United States

20.3%

19.8%

21.9%

23.2%

25.2%

19.5%

New England:

Connecticut

20.7%

20.2%

23.2%

21.3%

*

18.6%

*

20.9%

Maine

25.4%

26.3%

21.9%

21.5%

*

23.3%

25.6%

Massachusetts

25.1%

24.4%

26.2%

29.2%

17.3%

*

25.5%

New Hampshire

22.4%

22.8%

24.5%

16.7%

32.8%

21.2%

Rhode Island

20.1%

20.2%

6.9%

*

37.4%

26.1%

19.3%

Vermont

17.5%

17.4%

15.8%

*

18.6%

28.0%

*

16.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

23.7%

22.8%

35.4%

*

33.2%

41.3%

21.2%

New York

23.0%

22.3%

24.1%

31.5%

*

26.6%

22.4%

Pennsylvania

22.5%

20.9%

17.8%

37.3%

29.5%

21.7%

East North Central:

Illinois

21.5%

20.1%

18.0%

40.5%

27.8%

20.4%

Indiana

25.4%

25.1%

22.3%

33.2%

*

31.3%

*

24.6%

Michigan

19.3%

17.7%

23.9%

20.0%

*

15.1%

19.9%

Ohio

21.8%

18.2%

44.2%

6.2%

*

31.3%

19.3%

Wisconsin

25.7%

26.4%

17.5%

20.1%

36.2%

22.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

19.3%

*

17.2%

30.7%

19.9%

*

16.0%

*

20.7%

Kansas

21.5%

22.0%

12.0%

*

21.3%

29.6%

17.9%

Minnesota

20.8%

18.2%

23.5%

32.3%

26.8%

19.4%

Missouri

17.4%

18.3%

18.0%

10.0%

*

15.3%

18.0%

Nebraska

14.4%

14.6%

3.7%

*

29.1%

*

32.6%

*

14.1%

North Dakota

15.4%

*

17.8%

*

1.3%

*

14.7%

*

23.8%

13.7%

*

South Dakota

25.0%

25.6%

24.1%

24.2%

*

16.4%

*

25.8%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

13.0%

13.5%

10.8%

*

24.1%

25.6%

12.0%

District of Columbia

21.8%

22.2%

20.3%

*

11.7%

*

26.5%

21.6%

Florida

23.2%

23.1%

23.1%

25.7%

26.8%

22.7%

Georgia

16.4%

16.8%

16.5%

8.9%

*

22.5%

*

15.8%

Maryland

27.8%

26.9%

33.9%

27.2%

*

31.2%

27.1%

North Carolina

22.9%

20.9%

46.7%

23.5%

*

32.3%

21.5%

South Carolina

28.0%

26.9%

19.5%

*

71.4%

*

30.4%

*

26.7%

Virginia

26.0%

25.2%

42.9%

17.6%

*

23.8%

26.3%

West Virginia

18.9%

19.0%

18.2%

.

12.5%

*

21.1%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

21.5%

20.6%

24.3%

*

36.0%

*

23.5%

*

20.4%

Kentucky

20.9%

19.1%

44.1%

25.6%

24.6%

18.2%

Mississippi

18.5%

18.2%

25.1%

*

3.8%

*

21.1%

17.0%

Tennessee

22.3%

22.8%

13.8%

*

16.1%

*

21.0%

22.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

19.3%

19.4%

19.3%

4.1%

*

20.1%

19.1%

*

Louisiana

18.9%

*

18.5%

20.8%

*

31.2%

*

14.2%

*

20.1%

*

Oklahoma

23.1%

22.5%

18.7%

*

37.9%

21.1%

24.3%

Texas

20.9%

19.9%

23.7%

*

41.8%

29.6%

19.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

22.1%

21.6%

22.7%

*

28.3%

*

19.5%

*

22.7%

Colorado

20.4%

20.0%

23.6%

16.4%

19.8%

20.5%

Idaho

21.2%

*

13.5%

*

35.5%

*

55.0%

*

25.3%

*

17.7%

*

Montana

17.6%

20.7%

20.8%

2.0%

*

19.1%

16.4%

Nevada

19.0%

17.7%

*

28.9%

6.5%

*

48.4%

15.2%

New Mexico

16.1%

14.9%

20.4%

*

31.4%

22.3%

14.0%

Utah

23.8%

23.9%

15.7%

*

34.4%

*

32.7%

22.7%

Wyoming

15.4%

13.7%

*

28.5%

*

18.4%

*

17.1%

*

15.1%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

20.3%

19.8%

25.0%

*

24.5%

*

40.0%

17.8%

California

15.1%

15.6%

12.1%

14.2%

*

23.9%

14.1%

Hawaii

8.7%

8.6%

8.7%

9.6%

*

5.6%

*

9.7%

Oregon

11.4%

10.3%

5.3%

*

30.2%

21.5%

8.9%

*

Washington

16.5%

19.5%

11.0%

*

5.9%

*

18.2%

*

16.2%

*

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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

0.50%

0.44%

1.20%

3.48%

1.15%

0.55%

New England:

Connecticut

2.68%

2.65%

4.63%

7.45%

*

8.36%

*

2.14%

Maine

3.67%

3.96%

5.73%

6.92%

*

5.31%

3.95%

Massachusetts

1.32%

1.29%

2.36%

6.29%

5.45%

*

1.45%

New Hampshire

2.46%

2.91%

5.52%

3.47%

4.87%

2.66%

Rhode Island

1.77%

2.74%

3.96%

*

9.46%

7.47%

2.21%

Vermont

2.23%

2.48%

8.48%

*

5.30%

8.56%

*

2.39%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.53%

4.06%

11.70%

*

9.22%

10.86%

4.31%

New York

2.10%

2.03%

4.23%

9.68%

*

5.71%

2.01%

Pennsylvania

2.90%

3.49%

4.47%

5.48%

5.21%

3.35%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.94%

3.20%

5.29%

10.83%

6.40%

3.21%

Indiana

4.55%

5.00%

6.26%

10.09%

*

10.57%

*

3.39%

Michigan

1.72%

1.85%

5.93%

6.56%

*

3.87%

1.65%

Ohio

2.98%

2.43%

11.35%

1.93%

*

7.91%

2.35%

Wisconsin

2.09%

2.89%

5.22%

5.04%

5.54%

2.43%

West North Central:

Iowa

8.79%

*

3.28%

7.80%

10.09%

*

9.94%

*

3.48%

Kansas

3.07%

3.23%

8.02%

*

6.13%

7.23%

2.93%

Minnesota

3.44%

3.24%

6.90%

8.24%

6.13%

3.30%

Missouri

2.86%

3.26%

5.19%

4.60%

*

3.81%

3.62%

Nebraska

3.42%

3.03%

1.21%

*

10.61%

*

11.59%

*

3.41%

North Dakota

6.11%

*

6.18%

*

1.85%

*

10.62%

*

5.45%

10.48%

*

South Dakota

6.54%

7.22%

7.21%

7.72%

*

4.94%

*

6.56%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.42%

1.89%

6.33%

*

7.10%

7.18%

2.30%

District of Columbia

1.60%

1.83%

6.41%

*

5.20%

*

7.49%

1.73%

Florida

2.72%

2.86%

4.63%

7.22%

7.54%

2.74%

Georgia

1.88%

1.91%

4.16%

4.55%

*

7.83%

*

1.92%

Maryland

2.67%

3.64%

8.42%

10.06%

*

9.28%

2.00%

North Carolina

4.27%

3.49%

13.61%

7.36%

*

7.96%

4.41%

South Carolina

4.60%

3.77%

6.69%

*

22.59%

*

9.26%

*

4.11%

Virginia

2.74%

3.21%

10.70%

7.85%

*

5.18%

2.68%

West Virginia

4.18%

4.39%

4.90%

.

3.80%

*

9.01%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

4.00%

4.69%

10.47%

*

11.38%

*

9.44%

*

4.28%

Kentucky

2.65%

3.28%

11.83%

7.43%

4.52%

2.24%

Mississippi

3.45%

3.59%

7.55%

*

3.33%

*

5.76%

4.14%

Tennessee

2.63%

2.77%

5.67%

*

5.01%

*

5.09%

3.06%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.38%

3.45%

5.46%

1.29%

*

5.11%

5.82%

*

Louisiana

6.09%

*

5.43%

11.38%

*

9.85%

*

5.37%

*

10.08%

*

Oklahoma

4.47%

4.33%

7.19%

*

10.61%

4.14%

6.70%

Texas

1.44%

1.84%

7.74%

*

10.47%

8.34%

1.80%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.29%

3.43%

10.22%

*

9.18%

*

8.10%

*

3.47%

Colorado

1.80%

1.74%

7.01%

4.45%

3.24%

2.28%

Idaho

8.83%

*

4.93%

*

10.70%

*

17.07%

*

10.59%

*

6.40%

*

Montana

3.90%

4.64%

6.05%

2.22%

*

4.88%

4.57%

Nevada

3.94%

5.71%

*

6.03%

2.50%

*

10.28%

2.85%

New Mexico

1.75%

1.34%

6.25%

*

9.10%

6.61%

1.42%

Utah

3.10%

3.05%

5.05%

*

10.78%

*

6.85%

3.41%

Wyoming

4.16%

4.98%

*

8.60%

*

5.83%

*

5.65%

*

4.90%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

5.29%

5.28%

7.91%

*

7.74%

*

11.28%

4.27%

California

1.03%

1.44%

2.55%

7.67%

*

3.27%

1.30%

Hawaii

1.05%

1.93%

2.01%

6.33%

*

1.90%

*

2.01%

Oregon

2.09%

2.56%

9.20%

*

8.78%

4.64%

3.21%

*

Washington

4.64%

5.11%

3.69%

*

5.30%

*

5.80%

*

5.60%

*

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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.