United States

47.4%

57.6%

51.9%

37.3%

31.1%

59.2%

New England:

Connecticut

62.4%

53.4%

65.5%

65.8%

42.8%

69.1%

Maine

45.1%

52.9%

39.4%

45.5%

30.0%

*

49.2%

Massachusetts

35.9%

48.3%

40.2%

26.2%

*

20.7%

*

42.9%

New Hampshire

43.5%

51.1%

46.7%

33.9%

*

31.7%

*

52.6%

Rhode Island

63.5%

77.3%

46.4%

58.2%

38.8%

*

72.3%

Vermont

56.5%

64.5%

38.3%

60.8%

58.6%

55.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

53.7%

35.3%

80.4%

44.7%

59.0%

52.0%

New York

59.7%

60.4%

57.1%

61.6%

58.9%

60.1%

Pennsylvania

33.6%

56.5%

30.5%

*

22.1%

*

21.4%

*

38.3%

East North Central:

Illinois

39.7%

52.8%

62.9%

24.8%

*

24.1%

*

52.0%

Indiana

32.1%

53.8%

25.0%

*

18.2%

*

18.5%

*

50.5%

Michigan

47.2%

79.1%

46.1%

21.8%

*

20.8%

*

66.0%

Ohio

47.5%

71.3%

48.6%

3.4%

*

28.9%

*

65.1%

Wisconsin

40.6%

52.1%

54.9%

29.5%

21.4%

*

59.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

60.5%

49.6%

72.2%

58.1%

34.5%

*

69.1%

Kansas

54.7%

47.0%

66.5%

54.7%

50.5%

59.3%

Minnesota

57.3%

64.3%

57.0%

52.6%

57.4%

57.3%

Missouri

56.3%

72.5%

68.2%

37.8%

*

30.5%

*

69.2%

Nebraska

47.3%

54.1%

46.9%

45.2%

28.6%

*

54.4%

North Dakota

71.8%

81.2%

56.0%

77.3%

74.3%

71.0%

South Dakota

54.1%

50.0%

63.2%

27.7%

*

35.7%

*

57.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

63.6%

68.5%

71.9%

24.5%

*

45.8%

69.0%

District of Columbia

59.4%

73.0%

70.4%

37.5%

*

48.6%

66.1%

Florida

51.4%

68.5%

49.2%

44.1%

35.3%

62.8%

Georgia

29.3%

*

49.2%

46.6%

22.1%

*

13.0%

*

55.7%

Maryland

40.4%

54.2%

44.9%

28.4%

*

26.0%

*

45.7%

North Carolina

31.7%

44.1%

66.6%

15.0%

*

22.2%

*

54.0%

South Carolina

35.2%

57.6%

38.5%

*

13.5%

*

17.4%

*

64.0%

Virginia

28.9%

46.8%

29.1%

*

15.6%

*

11.5%

*

58.3%

West Virginia

26.8%

59.4%

26.6%

12.9%

*

14.0%

61.5%

East South Central:

Alabama

30.9%

40.1%

25.0%

*

28.4%

*

27.7%

*

43.0%

Kentucky

35.5%

43.9%

34.7%

*

20.1%

*

22.7%

*

47.1%

Mississippi

39.9%

33.5%

*

68.7%

22.3%

*

38.0%

43.9%

Tennessee

46.0%

36.6%

74.6%

22.9%

*

41.8%

51.1%

West South Central:

Arkansas

36.6%

35.0%

44.9%

19.5%

*

25.2%

*

43.8%

Louisiana

46.3%

38.6%

40.4%

*

60.6%

*

51.2%

42.6%

Oklahoma

36.1%

56.1%

49.1%

26.5%

*

28.0%

*

60.9%

Texas

37.9%

49.3%

33.2%

*

35.3%

*

28.2%

*

59.8%

Mountain:

Arizona

47.5%

48.4%

73.4%

39.1%

*

24.7%

*

66.0%

Colorado

59.2%

57.0%

45.9%

83.8%

55.5%

62.6%

Idaho

41.5%

49.0%

32.7%

*

39.7%

*

14.1%

*

58.4%

Montana

54.7%

39.7%

69.7%

54.3%

24.0%

*

70.2%

Nevada

40.2%

61.7%

71.4%

14.9%

*

22.7%

*

53.4%

New Mexico

32.6%

42.3%

29.0%

*

29.6%

*

18.0%

*

60.2%

Utah

34.6%

*

52.8%

17.1%

*

42.4%

*

28.3%

*

39.8%

*

Wyoming

32.3%

*

14.9%

*

38.4%

*

48.6%

*

35.8%

*

31.5%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

43.1%

59.0%

32.2%

*

39.1%

*

25.4%

*

52.1%

California

67.5%

68.5%

69.6%

65.9%

47.4%

76.4%

Hawaii

66.3%

70.1%

69.8%

61.4%

53.3%

75.6%

Oregon

55.5%

72.2%

48.7%

48.3%

45.5%

*

61.4%

Washington

57.5%

49.5%

71.6%

54.9%

50.7%

*

60.0%

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

0.85%

1.41%

2.34%

2.26%

2.08%

1.83%

New England:

Connecticut

5.30%

9.64%

7.66%

11.96%

12.39%

5.35%

Maine

5.07%

4.93%

8.01%

10.76%

14.17%

*

4.61%

Massachusetts

6.79%

5.95%

11.60%

11.80%

*

15.41%

*

5.32%

New Hampshire

5.49%

7.51%

12.02%

13.37%

*

14.30%

*

5.00%

Rhode Island

9.08%

10.91%

12.84%

16.32%

15.23%

*

10.32%

Vermont

5.89%

6.02%

10.02%

9.84%

14.28%

7.35%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

6.15%

8.57%

10.90%

11.10%

14.28%

5.49%

New York

5.18%

6.30%

8.22%

12.44%

12.18%

5.19%

Pennsylvania

5.95%

6.93%

14.56%

*

15.30%

*

9.99%

*

6.61%

East North Central:

Illinois

7.28%

8.75%

9.59%

10.86%

*

7.91%

*

7.28%

Indiana

7.11%

10.15%

9.81%

*

14.00%

*

12.52%

*

9.28%

Michigan

5.82%

7.42%

9.50%

8.54%

*

7.72%

*

7.00%

Ohio

7.79%

4.29%

9.47%

5.07%

*

12.03%

*

4.40%

Wisconsin

8.36%

11.44%

11.99%

7.96%

10.06%

*

6.45%

West North Central:

Iowa

9.20%

8.42%

14.03%

14.57%

15.92%

*

9.84%

Kansas

5.98%

7.41%

15.42%

14.87%

12.18%

7.73%

Minnesota

5.40%

7.01%

9.51%

13.03%

14.61%

5.52%

Missouri

8.04%

9.42%

13.98%

12.63%

*

14.40%

*

5.66%

Nebraska

5.10%

10.44%

9.52%

10.01%

14.19%

*

4.80%

North Dakota

8.26%

15.34%

12.69%

13.68%

12.79%

8.96%

South Dakota

10.53%

13.51%

14.05%

11.01%

*

10.89%

*

12.31%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

8.73%

11.21%

19.06%

14.90%

*

13.68%

8.81%

District of Columbia

3.46%

6.58%

9.89%

11.65%

*

12.27%

4.47%

Florida

6.88%

7.97%

10.59%

12.85%

7.73%

6.58%

Georgia

9.81%

*

6.88%

13.17%

8.01%

*

6.38%

*

8.36%

Maryland

5.86%

10.01%

9.10%

10.93%

*

8.31%

*

7.88%

North Carolina

5.68%

7.48%

16.07%

10.07%

*

9.45%

*

7.69%

South Carolina

9.61%

10.56%

12.91%

*

15.11%

*

10.20%

*

9.62%

Virginia

6.29%

7.48%

10.10%

*

13.12%

*

10.65%

*

6.67%

West Virginia

7.15%

9.92%

7.50%

5.87%

*

4.15%

7.26%

East South Central:

Alabama

6.51%

7.17%

10.62%

*

9.31%

*

8.54%

*

10.30%

Kentucky

7.93%

9.11%

12.53%

*

9.98%

*

12.63%

*

8.26%

Mississippi

10.95%

10.12%

*

17.91%

10.30%

*

10.43%

12.91%

Tennessee

7.52%

10.79%

16.28%

13.20%

*

12.18%

8.92%

West South Central:

Arkansas

7.85%

9.17%

12.94%

13.71%

*

13.95%

*

10.85%

Louisiana

9.72%

10.90%

13.68%

*

18.53%

*

15.29%

11.50%

Oklahoma

7.67%

7.45%

10.94%

8.05%

*

10.37%

*

8.62%

Texas

7.69%

6.58%

10.96%

*

10.83%

*

8.56%

*

8.03%

Mountain:

Arizona

8.80%

8.72%

13.23%

14.20%

*

14.51%

*

4.92%

Colorado

5.54%

6.53%

11.12%

21.79%

9.73%

5.12%

Idaho

6.69%

10.30%

16.05%

*

12.89%

*

18.36%

*

8.31%

Montana

8.38%

10.40%

14.01%

14.50%

14.42%

*

9.62%

Nevada

9.22%

5.66%

12.82%

4.58%

*

11.68%

*

7.71%

New Mexico

8.93%

10.71%

11.45%

*

10.03%

*

10.82%

*

9.53%

Utah

11.69%

*

8.63%

13.15%

*

14.13%

*

10.66%

*

12.07%

*

Wyoming

12.15%

*

13.58%

*

14.87%

*

15.71%

*

14.04%

*

13.07%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

11.57%

11.31%

13.22%

*

13.02%

*

8.90%

*

11.35%

California

4.55%

3.72%

5.25%

11.47%

8.45%

4.16%

Hawaii

5.82%

4.93%

7.61%

10.86%

10.90%

2.86%

Oregon

6.95%

6.99%

11.35%

14.16%

13.68%

*

6.13%

Washington

8.51%

11.28%

13.09%

13.75%

15.28%

*

7.97%

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.