United States

70.5%

71.9%

64.3%

59.2%

54.7%

74.3%

New England:

Connecticut

74.2%

74.8%

73.4%

54.9%

52.2%

77.0%

Maine

71.0%

74.0%

63.8%

46.0%

57.1%

75.1%

Massachusetts

70.5%

71.6%

70.0%

55.7%

51.0%

73.7%

New Hampshire

66.2%

67.5%

62.5%

58.0%

48.9%

69.2%

Rhode Island

70.9%

74.5%

64.3%

54.6%

56.7%

73.7%

Vermont

71.0%

71.5%

70.5%

65.5%

45.3%

75.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

64.6%

64.1%

72.5%

58.3%

43.2%

66.9%

New York

70.4%

72.5%

59.6%

52.5%

50.1%

73.9%

Pennsylvania

73.4%

74.2%

67.4%

68.0%

51.6%

77.4%

East North Central:

Illinois

71.9%

73.0%

67.4%

59.4%

55.9%

75.3%

Indiana

70.3%

73.5%

56.7%

51.0%

57.4%

73.2%

Michigan

71.5%

72.7%

69.0%

60.4%

53.4%

75.1%

Ohio

71.5%

73.8%

63.8%

54.9%

59.7%

74.7%

Wisconsin

69.3%

69.9%

69.2%

60.9%

56.9%

72.0%

West North Central:

Iowa

72.1%

73.8%

63.6%

55.4%

53.6%

76.6%

Kansas

72.3%

73.6%

67.6%

63.0%

58.4%

76.7%

Minnesota

73.0%

74.4%

66.9%

73.6%

56.1%

77.4%

Missouri

71.3%

72.2%

65.2%

71.8%

53.2%

78.0%

Nebraska

70.3%

70.8%

68.0%

65.7%

53.9%

74.9%

North Dakota

72.9%

73.9%

72.4%

63.2%

61.5%

76.3%

South Dakota

68.7%

69.7%

65.2%

60.1%

44.6%

76.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

71.1%

72.3%

60.1%

63.1%

50.9%

75.9%

District of Columbia

77.9%

79.3%

73.8%

52.3%

52.5%

80.1%

Florida

69.1%

71.6%

59.1%

54.6%

61.3%

71.8%

Georgia

71.4%

73.5%

62.3%

51.9%

57.8%

74.4%

Maryland

69.0%

69.1%

70.3%

63.7%

52.5%

71.8%

North Carolina

69.1%

69.2%

69.0%

66.0%

50.7%

74.1%

South Carolina

69.5%

71.3%

60.6%

58.4%

54.4%

75.8%

Virginia

69.8%

72.2%

52.9%

58.4%

53.5%

73.2%

West Virginia

65.7%

66.5%

61.1%

50.9%

44.6%

73.2%

East South Central:

Alabama

64.9%

66.5%

54.1%

58.9%

46.3%

70.7%

Kentucky

73.0%

74.5%

69.3%

54.4%

54.5%

78.3%

Mississippi

72.1%

73.2%

63.5%

56.1%

59.6%

77.3%

Tennessee

69.6%

72.0%

59.9%

50.8%

54.0%

75.9%

West South Central:

Arkansas

70.2%

71.1%

66.4%

57.6%

54.0%

75.5%

Louisiana

69.0%

69.6%

69.1%

54.0%

54.9%

74.7%

Oklahoma

63.7%

67.0%

47.9%

56.1%

52.5%

69.9%

Texas

69.0%

71.1%

60.6%

52.8%

54.9%

73.5%

Mountain:

Arizona

66.0%

67.9%

60.1%

51.6%

48.8%

69.9%

Colorado

68.2%

67.9%

69.5%

70.4%

49.7%

71.6%

Idaho

67.7%

67.4%

58.9%

86.6%

46.4%

72.6%

Montana

71.1%

72.6%

63.3%

70.0%

56.0%

75.7%

Nevada

66.8%

66.7%

76.1%

39.6%

58.8%

69.5%

New Mexico

63.8%

66.0%

60.5%

47.0%

50.5%

69.3%

Utah

64.8%

65.2%

63.9%

52.1%

46.1%

68.2%

Wyoming

71.0%

72.2%

62.3%

52.9%

55.3%

74.0%

Pacific:

Alaska

67.3%

67.7%

63.7%

67.7%

43.2%

70.1%

California

73.3%

74.5%

65.7%

67.2%

57.9%

76.3%

Hawaii

78.4%

77.5%

83.3%

84.2%

76.2%

79.1%

Oregon

78.1%

78.3%

77.6%

76.4%

56.0%

82.2%

Washington

74.5%

76.5%

63.2%

60.7%

49.5%

78.4%

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.

** 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

0.31%

0.26%

1.23%

1.64%

0.96%

0.26%

New England:

Connecticut

1.73%

1.62%

5.29%

11.30%

5.20%

2.04%

Maine

2.46%

2.93%

6.97%

10.23%

6.44%

2.92%

Massachusetts

0.92%

1.49%

5.50%

4.57%

4.79%

1.11%

New Hampshire

2.07%

2.53%

3.80%

4.85%

4.68%

1.69%

Rhode Island

1.45%

1.81%

4.82%

4.56%

4.10%

1.37%

Vermont

2.46%

3.04%

5.45%

9.43%

5.13%

1.76%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.93%

2.48%

5.92%

10.18%

4.47%

2.07%

New York

1.59%

1.51%

3.89%

4.79%

6.83%

1.10%

Pennsylvania

1.76%

1.63%

5.10%

6.16%

6.60%

1.22%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.13%

1.29%

3.18%

6.49%

3.08%

1.20%

Indiana

1.53%

1.62%

5.32%

6.92%

4.92%

1.44%

Michigan

1.95%

2.12%

3.61%

5.09%

4.92%

2.03%

Ohio

1.48%

1.64%

4.48%

5.02%

4.60%

1.95%

Wisconsin

1.66%

2.21%

3.87%

6.94%

2.85%

1.66%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.27%

1.74%

3.98%

7.21%

3.44%

1.38%

Kansas

2.04%

2.29%

4.60%

8.08%

3.58%

2.05%

Minnesota

2.58%

2.68%

3.96%

3.88%

2.92%

2.37%

Missouri

1.80%

2.78%

6.81%

7.51%

3.85%

1.39%

Nebraska

1.40%

0.88%

5.57%

7.58%

2.21%

1.78%

North Dakota

1.77%

2.63%

3.35%

5.99%

3.48%

2.12%

South Dakota

2.53%

3.18%

1.85%

4.08%

3.83%

1.74%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.19%

2.30%

8.96%

7.23%

5.10%

2.38%

District of Columbia

1.81%

1.45%

5.49%

7.37%

7.68%

1.57%

Florida

1.95%

1.93%

5.03%

6.59%

3.29%

2.08%

Georgia

1.78%

1.91%

5.21%

4.86%

5.47%

2.09%

Maryland

1.54%

1.54%

3.69%

6.57%

4.66%

1.09%

North Carolina

1.94%

2.14%

4.27%

8.15%

3.20%

2.37%

South Carolina

1.74%

1.84%

4.05%

8.51%

3.20%

1.64%

Virginia

1.81%

1.93%

5.95%

7.85%

3.82%

1.89%

West Virginia

2.19%

2.35%

7.05%

8.88%

4.04%

2.23%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.74%

2.19%

8.35%

9.47%

3.84%

2.33%

Kentucky

1.14%

1.40%

5.28%

7.83%

5.73%

1.35%

Mississippi

3.44%

3.81%

9.64%

6.40%

6.39%

3.56%

Tennessee

1.79%

2.01%

6.16%

8.71%

4.54%

1.62%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.57%

2.62%

5.82%

9.88%

3.24%

3.03%

Louisiana

2.18%

2.27%

8.63%

6.99%

3.50%

2.31%

Oklahoma

1.71%

2.46%

8.57%

6.45%

3.39%

2.57%

Texas

2.14%

2.27%

6.12%

4.28%

1.98%

2.54%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.01%

3.27%

4.55%

9.57%

6.08%

3.15%

Colorado

1.48%

1.86%

7.12%

9.37%

4.03%

1.62%

Idaho

3.21%

2.95%

6.01%

11.05%

4.67%

3.63%

Montana

1.52%

1.75%

6.19%

5.51%

4.38%

1.94%

Nevada

1.96%

2.21%

7.55%

10.73%

4.21%

2.80%

New Mexico

2.69%

3.29%

4.90%

7.14%

4.73%

2.51%

Utah

3.02%

3.13%

4.25%

7.21%

3.55%

3.76%

Wyoming

1.89%

1.76%

6.85%

8.85%

5.01%

2.50%

Pacific:

Alaska

1.89%

2.08%

10.23%

8.22%

9.38%

2.07%

California

1.30%

1.52%

3.62%

4.27%

2.59%

1.46%

Hawaii

2.03%

2.60%

3.18%

4.05%

3.43%

2.17%

Oregon

2.00%

2.08%

5.76%

13.67%

6.51%

1.42%

Washington

2.88%

2.33%

7.11%

6.09%

6.08%

2.56%

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.