United States

28.3%

28.2%

29.8%

26.7%

32.3%

27.8%

New England:

Connecticut

28.0%

29.0%

17.9%

*

.

27.4%

28.1%

Maine

33.4%

32.5%

47.5%

30.9%

*

49.4%

31.6%

Massachusetts

25.3%

23.0%

28.9%

42.2%

27.2%

25.1%

New Hampshire

29.5%

28.8%

34.4%

31.4%

*

39.0%

28.2%

Rhode Island

25.2%

28.5%

15.6%

*

30.7%

*

47.3%

23.1%

Vermont

29.2%

28.9%

30.8%

30.9%

*

20.3%

*

30.3%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

30.9%

29.7%

38.8%

60.0%

50.8%

29.9%

New York

26.0%

25.7%

27.0%

*

30.2%

*

15.9%

*

26.9%

Pennsylvania

22.2%

21.9%

25.4%

26.8%

26.3%

22.0%

East North Central:

Illinois

26.1%

27.6%

32.9%

6.0%

*

35.5%

25.0%

Indiana

25.1%

25.8%

*

20.5%

*

24.1%

*

32.6%

*

23.8%

Michigan

24.3%

25.0%

20.0%

*

31.9%

*

19.1%

*

24.8%

Ohio

25.8%

25.3%

26.7%

*

65.2%

*

45.1%

*

21.2%

*

Wisconsin

28.8%

28.4%

26.9%

39.7%

33.5%

27.9%

West North Central:

Iowa

26.7%

27.5%

20.0%

*

36.5%

*

37.4%

24.9%

Kansas

18.4%

15.6%

*

48.7%

66.6%

38.2%

17.1%

*

Minnesota

25.3%

26.4%

29.2%

*

10.2%

*

32.0%

24.7%

Missouri

27.7%

27.2%

49.6%

26.2%

*

48.8%

26.0%

Nebraska

33.0%

36.0%

26.7%

*

22.8%

*

41.6%

31.2%

North Dakota

41.8%

42.9%

40.6%

*

22.9%

*

32.6%

43.2%

South Dakota

33.2%

31.9%

61.2%

*

24.4%

*

49.8%

32.4%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

21.8%

21.1%

35.3%

16.3%

*

27.9%

21.1%

District of Columbia

28.9%

27.4%

36.4%

38.0%

41.0%

28.2%

Florida

34.7%

35.9%

32.3%

27.5%

*

34.1%

34.8%

Georgia

31.4%

31.2%

33.4%

29.0%

*

32.7%

*

31.3%

Maryland

29.7%

31.8%

23.8%

11.6%

*

22.8%

*

30.3%

North Carolina

34.2%

34.3%

61.0%

9.2%

*

16.0%

*

37.0%

South Carolina

28.2%

28.1%

42.2%

15.4%

*

23.1%

29.6%

Virginia

32.5%

32.0%

42.9%

29.4%

35.6%

32.1%

West Virginia

31.1%

30.3%

38.7%

50.7%

*

39.3%

*

30.8%

East South Central:

Alabama

31.5%

32.0%

44.7%

12.6%

20.6%

*

32.3%

Kentucky

27.1%

25.6%

44.1%

37.6%

11.6%

*

29.4%

Mississippi

30.3%

29.8%

71.6%

*

41.2%

*

37.3%

29.7%

*

Tennessee

32.0%

30.0%

46.4%

23.2%

35.9%

30.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

38.3%

35.5%

53.1%

48.9%

*

27.9%

*

39.1%

Louisiana

29.1%

28.6%

26.7%

*

76.7%

*

43.5%

25.5%

*

Oklahoma

32.6%

32.4%

40.6%

25.1%

*

27.3%

33.8%

Texas

28.9%

28.4%

36.6%

10.5%

*

35.5%

27.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

34.6%

33.7%

37.1%

42.9%

32.9%

34.7%

Colorado

44.3%

47.5%

33.8%

37.2%

40.3%

44.5%

Idaho

10.7%

*

28.8%

27.1%

1.6%

*

21.4%

*

10.3%

*

Montana

38.0%

37.4%

41.8%

46.2%

35.6%

38.3%

Nevada

40.9%

38.3%

70.0%

27.7%

54.0%

35.3%

New Mexico

30.4%

32.0%

29.4%

12.4%

*

27.4%

30.9%

Utah

24.2%

23.8%

24.2%

*

54.7%

33.4%

*

23.9%

Wyoming

35.6%

34.5%

56.2%

4.8%

*

34.7%

35.7%

Pacific:

Alaska

20.5%

*

17.5%

59.0%

*

22.5%

*

61.1%

17.6%

California

28.0%

28.3%

24.1%

29.8%

33.5%

27.5%

Hawaii

25.9%

23.2%

47.0%

41.7%

32.9%

23.5%

Oregon

30.3%

31.1%

24.3%

*

36.5%

*

22.0%

*

30.9%

Washington

31.1%

30.9%

35.4%

31.5%

*

39.1%

31.1%

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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

0.75%

0.73%

1.51%

2.82%

2.25%

0.69%

New England:

Connecticut

3.35%

3.52%

6.70%

*

.

7.89%

3.13%

Maine

3.16%

4.30%

13.23%

9.41%

*

11.95%

3.89%

Massachusetts

0.99%

2.29%

6.23%

7.24%

8.01%

1.06%

New Hampshire

1.45%

2.02%

7.84%

11.02%

*

8.58%

1.78%

Rhode Island

5.48%

6.61%

6.53%

*

9.46%

*

10.83%

5.22%

Vermont

4.72%

4.17%

8.16%

9.73%

*

6.87%

*

6.22%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

5.21%

4.87%

10.26%

16.83%

13.13%

4.45%

New York

1.95%

2.43%

10.22%

*

9.53%

*

10.41%

*

1.96%

Pennsylvania

1.93%

2.06%

4.89%

7.21%

7.14%

2.00%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.77%

1.72%

9.42%

10.05%

*

4.53%

2.06%

Indiana

2.54%

8.06%

*

8.82%

*

10.45%

*

12.35%

*

2.31%

Michigan

2.23%

3.56%

9.06%

*

9.79%

*

9.62%

*

3.27%

Ohio

5.38%

5.85%

11.26%

*

20.76%

*

13.67%

*

6.56%

*

Wisconsin

1.75%

1.85%

7.12%

9.44%

5.15%

2.42%

West North Central:

Iowa

3.09%

4.22%

12.10%

*

11.89%

*

10.96%

3.82%

Kansas

5.44%

8.31%

*

12.71%

19.42%

10.48%

5.92%

*

Minnesota

2.36%

5.08%

9.65%

*

6.11%

*

8.37%

3.25%

Missouri

2.02%

2.44%

13.09%

11.97%

*

10.49%

2.55%

Nebraska

2.71%

2.48%

8.85%

*

6.85%

*

8.68%

4.32%

North Dakota

8.05%

8.56%

12.82%

*

7.33%

*

8.10%

8.94%

South Dakota

5.06%

5.05%

18.58%

*

10.53%

*

12.83%

7.10%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.88%

3.58%

8.12%

8.20%

*

5.21%

4.32%

District of Columbia

1.64%

1.73%

9.06%

10.34%

8.00%

1.98%

Florida

4.15%

4.19%

6.53%

11.79%

*

9.11%

3.71%

Georgia

2.92%

3.22%

9.86%

9.18%

*

9.91%

*

3.13%

Maryland

3.71%

3.99%

4.75%

9.93%

*

9.75%

*

3.68%

North Carolina

7.42%

4.53%

17.19%

3.77%

*

5.75%

*

7.39%

South Carolina

6.60%

7.51%

12.57%

5.86%

*

6.45%

7.52%

Virginia

1.52%

1.72%

9.75%

8.23%

5.88%

1.38%

West Virginia

8.65%

9.06%

11.51%

15.33%

*

13.65%

*

8.81%

East South Central:

Alabama

6.40%

7.95%

12.47%

3.62%

6.30%

*

7.02%

Kentucky

5.30%

6.60%

12.49%

10.36%

4.34%

*

4.95%

Mississippi

8.43%

8.47%

22.64%

*

13.02%

*

10.00%

9.04%

*

Tennessee

3.09%

4.63%

12.23%

6.92%

7.23%

4.85%

West South Central:

Arkansas

5.14%

5.31%

15.22%

15.47%

*

9.09%

*

6.38%

Louisiana

8.54%

8.51%

9.61%

*

23.04%

*

12.32%

8.87%

*

Oklahoma

6.12%

6.31%

12.09%

7.93%

*

6.40%

6.44%

Texas

3.41%

3.03%

6.02%

5.72%

*

5.86%

4.01%

Mountain:

Arizona

5.20%

6.45%

10.97%

12.20%

7.02%

6.80%

Colorado

7.91%

8.05%

9.70%

11.00%

10.49%

8.62%

Idaho

6.48%

*

6.24%

7.73%

3.64%

*

9.85%

*

6.59%

*

Montana

6.07%

8.57%

12.47%

12.90%

10.09%

8.81%

Nevada

6.98%

7.17%

19.01%

8.24%

10.48%

9.88%

New Mexico

5.48%

6.06%

8.23%

4.10%

*

5.78%

6.09%

Utah

2.73%

2.78%

7.37%

*

16.18%

11.65%

*

2.68%

Wyoming

5.37%

5.66%

15.99%

6.47%

*

10.27%

4.99%

Pacific:

Alaska

6.63%

*

4.80%

17.76%

*

7.12%

*

17.63%

4.40%

California

2.35%

2.33%

5.64%

6.24%

7.12%

2.33%

Hawaii

3.04%

3.30%

11.58%

9.79%

7.58%

3.13%

Oregon

4.62%

3.87%

9.50%

*

11.39%

*

8.74%

*

4.36%

Washington

6.08%

6.21%

9.70%

9.97%

*

11.57%

6.19%

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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.