United States

34.2%

34.1%

25.7%

28.7%

41.1%

49.0%

New England:

Connecticut

35.3%

48.1%

*

68.8%

18.5%

*

43.7%

77.7%

Maine

25.8%

47.6%

*

64.0%

18.3%

30.2%

35.3%

Massachusetts

43.9%

61.5%

23.7%

*

35.0%

57.2%

61.0%

New Hampshire

23.4%

80.2%

27.3%

*

13.0%

*

41.2%

31.5%

*

Rhode Island

43.5%

13.3%

*

17.9%

*

32.2%

52.2%

75.3%

Vermont

31.3%

32.8%

*

48.5%

19.0%

*

45.1%

37.2%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

44.7%

11.1%

*

13.1%

32.4%

61.4%

70.0%

New York

33.3%

34.9%

*

32.1%

*

26.9%

44.3%

29.1%

Pennsylvania

29.3%

15.3%

*

18.5%

*

15.2%

*

44.8%

58.5%

East North Central:

Illinois

31.0%

39.7%

20.1%

*

23.6%

42.1%

48.7%

Indiana

37.8%

2.5%

*

23.3%

*

43.1%

33.0%

24.4%

Michigan

31.9%

33.9%

*

17.6%

*

20.9%

50.0%

29.1%

*

Ohio

26.1%

18.9%

*

2.8%

*

18.7%

37.3%

48.2%

Wisconsin

23.7%

20.4%

*

30.4%

*

15.8%

*

38.9%

21.0%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

33.6%

10.8%

*

7.0%

*

29.8%

45.8%

36.0%

Kansas

30.4%

67.9%

*

49.8%

31.4%

22.5%

28.8%

Minnesota

37.0%

15.8%

*

27.9%

*

28.1%

51.4%

43.7%

Missouri

40.0%

14.8%

*

29.1%

*

39.9%

36.6%

44.0%

Nebraska

23.1%

*

35.1%

*

14.0%

*

14.6%

*

38.2%

29.7%

*

North Dakota

29.1%

15.7%

*

4.4%

*

12.8%

55.7%

38.2%

South Dakota

20.3%

57.8%

3.5%

*

10.3%

*

30.7%

41.0%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

29.0%

27.0%

*

0.0%

21.6%

19.8%

*

78.6%

District of Columbia

21.1%

0.0%

100.0%

*

11.4%

*

34.4%

78.5%

Florida

36.5%

12.7%

*

38.7%

*

32.5%

22.1%

74.3%

Georgia

44.3%

0.0%

13.0%

*

41.5%

44.3%

78.0%

Maryland

43.2%

41.1%

*

21.2%

*

33.2%

62.8%

45.3%

North Carolina

33.6%

22.4%

*

22.3%

*

34.4%

33.5%

35.2%

South Carolina

42.8%

52.3%

0.0%

51.2%

17.5%

*

53.9%

Virginia

35.3%

54.0%

29.9%

*

30.4%

39.7%

53.8%

West Virginia

46.9%

25.2%

*

32.0%

*

39.8%

60.3%

35.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

39.2%

45.7%

*

31.5%

*

40.9%

33.9%

44.3%

*

Kentucky

38.6%

18.3%

*

33.9%

*

32.9%

39.4%

67.9%

Mississippi

29.0%

0.0%

5.4%

*

27.0%

14.5%

*

58.6%

Tennessee

42.5%

26.4%

*

51.5%

44.8%

28.4%

*

51.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

35.2%

28.0%

*

50.9%

28.2%

32.3%

55.4%

Louisiana

32.2%

65.9%

22.7%

*

33.7%

15.6%

*

54.5%

Oklahoma

23.3%

73.4%

50.9%

*

15.1%

*

37.9%

*

38.0%

Texas

31.3%

24.8%

*

34.2%

*

37.0%

24.6%

*

22.8%

*

Mountain:

Arizona

26.4%

63.7%

*

20.9%

*

26.0%

34.8%

*

16.6%

*

Colorado

31.2%

38.7%

*

2.5%

*

28.7%

35.0%

43.2%

Idaho

33.5%

42.3%

*

17.9%

*

25.8%

35.4%

59.5%

Montana

25.9%

31.0%

*

10.1%

*

14.6%

54.3%

48.9%

Nevada

33.0%

30.1%

*

46.0%

*

30.7%

29.9%

51.5%

New Mexico

34.6%

12.3%

*

15.2%

*

23.0%

*

48.1%

67.0%

Utah

38.6%

39.1%

*

36.5%

*

24.2%

54.8%

40.1%

Wyoming

32.5%

80.9%

39.5%

*

24.6%

31.4%

*

46.8%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

34.2%

21.9%

*

1.8%

*

37.1%

*

35.5%

31.8%

*

California

34.6%

43.1%

41.8%

27.4%

44.8%

57.0%

Hawaii

46.3%

54.5%

*

9.9%

*

47.7%

44.2%

39.4%

Oregon

41.0%

20.6%

*

73.2%

25.2%

64.4%

41.7%

Washington

21.3%

55.3%

45.3%

*

12.2%

*

37.2%

59.6%

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

0.91%

6.49%

3.23%

1.45%

1.75%

3.64%

New England:

Connecticut

5.77%

14.72%

*

20.01%

6.85%

*

7.35%

12.07%

Maine

3.97%

15.77%

*

17.71%

4.89%

4.51%

7.76%

Massachusetts

5.50%

17.70%

10.75%

*

5.64%

4.77%

9.89%

New Hampshire

3.68%

21.20%

13.42%

*

6.17%

*

7.18%

11.53%

*

Rhode Island

5.68%

12.13%

*

9.85%

*

7.51%

10.21%

12.44%

Vermont

4.90%

10.42%

*

14.38%

5.80%

*

4.30%

10.03%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

5.85%

13.66%

*

3.82%

9.20%

12.38%

14.49%

New York

2.69%

13.31%

*

14.08%

*

4.06%

3.80%

6.66%

Pennsylvania

3.47%

13.26%

*

12.15%

*

4.81%

*

5.71%

8.88%

East North Central:

Illinois

5.65%

11.20%

10.39%

*

6.71%

7.67%

8.68%

Indiana

4.66%

1.31%

*

11.49%

*

6.69%

5.72%

7.00%

Michigan

3.81%

12.40%

*

15.58%

*

5.76%

8.22%

13.05%

*

Ohio

3.80%

13.16%

*

1.04%

*

5.12%

6.74%

7.27%

Wisconsin

5.13%

13.29%

*

14.01%

*

4.95%

*

8.38%

10.04%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

4.76%

10.05%

*

3.55%

*

6.03%

8.19%

10.18%

Kansas

4.15%

20.64%

*

11.91%

5.68%

5.81%

7.53%

Minnesota

4.36%

10.58%

*

11.97%

*

5.01%

9.39%

11.17%

Missouri

5.05%

13.36%

*

11.29%

*

6.66%

10.36%

6.96%

Nebraska

6.97%

*

11.60%

*

5.12%

*

7.87%

*

6.39%

10.43%

*

North Dakota

4.57%

5.12%

*

10.17%

*

3.24%

9.14%

9.96%

South Dakota

2.20%

16.59%

1.43%

*

3.59%

*

9.10%

10.35%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

6.23%

13.72%

*

0.00%

5.47%

6.82%

*

11.74%

District of Columbia

4.84%

0.00%

31.62%

*

4.00%

*

9.59%

18.04%

Florida

4.33%

10.04%

*

15.38%

*

4.12%

5.53%

14.55%

Georgia

5.19%

0.00%

11.45%

*

6.05%

8.00%

14.51%

Maryland

6.21%

12.63%

*

10.67%

*

6.25%

9.14%

12.34%

North Carolina

3.62%

10.63%

*

15.58%

*

6.40%

8.60%

9.67%

South Carolina

4.53%

15.08%

0.00%

5.32%

5.36%

*

13.22%

Virginia

4.86%

14.90%

11.17%

*

7.07%

7.55%

11.31%

West Virginia

5.18%

10.93%

*

10.20%

*

6.23%

10.55%

9.89%

East South Central:

Alabama

4.82%

13.99%

*

12.88%

*

6.99%

7.33%

13.65%

*

Kentucky

4.10%

10.38%

*

13.40%

*

5.15%

6.67%

13.42%

Mississippi

4.99%

0.00%

14.19%

*

6.26%

6.93%

*

11.06%

Tennessee

6.02%

13.50%

*

14.47%

6.98%

9.54%

*

11.11%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.41%

11.30%

*

13.70%

7.02%

8.47%

10.30%

Louisiana

5.09%

19.40%

15.23%

*

6.94%

6.52%

*

14.04%

Oklahoma

3.66%

19.76%

15.97%

*

5.19%

*

12.84%

*

10.95%

Texas

5.83%

10.92%

*

11.65%

*

6.90%

8.52%

*

7.57%

*

Mountain:

Arizona

6.07%

19.76%

*

13.34%

*

7.64%

10.94%

*

19.92%

*

Colorado

5.21%

14.28%

*

14.56%

*

7.69%

8.84%

10.62%

Idaho

5.29%

14.47%

*

10.48%

*

6.24%

8.25%

12.20%

Montana

5.08%

14.67%

*

16.68%

*

4.03%

11.01%

11.54%

Nevada

6.47%

15.21%

*

15.91%

*

7.91%

5.83%

14.62%

New Mexico

5.66%

13.53%

*

10.15%

*

7.83%

*

9.32%

17.85%

Utah

4.55%

12.32%

*

13.10%

*

4.85%

10.53%

7.91%

Wyoming

6.54%

20.14%

13.47%

*

6.54%

10.45%

*

14.08%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

7.19%

12.09%

*

5.11%

*

11.88%

*

9.23%

10.24%

*

California

2.74%

12.53%

10.26%

3.13%

5.10%

8.87%

Hawaii

5.18%

16.81%

*

10.00%

*

6.06%

8.65%

6.79%

Oregon

4.45%

8.53%

*

20.99%

6.55%

7.19%

10.34%

Washington

4.89%

16.18%

14.90%

*

7.53%

*

7.86%

11.71%

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.