United States

52.8%

52.7%

53.2%

53.9%

57.4%

52.0%

New England:

Connecticut

48.1%

49.0%

40.8%

50.3%

64.2%

46.9%

Maine

54.7%

55.9%

49.1%

46.4%

47.0%

55.5%

Massachusetts

46.7%

47.7%

38.7%

52.6%

30.2%

*

47.9%

New Hampshire

52.4%

54.0%

48.1%

42.8%

52.9%

52.3%

Rhode Island

40.6%

41.1%

42.6%

29.4%

*

54.6%

39.0%

Vermont

45.4%

40.2%

51.2%

65.6%

59.5%

43.1%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

50.6%

48.1%

66.0%

52.4%

22.0%

*

53.5%

New York

40.3%

40.0%

46.6%

26.9%

*

50.9%

39.0%

Pennsylvania

48.3%

49.6%

47.8%

24.5%

*

47.4%

48.4%

East North Central:

Illinois

58.8%

59.4%

56.2%

49.8%

49.5%

60.7%

Indiana

64.0%

63.3%

68.2%

73.5%

72.6%

62.4%

Michigan

54.2%

55.7%

43.2%

47.9%

62.6%

52.9%

Ohio

55.5%

56.1%

52.1%

47.3%

51.3%

56.3%

Wisconsin

62.8%

66.3%

37.3%

44.3%

66.8%

61.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

62.4%

63.0%

54.6%

65.1%

65.2%

61.9%

Kansas

50.2%

51.9%

46.3%

32.6%

*

45.4%

51.6%

Minnesota

65.6%

65.9%

72.6%

47.0%

64.4%

65.7%

Missouri

58.8%

55.5%

79.6%

60.5%

60.4%

58.5%

Nebraska

60.6%

61.4%

60.2%

51.1%

53.1%

61.4%

North Dakota

52.5%

56.7%

19.8%

61.4%

56.0%

51.7%

South Dakota

61.6%

63.9%

48.0%

56.1%

64.5%

61.0%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

58.6%

55.1%

80.2%

21.0%

*

73.6%

56.1%

District of Columbia

52.7%

53.6%

40.6%

*

40.6%

*

49.2%

53.0%

Florida

48.2%

43.9%

67.7%

72.6%

68.0%

44.5%

Georgia

60.3%

59.0%

80.9%

61.3%

76.9%

56.8%

Maryland

47.4%

45.5%

57.4%

54.4%

66.6%

44.6%

North Carolina

57.1%

58.5%

29.3%

*

69.7%

59.2%

56.7%

South Carolina

62.6%

64.0%

52.9%

42.0%

64.4%

62.0%

Virginia

47.0%

46.6%

54.0%

40.3%

45.1%

47.3%

West Virginia

64.6%

62.3%

72.5%

85.7%

55.5%

68.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

58.5%

59.5%

57.5%

37.5%

*

51.1%

61.3%

Kentucky

64.0%

63.9%

70.3%

56.0%

67.5%

63.0%

Mississippi

62.0%

61.1%

73.6%

41.1%

*

71.3%

57.6%

Tennessee

64.5%

63.5%

74.5%

72.6%

62.1%

65.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

63.7%

65.1%

52.7%

55.7%

74.1%

60.1%

Louisiana

51.9%

51.8%

42.2%

66.8%

63.7%

48.6%

Oklahoma

60.6%

61.3%

41.9%

*

75.7%

64.4%

59.5%

Texas

60.5%

60.0%

63.3%

67.2%

53.8%

61.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

54.3%

55.4%

50.0%

42.1%

60.1%

52.8%

Colorado

56.6%

54.0%

76.2%

53.7%

66.0%

54.6%

Idaho

66.7%

67.4%

36.7%

*

74.7%

86.5%

57.7%

Montana

44.0%

53.6%

24.1%

*

17.7%

*

60.1%

35.5%

Nevada

52.5%

54.7%

17.4%

*

62.8%

51.1%

52.7%

New Mexico

59.6%

59.1%

71.5%

55.7%

64.1%

57.7%

Utah

48.3%

49.5%

24.7%

*

67.6%

41.6%

49.2%

Wyoming

62.3%

64.1%

61.9%

30.1%

*

48.0%

63.8%

Pacific:

Alaska

53.8%

55.2%

12.2%

*

71.1%

66.1%

53.0%

California

41.1%

40.4%

35.6%

57.8%

42.1%

41.0%

Hawaii

32.0%

30.4%

43.6%

25.7%

26.6%

*

33.5%

Oregon

48.9%

48.2%

49.9%

56.5%

56.4%

47.5%

Washington

59.4%

61.1%

47.1%

59.8%

81.0%

55.0%

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

0.80%

0.83%

2.24%

3.35%

0.76%

0.99%

New England:

Connecticut

4.44%

4.58%

11.16%

13.72%

11.98%

4.49%

Maine

4.58%

4.87%

10.34%

12.27%

9.61%

4.73%

Massachusetts

3.60%

4.20%

8.91%

10.91%

12.67%

*

4.09%

New Hampshire

3.08%

3.86%

10.22%

11.61%

11.30%

2.90%

Rhode Island

3.85%

4.69%

10.43%

12.48%

*

12.38%

3.70%

Vermont

4.53%

4.18%

13.26%

11.80%

13.66%

4.39%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.21%

3.33%

13.37%

10.99%

7.49%

*

3.76%

New York

2.18%

2.54%

6.77%

11.21%

*

6.99%

2.30%

Pennsylvania

3.07%

4.04%

7.55%

9.91%

*

7.48%

3.82%

East North Central:

Illinois

3.92%

4.36%

10.08%

12.89%

10.20%

3.35%

Indiana

3.06%

3.47%

14.76%

14.84%

8.56%

3.10%

Michigan

5.28%

5.04%

11.26%

9.94%

9.94%

5.88%

Ohio

4.68%

5.25%

6.41%

9.72%

7.27%

5.61%

Wisconsin

5.18%

5.28%

9.44%

12.05%

14.59%

5.60%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.90%

4.15%

11.08%

14.59%

6.89%

4.13%

Kansas

3.77%

4.35%

13.83%

12.59%

*

6.71%

3.88%

Minnesota

3.63%

3.97%

15.51%

11.21%

10.66%

3.84%

Missouri

3.30%

3.54%

12.17%

12.72%

7.96%

4.44%

Nebraska

4.86%

5.35%

12.99%

14.12%

11.29%

5.35%

North Dakota

4.92%

5.04%

5.75%

16.82%

11.88%

4.30%

South Dakota

2.09%

2.94%

12.56%

14.35%

14.73%

5.38%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

6.04%

6.04%

15.24%

9.31%

*

14.07%

6.78%

District of Columbia

4.15%

4.29%

12.76%

*

12.40%

*

10.58%

4.33%

Florida

4.08%

4.09%

11.46%

10.19%

7.27%

3.98%

Georgia

2.78%

3.44%

13.15%

13.42%

7.89%

3.40%

Maryland

5.70%

5.55%

11.38%

12.78%

7.02%

6.44%

North Carolina

2.76%

2.93%

9.18%

*

11.23%

7.90%

4.61%

South Carolina

3.39%

3.12%

14.01%

12.32%

6.12%

3.76%

Virginia

3.27%

4.07%

13.80%

11.69%

6.97%

4.29%

West Virginia

5.40%

5.88%

12.79%

18.69%

9.80%

4.80%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.55%

4.46%

12.88%

11.26%

*

4.83%

4.92%

Kentucky

2.63%

3.19%

11.87%

12.03%

6.96%

3.47%

Mississippi

2.60%

3.26%

15.51%

13.81%

*

5.85%

3.56%

Tennessee

2.87%

3.54%

14.30%

17.50%

7.57%

2.74%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.35%

4.04%

13.01%

11.85%

7.35%

5.76%

Louisiana

4.79%

5.44%

12.16%

14.20%

6.71%

6.51%

Oklahoma

3.44%

3.66%

12.87%

*

13.60%

6.14%

4.68%

Texas

2.98%

3.47%

8.97%

8.54%

5.68%

3.26%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.12%

4.98%

13.92%

10.57%

10.68%

5.29%

Colorado

3.84%

3.42%

16.38%

13.63%

8.00%

4.43%

Idaho

5.64%

5.08%

12.35%

*

19.13%

15.74%

4.70%

Montana

5.41%

4.92%

8.68%

*

8.36%

*

11.14%

5.24%

Nevada

3.76%

3.59%

13.29%

*

14.89%

8.78%

4.22%

New Mexico

4.60%

6.28%

16.87%

12.35%

9.84%

5.47%

Utah

4.81%

4.37%

10.94%

*

18.31%

11.34%

4.64%

Wyoming

8.95%

9.89%

12.62%

11.43%

*

7.90%

9.99%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.51%

4.20%

9.74%

*

19.13%

15.33%

4.81%

California

2.50%

2.37%

4.84%

8.02%

4.62%

2.64%

Hawaii

2.98%

3.29%

8.19%

7.42%

8.68%

*

3.89%

Oregon

3.68%

3.60%

11.23%

13.60%

10.79%

3.46%

Washington

3.05%

4.12%

11.56%

13.36%

8.34%

3.55%

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.