United States

26.1%

32.3%

22.6%

30.4%

25.2%

25.1%

New England:

Connecticut

21.4%

30.4%

*

23.7%

24.6%

19.2%

20.3%

Maine

27.6%

42.0%

22.9%

39.3%

24.0%

28.2%

Massachusetts

25.9%

10.7%

*

19.5%

27.4%

28.7%

25.0%

New Hampshire

23.9%

30.9%

21.5%

32.1%

20.7%

24.3%

Rhode Island

26.3%

29.8%

32.3%

36.5%

21.5%

25.9%

Vermont

25.7%

23.0%

*

19.7%

35.4%

25.4%

26.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

22.3%

6.6%

*

22.6%

25.5%

24.5%

20.0%

New York

24.0%

24.6%

20.1%

27.4%

23.3%

23.9%

Pennsylvania

22.5%

22.6%

18.6%

26.5%

22.4%

22.5%

East North Central:

Illinois

25.5%

20.0%

24.4%

29.9%

26.1%

23.7%

Indiana

27.4%

33.8%

22.1%

33.0%

29.0%

26.2%

Michigan

19.6%

26.8%

*

15.8%

28.0%

17.7%

20.1%

Ohio

28.4%

49.4%

37.0%

26.2%

23.8%

23.3%

Wisconsin

23.1%

27.1%

24.7%

26.8%

19.3%

21.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

23.2%

27.0%

14.9%

33.4%

24.0%

27.6%

Kansas

27.4%

15.5%

*

20.2%

35.5%

25.1%

30.2%

Minnesota

26.0%

17.0%

*

22.9%

31.3%

25.6%

*

26.0%

Missouri

29.8%

31.0%

21.0%

33.5%

26.2%

34.1%

Nebraska

29.4%

35.6%

19.8%

*

39.3%

29.6%

27.5%

North Dakota

25.7%

31.8%

*

18.2%

31.1%

26.1%

24.4%

South Dakota

27.9%

22.3%

*

23.8%

29.4%

32.8%

28.0%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

25.4%

35.0%

22.1%

32.7%

28.0%

20.1%

District of Columbia

27.2%

38.8%

69.4%

*

21.9%

32.1%

21.6%

Florida

31.0%

35.7%

30.0%

38.8%

26.0%

26.0%

Georgia

28.5%

49.8%

31.2%

31.4%

25.7%

27.0%

Maryland

22.7%

34.5%

9.1%

*

35.2%

23.6%

24.6%

North Carolina

25.3%

44.0%

18.8%

24.6%

28.9%

28.6%

South Carolina

31.6%

39.5%

24.6%

*

38.4%

34.3%

25.6%

Virginia

28.0%

36.2%

23.8%

30.3%

27.6%

26.2%

West Virginia

25.7%

16.1%

*

33.9%

28.8%

24.3%

18.4%

East South Central:

Alabama

20.9%

24.3%

*

14.4%

*

31.4%

16.1%

31.3%

Kentucky

27.3%

47.1%

24.2%

33.4%

26.8%

23.2%

Mississippi

30.2%

31.2%

28.6%

33.5%

34.2%

23.6%

Tennessee

28.8%

25.2%

21.8%

*

30.3%

25.2%

35.1%

West South Central:

Arkansas

24.8%

33.0%

19.3%

36.4%

22.1%

28.1%

Louisiana

29.3%

52.3%

21.1%

*

32.2%

32.6%

27.5%

Oklahoma

25.0%

16.6%

*

27.9%

*

29.9%

21.8%

26.0%

Texas

29.3%

47.7%

24.2%

33.7%

30.5%

23.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

24.4%

40.7%

20.7%

22.1%

23.4%

32.6%

Colorado

26.1%

22.0%

*

25.2%

30.6%

24.3%

24.7%

Idaho

24.7%

24.3%

17.7%

27.4%

25.9%

27.4%

Montana

32.7%

32.8%

29.4%

32.8%

29.8%

36.9%

Nevada

24.2%

38.8%

27.6%

*

24.5%

25.7%

19.2%

New Mexico

26.8%

37.3%

28.5%

28.4%

27.0%

21.9%

Utah

21.8%

28.1%

25.2%

27.8%

17.4%

25.3%

Wyoming

24.1%

17.9%

*

22.9%

30.3%

21.9%

23.7%

Pacific:

Alaska

25.0%

30.9%

36.8%

25.8%

21.4%

24.5%

California

27.0%

36.4%

23.0%

29.5%

25.8%

27.0%

Hawaii

24.5%

3.6%

*

9.9%

*

25.5%

25.5%

30.5%

Oregon

25.3%

27.0%

25.2%

30.5%

20.9%

27.8%

Washington

26.6%

22.4%

*

19.0%

35.6%

27.5%

22.0%

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

0.32%

1.70%

0.82%

0.68%

0.57%

0.58%

New England:

Connecticut

1.56%

9.73%

*

3.07%

3.81%

2.78%

3.52%

Maine

2.03%

7.32%

6.05%

2.69%

3.60%

2.58%

Massachusetts

1.84%

5.25%

*

3.96%

3.41%

4.18%

2.38%

New Hampshire

1.65%

7.16%

3.29%

2.58%

3.18%

3.69%

Rhode Island

2.15%

7.93%

4.32%

4.23%

4.42%

2.23%

Vermont

1.66%

8.37%

*

4.21%

3.07%

2.68%

4.57%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

0.85%

7.99%

*

6.23%

3.56%

3.56%

1.26%

New York

0.90%

6.89%

3.27%

1.95%

2.13%

1.43%

Pennsylvania

2.07%

5.22%

2.54%

1.92%

4.20%

2.00%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.22%

5.38%

3.82%

3.67%

3.38%

3.80%

Indiana

1.76%

6.01%

1.36%

2.26%

6.22%

4.27%

Michigan

1.36%

8.03%

*

3.06%

4.12%

1.99%

4.55%

Ohio

2.66%

9.84%

5.74%

3.31%

5.24%

0.90%

Wisconsin

1.63%

6.07%

4.08%

2.36%

1.17%

3.21%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.98%

6.54%

4.15%

4.96%

2.40%

3.16%

Kansas

1.64%

6.52%

*

6.00%

3.82%

2.88%

2.61%

Minnesota

2.05%

8.94%

*

4.51%

3.04%

8.16%

*

2.48%

Missouri

1.93%

8.08%

5.26%

4.91%

5.04%

2.48%

Nebraska

2.06%

9.85%

6.64%

*

5.00%

4.32%

3.46%

North Dakota

2.38%

10.33%

*

5.01%

5.14%

2.36%

2.24%

South Dakota

0.96%

9.25%

*

4.78%

5.67%

6.41%

3.48%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.04%

8.47%

3.99%

2.16%

6.26%

1.36%

District of Columbia

1.57%

11.03%

21.94%

*

2.76%

1.17%

2.33%

Florida

1.16%

8.18%

5.48%

1.70%

1.88%

3.04%

Georgia

0.73%

13.09%

6.96%

2.69%

3.88%

1.71%

Maryland

2.20%

7.90%

3.83%

*

2.36%

2.31%

2.07%

North Carolina

1.66%

10.63%

3.72%

3.84%

4.15%

3.26%

South Carolina

2.94%

10.17%

8.30%

*

2.26%

6.18%

2.50%

Virginia

1.27%

6.20%

2.77%

4.81%

2.57%

2.87%

West Virginia

2.33%

8.35%

*

7.25%

3.02%

4.28%

3.02%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.25%

7.45%

*

6.12%

*

2.29%

3.45%

5.26%

Kentucky

2.52%

12.03%

6.15%

3.34%

3.75%

4.31%

Mississippi

1.31%

7.47%

5.65%

4.32%

8.41%

4.08%

Tennessee

2.18%

6.95%

6.84%

*

3.11%

3.56%

6.15%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.94%

7.35%

3.62%

4.51%

5.38%

1.80%

Louisiana

1.96%

10.86%

7.57%

*

3.37%

7.51%

3.62%

Oklahoma

3.07%

10.82%

*

9.82%

*

3.99%

6.41%

3.08%

Texas

2.62%

6.32%

4.59%

3.44%

4.15%

2.83%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.98%

9.47%

4.38%

4.62%

3.51%

4.47%

Colorado

1.22%

6.75%

*

5.54%

2.23%

3.27%

2.98%

Idaho

2.60%

6.86%

4.82%

3.21%

3.49%

3.32%

Montana

2.08%

8.32%

6.68%

3.58%

3.08%

2.94%

Nevada

1.53%

6.21%

8.80%

*

2.76%

4.44%

2.41%

New Mexico

1.65%

8.78%

7.31%

3.87%

2.21%

3.13%

Utah

1.87%

7.40%

3.38%

1.83%

2.93%

3.86%

Wyoming

2.00%

8.51%

*

4.79%

5.64%

3.60%

2.59%

Pacific:

Alaska

1.94%

9.18%

8.98%

2.57%

6.04%

4.59%

California

1.28%

6.15%

2.34%

1.51%

2.90%

1.57%

Hawaii

1.92%

5.00%

*

4.16%

*

2.11%

3.75%

5.18%

Oregon

1.65%

6.91%

4.54%

3.92%

2.95%

3.57%

Washington

2.25%

9.58%

*

4.30%

3.49%

6.09%

2.29%

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.