United States

27.0%

26.7%

30.6%

25.3%

34.0%

26.3%

New England:

Connecticut

26.5%

26.8%

29.6%

14.0%

9.7%

*

26.7%

Maine

30.8%

29.8%

30.7%

60.0%

35.6%

*

30.7%

Massachusetts

30.4%

29.0%

36.9%

20.6%

25.1%

30.6%

New Hampshire

27.7%

26.9%

33.8%

27.3%

25.6%

27.9%

Rhode Island

23.3%

24.7%

7.0%

*

36.5%

*

48.3%

22.4%

Vermont

24.0%

24.6%

16.5%

*

24.2%

36.8%

23.4%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

28.6%

27.7%

51.6%

5.2%

*

51.4%

26.0%

New York

27.1%

27.1%

25.7%

31.3%

*

30.0%

26.7%

Pennsylvania

23.6%

22.3%

37.7%

23.1%

31.2%

*

23.4%

East North Central:

Illinois

22.4%

21.9%

20.3%

36.0%

29.6%

21.4%

Indiana

22.1%

22.1%

22.0%

21.9%

*

29.3%

21.7%

Michigan

20.7%

20.2%

19.6%

*

53.7%

*

38.8%

19.9%

Ohio

26.9%

26.1%

39.9%

12.8%

*

37.2%

24.6%

Wisconsin

26.0%

25.3%

31.6%

*

29.8%

26.9%

25.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

21.9%

21.1%

30.7%

41.2%

*

42.3%

20.9%

Kansas

19.2%

20.3%

14.6%

*

.

36.2%

16.9%

Minnesota

31.8%

34.6%

16.1%

*

16.0%

*

35.0%

31.3%

Missouri

21.4%

21.9%

17.7%

*

34.5%

29.1%

20.5%

Nebraska

21.1%

22.5%

*

.

22.2%

*

54.4%

*

19.4%

North Dakota

24.9%

23.7%

*

32.5%

*

30.7%

*

28.7%

23.9%

*

South Dakota

34.5%

33.9%

32.1%

59.7%

*

23.6%

*

34.8%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

19.6%

23.1%

10.1%

*

16.5%

*

33.3%

*

19.2%

District of Columbia

25.8%

27.4%

5.7%

*

25.6%

29.2%

25.7%

Florida

32.2%

32.4%

28.5%

42.0%

26.9%

32.9%

Georgia

24.8%

25.0%

22.0%

25.2%

25.3%

24.8%

Maryland

31.3%

32.3%

20.5%

*

38.8%

31.8%

31.2%

North Carolina

27.3%

26.8%

73.3%

*

16.5%

*

44.6%

26.5%

South Carolina

30.7%

30.8%

3.7%

*

60.5%

*

43.4%

28.0%

Virginia

38.2%

36.6%

52.5%

48.4%

32.6%

38.6%

West Virginia

29.8%

31.0%

21.9%

.

22.3%

31.2%

East South Central:

Alabama

32.0%

31.2%

35.6%

66.4%

*

39.8%

30.3%

Kentucky

30.6%

30.7%

.

36.2%

*

47.2%

22.6%

Mississippi

23.7%

*

22.2%

*

40.0%

*

8.4%

*

28.4%

22.1%

*

Tennessee

26.7%

26.6%

27.6%

25.0%

*

27.1%

*

26.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

23.8%

23.9%

18.3%

*

.

20.2%

*

25.2%

Louisiana

37.9%

37.5%

38.9%

*

67.2%

45.9%

36.5%

Oklahoma

33.8%

34.9%

29.3%

38.4%

35.2%

33.3%

Texas

23.5%

22.1%

30.8%

57.7%

37.6%

22.0%

Mountain:

Arizona

27.4%

26.6%

45.6%

29.3%

*

42.7%

25.3%

Colorado

28.1%

28.9%

22.4%

7.3%

*

26.1%

28.4%

Idaho

35.0%

19.6%

41.9%

*

100.0%

*

47.9%

*

27.5%

*

Montana

31.4%

27.2%

*

53.6%

73.8%

25.3%

*

37.9%

Nevada

23.2%

22.8%

30.6%

5.4%

*

23.0%

23.3%

New Mexico

29.3%

28.9%

34.2%

33.9%

*

32.3%

28.9%

Utah

22.2%

22.2%

28.8%

11.8%

*

24.9%

22.0%

Wyoming

18.7%

*

18.4%

*

28.1%

*

.

28.1%

*

18.4%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

27.3%

25.9%

53.0%

*

22.5%

*

26.6%

*

27.3%

California

26.7%

27.6%

30.6%

16.6%

*

38.3%

25.8%

Hawaii

30.4%

29.5%

28.0%

45.3%

39.5%

27.9%

Oregon

27.9%

23.3%

51.9%

51.8%

*

66.8%

25.4%

Washington

27.2%

24.3%

42.9%

28.9%

*

29.0%

27.0%

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.

. 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

0.52%

0.41%

1.35%

4.32%

1.44%

0.53%

New England:

Connecticut

2.69%

3.19%

8.37%

4.11%

3.71%

*

2.56%

Maine

4.24%

4.22%

7.74%

16.48%

10.89%

*

4.34%

Massachusetts

1.95%

1.88%

4.34%

5.31%

5.10%

1.97%

New Hampshire

1.75%

1.82%

5.36%

6.34%

5.76%

1.92%

Rhode Island

4.50%

6.49%

4.16%

*

11.54%

*

14.44%

4.67%

Vermont

3.31%

3.46%

8.78%

*

6.98%

10.69%

3.36%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

5.54%

5.09%

14.53%

3.26%

*

11.81%

5.68%

New York

2.40%

2.59%

6.37%

9.58%

*

7.25%

2.64%

Pennsylvania

3.72%

3.73%

9.02%

5.82%

10.48%

*

3.82%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.65%

2.94%

5.68%

10.76%

7.68%

2.89%

Indiana

5.05%

5.99%

6.45%

6.61%

*

8.01%

5.52%

Michigan

3.02%

2.21%

6.42%

*

16.30%

*

10.61%

2.67%

Ohio

3.25%

3.33%

10.58%

4.88%

*

8.77%

2.95%

Wisconsin

2.51%

3.61%

11.34%

*

8.35%

6.87%

2.60%

West North Central:

Iowa

4.92%

6.19%

8.31%

13.04%

*

11.36%

5.68%

Kansas

2.49%

2.72%

4.79%

*

.

9.64%

3.04%

Minnesota

5.00%

4.82%

7.42%

*

5.33%

*

9.33%

4.92%

Missouri

4.52%

5.01%

6.22%

*

10.31%

6.07%

4.97%

Nebraska

4.19%

9.18%

*

.

6.67%

*

16.47%

*

3.98%

North Dakota

6.99%

8.30%

*

10.14%

*

9.72%

*

7.50%

8.45%

*

South Dakota

5.30%

6.30%

9.57%

17.95%

*

7.71%

*

6.16%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.64%

3.86%

9.33%

*

11.77%

*

10.13%

*

3.43%

District of Columbia

2.85%

2.50%

8.25%

*

7.04%

8.14%

2.84%

Florida

2.37%

2.81%

5.74%

12.39%

5.35%

2.75%

Georgia

3.44%

3.63%

5.52%

7.52%

6.56%

3.52%

Maryland

3.11%

2.79%

8.01%

*

10.10%

6.98%

2.95%

North Carolina

3.34%

3.25%

22.20%

*

5.22%

*

13.28%

3.33%

South Carolina

4.99%

5.10%

5.02%

*

19.12%

*

10.49%

5.99%

Virginia

4.05%

4.29%

13.59%

13.87%

8.05%

4.24%

West Virginia

4.73%

6.62%

5.84%

.

6.11%

8.78%

East South Central:

Alabama

5.19%

6.23%

9.35%

21.00%

*

9.73%

5.44%

Kentucky

4.20%

4.24%

.

11.45%

*

11.49%

3.10%

Mississippi

8.65%

*

9.14%

*

12.64%

*

3.50%

*

7.64%

9.42%

*

Tennessee

3.46%

3.29%

8.09%

7.92%

*

9.75%

*

3.59%

West South Central:

Arkansas

6.70%

6.70%

5.57%

*

.

8.70%

*

4.14%

Louisiana

4.30%

4.51%

11.69%

*

20.06%

9.02%

7.63%

Oklahoma

3.25%

5.15%

7.95%

11.34%

6.31%

5.22%

Texas

2.58%

2.76%

7.72%

15.80%

9.65%

2.49%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.76%

3.44%

11.74%

11.84%

*

11.18%

2.83%

Colorado

5.08%

5.46%

6.62%

4.85%

*

5.94%

5.22%

Idaho

9.61%

4.88%

13.21%

*

31.62%

*

15.15%

*

9.68%

*

Montana

9.12%

8.82%

*

15.23%

21.40%

8.40%

*

10.40%

Nevada

3.24%

2.82%

7.99%

3.27%

*

6.04%

3.15%

New Mexico

3.14%

3.58%

10.19%

10.20%

*

8.25%

3.27%

Utah

3.23%

3.34%

7.53%

4.17%

*

5.88%

3.35%

Wyoming

8.55%

*

8.59%

*

8.88%

*

.

8.88%

*

8.59%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

5.71%

5.39%

16.77%

*

7.12%

*

8.07%

*

6.03%

California

2.03%

2.04%

4.62%

9.34%

*

2.79%

2.01%

Hawaii

3.70%

4.12%

5.67%

11.15%

8.79%

2.91%

Oregon

4.28%

3.35%

14.14%

16.49%

*

17.98%

3.74%

Washington

3.81%

3.61%

10.98%

9.18%

*

7.63%

5.20%

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.