United States

27.0%

29.7%

22.6%

31.7%

26.3%

26.2%

New England:

Connecticut

25.6%

39.6%

25.8%

30.4%

21.8%

23.9%

Maine

29.5%

37.5%

*

24.7%

35.0%

29.3%

28.0%

Massachusetts

23.0%

13.1%

*

25.2%

24.0%

24.8%

19.8%

New Hampshire

28.8%

45.3%

33.8%

28.9%

24.4%

26.9%

Rhode Island

25.6%

49.2%

20.2%

30.1%

18.6%

27.5%

Vermont

25.1%

26.7%

23.7%

25.3%

24.7%

26.2%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

29.3%

17.8%

*

22.8%

33.6%

30.3%

30.1%

New York

27.3%

34.0%

28.8%

28.8%

25.5%

27.3%

Pennsylvania

23.5%

19.7%

19.2%

30.6%

21.6%

24.5%

East North Central:

Illinois

26.6%

11.5%

*

31.1%

31.8%

26.6%

19.7%

Indiana

22.5%

19.1%

*

13.1%

*

27.0%

25.8%

33.5%

Michigan

20.2%

35.2%

14.8%

24.9%

22.7%

19.4%

Ohio

23.0%

10.5%

*

15.0%

28.1%

29.9%

20.4%

Wisconsin

26.3%

31.8%

22.0%

27.6%

28.7%

26.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

23.5%

48.7%

16.1%

29.6%

31.7%

23.4%

Kansas

27.6%

32.0%

26.5%

29.8%

26.5%

27.0%

Minnesota

25.6%

15.8%

*

30.0%

27.4%

22.3%

24.7%

Missouri

28.8%

37.1%

26.0%

33.0%

25.8%

28.9%

Nebraska

29.0%

34.2%

26.8%

33.6%

27.5%

29.5%

North Dakota

27.0%

27.8%

19.5%

37.8%

28.8%

23.2%

South Dakota

28.2%

41.2%

26.7%

27.8%

30.1%

25.9%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

24.5%

32.9%

23.0%

30.8%

22.6%

22.1%

District of Columbia

27.6%

56.1%

.

22.4%

31.0%

22.5%

Florida

32.0%

44.6%

34.7%

32.9%

32.4%

26.4%

Georgia

32.2%

38.0%

21.6%

34.9%

37.6%

33.5%

Maryland

27.3%

41.0%

20.7%

30.5%

24.1%

26.2%

North Carolina

29.6%

39.7%

25.7%

34.9%

34.3%

22.7%

South Carolina

29.1%

47.4%

21.6%

33.1%

32.3%

30.0%

Virginia

29.6%

23.3%

24.8%

33.1%

28.9%

33.3%

West Virginia

26.7%

19.0%

*

21.9%

38.0%

21.7%

23.7%

East South Central:

Alabama

25.6%

45.1%

23.0%

32.6%

23.7%

21.7%

Kentucky

26.8%

46.0%

17.6%

37.5%

27.0%

28.3%

Mississippi

34.0%

46.0%

29.8%

41.3%

37.2%

34.2%

Tennessee

26.1%

46.8%

20.4%

33.2%

25.6%

26.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

25.6%

37.4%

16.1%

44.1%

27.1%

29.1%

Louisiana

30.6%

41.5%

23.9%

37.1%

31.3%

30.2%

Oklahoma

28.8%

33.8%

17.6%

33.3%

36.9%

30.7%

Texas

31.0%

31.9%

23.6%

34.9%

29.7%

33.3%

Mountain:

Arizona

29.6%

32.7%

28.2%

37.6%

24.3%

27.1%

Colorado

30.4%

38.0%

25.7%

35.8%

28.1%

26.5%

Idaho

22.1%

24.8%

26.3%

18.0%

26.7%

21.0%

Montana

27.2%

25.7%

20.8%

28.5%

30.1%

26.2%

Nevada

26.9%

29.5%

27.7%

25.5%

32.0%

25.2%

New Mexico

29.9%

12.5%

*

30.4%

35.1%

31.6%

24.9%

Utah

25.9%

36.4%

17.3%

31.2%

23.3%

26.8%

Wyoming

22.6%

25.5%

19.7%

32.7%

23.4%

21.8%

Pacific:

Alaska

22.7%

25.5%

*

24.4%

34.4%

20.3%

17.3%

California

25.4%

31.2%

24.7%

32.1%

21.1%

24.3%

Hawaii

27.3%

10.2%

*

28.9%

31.6%

19.2%

28.7%

Oregon

24.9%

17.3%

*

23.0%

*

31.3%

21.5%

26.0%

Washington

24.7%

21.0%

18.9%

30.9%

27.1%

23.3%

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

0.26%

1.53%

0.71%

0.62%

0.65%

0.76%

New England:

Connecticut

1.16%

10.20%

3.56%

3.68%

3.07%

1.21%

Maine

1.53%

11.30%

*

2.69%

4.56%

2.72%

4.96%

Massachusetts

1.59%

6.18%

*

4.98%

3.50%

1.41%

3.81%

New Hampshire

1.59%

7.01%

4.93%

2.59%

2.86%

3.14%

Rhode Island

3.28%

13.72%

4.65%

1.94%

4.98%

7.51%

Vermont

0.89%

6.45%

3.95%

3.09%

3.04%

5.41%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.20%

8.97%

*

3.68%

5.04%

4.62%

4.68%

New York

1.63%

8.31%

4.91%

3.33%

1.98%

2.90%

Pennsylvania

1.21%

4.33%

2.38%

3.03%

1.97%

1.99%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.85%

4.55%

*

5.98%

3.66%

2.33%

3.45%

Indiana

2.13%

7.55%

*

4.28%

*

4.46%

2.15%

5.03%

Michigan

1.04%

9.65%

1.38%

2.30%

1.47%

1.53%

Ohio

1.58%

7.74%

*

1.86%

1.93%

3.11%

3.12%

Wisconsin

1.22%

7.13%

1.54%

3.91%

2.68%

2.85%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.24%

11.54%

2.17%

4.51%

4.89%

4.72%

Kansas

1.33%

8.14%

6.35%

5.45%

1.61%

3.58%

Minnesota

1.19%

10.43%

*

5.11%

2.59%

2.45%

1.92%

Missouri

0.90%

8.72%

2.32%

2.35%

2.23%

3.18%

Nebraska

1.99%

9.28%

3.73%

3.18%

4.38%

1.58%

North Dakota

1.89%

8.01%

5.57%

3.75%

5.07%

4.55%

South Dakota

1.63%

12.13%

4.85%

3.96%

1.79%

4.05%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.00%

6.53%

4.18%

3.63%

5.35%

2.98%

District of Columbia

2.03%

16.72%

.

2.35%

2.52%

3.65%

Florida

1.80%

9.24%

5.35%

2.02%

2.81%

4.88%

Georgia

2.40%

8.47%

1.96%

6.44%

5.90%

3.30%

Maryland

1.33%

7.44%

3.31%

3.88%

1.45%

1.92%

North Carolina

1.55%

10.09%

3.84%

3.22%

3.43%

2.65%

South Carolina

2.39%

8.69%

2.64%

1.89%

3.27%

4.33%

Virginia

1.26%

4.89%

3.28%

2.10%

3.46%

3.02%

West Virginia

1.78%

6.01%

*

4.79%

2.73%

2.01%

2.12%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.28%

12.99%

3.70%

4.33%

1.35%

4.17%

Kentucky

1.34%

7.14%

2.25%

5.08%

1.73%

3.20%

Mississippi

2.88%

11.13%

3.50%

4.75%

6.09%

5.04%

Tennessee

1.44%

10.17%

3.52%

3.74%

4.14%

3.26%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.64%

9.64%

1.92%

6.55%

2.77%

1.75%

Louisiana

1.90%

10.08%

3.65%

4.31%

5.26%

2.39%

Oklahoma

2.64%

8.62%

3.86%

2.57%

5.36%

4.04%

Texas

1.59%

6.19%

2.78%

2.26%

2.63%

3.40%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.61%

8.49%

5.78%

2.98%

3.76%

7.03%

Colorado

1.86%

8.47%

7.40%

3.91%

2.52%

4.07%

Idaho

1.71%

6.02%

3.37%

5.26%

2.06%

1.74%

Montana

1.11%

6.80%

5.68%

3.09%

1.92%

2.61%

Nevada

2.39%

6.97%

6.90%

3.45%

7.59%

1.41%

New Mexico

2.59%

7.24%

*

4.43%

3.10%

3.38%

4.61%

Utah

1.94%

8.34%

3.83%

7.38%

3.53%

2.80%

Wyoming

1.58%

6.47%

1.99%

2.51%

4.04%

3.90%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.00%

8.16%

*

5.61%

4.60%

3.37%

2.98%

California

0.86%

2.08%

2.70%

1.26%

1.66%

0.79%

Hawaii

1.59%

6.76%

*

8.35%

3.43%

5.42%

4.06%

Oregon

1.44%

6.12%

*

8.92%

*

2.94%

4.82%

2.99%

Washington

2.05%

5.80%

5.13%

4.25%

3.10%

3.80%

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.