United States

50.0%

48.9%

54.1%

59.5%

57.9%

48.5%

New England:

Connecticut

46.5%

45.3%

52.5%

52.1%

49.6%

46.3%

Maine

52.3%

49.8%

62.5%

64.5%

74.4%

49.1%

Massachusetts

51.5%

50.3%

54.1%

57.2%

60.2%

50.5%

New Hampshire

45.1%

42.9%

53.3%

60.5%

54.5%

44.0%

Rhode Island

47.8%

46.6%

47.9%

68.1%

60.3%

45.2%

Vermont

50.5%

49.3%

50.4%

63.5%

59.9%

49.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

46.4%

45.4%

49.0%

52.4%

63.0%

44.6%

New York

50.0%

48.6%

59.3%

56.2%

53.9%

49.2%

Pennsylvania

49.3%

48.2%

56.4%

52.8%

58.0%

47.8%

East North Central:

Illinois

47.1%

45.9%

53.0%

59.1%

55.9%

46.1%

Indiana

49.1%

46.6%

56.5%

59.6%

54.5%

47.9%

Michigan

40.8%

39.5%

45.4%

53.9%

54.2%

38.9%

Ohio

46.3%

45.5%

47.8%

59.4%

53.6%

45.0%

Wisconsin

42.5%

40.7%

52.7%

45.3%

50.9%

41.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

46.2%

43.4%

57.7%

64.8%

58.6%

43.7%

Kansas

49.6%

47.6%

56.3%

58.1%

63.2%

46.1%

Minnesota

47.6%

47.0%

48.5%

53.2%

53.2%

46.9%

Missouri

47.6%

47.4%

43.3%

58.9%

57.9%

45.3%

Nebraska

51.2%

52.8%

38.7%

57.0%

55.7%

50.6%

North Dakota

51.3%

51.3%

47.0%

63.4%

60.0%

49.8%

South Dakota

53.3%

52.5%

55.8%

54.6%

58.3%

51.8%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

45.4%

44.1%

49.1%

67.3%

58.0%

44.3%

District of Columbia

51.9%

50.9%

60.8%

66.0%

60.4%

51.3%

Florida

55.1%

56.0%

51.4%

55.2%

60.0%

54.1%

Georgia

50.3%

49.2%

60.0%

49.9%

64.9%

47.8%

Maryland

49.7%

49.0%

51.3%

63.0%

60.3%

48.2%

North Carolina

50.7%

48.3%

56.8%

70.3%

56.5%

49.2%

South Carolina

52.9%

51.7%

63.2%

49.3%

69.2%

50.1%

Virginia

50.8%

49.6%

62.5%

56.7%

61.6%

49.3%

West Virginia

46.2%

42.9%

62.8%

54.1%

57.7%

42.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

53.1%

50.7%

67.7%

59.7%

60.4%

50.2%

Kentucky

50.5%

49.7%

51.6%

61.7%

55.7%

48.4%

Mississippi

58.8%

58.5%

60.5%

64.1%

64.8%

57.2%

Tennessee

50.8%

48.9%

60.8%

58.6%

61.2%

47.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

49.5%

47.6%

57.8%

65.5%

66.4%

45.7%

Louisiana

55.6%

54.0%

61.9%

68.0%

60.1%

54.6%

Oklahoma

49.8%

50.8%

42.9%

52.7%

56.6%

47.6%

Texas

50.3%

48.8%

57.5%

72.9%

58.3%

48.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

50.8%

47.6%

62.7%

80.1%

55.7%

50.1%

Colorado

50.0%

49.1%

58.8%

62.3%

50.8%

49.9%

Idaho

46.0%

43.7%

51.4%

53.6%

57.4%

43.4%

Montana

55.1%

54.3%

59.1%

54.3%

59.8%

54.1%

Nevada

50.7%

50.5%

47.6%

72.6%

56.6%

49.1%

New Mexico

51.2%

50.6%

53.6%

60.8%

61.2%

49.6%

Utah

42.1%

42.6%

40.0%

50.2%

47.9%

40.7%

Wyoming

48.3%

46.7%

54.2%

50.2%

59.0%

45.7%

Pacific:

Alaska

55.3%

53.3%

79.9%

60.9%

72.9%

53.8%

California

52.8%

52.0%

54.2%

63.2%

58.2%

51.9%

Hawaii

60.5%

58.4%

69.3%

66.7%

65.9%

58.5%

Oregon

52.0%

51.3%

50.8%

65.3%

57.3%

50.4%

Washington

54.6%

53.6%

58.5%

63.4%

58.1%

54.0%

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.

** 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

0.25%

0.26%

1.04%

1.18%

0.86%

0.18%

New England:

Connecticut

1.37%

1.55%

4.91%

3.49%

6.03%

1.32%

Maine

1.27%

1.41%

5.05%

4.51%

2.44%

1.45%

Massachusetts

1.22%

1.05%

3.17%

3.91%

3.54%

1.06%

New Hampshire

1.89%

2.24%

4.08%

3.94%

6.17%

2.41%

Rhode Island

2.25%

1.22%

4.99%

5.83%

3.65%

1.86%

Vermont

1.98%

2.39%

3.10%

8.39%

3.82%

1.81%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.08%

1.28%

6.82%

5.18%

2.37%

0.98%

New York

1.75%

1.74%

3.76%

4.64%

5.24%

1.34%

Pennsylvania

1.21%

1.31%

4.81%

8.26%

3.44%

1.60%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.36%

1.42%

3.15%

5.58%

3.07%

1.49%

Indiana

2.34%

2.60%

3.26%

5.38%

4.67%

2.43%

Michigan

0.79%

1.15%

4.02%

5.81%

4.37%

0.89%

Ohio

0.95%

1.41%

4.00%

5.78%

4.23%

1.21%

Wisconsin

1.57%

1.74%

4.08%

3.40%

5.07%

1.61%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.39%

1.75%

3.62%

3.31%

2.90%

1.59%

Kansas

3.06%

3.21%

5.30%

6.74%

2.77%

2.95%

Minnesota

1.72%

1.48%

7.96%

4.30%

6.71%

1.88%

Missouri

1.94%

2.26%

5.23%

6.39%

4.33%

2.11%

Nebraska

2.01%

2.11%

4.89%

4.20%

5.38%

2.47%

North Dakota

1.67%

1.97%

4.49%

5.73%

2.55%

1.96%

South Dakota

1.08%

1.18%

3.84%

3.07%

2.66%

1.50%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.93%

1.76%

8.11%

6.66%

3.46%

2.03%

District of Columbia

2.02%

2.29%

6.90%

7.58%

4.74%

2.01%

Florida

1.79%

1.35%

3.66%

9.28%

2.94%

1.77%

Georgia

2.12%

2.25%

6.58%

7.82%

5.47%

2.16%

Maryland

1.92%

2.26%

3.56%

5.73%

3.80%

1.90%

North Carolina

1.75%

2.41%

5.91%

4.49%

3.18%

2.05%

South Carolina

1.89%

1.88%

6.37%

7.02%

3.89%

1.59%

Virginia

2.17%

2.28%

7.50%

6.18%

3.48%

1.99%

West Virginia

1.92%

2.24%

3.75%

7.09%

2.45%

2.31%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.56%

2.53%

4.27%

5.76%

2.73%

2.92%

Kentucky

1.39%

1.54%

8.06%

7.27%

3.39%

1.16%

Mississippi

2.19%

2.08%

8.05%

7.72%

3.69%

2.49%

Tennessee

0.61%

0.92%

4.36%

6.04%

2.97%

1.26%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.43%

2.85%

5.31%

11.79%

3.28%

2.43%

Louisiana

2.02%

2.52%

6.05%

9.57%

4.71%

2.58%

Oklahoma

1.74%

2.38%

7.00%

7.14%

5.22%

2.53%

Texas

1.72%

1.80%

5.86%

6.09%

3.45%

2.12%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.23%

1.79%

9.07%

9.62%

5.23%

2.25%

Colorado

1.60%

1.63%

8.57%

7.62%

5.82%

1.94%

Idaho

2.66%

3.72%

8.70%

5.67%

4.34%

2.81%

Montana

1.94%

1.90%

7.76%

4.26%

4.68%

1.87%

Nevada

2.31%

2.52%

3.70%

9.55%

3.33%

2.54%

New Mexico

2.54%

2.36%

6.56%

5.81%

3.34%

2.55%

Utah

1.43%

1.46%

5.00%

3.40%

3.41%

1.64%

Wyoming

2.10%

2.46%

3.52%

9.03%

2.86%

2.49%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.69%

3.05%

8.96%

11.07%

4.73%

2.68%

California

0.70%

0.60%

3.17%

3.10%

3.90%

0.68%

Hawaii

2.57%

3.11%

3.60%

3.61%

4.46%

2.32%

Oregon

1.04%

2.00%

7.49%

6.38%

2.60%

1.11%

Washington

2.22%

1.97%

5.41%

10.22%

6.59%

2.54%

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.

** 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.