United States

21.3%

22.1%

20.0%

17.7%

13.0%

24.0%

New England:

Connecticut

34.0%

27.9%

23.1%

*

67.0%

17.4%

36.5%

Maine

15.7%

13.9%

25.7%

15.0%

*

15.1%

15.8%

Massachusetts

21.6%

22.7%

26.4%

10.0%

*

10.3%

*

23.6%

New Hampshire

19.9%

21.2%

19.5%

14.5%

*

9.7%

*

23.1%

Rhode Island

24.0%

22.9%

23.7%

*

30.6%

*

16.2%

*

25.8%

Vermont

24.0%

24.1%

28.9%

19.8%

*

20.9%

*

24.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

35.8%

38.7%

25.5%

25.8%

*

15.1%

*

40.2%

New York

30.1%

30.3%

25.4%

35.3%

25.8%

31.1%

Pennsylvania

24.6%

25.0%

21.9%

*

26.3%

14.9%

27.5%

East North Central:

Illinois

19.2%

19.4%

23.6%

10.4%

*

12.6%

*

21.1%

Indiana

18.6%

19.0%

28.0%

*

7.4%

*

13.9%

*

20.6%

Michigan

26.2%

31.3%

17.6%

*

7.0%

*

14.0%

30.2%

Ohio

22.1%

24.0%

11.7%

*

22.1%

*

17.7%

23.8%

Wisconsin

22.3%

25.5%

21.7%

*

11.3%

*

7.9%

*

27.3%

West North Central:

Iowa

20.7%

22.4%

15.4%

*

16.3%

*

19.5%

21.2%

Kansas

21.6%

21.9%

16.2%

25.1%

14.6%

25.5%

Minnesota

19.8%

20.4%

23.2%

*

14.9%

*

12.9%

*

22.1%

Missouri

18.0%

17.8%

21.0%

*

16.4%

*

14.5%

19.6%

Nebraska

14.1%

14.3%

17.0%

*

9.4%

*

12.3%

*

14.7%

North Dakota

24.8%

26.3%

16.9%

30.2%

21.3%

26.0%

South Dakota

21.4%

21.8%

25.4%

*

14.9%

*

22.6%

20.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

22.9%

24.4%

27.7%

*

12.3%

*

8.3%

*

27.5%

District of Columbia

21.4%

20.9%

28.4%

*

17.5%

*

8.8%

*

23.8%

Florida

16.5%

16.8%

14.4%

*

16.6%

*

8.2%

19.1%

Georgia

17.7%

18.5%

13.1%

*

14.5%

*

4.8%

*

22.1%

Maryland

24.3%

25.2%

32.4%

9.2%

*

2.6%

*

30.8%

North Carolina

15.3%

15.2%

17.9%

*

13.0%

*

0.8%

*

20.3%

South Carolina

12.7%

12.9%

14.3%

*

9.4%

*

9.5%

*

14.4%

Virginia

15.7%

16.6%

18.4%

*

6.4%

*

9.2%

*

18.2%

West Virginia

14.8%

17.5%

4.5%

*

4.2%

*

9.2%

*

19.2%

East South Central:

Alabama

15.8%

17.7%

5.5%

*

13.0%

*

10.6%

19.3%

Kentucky

19.6%

22.6%

11.6%

*

14.7%

*

7.0%

*

27.8%

Mississippi

14.5%

14.6%

20.8%

*

5.3%

*

7.0%

*

19.1%

Tennessee

10.1%

7.2%

28.6%

*

14.2%

*

8.2%

*

11.1%

West South Central:

Arkansas

20.9%

21.1%

21.3%

*

19.4%

*

27.1%

*

16.9%

Louisiana

20.4%

24.0%

12.2%

*

2.0%

*

10.7%

26.0%

Oklahoma

17.0%

18.8%

12.3%

*

8.4%

*

6.5%

*

22.1%

Texas

18.2%

18.9%

18.1%

*

14.1%

*

14.4%

19.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

10.9%

12.1%

8.8%

*

6.6%

*

7.8%

*

12.0%

Colorado

22.7%

25.8%

17.0%

*

11.7%

*

27.5%

21.0%

Idaho

18.0%

20.4%

9.4%

*

13.8%

*

8.8%

*

20.7%

Montana

19.6%

18.6%

20.8%

23.0%

*

14.9%

*

22.0%

Nevada

18.8%

21.5%

8.4%

*

19.7%

*

5.3%

*

24.7%

New Mexico

17.5%

20.4%

8.5%

*

6.5%

*

10.6%

*

20.7%

Utah

21.8%

20.0%

25.2%

30.5%

*

14.7%

*

23.7%

Wyoming

15.7%

13.2%

23.4%

*

27.9%

*

13.6%

*

16.3%

Pacific:

Alaska

17.5%

18.3%

13.8%

*

14.5%

*

7.4%

*

19.0%

California

21.8%

22.9%

20.6%

14.8%

13.2%

23.8%

Hawaii

32.5%

32.6%

32.3%

32.0%

22.1%

36.1%

Oregon

22.3%

19.8%

28.4%

28.0%

*

18.9%

*

23.2%

Washington

22.4%

23.3%

15.7%

*

27.6%

*

19.3%

*

23.0%

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

0.34%

0.47%

1.11%

1.31%

0.52%

0.39%

New England:

Connecticut

4.21%

2.11%

10.16%

*

15.70%

4.25%

4.50%

Maine

2.66%

3.97%

5.68%

5.46%

*

4.27%

2.60%

Massachusetts

2.97%

3.49%

6.21%

4.69%

*

7.63%

*

3.40%

New Hampshire

2.60%

2.62%

5.05%

6.37%

*

3.81%

*

3.53%

Rhode Island

1.97%

2.50%

8.18%

*

9.92%

*

6.03%

*

1.88%

Vermont

1.72%

2.00%

6.27%

6.53%

*

6.43%

*

2.20%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.05%

3.40%

5.95%

10.26%

*

7.00%

*

2.73%

New York

1.55%

1.77%

5.11%

9.14%

5.57%

2.31%

Pennsylvania

2.67%

3.10%

7.82%

*

6.51%

2.81%

3.11%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.22%

3.35%

6.26%

6.16%

*

4.69%

*

3.28%

Indiana

3.09%

3.11%

10.17%

*

5.28%

*

5.93%

*

3.16%

Michigan

2.54%

2.85%

8.11%

*

3.77%

*

3.70%

3.16%

Ohio

1.64%

2.51%

5.31%

*

7.12%

*

3.42%

2.37%

Wisconsin

2.75%

2.69%

6.98%

*

3.68%

*

3.97%

*

3.26%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.61%

3.74%

5.48%

*

6.03%

*

3.48%

2.72%

Kansas

2.83%

3.84%

4.59%

6.93%

4.20%

3.45%

Minnesota

2.66%

3.58%

9.52%

*

5.95%

*

6.44%

*

2.49%

Missouri

1.14%

2.25%

7.63%

*

13.46%

*

4.08%

2.18%

Nebraska

1.67%

2.34%

6.26%

*

3.14%

*

4.21%

*

2.62%

North Dakota

1.79%

3.90%

4.28%

8.74%

6.33%

4.27%

South Dakota

2.91%

3.91%

9.25%

*

6.32%

*

5.89%

2.48%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.35%

2.71%

9.80%

*

5.17%

*

4.35%

*

2.54%

District of Columbia

3.43%

4.16%

10.36%

*

11.29%

*

5.59%

*

3.63%

Florida

2.02%

2.31%

4.84%

*

5.90%

*

1.52%

2.66%

Georgia

2.33%

3.05%

10.48%

*

7.19%

*

2.40%

*

3.09%

Maryland

2.05%

3.45%

7.76%

4.65%

*

1.23%

*

2.34%

North Carolina

2.00%

2.36%

9.38%

*

5.65%

*

1.53%

*

2.35%

South Carolina

3.16%

3.54%

7.16%

*

8.28%

*

4.03%

*

3.48%

Virginia

2.37%

2.28%

10.08%

*

2.79%

*

3.22%

*

3.06%

West Virginia

2.84%

3.61%

1.97%

*

3.29%

*

3.21%

*

3.39%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.57%

4.51%

5.52%

*

9.70%

*

2.99%

5.70%

Kentucky

1.72%

1.51%

7.02%

*

10.72%

*

2.70%

*

2.38%

Mississippi

2.18%

2.22%

11.21%

*

14.20%

*

3.39%

*

3.47%

Tennessee

1.69%

1.44%

10.37%

*

11.24%

*

2.81%

*

2.05%

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.09%

4.72%

10.68%

*

10.07%

*

8.44%

*

3.59%

Louisiana

2.63%

3.34%

6.47%

*

4.64%

*

2.30%

4.01%

Oklahoma

2.27%

3.03%

5.23%

*

10.08%

*

2.81%

*

3.32%

Texas

2.61%

3.12%

6.54%

*

5.14%

*

3.49%

3.50%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.40%

2.25%

4.74%

*

5.41%

*

2.68%

*

2.18%

Colorado

4.26%

4.97%

9.36%

*

4.59%

*

7.94%

4.96%

Idaho

2.83%

3.03%

6.27%

*

4.76%

*

4.60%

*

3.53%

Montana

2.90%

3.70%

6.08%

7.61%

*

5.60%

*

3.50%

Nevada

2.90%

3.16%

3.51%

*

13.67%

*

3.73%

*

3.05%

New Mexico

1.92%

1.75%

10.19%

*

4.64%

*

4.67%

*

1.61%

Utah

2.90%

3.87%

6.60%

10.76%

*

6.39%

*

3.61%

Wyoming

3.30%

2.30%

8.50%

*

11.28%

*

5.66%

*

3.08%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.65%

2.90%

10.10%

*

10.29%

*

3.62%

*

2.52%

California

1.26%

1.75%

3.51%

3.75%

1.70%

1.24%

Hawaii

3.64%

2.76%

6.30%

8.74%

3.48%

3.95%

Oregon

2.63%

2.53%

7.85%

10.75%

*

6.86%

*

2.17%

Washington

3.56%

3.97%

5.66%

*

12.18%

*

11.18%

*

3.52%

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.