United States

20.1%

24.1%

20.3%

21.9%

17.5%

20.7%

New England:

Connecticut

19.6%

6.9%

*

29.2%

15.2%

16.4%

24.1%

Maine

21.6%

44.3%

43.6%

21.5%

*

16.7%

31.6%

Massachusetts

25.6%

34.2%

23.5%

34.1%

24.3%

18.9%

New Hampshire

26.0%

49.4%

29.5%

28.2%

18.3%

25.0%

Rhode Island

22.3%

11.0%

*

26.6%

27.7%

11.7%

44.3%

Vermont

17.0%

17.3%

*

21.2%

16.2%

16.6%

17.7%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

20.3%

30.8%

8.6%

*

19.3%

18.9%

32.3%

New York

19.7%

30.0%

24.3%

19.9%

14.1%

29.5%

Pennsylvania

18.5%

21.6%

*

22.5%

16.1%

19.0%

18.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

19.4%

7.8%

*

18.2%

14.8%

*

22.2%

26.4%

Indiana

28.3%

37.9%

*

20.3%

*

35.9%

*

25.4%

36.3%

Michigan

18.9%

17.7%

*

11.6%

22.7%

17.9%

19.1%

Ohio

22.2%

2.9%

*

13.7%

41.6%

19.5%

19.7%

Wisconsin

27.9%

20.0%

*

34.3%

30.2%

23.8%

27.2%

West North Central:

Iowa

18.2%

16.3%

*

18.4%

29.4%

14.4%

*

17.0%

*

Kansas

20.3%

8.6%

*

29.9%

*

17.2%

19.4%

19.9%

Minnesota

16.7%

.

33.7%

13.1%

17.2%

*

16.2%

*

Missouri

23.8%

10.1%

*

24.2%

23.9%

23.0%

*

27.6%

Nebraska

26.2%

33.6%

*

42.4%

26.7%

21.6%

20.2%

*

North Dakota

26.4%

.

42.8%

*

31.6%

24.0%

*

19.2%

*

South Dakota

24.6%

7.6%

*

24.8%

15.2%

*

33.4%

16.1%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

16.9%

6.3%

*

14.7%

*

28.2%

9.1%

*

19.7%

District of Columbia

22.5%

12.8%

*

.

13.6%

28.2%

14.4%

Florida

23.3%

30.1%

*

32.2%

23.0%

21.9%

21.6%

Georgia

21.8%

47.1%

*

23.7%

17.6%

21.0%

21.3%

Maryland

23.4%

27.0%

22.6%

32.8%

20.0%

15.8%

North Carolina

19.5%

47.1%

*

14.4%

*

23.1%

14.9%

*

22.0%

South Carolina

19.1%

43.1%

10.1%

*

21.0%

20.3%

*

15.2%

*

Virginia

24.6%

35.8%

15.9%

26.7%

19.2%

26.0%

West Virginia

29.5%

0.1%

*

17.5%

*

31.0%

34.5%

17.0%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

20.0%

21.2%

*

52.7%

10.0%

*

22.2%

29.3%

Kentucky

20.5%

.

22.9%

15.7%

*

25.1%

*

22.6%

Mississippi

24.2%

.

25.3%

12.6%

.

47.5%

Tennessee

21.6%

32.3%

*

18.6%

14.0%

*

23.8%

29.9%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

13.7%

62.6%

*

10.7%

*

12.7%

*

12.5%

*

19.1%

Louisiana

19.4%

.

24.1%

18.1%

23.4%

11.1%

*

Oklahoma

14.8%

34.4%

*

19.7%

14.4%

*

6.4%

*

17.4%

Texas

19.5%

3.1%

*

19.7%

22.1%

18.3%

18.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

19.8%

27.0%

21.4%

*

23.4%

7.9%

*

22.0%

Colorado

23.7%

23.8%

34.7%

24.2%

*

23.5%

21.1%

Idaho

11.1%

*

.

47.5%

3.7%

*

19.2%

*

23.6%

Montana

13.7%

*

.

.

17.5%

*

13.8%

*

10.3%

*

Nevada

26.7%

2.5%

*

10.1%

*

31.2%

44.6%

19.4%

New Mexico

27.7%

57.7%

15.0%

*

27.5%

20.8%

22.4%

Utah

17.8%

20.8%

17.2%

24.0%

11.7%

*

15.0%

Wyoming

15.6%

*

20.4%

*

.

4.3%

*

10.7%

*

27.7%

Pacific:

Alaska

28.1%

.

16.6%

43.1%

16.6%

18.5%

California

16.8%

24.0%

*

18.9%

19.8%

11.3%

16.7%

Hawaii

8.7%

4.3%

*

9.8%

*

9.6%

4.6%

13.1%

*

Oregon

13.4%

11.1%

12.0%

15.6%

*

8.4%

18.0%

Washington

17.5%

.

12.0%

*

38.0%

13.4%

*

17.0%

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

0.53%

4.14%

1.35%

0.51%

0.69%

1.15%

New England:

Connecticut

2.60%

3.18%

*

5.81%

3.89%

2.49%

7.11%

Maine

2.07%

11.34%

9.72%

6.45%

*

4.07%

6.98%

Massachusetts

2.11%

8.03%

5.98%

5.03%

2.00%

3.55%

New Hampshire

2.77%

9.02%

3.34%

6.68%

3.80%

4.69%

Rhode Island

4.37%

7.30%

*

5.67%

6.08%

2.90%

12.41%

Vermont

2.60%

5.60%

*

6.35%

4.47%

2.67%

6.16%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.76%

9.06%

3.06%

*

5.75%

5.39%

6.25%

New York

2.38%

6.95%

5.22%

5.30%

1.78%

4.17%

Pennsylvania

2.48%

7.34%

*

5.58%

3.23%

4.23%

4.34%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.72%

6.35%

*

4.57%

6.35%

*

3.84%

7.12%

Indiana

4.77%

11.45%

*

6.56%

*

11.65%

*

4.76%

9.92%

Michigan

1.89%

5.67%

*

3.14%

4.33%

3.46%

3.20%

Ohio

2.30%

5.04%

*

3.81%

8.82%

4.84%

5.26%

Wisconsin

1.67%

6.99%

*

7.57%

4.49%

2.01%

6.77%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.99%

6.66%

*

4.79%

5.59%

10.12%

*

6.16%

*

Kansas

3.39%

3.10%

*

10.28%

*

4.38%

3.97%

4.74%

Minnesota

3.22%

.

5.80%

2.90%

8.01%

*

5.05%

*

Missouri

2.93%

6.11%

*

5.91%

3.22%

7.14%

*

5.44%

Nebraska

2.73%

10.36%

*

11.35%

6.53%

4.04%

6.39%

*

North Dakota

5.88%

.

13.02%

*

7.47%

8.82%

*

7.36%

*

South Dakota

5.76%

3.56%

*

5.60%

8.55%

*

8.60%

6.80%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.66%

2.18%

*

4.47%

*

5.46%

3.30%

*

3.00%

District of Columbia

2.26%

6.25%

*

.

2.79%

3.29%

3.99%

Florida

2.05%

10.15%

*

8.19%

3.62%

2.95%

5.07%

Georgia

2.50%

14.91%

*

4.83%

4.54%

3.84%

4.06%

Maryland

2.41%

6.55%

5.52%

3.63%

3.69%

2.08%

North Carolina

3.64%

14.88%

*

7.68%

*

5.09%

7.03%

*

5.41%

South Carolina

2.47%

12.06%

3.97%

*

4.49%

6.30%

*

8.01%

*

Virginia

2.10%

8.98%

4.10%

3.71%

2.73%

4.26%

West Virginia

7.36%

0.56%

*

5.69%

*

6.15%

9.80%

9.34%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

3.61%

6.82%

*

14.94%

5.03%

*

6.03%

8.04%

Kentucky

4.22%

.

5.38%

8.80%

*

9.28%

*

5.65%

Mississippi

4.92%

.

6.19%

3.54%

.

14.15%

Tennessee

4.91%

10.38%

*

4.13%

6.88%

*

6.10%

9.89%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.85%

19.13%

*

6.27%

*

10.94%

*

4.20%

*

4.74%

Louisiana

3.43%

.

5.11%

5.19%

6.29%

6.51%

*

Oklahoma

3.00%

11.00%

*

5.65%

5.06%

*

5.05%

*

4.41%

Texas

2.15%

1.27%

*

4.49%

4.21%

2.15%

3.15%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.10%

8.06%

6.70%

*

3.31%

6.86%

*

4.89%

Colorado

3.46%

6.91%

9.60%

9.63%

*

5.58%

4.84%

Idaho

4.99%

*

.

14.00%

5.01%

*

5.83%

*

5.60%

Montana

5.69%

*

.

.

7.08%

*

5.18%

*

3.16%

*

Nevada

6.58%

4.37%

*

5.09%

*

5.43%

11.02%

4.05%

New Mexico

4.44%

14.75%

5.14%

*

7.29%

3.43%

4.60%

Utah

1.60%

5.91%

4.85%

6.11%

4.98%

*

3.76%

Wyoming

4.81%

*

7.16%

*

.

5.62%

*

4.49%

*

6.43%

Pacific:

Alaska

5.77%

.

4.70%

8.08%

4.86%

5.30%

California

1.64%

7.69%

*

3.43%

1.79%

1.79%

1.63%

Hawaii

1.31%

1.67%

*

2.99%

*

1.85%

1.25%

5.62%

*

Oregon

2.19%

3.29%

3.31%

5.58%

*

2.24%

3.78%

Washington

5.00%

.

3.66%

*

6.78%

5.88%

*

4.95%

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.