United States

31.8%

30.3%

38.3%

26.1%

31.7%

33.4%

New England:

Connecticut

34.8%

37.4%

35.9%

26.0%

32.8%

41.0%

Maine

27.9%

15.8%

*

35.0%

20.4%

23.7%

38.0%

Massachusetts

37.4%

48.8%

38.4%

26.9%

35.4%

44.4%

New Hampshire

33.8%

25.6%

29.2%

29.5%

37.9%

37.9%

Rhode Island

40.3%

39.1%

45.3%

27.1%

46.3%

38.1%

Vermont

28.7%

22.9%

35.8%

27.8%

25.2%

31.4%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

31.9%

25.2%

*

29.7%

24.8%

33.5%

37.3%

New York

33.8%

40.3%

35.3%

29.7%

35.0%

34.2%

Pennsylvania

31.3%

34.1%

39.8%

24.7%

32.3%

29.6%

East North Central:

Illinois

33.5%

29.6%

34.4%

26.2%

33.1%

40.1%

Indiana

34.8%

37.6%

39.7%

26.2%

34.6%

34.8%

Michigan

34.7%

43.2%

40.5%

29.8%

31.7%

35.4%

Ohio

36.2%

27.5%

47.2%

23.4%

38.1%

35.9%

Wisconsin

36.9%

33.7%

42.4%

33.8%

31.4%

38.3%

West North Central:

Iowa

38.1%

52.9%

39.0%

30.1%

32.4%

39.2%

Kansas

34.3%

45.8%

37.1%

23.8%

32.0%

38.3%

Minnesota

34.7%

40.6%

41.7%

21.2%

38.9%

36.0%

Missouri

31.0%

34.2%

37.8%

22.6%

28.4%

35.9%

Nebraska

35.9%

25.2%

39.0%

27.5%

34.8%

40.8%

North Dakota

33.3%

40.4%

38.7%

22.1%

31.7%

39.3%

South Dakota

34.5%

30.7%

*

38.0%

30.3%

35.1%

36.3%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

29.7%

25.3%

29.8%

27.6%

32.4%

30.2%

District of Columbia

27.0%

44.3%

*

12.8%

*

23.9%

27.2%

33.0%

Florida

29.6%

25.9%

32.2%

28.6%

31.0%

29.8%

Georgia

32.7%

31.8%

44.0%

27.2%

33.5%

29.4%

Maryland

28.5%

24.7%

34.0%

22.1%

28.8%

36.1%

North Carolina

26.4%

13.2%

35.4%

20.1%

27.4%

27.1%

South Carolina

31.2%

22.2%

*

41.3%

23.7%

29.7%

29.9%

Virginia

30.7%

27.0%

40.2%

23.9%

33.2%

29.1%

West Virginia

37.1%

39.3%

48.8%

22.8%

40.5%

37.7%

East South Central:

Alabama

37.5%

39.9%

50.0%

28.3%

29.9%

38.7%

Kentucky

33.2%

31.8%

43.8%

28.6%

28.8%

27.1%

Mississippi

29.4%

29.0%

*

33.6%

25.2%

27.2%

27.9%

Tennessee

34.9%

31.7%

40.7%

26.9%

35.9%

33.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

31.3%

23.7%

*

41.3%

27.8%

28.4%

24.6%

Louisiana

30.4%

33.4%

38.5%

19.0%

28.2%

34.1%

Oklahoma

26.3%

24.7%

*

31.6%

18.4%

23.2%

32.7%

Texas

30.2%

26.4%

37.3%

25.3%

29.6%

32.3%

Mountain:

Arizona

28.3%

24.1%

42.4%

21.4%

30.5%

31.9%

Colorado

31.1%

30.1%

33.5%

28.5%

33.0%

31.1%

Idaho

31.5%

32.8%

38.3%

26.3%

33.8%

34.6%

Montana

30.9%

41.4%

42.9%

22.5%

28.0%

31.1%

Nevada

26.4%

19.6%

24.4%

23.5%

27.4%

36.5%

New Mexico

27.4%

33.6%

36.5%

22.1%

25.4%

30.8%

Utah

37.3%

41.6%

48.2%

36.0%

23.7%

41.6%

Wyoming

36.1%

32.2%

40.9%

30.9%

35.6%

35.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

27.3%

32.3%

37.7%

18.3%

31.1%

27.3%

California

29.2%

23.2%

33.0%

28.2%

29.7%

29.7%

Hawaii

25.5%

37.1%

*

17.0%

*

22.2%

23.6%

30.9%

Oregon

27.0%

35.8%

29.7%

22.6%

26.2%

27.9%

Washington

26.2%

29.4%

*

29.3%

22.9%

23.4%

28.5%

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.

United States

0.25%

1.19%

0.75%

0.53%

0.93%

0.31%

New England:

Connecticut

1.80%

8.11%

5.48%

2.39%

3.63%

2.61%

Maine

1.57%

5.17%

*

4.22%

2.07%

2.78%

3.70%

Massachusetts

2.13%

5.27%

4.00%

1.27%

3.03%

3.51%

New Hampshire

1.36%

4.88%

1.61%

2.79%

4.19%

4.47%

Rhode Island

1.52%

11.22%

6.63%

2.66%

2.99%

3.13%

Vermont

1.76%

5.55%

5.02%

4.23%

2.14%

6.14%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.49%

10.38%

*

4.69%

2.05%

4.84%

2.17%

New York

1.18%

5.18%

3.96%

2.49%

1.85%

1.90%

Pennsylvania

1.10%

5.13%

3.15%

1.88%

2.01%

2.75%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.25%

4.77%

3.29%

3.03%

2.82%

3.57%

Indiana

1.60%

9.38%

3.17%

2.79%

3.25%

3.66%

Michigan

1.58%

9.00%

3.33%

3.05%

3.08%

2.68%

Ohio

1.64%

4.81%

3.47%

2.48%

3.67%

2.21%

Wisconsin

0.65%

3.04%

2.04%

1.89%

3.30%

3.31%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.83%

6.11%

2.53%

4.03%

3.15%

3.64%

Kansas

0.93%

5.40%

4.38%

2.17%

3.45%

1.94%

Minnesota

2.36%

10.26%

2.67%

2.48%

4.87%

3.32%

Missouri

2.55%

9.06%

2.89%

3.16%

1.82%

3.87%

Nebraska

1.26%

6.00%

2.83%

1.99%

3.59%

2.18%

North Dakota

2.68%

11.28%

5.62%

2.46%

2.74%

4.32%

South Dakota

2.09%

9.97%

*

4.86%

3.37%

3.14%

3.49%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.84%

4.49%

3.34%

3.03%

3.41%

3.19%

District of Columbia

1.49%

13.94%

*

4.08%

*

3.47%

1.03%

3.91%

Florida

1.56%

5.17%

4.39%

3.02%

2.47%

2.65%

Georgia

1.58%

6.17%

2.82%

1.87%

2.74%

4.45%

Maryland

1.30%

3.80%

9.11%

2.26%

3.25%

3.18%

North Carolina

1.63%

3.16%

2.54%

1.68%

2.84%

3.30%

South Carolina

2.12%

9.57%

*

2.14%

3.15%

3.92%

4.05%

Virginia

1.34%

4.35%

5.09%

1.85%

2.33%

3.09%

West Virginia

1.98%

8.28%

7.89%

2.86%

2.09%

3.90%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.06%

7.45%

3.44%

3.23%

3.99%

4.03%

Kentucky

1.26%

5.26%

3.62%

2.03%

2.80%

2.88%

Mississippi

1.53%

11.78%

*

3.76%

3.81%

3.62%

3.49%

Tennessee

1.34%

6.27%

2.82%

3.08%

2.14%

4.30%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.03%

9.74%

*

3.50%

3.96%

2.77%

3.24%

Louisiana

1.96%

9.09%

3.79%

4.25%

3.58%

3.08%

Oklahoma

1.26%

9.55%

*

4.12%

1.51%

2.51%

3.00%

Texas

1.44%

4.56%

2.05%

2.33%

1.10%

2.17%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.70%

5.29%

8.17%

2.43%

4.34%

3.04%

Colorado

1.74%

5.79%

4.97%

3.15%

3.54%

4.96%

Idaho

1.63%

9.66%

5.46%

2.09%

2.93%

4.44%

Montana

1.50%

5.60%

7.51%

2.07%

2.17%

2.96%

Nevada

2.56%

4.30%

6.05%

2.47%

5.56%

4.89%

New Mexico

1.97%

9.22%

6.51%

3.01%

2.87%

3.67%

Utah

1.82%

7.92%

4.93%

3.90%

4.60%

3.54%

Wyoming

2.02%

5.99%

5.21%

4.19%

3.69%

4.07%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.34%

6.32%

6.29%

2.65%

5.66%

3.79%

California

0.89%

1.51%

1.98%

1.71%

2.00%

1.44%

Hawaii

2.13%

11.25%

*

9.96%

*

2.36%

2.90%

4.93%

Oregon

1.17%

5.03%

4.11%

2.31%

2.79%

1.77%

Washington

1.72%

9.47%

*

4.82%

2.48%

4.02%

2.17%

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.