United States

87,721,498

6.8%

13.4%

31.0%

26.9%

21.9%

New England:

Connecticut

1,121,192

4.9%

15.7%

20.8%

32.2%

26.5%

Maine

365,440

9.7%

15.7%

22.0%

35.5%

17.1%

Massachusetts

2,011,068

4.2%

11.3%

26.1%

37.3%

21.0%

New Hampshire

440,378

5.7%

30.5%

*

26.6%

25.1%

12.1%

Rhode Island

289,161

5.8%

12.1%

29.1%

26.5%

26.5%

Vermont

180,261

7.4%

19.3%

*

25.6%

32.2%

15.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2,512,776

3.1%

9.4%

*

29.1%

26.7%

31.6%

New York

5,765,284

4.1%

9.0%

25.7%

34.9%

26.3%

Pennsylvania

3,825,081

7.4%

12.7%

28.1%

31.6%

20.1%

East North Central:

Illinois

3,962,335

4.2%

18.5%

29.8%

24.6%

22.9%

Indiana

1,793,570

7.2%

*

21.6%

28.2%

23.1%

19.9%

Michigan

2,596,736

4.2%

17.9%

30.5%

26.1%

21.3%

Ohio

3,514,516

4.8%

18.3%

27.6%

26.2%

23.2%

Wisconsin

1,743,089

6.2%

21.8%

27.9%

23.1%

20.9%

West North Central:

Iowa

966,381

6.4%

23.2%

26.2%

23.4%

20.7%

Kansas

849,083

7.4%

15.8%

32.4%

25.1%

19.2%

Minnesota

1,712,423

7.4%

15.2%

23.0%

26.8%

27.6%

Missouri

1,789,754

6.2%

13.8%

25.1%

27.3%

27.7%

Nebraska

586,881

9.6%

14.1%

27.6%

23.7%

25.0%

North Dakota

213,005

11.0%

10.7%

24.7%

25.4%

28.2%

South Dakota

229,642

12.9%

15.7%

*

27.2%

25.8%

18.5%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

300,080

6.1%

10.9%

23.9%

35.9%

23.2%

District of Columbia

363,418

1.2%

*

1.2%

*

38.1%

42.9%

16.6%

Florida

5,306,440

6.1%

5.2%

48.1%

22.3%

18.4%

Georgia

2,786,976

6.7%

*

9.5%

*

27.7%

31.6%

24.5%

Maryland

1,684,969

6.8%

10.5%

*

30.5%

33.1%

19.1%

North Carolina

2,546,548

6.2%

18.2%

27.7%

21.3%

26.6%

South Carolina

1,103,594

8.6%

17.1%

33.4%

22.8%

18.1%

Virginia

2,396,409

9.4%

9.0%

31.8%

30.0%

19.9%

West Virginia

423,606

4.8%

15.0%

36.0%

25.3%

18.9%

East South Central:

Alabama

1,186,448

7.5%

18.2%

31.7%

26.7%

15.9%

Kentucky

1,160,605

5.8%

18.2%

28.6%

27.5%

19.9%

Mississippi

724,672

7.4%

20.3%

33.4%

21.9%

17.0%

Tennessee

1,760,344

8.7%

*

14.7%

31.0%

25.4%

20.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

780,084

12.5%

*

22.0%

21.5%

22.9%

21.1%

Louisiana

1,243,254

7.8%

15.6%

36.4%

23.6%

16.6%

Oklahoma

933,833

7.2%

11.2%

35.0%

25.4%

21.2%

Texas

7,068,464

8.7%

14.6%

32.4%

21.8%

22.5%

Mountain:

Arizona

1,693,503

6.1%

*

10.1%

36.6%

29.3%

17.9%

Colorado

1,563,680

8.9%

10.4%

*

38.2%

20.0%

22.4%

Idaho

377,642

14.3%

9.7%

31.5%

27.0%

17.4%

Montana

245,430

13.3%

8.8%

36.2%

24.3%

17.4%

Nevada

845,099

9.5%

4.9%

45.9%

16.6%

23.1%

New Mexico

459,267

12.0%

5.4%

35.9%

29.4%

17.3%

Utah

783,124

7.9%

12.7%

29.6%

28.6%

*

21.1%

Wyoming

147,503

10.5%

17.9%

37.9%

20.0%

13.7%

Pacific:

Alaska

180,678

10.1%

6.1%

*

38.4%

22.5%

22.9%

California

10,043,256

7.3%

12.3%

31.2%

27.7%

21.4%

Hawaii

349,331

6.6%

3.0%

52.6%

22.8%

15.0%

Oregon

1,060,436

9.2%

14.8%

27.6%

27.0%

21.3%

Washington

1,734,748

10.7%

*

10.8%

30.2%

27.9%

20.4%

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

United States

1,082,341

0.29%

0.34%

0.56%

0.66%

0.52%

New England:

Connecticut

101,506

1.41%

3.25%

3.84%

3.84%

4.57%

Maine

13,259

1.62%

3.59%

1.82%

4.52%

3.12%

Massachusetts

154,928

0.98%

2.46%

1.94%

1.64%

2.53%

New Hampshire

45,093

1.50%

6.36%

*

2.85%

4.83%

1.68%

Rhode Island

21,400

1.26%

2.77%

4.90%

3.61%

3.31%

Vermont

18,656

1.16%

3.76%

*

2.01%

2.34%

2.03%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

88,575

0.50%

3.08%

*

3.33%

2.20%

3.82%

New York

145,697

0.48%

1.52%

3.83%

2.64%

2.49%

Pennsylvania

184,408

1.86%

1.83%

3.09%

1.95%

2.57%

East North Central:

Illinois

299,474

0.56%

2.98%

4.10%

3.07%

3.67%

Indiana

124,526

2.44%

*

2.64%

2.40%

2.51%

1.69%

Michigan

130,789

1.20%

2.36%

2.35%

2.10%

3.00%

Ohio

243,153

0.74%

2.30%

2.79%

3.01%

3.29%

Wisconsin

125,549

1.28%

1.45%

2.44%

1.85%

3.94%

West North Central:

Iowa

77,583

1.01%

3.33%

3.65%

2.38%

3.85%

Kansas

41,012

1.33%

3.08%

4.67%

3.84%

2.04%

Minnesota

70,445

0.82%

2.66%

2.57%

4.03%

4.26%

Missouri

130,107

1.35%

3.08%

3.29%

3.74%

3.88%

Nebraska

40,144

1.67%

2.86%

4.42%

3.09%

2.92%

North Dakota

7,455

2.20%

1.95%

2.85%

2.61%

4.05%

South Dakota

9,600

2.08%

5.50%

*

3.13%

3.98%

3.47%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

38,511

0.76%

3.01%

4.05%

4.57%

3.25%

District of Columbia

31,005

0.40%

*

0.90%

*

4.62%

3.92%

2.74%

Florida

500,296

0.70%

0.84%

4.05%

2.75%

2.71%

Georgia

258,422

2.21%

*

2.88%

*

3.98%

4.40%

3.30%

Maryland

176,564

2.01%

2.98%

*

4.29%

3.71%

2.61%

North Carolina

119,249

1.47%

3.29%

2.96%

3.72%

3.02%

South Carolina

96,288

1.34%

2.57%

3.36%

3.15%

2.94%

Virginia

134,127

1.62%

1.66%

2.64%

3.21%

2.40%

West Virginia

22,071

0.55%

2.95%

4.11%

3.20%

3.01%

East South Central:

Alabama

58,863

1.61%

3.62%

3.66%

3.30%

2.25%

Kentucky

87,724

0.85%

2.34%

4.01%

3.93%

3.30%

Mississippi

47,503

1.68%

2.59%

3.80%

3.50%

1.29%

Tennessee

49,798

2.87%

*

2.60%

4.12%

4.78%

3.80%

West South Central:

Arkansas

44,001

3.72%

*

3.09%

1.95%

3.17%

3.90%

Louisiana

135,242

2.01%

4.01%

4.08%

3.44%

3.16%

Oklahoma

57,966

1.68%

1.76%

3.93%

3.52%

2.80%

Texas

258,902

1.87%

2.16%

1.92%

1.82%

1.17%

Mountain:

Arizona

119,278

1.85%

*

2.30%

5.58%

3.52%

2.86%

Colorado

86,962

1.76%

3.68%

*

4.69%

2.33%

3.65%

Idaho

25,095

2.40%

2.51%

2.39%

3.62%

1.72%

Montana

20,237

1.37%

2.20%

2.75%

2.39%

2.26%

Nevada

39,875

1.81%

0.98%

4.40%

2.90%

2.52%

New Mexico

42,210

2.61%

1.57%

4.29%

4.49%

2.31%

Utah

99,403

1.86%

3.23%

4.34%

5.41%

*

3.27%

Wyoming

10,500

1.20%

4.16%

2.10%

2.04%

1.83%

Pacific:

Alaska

13,312

2.91%

1.71%

*

3.25%

3.24%

2.68%

California

285,015

0.93%

1.22%

1.48%

2.62%

1.38%

Hawaii

16,237

1.48%

0.71%

4.72%

3.57%

2.27%

Oregon

75,669

1.03%

2.13%

3.62%

3.82%

3.52%

Washington

122,756

2.61%

*

2.09%

1.44%

3.67%

4.05%

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.