United States

15.3%

13.9%

10.9%

23.5%

10.3%

15.5%

New England:

Connecticut

16.1%

12.3%

*

12.0%

*

24.1%

*

26.0%

*

16.0%

Maine

12.1%

10.2%

15.8%

*

14.6%

17.9%

*

11.9%

Massachusetts

21.3%

18.0%

11.1%

*

35.1%

9.9%

*

21.8%

New Hampshire

11.0%

7.0%

3.5%

*

30.4%

2.4%

*

11.3%

Rhode Island

18.2%

13.7%

5.1%

*

45.6%

3.7%

*

18.9%

Vermont

15.2%

10.5%

9.9%

*

26.3%

*

7.8%

*

15.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

22.5%

22.6%

8.6%

*

31.3%

6.5%

*

24.0%

New York

13.9%

9.4%

10.6%

*

24.0%

5.8%

*

14.3%

Pennsylvania

16.2%

14.4%

6.5%

*

27.4%

3.4%

*

17.0%

East North Central:

Illinois

11.8%

8.1%

17.5%

*

20.4%

*

23.5%

*

11.4%

Indiana

15.4%

14.4%

4.1%

*

19.6%

46.1%

14.9%

Michigan

15.8%

7.3%

8.1%

*

30.7%

9.4%

*

16.1%

Ohio

10.7%

7.5%

4.2%

*

23.3%

14.2%

*

10.5%

Wisconsin

11.7%

9.5%

6.4%

*

20.9%

*

0.0%

12.1%

West North Central:

Iowa

13.8%

9.4%

5.2%

*

30.3%

14.5%

*

13.7%

Kansas

10.9%

10.7%

9.7%

*

12.3%

*

0.1%

*

12.0%

Minnesota

19.8%

11.7%

15.0%

*

34.9%

6.6%

*

20.1%

Missouri

23.1%

25.9%

12.4%

*

19.1%

*

11.6%

*

23.5%

Nebraska

12.8%

*

10.3%

*

9.9%

*

22.1%

*

0.0%

12.9%

*

North Dakota

17.2%

10.7%

*

5.8%

*

33.5%

0.0%

18.0%

South Dakota

10.6%

9.4%

8.6%

*

13.6%

*

6.1%

*

10.8%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

13.3%

*

19.9%

*

5.1%

*

3.3%

*

1.0%

*

16.4%

District of Columbia

12.5%

16.1%

*

4.8%

*

29.7%

0.7%

*

19.2%

Florida

17.9%

19.5%

6.2%

*

14.5%

*

12.0%

*

18.1%

Georgia

14.8%

16.0%

*

11.8%

*

8.5%

*

28.6%

*

14.0%

Maryland

11.7%

11.4%

11.1%

*

13.1%

*

10.2%

*

11.8%

North Carolina

16.1%

11.0%

28.7%

*

21.0%

26.3%

*

16.0%

South Carolina

12.3%

10.1%

36.4%

7.7%

*

5.5%

*

12.7%

Virginia

10.3%

8.9%

15.0%

*

15.7%

*

10.1%

*

10.3%

West Virginia

17.2%

7.4%

5.8%

*

46.2%

8.2%

*

17.3%

East South Central:

Alabama

12.4%

13.8%

4.1%

*

10.1%

*

4.7%

*

12.7%

Kentucky

15.7%

18.4%

7.9%

10.5%

*

0.0%

15.8%

Mississippi

10.1%

*

10.9%

*

5.2%

*

6.5%

*

2.5%

*

10.5%

*

Tennessee

12.9%

15.1%

15.2%

*

5.7%

*

58.3%

*

11.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

12.9%

9.4%

9.0%

*

27.0%

*

3.3%

*

13.2%

Louisiana

9.4%

11.3%

7.2%

*

0.7%

*

0.0%

9.4%

Oklahoma

5.5%

8.1%

3.8%

*

0.9%

*

10.9%

*

5.3%

Texas

8.5%

7.1%

*

10.8%

*

13.7%

*

5.8%

*

8.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

11.8%

*

8.3%

10.6%

*

30.8%

*

24.1%

*

11.5%

*

Colorado

13.1%

11.9%

18.6%

*

11.4%

*

9.0%

*

13.8%

Idaho

16.9%

18.8%

3.3%

*

21.4%

*

12.8%

*

17.2%

Montana

16.2%

15.5%

3.7%

*

25.2%

29.6%

*

16.1%

Nevada

15.6%

17.4%

*

11.3%

*

22.7%

*

4.1%

*

16.3%

New Mexico

17.4%

18.2%

*

16.8%

*

15.0%

4.5%

*

18.0%

Utah

14.9%

13.9%

3.5%

*

22.2%

37.6%

*

14.4%

Wyoming

16.4%

17.2%

*

13.5%

*

15.9%

*

3.5%

*

16.9%

Pacific:

Alaska

18.7%

*

14.8%

*

7.1%

*

30.2%

*

52.8%

*

18.5%

*

California

18.8%

19.6%

10.9%

28.0%

12.4%

*

19.1%

Hawaii

28.4%

25.3%

37.1%

*

37.1%

18.7%

*

29.4%

Oregon

26.2%

18.3%

25.4%

*

56.2%

18.3%

*

26.5%

Washington

13.8%

*

14.2%

*

3.3%

*

26.0%

9.0%

*

14.0%

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.

United States

0.60%

0.68%

1.14%

0.79%

1.37%

0.64%

New England:

Connecticut

3.38%

4.94%

*

4.10%

*

8.38%

*

9.22%

*

3.38%

Maine

1.42%

1.61%

6.44%

*

4.04%

10.39%

*

1.48%

Massachusetts

3.81%

2.93%

4.79%

*

6.83%

4.86%

*

4.02%

New Hampshire

1.91%

2.11%

1.30%

*

7.75%

4.52%

*

1.92%

Rhode Island

4.06%

4.02%

4.48%

*

7.34%

3.15%

*

4.43%

Vermont

1.95%

1.88%

10.77%

*

10.27%

*

5.03%

*

2.04%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.37%

4.02%

8.33%

*

8.70%

5.24%

*

3.31%

New York

2.50%

2.26%

6.09%

*

2.91%

5.44%

*

2.45%

Pennsylvania

2.65%

3.39%

3.67%

*

5.79%

10.27%

*

2.81%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.12%

2.05%

6.36%

*

8.86%

*

10.26%

*

3.12%

Indiana

2.18%

2.18%

2.00%

*

5.48%

13.08%

2.22%

Michigan

3.15%

1.56%

10.26%

*

7.70%

10.01%

*

3.06%

Ohio

1.47%

1.90%

2.49%

*

5.89%

13.47%

*

1.41%

Wisconsin

3.01%

2.81%

4.01%

*

8.03%

*

0.00%

3.00%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.54%

2.16%

1.86%

*

7.16%

9.94%

*

2.73%

Kansas

1.05%

0.91%

4.80%

*

5.73%

*

0.09%

*

1.07%

Minnesota

2.68%

1.70%

8.32%

*

9.40%

4.29%

*

2.87%

Missouri

4.44%

6.06%

9.79%

*

5.89%

*

3.65%

*

4.70%

Nebraska

4.76%

*

4.59%

*

8.48%

*

6.99%

*

0.00%

4.76%

*

North Dakota

3.93%

3.66%

*

4.17%

*

8.27%

0.00%

3.90%

South Dakota

2.17%

2.44%

10.06%

*

6.25%

*

11.08%

*

2.43%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4.63%

*

7.60%

*

8.43%

*

2.06%

*

10.44%

*

4.71%

District of Columbia

3.44%

6.62%

*

9.80%

*

6.58%

18.14%

*

3.21%

Florida

3.76%

4.15%

2.48%

*

6.01%

*

4.55%

*

3.72%

Georgia

3.11%

5.19%

*

8.84%

*

4.50%

*

11.03%

*

3.05%

Maryland

2.29%

2.49%

4.98%

*

4.13%

*

4.44%

*

2.43%

North Carolina

3.01%

2.80%

10.74%

*

5.97%

8.24%

*

3.03%

South Carolina

1.98%

2.45%

10.04%

2.72%

*

3.37%

*

2.02%

Virginia

1.17%

1.24%

6.66%

*

8.44%

*

9.94%

*

1.25%

West Virginia

4.22%

1.27%

3.52%

*

11.77%

10.02%

*

4.27%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.88%

2.83%

4.03%

*

3.41%

*

3.05%

*

2.83%

Kentucky

3.03%

3.98%

2.10%

3.38%

*

0.00%

3.03%

Mississippi

3.59%

*

3.70%

*

10.83%

*

2.20%

*

2.50%

*

3.58%

*

Tennessee

2.47%

3.88%

4.81%

*

2.74%

*

17.93%

*

2.01%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.92%

2.59%

3.81%

*

8.30%

*

5.03%

*

3.19%

Louisiana

2.19%

2.93%

4.45%

*

0.49%

*

0.00%

2.20%

Oklahoma

1.14%

1.47%

6.37%

*

0.97%

*

11.45%

*

1.18%

Texas

0.95%

2.17%

*

5.60%

*

4.60%

*

10.36%

*

1.76%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.76%

*

2.00%

3.61%

*

11.71%

*

11.51%

*

3.95%

*

Colorado

3.01%

3.21%

10.48%

*

6.74%

*

4.60%

*

3.35%

Idaho

3.41%

3.96%

1.91%

*

10.24%

*

6.67%

*

3.58%

Montana

3.19%

3.08%

11.31%

*

6.94%

11.73%

*

3.25%

Nevada

4.21%

6.21%

*

5.04%

*

9.25%

*

5.10%

*

4.50%

New Mexico

4.77%

7.02%

*

6.86%

*

4.27%

10.66%

*

4.95%

Utah

2.11%

2.19%

1.30%

*

5.30%

12.38%

*

2.20%

Wyoming

3.68%

5.59%

*

7.72%

*

5.33%

*

1.66%

*

3.65%

Pacific:

Alaska

6.18%

*

6.00%

*

5.00%

*

13.31%

*

16.69%

*

6.21%

*

California

1.92%

2.32%

2.44%

8.03%

9.98%

*

2.06%

Hawaii

2.23%

2.89%

11.34%

*

8.83%

7.53%

*

2.62%

Oregon

3.81%

3.53%

8.22%

*

9.28%

5.61%

*

3.91%

Washington

4.19%

*

6.38%

*

6.92%

*

6.86%

10.22%

*

4.09%

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.