United States

15.3%

23.7%

12.8%

8.3%

24.0%

31.5%

New England:

Connecticut

16.1%

10.1%

*

0.0%

4.6%

*

23.4%

45.2%

Maine

12.1%

28.0%

*

6.5%

*

8.0%

16.9%

16.6%

Massachusetts

21.3%

46.4%

*

6.2%

*

14.0%

35.3%

20.2%

*

New Hampshire

11.0%

80.2%

18.1%

*

2.8%

25.1%

11.6%

Rhode Island

18.2%

8.1%

*

8.2%

*

6.8%

35.0%

29.5%

*

Vermont

15.2%

18.9%

*

12.0%

*

7.8%

*

24.6%

15.4%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

22.5%

11.1%

*

3.9%

*

14.3%

*

31.2%

41.3%

New York

13.9%

25.9%

*

21.5%

*

7.0%

24.3%

11.5%

*

Pennsylvania

16.2%

6.9%

*

0.0%

5.7%

*

22.9%

49.1%

East North Central:

Illinois

11.8%

1.7%

*

5.7%

*

3.5%

20.8%

42.9%

Indiana

15.4%

2.5%

*

6.2%

*

12.2%

20.7%

17.9%

*

Michigan

15.8%

33.9%

*

1.2%

*

4.2%

33.8%

15.0%

*

Ohio

10.7%

7.0%

*

1.1%

*

3.7%

*

24.5%

18.1%

*

Wisconsin

11.7%

20.4%

*

24.4%

*

6.5%

*

20.2%

9.7%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

13.8%

7.6%

*

3.4%

*

7.2%

25.5%

22.5%

*

Kansas

10.9%

38.8%

*

10.3%

*

8.5%

13.1%

21.4%

*

Minnesota

19.8%

15.8%

*

18.2%

*

7.4%

*

39.0%

26.6%

Missouri

23.1%

14.8%

*

8.7%

*

16.2%

*

25.8%

*

34.1%

Nebraska

12.8%

*

35.1%

*

3.9%

*

4.9%

*

22.5%

24.0%

*

North Dakota

17.2%

15.7%

*

4.4%

*

3.6%

*

39.6%

20.8%

South Dakota

10.6%

30.5%

*

3.1%

*

4.1%

*

15.2%

*

33.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

13.3%

*

20.1%

*

0.0%

3.1%

7.0%

*

67.4%

District of Columbia

12.5%

0.0%

0.0%

6.1%

*

20.8%

*

54.2%

Florida

17.9%

12.7%

*

36.9%

*

9.2%

*

18.0%

58.6%

Georgia

14.8%

0.0%

0.0%

9.6%

*

17.1%

63.4%

Maryland

11.7%

14.7%

*

3.4%

*

6.0%

*

23.8%

8.5%

*

North Carolina

16.1%

10.3%

*

22.3%

*

13.5%

*

20.9%

*

16.4%

*

South Carolina

12.3%

21.9%

*

0.0%

11.2%

9.7%

*

37.3%

Virginia

10.3%

32.5%

*

29.9%

*

5.2%

18.7%

20.1%

*

West Virginia

17.2%

25.2%

*

20.3%

*

4.8%

35.4%

9.5%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

12.4%

11.6%

*

11.3%

*

10.1%

17.4%

21.6%

*

Kentucky

15.7%

9.2%

*

14.8%

*

8.5%

12.5%

58.0%

Mississippi

10.1%

*

0.0%

0.0%

5.1%

*

9.7%

*

33.2%

*

Tennessee

12.9%

26.4%

*

29.9%

*

10.5%

16.3%

*

23.5%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

12.9%

17.2%

*

47.9%

*

4.5%

*

26.8%

19.7%

*

Louisiana

9.4%

3.9%

*

22.7%

*

6.1%

*

7.6%

*

47.7%

*

Oklahoma

5.5%

50.3%

*

31.9%

*

3.1%

*

6.3%

*

16.7%

*

Texas

8.5%

19.1%

*

10.9%

*

6.8%

9.3%

*

16.7%

*

Mountain:

Arizona

11.8%

*

63.7%

*

0.0%

7.8%

*

18.1%

*

10.8%

*

Colorado

13.1%

21.8%

*

1.2%

*

8.9%

*

22.4%

*

23.2%

Idaho

16.9%

18.1%

*

17.9%

*

6.9%

21.5%

*

55.3%

Montana

16.2%

31.0%

*

1.9%

*

7.0%

35.5%

40.4%

*

Nevada

15.6%

18.0%

*

46.0%

*

8.5%

*

23.9%

48.1%

New Mexico

17.4%

8.0%

*

15.2%

*

8.2%

*

21.2%

62.1%

Utah

14.9%

23.4%

*

25.6%

*

7.0%

21.1%

*

28.0%

Wyoming

16.4%

62.6%

7.8%

*

7.9%

*

17.7%

*

39.0%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

18.7%

*

9.7%

*

1.8%

*

14.1%

*

24.1%

*

21.1%

*

California

18.8%

34.7%

*

31.4%

*

9.9%

33.5%

35.5%

Hawaii

28.4%

49.2%

*

9.9%

*

27.6%

30.3%

25.9%

Oregon

26.2%

13.8%

*

8.1%

*

7.9%

*

54.3%

27.9%

*

Washington

13.8%

*

55.3%

34.2%

*

6.3%

*

23.5%

51.9%

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

0.60%

5.00%

1.84%

0.64%

1.15%

3.66%

New England:

Connecticut

3.38%

4.02%

*

0.00%

2.08%

*

6.57%

10.64%

Maine

1.42%

11.66%

*

10.02%

*

1.49%

2.28%

3.17%

Massachusetts

3.81%

14.74%

*

10.08%

*

3.30%

5.09%

6.41%

*

New Hampshire

1.91%

21.20%

9.97%

*

0.84%

3.56%

3.43%

Rhode Island

4.06%

4.20%

*

5.26%

*

1.43%

7.76%

9.25%

*

Vermont

1.95%

6.80%

*

10.06%

*

2.41%

*

5.58%

7.26%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.37%

13.66%

*

2.04%

*

5.24%

*

7.06%

9.84%

New York

2.50%

13.34%

*

9.66%

*

1.29%

3.92%

4.14%

*

Pennsylvania

2.65%

10.03%

*

0.00%

1.79%

*

4.02%

10.86%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.12%

5.12%

*

2.12%

*

0.93%

5.73%

9.27%

Indiana

2.18%

1.31%

*

4.57%

*

2.19%

4.96%

6.69%

*

Michigan

3.15%

12.40%

*

10.42%

*

1.15%

7.04%

8.39%

*

Ohio

1.47%

10.03%

*

0.49%

*

1.61%

*

4.73%

5.52%

*

Wisconsin

3.01%

13.29%

*

8.17%

*

2.05%

*

5.71%

3.51%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

2.54%

3.28%

*

1.81%

*

1.79%

5.15%

9.33%

*

Kansas

1.05%

13.24%

*

10.72%

*

1.22%

3.84%

7.52%

*

Minnesota

2.68%

10.58%

*

6.56%

*

2.93%

*

7.43%

7.69%

Missouri

4.44%

13.36%

*

4.28%

*

5.53%

*

9.46%

*

7.05%

Nebraska

4.76%

*

11.60%

*

3.96%

*

2.99%

*

5.67%

9.68%

*

North Dakota

3.93%

5.12%

*

10.17%

*

1.39%

*

9.42%

5.03%

South Dakota

2.17%

11.18%

*

0.94%

*

2.74%

*

5.73%

*

9.35%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4.63%

*

11.37%

*

0.00%

0.64%

4.13%

*

12.58%

District of Columbia

3.44%

0.00%

0.00%

3.13%

*

7.09%

*

12.34%

Florida

3.76%

10.04%

*

13.96%

*

2.78%

*

4.92%

15.33%

Georgia

3.11%

0.00%

0.00%

3.32%

*

3.92%

13.36%

Maryland

2.29%

6.94%

*

1.74%

*

2.00%

*

4.97%

4.56%

*

North Carolina

3.01%

5.14%

*

15.58%

*

4.48%

*

8.19%

*

7.33%

*

South Carolina

1.98%

8.51%

*

0.00%

2.47%

4.60%

*

10.27%

Virginia

1.17%

12.07%

*

11.17%

*

1.51%

4.34%

9.04%

*

West Virginia

4.22%

10.93%

*

8.87%

*

1.13%

7.28%

3.27%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

2.88%

9.94%

*

10.12%

*

2.54%

4.63%

10.46%

*

Kentucky

3.03%

5.19%

*

7.27%

*

1.70%

3.11%

14.77%

Mississippi

3.59%

*

0.00%

0.00%

2.20%

*

6.26%

*

11.46%

*

Tennessee

2.47%

13.50%

*

11.71%

*

3.03%

5.84%

*

8.85%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.92%

5.70%

*

14.44%

*

1.81%

*

7.77%

7.37%

*

Louisiana

2.19%

10.21%

*

15.23%

*

1.84%

*

5.89%

*

14.48%

*

Oklahoma

1.14%

16.71%

*

12.00%

*

1.92%

*

4.15%

*

6.65%

*

Texas

0.95%

10.47%

*

6.41%

*

1.89%

4.03%

*

6.53%

*

Mountain:

Arizona

3.76%

*

19.76%

*

0.00%

2.51%

*

9.14%

*

19.23%

*

Colorado

3.01%

11.15%

*

10.42%

*

2.98%

*

7.56%

*

6.69%

Idaho

3.41%

11.58%

*

10.48%

*

1.66%

6.55%

*

13.23%

Montana

3.19%

14.67%

*

14.64%

*

1.88%

9.40%

12.15%

*

Nevada

4.21%

13.64%

*

15.91%

*

4.16%

*

5.68%

13.41%

New Mexico

4.77%

10.05%

*

10.15%

*

4.48%

*

5.83%

18.34%

Utah

2.11%

10.51%

*

8.59%

*

1.90%

6.68%

*

6.08%

Wyoming

3.68%

16.72%

2.39%

*

2.55%

*

5.53%

*

12.85%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

6.18%

*

6.57%

*

5.11%

*

10.35%

*

7.31%

*

10.25%

*

California

1.92%

11.28%

*

10.40%

*

2.00%

4.26%

6.46%

Hawaii

2.23%

15.36%

*

10.00%

*

4.63%

7.49%

5.92%

Oregon

3.81%

5.88%

*

13.91%

*

2.69%

*

7.25%

8.46%

*

Washington

4.19%

*

16.18%

11.06%

*

5.10%

*

5.46%

10.95%

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.