United States

56.4%

63.4%

55.8%

34.3%

41.8%

63.8%

New England:

Connecticut

63.6%

75.6%

55.5%

28.6%

37.4%

71.3%

Maine

57.1%

66.2%

59.9%

30.5%

49.6%

61.4%

Massachusetts

68.7%

76.2%

71.2%

45.8%

56.4%

72.5%

New Hampshire

64.8%

76.0%

62.4%

39.0%

48.1%

70.8%

Rhode Island

63.0%

71.1%

63.5%

42.1%

50.4%

67.6%

Vermont

56.0%

65.6%

55.9%

30.4%

40.0%

62.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

67.5%

75.8%

59.8%

37.2%

41.1%

75.7%

New York

58.7%

64.1%

60.8%

42.5%

43.7%

64.5%

Pennsylvania

61.3%

71.8%

62.4%

34.3%

39.8%

74.0%

East North Central:

Illinois

55.6%

61.6%

64.0%

29.0%

42.3%

62.1%

Indiana

53.8%

64.6%

52.6%

29.9%

40.2%

61.4%

Michigan

56.9%

64.2%

62.8%

36.2%

43.9%

64.8%

Ohio

61.6%

68.7%

65.0%

44.8%

49.7%

69.3%

Wisconsin

52.2%

60.5%

54.9%

28.4%

34.7%

63.1%

West North Central:

Iowa

55.2%

63.3%

54.4%

34.8%

40.5%

65.2%

Kansas

55.3%

65.3%

64.2%

27.7%

39.7%

65.7%

Minnesota

53.5%

62.0%

54.7%

33.0%

43.7%

58.3%

Missouri

56.9%

65.9%

50.1%

32.8%

39.5%

69.0%

Nebraska

44.8%

53.6%

29.1%

31.6%

35.8%

51.7%

North Dakota

52.2%

62.6%

46.9%

34.1%

39.9%

60.0%

South Dakota

47.3%

59.0%

43.7%

27.5%

38.3%

55.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

61.4%

72.1%

55.4%

35.5%

44.1%

69.7%

District of Columbia

72.5%

80.8%

61.5%

35.5%

55.9%

76.2%

Florida

55.1%

56.8%

62.5%

37.7%

44.3%

60.2%

Georgia

53.4%

58.1%

37.5%

42.4%

40.7%

58.7%

Maryland

58.2%

65.7%

47.5%

36.8%

44.1%

63.6%

North Carolina

54.4%

59.8%

49.7%

39.9%

45.9%

59.8%

South Carolina

54.8%

57.1%

56.2%

44.1%

42.8%

62.6%

Virginia

59.1%

64.5%

67.7%

33.5%

44.9%

65.9%

West Virginia

53.7%

61.1%

54.4%

32.8%

41.8%

64.6%

East South Central:

Alabama

62.9%

67.0%

63.2%

44.6%

47.7%

72.5%

Kentucky

56.6%

67.1%

48.0%

28.3%

42.7%

67.0%

Mississippi

47.7%

54.1%

37.1%

32.7%

38.0%

56.9%

Tennessee

56.3%

64.7%

40.0%

43.0%

46.1%

63.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

46.0%

50.0%

48.4%

28.6%

37.4%

53.5%

Louisiana

52.8%

57.6%

49.1%

37.8%

43.0%

60.7%

Oklahoma

50.8%

57.9%

42.0%

29.7%

43.5%

56.8%

Texas

48.8%

53.2%

46.2%

32.4%

40.9%

53.8%

Mountain:

Arizona

53.4%

58.8%

56.8%

32.2%

41.1%

59.2%

Colorado

52.1%

59.2%

57.4%

21.9%

32.6%

59.5%

Idaho

43.9%

52.5%

45.6%

20.7%

31.0%

51.1%

Montana

40.2%

49.8%

38.0%

18.0%

24.7%

50.2%

Nevada

62.8%

72.5%

50.5%

31.6%

50.5%

67.5%

New Mexico

51.1%

54.8%

51.2%

38.2%

41.0%

57.4%

Utah

51.1%

57.6%

46.0%

31.0%

38.2%

55.6%

Wyoming

46.0%

56.7%

47.6%

18.2%

32.9%

52.5%

Pacific:

Alaska

46.0%

54.7%

42.7%

21.2%

30.9%

50.2%

California

57.6%

66.8%

54.3%

27.8%

38.5%

64.7%

Hawaii

88.5%

91.4%

92.9%

72.9%

83.3%

90.5%

Oregon

52.6%

63.3%

50.2%

22.5%

35.8%

60.4%

Washington

58.6%

70.9%

56.9%

29.1%

29.0%

68.5%

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.

United States

0.41%

0.47%

0.72%

0.89%

0.67%

0.46%

New England:

Connecticut

1.97%

2.00%

7.15%

4.42%

3.31%

2.43%

Maine

2.07%

1.96%

10.11%

3.26%

3.36%

2.50%

Massachusetts

1.45%

2.95%

5.90%

3.70%

3.64%

2.48%

New Hampshire

2.20%

2.64%

8.13%

2.61%

4.23%

2.11%

Rhode Island

1.35%

2.19%

3.44%

4.10%

4.35%

2.30%

Vermont

2.05%

3.40%

7.14%

3.81%

4.63%

2.04%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.95%

1.69%

8.28%

7.54%

5.50%

1.77%

New York

1.36%

1.78%

4.39%

5.56%

2.77%

1.34%

Pennsylvania

1.06%

1.48%

5.36%

3.25%

1.84%

1.43%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.39%

2.15%

3.30%

2.81%

4.36%

2.54%

Indiana

2.24%

3.07%

5.50%

4.45%

3.98%

3.00%

Michigan

2.61%

2.90%

6.90%

5.99%

4.98%

2.41%

Ohio

0.78%

1.78%

3.06%

4.50%

3.54%

1.44%

Wisconsin

1.66%

1.54%

4.03%

4.19%

2.80%

2.05%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.61%

3.22%

9.17%

4.32%

2.43%

2.18%

Kansas

1.62%

2.04%

6.22%

4.24%

2.12%

2.10%

Minnesota

2.60%

4.37%

6.56%

7.01%

3.16%

3.26%

Missouri

2.11%

1.80%

4.92%

6.38%

3.06%

2.20%

Nebraska

2.42%

4.00%

4.11%

3.24%

3.90%

3.67%

North Dakota

2.02%

2.90%

4.60%

3.81%

2.58%

3.49%

South Dakota

2.23%

3.97%

6.10%

3.87%

3.29%

1.87%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.99%

2.16%

11.48%

6.95%

5.14%

2.83%

District of Columbia

1.87%

1.63%

9.56%

5.55%

4.55%

1.82%

Florida

1.40%

1.64%

4.81%

5.76%

3.82%

2.07%

Georgia

2.24%

3.41%

6.31%

7.54%

3.70%

2.78%

Maryland

2.38%

2.23%

7.02%

8.08%

6.17%

1.58%

North Carolina

3.00%

2.71%

6.14%

6.51%

4.89%

2.47%

South Carolina

2.48%

2.62%

4.57%

8.92%

4.64%

2.64%

Virginia

2.11%

2.33%

5.55%

5.29%

5.36%

1.99%

West Virginia

1.45%

2.39%

6.52%

4.55%

2.68%

3.15%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.63%

2.03%

8.33%

5.38%

3.37%

2.07%

Kentucky

1.55%

1.70%

3.24%

3.70%

3.69%

2.14%

Mississippi

1.35%

1.30%

5.94%

4.28%

3.94%

2.38%

Tennessee

1.91%

2.77%

3.34%

5.23%

2.63%

2.59%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.31%

3.25%

8.36%

7.02%

3.60%

4.07%

Louisiana

2.13%

3.18%

8.09%

4.41%

2.42%

4.03%

Oklahoma

1.61%

2.19%

5.25%

5.23%

4.02%

2.83%

Texas

1.33%

1.45%

4.06%

3.39%

3.26%

2.53%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.46%

2.27%

4.51%

6.82%

4.04%

2.18%

Colorado

2.02%

2.02%

8.24%

4.60%

3.24%

2.11%

Idaho

2.73%

4.65%

7.51%

3.46%

4.27%

2.90%

Montana

2.96%

3.39%

7.28%

2.82%

4.14%

3.07%

Nevada

1.92%

2.11%

5.42%

5.76%

4.94%

2.85%

New Mexico

2.54%

3.34%

4.53%

5.11%

2.19%

3.98%

Utah

1.72%

3.07%

7.74%

5.06%

5.62%

2.72%

Wyoming

2.50%

3.77%

5.22%

2.94%

4.36%

2.49%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.61%

1.88%

7.03%

4.87%

5.52%

3.04%

California

1.63%

1.83%

4.57%

2.18%

2.52%

1.55%

Hawaii

1.62%

2.07%

3.55%

6.46%

3.41%

1.82%

Oregon

1.62%

2.17%

5.86%

2.04%

3.77%

1.73%

Washington

1.52%

2.71%

4.12%

4.40%

3.89%

1.84%

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.