United States

34.4%

34.0%

32.5%

39.1%

43.0%

31.6%

New England:

Connecticut

27.3%

31.6%

22.6%

*

15.7%

*

46.2%

24.6%

Maine

26.8%

27.3%

19.4%

*

31.2%

35.2%

24.6%

Massachusetts

30.2%

30.3%

33.3%

25.4%

*

43.7%

27.8%

New Hampshire

29.4%

31.2%

30.3%

19.9%

*

27.5%

*

30.0%

Rhode Island

32.4%

35.8%

25.5%

*

20.3%

*

35.0%

31.8%

Vermont

26.7%

25.3%

19.0%

*

37.8%

37.2%

24.1%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

31.2%

31.4%

18.0%

*

43.0%

30.7%

31.3%

New York

29.3%

29.1%

28.8%

31.2%

*

36.8%

27.5%

Pennsylvania

32.4%

35.0%

25.9%

25.1%

*

36.6%

31.1%

East North Central:

Illinois

37.4%

39.3%

30.5%

31.1%

*

36.7%

37.6%

Indiana

43.2%

40.2%

41.1%

61.1%

45.0%

42.5%

Michigan

32.0%

34.0%

20.3%

*

37.0%

47.7%

26.7%

Ohio

32.3%

29.9%

39.5%

38.7%

36.7%

30.5%

Wisconsin

33.3%

35.0%

25.2%

*

33.9%

*

38.7%

31.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

40.1%

39.8%

44.4%

37.6%

43.7%

38.7%

Kansas

30.5%

27.6%

41.6%

36.0%

*

33.0%

29.1%

Minnesota

36.2%

41.5%

17.3%

*

32.0%

39.3%

35.2%

Missouri

31.2%

28.3%

34.7%

46.6%

36.6%

28.9%

Nebraska

37.5%

39.1%

27.8%

*

41.2%

*

43.7%

35.1%

North Dakota

32.5%

32.8%

26.6%

41.9%

35.2%

31.6%

South Dakota

36.6%

37.7%

21.3%

*

46.4%

37.9%

35.9%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

33.2%

32.8%

33.4%

*

35.1%

49.7%

28.1%

District of Columbia

41.2%

42.2%

41.6%

29.0%

62.1%

37.2%

Florida

32.9%

29.9%

37.3%

53.8%

60.6%

24.2%

Georgia

44.2%

42.3%

59.2%

47.9%

*

55.7%

40.2%

Maryland

31.4%

33.5%

20.1%

*

35.5%

39.3%

29.1%

North Carolina

35.4%

33.7%

25.8%

60.3%

56.2%

28.3%

South Carolina

40.1%

41.4%

35.0%

*

35.8%

*

45.1%

37.5%

Virginia

32.5%

31.1%

43.5%

31.8%

37.5%

30.6%

West Virginia

38.8%

35.7%

46.1%

54.1%

38.4%

39.1%

East South Central:

Alabama

42.9%

41.4%

45.4%

50.6%

48.9%

38.7%

Kentucky

36.3%

29.6%

57.0%

45.7%

51.6%

26.5%

Mississippi

42.8%

39.6%

58.3%

46.8%

56.6%

34.5%

Tennessee

40.4%

40.0%

35.8%

*

51.7%

40.8%

40.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

36.6%

33.9%

35.6%

*

54.9%

37.5%

36.1%

Louisiana

38.4%

36.4%

32.4%

*

58.1%

48.1%

32.8%

Oklahoma

31.9%

26.5%

43.9%

60.0%

48.6%

23.6%

Texas

40.3%

38.8%

44.8%

45.1%

50.6%

36.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

38.6%

39.0%

31.3%

*

45.5%

44.7%

36.5%

Colorado

36.8%

37.6%

35.7%

34.0%

*

39.6%

35.9%

Idaho

27.1%

26.0%

34.9%

25.2%

*

26.8%

*

27.1%

Montana

30.1%

32.6%

18.2%

*

33.9%

28.5%

30.9%

Nevada

38.9%

42.7%

28.8%

*

29.4%

*

37.3%

39.5%

New Mexico

39.0%

37.4%

48.7%

41.7%

48.2%

34.6%

Utah

33.7%

34.5%

27.7%

*

35.0%

*

37.7%

32.7%

Wyoming

34.8%

35.1%

43.1%

20.8%

*

33.7%

35.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

44.7%

47.9%

28.3%

*

39.8%

*

54.6%

43.2%

California

32.7%

31.2%

34.9%

42.0%

41.2%

30.8%

Hawaii

29.7%

29.6%

33.2%

27.4%

25.4%

31.2%

Oregon

28.1%

28.8%

20.4%

33.8%

26.1%

28.6%

Washington

35.6%

38.3%

24.4%

34.2%

43.0%

34.4%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.

United States

0.46%

0.34%

1.54%

1.73%

1.03%

0.51%

New England:

Connecticut

2.95%

3.27%

7.38%

*

9.90%

*

11.50%

2.95%

Maine

3.04%

3.80%

6.08%

*

9.07%

7.56%

2.85%

Massachusetts

3.68%

4.08%

6.50%

10.60%

*

6.58%

4.20%

New Hampshire

3.45%

4.53%

5.55%

11.38%

*

9.08%

*

3.90%

Rhode Island

3.75%

4.56%

9.92%

*

11.24%

*

7.65%

4.30%

Vermont

3.38%

3.60%

6.97%

*

8.14%

9.54%

3.09%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.76%

2.92%

6.30%

*

10.10%

7.26%

3.05%

New York

1.72%

1.78%

5.98%

10.45%

*

7.91%

1.35%

Pennsylvania

3.04%

2.91%

7.67%

10.02%

*

5.85%

3.66%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.03%

2.63%

5.06%

11.69%

*

9.00%

2.28%

Indiana

2.21%

4.18%

9.16%

12.59%

6.34%

4.14%

Michigan

3.84%

3.43%

10.25%

*

8.59%

5.26%

3.62%

Ohio

2.66%

2.87%

8.93%

8.60%

4.13%

3.91%

Wisconsin

3.20%

3.43%

7.76%

*

11.24%

*

7.61%

3.41%

West North Central:

Iowa

5.03%

5.33%

11.02%

8.39%

6.60%

5.19%

Kansas

3.52%

4.47%

11.83%

11.77%

*

7.39%

4.00%

Minnesota

1.76%

2.80%

5.88%

*

8.18%

7.59%

2.25%

Missouri

2.97%

2.90%

9.32%

9.91%

5.82%

4.44%

Nebraska

3.38%

4.18%

12.07%

*

12.42%

*

10.71%

4.35%

North Dakota

2.87%

2.60%

7.24%

11.66%

8.05%

3.53%

South Dakota

4.12%

5.14%

9.47%

*

12.14%

7.49%

4.58%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.62%

4.47%

10.08%

*

6.87%

7.35%

3.98%

District of Columbia

2.87%

3.03%

11.60%

8.52%

8.08%

3.88%

Florida

2.91%

2.92%

9.14%

10.17%

6.64%

2.05%

Georgia

2.74%

4.05%

14.38%

14.83%

*

8.22%

3.02%

Maryland

3.04%

4.04%

8.93%

*

9.15%

7.02%

4.22%

North Carolina

2.46%

2.47%

7.68%

9.21%

6.76%

2.25%

South Carolina

3.29%

4.04%

10.62%

*

11.63%

*

5.56%

3.52%

Virginia

5.43%

5.66%

12.28%

9.48%

9.53%

5.79%

West Virginia

3.29%

5.22%

11.79%

13.78%

5.14%

5.06%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.69%

4.91%

13.46%

12.95%

6.69%

6.48%

Kentucky

3.12%

3.19%

11.27%

10.31%

5.96%

3.99%

Mississippi

3.11%

3.22%

12.79%

13.78%

6.03%

2.93%

Tennessee

4.98%

5.40%

11.50%

*

14.90%

7.11%

5.17%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.54%

4.59%

11.16%

*

11.61%

5.13%

3.79%

Louisiana

3.60%

3.41%

12.59%

*

12.16%

6.02%

3.66%

Oklahoma

3.67%

4.66%

9.99%

10.49%

4.18%

4.08%

Texas

2.23%

2.47%

7.80%

7.18%

4.25%

2.01%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.76%

3.44%

11.33%

*

11.11%

8.29%

4.91%

Colorado

3.39%

3.66%

8.75%

12.24%

*

6.07%

4.12%

Idaho

2.41%

3.48%

9.72%

8.37%

*

9.96%

*

3.55%

Montana

3.19%

3.68%

6.45%

*

9.41%

5.28%

3.31%

Nevada

2.25%

3.08%

15.16%

*

14.22%

*

4.54%

3.42%

New Mexico

3.02%

4.06%

13.50%

9.58%

8.75%

3.73%

Utah

3.61%

3.29%

11.05%

*

11.77%

*

10.09%

2.27%

Wyoming

3.79%

4.71%

11.13%

9.90%

*

5.07%

5.37%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.62%

2.66%

11.28%

*

16.08%

*

12.76%

3.89%

California

1.17%

1.60%

4.55%

5.74%

3.95%

1.43%

Hawaii

2.29%

2.14%

4.47%

6.84%

6.77%

2.58%

Oregon

2.45%

2.60%

3.98%

7.77%

6.68%

2.93%

Washington

3.38%

3.93%

6.74%

9.20%

8.67%

3.51%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.