United States

38.7%

38.2%

37.9%

42.7%

42.7%

37.4%

New England:

Connecticut

42.8%

43.5%

37.5%

45.8%

45.9%

42.4%

Maine

36.0%

37.0%

32.0%

*

36.4%

37.6%

35.2%

Massachusetts

30.3%

34.0%

29.6%

14.3%

*

35.9%

29.0%

New Hampshire

33.6%

34.6%

41.4%

19.6%

*

37.2%

32.6%

Rhode Island

24.6%

24.0%

24.2%

*

27.6%

*

21.4%

25.5%

Vermont

24.0%

27.5%

15.8%

15.0%

*

17.1%

*

25.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

34.2%

34.4%

32.8%

*

34.5%

37.4%

33.7%

New York

36.9%

34.2%

44.7%

39.3%

36.8%

37.0%

Pennsylvania

35.7%

37.7%

22.9%

*

37.1%

31.8%

36.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

42.0%

45.0%

30.7%

41.9%

41.9%

42.0%

Indiana

41.8%

39.6%

54.1%

35.6%

47.3%

39.8%

Michigan

38.9%

39.9%

39.6%

34.0%

36.2%

40.0%

Ohio

38.4%

34.8%

30.0%

57.2%

46.8%

34.6%

Wisconsin

32.8%

32.9%

32.1%

33.9%

31.3%

33.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

31.8%

29.5%

48.5%

27.3%

*

35.0%

30.5%

Kansas

34.3%

32.9%

26.7%

53.3%

34.8%

34.1%

Minnesota

35.1%

32.0%

50.9%

30.3%

*

43.9%

31.9%

Missouri

30.8%

31.4%

28.5%

30.8%

32.0%

30.4%

Nebraska

29.0%

32.8%

14.2%

*

20.5%

*

21.3%

33.0%

North Dakota

19.7%

19.9%

22.0%

*

16.7%

*

17.8%

20.5%

South Dakota

23.5%

21.9%

19.1%

34.4%

23.4%

23.6%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

44.5%

45.2%

41.9%

42.8%

51.1%

42.5%

District of Columbia

45.8%

45.7%

42.3%

53.8%

53.1%

44.6%

Florida

42.3%

38.7%

44.3%

66.8%

53.5%

38.4%

Georgia

45.3%

45.1%

47.4%

45.0%

48.0%

44.5%

Maryland

47.2%

45.2%

46.3%

62.6%

52.5%

45.8%

North Carolina

38.1%

34.0%

40.1%

56.3%

53.8%

30.5%

South Carolina

36.8%

36.9%

40.8%

31.7%

47.2%

32.1%

Virginia

47.1%

47.5%

45.0%

48.0%

39.0%

49.8%

West Virginia

33.3%

32.2%

41.2%

30.5%

35.8%

31.9%

East South Central:

Alabama

27.4%

22.9%

40.7%

40.6%

39.7%

22.3%

Kentucky

42.8%

41.4%

49.7%

46.8%

42.6%

42.9%

Mississippi

32.2%

27.1%

47.9%

49.1%

40.4%

27.0%

Tennessee

39.5%

35.0%

44.6%

57.8%

46.9%

35.9%

West South Central:

Arkansas

30.7%

31.1%

33.7%

*

24.1%

26.4%

33.3%

Louisiana

34.9%

33.0%

31.9%

*

49.3%

40.1%

32.0%

Oklahoma

38.3%

38.4%

43.0%

31.8%

*

38.9%

37.9%

Texas

41.1%

41.7%

36.4%

43.2%

44.1%

39.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

43.8%

42.3%

38.2%

60.7%

59.1%

38.8%

Colorado

38.6%

39.9%

41.9%

19.0%

*

46.3%

37.0%

Idaho

26.1%

24.5%

30.1%

30.8%

*

29.6%

25.0%

Montana

25.9%

20.7%

51.6%

31.5%

*

30.1%

24.5%

Nevada

39.1%

37.8%

42.6%

47.2%

55.3%

34.5%

New Mexico

35.1%

34.4%

26.8%

*

49.4%

38.9%

33.5%

Utah

38.1%

38.3%

30.3%

*

46.1%

50.6%

35.1%

Wyoming

27.1%

29.2%

16.7%

*

27.1%

24.9%

27.8%

Pacific:

Alaska

23.0%

23.3%

20.3%

*

24.9%

*

43.3%

19.6%

California

47.7%

47.4%

44.0%

54.7%

50.2%

47.1%

Hawaii

43.6%

43.3%

46.4%

41.9%

49.2%

41.7%

Oregon

26.9%

26.2%

33.3%

17.8%

*

39.2%

23.5%

Washington

30.0%

30.8%

19.9%

*

37.4%

55.4%

26.4%

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

0.39%

0.55%

1.82%

0.95%

0.54%

0.52%

New England:

Connecticut

2.43%

3.07%

8.65%

11.29%

10.00%

2.67%

Maine

3.94%

4.13%

9.91%

*

7.81%

9.04%

3.85%

Massachusetts

2.68%

3.95%

2.61%

4.93%

*

6.88%

2.74%

New Hampshire

2.48%

3.08%

8.80%

6.72%

*

5.92%

2.94%

Rhode Island

3.80%

4.07%

7.84%

*

8.43%

*

4.89%

4.02%

Vermont

2.45%

2.91%

4.37%

5.47%

*

6.57%

*

2.92%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.40%

2.63%

10.77%

*

9.54%

7.47%

3.27%

New York

2.12%

2.35%

3.90%

6.39%

4.75%

2.51%

Pennsylvania

2.34%

2.14%

7.56%

*

6.63%

5.13%

2.12%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.66%

3.36%

4.95%

8.98%

3.76%

3.93%

Indiana

4.61%

5.35%

8.31%

9.94%

5.84%

6.11%

Michigan

2.88%

3.17%

6.74%

9.50%

5.74%

3.69%

Ohio

2.50%

1.88%

7.85%

9.13%

4.38%

3.61%

Wisconsin

2.43%

2.42%

7.79%

8.48%

6.87%

3.07%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.30%

3.73%

7.54%

8.37%

*

2.60%

4.11%

Kansas

3.33%

3.38%

7.47%

9.29%

5.18%

4.28%

Minnesota

3.14%

4.04%

5.97%

9.58%

*

7.76%

4.50%

Missouri

2.58%

3.46%

4.15%

7.05%

3.22%

2.92%

Nebraska

2.65%

4.20%

8.92%

*

6.52%

*

3.71%

3.89%

North Dakota

2.80%

4.94%

7.29%

*

9.50%

*

3.63%

2.96%

South Dakota

2.07%

2.38%

5.00%

8.04%

4.32%

3.94%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.54%

2.80%

10.08%

10.96%

5.51%

3.20%

District of Columbia

2.48%

2.19%

10.24%

11.16%

7.79%

2.65%

Florida

2.73%

2.08%

10.42%

6.11%

5.78%

2.87%

Georgia

3.21%

3.86%

9.97%

10.93%

7.02%

4.58%

Maryland

3.74%

4.93%

10.10%

9.47%

7.74%

4.19%

North Carolina

2.85%

3.49%

10.07%

10.28%

7.98%

2.69%

South Carolina

2.12%

2.70%

4.38%

9.50%

4.21%

2.72%

Virginia

1.95%

2.49%

9.81%

8.52%

4.52%

2.55%

West Virginia

2.87%

2.96%

9.19%

7.95%

4.55%

4.55%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.44%

2.66%

9.02%

9.90%

4.99%

3.70%

Kentucky

3.56%

4.52%

12.40%

7.24%

4.29%

4.66%

Mississippi

2.57%

3.48%

11.84%

11.74%

5.52%

4.83%

Tennessee

3.10%

3.45%

11.74%

10.81%

7.19%

3.91%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.67%

3.21%

12.07%

*

6.50%

4.58%

5.03%

Louisiana

3.27%

2.79%

9.84%

*

11.68%

6.83%

4.12%

Oklahoma

3.15%

3.26%

10.44%

10.33%

*

5.43%

4.25%

Texas

2.29%

2.51%

6.02%

4.17%

4.82%

2.91%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.22%

4.50%

6.90%

9.45%

7.99%

3.51%

Colorado

3.50%

4.56%

9.39%

7.81%

*

9.85%

3.37%

Idaho

3.35%

4.45%

8.39%

13.93%

*

4.77%

3.91%

Montana

2.40%

3.18%

8.92%

13.06%

*

6.00%

2.25%

Nevada

3.18%

3.80%

11.17%

13.13%

4.92%

3.60%

New Mexico

2.60%

3.89%

10.99%

*

11.15%

6.46%

4.26%

Utah

2.72%

2.89%

11.82%

*

10.32%

7.60%

3.39%

Wyoming

2.97%

3.67%

6.21%

*

7.14%

7.01%

4.41%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.17%

3.33%

10.24%

*

9.83%

*

11.91%

2.92%

California

0.90%

1.20%

6.41%

4.37%

5.63%

1.30%

Hawaii

3.55%

4.51%

8.56%

8.46%

6.30%

3.61%

Oregon

2.74%

4.04%

6.20%

7.05%

*

7.66%

2.52%

Washington

2.07%

3.70%

6.44%

*

8.42%

10.48%

2.75%

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.