United States

50.2%

48.9%

56.2%

57.7%

58.2%

48.8%

New England:

Connecticut

45.3%

43.7%

50.1%

64.6%

54.8%

44.5%

Maine

52.6%

49.8%

64.3%

66.6%

63.0%

50.2%

Massachusetts

49.3%

46.1%

58.9%

61.5%

55.5%

48.6%

New Hampshire

46.7%

44.4%

55.3%

55.4%

60.6%

45.0%

Rhode Island

47.9%

47.4%

47.1%

58.9%

56.9%

46.6%

Vermont

49.9%

49.2%

51.4%

52.5%

59.0%

48.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

49.3%

48.4%

52.7%

61.4%

55.9%

48.9%

New York

49.6%

49.1%

51.1%

56.7%

56.8%

48.7%

Pennsylvania

48.8%

46.7%

61.1%

62.2%

60.1%

47.3%

East North Central:

Illinois

49.8%

48.3%

55.4%

59.8%

59.8%

48.3%

Indiana

44.7%

44.0%

48.4%

48.0%

53.6%

43.0%

Michigan

43.1%

41.0%

47.9%

60.5%

58.1%

40.9%

Ohio

44.5%

42.6%

50.4%

59.8%

53.7%

42.5%

Wisconsin

46.9%

45.5%

51.2%

57.7%

60.4%

44.7%

West North Central:

Iowa

47.7%

46.0%

58.9%

53.5%

60.2%

45.6%

Kansas

48.2%

47.1%

51.4%

55.3%

54.8%

46.5%

Minnesota

49.0%

46.1%

52.4%

63.7%

64.2%

46.1%

Missouri

52.3%

51.6%

60.2%

45.8%

63.5%

49.3%

Nebraska

47.8%

47.5%

49.7%

48.3%

50.8%

47.2%

North Dakota

50.4%

47.5%

54.4%

67.1%

58.3%

48.3%

South Dakota

52.7%

51.9%

59.9%

52.9%

59.4%

51.4%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

50.9%

49.5%

63.7%

61.7%

55.0%

50.3%

District of Columbia

55.5%

56.5%

44.9%

56.4%

56.7%

55.5%

Florida

52.6%

51.7%

61.3%

46.7%

52.7%

52.5%

Georgia

49.3%

48.1%

57.7%

51.6%

47.4%

49.6%

Maryland

53.2%

51.9%

57.3%

61.8%

55.1%

53.0%

North Carolina

57.4%

55.7%

71.8%

64.0%

63.7%

56.1%

South Carolina

51.9%

49.7%

63.2%

71.4%

61.6%

49.0%

Virginia

50.1%

49.5%

56.1%

49.4%

55.1%

49.3%

West Virginia

44.8%

44.1%

50.7%

54.0%

61.3%

41.1%

East South Central:

Alabama

49.5%

48.2%

58.0%

54.0%

57.9%

47.7%

Kentucky

46.9%

45.5%

56.5%

49.0%

54.6%

45.3%

Mississippi

55.4%

54.8%

61.0%

63.7%

66.8%

51.6%

Tennessee

46.7%

45.7%

50.4%

57.0%

56.3%

43.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

51.7%

50.6%

57.0%

66.4%

65.9%

48.4%

Louisiana

52.1%

51.4%

55.0%

57.6%

57.2%

50.4%

Oklahoma

53.9%

52.1%

64.6%

49.7%

61.0%

50.6%

Texas

50.6%

49.4%

53.7%

65.7%

59.6%

48.4%

Mountain:

Arizona

51.7%

49.3%

62.6%

59.5%

64.1%

49.6%

Colorado

49.3%

49.4%

46.3%

56.4%

55.4%

48.5%

Idaho

51.1%

46.2%

59.9%

62.7%

58.8%

50.2%

Montana

51.2%

50.3%

55.7%

51.9%

60.3%

49.0%

Nevada

54.2%

54.8%

50.4%

50.9%

62.8%

51.6%

New Mexico

55.2%

51.7%

62.9%

73.4%

64.7%

52.0%

Utah

44.2%

41.8%

60.3%

54.8%

58.9%

42.4%

Wyoming

44.1%

43.6%

49.2%

48.7%

50.0%

43.3%

Pacific:

Alaska

54.6%

53.1%

63.0%

62.7%

65.6%

53.7%

California

52.8%

51.6%

59.5%

57.6%

59.9%

51.8%

Hawaii

60.3%

58.6%

68.2%

64.8%

71.8%

56.5%

Oregon

52.6%

52.1%

52.4%

60.0%

59.0%

51.8%

Washington

54.7%

52.7%

68.3%

59.0%

60.6%

54.1%

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.

** 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

0.35%

0.35%

1.02%

0.68%

0.59%

0.38%

New England:

Connecticut

1.94%

2.06%

5.09%

6.57%

4.60%

2.05%

Maine

0.97%

1.26%

4.40%

5.96%

4.30%

1.44%

Massachusetts

1.76%

2.39%

2.65%

4.78%

2.23%

2.00%

New Hampshire

1.16%

1.50%

4.70%

5.65%

3.00%

0.95%

Rhode Island

1.51%

1.78%

4.62%

5.79%

5.06%

1.54%

Vermont

1.47%

1.97%

2.68%

8.85%

5.63%

1.39%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.22%

2.45%

5.55%

6.18%

4.86%

2.29%

New York

1.51%

1.38%

5.03%

2.87%

3.52%

1.42%

Pennsylvania

0.79%

1.11%

2.12%

3.95%

2.03%

0.89%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.04%

2.15%

3.91%

4.70%

2.74%

2.27%

Indiana

1.24%

1.27%

3.83%

4.79%

6.22%

1.63%

Michigan

1.82%

1.86%

4.49%

2.33%

3.48%

1.66%

Ohio

1.09%

1.24%

3.70%

2.91%

3.44%

1.01%

Wisconsin

1.11%

1.40%

2.61%

4.25%

3.22%

1.55%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.65%

1.81%

4.96%

8.47%

2.92%

1.87%

Kansas

0.98%

1.25%

5.69%

6.10%

3.24%

0.97%

Minnesota

2.29%

3.10%

5.15%

1.26%

2.27%

2.56%

Missouri

2.26%

2.02%

6.59%

7.49%

4.53%

1.71%

Nebraska

1.83%

1.81%

4.25%

4.10%

3.89%

1.86%

North Dakota

2.93%

2.58%

5.71%

4.57%

3.83%

3.14%

South Dakota

2.53%

3.40%

3.23%

5.64%

3.58%

2.34%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.66%

1.92%

8.94%

5.09%

3.26%

1.84%

District of Columbia

1.25%

1.32%

8.50%

7.88%

2.72%

1.38%

Florida

1.50%

1.40%

2.92%

3.99%

3.49%

1.56%

Georgia

1.39%

1.49%

3.61%

8.60%

2.67%

1.60%

Maryland

1.56%

1.60%

2.79%

5.94%

4.54%

1.52%

North Carolina

2.14%

2.29%

3.42%

8.12%

3.51%

2.50%

South Carolina

1.89%

1.89%

3.74%

6.27%

4.33%

1.83%

Virginia

1.73%

1.75%

2.88%

4.44%

4.04%

1.84%

West Virginia

1.49%

1.57%

6.52%

8.12%

4.94%

1.87%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.82%

1.73%

4.88%

4.91%

3.33%

1.75%

Kentucky

1.16%

1.62%

4.33%

8.32%

2.56%

1.18%

Mississippi

2.05%

1.77%

9.74%

7.79%

4.21%

1.81%

Tennessee

1.64%

1.55%

6.87%

6.66%

4.42%

1.90%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.89%

1.78%

5.56%

8.08%

4.33%

1.20%

Louisiana

1.83%

2.19%

6.88%

6.87%

4.10%

2.17%

Oklahoma

2.12%

2.56%

4.96%

5.58%

2.13%

2.61%

Texas

1.58%

1.75%

3.09%

3.69%

2.80%

1.48%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.80%

2.19%

6.75%

7.79%

4.09%

2.00%

Colorado

1.68%

1.73%

6.55%

8.07%

5.22%

1.83%

Idaho

1.67%

1.32%

3.55%

10.82%

5.09%

2.07%

Montana

1.25%

1.59%

5.38%

3.69%

3.38%

1.42%

Nevada

1.82%

2.27%

6.83%

8.59%

4.23%

1.95%

New Mexico

1.70%

2.50%

5.88%

9.07%

3.05%

2.88%

Utah

2.67%

2.86%

4.65%

7.45%

5.81%

3.06%

Wyoming

1.49%

1.76%

7.19%

11.13%

5.02%

1.96%

Pacific:

Alaska

1.89%

2.37%

10.91%

7.54%

3.75%

2.19%

California

1.10%

1.23%

1.67%

3.89%

2.00%

1.10%

Hawaii

2.34%

2.52%

4.36%

4.86%

2.84%

2.65%

Oregon

1.46%

1.82%

3.60%

9.74%

4.51%

2.01%

Washington

1.92%

2.15%

3.82%

7.47%

4.80%

2.27%

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.