United States

17.4%

25.3%

14.9%

12.4%

24.1%

29.7%

New England:

Connecticut

20.7%

6.1%

*

5.7%

*

12.8%

*

25.2%

33.4%

Maine

17.8%

17.9%

*

23.3%

*

6.5%

33.8%

31.2%

Massachusetts

12.6%

3.2%

*

5.0%

*

4.9%

*

22.6%

26.9%

New Hampshire

14.2%

27.0%

*

7.1%

*

4.3%

29.1%

20.6%

*

Rhode Island

17.4%

32.9%

*

52.6%

8.6%

30.3%

3.4%

*

Vermont

24.0%

7.3%

*

6.8%

*

17.6%

*

32.0%

41.2%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

15.4%

.

40.9%

*

9.3%

*

15.7%

*

39.5%

New York

14.8%

5.1%

*

14.2%

*

11.1%

18.4%

22.4%

Pennsylvania

13.6%

9.5%

*

2.1%

*

10.4%

*

22.2%

21.1%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

25.2%

48.4%

14.9%

30.0%

18.7%

13.3%

*

Indiana

15.4%

13.0%

*

3.9%

*

6.5%

34.0%

9.2%

*

Michigan

14.3%

7.8%

*

14.0%

*

10.5%

20.6%

25.5%

Ohio

14.0%

.

11.4%

*

7.7%

25.8%

23.5%

*

Wisconsin

11.9%

29.6%

*

1.5%

*

4.5%

*

23.7%

8.6%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

17.5%

13.8%

*

21.7%

*

4.0%

*

29.2%

44.3%

Kansas

12.2%

12.1%

*

9.5%

*

4.4%

*

21.1%

*

36.2%

Minnesota

21.0%

36.7%

*

38.9%

*

16.0%

30.7%

22.8%

*

Missouri

14.9%

57.5%

*

.

11.6%

*

19.9%

8.9%

*

Nebraska

12.1%

2.0%

*

53.8%

*

2.9%

19.1%

23.0%

North Dakota

19.2%

11.2%

*

16.9%

*

14.1%

*

26.7%

33.0%

*

South Dakota

9.0%

*

17.4%

*

1.5%

*

2.9%

*

17.9%

16.8%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

14.7%

22.9%

*

45.7%

*

9.1%

*

17.0%

*

60.6%

District of Columbia

13.5%

.

.

10.3%

14.5%

*

27.2%

*

Florida

19.7%

28.4%

*

21.1%

*

18.8%

25.2%

17.6%

*

Georgia

16.4%

22.2%

*

33.2%

*

6.8%

*

21.8%

52.7%

Maryland

22.2%

44.7%

*

.

24.0%

*

20.8%

12.0%

*

North Carolina

9.5%

.

5.6%

*

5.8%

*

18.4%

*

14.1%

*

South Carolina

7.4%

2.1%

*

35.0%

*

3.5%

*

23.2%

6.5%

*

Virginia

17.2%

11.9%

*

7.4%

*

10.0%

*

27.7%

37.2%

*

West Virginia

9.3%

46.0%

*

9.9%

*

2.4%

*

17.2%

*

15.7%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

11.7%

1.9%

*

.

5.0%

*

21.4%

41.5%

Kentucky

13.7%

24.1%

*

36.0%

9.0%

*

16.8%

30.0%

Mississippi

8.9%

*

.

39.8%

*

5.0%

*

12.3%

*

20.1%

*

Tennessee

12.7%

44.9%

*

.

5.5%

*

22.7%

47.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

11.6%

.

7.6%

*

7.2%

*

24.1%

23.3%

*

Louisiana

17.1%

.

.

14.7%

10.7%

*

55.8%

Oklahoma

16.4%

40.7%

*

24.4%

*

16.3%

*

13.5%

*

20.8%

*

Texas

16.4%

4.5%

*

37.8%

*

12.8%

27.4%

21.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

15.6%

8.0%

*

23.8%

*

15.6%

14.9%

22.7%

*

Colorado

13.5%

83.0%

24.2%

*

11.5%

*

14.4%

*

2.1%

*

Idaho

48.2%

0.5%

*

10.4%

*

54.4%

20.0%

*

29.4%

Montana

19.6%

25.7%

*

29.9%

*

17.3%

19.6%

37.0%

*

Nevada

12.6%

.

48.0%

*

8.6%

*

21.5%

*

57.0%

New Mexico

12.1%

12.7%

*

.

8.2%

25.3%

26.0%

Utah

14.9%

.

3.2%

*

12.7%

*

14.9%

28.5%

*

Wyoming

10.2%

10.4%

*

4.4%

*

9.8%

*

6.5%

*

26.6%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

22.6%

4.3%

*

42.1%

*

12.3%

*

23.0%

55.5%

California

26.3%

46.1%

3.8%

14.7%

34.1%

53.2%

Hawaii

28.1%

47.1%

*

7.5%

*

21.0%

38.3%

47.7%

Oregon

34.9%

78.9%

33.9%

*

18.9%

45.3%

56.7%

Washington

24.0%

33.5%

51.1%

*

13.6%

25.1%

53.8%

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

1.03%

4.81%

1.61%

1.45%

1.03%

2.08%

New England:

Connecticut

5.43%

10.09%

*

6.81%

*

7.93%

*

5.61%

9.43%

Maine

2.27%

7.20%

*

11.52%

*

1.08%

6.24%

8.70%

Massachusetts

2.23%

2.78%

*

5.68%

*

2.72%

*

5.41%

5.93%

New Hampshire

1.99%

11.15%

*

5.38%

*

1.10%

5.80%

7.80%

*

Rhode Island

3.23%

12.50%

*

15.12%

2.32%

6.53%

5.71%

*

Vermont

4.73%

10.18%

*

4.06%

*

5.85%

*

6.86%

8.86%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.33%

.

12.60%

*

3.68%

*

5.22%

*

11.86%

New York

1.41%

17.38%

*

9.72%

*

2.04%

2.00%

6.08%

Pennsylvania

3.02%

8.61%

*

1.37%

*

4.14%

*

3.89%

8.27%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

5.16%

14.07%

4.37%

8.84%

5.61%

5.50%

*

Indiana

3.25%

11.90%

*

2.41%

*

1.74%

7.82%

5.86%

*

Michigan

2.88%

10.12%

*

11.50%

*

2.62%

5.81%

6.29%

Ohio

2.05%

.

10.16%

*

1.88%

4.46%

9.60%

*

Wisconsin

2.51%

12.87%

*

10.40%

*

1.44%

*

2.77%

4.54%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

3.10%

10.58%

*

10.92%

*

2.50%

*

6.78%

11.72%

Kansas

2.66%

10.71%

*

3.75%

*

1.70%

*

6.76%

*

8.35%

Minnesota

3.99%

11.06%

*

12.79%

*

4.76%

6.95%

7.82%

*

Missouri

3.76%

17.78%

*

.

3.52%

*

4.52%

8.03%

*

Nebraska

2.53%

7.72%

*

17.13%

*

0.83%

3.63%

4.27%

North Dakota

5.41%

10.01%

*

7.55%

*

8.41%

*

5.27%

10.88%

*

South Dakota

3.26%

*

11.40%

*

10.40%

*

1.97%

*

4.36%

11.78%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.54%

7.65%

*

14.47%

*

3.60%

*

7.64%

*

17.21%

District of Columbia

3.08%

.

.

1.82%

7.05%

*

11.00%

*

Florida

3.32%

11.35%

*

10.58%

*

4.53%

4.06%

8.68%

*

Georgia

4.22%

8.64%

*

14.27%

*

2.37%

*

4.83%

13.47%

Maryland

6.03%

14.19%

*

.

7.67%

*

5.48%

4.54%

*

North Carolina

1.48%

.

2.22%

*

2.00%

*

5.91%

*

12.51%

*

South Carolina

1.82%

1.09%

*

12.72%

*

1.31%

*

5.09%

2.91%

*

Virginia

4.67%

5.13%

*

2.48%

*

4.26%

*

6.23%

12.25%

*

West Virginia

2.12%

14.85%

*

8.44%

*

1.10%

*

6.03%

*

4.97%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

2.31%

5.98%

*

.

3.73%

*

4.64%

11.26%

Kentucky

3.61%

11.05%

*

10.78%

3.77%

*

4.88%

7.55%

Mississippi

3.13%

*

.

13.80%

*

2.08%

*

6.42%

*

13.65%

*

Tennessee

3.81%

14.26%

*

.

3.16%

*

5.81%

12.48%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.53%

.

13.49%

*

2.29%

*

6.28%

8.13%

*

Louisiana

4.00%

.

.

3.77%

3.43%

*

16.04%

Oklahoma

4.11%

15.01%

*

12.16%

*

4.89%

*

4.24%

*

6.85%

*

Texas

2.68%

2.50%

*

13.76%

*

2.64%

7.01%

5.13%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.16%

10.02%

*

8.32%

*

4.30%

4.45%

6.85%

*

Colorado

3.14%

20.00%

11.39%

*

3.84%

*

4.96%

*

2.25%

*

Idaho

10.41%

0.37%

*

11.94%

*

12.92%

10.85%

*

8.47%

Montana

2.82%

9.09%

*

14.87%

*

3.92%

4.63%

11.18%

*

Nevada

2.41%

.

15.22%

*

8.02%

*

8.05%

*

14.67%

New Mexico

1.48%

8.09%

*

.

2.01%

4.05%

7.72%

Utah

3.34%

.

1.46%

*

3.96%

*

3.74%

10.10%

*

Wyoming

2.63%

9.95%

*

1.57%

*

4.58%

*

2.46%

*

8.22%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

2.43%

1.53%

*

13.20%

*

4.89%

*

5.62%

11.04%

California

3.28%

11.84%

1.06%

3.12%

4.73%

7.50%

Hawaii

3.16%

14.79%

*

2.50%

*

2.91%

9.37%

9.31%

Oregon

4.03%

19.03%

12.61%

*

5.40%

7.03%

12.31%

Washington

3.31%

8.93%

16.62%

*

3.73%

4.69%

10.93%

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.