United States

34.2%

41.1%

41.5%

26.7%

29.4%

39.1%

New England:

Connecticut

35.3%

56.7%

44.7%

24.8%

*

23.3%

*

40.6%

Maine

25.8%

49.6%

21.8%

18.4%

17.2%

33.8%

Massachusetts

43.9%

54.4%

41.8%

41.2%

35.1%

49.3%

New Hampshire

23.4%

46.4%

24.0%

13.6%

*

14.4%

*

30.0%

Rhode Island

43.5%

33.1%

61.6%

26.5%

*

42.4%

44.5%

Vermont

31.3%

50.7%

29.2%

24.4%

20.8%

*

37.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

44.7%

47.5%

56.4%

39.0%

25.4%

*

57.5%

New York

33.3%

44.9%

38.5%

24.7%

31.8%

34.6%

Pennsylvania

29.3%

56.7%

30.1%

18.1%

*

17.6%

44.2%

East North Central:

Illinois

31.0%

34.2%

43.1%

24.0%

*

22.4%

*

39.8%

Indiana

37.8%

36.9%

38.8%

37.0%

42.5%

31.9%

Michigan

31.9%

51.4%

34.2%

21.2%

19.5%

*

42.5%

Ohio

26.1%

27.3%

37.4%

19.1%

*

24.0%

28.3%

Wisconsin

23.7%

26.6%

34.0%

18.1%

*

14.7%

*

34.1%

West North Central:

Iowa

33.6%

28.3%

48.4%

24.2%

32.0%

35.3%

Kansas

30.4%

32.6%

35.5%

22.8%

*

35.2%

24.0%

Minnesota

37.0%

39.4%

36.0%

37.0%

28.5%

44.4%

Missouri

40.0%

52.5%

48.7%

28.5%

40.9%

39.0%

Nebraska

23.1%

*

33.6%

31.1%

*

14.0%

*

15.5%

*

30.5%

North Dakota

29.1%

43.3%

47.1%

15.4%

*

17.3%

40.5%

South Dakota

20.3%

17.5%

33.0%

12.7%

*

16.2%

26.1%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

29.0%

37.6%

40.3%

21.2%

*

21.2%

*

39.5%

District of Columbia

21.1%

53.0%

24.7%

*

6.3%

*

5.7%

*

46.8%

Florida

36.5%

33.8%

45.4%

20.4%

34.9%

37.7%

Georgia

44.3%

38.7%

57.7%

38.8%

44.8%

43.7%

Maryland

43.2%

61.3%

49.7%

24.1%

39.0%

46.3%

North Carolina

33.6%

44.8%

42.1%

23.1%

30.9%

38.7%

South Carolina

42.8%

34.4%

61.2%

34.2%

45.4%

38.5%

Virginia

35.3%

40.9%

46.8%

24.8%

38.2%

32.8%

West Virginia

46.9%

38.7%

46.1%

50.2%

37.8%

59.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

39.2%

19.8%

49.8%

39.1%

41.3%

35.3%

Kentucky

38.6%

35.0%

49.7%

31.6%

*

32.3%

53.0%

Mississippi

29.0%

19.7%

39.0%

23.7%

*

27.8%

31.4%

Tennessee

42.5%

33.2%

48.3%

43.1%

49.8%

30.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

35.2%

21.1%

47.3%

27.0%

*

31.5%

48.8%

Louisiana

32.2%

13.3%

*

46.2%

21.5%

*

30.0%

*

35.9%

Oklahoma

23.3%

24.0%

30.9%

*

18.4%

*

27.7%

17.0%

*

Texas

31.3%

31.7%

35.3%

28.7%

34.0%

26.8%

Mountain:

Arizona

26.4%

45.2%

34.0%

*

15.6%

*

26.4%

26.5%

*

Colorado

31.2%

39.5%

19.9%

34.5%

33.3%

28.7%

Idaho

33.5%

29.9%

49.3%

21.8%

23.3%

47.6%

Montana

25.9%

35.3%

49.3%

14.6%

15.6%

*

35.6%

Nevada

33.0%

37.3%

32.7%

30.7%

*

30.6%

*

36.7%

New Mexico

34.6%

34.5%

49.4%

25.2%

*

24.1%

*

45.8%

Utah

38.6%

43.4%

57.5%

13.1%

*

33.5%

43.1%

Wyoming

32.5%

37.2%

40.0%

21.0%

*

24.3%

42.6%

Pacific:

Alaska

34.2%

53.7%

35.1%

*

22.3%

*

31.1%

*

35.8%

California

34.6%

47.4%

36.7%

28.7%

23.0%

43.0%

Hawaii

46.3%

59.5%

45.8%

42.0%

39.9%

55.3%

Oregon

41.0%

57.5%

43.1%

29.3%

*

34.2%

48.8%

Washington

21.3%

28.2%

50.0%

8.9%

*

12.2%

*

32.8%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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

0.91%

1.39%

1.44%

1.42%

1.53%

1.95%

New England:

Connecticut

5.77%

7.23%

9.37%

8.23%

*

8.33%

*

5.66%

Maine

3.97%

8.14%

5.03%

4.86%

4.43%

5.44%

Massachusetts

5.50%

5.96%

4.55%

8.88%

6.92%

7.84%

New Hampshire

3.68%

7.03%

4.98%

5.96%

*

4.55%

*

3.52%

Rhode Island

5.68%

5.60%

8.94%

9.61%

*

9.66%

6.96%

Vermont

4.90%

6.81%

7.63%

6.12%

7.31%

*

4.27%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

5.85%

7.92%

8.47%

8.08%

10.66%

*

8.05%

New York

2.69%

3.15%

4.16%

4.30%

4.20%

3.68%

Pennsylvania

3.47%

4.39%

3.90%

6.37%

*

4.41%

3.44%

East North Central:

Illinois

5.65%

4.96%

8.66%

7.73%

*

6.74%

*

6.02%

Indiana

4.66%

8.87%

8.41%

8.22%

7.63%

4.39%

Michigan

3.81%

4.63%

8.40%

5.06%

5.96%

*

6.20%

Ohio

3.80%

6.06%

9.57%

6.52%

*

6.44%

5.12%

Wisconsin

5.13%

6.61%

7.85%

7.56%

*

5.58%

*

7.97%

West North Central:

Iowa

4.76%

6.60%

9.78%

5.03%

6.08%

5.91%

Kansas

4.15%

5.32%

6.51%

7.34%

*

5.75%

5.17%

Minnesota

4.36%

6.94%

5.88%

9.17%

4.93%

7.36%

Missouri

5.05%

7.87%

9.74%

8.01%

7.55%

7.60%

Nebraska

6.97%

*

7.40%

9.55%

*

10.77%

*

9.64%

*

5.24%

North Dakota

4.57%

6.50%

8.83%

5.20%

*

4.78%

6.13%

South Dakota

2.20%

4.54%

5.91%

3.92%

*

3.81%

6.15%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

6.23%

7.93%

9.39%

8.48%

*

7.28%

*

6.94%

District of Columbia

4.84%

5.86%

9.82%

*

11.93%

*

7.09%

*

5.66%

Florida

4.33%

6.79%

6.39%

5.93%

5.46%

7.23%

Georgia

5.19%

5.99%

11.95%

9.14%

9.63%

6.15%

Maryland

6.21%

8.93%

7.32%

6.76%

7.83%

7.43%

North Carolina

3.62%

5.40%

8.24%

6.73%

5.77%

5.81%

South Carolina

4.53%

6.03%

7.59%

6.48%

5.98%

5.61%

Virginia

4.86%

6.49%

9.06%

7.38%

5.46%

5.13%

West Virginia

5.18%

4.81%

8.80%

10.40%

5.14%

8.14%

East South Central:

Alabama

4.82%

5.80%

10.72%

9.64%

6.76%

7.51%

Kentucky

4.10%

5.75%

8.16%

10.00%

*

4.88%

9.80%

Mississippi

4.99%

4.24%

8.56%

8.92%

*

4.47%

8.80%

Tennessee

6.02%

6.72%

10.19%

7.98%

7.06%

5.91%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.41%

3.05%

6.73%

8.57%

*

5.19%

10.41%

Louisiana

5.09%

4.63%

*

7.57%

6.74%

*

9.04%

*

6.16%

Oklahoma

3.66%

7.00%

9.36%

*

5.96%

*

4.89%

6.78%

*

Texas

5.83%

5.98%

6.40%

8.30%

7.86%

5.79%

Mountain:

Arizona

6.07%

10.66%

10.84%

*

6.33%

*

5.43%

9.37%

*

Colorado

5.21%

6.23%

5.45%

10.15%

7.17%

6.93%

Idaho

5.29%

6.20%

11.11%

6.03%

6.46%

7.20%

Montana

5.08%

7.32%

9.83%

3.65%

4.97%

*

6.97%

Nevada

6.47%

6.26%

8.78%

12.44%

*

10.40%

*

7.71%

New Mexico

5.66%

5.42%

12.48%

8.65%

*

7.81%

*

6.73%

Utah

4.55%

5.07%

7.47%

3.92%

*

8.03%

6.15%

Wyoming

6.54%

8.42%

7.93%

8.91%

*

6.97%

9.79%

Pacific:

Alaska

7.19%

9.48%

11.52%

*

10.25%

*

10.98%

*

8.06%

California

2.74%

5.12%

7.17%

4.12%

4.27%

4.15%

Hawaii

5.18%

5.77%

5.18%

6.36%

7.05%

4.73%

Oregon

4.45%

8.82%

7.36%

9.90%

*

7.99%

3.34%

Washington

4.89%

5.33%

9.10%

4.87%

*

6.69%

*

6.09%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.