United States

70.0%

71.0%

63.7%

62.2%

55.1%

73.6%

New England:

Connecticut

71.6%

72.1%

64.4%

84.6%

58.4%

72.9%

Maine

71.9%

73.4%

59.4%

70.8%

55.8%

73.8%

Massachusetts

69.8%

71.9%

57.1%

78.5%

51.6%

71.7%

New Hampshire

67.7%

69.9%

57.9%

64.5%

47.8%

71.8%

Rhode Island

71.6%

71.6%

72.2%

70.2%

60.5%

73.5%

Vermont

65.8%

65.4%

69.6%

65.2%

47.2%

69.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

72.4%

72.8%

71.2%

68.1%

75.8%

72.1%

New York

68.0%

68.3%

68.1%

55.4%

50.4%

70.9%

Pennsylvania

77.6%

78.5%

73.8%

68.4%

64.7%

80.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

72.1%

72.3%

72.5%

64.7%

56.0%

76.6%

Indiana

72.3%

75.0%

59.4%

45.6%

53.0%

77.7%

Michigan

70.9%

72.5%

66.1%

47.7%

63.2%

72.1%

Ohio

71.3%

74.1%

52.3%

57.2%

54.7%

75.4%

Wisconsin

67.1%

68.0%

58.2%

64.1%

50.3%

73.2%

West North Central:

Iowa

70.6%

72.4%

57.8%

63.2%

61.2%

73.0%

Kansas

65.6%

65.3%

66.1%

69.0%

52.8%

70.4%

Minnesota

70.3%

72.9%

60.3%

54.5%

53.6%

72.6%

Missouri

68.5%

68.5%

64.7%

78.4%

55.0%

72.4%

Nebraska

68.8%

71.6%

51.2%

68.3%

43.8%

73.3%

North Dakota

70.2%

72.2%

60.7%

59.4%

58.7%

73.8%

South Dakota

64.6%

65.3%

59.9%

61.9%

59.5%

66.0%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

72.1%

73.4%

72.4%

50.9%

55.2%

76.0%

District of Columbia

73.5%

73.7%

67.5%

75.2%

48.4%

76.1%

Florida

64.4%

65.1%

62.4%

57.1%

55.8%

66.5%

Georgia

69.4%

70.7%

52.3%

72.9%

49.9%

75.7%

Maryland

67.3%

70.6%

57.3%

45.2%

46.7%

72.7%

North Carolina

70.2%

70.3%

68.5%

70.9%

57.1%

73.3%

South Carolina

69.1%

70.8%

55.2%

58.8%

57.9%

73.5%

Virginia

64.6%

65.9%

51.8%

70.3%

51.1%

67.7%

West Virginia

71.3%

73.3%

64.1%

58.1%

58.5%

77.8%

East South Central:

Alabama

67.0%

67.9%

59.0%

61.4%

52.7%

74.5%

Kentucky

71.5%

72.7%

57.4%

69.7%

54.9%

78.4%

Mississippi

66.8%

66.6%

71.9%

55.0%

58.8%

71.3%

Tennessee

70.5%

71.0%

74.5%

46.7%

56.3%

77.7%

West South Central:

Arkansas

70.5%

70.7%

72.2%

59.0%

55.8%

77.7%

Louisiana

68.6%

69.2%

58.7%

68.3%

56.2%

73.3%

Oklahoma

72.9%

73.6%

73.0%

62.4%

60.0%

78.1%

Texas

72.8%

74.2%

62.4%

57.9%

53.1%

78.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

68.0%

68.6%

66.0%

58.8%

48.4%

75.6%

Colorado

65.9%

66.7%

68.5%

43.7%

51.7%

69.6%

Idaho

73.9%

73.6%

61.5%

88.0%

67.1%

77.8%

Montana

63.0%

63.7%

61.8%

57.7%

50.3%

72.2%

Nevada

70.9%

71.0%

71.6%

65.8%

53.7%

73.8%

New Mexico

58.0%

58.8%

47.8%

57.8%

45.0%

65.9%

Utah

66.7%

66.6%

65.0%

73.6%

47.2%

70.5%

Wyoming

72.3%

72.3%

71.2%

74.0%

46.6%

77.0%

Pacific:

Alaska

70.0%

73.4%

52.0%

41.6%

34.2%

76.4%

California

70.7%

71.5%

63.7%

67.3%

55.8%

72.8%

Hawaii

74.7%

73.4%

76.7%

87.3%

69.4%

76.3%

Oregon

72.9%

73.6%

71.4%

64.7%

62.1%

75.2%

Washington

71.2%

71.3%

75.5%

61.6%

54.7%

76.0%

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.

** 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%

0.35%

0.90%

0.54%

0.92%

0.34%

New England:

Connecticut

2.89%

3.01%

3.94%

7.04%

6.62%

3.41%

Maine

2.56%

2.85%

4.53%

4.75%

6.80%

2.43%

Massachusetts

1.48%

1.89%

6.25%

4.94%

7.04%

1.69%

New Hampshire

2.91%

2.64%

6.42%

8.24%

3.62%

2.42%

Rhode Island

1.89%

1.88%

4.91%

9.15%

6.81%

1.82%

Vermont

1.84%

2.43%

9.99%

5.30%

5.93%

1.24%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.29%

2.47%

7.14%

5.98%

5.71%

2.20%

New York

2.23%

2.35%

2.43%

5.32%

4.58%

2.37%

Pennsylvania

1.40%

1.51%

3.17%

2.18%

4.44%

1.28%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.72%

2.05%

4.09%

12.98%

4.87%

1.15%

Indiana

1.57%

1.72%

8.60%

9.26%

5.51%

1.38%

Michigan

2.11%

2.39%

4.97%

8.72%

4.24%

2.03%

Ohio

2.26%

1.83%

4.56%

5.16%

2.34%

2.50%

Wisconsin

3.02%

3.68%

7.00%

9.16%

8.26%

2.26%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.70%

3.03%

5.13%

8.88%

4.96%

3.15%

Kansas

2.64%

3.00%

3.69%

8.64%

5.40%

2.47%

Minnesota

2.11%

1.60%

6.22%

8.14%

7.63%

1.93%

Missouri

1.87%

2.21%

5.65%

9.54%

6.80%

2.47%

Nebraska

2.85%

2.88%

5.67%

12.46%

6.53%

2.55%

North Dakota

2.48%

2.85%

6.42%

8.57%

3.87%

2.96%

South Dakota

3.80%

4.06%

7.20%

6.95%

6.81%

5.09%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.39%

2.30%

4.41%

8.55%

5.88%

2.42%

District of Columbia

3.06%

3.25%

6.49%

11.51%

7.33%

3.03%

Florida

1.94%

2.55%

8.29%

8.05%

4.82%

2.42%

Georgia

2.27%

3.14%

7.26%

10.22%

7.78%

2.26%

Maryland

2.52%

2.44%

5.36%

8.82%

4.44%

2.46%

North Carolina

3.54%

3.71%

4.92%

5.28%

5.48%

3.44%

South Carolina

3.14%

3.21%

9.17%

11.15%

3.93%

3.64%

Virginia

3.58%

3.79%

4.92%

3.69%

4.11%

4.11%

West Virginia

1.86%

2.23%

9.29%

7.67%

4.11%

2.51%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.80%

2.15%

5.45%

7.31%

3.95%

1.32%

Kentucky

2.38%

2.65%

6.91%

4.56%

4.21%

1.40%

Mississippi

1.25%

1.48%

9.75%

10.90%

3.51%

2.47%

Tennessee

2.85%

3.21%

8.29%

9.39%

5.88%

2.33%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.67%

1.90%

13.15%

9.78%

4.07%

1.27%

Louisiana

3.02%

2.96%

9.39%

10.41%

4.32%

2.67%

Oklahoma

2.49%

2.55%

5.76%

8.41%

3.55%

2.67%

Texas

1.13%

1.29%

5.02%

8.25%

3.32%

1.06%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.13%

3.61%

7.34%

8.98%

6.18%

1.77%

Colorado

1.98%

2.12%

7.10%

9.04%

7.16%

2.98%

Idaho

2.55%

2.27%

11.53%

13.88%

6.71%

3.11%

Montana

3.83%

3.61%

9.55%

10.29%

7.26%

3.13%

Nevada

2.29%

2.47%

7.65%

6.17%

4.49%

2.39%

New Mexico

2.88%

2.87%

6.34%

9.79%

4.78%

3.51%

Utah

2.34%

2.59%

6.90%

11.53%

4.61%

2.05%

Wyoming

3.59%

4.01%

7.04%

10.75%

6.18%

2.98%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.17%

3.40%

7.68%

9.25%

8.48%

2.73%

California

1.30%

1.40%

2.28%

5.69%

4.40%

1.46%

Hawaii

2.20%

2.86%

3.30%

9.64%

3.52%

2.67%

Oregon

2.07%

2.13%

5.82%

8.17%

4.87%

1.87%

Washington

2.99%

3.81%

9.15%

11.04%

7.87%

3.18%

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.

** 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.