Table VI.B.2 Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2017
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 84.5%    85.3%    74.1%    92.8%    47.6%    87.0%   
New England:
Connecticut 86.1%    89.8%    66.1%    95.4%    49.3%    88.0%   
Maine 79.5%    78.3%    64.8%    92.5%    43.5%    82.2%   
Massachusetts 90.2%    90.3%    76.3%    98.6%    41.8%    92.4%   
New Hampshire 83.8%    88.6%    56.1%    83.8%    35.6% * 86.1%   
Rhode Island 86.1%    84.7%    79.0%    95.9%    47.8%    88.1%   
Vermont 74.6%    78.0%    50.0%    85.1%    34.1%    78.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 85.3%    86.4%    72.8%    95.9%    43.1%    88.4%   
New York 87.5%    86.2%    80.7%    96.4%    56.2%    89.7%   
Pennsylvania 87.6%    88.6%    74.3%    93.9%    47.3%    89.7%   
East North Central:
Illinois 86.7%    85.3%    82.5%    97.1%    51.7%    88.4%   
Indiana 81.6%    82.5%    74.4%    86.3%    24.1% * 85.9%   
Michigan 85.2%    85.0%    84.9%    86.1%    60.5%    86.5%   
Ohio 85.8%    87.9%    70.9%    91.1%    52.6%    87.5%   
Wisconsin 82.6%    84.7%    58.9%    93.6%    35.0% * 85.2%   
West North Central:
Iowa 83.6%    85.9%    64.3%    92.5%    42.9%    85.4%   
Kansas 84.5%    87.7%    68.5%    88.9%    30.0%    87.3%   
Minnesota 82.9%    84.0%    66.2%    89.2%    41.5%    85.9%   
Missouri 86.3%    90.5%    57.3%    94.4%    38.6%    89.2%   
Nebraska 81.9%    85.4%    59.7%    83.3%    15.8% * 85.3%   
North Dakota 83.7%    85.6%    64.3%    93.3%    53.8%    86.2%   
South Dakota 81.8%    80.7%    47.5%    96.8%    30.2% * 84.7%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 83.4%    83.2%    69.6%    94.9%    63.6%    86.2%   
District of Columbia 92.3%    86.7%    92.4%    98.6%    60.6%    93.8%   
Florida 82.9%    81.0%    82.1%    96.5%    39.8%    86.4%   
Georgia 82.1%    82.6%    82.5%    77.7%    49.2%    85.5%   
Maryland 87.3%    87.5%    77.1%    96.0%    53.1%    89.2%   
North Carolina 79.1%    79.2%    71.3%    88.5%    35.7%    81.6%   
South Carolina 84.2%    83.8%    81.3%    90.3%    48.7%    86.4%   
Virginia 84.5%    85.2%    76.6%    90.9%    44.3%    86.8%   
West Virginia 83.5%    86.5%    63.6%    92.4%    53.5%    85.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 84.9%    88.3%    64.3%    83.4%    25.0% * 87.4%   
Kentucky 87.2%    88.2%    77.4%    91.1%    66.2%    88.6%   
Mississippi 85.4%    88.3%    73.1%    85.8%    53.4%    87.3%   
Tennessee 86.6%    89.8%    75.8%    89.0%    70.9%    87.3%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 78.6%    81.0%    64.5%    84.8%    26.3% * 81.7%   
Louisiana 85.3%    88.1%    71.5%    90.5%    45.8%    87.2%   
Oklahoma 82.7%    84.3%    71.3%    91.0%    57.4%    84.8%   
Texas 85.0%    86.4%    76.9%    90.3%    53.7%    87.2%   
Mountain:
Arizona 87.4%    87.8%    78.2%    98.0%    44.0%    90.1%   
Colorado 82.6%    81.4%    76.1%    94.3%    44.7%    85.5%   
Idaho 74.5%    75.5%    57.3%    91.9%    26.7% * 76.8%   
Montana 73.2%    68.8%    57.7%    92.7%    27.5%    77.0%   
Nevada 86.2%    87.8%    79.0%    95.9%    39.4%    89.8%   
New Mexico 79.9%    78.7%    75.8%    92.3%    34.6% * 82.6%   
Utah 79.7%    83.5%    62.3%    --    49.6%    83.0%   
Wyoming 69.5%    71.2%    55.5%    79.2%    34.6%    72.9%   
Pacific:
Alaska 72.5%    78.5%    44.0%    73.7%    45.0%    74.9%   
California 83.8%    85.2%    71.2%    95.1%    54.0%    86.1%   
Hawaii 92.1%    89.8%    97.5%    98.3%    85.2%    92.5%   
Oregon 77.7%    80.6%    54.7%    90.1%    37.6%    80.7%   
Washington 84.5%    85.6%    68.2%    94.3%    40.9%    87.7%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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 few reported values in cell.

 

Table VI.B.2 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2017
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 0.23%    0.30%    0.86%    0.47%    1.86%    0.23%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.13%    1.37%    4.49%    1.84%    10.41%    1.12%   
Maine 1.50%    2.21%    6.27%    2.10%    10.80%    1.54%   
Massachusetts 1.09%    1.45%    5.26%    0.87%    9.23%    1.05%   
New Hampshire 1.38%    1.57%    5.83%    4.33%    12.70% * 1.35%   
Rhode Island 1.36%    1.93%    5.20%    1.74%    11.30%    1.31%   
Vermont 1.77%    2.31%    8.87%    3.31%    8.98%    1.76%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.26%    1.77%    3.80%    1.38%    10.19%    1.17%   
New York 0.96%    1.43%    3.52%    1.25%    6.34%    0.93%   
Pennsylvania 0.93%    1.26%    3.69%    1.57%    8.84%    0.90%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.17%    1.58%    4.95%    1.42%    14.75%    1.12%   
Indiana 2.36%    3.15%    4.87%    4.38%    11.39% * 1.29%   
Michigan 1.58%    1.67%    3.68%    6.68%    8.82%    1.64%   
Ohio 1.06%    1.26%    5.63%    2.27%    11.31%    1.01%   
Wisconsin 1.34%    1.75%    6.18%    1.87%    13.32% * 1.31%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.38%    1.60%    5.89%    2.55%    12.34%    1.39%   
Kansas 1.33%    1.56%    5.93%    3.66%    8.46%    1.28%   
Minnesota 1.47%    1.76%    6.41%    3.01%    8.02%    1.35%   
Missouri 1.51%    1.61%    6.06%    1.92%    9.85%    1.31%   
Nebraska 1.56%    1.57%    6.67%    7.16%    7.92% * 1.48%   
North Dakota 1.31%    1.68%    5.26%    2.03%    7.98%    1.29%   
South Dakota 1.35%    2.26%    5.83%    1.02%    9.13% * 1.37%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.66%    2.19%    6.24%    2.40%    9.46%    1.46%   
District of Columbia 1.20%    2.80%    2.09%    0.52%    9.77%    1.21%   
Florida 1.24%    1.63%    4.42%    1.47%    10.30%    1.16%   
Georgia 1.52%    1.79%    4.48%    7.64%    12.17%    1.48%   
Maryland 1.26%    1.57%    5.35%    1.62%    12.27%    1.22%   
North Carolina 1.35%    1.71%    5.42%    2.93%    8.91%    1.34%   
South Carolina 1.20%    1.53%    4.47%    3.19%    13.71%    1.16%   
Virginia 1.84%    2.00%    7.19%    3.08%    11.70%    1.91%   
West Virginia 1.35%    1.74%    5.23%    2.21%    12.08%    1.37%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.31%    1.48%    5.88%    5.45%    9.89% * 1.26%   
Kentucky 1.15%    1.61%    4.38%    2.51%    12.98%    1.10%   
Mississippi 1.38%    1.52%    6.61%    5.07%    10.96%    1.37%   
Tennessee 1.14%    1.40%    3.76%    3.69%    8.38%    1.18%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.26%    2.35%    7.85%    4.54%    10.92% * 2.26%   
Louisiana 1.29%    1.49%    4.88%    3.92%    11.38%    1.28%   
Oklahoma 1.37%    1.86%    4.48%    3.15%    9.14%    1.40%   
Texas 0.84%    1.05%    3.01%    2.55%    6.54%    0.83%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.28%    1.62%    4.58%    0.99%    9.97%    1.16%   
Colorado 1.39%    1.86%    4.66%    2.10%    8.81%    1.37%   
Idaho 1.82%    2.45%    5.71%    2.83%    8.95% * 1.85%   
Montana 1.95%    2.80%    6.47%    2.21%    8.04%    1.94%   
Nevada 1.33%    1.63%    4.15%    3.36%    8.52%    1.27%   
New Mexico 1.60%    2.19%    5.03%    3.47%    10.86% * 1.58%   
Utah 1.55%    1.73%    5.67%    --    8.58%    1.54%   
Wyoming 2.06%    2.55%    6.00%    5.58%    8.34%    2.13%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.92%    2.18%    6.44%    6.12%    10.76%    1.93%   
California 0.92%    1.13%    3.03%    1.34%    4.98%    0.94%   
Hawaii 3.09%    4.29%    0.97%    1.11%    6.32%    3.25%   
Oregon 1.72%    2.11%    5.58%    3.61%    10.93%    1.74%   
Washington 1.27%    1.60%    5.50%    2.19%    9.88%    1.20%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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 few reported values in cell.