United States

20.6%

21.4%

15.2%

21.7%

15.6%

21.7%

New England:

Connecticut

17.1%

18.3%

13.4%

10.2%

*

17.6%

*

17.1%

Maine

19.8%

17.3%

29.8%

25.5%

*

27.6%

18.1%

Massachusetts

9.3%

9.8%

10.9%

*

4.6%

18.2%

*

8.0%

New Hampshire

12.0%

11.1%

14.3%

*

17.2%

*

6.9%

*

12.7%

Rhode Island

13.9%

17.5%

5.9%

*

5.2%

*

5.0%

*

16.4%

Vermont

26.9%

23.9%

26.5%

52.8%

23.7%

27.3%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

18.7%

20.1%

11.9%

*

15.3%

*

22.7%

*

18.1%

New York

18.4%

19.0%

13.5%

*

20.1%

*

11.1%

*

20.0%

Pennsylvania

18.5%

19.0%

11.2%

*

32.4%

12.1%

19.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

16.1%

16.1%

15.9%

*

15.9%

14.7%

16.3%

Indiana

9.0%

9.8%

*

7.9%

*

3.9%

*

4.4%

*

10.2%

Michigan

18.6%

17.6%

22.8%

20.9%

10.7%

*

20.1%

Ohio

12.4%

12.8%

*

7.3%

*

14.6%

*

10.8%

12.8%

*

Wisconsin

11.3%

8.2%

28.3%

10.2%

*

8.2%

*

11.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

12.7%

13.1%

8.4%

*

16.9%

*

11.3%

*

13.0%

Kansas

17.3%

17.9%

14.6%

*

22.0%

*

6.2%

*

21.3%

Minnesota

16.5%

15.3%

26.0%

14.8%

*

19.0%

16.1%

Missouri

17.2%

19.0%

5.9%

*

13.5%

*

11.0%

*

19.0%

Nebraska

14.3%

14.1%

15.5%

*

16.0%

*

16.0%

*

14.1%

North Dakota

31.7%

32.3%

28.1%

*

32.9%

23.9%

*

33.3%

South Dakota

19.1%

19.8%

9.8%

*

36.2%

9.9%

*

22.2%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

14.5%

13.4%

24.3%

*

11.3%

*

15.5%

14.4%

District of Columbia

24.2%

24.8%

26.5%

*

8.0%

*

4.9%

*

25.7%

Florida

21.8%

25.0%

9.5%

*

15.3%

*

11.0%

*

24.1%

Georgia

20.1%

21.7%

7.5%

*

22.5%

*

6.9%

*

23.1%

Maryland

17.2%

17.1%

11.0%

*

38.3%

*

13.9%

*

17.8%

North Carolina

16.7%

16.3%

19.6%

*

15.9%

*

10.9%

18.4%

South Carolina

26.5%

25.2%

33.5%

30.1%

13.3%

*

29.5%

Virginia

15.1%

15.0%

11.5%

*

28.1%

*

13.9%

15.3%

West Virginia

15.9%

18.6%

9.9%

*

7.0%

*

12.8%

17.6%

East South Central:

Alabama

21.0%

20.4%

26.7%

*

11.1%

*

17.2%

*

22.8%

Kentucky

12.7%

13.1%

10.8%

*

12.6%

*

8.2%

14.9%

Mississippi

22.1%

22.9%

14.4%

*

23.5%

*

15.5%

24.0%

Tennessee

12.9%

13.9%

1.7%

*

38.7%

*

8.4%

*

14.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

18.3%

20.6%

4.0%

*

33.3%

17.3%

*

18.7%

Louisiana

21.1%

25.5%

2.4%

*

18.5%

*

8.9%

*

24.3%

Oklahoma

27.2%

27.6%

17.3%

*

40.1%

*

21.7%

29.4%

Texas

23.8%

24.9%

8.4%

*

37.0%

29.3%

22.5%

Mountain:

Arizona

25.6%

23.5%

22.5%

*

45.9%

24.3%

*

25.8%

Colorado

22.3%

22.5%

17.0%

*

24.3%

*

13.9%

*

23.7%

Idaho

23.9%

28.6%

10.8%

*

26.9%

*

14.4%

*

26.7%

Montana

27.5%

25.5%

34.9%

32.2%

*

27.8%

27.4%

Nevada

25.8%

27.2%

20.6%

5.8%

*

15.8%

*

29.0%

New Mexico

19.1%

17.8%

27.9%

*

21.9%

*

7.6%

*

21.4%

Utah

23.8%

24.1%

24.1%

*

18.0%

*

12.9%

*

26.8%

Wyoming

32.6%

36.3%

10.8%

*

71.9%

16.2%

*

37.7%

Pacific:

Alaska

30.3%

30.3%

24.4%

*

49.8%

45.2%

28.6%

California

28.5%

30.1%

18.4%

25.5%

23.7%

29.4%

Hawaii

48.2%

46.5%

61.1%

40.4%

37.3%

52.9%

Oregon

35.9%

39.6%

22.2%

23.0%

*

26.2%

*

39.1%

Washington

41.3%

40.4%

49.6%

36.0%

*

11.5%

*

46.6%

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

0.50%

0.67%

1.49%

1.96%

0.89%

0.52%

New England:

Connecticut

3.86%

4.66%

3.19%

5.71%

*

8.41%

*

3.86%

Maine

3.17%

3.79%

8.17%

8.93%

*

5.82%

3.13%

Massachusetts

1.38%

2.15%

3.51%

*

1.11%

5.77%

*

2.20%

New Hampshire

1.35%

2.28%

5.78%

*

11.44%

*

3.47%

*

1.82%

Rhode Island

1.92%

2.94%

2.92%

*

3.82%

*

3.06%

*

3.37%

Vermont

2.85%

3.46%

5.87%

12.39%

5.27%

3.25%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.45%

2.71%

10.00%

*

11.16%

*

7.10%

*

2.51%

New York

2.38%

2.67%

6.14%

*

6.08%

*

5.73%

*

2.78%

Pennsylvania

1.38%

2.48%

4.62%

*

6.55%

2.04%

1.72%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.10%

2.44%

7.91%

*

4.13%

4.08%

2.35%

Indiana

2.43%

3.21%

*

5.69%

*

5.46%

*

2.97%

*

3.05%

Michigan

1.83%

2.15%

6.25%

5.10%

3.61%

*

2.78%

Ohio

3.31%

4.34%

*

3.86%

*

6.17%

*

2.78%

4.02%

*

Wisconsin

2.32%

1.42%

7.24%

6.09%

*

5.44%

*

2.93%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.97%

3.03%

3.91%

*

7.18%

*

4.68%

*

2.91%

Kansas

2.02%

3.22%

8.17%

*

7.41%

*

2.53%

*

2.16%

Minnesota

2.36%

3.25%

7.71%

7.04%

*

4.80%

2.61%

Missouri

3.94%

3.81%

8.01%

*

13.48%

*

4.66%

*

4.28%

Nebraska

2.58%

2.67%

11.26%

*

8.46%

*

7.03%

*

3.13%

North Dakota

4.20%

4.35%

8.52%

*

8.47%

8.71%

*

4.77%

South Dakota

2.18%

2.93%

10.78%

*

10.67%

7.01%

*

2.36%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.10%

2.67%

8.67%

*

7.72%

*

3.80%

2.25%

District of Columbia

4.21%

4.85%

9.95%

*

15.62%

*

4.38%

*

4.56%

Florida

2.29%

2.49%

3.22%

*

4.81%

*

5.18%

*

2.69%

Georgia

3.09%

3.11%

4.96%

*

7.28%

*

2.69%

*

3.13%

Maryland

2.14%

2.31%

4.57%

*

11.66%

*

4.56%

*

2.90%

North Carolina

2.24%

2.66%

8.24%

*

5.98%

*

2.49%

2.77%

South Carolina

5.02%

4.90%

9.06%

8.32%

4.62%

*

5.84%

Virginia

1.62%

2.19%

8.34%

*

12.19%

*

2.10%

1.84%

West Virginia

1.77%

1.20%

9.22%

*

7.42%

*

3.53%

1.94%

East South Central:

Alabama

3.13%

2.66%

8.85%

*

7.99%

*

7.11%

*

4.01%

Kentucky

1.95%

2.55%

5.36%

*

5.30%

*

2.42%

2.62%

Mississippi

3.59%

3.78%

9.99%

*

9.28%

*

4.40%

4.22%

Tennessee

2.36%

3.24%

2.12%

*

12.44%

*

4.28%

*

3.54%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.80%

3.21%

6.37%

*

9.58%

5.42%

*

3.02%

Louisiana

3.65%

4.06%

2.08%

*

12.13%

*

4.95%

*

4.04%

Oklahoma

3.97%

4.38%

7.33%

*

12.68%

*

5.08%

4.77%

Texas

2.65%

3.68%

5.55%

*

9.50%

7.09%

2.26%

Mountain:

Arizona

4.99%

5.35%

10.71%

*

12.44%

7.84%

*

5.07%

Colorado

3.04%

3.31%

5.68%

*

10.43%

*

8.52%

*

4.06%

Idaho

3.50%

3.44%

13.50%

*

9.03%

*

5.89%

*

4.52%

Montana

5.17%

5.83%

8.36%

11.61%

*

4.04%

6.45%

Nevada

4.51%

5.36%

6.19%

10.72%

*

8.82%

*

4.96%

New Mexico

4.14%

4.27%

13.89%

*

9.98%

*

4.33%

*

4.37%

Utah

1.94%

2.83%

11.42%

*

6.05%

*

5.00%

*

3.24%

Wyoming

3.89%

3.91%

3.85%

*

16.35%

5.22%

*

4.50%

Pacific:

Alaska

4.29%

4.76%

8.12%

*

14.24%

11.04%

5.12%

California

1.89%

2.61%

3.47%

6.43%

4.65%

2.03%

Hawaii

3.38%

3.68%

9.09%

8.70%

7.10%

4.64%

Oregon

4.33%

4.85%

6.36%

9.94%

*

8.72%

*

4.73%

Washington

4.38%

5.24%

9.41%

12.05%

*

5.14%

*

5.44%

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.