United States

22.0%

22.5%

18.2%

22.7%

16.5%

23.2%

New England:

Connecticut

17.7%

18.9%

11.4%

*

26.9%

*

8.9%

*

18.8%

Maine

18.7%

18.7%

15.3%

*

24.2%

*

19.6%

*

18.5%

Massachusetts

9.9%

11.1%

5.1%

*

13.4%

*

2.4%

*

10.9%

New Hampshire

13.0%

9.4%

17.3%

*

31.3%

*

7.1%

*

14.0%

Rhode Island

18.7%

17.1%

20.7%

*

27.6%

15.6%

*

19.3%

Vermont

18.3%

21.7%

8.6%

*

11.6%

*

16.9%

*

18.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

26.5%

26.5%

29.7%

*

17.7%

*

22.4%

*

26.8%

New York

26.7%

25.6%

35.2%

30.2%

34.2%

25.6%

Pennsylvania

21.4%

20.9%

20.8%

*

28.4%

18.1%

*

21.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

16.4%

16.1%

13.7%

20.8%

9.9%

17.6%

Indiana

16.2%

17.3%

14.0%

*

7.5%

*

21.7%

*

14.9%

Michigan

25.9%

24.6%

40.1%

16.6%

*

26.5%

25.8%

Ohio

14.3%

14.2%

18.5%

*

8.0%

*

11.3%

15.2%

Wisconsin

10.2%

9.9%

11.5%

*

10.9%

*

9.0%

*

10.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

14.0%

15.6%

4.2%

*

12.7%

*

15.2%

*

13.7%

Kansas

22.0%

24.9%

11.5%

*

11.8%

*

20.5%

*

22.5%

Minnesota

18.9%

24.6%

2.3%

*

12.1%

*

14.6%

*

20.0%

Missouri

16.5%

16.5%

9.5%

*

33.2%

12.6%

17.9%

Nebraska

8.9%

8.8%

9.9%

*

8.0%

*

6.9%

9.4%

North Dakota

23.7%

26.9%

5.1%

*

37.1%

27.6%

*

22.5%

South Dakota

19.6%

21.9%

7.7%

8.7%

*

16.2%

*

20.3%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20.5%

16.6%

46.6%

43.3%

21.0%

*

20.4%

District of Columbia

22.9%

24.0%

13.9%

*

8.3%

*

19.3%

*

23.1%

Florida

17.3%

18.7%

8.3%

*

20.4%

10.9%

*

19.3%

Georgia

16.9%

17.1%

16.5%

*

13.7%

*

13.5%

17.5%

Maryland

19.3%

20.4%

12.3%

*

17.5%

22.7%

*

18.9%

North Carolina

24.7%

25.4%

15.9%

*

30.7%

16.2%

*

26.6%

South Carolina

18.6%

19.5%

15.4%

*

11.8%

*

15.9%

*

19.6%

Virginia

18.1%

17.4%

17.2%

*

30.6%

13.1%

*

19.0%

West Virginia

22.8%

22.1%

31.4%

*

20.9%

*

16.4%

24.9%

East South Central:

Alabama

19.2%

21.5%

8.8%

*

2.1%

*

17.5%

19.6%

Kentucky

22.1%

24.0%

10.1%

*

24.1%

26.9%

20.9%

Mississippi

29.6%

31.9%

6.3%

*

12.9%

*

41.4%

24.6%

Tennessee

15.1%

17.3%

4.2%

*

10.4%

*

10.8%

*

16.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

15.3%

15.1%

12.5%

*

25.1%

*

12.2%

16.4%

Louisiana

17.1%

16.9%

17.0%

*

19.6%

*

12.0%

*

19.0%

Oklahoma

21.9%

24.0%

12.2%

*

23.8%

*

21.7%

*

22.0%

Texas

20.8%

20.8%

20.9%

*

19.8%

13.2%

23.1%

Mountain:

Arizona

19.8%

23.9%

5.9%

*

7.6%

*

10.1%

*

22.0%

Colorado

20.9%

22.2%

8.1%

*

30.3%

*

12.7%

*

22.1%

Idaho

48.3%

35.7%

28.5%

*

83.0%

19.9%

*

52.4%

Montana

44.9%

46.5%

24.0%

*

66.3%

39.7%

46.5%

Nevada

28.6%

28.9%

32.5%

*

9.2%

*

12.5%

*

34.4%

New Mexico

17.3%

16.6%

10.5%

*

43.1%

14.0%

18.8%

Utah

17.8%

15.5%

26.6%

34.5%

6.1%

19.8%

Wyoming

36.4%

37.4%

22.7%

*

41.7%

*

30.2%

*

37.4%

Pacific:

Alaska

27.2%

26.2%

31.2%

*

32.4%

22.5%

*

27.6%

California

30.8%

31.7%

25.2%

30.5%

20.9%

32.5%

Hawaii

45.5%

47.2%

57.2%

18.7%

*

32.8%

50.7%

Oregon

35.9%

35.8%

37.7%

*

29.6%

*

17.1%

*

38.7%

Washington

37.3%

38.5%

31.1%

*

33.9%

9.4%

*

40.4%

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

0.42%

0.37%

1.56%

1.03%

0.85%

0.42%

New England:

Connecticut

3.55%

4.67%

4.95%

*

12.90%

*

8.30%

*

4.14%

Maine

1.92%

2.16%

9.06%

*

11.14%

*

6.90%

*

1.75%

Massachusetts

1.21%

2.44%

2.17%

*

4.66%

*

3.88%

*

1.39%

New Hampshire

3.04%

2.31%

5.83%

*

10.10%

*

3.91%

*

3.34%

Rhode Island

4.26%

4.61%

7.54%

*

7.31%

5.99%

*

4.54%

Vermont

3.30%

3.56%

7.16%

*

7.60%

*

5.77%

*

3.32%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.40%

2.55%

12.84%

*

11.01%

*

7.01%

*

2.49%

New York

2.78%

2.60%

7.58%

6.09%

7.67%

2.52%

Pennsylvania

2.99%

3.65%

6.57%

*

3.96%

5.55%

*

3.24%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.91%

2.51%

3.83%

5.19%

2.95%

2.36%

Indiana

1.66%

2.43%

7.12%

*

3.84%

*

7.63%

*

2.21%

Michigan

3.10%

3.30%

10.74%

10.25%

*

5.70%

3.42%

Ohio

1.02%

1.51%

5.84%

*

2.68%

*

2.22%

1.52%

Wisconsin

2.35%

2.45%

6.44%

*

5.24%

*

4.93%

*

2.94%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.40%

4.17%

1.34%

*

5.90%

*

4.81%

*

4.08%

Kansas

3.64%

5.25%

3.98%

*

8.59%

*

7.48%

*

3.50%

Minnesota

4.49%

5.18%

3.28%

*

5.15%

*

8.18%

*

4.04%

Missouri

2.13%

2.58%

4.94%

*

7.80%

3.37%

2.45%

Nebraska

1.37%

1.91%

9.94%

*

10.21%

*

1.88%

1.64%

North Dakota

2.31%

5.63%

2.15%

*

10.39%

8.54%

*

2.51%

South Dakota

1.90%

2.17%

2.27%

3.95%

*

4.99%

*

2.24%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.16%

3.60%

10.47%

11.52%

6.63%

*

4.34%

District of Columbia

3.69%

4.10%

6.21%

*

5.78%

*

5.84%

*

3.92%

Florida

2.03%

2.06%

9.22%

*

5.22%

3.31%

*

2.78%

Georgia

3.05%

4.06%

11.53%

*

10.78%

*

2.69%

4.04%

Maryland

1.87%

2.01%

4.44%

*

4.38%

7.97%

*

2.10%

North Carolina

2.63%

2.76%

11.08%

*

7.06%

6.20%

*

2.52%

South Carolina

2.69%

3.16%

6.96%

*

12.01%

*

6.60%

*

4.13%

Virginia

2.68%

3.14%

7.93%

*

5.62%

6.70%

*

3.16%

West Virginia

4.27%

4.72%

11.06%

*

11.22%

*

4.67%

5.92%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.39%

2.88%

8.58%

*

10.35%

*

3.19%

2.80%

Kentucky

3.03%

4.29%

9.75%

*

5.98%

5.43%

4.63%

Mississippi

3.34%

3.61%

3.24%

*

10.41%

*

8.83%

1.91%

Tennessee

2.30%

2.60%

2.39%

*

6.16%

*

7.70%

*

3.05%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.56%

2.71%

5.63%

*

8.13%

*

2.46%

3.35%

Louisiana

2.68%

3.01%

5.39%

*

6.44%

*

3.68%

*

3.07%

Oklahoma

2.82%

2.65%

11.18%

*

8.54%

*

6.70%

*

2.83%

Texas

2.40%

2.53%

7.51%

*

5.74%

3.71%

3.21%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.42%

3.90%

5.39%

*

8.36%

*

6.49%

*

3.70%

Colorado

2.71%

3.49%

5.31%

*

12.22%

*

11.37%

*

2.90%

Idaho

7.96%

4.24%

12.85%

*

20.64%

7.21%

*

8.40%

Montana

3.63%

4.17%

13.31%

*

9.77%

9.15%

4.69%

Nevada

4.39%

3.26%

10.91%

*

17.00%

*

4.15%

*

5.05%

New Mexico

2.07%

3.21%

8.96%

*

11.99%

2.89%

2.40%

Utah

2.97%

3.69%

7.48%

8.51%

1.60%

3.79%

Wyoming

3.88%

4.45%

10.52%

*

14.89%

*

10.75%

*

4.95%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.68%

3.43%

11.90%

*

8.78%

9.61%

*

3.00%

California

1.73%

1.96%

5.22%

6.99%

5.81%

2.10%

Hawaii

3.81%

4.54%

9.52%

6.66%

*

5.85%

5.62%

Oregon

2.86%

4.05%

11.49%

*

10.20%

*

8.82%

*

3.61%

Washington

2.50%

4.25%

12.82%

*

8.62%

3.37%

*

2.67%

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.