United States

28.5%

33.6%

29.2%

34.9%

23.8%

30.0%

New England:

Connecticut

27.3%

40.1%

*

28.0%

39.5%

22.3%

20.6%

Maine

32.0%

36.0%

31.0%

34.2%

34.0%

26.9%

Massachusetts

28.9%

44.5%

22.7%

34.4%

28.9%

26.4%

New Hampshire

28.4%

31.0%

24.3%

35.6%

23.1%

*

34.0%

Rhode Island

24.4%

.

35.5%

33.2%

19.8%

24.7%

Vermont

26.5%

30.0%

*

37.0%

29.6%

*

24.9%

24.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

30.7%

46.8%

40.0%

25.6%

26.6%

29.1%

New York

22.9%

22.3%

25.5%

32.2%

20.0%

23.6%

Pennsylvania

24.6%

32.8%

*

21.6%

25.7%

22.6%

27.8%

East North Central:

Illinois

27.8%

24.6%

*

24.8%

43.0%

25.7%

27.9%

Indiana

22.9%

42.1%

*

13.5%

32.8%

25.2%

33.0%

Michigan

22.8%

34.0%

*

22.8%

29.4%

17.6%

28.8%

Ohio

24.1%

41.3%

*

21.1%

*

42.8%

23.1%

*

21.8%

Wisconsin

26.3%

43.2%

*

31.9%

25.3%

22.6%

18.7%

West North Central:

Iowa

27.9%

.

32.0%

22.4%

*

30.1%

33.9%

Kansas

23.3%

80.6%

*

36.5%

35.2%

*

19.6%

*

26.1%

Minnesota

28.9%

21.9%

*

25.3%

*

41.7%

*

32.1%

23.6%

Missouri

26.1%

9.6%

*

21.3%

*

30.0%

*

22.3%

22.4%

Nebraska

25.6%

14.7%

*

31.6%

*

33.7%

*

11.1%

*

28.3%

North Dakota

40.8%

80.5%

*

30.2%

*

85.8%

37.1%

33.8%

South Dakota

35.1%

40.5%

27.9%

*

42.2%

35.2%

*

20.0%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

28.9%

68.8%

34.6%

43.3%

23.9%

18.7%

District of Columbia

22.2%

19.9%

*

76.9%

*

24.6%

21.3%

17.9%

Florida

37.2%

43.2%

47.3%

48.8%

25.2%

35.1%

Georgia

30.0%

100.0%

*

75.7%

*

46.9%

22.1%

40.2%

Maryland

35.0%

55.4%

40.7%

38.8%

27.6%

28.9%

North Carolina

29.9%

18.3%

*

17.8%

*

35.5%

32.4%

44.7%

South Carolina

22.5%

21.5%

*

25.7%

*

28.9%

*

19.1%

*

21.8%

Virginia

31.2%

48.3%

29.3%

36.8%

31.2%

27.3%

West Virginia

24.9%

.

19.6%

21.7%

*

28.1%

*

20.2%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

28.7%

35.9%

*

38.5%

27.4%

16.7%

*

30.8%

Kentucky

29.8%

82.9%

21.1%

*

27.1%

*

32.0%

31.6%

Mississippi

42.8%

56.8%

*

34.9%

*

54.6%

49.2%

44.9%

Tennessee

27.0%

63.3%

*

11.7%

*

28.0%

*

26.2%

24.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

34.5%

42.2%

*

33.3%

26.1%

*

35.4%

*

38.3%

Louisiana

32.2%

59.4%

21.6%

*

31.7%

21.7%

*

47.4%

Oklahoma

27.5%

25.1%

*

8.4%

*

38.1%

33.1%

32.0%

Texas

34.4%

8.7%

*

44.9%

33.4%

22.4%

44.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

34.4%

40.2%

*

41.4%

32.1%

35.6%

22.2%

*

Colorado

22.7%

18.5%

*

21.7%

29.6%

17.2%

*

26.1%

*

Idaho

25.3%

13.0%

*

24.9%

*

32.5%

26.0%

*

23.1%

*

Montana

36.2%

60.0%

*

33.0%

*

51.1%

33.7%

12.1%

*

Nevada

30.9%

18.3%

*

60.3%

41.6%

21.1%

26.1%

*

New Mexico

30.6%

57.9%

36.0%

*

34.6%

37.2%

17.0%

*

Utah

22.7%

19.1%

*

28.1%

26.2%

17.8%

*

26.8%

Wyoming

31.8%

31.0%

*

52.0%

*

42.6%

20.2%

*

23.8%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

33.6%

.

.

40.3%

29.1%

*

26.4%

California

31.0%

31.1%

35.5%

33.8%

23.9%

33.4%

Hawaii

25.6%

29.4%

*

12.0%

*

19.5%

38.8%

25.0%

Oregon

19.2%

9.7%

*

16.5%

45.1%

13.2%

*

22.0%

Washington

29.5%

41.2%

*

21.5%

49.3%

27.4%

18.4%

*

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.

. 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

0.76%

4.37%

1.71%

1.53%

0.87%

1.36%

New England:

Connecticut

3.02%

12.48%

*

5.48%

9.04%

5.25%

3.94%

Maine

3.44%

9.17%

6.95%

7.42%

4.83%

4.77%

Massachusetts

1.44%

10.17%

4.48%

4.66%

2.67%

3.66%

New Hampshire

2.27%

7.64%

3.50%

6.77%

7.55%

*

6.85%

Rhode Island

1.13%

.

6.16%

8.07%

4.52%

6.07%

Vermont

3.17%

9.36%

*

9.85%

10.37%

*

4.89%

6.90%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.94%

13.06%

10.65%

5.42%

6.38%

7.47%

New York

2.07%

6.25%

6.75%

3.13%

3.28%

3.76%

Pennsylvania

1.99%

10.21%

*

6.30%

7.53%

3.53%

5.32%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.72%

7.41%

*

6.70%

8.57%

6.21%

5.87%

Indiana

6.06%

14.00%

*

3.78%

8.12%

5.92%

9.62%

Michigan

2.28%

10.68%

*

4.91%

7.37%

4.70%

5.45%

Ohio

3.68%

13.27%

*

7.31%

*

10.80%

7.18%

*

6.26%

Wisconsin

5.68%

13.89%

*

7.01%

6.85%

6.39%

5.02%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.87%

.

8.83%

8.58%

*

6.47%

9.57%

Kansas

5.71%

25.50%

*

9.88%

11.07%

*

7.27%

*

6.75%

Minnesota

6.09%

8.21%

*

7.66%

*

12.64%

*

8.07%

6.10%

Missouri

3.78%

6.65%

*

6.75%

*

9.69%

*

5.48%

6.46%

Nebraska

3.66%

4.95%

*

9.54%

*

11.08%

*

3.80%

*

7.10%

North Dakota

6.31%

25.47%

*

10.65%

*

20.31%

9.98%

8.64%

South Dakota

6.80%

12.09%

9.04%

*

10.64%

11.34%

*

6.32%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4.40%

18.14%

9.65%

8.38%

5.99%

5.57%

District of Columbia

2.17%

6.30%

*

24.31%

*

4.58%

4.81%

5.10%

Florida

4.24%

10.45%

13.21%

6.94%

6.30%

7.31%

Georgia

5.61%

31.62%

*

23.95%

*

11.34%

5.13%

4.79%

Maryland

2.64%

13.18%

9.55%

3.24%

6.59%

5.46%

North Carolina

4.15%

5.78%

*

5.54%

*

9.43%

9.25%

13.37%

South Carolina

5.57%

6.79%

*

8.14%

*

11.33%

*

6.81%

*

5.75%

Virginia

2.51%

13.82%

7.64%

7.71%

5.18%

4.88%

West Virginia

7.14%

.

5.87%

6.87%

*

10.44%

*

6.81%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

4.90%

11.35%

*

9.55%

7.90%

6.24%

*

7.43%

Kentucky

7.42%

24.77%

7.97%

*

9.64%

*

8.74%

6.62%

Mississippi

8.37%

17.95%

*

11.33%

*

13.90%

11.68%

12.00%

Tennessee

4.02%

20.01%

*

3.58%

*

8.73%

*

6.27%

4.12%

West South Central:

Arkansas

5.85%

13.27%

*

9.52%

8.77%

*

11.40%

*

9.35%

Louisiana

4.95%

17.72%

7.90%

*

8.23%

6.76%

*

11.66%

Oklahoma

6.12%

7.92%

*

11.75%

*

8.17%

7.49%

7.48%

Texas

5.28%

3.15%

*

12.22%

9.11%

3.90%

10.34%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.17%

12.73%

*

11.56%

8.50%

9.00%

7.54%

*

Colorado

3.77%

8.12%

*

5.68%

5.07%

5.66%

*

8.22%

*

Idaho

6.93%

4.39%

*

7.89%

*

9.07%

8.56%

*

7.09%

*

Montana

6.10%

18.97%

*

10.01%

*

13.92%

9.88%

3.84%

*

Nevada

3.25%

10.17%

*

17.01%

5.58%

4.89%

8.77%

*

New Mexico

5.51%

15.27%

11.76%

*

6.99%

8.79%

5.59%

*

Utah

3.26%

8.60%

*

6.99%

4.63%

6.29%

*

6.98%

Wyoming

6.37%

9.87%

*

15.79%

*

11.54%

7.35%

*

7.54%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

8.68%

.

.

11.00%

9.03%

*

7.59%

California

1.77%

8.05%

3.08%

2.48%

2.56%

3.28%

Hawaii

3.55%

9.58%

*

4.37%

*

5.22%

5.39%

6.79%

Oregon

5.10%

3.07%

*

4.60%

10.99%

8.24%

*

5.62%

Washington

3.65%

13.02%

*

6.12%

11.15%

7.20%

8.25%

*

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.

. 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.