

*

62.5%

50.0%

76.8%

Pacific:

Alaska

60.4%

100.0%

*

74.4%

42.7%

60.4%

82.3%

California

63.7%

80.7%

17.8%

*

45.8%

73.7%

82.0%

Hawaii

76.1%

94.5%

25.0%

*

67.2%

85.7%

90.0%

Oregon

75.8%

96.6%

76.3%

68.0%

80.0%

73.2%

Washington

70.0%

93.2%

100.0%

56.4%

70.3%

79.8%

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

2.29%

5.77%

3.24%

3.70%

1.71%

1.73%

New England:

Connecticut

9.37%

17.60%

*

14.98%

*

12.90%

7.97%

14.65%

Maine

5.63%

22.79%

14.80%

*

13.64%

*

8.27%

13.06%

Massachusetts

5.85%

31.62%

*

11.23%

*

8.81%

*

4.74%

9.80%

New Hampshire

5.20%

23.00%

13.92%

*

6.83%

*

8.80%

16.42%

Rhode Island

6.76%

18.93%

*

24.41%

10.36%

10.01%

7.71%

*

Vermont

5.24%

16.71%

*

14.58%

*

9.32%

6.87%

13.06%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

6.69%

.

16.61%

9.81%

8.34%

16.92%

New York

4.11%

17.43%

*

15.00%

*

8.88%

5.13%

10.06%

Pennsylvania

4.35%

22.56%

16.22%

*

6.62%

3.70%

15.58%

East North Central:

Illinois

7.74%

20.75%

15.88%

*

12.53%

9.60%

13.91%

Indiana

6.71%

23.05%

*

12.51%

*

6.72%

*

10.24%

13.70%

Michigan

6.01%

29.81%

21.07%

8.76%

12.43%

11.31%

Ohio

4.66%

.

16.15%

7.80%

8.06%

15.26%

Wisconsin

4.30%

17.58%

11.45%

*

9.15%

6.78%

11.58%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

6.93%

18.43%

*

24.29%

9.64%

*

7.50%

16.06%

Kansas

4.21%

15.30%

*

11.84%

*

4.55%

13.06%

12.61%

Minnesota

7.45%

29.81%

19.63%

10.31%

9.99%

13.20%

Missouri

8.99%

27.59%

.

9.40%

13.01%

12.17%

Nebraska

6.82%

16.48%

*

26.11%

7.01%

8.56%

8.12%

North Dakota

5.88%

17.10%

*

23.17%

12.19%

7.24%

14.04%

South Dakota

6.82%

20.94%

10.16%

*

12.99%

*

9.54%

16.61%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

6.43%

19.99%

27.43%

9.87%

8.84%

20.61%

District of Columbia

5.25%

.

.

8.99%

8.10%

18.87%

Florida

5.15%

20.71%

*

12.94%

*

8.70%

6.92%

13.91%

*

Georgia

6.60%

31.62%

*

16.47%

5.18%

9.93%

16.87%

Maryland

6.97%

19.19%

.

12.24%

5.33%

12.06%

North Carolina

6.55%

.

5.08%

*

9.92%

*

7.74%

12.82%

South Carolina

5.36%

3.95%

*

18.33%

4.15%

*

11.33%

14.07%

Virginia

7.20%

19.89%

*

6.19%

*

12.14%

9.81%

16.29%

West Virginia

4.81%

18.75%

*

13.76%

*

2.95%

*

5.84%

12.12%

East South Central:

Alabama

6.48%

20.12%

*

.

7.22%

*

10.58%

16.94%

Kentucky

6.96%

15.60%

*

18.34%

7.58%

9.22%

14.44%

Mississippi

5.69%

.

21.18%

*

6.15%

*

10.49%

21.49%

Tennessee

7.54%

17.87%

*

.

10.78%

*

11.10%

16.16%

West South Central:

Arkansas

8.56%

.

25.97%

16.56%

*

13.83%

13.74%

Louisiana

8.12%

.

.

12.10%

10.45%

18.42%

Oklahoma

9.86%

29.81%

19.98%

14.65%

16.37%

18.92%

Texas

6.40%

18.08%

*

25.82%

8.83%

7.42%

9.64%

Mountain:

Arizona

7.29%

16.67%

*

18.58%

*

8.70%

12.11%

15.38%

Colorado

6.16%

23.02%

16.03%

11.15%

6.80%

10.45%

*

Idaho

9.61%

1.15%

*

17.24%

*

10.89%

12.58%

12.21%

Montana

7.73%

31.62%

*

15.49%

11.19%

11.67%

*

20.98%

Nevada

8.04%

.

18.88%

*

10.20%

*

16.94%

17.14%

New Mexico

5.78%

27.89%

.

8.77%

6.83%

15.99%

Utah

5.55%

.

7.09%

12.68%

16.15%

12.46%

Wyoming

10.40%

18.14%

*

9.78%

*

16.52%

13.43%

17.67%

Pacific:

Alaska

5.25%

31.62%

*

22.24%

12.45%

10.69%

11.63%

California

3.17%

18.14%

10.09%

*

5.69%

6.92%

6.52%

Hawaii

4.07%

20.39%

7.91%

*

3.80%

5.02%

12.09%

Oregon

5.49%

22.78%

16.95%

10.10%

9.45%

13.38%

Washington

6.16%

22.02%

27.89%

13.02%

5.44%

11.22%

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.