United States

6,634,144

64.6%

15.4%

20.0%

33.4%

66.6%

New England:

Connecticut

80,521

65.0%

16.8%

18.3%

22.6%

77.4%

Maine

37,004

59.4%

18.4%

22.2%

36.0%

64.0%

Massachusetts

153,927

60.6%

17.4%

22.0%

23.6%

76.4%

New Hampshire

33,844

58.7%

17.2%

24.1%

26.7%

73.3%

Rhode Island

25,992

58.3%

18.8%

22.9%

26.5%

73.5%

Vermont

19,494

60.8%

16.2%

22.9%

29.1%

70.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

211,168

69.6%

15.1%

15.3%

23.7%

76.3%

New York

443,064

60.2%

17.3%

22.5%

28.2%

71.8%

Pennsylvania

260,043

62.2%

13.0%

24.8%

37.1%

62.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

285,804

63.8%

16.4%

19.8%

33.0%

67.0%

Indiana

134,680

56.1%

19.3%

24.6%

36.0%

64.0%

Michigan

205,678

58.1%

16.6%

25.3%

38.0%

62.0%

Ohio

239,158

57.8%

15.1%

27.1%

39.1%

60.9%

Wisconsin

136,073

57.2%

20.4%

22.4%

38.5%

61.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

78,974

61.8%

14.4%

23.8%

40.3%

59.7%

Kansas

72,983

56.7%

17.3%

26.0%

39.9%

60.1%

Minnesota

129,704

57.6%

17.3%

25.0%

32.8%

67.2%

Missouri

135,809

63.6%

17.6%

18.9%

41.0%

59.0%

Nebraska

49,582

62.0%

17.1%

20.9%

43.4%

56.6%

North Dakota

22,632

55.4%

18.4%

26.1%

38.4%

61.6%

South Dakota

24,873

53.9%

17.4%

28.7%

46.5%

53.5%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20,976

64.3%

12.0%

23.7%

32.3%

67.7%

District of Columbia

18,271

73.7%

13.8%

12.6%

18.4%

81.6%

Florida

411,678

70.9%

15.7%

13.4%

32.2%

67.8%

Georgia

193,752

73.5%

11.6%

14.9%

29.7%

70.3%

Maryland

119,233

68.8%

13.6%

17.6%

27.8%

72.2%

North Carolina

198,576

66.3%

13.1%

20.6%

38.8%

61.2%

South Carolina

88,009

68.7%

14.3%

16.9%

39.6%

60.4%

Virginia

178,630

66.5%

14.5%

19.1%

32.5%

67.5%

West Virginia

34,707

62.3%

15.2%

22.5%

47.7%

52.3%

East South Central:

Alabama

88,427

70.3%

14.1%

15.7%

38.5%

61.5%

Kentucky

83,082

66.4%

12.9%

20.7%

42.9%

57.1%

Mississippi

54,018

67.2%

14.2%

18.6%

48.6%

51.4%

Tennessee

115,342

63.8%

16.3%

19.9%

40.7%

59.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

61,139

68.0%

14.3%

17.6%

46.8%

53.2%

Louisiana

93,717

66.9%

15.4%

17.7%

44.9%

55.1%

Oklahoma

82,494

68.8%

13.9%

17.3%

44.9%

55.1%

Texas

446,937

68.5%

15.7%

15.8%

38.8%

61.2%

Mountain:

Arizona

122,210

65.7%

15.2%

19.2%

32.0%

68.0%

Colorado

133,790

67.9%

13.7%

18.3%

27.4%

72.6%

Idaho

40,361

60.6%

15.8%

23.6%

36.0%

64.0%

Montana

34,640

61.2%

13.6%

25.2%

39.2%

60.8%

Nevada

53,359

70.7%

12.2%

17.1%

27.5%

72.5%

New Mexico

39,618

64.6%

17.1%

18.3%

38.0%

62.0%

Utah

58,519

67.2%

14.9%

18.0%

25.9%

74.1%

Wyoming

18,639

61.1%

14.6%

24.3%

33.0%

67.0%

Pacific:

Alaska

16,955

64.9%

14.3%

20.9%

21.6%

78.4%

California

754,695

67.1%

13.6%

19.3%

27.1%

72.9%

Hawaii

28,653

66.9%

16.2%

16.9%

26.9%

73.1%

Oregon

99,738

60.4%

20.0%

19.6%

31.5%

68.5%

Washington

162,973

60.5%

15.2%

24.3%

25.0%

75.0%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

United States

33,240

0.34%

0.33%

0.25%

0.31%

0.31%

New England:

Connecticut

2,111

3.23%

2.19%

1.95%

1.38%

1.38%

Maine

873

2.12%

1.67%

1.84%

2.10%

2.10%

Massachusetts

5,195

3.07%

2.31%

1.88%

1.56%

1.56%

New Hampshire

1,372

2.80%

2.29%

1.59%

2.12%

2.12%

Rhode Island

685

1.31%

1.79%

2.02%

1.96%

1.96%

Vermont

689

1.73%

1.69%

1.75%

2.28%

2.28%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

8,566

1.86%

2.17%

1.88%

2.36%

2.36%

New York

11,623

1.02%

1.40%

0.79%

1.41%

1.41%

Pennsylvania

6,099

1.97%

1.85%

1.45%

2.78%

2.78%

East North Central:

Illinois

5,800

1.61%

1.28%

1.44%

1.25%

1.25%

Indiana

3,053

3.06%

2.60%

2.76%

1.69%

1.69%

Michigan

5,342

1.47%

1.75%

1.54%

1.89%

1.89%

Ohio

7,105

0.91%

1.29%

1.67%

2.42%

2.42%

Wisconsin

4,356

3.13%

1.86%

2.79%

1.32%

1.32%

West North Central:

Iowa

1,329

2.46%

1.33%

2.19%

2.04%

2.04%

Kansas

1,350

2.80%

1.72%

2.04%

1.78%

1.78%

Minnesota

2,859

2.74%

2.20%

1.98%

2.34%

2.34%

Missouri

2,690

2.99%

2.50%

2.12%

2.97%

2.97%

Nebraska

834

2.57%

2.08%

1.82%

2.10%

2.10%

North Dakota

419

2.34%

1.79%

2.57%

3.33%

3.33%

South Dakota

858

1.80%

2.22%

1.72%

1.91%

1.91%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

764

3.22%

1.48%

2.24%

3.69%

3.69%

District of Columbia

641

2.72%

2.14%

1.63%

1.99%

1.99%

Florida

10,199

2.13%

1.63%

1.19%

1.88%

1.88%

Georgia

4,977

1.47%

1.67%

1.85%

2.37%

2.37%

Maryland

3,603

1.70%

1.44%

0.74%

1.14%

1.14%

North Carolina

6,012

1.17%

0.95%

1.68%

2.99%

2.99%

South Carolina

1,564

2.61%

1.25%

2.33%

2.24%

2.24%

Virginia

4,105

2.44%

1.63%

1.91%

2.26%

2.26%

West Virginia

872

1.35%

1.68%

1.92%

1.61%

1.61%

East South Central:

Alabama

1,616

2.04%

1.26%

1.48%

2.55%

2.55%

Kentucky

1,586

3.14%

1.31%

2.33%

2.59%

2.59%

Mississippi

1,301

1.36%

0.72%

1.18%

3.51%

3.51%

Tennessee

3,156

3.02%

1.62%

2.24%

2.22%

2.22%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1,363

1.45%

1.08%

1.69%

3.30%

3.30%

Louisiana

2,133

2.18%

2.02%

1.93%

2.00%

2.00%

Oklahoma

2,380

2.18%

2.18%

1.72%

2.56%

2.56%

Texas

10,627

1.33%

1.62%

1.06%

1.95%

1.95%

Mountain:

Arizona

3,555

2.73%

1.78%

3.14%

3.57%

3.57%

Colorado

3,486

2.36%

1.81%

2.38%

2.96%

2.96%

Idaho

1,007

2.69%

1.91%

2.29%

3.07%

3.07%

Montana

799

1.64%

1.44%

2.19%

2.04%

2.04%

Nevada

1,594

2.52%

1.80%

1.82%

1.54%

1.54%

New Mexico

758

1.48%

1.77%

1.65%

2.39%

2.39%

Utah

1,770

2.83%

1.85%

1.75%

2.64%

2.64%

Wyoming

620

2.27%

1.50%

2.57%

2.18%

2.18%

Pacific:

Alaska

491

1.59%

1.26%

1.41%

2.28%

2.28%

California

16,572

0.99%

0.72%

0.98%

1.08%

1.08%

Hawaii

901

2.08%

1.24%

2.59%

2.83%

2.83%

Oregon

2,075

1.53%

1.40%

1.55%

1.92%

1.92%

Washington

4,423

3.02%

1.66%

1.97%

1.44%

1.44%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.