United States

48.9%

47.9%

54.1%

56.5%

56.7%

47.4%

New England:

Connecticut

48.0%

46.9%

51.6%

55.0%

50.7%

47.8%

Maine

48.2%

47.1%

52.4%

57.9%

58.2%

47.2%

Massachusetts

48.3%

45.4%

57.7%

65.3%

48.5%

48.2%

New Hampshire

48.6%

46.9%

55.0%

55.4%

60.0%

46.9%

Rhode Island

50.3%

50.4%

48.2%

53.9%

65.6%

48.1%

Vermont

49.0%

48.5%

51.9%

49.3%

48.9%

49.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

45.7%

44.1%

53.4%

56.4%

59.1%

44.0%

New York

49.5%

48.6%

55.0%

58.3%

55.9%

48.7%

Pennsylvania

48.6%

47.5%

50.4%

64.7%

59.3%

46.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

47.7%

47.0%

51.2%

59.8%

57.5%

45.7%

Indiana

43.0%

42.5%

44.9%

50.3%

51.6%

41.3%

Michigan

39.9%

38.4%

48.7%

50.5%

48.9%

38.5%

Ohio

44.3%

43.5%

50.8%

49.8%

49.3%

43.3%

Wisconsin

45.4%

44.3%

52.3%

52.4%

53.9%

43.2%

West North Central:

Iowa

43.8%

42.6%

52.1%

48.5%

55.2%

41.4%

Kansas

50.8%

49.6%

55.9%

60.2%

59.4%

48.2%

Minnesota

48.2%

48.0%

45.7%

56.1%

56.8%

47.3%

Missouri

46.4%

47.3%

34.7%

58.4%

49.6%

45.7%

Nebraska

45.6%

43.5%

52.1%

61.8%

54.7%

44.6%

North Dakota

51.7%

52.2%

54.4%

40.7%

51.5%

51.7%

South Dakota

47.7%

46.6%

52.2%

56.0%

57.9%

45.2%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

48.7%

45.9%

57.2%

62.4%

60.4%

46.7%

District of Columbia

52.7%

51.8%

63.0%

68.8%

61.8%

52.0%

Florida

51.8%

51.9%

52.6%

48.9%

56.3%

50.9%

Georgia

51.1%

50.6%

52.3%

61.0%

59.5%

49.2%

Maryland

46.0%

46.3%

45.2%

44.0%

50.8%

45.2%

North Carolina

51.2%

49.9%

65.2%

58.0%

63.7%

48.7%

South Carolina

49.7%

49.0%

53.4%

62.4%

59.7%

46.6%

Virginia

50.6%

50.2%

50.9%

61.3%

55.3%

49.8%

West Virginia

47.5%

45.8%

55.7%

59.5%

61.8%

42.1%

East South Central:

Alabama

48.6%

47.0%

60.4%

61.8%

63.3%

42.9%

Kentucky

46.9%

45.9%

50.5%

61.0%

54.6%

44.6%

Mississippi

53.6%

53.2%

52.7%

70.3%

60.7%

50.1%

Tennessee

48.2%

47.5%

54.7%

55.0%

56.7%

45.0%

West South Central:

Arkansas

49.0%

49.3%

41.4%

67.1%

58.2%

45.7%

Louisiana

47.9%

46.4%

60.5%

64.0%

60.5%

44.1%

Oklahoma

49.3%

47.6%

58.0%

59.5%

60.3%

45.7%

Texas

48.5%

47.1%

57.8%

64.9%

57.1%

46.8%

Mountain:

Arizona

54.3%

54.0%

59.9%

52.1%

57.8%

53.4%

Colorado

53.0%

51.8%

59.5%

58.1%

59.9%

51.5%

Idaho

42.8%

43.8%

44.8%

32.6%

35.0%

46.4%

Montana

56.3%

50.5%

63.8%

80.0%

60.9%

54.1%

Nevada

51.8%

50.9%

56.7%

67.1%

59.5%

50.8%

New Mexico

52.7%

52.0%

53.4%

60.4%

62.0%

48.7%

Utah

38.8%

38.2%

51.4%

27.8%

*

39.3%

38.8%

Wyoming

47.3%

45.4%

56.8%

63.5%

52.3%

46.7%

Pacific:

Alaska

52.6%

53.3%

42.8%

48.8%

51.3%

52.7%

California

52.1%

51.1%

62.9%

52.0%

57.7%

51.4%

Hawaii

59.9%

58.5%

59.3%

71.2%

64.9%

58.4%

Oregon

49.6%

48.0%

54.6%

60.9%

64.6%

46.8%

Washington

55.0%

51.9%

72.0%

66.8%

63.0%

53.3%

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

0.23%

0.29%

1.22%

1.43%

0.68%

0.28%

New England:

Connecticut

1.66%

2.31%

2.80%

8.08%

6.04%

1.67%

Maine

1.70%

1.80%

4.11%

6.41%

6.28%

1.93%

Massachusetts

1.69%

0.99%

3.83%

9.36%

2.92%

1.71%

New Hampshire

1.92%

1.94%

4.25%

3.88%

4.18%

2.07%

Rhode Island

2.43%

2.68%

7.73%

6.27%

3.33%

2.67%

Vermont

1.82%

1.89%

6.65%

3.65%

6.55%

1.65%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.38%

1.39%

5.44%

6.88%

5.17%

1.40%

New York

1.58%

1.74%

2.54%

6.91%

1.76%

1.68%

Pennsylvania

1.41%

1.49%

3.24%

3.53%

2.76%

1.53%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.02%

1.32%

6.31%

9.17%

6.87%

1.13%

Indiana

1.22%

1.29%

8.73%

8.30%

3.38%

0.95%

Michigan

1.21%

1.36%

4.36%

3.80%

2.88%

1.35%

Ohio

1.98%

2.32%

4.00%

7.06%

2.29%

2.20%

Wisconsin

1.47%

1.37%

5.21%

9.11%

4.90%

1.06%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.15%

2.12%

6.85%

7.58%

4.38%

1.89%

Kansas

1.38%

1.96%

5.76%

7.64%

3.26%

1.96%

Minnesota

1.63%

1.74%

6.13%

9.82%

7.37%

1.54%

Missouri

2.36%

2.42%

8.57%

5.38%

3.72%

2.34%

Nebraska

1.67%

1.23%

4.12%

12.41%

4.71%

1.59%

North Dakota

1.33%

1.62%

6.15%

6.72%

4.55%

1.86%

South Dakota

3.86%

4.16%

4.80%

9.65%

7.32%

3.87%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.98%

3.53%

4.94%

12.26%

7.91%

3.03%

District of Columbia

1.48%

1.58%

7.43%

9.66%

6.10%

1.48%

Florida

1.55%

1.75%

5.82%

7.81%

1.72%

1.66%

Georgia

2.43%

2.67%

9.13%

8.53%

6.20%

2.42%

Maryland

1.69%

1.58%

7.02%

8.35%

5.49%

1.96%

North Carolina

2.22%

2.42%

6.23%

5.70%

3.34%

2.19%

South Carolina

1.39%

1.61%

8.81%

11.95%

3.02%

1.94%

Virginia

1.62%

2.15%

6.36%

4.80%

4.01%

1.89%

West Virginia

1.99%

2.31%

6.41%

9.86%

3.20%

2.03%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.67%

1.80%

7.53%

6.71%

3.19%

1.20%

Kentucky

2.01%

2.10%

6.09%

4.01%

3.70%

2.44%

Mississippi

1.01%

1.08%

6.72%

12.31%

3.51%

2.26%

Tennessee

1.41%

1.48%

7.09%

12.43%

2.18%

1.95%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.47%

1.45%

10.99%

10.77%

3.61%

2.20%

Louisiana

1.20%

1.26%

8.98%

12.93%

4.58%

1.53%

Oklahoma

1.87%

1.56%

9.38%

8.42%

4.59%

1.77%

Texas

1.47%

1.63%

2.48%

3.66%

2.41%

1.72%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.79%

2.26%

4.68%

7.26%

3.86%

2.24%

Colorado

1.31%

1.59%

4.92%

10.64%

6.12%

1.72%

Idaho

2.90%

2.94%

10.76%

5.82%

5.99%

2.62%

Montana

2.96%

2.26%

2.88%

11.20%

3.47%

3.84%

Nevada

2.03%

2.68%

6.58%

8.25%

2.37%

2.08%

New Mexico

2.58%

2.64%

7.46%

8.40%

4.15%

2.60%

Utah

2.02%

1.71%

7.54%

9.40%

*

5.33%

1.85%

Wyoming

3.37%

3.68%

7.87%

11.50%

4.41%

3.82%

Pacific:

Alaska

1.33%

1.57%

10.14%

12.91%

11.23%

1.90%

California

1.23%

1.15%

3.08%

4.13%

3.32%

1.33%

Hawaii

1.52%

1.55%

5.64%

6.53%

3.98%

1.42%

Oregon

1.76%

1.91%

4.54%

5.90%

4.63%

2.14%

Washington

1.92%

1.62%

8.70%

11.27%

6.83%

1.89%

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.