United States

17.4%

21.9%

20.2%

14.1%

8.6%

26.7%

New England:

Connecticut

20.7%

15.6%

29.5%

11.5%

*

10.7%

*

25.3%

Maine

17.8%

28.6%

14.6%

*

15.6%

10.0%

*

28.3%

Massachusetts

12.6%

22.3%

18.8%

4.6%

*

4.6%

*

16.9%

New Hampshire

14.2%

18.0%

16.2%

*

12.8%

5.1%

*

20.0%

Rhode Island

17.4%

11.8%

28.9%

8.6%

*

6.8%

*

26.1%

Vermont

24.0%

24.5%

34.1%

16.2%

4.8%

*

35.7%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

15.4%

17.6%

29.0%

6.9%

*

5.3%

*

21.9%

New York

14.8%

22.8%

11.1%

13.6%

10.4%

18.1%

Pennsylvania

13.6%

22.0%

15.2%

10.1%

*

8.6%

*

19.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

25.2%

28.7%

15.2%

27.9%

*

4.6%

42.9%

Indiana

15.4%

11.6%

*

11.8%

*

17.8%

6.8%

26.7%

Michigan

14.3%

29.2%

14.1%

*

9.7%

6.1%

*

23.9%

Ohio

14.0%

21.8%

17.4%

9.6%

*

6.6%

*

23.7%

Wisconsin

11.9%

16.8%

8.4%

12.0%

*

3.8%

*

20.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

17.5%

18.4%

32.5%

7.7%

*

6.3%

*

31.0%

Kansas

12.2%

13.5%

23.3%

5.9%

*

6.9%

*

23.0%

Minnesota

21.0%

36.0%

20.8%

17.7%

*

6.4%

37.7%

Missouri

14.9%

18.7%

18.6%

*

12.0%

*

9.8%

*

22.8%

Nebraska

12.1%

20.4%

18.8%

6.0%

*

2.9%

*

24.8%

North Dakota

19.2%

25.3%

27.3%

13.2%

*

15.9%

*

22.5%

South Dakota

9.0%

*

16.9%

16.6%

*

4.0%

*

3.8%

*

16.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

14.7%

24.2%

9.2%

*

13.0%

*

11.6%

*

18.0%

District of Columbia

13.5%

33.4%

10.2%

*

6.1%

*

3.6%

*

19.2%

Florida

19.7%

23.3%

10.6%

24.9%

14.9%

*

26.4%

Georgia

16.4%

25.5%

28.2%

*

6.1%

*

7.3%

*

23.1%

*

Maryland

22.2%

17.3%

16.8%

*

26.0%

*

7.7%

*

31.0%

North Carolina

9.5%

19.8%

6.0%

*

6.6%

4.7%

*

16.8%

South Carolina

7.4%

19.9%

7.0%

*

2.5%

*

3.7%

*

15.4%

Virginia

17.2%

20.3%

17.2%

16.1%

*

5.3%

*

27.9%

West Virginia

9.3%

17.5%

13.1%

*

4.0%

*

4.5%

*

17.8%

East South Central:

Alabama

11.7%

14.9%

*

22.0%

*

3.7%

*

5.3%

*

23.3%

Kentucky

13.7%

16.2%

21.7%

8.8%

*

9.9%

*

20.8%

Mississippi

8.9%

*

18.4%

11.2%

*

4.2%

*

5.3%

*

21.0%

Tennessee

12.7%

13.2%

30.4%

*

3.7%

*

6.5%

*

27.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

11.6%

17.5%

14.7%

8.6%

5.1%

*

27.0%

Louisiana

17.1%

10.5%

31.0%

10.9%

13.6%

26.5%

Oklahoma

16.4%

18.6%

*

29.6%

1.8%

*

15.8%

*

18.3%

Texas

16.4%

17.7%

21.5%

11.2%

10.6%

26.0%

Mountain:

Arizona

15.6%

18.2%

20.8%

*

10.8%

*

8.4%

*

27.2%

Colorado

13.5%

23.1%

6.2%

*

16.8%

*

4.9%

*

18.3%

Idaho

48.2%

26.5%

9.5%

62.1%

4.1%

*

70.3%

Montana

19.6%

19.2%

15.8%

*

21.7%

16.2%

*

22.7%

Nevada

12.6%

18.2%

*

4.2%

*

15.7%

*

8.1%

*

18.4%

New Mexico

12.1%

18.6%

14.1%

*

9.1%

11.6%

13.0%

Utah

14.9%

19.5%

20.9%

*

5.8%

*

3.8%

*

22.5%

Wyoming

10.2%

17.2%

*

5.9%

*

9.6%

*

2.8%

*

19.3%

Pacific:

Alaska

22.6%

26.7%

29.6%

15.1%

*

15.7%

*

26.2%

California

26.3%

23.6%

33.3%

21.9%

13.9%

*

34.7%

Hawaii

28.1%

37.4%

26.0%

25.5%

18.4%

41.0%

Oregon

34.9%

45.8%

37.7%

24.3%

*

15.7%

*

45.6%

Washington

24.0%

26.4%

32.1%

16.3%

7.7%

*

34.1%

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

1.03%

1.05%

0.87%

1.78%

0.58%

1.37%

New England:

Connecticut

5.43%

4.52%

7.42%

7.40%

*

5.45%

*

6.49%

Maine

2.27%

4.69%

7.02%

*

4.27%

3.63%

*

4.75%

Massachusetts

2.23%

4.43%

5.03%

1.80%

*

2.20%

*

2.97%

New Hampshire

1.99%

4.37%

5.21%

*

3.42%

2.47%

*

3.11%

Rhode Island

3.23%

3.03%

5.18%

3.24%

*

2.22%

*

5.94%

Vermont

4.73%

3.63%

8.71%

4.61%

2.18%

*

5.45%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.33%

3.56%

8.51%

7.48%

*

1.93%

*

5.23%

New York

1.41%

2.61%

2.23%

2.26%

2.17%

2.42%

Pennsylvania

3.02%

3.78%

4.03%

4.30%

*

4.64%

*

2.60%

East North Central:

Illinois

5.16%

5.68%

3.84%

8.41%

*

1.36%

6.76%

Indiana

3.25%

3.59%

*

4.35%

*

5.18%

1.65%

7.98%

Michigan

2.88%

6.01%

6.04%

*

2.44%

2.00%

*

4.25%

Ohio

2.05%

4.00%

3.73%

3.78%

*

2.46%

*

4.14%

Wisconsin

2.51%

3.26%

1.99%

3.78%

*

1.67%

*

2.86%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.10%

5.44%

7.10%

2.91%

*

2.89%

*

5.97%

Kansas

2.66%

3.80%

5.12%

2.48%

*

2.44%

*

5.14%

Minnesota

3.99%

6.73%

5.98%

5.88%

*

1.53%

8.27%

Missouri

3.76%

4.44%

6.65%

*

5.57%

*

4.11%

*

4.55%

Nebraska

2.53%

5.64%

3.69%

4.46%

*

1.21%

*

3.43%

North Dakota

5.41%

4.97%

4.88%

9.59%

*

8.46%

*

4.27%

South Dakota

3.26%

*

4.33%

6.14%

*

1.70%

*

2.19%

*

4.48%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.54%

5.08%

7.87%

*

5.37%

*

4.47%

*

3.98%

District of Columbia

3.08%

6.52%

6.76%

*

2.49%

*

1.70%

*

4.47%

Florida

3.32%

4.11%

1.59%

5.95%

5.04%

*

6.08%

Georgia

4.22%

4.61%

8.95%

*

2.64%

*

3.14%

*

6.99%

*

Maryland

6.03%

3.04%

8.26%

*

8.69%

*

6.67%

*

8.40%

North Carolina

1.48%

3.51%

2.38%

*

1.90%

1.51%

*

2.72%

South Carolina

1.82%

4.31%

2.37%

*

2.94%

*

2.50%

*

3.61%

Virginia

4.67%

5.37%

5.14%

6.12%

*

3.48%

*

5.74%

West Virginia

2.12%

3.93%

4.98%

*

2.31%

*

3.42%

*

4.46%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.31%

7.57%

*

7.69%

*

1.24%

*

1.71%

*

4.45%

Kentucky

3.61%

3.68%

5.98%

6.19%

*

3.56%

*

4.71%

Mississippi

3.13%

*

5.31%

5.50%

*

2.52%

*

2.76%

*

6.10%

Tennessee

3.81%

3.04%

10.07%

*

2.37%

*

3.80%

*

7.82%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.53%

5.19%

4.38%

2.56%

1.80%

*

5.71%

Louisiana

4.00%

3.09%

8.69%

3.00%

3.70%

7.53%

Oklahoma

4.11%

5.83%

*

7.03%

1.14%

*

4.85%

*

4.64%

Texas

2.68%

2.71%

6.41%

3.09%

2.29%

5.71%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.16%

3.65%

7.24%

*

5.02%

*

4.55%

*

6.07%

Colorado

3.14%

4.49%

2.64%

*

5.15%

*

1.80%

*

5.03%

Idaho

10.41%

4.58%

2.81%

14.83%

1.84%

*

12.01%

Montana

2.82%

2.77%

5.42%

*

5.36%

5.60%

*

2.43%

Nevada

2.41%

5.52%

*

3.84%

*

10.28%

*

7.93%

*

5.27%

New Mexico

1.48%

4.48%

5.78%

*

2.71%

2.29%

2.82%

Utah

3.34%

5.04%

8.85%

*

2.34%

*

2.13%

*

4.19%

Wyoming

2.63%

5.81%

*

4.56%

*

3.31%

*

1.30%

*

5.15%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.43%

4.47%

7.93%

4.87%

*

6.74%

*

3.45%

California

3.28%

2.57%

4.11%

5.22%

4.58%

*

3.05%

Hawaii

3.16%

6.19%

4.91%

4.43%

3.58%

5.50%

Oregon

4.03%

6.55%

4.70%

12.93%

*

5.24%

*

4.97%

Washington

3.31%

3.94%

7.23%

4.58%

2.70%

*

4.19%

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.