United States

20.4%

20.9%

21.8%

24.9%

16.6%

22.0%

New England:

Connecticut

23.5%

35.9%

24.2%

33.1%

17.7%

23.0%

Maine

17.8%

20.8%

*

17.9%

31.9%

12.8%

*

19.9%

Massachusetts

24.7%

56.0%

22.6%

30.9%

20.8%

24.9%

New Hampshire

24.3%

22.0%

22.6%

31.3%

19.4%

27.5%

Rhode Island

22.9%

24.2%

*

19.4%

28.6%

18.1%

26.8%

Vermont

18.9%

21.9%

*

26.2%

27.9%

16.1%

16.3%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

23.5%

16.4%

*

24.3%

33.3%

17.6%

20.5%

New York

21.0%

13.3%

*

20.9%

26.5%

18.1%

24.8%

Pennsylvania

20.4%

8.8%

*

24.8%

20.6%

21.6%

16.4%

East North Central:

Illinois

21.4%

3.2%

*

19.2%

30.2%

18.4%

23.5%

Indiana

19.8%

12.3%

*

12.1%

42.9%

20.1%

18.5%

Michigan

20.8%

25.0%

*

21.6%

23.8%

17.4%

21.7%

Ohio

24.6%

42.3%

*

21.7%

23.7%

*

24.4%

25.5%

Wisconsin

22.7%

9.6%

*

21.0%

22.6%

17.9%

30.1%

West North Central:

Iowa

22.6%

.

20.5%

31.5%

20.3%

26.7%

*

Kansas

24.1%

58.1%

*

48.3%

25.5%

*

13.3%

47.1%

Minnesota

14.7%

7.5%

*

9.0%

*

25.5%

*

16.6%

*

9.8%

*

Missouri

23.8%

5.8%

*

16.3%

*

31.9%

18.0%

*

20.1%

Nebraska

25.0%

14.9%

*

31.1%

*

29.9%

*

15.1%

29.5%

North Dakota

16.5%

23.2%

*

11.9%

*

22.4%

*

17.1%

11.8%

*

South Dakota

23.4%

21.8%

*

25.9%

*

34.7%

19.5%

*

15.4%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

21.4%

18.4%

*

20.9%

23.9%

23.4%

16.2%

District of Columbia

19.9%

16.4%

*

52.3%

*

16.6%

18.9%

22.3%

Florida

20.5%

12.9%

*

21.0%

24.7%

13.5%

20.2%

Georgia

22.3%

48.9%

51.5%

*

25.8%

*

15.3%

29.4%

Maryland

25.0%

32.8%

24.7%

27.7%

22.3%

21.5%

North Carolina

24.1%

12.1%

*

20.4%

23.4%

25.1%

36.0%

South Carolina

19.0%

*

.

27.5%

*

26.6%

*

18.1%

*

9.5%

Virginia

26.9%

21.7%

26.0%

35.0%

24.4%

25.9%

West Virginia

26.6%

*

50.0%

*

17.2%

*

38.5%

25.3%

*

19.7%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

24.4%

.

25.8%

18.2%

32.0%

18.2%

*

Kentucky

23.1%

5.9%

*

20.3%

24.5%

19.5%

29.7%

Mississippi

26.5%

*

.

29.7%

*

22.4%

29.8%

22.3%

Tennessee

20.6%

17.4%

*

26.5%

28.7%

18.6%

*

19.1%

West South Central:

Arkansas

16.8%

41.0%

21.0%

*

12.8%

*

16.4%

*

17.4%

*

Louisiana

18.3%

18.4%

*

14.7%

*

20.5%

18.1%

*

19.0%

Oklahoma

16.4%

20.6%

*

12.5%

*

16.9%

18.6%

10.5%

*

Texas

30.0%

3.6%

*

41.3%

25.3%

16.0%

49.0%

Mountain:

Arizona

23.9%

10.4%

*

19.9%

31.1%

25.2%

20.5%

Colorado

20.8%

19.5%

*

20.9%

23.6%

18.6%

19.2%

Idaho

19.9%

13.0%

*

25.0%

*

22.3%

23.5%

14.9%

*

Montana

11.0%

*

27.0%

*

19.3%

*

13.0%

*

6.2%

*

15.7%

*

Nevada

20.2%

9.8%

*

8.8%

*

27.6%

11.1%

*

29.3%

New Mexico

19.2%

12.2%

*

12.3%

29.9%

19.8%

12.4%

*

Utah

19.2%

2.0%

*

19.8%

*

12.5%

*

17.9%

28.7%

Wyoming

13.6%

7.5%

*

18.8%

*

16.8%

*

29.1%

1.1%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

27.4%

.

.

32.9%

20.6%

*

27.1%

California

15.2%

21.5%

20.6%

20.0%

9.5%

14.6%

Hawaii

11.9%

*

13.3%

*

4.0%

*

7.4%

21.8%

*

12.6%

Oregon

13.3%

6.0%

*

18.5%

19.8%

8.3%

20.4%

Washington

18.3%

0.4%

*

19.4%

27.7%

16.9%

*

5.8%

*

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.

. 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

0.53%

2.68%

0.95%

1.05%

0.78%

1.75%

New England:

Connecticut

2.18%

8.74%

4.21%

3.58%

2.96%

2.80%

Maine

2.59%

9.23%

*

4.96%

9.00%

3.96%

*

4.94%

Massachusetts

1.17%

12.88%

4.27%

2.44%

1.72%

3.67%

New Hampshire

2.04%

6.02%

3.16%

4.70%

4.39%

7.01%

Rhode Island

2.65%

7.66%

*

4.60%

7.68%

2.77%

6.72%

Vermont

2.33%

6.76%

*

6.20%

6.02%

2.61%

5.27%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.81%

5.80%

*

5.66%

8.40%

5.19%

5.21%

New York

2.03%

5.25%

*

5.97%

5.40%

2.14%

4.78%

Pennsylvania

2.42%

3.00%

*

6.90%

2.34%

5.05%

3.40%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.55%

1.58%

*

4.28%

5.80%

4.87%

5.37%

Indiana

2.12%

4.12%

*

3.39%

10.07%

4.41%

5.19%

Michigan

2.73%

7.98%

*

4.75%

6.65%

4.12%

5.99%

Ohio

2.52%

12.80%

*

4.59%

7.79%

*

6.21%

5.71%

Wisconsin

4.43%

6.56%

*

5.30%

5.27%

3.92%

8.37%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.26%

.

5.92%

7.99%

2.38%

8.54%

*

Kansas

2.98%

18.39%

*

12.67%

7.77%

*

2.79%

12.45%

Minnesota

2.90%

2.86%

*

3.22%

*

9.97%

*

5.64%

*

3.15%

*

Missouri

3.04%

5.00%

*

5.22%

*

5.39%

5.48%

*

5.16%

Nebraska

3.63%

5.81%

*

9.40%

*

10.22%

*

4.34%

6.50%

North Dakota

3.27%

7.99%

*

6.26%

*

10.53%

*

4.74%

4.59%

*

South Dakota

4.26%

6.90%

*

8.14%

*

7.89%

6.02%

*

5.88%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.77%

5.72%

*

5.88%

3.31%

4.27%

3.96%

District of Columbia

2.24%

5.20%

*

16.54%

*

2.93%

2.50%

4.43%

Florida

1.58%

6.37%

*

5.66%

4.74%

3.16%

3.35%

Georgia

4.37%

13.99%

15.44%

*

8.08%

*

3.08%

5.71%

Maryland

2.36%

9.22%

7.31%

4.13%

3.64%

4.14%

North Carolina

3.02%

5.68%

*

5.84%

4.73%

7.14%

10.19%

South Carolina

6.16%

*

.

10.84%

*

10.17%

*

8.67%

*

2.54%

Virginia

2.71%

6.10%

5.94%

6.45%

5.54%

4.04%

West Virginia

10.11%

*

15.81%

*

5.16%

*

11.34%

9.62%

*

5.93%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

4.58%

.

6.32%

5.06%

8.25%

5.65%

*

Kentucky

3.60%

5.15%

*

5.52%

6.15%

4.36%

5.62%

Mississippi

8.13%

*

.

9.36%

*

5.88%

8.63%

5.90%

Tennessee

4.04%

7.11%

*

7.45%

8.17%

6.67%

*

3.62%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.64%

11.51%

7.07%

*

11.02%

*

5.00%

*

5.56%

*

Louisiana

4.30%

10.39%

*

4.46%

*

4.76%

7.58%

*

5.44%

Oklahoma

2.77%

7.22%

*

3.88%

*

4.34%

4.03%

3.36%

*

Texas

6.02%

1.11%

*

9.67%

3.89%

2.99%

12.70%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.82%

4.80%

*

4.41%

8.55%

5.52%

5.61%

Colorado

3.08%

5.90%

*

5.91%

4.03%

5.11%

4.32%

Idaho

3.97%

10.03%

*

7.91%

*

5.86%

5.66%

4.50%

*

Montana

4.06%

*

8.54%

*

5.99%

*

7.71%

*

2.77%

*

4.80%

*

Nevada

3.92%

8.57%

*

4.33%

*

4.31%

3.85%

*

6.66%

New Mexico

3.40%

6.45%

*

3.64%

5.78%

4.26%

4.36%

*

Utah

3.83%

0.70%

*

6.18%

*

4.26%

*

4.62%

6.29%

Wyoming

3.50%

2.68%

*

5.81%

*

6.12%

*

8.14%

0.38%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

5.54%

.

.

8.28%

6.34%

*

7.30%

California

1.29%

4.45%

3.36%

2.04%

1.79%

2.07%

Hawaii

3.76%

*

5.60%

*

3.11%

*

1.25%

7.13%

*

2.42%

Oregon

2.50%

5.88%

*

5.06%

5.91%

2.39%

3.74%

Washington

4.26%

0.15%

*

5.46%

6.24%

9.91%

*

2.47%

*

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.

. 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.