United States

18.0%

14.9%

19.8%

17.0%

16.8%

19.9%

New England:

Connecticut

19.9%

17.3%

*

27.5%

16.9%

17.7%

19.6%

Maine

19.5%

20.5%

*

22.7%

20.3%

18.8%

17.0%

Massachusetts

13.3%

6.3%

*

13.8%

*

14.2%

12.0%

15.7%

New Hampshire

19.5%

19.9%

22.0%

17.1%

17.1%

22.9%

Rhode Island

11.8%

10.3%

11.7%

*

14.5%

7.3%

17.2%

Vermont

21.4%

20.1%

22.8%

16.3%

21.8%

27.7%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

18.7%

11.6%

24.5%

17.9%

16.3%

20.9%

New York

16.6%

11.8%

19.2%

13.7%

15.0%

20.6%

Pennsylvania

19.9%

15.3%

22.7%

17.6%

18.2%

22.8%

East North Central:

Illinois

16.7%

9.6%

19.5%

18.3%

15.8%

15.5%

Indiana

20.5%

24.4%

23.5%

17.7%

19.0%

19.7%

Michigan

22.2%

13.0%

23.5%

14.8%

20.7%

29.8%

Ohio

19.3%

20.5%

18.1%

21.4%

17.3%

21.2%

Wisconsin

16.2%

21.1%

17.4%

12.6%

17.4%

15.7%

West North Central:

Iowa

14.2%

3.7%

*

17.1%

13.3%

12.2%

17.7%

Kansas

17.6%

15.0%

17.0%

17.0%

16.5%

20.3%

Minnesota

16.3%

5.7%

*

15.9%

19.0%

11.7%

21.9%

Missouri

16.7%

17.8%

*

17.8%

15.3%

17.5%

16.3%

Nebraska

16.3%

16.8%

14.0%

13.8%

18.4%

17.6%

North Dakota

16.3%

6.7%

*

19.2%

14.3%

14.0%

20.9%

South Dakota

12.8%

7.0%

*

13.0%

11.3%

13.8%

14.6%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

19.3%

14.3%

21.4%

16.9%

19.9%

21.3%

District of Columbia

17.4%

8.3%

*

.

13.1%

18.3%

23.5%

Florida

17.8%

13.3%

26.6%

17.9%

14.9%

18.2%

Georgia

18.1%

10.6%

*

20.7%

15.8%

15.8%

21.7%

Maryland

18.3%

17.3%

14.4%

17.2%

19.6%

19.6%

North Carolina

16.2%

13.2%

16.6%

14.6%

14.4%

20.7%

South Carolina

16.9%

12.3%

*

18.5%

16.2%

15.7%

17.9%

Virginia

19.2%

17.8%

19.6%

21.1%

18.9%

17.2%

West Virginia

18.1%

18.9%

12.1%

19.9%

18.2%

23.5%

East South Central:

Alabama

13.0%

11.9%

*

14.4%

10.7%

14.0%

12.5%

Kentucky

19.9%

17.3%

21.0%

18.5%

18.8%

21.9%

Mississippi

15.2%

15.3%

*

19.6%

11.3%

9.7%

17.9%

Tennessee

18.4%

17.4%

17.7%

17.1%

17.2%

21.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

16.9%

23.5%

18.1%

12.9%

17.9%

15.2%

Louisiana

17.5%

19.1%

*

22.7%

18.2%

17.0%

13.1%

Oklahoma

19.9%

16.2%

25.4%

21.3%

17.9%

16.0%

Texas

19.2%

20.0%

22.9%

17.4%

17.5%

20.1%

Mountain:

Arizona

19.9%

21.8%

18.2%

19.5%

18.1%

22.7%

Colorado

19.6%

13.2%

*

17.9%

20.6%

19.1%

22.3%

Idaho

17.4%

18.5%

19.4%

14.1%

15.9%

25.1%

Montana

17.9%

11.6%

18.5%

19.7%

16.5%

20.1%

Nevada

19.4%

19.4%

23.9%

*

20.4%

14.9%

19.1%

New Mexico

17.3%

18.9%

*

15.1%

18.3%

15.4%

20.6%

Utah

18.5%

14.3%

*

17.3%

16.9%

18.2%

22.0%

Wyoming

19.8%

12.4%

27.7%

16.0%

10.4%

22.3%

Pacific:

Alaska

18.1%

10.4%

22.9%

14.3%

19.7%

20.0%

California

17.9%

13.8%

18.0%

16.3%

18.1%

20.5%

Hawaii

14.2%

12.6%

*

11.4%

14.3%

10.9%

17.5%

Oregon

20.4%

18.2%

17.9%

19.1%

21.4%

22.4%

Washington

19.1%

14.5%

26.0%

18.2%

17.3%

20.0%

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

0.19%

0.55%

0.54%

0.36%

0.32%

0.45%

New England:

Connecticut

1.37%

6.44%

*

4.17%

2.09%

1.50%

1.94%

Maine

1.21%

9.43%

*

3.21%

2.41%

1.75%

3.21%

Massachusetts

0.93%

1.99%

*

4.40%

*

1.73%

1.36%

2.24%

New Hampshire

1.04%

3.62%

1.95%

0.98%

1.73%

2.74%

Rhode Island

1.03%

3.00%

9.47%

*

2.38%

1.87%

2.92%

Vermont

1.22%

4.07%

3.45%

1.40%

1.20%

2.83%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.20%

3.01%

3.49%

2.56%

1.53%

2.11%

New York

1.16%

3.39%

3.64%

1.77%

1.36%

2.33%

Pennsylvania

1.27%

3.73%

3.14%

1.16%

1.56%

2.22%

East North Central:

Illinois

0.87%

2.29%

2.04%

2.30%

1.14%

1.74%

Indiana

1.13%

5.66%

2.97%

2.09%

1.69%

1.89%

Michigan

1.50%

3.63%

2.50%

0.83%

2.28%

2.57%

Ohio

1.26%

3.88%

2.30%

2.68%

1.75%

1.16%

Wisconsin

1.20%

4.96%

2.08%

1.94%

1.59%

3.55%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.31%

3.99%

*

2.55%

2.45%

2.00%

2.58%

Kansas

1.15%

4.25%

1.71%

2.28%

1.85%

3.06%

Minnesota

0.83%

5.69%

*

2.57%

1.73%

1.90%

2.38%

Missouri

0.96%

7.97%

*

2.09%

1.56%

1.97%

1.97%

Nebraska

1.37%

4.41%

2.30%

0.65%

2.19%

2.39%

North Dakota

1.03%

2.30%

*

4.54%

2.65%

1.62%

1.91%

South Dakota

1.25%

2.58%

*

2.48%

2.18%

1.85%

2.32%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

0.91%

2.83%

2.59%

2.39%

1.53%

4.03%

District of Columbia

1.12%

2.53%

*

.

1.35%

1.71%

1.86%

Florida

0.60%

3.91%

3.86%

1.51%

1.15%

1.29%

Georgia

1.10%

4.00%

*

2.44%

1.17%

1.66%

2.71%

Maryland

0.54%

2.75%

4.20%

1.75%

1.54%

1.71%

North Carolina

0.86%

3.60%

1.45%

1.44%

1.37%

2.45%

South Carolina

1.28%

4.15%

*

2.65%

1.80%

2.11%

3.36%

Virginia

0.88%

4.49%

2.98%

1.00%

1.81%

1.97%

West Virginia

1.71%

4.70%

2.31%

2.68%

1.80%

3.74%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.16%

3.73%

*

1.27%

2.45%

1.80%

2.63%

Kentucky

0.95%

4.54%

1.60%

1.94%

1.95%

3.10%

Mississippi

1.40%

9.49%

*

2.46%

2.20%

1.46%

3.16%

Tennessee

1.00%

4.00%

1.84%

1.98%

2.34%

2.12%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.54%

6.49%

2.58%

2.42%

1.98%

2.79%

Louisiana

1.18%

6.40%

*

2.27%

3.24%

1.74%

1.86%

Oklahoma

1.64%

3.28%

4.74%

2.18%

2.35%

2.25%

Texas

0.70%

3.14%

1.88%

1.21%

1.43%

1.31%

Mountain:

Arizona

0.75%

5.21%

3.27%

1.69%

2.29%

2.52%

Colorado

1.05%

4.09%

*

3.64%

1.99%

1.52%

2.72%

Idaho

1.70%

4.77%

2.47%

2.83%

2.20%

2.85%

Montana

1.11%

2.42%

4.26%

2.95%

1.07%

2.70%

Nevada

1.63%

4.58%

9.94%

*

2.33%

2.62%

1.84%

New Mexico

1.11%

5.78%

*

3.14%

1.83%

2.12%

2.60%

Utah

1.41%

4.72%

*

3.53%

2.27%

1.55%

1.28%

Wyoming

1.95%

2.82%

4.20%

2.59%

2.48%

3.51%

Pacific:

Alaska

1.11%

2.31%

4.08%

1.15%

2.13%

2.94%

California

0.45%

1.61%

1.44%

0.50%

1.43%

1.11%

Hawaii

0.82%

4.03%

*

3.03%

1.30%

1.80%

1.85%

Oregon

0.88%

3.42%

2.77%

1.34%

2.08%

1.97%

Washington

0.80%

2.18%

2.21%

1.39%

1.84%

1.90%

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.