United States

35.1%

19.0%

27.2%

41.3%

26.3%

42.3%

New England:

Connecticut

31.9%

34.4%

*

18.9%

*

35.2%

18.9%

*

45.0%

Maine

24.3%

21.7%

*

23.7%

27.7%

21.6%

22.1%

Massachusetts

30.5%

8.5%

*

32.6%

39.3%

19.1%

34.7%

New Hampshire

30.1%

21.5%

*

20.0%

*

40.2%

17.1%

*

32.2%

Rhode Island

32.4%

38.2%

*

21.6%

*

36.8%

18.8%

40.7%

Vermont

26.2%

18.5%

*

26.4%

32.5%

16.7%

29.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

27.6%

5.8%

*

13.7%

*

31.0%

20.6%

39.6%

New York

31.8%

20.7%

29.1%

*

39.1%

25.1%

33.9%

Pennsylvania

33.3%

12.7%

*

16.9%

37.4%

23.9%

51.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

39.5%

25.6%

*

24.7%

49.4%

34.9%

41.8%

Indiana

47.8%

33.3%

*

48.7%

52.8%

50.1%

43.0%

Michigan

34.1%

39.8%

*

16.7%

*

38.7%

26.1%

38.8%

Ohio

38.5%

23.0%

*

21.6%

49.6%

25.1%

45.6%

Wisconsin

38.6%

34.0%

*

36.1%

35.7%

33.9%

50.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

35.0%

12.3%

*

47.5%

37.6%

29.0%

46.1%

Kansas

38.1%

20.3%

*

26.6%

42.9%

26.3%

52.0%

Minnesota

31.0%

14.2%

*

17.5%

*

40.6%

23.1%

37.6%

Missouri

41.0%

25.0%

*

29.6%

*

42.4%

41.8%

46.3%

Nebraska

35.8%

16.4%

*

37.0%

*

42.3%

25.2%

*

46.7%

North Dakota

34.3%

18.4%

*

40.8%

*

33.8%

30.0%

45.1%

South Dakota

26.4%

9.0%

*

35.8%

*

27.4%

31.0%

34.6%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

36.5%

28.6%

*

13.5%

*

34.2%

28.6%

54.0%

District of Columbia

35.2%

49.6%

*

0.0%

34.6%

23.6%

64.3%

Florida

37.4%

14.7%

*

26.6%

*

48.0%

21.6%

46.8%

Georgia

39.0%

13.5%

*

23.6%

*

45.5%

36.7%

40.1%

Maryland

31.0%

15.6%

*

20.5%

*

32.0%

30.3%

39.3%

North Carolina

39.0%

3.4%

*

33.7%

*

44.8%

29.7%

51.4%

South Carolina

41.1%

14.2%

*

47.5%

*

42.0%

24.5%

57.8%

Virginia

39.1%

16.7%

*

37.1%

*

40.9%

36.1%

47.6%

West Virginia

39.7%

6.0%

*

30.6%

*

52.4%

29.8%

40.3%

East South Central:

Alabama

38.5%

30.5%

*

39.4%

39.6%

31.8%

44.3%

Kentucky

40.7%

8.7%

*

40.4%

44.9%

32.3%

50.1%

Mississippi

39.8%

23.5%

*

36.8%

42.3%

27.6%

50.1%

Tennessee

41.2%

23.1%

*

31.7%

*

40.5%

35.4%

52.0%

West South Central:

Arkansas

40.4%

15.2%

*

32.5%

39.1%

21.3%

61.1%

Louisiana

35.0%

10.1%

*

28.7%

*

47.9%

20.8%

35.5%

Oklahoma

37.4%

17.5%

*

36.3%

*

40.5%

29.0%

47.3%

Texas

42.2%

20.5%

*

36.6%

53.8%

28.3%

47.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

37.1%

2.6%

*

23.5%

*

46.4%

29.7%

41.4%

Colorado

36.9%

27.0%

*

31.4%

43.0%

26.8%

45.1%

Idaho

32.6%

15.1%

*

29.9%

*

38.5%

21.0%

48.9%

Montana

37.8%

16.6%

*

22.2%

*

43.3%

38.5%

47.9%

Nevada

36.2%

4.7%

*

40.9%

*

49.6%

18.8%

48.0%

New Mexico

43.3%

18.5%

*

24.7%

*

48.8%

34.9%

57.1%

Utah

38.4%

15.5%

*

36.7%

*

40.8%

30.2%

50.0%

Wyoming

38.3%

9.7%

*

48.4%

38.6%

40.1%

55.5%

Pacific:

Alaska

42.6%

41.1%

72.2%

38.6%

29.1%

57.6%

California

26.7%

17.0%

*

16.0%

33.9%

19.0%

30.4%

Hawaii

24.6%

27.9%

*

13.0%

*

22.2%

14.7%

42.1%

Oregon

31.1%

19.9%

*

32.7%

*

34.6%

26.1%

35.3%

Washington

30.5%

24.8%

*

20.7%

*

36.2%

21.8%

34.9%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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

0.41%

1.37%

0.91%

0.60%

0.89%

0.73%

New England:

Connecticut

2.56%

10.54%

*

9.68%

*

3.08%

5.80%

*

6.35%

Maine

2.12%

7.77%

*

6.54%

3.29%

3.92%

4.51%

Massachusetts

2.54%

4.89%

*

8.41%

4.86%

3.09%

7.13%

New Hampshire

2.38%

7.68%

*

6.39%

*

4.88%

5.41%

*

5.53%

Rhode Island

3.05%

12.38%

*

7.51%

*

4.85%

4.11%

5.34%

Vermont

1.61%

10.06%

*

6.74%

4.20%

3.60%

5.36%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.43%

10.13%

*

9.97%

*

3.93%

3.90%

4.33%

New York

1.32%

6.20%

10.25%

*

2.80%

3.57%

3.14%

Pennsylvania

2.26%

6.69%

*

4.68%

3.61%

4.45%

5.37%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.78%

10.18%

*

4.23%

2.11%

6.11%

3.19%

Indiana

3.20%

11.71%

*

11.98%

5.02%

7.43%

2.82%

Michigan

2.29%

12.74%

*

9.53%

*

4.45%

4.70%

4.03%

Ohio

1.83%

8.90%

*

4.72%

4.66%

3.95%

3.97%

Wisconsin

2.21%

16.05%

*

4.79%

4.24%

3.05%

7.60%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.50%

6.04%

*

5.66%

3.87%

3.76%

5.47%

Kansas

2.23%

8.16%

*

7.60%

4.52%

6.42%

4.75%

Minnesota

2.54%

10.11%

*

10.08%

*

3.64%

4.37%

5.36%

Missouri

3.11%

8.49%

*

14.00%

*

7.56%

6.45%

8.03%

Nebraska

3.13%

12.00%

*

11.27%

*

4.33%

8.53%

*

8.71%

North Dakota

3.56%

7.74%

*

13.27%

*

4.95%

6.96%

3.95%

South Dakota

3.05%

3.81%

*

12.11%

*

5.94%

4.66%

8.50%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.61%

10.04%

*

10.19%

*

5.05%

4.83%

4.58%

District of Columbia

2.80%

16.59%

*

0.00%

3.26%

4.02%

5.45%

Florida

2.81%

8.08%

*

9.73%

*

5.14%

2.52%

4.74%

Georgia

2.74%

13.37%

*

12.08%

*

5.48%

4.44%

7.16%

Maryland

2.53%

5.86%

*

12.75%

*

4.52%

5.78%

5.01%

North Carolina

2.71%

1.50%

*

12.16%

*

4.23%

5.63%

5.72%

South Carolina

2.45%

10.11%

*

15.44%

*

4.02%

4.00%

5.52%

Virginia

3.74%

10.56%

*

15.49%

*

3.43%

4.99%

8.64%

West Virginia

2.06%

2.45%

*

12.80%

*

3.34%

5.61%

7.22%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.03%

11.39%

*

9.40%

5.24%

5.57%

4.86%

Kentucky

2.49%

4.53%

*

11.35%

6.36%

3.90%

5.19%

Mississippi

2.71%

13.10%

*

9.78%

6.10%

6.28%

4.06%

Tennessee

2.77%

13.15%

*

11.75%

*

4.79%

6.60%

6.31%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.76%

5.35%

*

9.58%

4.14%

4.54%

5.07%

Louisiana

3.06%

9.92%

*

11.21%

*

6.12%

3.64%

4.23%

Oklahoma

3.82%

13.36%

*

11.51%

*

6.67%

3.80%

9.66%

Texas

2.79%

6.67%

*

9.18%

1.53%

4.58%

5.68%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.62%

1.08%

*

14.84%

*

4.89%

3.85%

5.46%

Colorado

2.41%

10.05%

*

8.97%

3.47%

5.56%

5.30%

Idaho

2.14%

5.65%

*

12.91%

*

2.47%

5.19%

6.11%

Montana

2.82%

11.93%

*

15.37%

*

4.58%

8.69%

6.13%

Nevada

3.56%

4.62%

*

16.00%

*

5.25%

4.66%

5.41%

New Mexico

2.43%

10.29%

*

10.11%

*

3.87%

5.35%

6.49%

Utah

2.91%

5.25%

*

11.27%

*

5.96%

5.96%

6.69%

Wyoming

3.05%

3.10%

*

13.64%

4.04%

7.79%

4.46%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.75%

11.80%

16.73%

7.37%

4.37%

6.25%

California

1.30%

6.47%

*

3.00%

2.61%

2.54%

2.03%

Hawaii

1.59%

12.42%

*

13.54%

*

3.60%

3.84%

6.58%

Oregon

2.28%

6.90%

*

12.92%

*

4.85%

6.10%

7.93%

Washington

2.26%

9.50%

*

10.35%

*

4.46%

4.18%

4.25%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.