United States

33.4%

41.2%

37.8%

27.7%

25.1%

42.0%

New England:

Connecticut

33.9%

32.4%

44.2%

20.1%

*

31.3%

35.1%

Maine

45.9%

48.5%

65.8%

34.2%

43.6%

49.2%

Massachusetts

29.3%

45.9%

42.3%

13.7%

*

20.8%

33.9%

New Hampshire

28.2%

35.3%

25.9%

27.5%

22.6%

*

31.8%

Rhode Island

30.4%

29.3%

45.8%

17.3%

16.9%

*

41.5%

Vermont

41.4%

49.2%

52.9%

30.1%

24.0%

*

52.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

32.3%

42.0%

48.5%

18.9%

*

20.3%

*

40.0%

New York

34.5%

44.9%

36.3%

29.0%

32.9%

35.8%

Pennsylvania

28.7%

37.8%

41.1%

20.7%

*

21.7%

*

36.7%

East North Central:

Illinois

35.5%

41.3%

31.1%

35.6%

14.4%

53.7%

Indiana

35.4%

30.8%

32.4%

37.8%

32.2%

39.5%

Michigan

27.5%

48.9%

29.6%

19.6%

*

16.8%

*

39.9%

Ohio

26.1%

40.4%

27.9%

20.4%

17.6%

*

37.2%

Wisconsin

24.9%

35.7%

28.0%

19.7%

*

7.8%

*

43.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

27.4%

33.4%

42.0%

15.6%

13.8%

*

43.7%

Kansas

28.9%

30.9%

51.7%

16.3%

*

20.2%

47.0%

Minnesota

33.0%

52.1%

43.2%

23.3%

20.5%

47.5%

Missouri

25.8%

41.4%

26.9%

21.5%

*

19.1%

*

36.1%

Nebraska

28.5%

35.0%

40.6%

20.2%

19.3%

41.2%

North Dakota

33.6%

46.3%

50.3%

21.3%

*

31.2%

35.9%

South Dakota

21.2%

39.8%

36.2%

10.4%

*

12.8%

32.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

28.9%

41.9%

18.3%

*

27.9%

29.8%

27.9%

District of Columbia

27.7%

57.4%

27.0%

13.9%

*

10.1%

*

37.7%

Florida

39.9%

41.5%

32.9%

44.5%

38.9%

41.3%

Georgia

42.9%

49.8%

60.6%

29.5%

34.9%

*

48.9%

Maryland

41.6%

36.6%

40.8%

43.8%

31.7%

47.7%

North Carolina

42.9%

48.5%

28.2%

*

47.1%

45.5%

38.9%

South Carolina

27.4%

39.6%

26.2%

23.3%

*

23.7%

35.3%

Virginia

27.5%

41.6%

28.6%

22.2%

*

8.7%

*

44.6%

West Virginia

28.6%

39.6%

28.7%

23.6%

*

23.2%

*

37.9%

East South Central:

Alabama

29.6%

27.1%

42.3%

21.9%

*

27.3%

33.9%

Kentucky

32.5%

31.4%

52.8%

22.5%

*

26.8%

*

42.9%

Mississippi

33.0%

30.2%

29.7%

*

35.4%

32.5%

34.6%

Tennessee

27.0%

31.1%

46.7%

15.8%

*

20.5%

*

42.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

29.1%

35.5%

30.1%

26.9%

*

22.7%

*

44.4%

Louisiana

28.7%

34.0%

42.9%

19.3%

*

23.7%

42.1%

Oklahoma

23.8%

37.0%

32.5%

8.8%

*

23.2%

25.7%

Texas

31.0%

37.2%

36.2%

23.9%

26.1%

39.0%

Mountain:

Arizona

33.5%

33.4%

38.2%

30.0%

*

26.4%

44.9%

Colorado

24.2%

45.1%

10.3%

*

29.2%

14.2%

*

29.9%

Idaho

59.5%

43.0%

27.0%

70.9%

16.2%

*

81.2%

Montana

41.5%

33.1%

34.3%

47.6%

31.3%

50.7%

Nevada

34.8%

40.0%

6.3%

*

51.1%

35.8%

33.5%

New Mexico

29.9%

46.0%

44.9%

16.3%

28.8%

31.9%

Utah

24.7%

31.7%

31.3%

*

13.3%

*

12.7%

*

33.0%

Wyoming

16.6%

26.1%

*

10.6%

*

15.8%

*

9.7%

*

25.0%

Pacific:

Alaska

37.4%

36.0%

44.2%

33.5%

40.3%

35.8%

California

41.3%

43.9%

47.5%

34.9%

31.5%

47.9%

Hawaii

36.9%

46.9%

38.1%

32.6%

22.7%

55.8%

Oregon

46.0%

60.4%

47.4%

35.0%

*

26.7%

56.7%

Washington

34.3%

43.4%

41.5%

23.3%

15.2%

46.1%

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

1.11%

1.06%

0.81%

1.89%

1.54%

1.50%

New England:

Connecticut

5.07%

5.33%

7.99%

8.95%

*

7.14%

6.78%

Maine

4.08%

7.72%

9.75%

9.48%

6.97%

7.35%

Massachusetts

2.78%

6.18%

9.17%

5.67%

*

4.32%

4.58%

New Hampshire

3.11%

4.37%

6.00%

5.89%

9.01%

*

3.21%

Rhode Island

4.06%

6.12%

6.31%

4.97%

5.42%

*

6.40%

Vermont

5.46%

4.82%

8.79%

6.09%

9.72%

*

5.90%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.80%

6.05%

10.85%

7.95%

*

6.55%

*

4.75%

New York

2.52%

3.27%

4.35%

4.18%

5.00%

3.23%

Pennsylvania

5.13%

4.36%

5.91%

6.83%

*

8.26%

*

4.03%

East North Central:

Illinois

5.60%

7.25%

4.18%

9.37%

3.44%

7.43%

Indiana

5.93%

4.70%

7.56%

7.43%

8.44%

8.54%

Michigan

4.81%

6.90%

8.76%

6.40%

*

7.55%

*

5.87%

Ohio

3.88%

5.97%

5.03%

5.75%

5.83%

*

5.96%

Wisconsin

4.93%

4.23%

4.77%

6.76%

*

3.91%

*

5.02%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.42%

7.54%

8.26%

4.40%

4.36%

*

7.36%

Kansas

4.98%

5.09%

9.26%

6.19%

*

5.44%

9.25%

Minnesota

4.54%

6.07%

6.05%

6.68%

4.66%

9.06%

Missouri

5.16%

6.81%

6.14%

7.48%

*

7.05%

*

4.95%

Nebraska

2.68%

5.51%

7.26%

4.41%

4.23%

4.32%

North Dakota

5.74%

7.81%

7.98%

9.05%

*

8.20%

6.36%

South Dakota

4.47%

7.92%

7.24%

3.20%

*

3.07%

6.99%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

5.11%

7.16%

8.03%

*

7.16%

6.65%

6.21%

District of Columbia

4.73%

7.26%

8.05%

7.27%

*

5.19%

*

6.06%

Florida

4.77%

4.43%

5.55%

8.43%

8.47%

7.87%

Georgia

4.07%

7.08%

9.83%

6.22%

10.90%

*

7.66%

Maryland

6.77%

6.75%

7.19%

10.06%

8.14%

8.77%

North Carolina

5.24%

8.80%

11.94%

*

8.93%

7.02%

6.19%

South Carolina

3.32%

6.39%

6.00%

8.27%

*

3.84%

5.44%

Virginia

5.90%

6.70%

6.81%

7.65%

*

3.44%

*

6.24%

West Virginia

4.63%

6.76%

7.02%

7.79%

*

7.14%

*

5.70%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.85%

7.48%

8.41%

6.67%

*

5.30%

4.83%

Kentucky

6.85%

4.88%

9.98%

9.86%

*

9.91%

*

7.66%

Mississippi

7.00%

6.90%

12.94%

*

8.01%

8.77%

7.76%

Tennessee

6.34%

5.06%

11.03%

9.67%

*

7.66%

*

9.72%

West South Central:

Arkansas

5.33%

8.09%

6.38%

9.79%

*

6.95%

*

7.96%

Louisiana

6.05%

8.05%

11.33%

8.38%

*

5.88%

6.45%

Oklahoma

4.32%

5.47%

9.72%

5.21%

*

5.30%

5.78%

Texas

2.73%

4.67%

6.98%

3.21%

4.27%

5.77%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.70%

5.34%

9.85%

10.99%

*

6.85%

6.69%

Colorado

4.07%

5.82%

4.26%

*

7.30%

5.35%

*

7.17%

Idaho

9.82%

5.11%

7.45%

15.71%

5.72%

*

11.36%

Montana

5.46%

3.65%

8.44%

8.35%

7.46%

7.08%

Nevada

7.13%

5.62%

6.29%

*

14.45%

9.82%

8.02%

New Mexico

3.62%

6.62%

10.55%

4.86%

5.33%

6.23%

Utah

4.77%

5.94%

10.28%

*

4.69%

*

3.86%

*

5.18%

Wyoming

2.90%

9.86%

*

5.01%

*

5.13%

*

3.11%

*

5.88%

Pacific:

Alaska

4.62%

6.59%

9.53%

9.07%

11.24%

4.29%

California

3.92%

4.68%

3.41%

7.01%

5.93%

3.66%

Hawaii

3.90%

7.49%

7.76%

6.64%

3.54%

6.47%

Oregon

3.26%

6.67%

4.95%

11.68%

*

5.40%

3.81%

Washington

3.66%

5.04%

8.70%

5.32%

3.32%

4.50%

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.