United States

19.5%

16.8%

22.9%

17.8%

18.8%

20.6%

New England:

Connecticut

21.4%

17.9%

27.1%

14.5%

17.8%

26.8%

Maine

18.7%

18.4%

22.4%

13.6%

18.2%

21.6%

Massachusetts

13.4%

8.9%

*

16.4%

12.2%

13.8%

12.8%

New Hampshire

21.1%

25.3%

21.2%

19.2%

21.0%

22.4%

Rhode Island

16.6%

9.7%

*

15.2%

14.1%

21.9%

14.2%

Vermont

22.8%

17.7%

27.0%

15.8%

24.2%

24.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

20.7%

25.4%

*

27.8%

18.1%

21.4%

19.7%

New York

17.3%

18.8%

23.5%

18.0%

13.5%

19.6%

Pennsylvania

21.9%

21.2%

24.1%

18.8%

21.8%

23.7%

East North Central:

Illinois

19.3%

17.9%

21.3%

18.0%

18.3%

19.8%

Indiana

21.2%

18.5%

26.0%

21.2%

18.6%

19.0%

Michigan

22.7%

18.1%

*

26.8%

17.2%

22.8%

24.6%

Ohio

19.6%

17.6%

25.6%

14.7%

18.7%

19.5%

Wisconsin

17.1%

15.8%

*

20.2%

16.2%

14.8%

16.6%

West North Central:

Iowa

20.6%

20.4%

25.0%

14.8%

22.3%

18.7%

Kansas

17.7%

17.2%

23.9%

17.1%

14.1%

17.0%

Minnesota

17.3%

14.0%

16.6%

19.1%

15.7%

18.7%

Missouri

20.8%

12.1%

*

23.9%

21.2%

16.8%

24.1%

Nebraska

16.0%

8.3%

*

13.6%

15.7%

18.4%

17.0%

North Dakota

15.5%

6.0%

*

13.3%

14.5%

17.7%

17.1%

South Dakota

15.1%

14.4%

16.9%

13.7%

14.5%

15.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

19.4%

14.5%

27.0%

19.5%

16.0%

21.4%

District of Columbia

19.5%

29.0%

18.3%

*

17.4%

18.9%

23.8%

Florida

18.1%

15.4%

25.9%

16.0%

17.9%

20.3%

Georgia

19.7%

20.8%

19.1%

16.8%

20.9%

20.3%

Maryland

20.9%

20.2%

30.5%

16.8%

18.8%

23.6%

North Carolina

22.4%

10.0%

30.1%

20.6%

19.3%

22.4%

South Carolina

19.6%

8.1%

*

18.2%

20.3%

20.7%

21.9%

Virginia

20.8%

17.7%

19.7%

20.8%

18.8%

25.4%

West Virginia

19.1%

15.4%

18.2%

17.8%

21.2%

19.2%

East South Central:

Alabama

13.1%

5.8%

*

16.9%

12.8%

14.4%

9.4%

*

Kentucky

18.3%

15.1%

22.4%

18.8%

15.1%

18.2%

Mississippi

16.2%

19.9%

18.8%

14.6%

15.0%

15.2%

Tennessee

20.0%

17.3%

17.5%

21.5%

17.4%

23.5%

West South Central:

Arkansas

18.6%

15.3%

24.5%

13.4%

18.5%

17.3%

Louisiana

17.6%

17.8%

*

23.7%

15.1%

15.8%

16.7%

Oklahoma

19.9%

30.9%

*

17.2%

16.2%

21.8%

21.6%

Texas

21.3%

19.4%

23.1%

18.8%

21.7%

22.9%

Mountain:

Arizona

22.7%

16.5%

23.6%

26.4%

23.2%

17.5%

Colorado

20.0%

17.9%

*

20.5%

19.0%

22.5%

19.2%

Idaho

21.9%

12.1%

34.5%

18.3%

21.5%

22.9%

Montana

20.8%

21.2%

19.9%

21.1%

20.0%

21.5%

Nevada

19.4%

15.4%

19.4%

20.8%

16.3%

20.7%

New Mexico

19.0%

12.5%

11.8%

13.4%

24.6%

18.4%

Utah

22.5%

12.2%

17.3%

18.3%

29.6%

19.1%

Wyoming

20.6%

15.8%

25.7%

19.0%

19.6%

20.6%

Pacific:

Alaska

16.8%

8.9%

20.7%

14.4%

16.5%

21.0%

California

19.7%

14.8%

23.6%

17.5%

19.9%

20.9%

Hawaii

14.8%

13.7%

12.3%

*

14.9%

15.7%

13.9%

Oregon

18.7%

20.3%

17.1%

17.3%

18.6%

20.8%

Washington

19.8%

14.6%

21.5%

18.8%

19.9%

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

0.16%

0.94%

0.68%

0.35%

0.40%

0.28%

New England:

Connecticut

1.70%

5.13%

3.31%

2.23%

1.87%

4.09%

Maine

0.71%

2.20%

4.51%

1.61%

1.34%

2.72%

Massachusetts

0.91%

3.22%

*

3.92%

1.35%

1.14%

2.59%

New Hampshire

1.59%

5.24%

2.56%

2.31%

1.90%

3.21%

Rhode Island

1.43%

4.64%

*

2.83%

2.00%

3.13%

2.27%

Vermont

1.22%

4.39%

3.24%

1.21%

1.67%

2.00%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.41%

9.18%

*

4.22%

2.10%

2.39%

2.00%

New York

0.70%

4.68%

3.42%

2.99%

0.81%

4.84%

Pennsylvania

0.70%

3.32%

2.13%

1.50%

1.07%

3.12%

East North Central:

Illinois

0.86%

3.17%

3.55%

1.51%

1.56%

1.93%

Indiana

1.54%

4.71%

3.57%

2.86%

1.12%

3.52%

Michigan

1.55%

5.63%

*

2.15%

2.37%

1.54%

2.41%

Ohio

1.15%

3.69%

2.51%

0.93%

1.77%

1.56%

Wisconsin

1.95%

5.00%

*

2.56%

2.13%

3.13%

2.99%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.89%

5.01%

3.49%

2.56%

2.39%

2.13%

Kansas

1.04%

3.77%

3.19%

1.60%

0.91%

2.18%

Minnesota

0.88%

1.75%

3.58%

1.84%

1.59%

1.38%

Missouri

1.40%

4.12%

*

5.16%

2.05%

2.32%

2.34%

Nebraska

1.07%

2.59%

*

2.87%

2.01%

2.10%

1.70%

North Dakota

0.94%

3.76%

*

3.23%

2.26%

2.29%

1.91%

South Dakota

1.06%

3.54%

4.49%

2.87%

2.61%

2.31%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.03%

2.98%

5.09%

2.12%

2.78%

1.79%

District of Columbia

1.87%

7.89%

5.77%

*

1.80%

3.11%

1.99%

Florida

0.58%

4.03%

3.16%

1.07%

0.93%

1.77%

Georgia

1.03%

5.59%

4.48%

1.96%

1.71%

2.03%

Maryland

1.28%

4.32%

7.02%

1.95%

1.89%

2.36%

North Carolina

1.59%

2.58%

3.24%

2.39%

2.22%

2.33%

South Carolina

1.36%

3.16%

*

3.87%

1.78%

2.06%

3.50%

Virginia

1.04%

4.05%

2.73%

2.26%

1.72%

3.50%

West Virginia

1.02%

4.26%

2.78%

2.64%

1.84%

2.81%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.31%

2.51%

*

3.82%

1.51%

2.50%

3.27%

*

Kentucky

0.95%

4.36%

3.50%

1.46%

1.43%

2.97%

Mississippi

1.40%

5.08%

3.14%

1.69%

2.25%

2.10%

Tennessee

0.65%

4.65%

3.71%

1.91%

2.28%

2.23%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.08%

3.67%

4.13%

2.07%

3.20%

2.50%

Louisiana

1.18%

9.27%

*

4.43%

1.24%

1.61%

1.95%

Oklahoma

1.63%

9.57%

*

4.52%

2.07%

2.52%

3.01%

Texas

0.77%

2.53%

2.59%

1.90%

1.77%

2.55%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.12%

4.11%

4.15%

4.26%

2.48%

2.21%

Colorado

1.22%

9.58%

*

4.05%

2.29%

1.91%

1.93%

Idaho

2.16%

2.91%

6.76%

2.08%

2.13%

2.05%

Montana

1.75%

4.78%

2.97%

3.46%

1.83%

2.35%

Nevada

1.38%

4.37%

4.44%

2.02%

2.75%

2.64%

New Mexico

1.30%

3.42%

3.13%

1.84%

2.76%

0.90%

Utah

1.75%

2.81%

2.07%

2.31%

3.32%

1.81%

Wyoming

2.02%

4.44%

4.41%

1.38%

3.86%

1.60%

Pacific:

Alaska

1.25%

2.40%

4.52%

1.62%

2.30%

2.41%

California

0.70%

2.45%

2.03%

1.12%

1.01%

1.32%

Hawaii

1.18%

3.81%

4.05%

*

2.17%

1.77%

3.15%

Oregon

1.35%

4.53%

2.88%

2.32%

3.39%

1.90%

Washington

1.30%

2.83%

1.99%

2.10%

1.67%

3.25%

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.

** 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.