United States

30.9%

41.6%

31.3%

25.9%

25.8%

36.1%

New England:

Connecticut

34.8%

44.7%

30.7%

33.4%

41.5%

32.9%

Maine

33.6%

42.2%

39.9%

27.0%

*

16.5%

*

46.7%

Massachusetts

35.0%

47.0%

34.7%

31.2%

*

44.7%

31.9%

New Hampshire

20.5%

48.6%

13.8%

*

15.0%

*

15.8%

*

26.4%

Rhode Island

25.2%

51.2%

37.5%

7.1%

*

14.3%

*

34.6%

Vermont

33.6%

51.4%

43.1%

24.8%

*

21.6%

45.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

32.0%

48.8%

33.5%

20.3%

*

20.2%

*

39.4%

New York

33.9%

56.4%

30.3%

21.6%

*

27.6%

37.9%

Pennsylvania

35.8%

43.0%

38.2%

31.6%

*

28.2%

39.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

33.5%

39.5%

22.3%

36.8%

34.3%

32.9%

Indiana

25.8%

35.0%

34.7%

*

18.7%

*

21.9%

*

33.9%

Michigan

27.6%

35.9%

29.2%

22.3%

23.3%

31.8%

Ohio

31.4%

53.9%

32.7%

17.4%

*

26.2%

38.7%

Wisconsin

30.5%

36.3%

29.4%

28.5%

*

29.3%

31.7%

West North Central:

Iowa

20.6%

27.8%

25.5%

*

17.2%

*

7.8%

*

45.1%

Kansas

19.0%

34.1%

31.2%

8.2%

*

19.4%

18.7%

Minnesota

36.1%

55.1%

39.8%

27.5%

18.6%

45.6%

Missouri

42.5%

50.0%

51.9%

34.6%

34.5%

48.2%

Nebraska

28.7%

30.4%

25.7%

30.8%

17.4%

38.1%

North Dakota

36.6%

53.8%

33.4%

31.9%

*

19.8%

*

49.7%

South Dakota

20.1%

39.1%

39.2%

4.9%

*

6.7%

*

33.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

30.6%

54.4%

38.7%

10.8%

*

20.1%

*

36.4%

District of Columbia

48.3%

50.4%

62.3%

41.8%

42.8%

52.5%

Florida

35.1%

35.6%

32.2%

36.9%

28.8%

41.7%

Georgia

31.0%

25.0%

15.0%

*

39.8%

*

30.3%

*

32.3%

Maryland

29.5%

57.1%

39.6%

19.5%

*

13.9%

*

49.6%

North Carolina

27.8%

35.3%

22.6%

26.4%

*

30.5%

23.0%

South Carolina

35.6%

35.6%

46.0%

27.5%

*

33.0%

40.7%

Virginia

26.4%

42.3%

24.5%

*

21.9%

*

27.8%

*

24.3%

West Virginia

34.3%

32.1%

29.2%

38.4%

34.4%

34.1%

East South Central:

Alabama

34.6%

34.5%

12.8%

*

46.9%

*

35.6%

31.5%

Kentucky

19.4%

37.2%

33.1%

*

7.6%

*

13.9%

*

30.2%

Mississippi

33.6%

29.3%

34.1%

*

39.8%

34.5%

31.9%

Tennessee

23.7%

31.9%

28.7%

12.5%

*

19.0%

*

33.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

28.3%

32.1%

47.0%

13.3%

*

17.7%

*

45.7%

Louisiana

12.5%

*

27.3%

14.2%

*

7.0%

*

8.5%

*

18.9%

*

Oklahoma

42.1%

26.5%

44.0%

47.9%

44.7%

35.7%

Texas

28.1%

33.3%

35.0%

24.1%

*

32.8%

21.3%

Mountain:

Arizona

28.2%

42.2%

24.9%

*

22.6%

*

26.4%

29.9%

*

Colorado

26.0%

41.0%

33.3%

13.7%

*

21.9%

*

31.4%

Idaho

22.3%

47.4%

18.2%

*

18.7%

*

12.0%

*

47.5%

Montana

37.7%

41.5%

25.4%

44.7%

*

22.3%

*

57.6%

Nevada

22.7%

23.4%

21.1%

*

23.0%

*

19.7%

*

25.6%

New Mexico

46.5%

39.0%

26.2%

*

56.1%

44.6%

50.5%

Utah

17.6%

*

20.2%

*

36.3%

9.3%

*

13.1%

*

24.7%

*

Wyoming

13.4%

*

25.0%

17.2%

*

6.6%

*

5.0%

*

21.5%

Pacific:

Alaska

22.3%

31.8%

44.1%

9.8%

*

15.5%

*

28.9%

California

32.7%

49.3%

28.0%

27.8%

22.5%

40.8%

Hawaii

38.4%

47.8%

54.9%

28.1%

*

30.0%

*

48.0%

Oregon

30.3%

45.8%

29.2%

24.8%

23.7%

*

36.4%

Washington

24.4%

39.8%

28.8%

16.3%

*

13.3%

*

35.3%

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

1.11%

0.84%

1.73%

1.72%

1.90%

1.35%

New England:

Connecticut

3.96%

6.47%

6.06%

7.48%

9.37%

4.48%

Maine

3.07%

4.32%

5.57%

9.77%

*

5.25%

*

4.56%

Massachusetts

8.43%

5.64%

9.33%

12.73%

*

11.40%

8.08%

New Hampshire

5.75%

6.38%

4.96%

*

7.62%

*

8.27%

*

4.71%

Rhode Island

5.55%

7.76%

11.14%

4.34%

*

7.45%

*

6.87%

Vermont

4.52%

7.69%

9.48%

7.50%

*

5.58%

4.77%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

5.62%

4.60%

8.42%

8.21%

*

7.33%

*

6.79%

New York

4.21%

4.20%

6.90%

9.36%

*

6.57%

5.47%

Pennsylvania

5.32%

4.66%

7.07%

10.34%

*

8.17%

6.08%

East North Central:

Illinois

4.52%

7.33%

5.14%

10.11%

7.21%

5.62%

Indiana

5.04%

5.40%

11.01%

*

7.45%

*

7.08%

*

8.08%

Michigan

3.38%

7.66%

7.09%

5.11%

3.55%

5.29%

Ohio

4.20%

3.94%

7.99%

5.68%

*

6.83%

6.11%

Wisconsin

6.71%

5.32%

7.29%

9.84%

*

8.17%

5.98%

West North Central:

Iowa

4.87%

4.05%

8.79%

*

5.20%

*

3.45%

*

5.73%

Kansas

2.61%

7.21%

8.47%

3.38%

*

5.54%

4.67%

Minnesota

5.33%

6.89%

9.60%

6.77%

4.83%

7.10%

Missouri

6.46%

7.13%

11.95%

9.96%

7.80%

6.21%

Nebraska

3.32%

5.50%

6.62%

6.60%

3.68%

3.78%

North Dakota

7.78%

9.15%

7.86%

12.54%

*

11.32%

*

9.42%

South Dakota

6.00%

8.15%

10.80%

3.75%

*

5.07%

*

8.82%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

6.27%

6.89%

10.22%

4.64%

*

10.43%

*

6.20%

District of Columbia

2.98%

4.73%

8.93%

9.19%

9.98%

4.79%

Florida

5.45%

6.29%

8.96%

9.57%

5.49%

7.07%

Georgia

7.90%

6.81%

6.78%

*

13.69%

*

13.85%

*

6.93%

Maryland

8.63%

5.92%

7.01%

13.09%

*

11.87%

*

7.57%

North Carolina

6.48%

5.61%

4.86%

11.45%

*

8.75%

5.19%

South Carolina

6.12%

6.52%

12.63%

8.81%

*

7.92%

6.52%

Virginia

5.91%

5.99%

11.85%

*

9.80%

*

10.24%

*

6.04%

West Virginia

6.39%

7.92%

8.49%

10.85%

8.84%

9.12%

East South Central:

Alabama

7.62%

5.29%

13.29%

*

14.10%

*

8.24%

7.04%

Kentucky

4.19%

6.20%

11.17%

*

7.48%

*

6.83%

*

6.58%

Mississippi

5.34%

5.30%

10.81%

*

10.99%

6.51%

8.46%

Tennessee

4.57%

7.78%

7.71%

8.58%

*

6.04%

*

8.40%

West South Central:

Arkansas

6.82%

6.60%

10.61%

14.33%

*

8.38%

*

7.99%

Louisiana

5.67%

*

6.63%

7.55%

*

7.02%

*

5.51%

*

8.71%

*

Oklahoma

8.51%

6.89%

9.39%

11.89%

10.55%

8.68%

Texas

4.85%

4.50%

7.57%

8.98%

*

7.80%

3.20%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.71%

7.26%

7.49%

*

10.84%

*

6.70%

9.51%

*

Colorado

4.77%

8.22%

9.44%

7.11%

*

7.12%

*

6.62%

Idaho

5.59%

10.19%

11.54%

*

7.28%

*

9.63%

*

7.08%

Montana

6.07%

8.63%

5.16%

13.86%

*

9.49%

*

9.07%

Nevada

4.83%

3.31%

12.70%

*

11.13%

*

6.01%

*

6.29%

New Mexico

7.51%

5.88%

10.03%

*

11.53%

8.73%

7.07%

Utah

6.24%

*

7.05%

*

10.54%

10.92%

*

10.23%

*

7.77%

*

Wyoming

5.36%

*

5.24%

8.02%

*

4.23%

*

4.34%

*

6.31%

Pacific:

Alaska

6.17%

9.37%

11.18%

9.75%

*

5.66%

*

7.93%

California

3.35%

4.53%

4.89%

6.92%

6.69%

4.03%

Hawaii

5.10%

4.86%

9.56%

9.58%

*

11.12%

*

6.29%

Oregon

5.27%

7.78%

6.89%

6.28%

8.13%

*

6.59%

Washington

5.57%

3.24%

7.25%

12.59%

*

7.70%

*

7.09%

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.