United States

40.7%

41.8%

40.7%

34.0%

31.0%

43.8%

New England:

Connecticut

38.9%

39.4%

41.1%

30.4%

*

17.3%

*

42.2%

Maine

34.6%

33.9%

30.9%

*

45.1%

30.0%

36.7%

Massachusetts

35.2%

37.2%

33.8%

27.6%

15.1%

40.0%

New Hampshire

34.1%

33.9%

27.7%

*

42.5%

20.7%

*

37.5%

Rhode Island

37.2%

35.9%

42.2%

36.5%

24.8%

40.5%

Vermont

32.7%

30.3%

48.2%

26.3%

*

18.8%

36.4%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

51.4%

50.3%

59.0%

49.2%

45.2%

52.4%

New York

50.7%

54.9%

42.5%

42.8%

41.1%

53.3%

Pennsylvania

45.7%

43.9%

60.4%

41.4%

41.3%

47.1%

East North Central:

Illinois

30.6%

28.9%

36.5%

32.1%

*

24.1%

32.8%

Indiana

29.6%

30.8%

34.3%

17.2%

*

20.4%

*

33.0%

Michigan

45.4%

45.4%

49.6%

40.5%

46.6%

44.9%

Ohio

31.9%

37.8%

27.3%

16.6%

*

26.7%

34.3%

Wisconsin

26.3%

23.7%

33.7%

27.5%

*

21.6%

27.9%

West North Central:

Iowa

31.9%

30.4%

27.5%

*

42.8%

32.1%

31.8%

Kansas

36.7%

37.5%

45.4%

19.5%

*

34.4%

37.6%

Minnesota

39.0%

43.0%

31.6%

30.5%

*

30.2%

42.3%

Missouri

38.1%

39.5%

32.5%

36.1%

34.8%

39.3%

Nebraska

28.1%

27.1%

45.1%

20.6%

*

27.0%

28.7%

North Dakota

45.6%

44.3%

54.0%

42.5%

41.3%

47.4%

South Dakota

29.1%

33.2%

27.3%

14.5%

*

17.6%

36.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

35.3%

34.2%

41.9%

36.4%

23.8%

*

38.8%

District of Columbia

41.9%

43.4%

44.0%

18.3%

*

24.0%

*

44.9%

Florida

38.6%

40.6%

35.4%

29.4%

33.1%

40.5%

Georgia

31.9%

30.6%

41.7%

34.2%

*

26.1%

33.7%

Maryland

35.5%

35.1%

36.0%

*

37.7%

32.7%

36.2%

North Carolina

37.0%

37.4%

41.0%

31.9%

19.3%

*

45.6%

South Carolina

34.1%

35.3%

31.8%

30.7%

29.4%

36.3%

Virginia

35.2%

35.5%

30.4%

*

40.0%

35.4%

35.1%

West Virginia

36.7%

39.7%

34.1%

24.0%

*

28.6%

41.5%

East South Central:

Alabama

30.5%

33.4%

30.2%

11.5%

*

25.3%

32.7%

Kentucky

40.8%

43.2%

28.4%

*

35.1%

36.0%

43.0%

Mississippi

39.7%

41.9%

46.6%

20.9%

*

29.6%

46.1%

Tennessee

33.8%

35.7%

26.2%

*

30.6%

23.1%

39.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

30.4%

29.4%

41.2%

21.7%

*

21.0%

36.1%

Louisiana

38.8%

39.3%

47.4%

26.0%

*

27.5%

45.3%

Oklahoma

38.2%

41.8%

28.9%

*

21.3%

*

29.6%

43.6%

Texas

35.9%

37.6%

34.8%

24.9%

23.1%

42.1%

Mountain:

Arizona

36.7%

39.2%

34.7%

24.0%

23.4%

41.0%

Colorado

32.6%

30.6%

32.6%

53.0%

27.6%

33.7%

Idaho

46.0%

44.9%

53.5%

42.1%

35.3%

49.7%

Montana

51.2%

55.3%

37.4%

39.8%

49.1%

51.9%

Nevada

43.2%

44.0%

38.0%

*

42.3%

*

41.3%

43.8%

New Mexico

37.3%

37.3%

39.4%

34.6%

*

31.2%

39.9%

Utah

36.6%

37.9%

35.0%

29.4%

15.3%

41.7%

Wyoming

48.6%

48.3%

51.7%

46.1%

53.4%

47.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

39.3%

38.4%

45.0%

39.0%

16.1%

*

43.3%

California

52.9%

54.5%

51.2%

42.3%

41.2%

55.5%

Hawaii

65.7%

66.9%

70.8%

53.4%

57.8%

68.3%

Oregon

52.1%

51.4%

53.3%

56.2%

32.2%

57.6%

Washington

54.3%

54.0%

60.6%

48.3%

25.5%

*

58.4%

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.

* 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

0.57%

0.53%

1.86%

1.15%

0.85%

0.77%

New England:

Connecticut

2.46%

4.77%

8.86%

11.82%

*

6.67%

*

2.64%

Maine

4.12%

3.88%

9.83%

*

9.30%

6.47%

4.16%

Massachusetts

2.84%

3.65%

6.02%

7.30%

3.46%

3.62%

New Hampshire

2.72%

2.84%

9.15%

*

10.26%

6.89%

*

3.03%

Rhode Island

2.31%

3.98%

7.74%

10.02%

6.14%

3.49%

Vermont

3.23%

3.31%

6.98%

11.14%

*

5.00%

4.27%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.24%

2.58%

12.69%

10.60%

10.29%

3.49%

New York

2.34%

2.31%

2.87%

6.74%

7.66%

2.30%

Pennsylvania

2.11%

1.75%

7.90%

7.97%

5.06%

1.98%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.74%

1.09%

5.86%

9.82%

*

4.81%

1.87%

Indiana

3.13%

3.81%

9.69%

9.56%

*

6.67%

*

4.23%

Michigan

2.51%

3.56%

5.93%

9.47%

5.81%

2.19%

Ohio

2.63%

2.72%

8.01%

5.29%

*

4.54%

4.63%

Wisconsin

4.74%

3.52%

9.65%

8.90%

*

5.40%

5.07%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.62%

3.67%

8.69%

*

9.12%

3.27%

3.96%

Kansas

2.19%

2.95%

6.24%

6.88%

*

6.25%

1.97%

Minnesota

3.48%

5.53%

5.92%

9.16%

*

5.85%

3.86%

Missouri

3.20%

5.20%

8.26%

9.63%

5.66%

4.23%

Nebraska

2.62%

3.86%

9.30%

6.96%

*

4.98%

3.68%

North Dakota

2.89%

4.12%

8.45%

10.05%

6.60%

3.26%

South Dakota

1.93%

2.36%

6.63%

5.25%

*

4.90%

3.26%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4.06%

3.63%

11.65%

10.02%

8.99%

*

5.22%

District of Columbia

3.13%

3.22%

9.27%

7.75%

*

7.45%

*

3.29%

Florida

3.45%

3.17%

7.01%

7.95%

6.32%

4.19%

Georgia

3.97%

4.50%

12.01%

12.54%

*

5.42%

4.72%

Maryland

2.58%

2.51%

11.48%

*

8.74%

8.39%

2.66%

North Carolina

3.10%

3.86%

11.46%

6.93%

6.02%

*

4.07%

South Carolina

4.05%

4.87%

7.30%

8.13%

6.04%

5.89%

Virginia

4.37%

4.36%

10.48%

*

7.09%

7.16%

4.28%

West Virginia

2.49%

2.36%

9.28%

8.69%

*

5.21%

3.61%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.31%

1.33%

7.79%

10.54%

*

4.42%

2.90%

Kentucky

2.72%

2.40%

9.41%

*

6.66%

7.41%

3.76%

Mississippi

3.16%

3.23%

9.27%

11.25%

*

6.58%

2.88%

Tennessee

3.32%

3.50%

12.08%

*

8.80%

4.40%

3.81%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.39%

3.34%

10.42%

8.63%

*

3.75%

3.82%

Louisiana

2.89%

2.96%

7.98%

9.96%

*

6.28%

3.89%

Oklahoma

4.65%

4.32%

13.15%

*

7.09%

*

4.92%

5.64%

Texas

3.09%

3.34%

5.28%

7.16%

4.00%

3.80%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.20%

3.79%

8.07%

6.80%

5.93%

4.13%

Colorado

2.90%

3.49%

7.64%

10.49%

7.25%

3.27%

Idaho

4.13%

3.75%

11.17%

11.54%

8.11%

4.35%

Montana

4.29%

4.60%

11.08%

5.69%

9.09%

3.75%

Nevada

3.40%

3.64%

13.63%

*

13.66%

*

7.44%

3.33%

New Mexico

3.03%

2.76%

7.90%

11.81%

*

4.31%

3.86%

Utah

2.36%

3.41%

8.66%

6.82%

4.42%

3.52%

Wyoming

2.83%

2.79%

8.82%

13.01%

6.71%

3.23%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.72%

3.29%

11.91%

8.98%

7.61%

*

3.48%

California

1.20%

1.95%

3.24%

5.72%

3.88%

1.99%

Hawaii

2.42%

2.76%

7.85%

10.90%

5.07%

2.86%

Oregon

2.44%

3.77%

7.08%

11.85%

7.88%

2.72%

Washington

3.10%

4.11%

10.33%

11.27%

8.95%

*

3.34%

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.

* 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.