United States

33.2%

33.8%

29.8%

28.4%

27.0%

34.3%

New England:

Connecticut

31.8%

32.3%

31.0%

27.9%

27.9%

32.2%

Maine

30.7%

31.1%

28.9%

26.8%

21.6%

31.5%

Massachusetts

39.2%

40.6%

36.7%

24.6%

*

32.8%

39.7%

New Hampshire

29.3%

29.7%

27.3%

27.9%

24.3%

30.0%

Rhode Island

39.1%

39.6%

41.2%

27.4%

20.1%

41.8%

Vermont

30.0%

30.3%

30.7%

27.8%

31.2%

29.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

36.1%

37.9%

26.9%

27.1%

28.2%

37.1%

New York

35.3%

35.3%

34.7%

35.4%

32.1%

35.7%

Pennsylvania

33.2%

34.2%

30.8%

19.5%

23.2%

34.8%

East North Central:

Illinois

33.5%

33.5%

35.2%

26.2%

*

25.4%

35.1%

Indiana

34.2%

34.1%

35.2%

35.3%

30.5%

35.0%

Michigan

39.1%

40.0%

34.1%

30.9%

33.5%

39.9%

Ohio

37.1%

37.7%

31.5%

36.5%

35.9%

37.3%

Wisconsin

37.2%

37.7%

34.0%

33.2%

28.5%

39.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

41.4%

42.6%

33.8%

34.2%

32.1%

43.3%

Kansas

31.6%

32.7%

26.3%

23.7%

23.3%

34.1%

Minnesota

35.0%

35.2%

35.5%

31.6%

29.0%

35.7%

Missouri

34.1%

35.0%

31.7%

27.4%

33.1%

34.3%

Nebraska

33.5%

34.8%

30.4%

21.8%

*

31.7%

33.7%

North Dakota

33.6%

31.6%

39.9%

45.8%

32.9%

33.8%

South Dakota

37.1%

38.4%

30.9%

29.8%

27.5%

39.5%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

34.4%

35.7%

30.7%

25.0%

*

25.6%

35.9%

District of Columbia

29.2%

29.4%

27.5%

22.9%

23.8%

29.6%

Florida

30.6%

30.4%

28.8%

36.0%

27.1%

31.3%

Georgia

29.8%

30.0%

28.9%

25.2%

28.6%

30.0%

Maryland

35.9%

35.7%

37.5%

35.1%

34.5%

36.2%

North Carolina

29.7%

30.5%

21.2%

26.5%

17.5%

32.1%

South Carolina

31.6%

32.1%

29.7%

21.1%

*

24.8%

33.8%

Virginia

31.3%

31.7%

32.7%

18.2%

23.1%

32.7%

West Virginia

37.3%

39.3%

27.0%

24.5%

*

23.7%

42.4%

East South Central:

Alabama

37.8%

39.5%

28.0%

18.7%

*

23.8%

43.3%

Kentucky

35.9%

37.0%

27.4%

25.8%

25.5%

38.9%

Mississippi

29.7%

29.8%

33.2%

10.8%

*

24.7%

32.1%

Tennessee

32.3%

32.5%

29.4%

33.1%

26.0%

34.7%

West South Central:

Arkansas

32.3%

31.5%

43.3%

22.6%

*

23.2%

35.5%

Louisiana

34.5%

35.6%

27.2%

19.9%

*

25.6%

37.2%

Oklahoma

33.3%

34.3%

32.3%

*

21.9%

*

24.3%

36.3%

Texas

31.7%

32.8%

24.9%

18.7%

23.8%

33.3%

Mountain:

Arizona

28.7%

28.5%

26.1%

33.5%

25.6%

29.4%

Colorado

30.1%

30.6%

27.9%

27.1%

26.0%

31.0%

Idaho

38.6%

37.8%

43.4%

43.8%

45.8%

35.2%

Montana

26.2%

29.0%

23.2%

12.8%

*

18.1%

29.9%

Nevada

29.1%

29.7%

24.7%

22.3%

*

22.7%

30.0%

New Mexico

28.7%

29.0%

34.8%

20.8%

20.0%

32.5%

Utah

42.9%

43.1%

34.8%

52.2%

45.2%

42.5%

Wyoming

32.8%

33.5%

30.0%

*

26.4%

33.0%

32.8%

Pacific:

Alaska

31.8%

31.6%

33.0%

35.1%

*

33.7%

31.7%

California

30.7%

31.4%

21.0%

32.9%

28.2%

31.0%

Hawaii

24.6%

24.8%

28.2%

17.2%

23.4%

24.9%

Oregon

30.3%

32.1%

24.4%

18.1%

*

14.5%

33.3%

Washington

27.2%

29.1%

17.9%

19.3%

18.6%

29.1%

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

0.28%

0.34%

0.87%

0.97%

0.63%

0.32%

New England:

Connecticut

1.46%

1.76%

3.08%

5.90%

5.98%

1.32%

Maine

1.24%

1.47%

3.24%

4.40%

4.03%

1.39%

Massachusetts

1.70%

1.19%

4.23%

9.70%

*

4.07%

1.92%

New Hampshire

1.81%

1.66%

4.79%

3.67%

3.14%

1.69%

Rhode Island

2.13%

2.41%

6.57%

6.02%

2.07%

2.19%

Vermont

1.51%

1.47%

4.60%

5.39%

5.07%

1.56%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.58%

1.78%

4.97%

6.22%

4.88%

1.85%

New York

1.80%

1.96%

1.65%

5.92%

3.18%

1.82%

Pennsylvania

1.41%

1.56%

2.83%

2.79%

2.93%

1.49%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.15%

1.46%

5.70%

8.06%

*

4.66%

1.12%

Indiana

1.60%

1.70%

5.68%

5.73%

3.19%

1.48%

Michigan

2.00%

2.23%

4.54%

3.99%

3.12%

1.88%

Ohio

1.76%

2.07%

3.54%

4.87%

2.43%

1.96%

Wisconsin

2.02%

2.13%

5.53%

6.47%

3.93%

1.82%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.02%

2.25%

6.57%

7.75%

3.38%

2.22%

Kansas

1.21%

1.73%

5.23%

5.47%

3.10%

2.74%

Minnesota

2.10%

2.01%

6.45%

8.54%

5.10%

2.12%

Missouri

2.42%

2.61%

3.75%

4.75%

4.21%

2.31%

Nebraska

1.47%

1.51%

3.15%

9.34%

*

4.39%

1.25%

North Dakota

1.60%

1.42%

6.44%

8.44%

4.46%

1.87%

South Dakota

3.99%

4.60%

5.79%

7.86%

5.91%

4.15%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.44%

4.26%

4.44%

8.93%

*

5.61%

3.66%

District of Columbia

1.52%

1.72%

6.26%

5.35%

3.83%

1.61%

Florida

1.29%

1.40%

4.64%

6.01%

1.43%

1.45%

Georgia

1.49%

1.56%

5.63%

6.42%

3.98%

1.96%

Maryland

1.24%

1.45%

6.22%

7.46%

5.34%

1.40%

North Carolina

2.36%

2.50%

5.19%

5.70%

3.57%

2.18%

South Carolina

1.07%

1.54%

7.26%

6.41%

*

2.62%

1.99%

Virginia

1.69%

2.12%

6.90%

3.64%

3.29%

1.85%

West Virginia

2.15%

2.17%

5.04%

10.67%

*

2.58%

2.23%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.14%

2.38%

6.31%

6.08%

*

2.81%

1.98%

Kentucky

2.60%

2.80%

4.45%

4.73%

4.06%

2.81%

Mississippi

1.17%

1.32%

5.11%

9.85%

*

2.68%

2.58%

Tennessee

1.78%

1.95%

5.19%

8.77%

3.10%

2.11%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.94%

2.09%

10.05%

6.88%

*

3.66%

2.65%

Louisiana

2.02%

2.23%

5.56%

7.63%

*

3.62%

2.51%

Oklahoma

2.25%

1.76%

10.90%

*

6.90%

*

5.01%

2.53%

Texas

1.44%

1.57%

1.93%

2.99%

2.49%

1.66%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.70%

2.00%

4.95%

6.61%

4.56%

2.11%

Colorado

1.39%

1.58%

4.44%

6.51%

3.54%

1.38%

Idaho

2.60%

2.75%

11.07%

7.21%

6.41%

2.74%

Montana

2.29%

1.98%

3.64%

10.59%

*

3.75%

3.53%

Nevada

1.36%

1.89%

3.98%

7.26%

*

3.80%

1.71%

New Mexico

2.02%

2.52%

7.63%

4.83%

3.06%

2.67%

Utah

2.46%

2.36%

6.74%

9.40%

5.20%

2.43%

Wyoming

2.78%

3.01%

9.08%

*

7.37%

4.11%

3.07%

Pacific:

Alaska

1.55%

2.04%

7.50%

10.78%

*

8.48%

2.29%

California

1.24%

1.17%

2.59%

3.45%

2.83%

1.41%

Hawaii

1.03%

0.96%

4.94%

3.14%

2.77%

1.13%

Oregon

1.81%

2.22%

3.50%

8.01%

*

3.21%

1.98%

Washington

1.19%

1.07%

3.69%

4.41%

3.76%

0.88%

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.