United States

30.5%

31.3%

27.0%

24.2%

23.8%

31.7%

New England:

Connecticut

32.0%

32.4%

30.1%

30.7%

31.0%

32.1%

Maine

29.0%

30.1%

24.4%

23.7%

15.5%

31.0%

Massachusetts

35.1%

36.8%

35.1%

23.8%

23.7%

36.5%

New Hampshire

33.8%

35.5%

27.0%

24.2%

27.4%

34.5%

Rhode Island

35.6%

37.6%

32.0%

23.4%

24.2%

38.1%

Vermont

26.7%

27.4%

25.9%

20.7%

24.0%

27.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

33.0%

33.4%

34.9%

26.1%

21.1%

34.2%

New York

32.7%

33.9%

26.1%

25.7%

26.1%

34.1%

Pennsylvania

28.8%

29.8%

23.0%

22.4%

23.4%

29.7%

East North Central:

Illinois

33.6%

34.4%

30.5%

21.7%

26.2%

34.5%

Indiana

29.8%

31.4%

24.5%

23.6%

22.8%

31.3%

Michigan

36.5%

37.3%

32.8%

32.0%

26.4%

37.9%

Ohio

34.1%

34.8%

30.7%

27.3%

31.0%

34.6%

Wisconsin

40.5%

41.2%

37.5%

37.3%

33.0%

41.4%

West North Central:

Iowa

33.2%

34.4%

27.6%

26.2%

25.9%

34.6%

Kansas

32.8%

34.1%

28.1%

27.8%

20.6%

35.9%

Minnesota

35.0%

35.7%

32.7%

31.6%

27.6%

36.0%

Missouri

31.6%

31.0%

37.3%

28.8%

28.1%

32.4%

Nebraska

32.8%

31.6%

42.2%

28.3%

29.3%

33.2%

North Dakota

33.2%

34.1%

33.3%

22.9%

25.6%

34.5%

South Dakota

31.6%

32.3%

29.0%

31.6%

29.0%

32.4%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

35.2%

35.9%

35.3%

17.5%

21.1%

36.5%

District of Columbia

28.7%

29.2%

26.2%

16.7%

*

23.3%

29.0%

Florida

26.9%

26.3%

29.3%

25.6%

20.7%

28.1%

Georgia

30.1%

31.1%

20.4%

29.9%

19.3%

31.9%

Maryland

29.4%

29.8%

27.4%

26.8%

23.9%

30.2%

North Carolina

26.9%

28.4%

20.9%

18.8%

20.6%

28.5%

South Carolina

27.6%

28.4%

19.1%

*

33.7%

17.6%

29.2%

Virginia

28.3%

29.3%

19.8%

*

22.0%

21.4%

29.3%

West Virginia

34.7%

38.3%

17.2%

24.9%

26.1%

37.8%

East South Central:

Alabama

33.9%

36.4%

17.7%

29.3%

25.5%

37.2%

Kentucky

31.1%

32.0%

29.8%

21.4%

24.3%

34.0%

Mississippi

25.0%

25.3%

21.6%

*

27.7%

20.3%

26.2%

Tennessee

29.2%

30.9%

18.9%

27.7%

20.7%

32.0%

West South Central:

Arkansas

31.8%

34.0%

21.3%

21.3%

*

18.0%

35.0%

Louisiana

26.7%

28.2%

19.8%

22.1%

20.1%

28.3%

Oklahoma

30.3%

28.5%

36.6%

38.6%

21.3%

33.2%

Texas

28.4%

29.5%

22.4%

12.7%

*

22.3%

29.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

26.5%

28.3%

20.4%

*

9.3%

*

27.5%

26.4%

Colorado

29.9%

30.6%

23.6%

22.2%

28.4%

30.2%

Idaho

32.1%

34.4%

26.6%

24.5%

22.9%

34.2%

Montana

24.2%

24.1%

22.2%

29.9%

21.0%

24.8%

Nevada

29.9%

30.1%

30.5%

18.9%

27.4%

30.5%

New Mexico

29.8%

29.4%

32.4%

31.3%

24.9%

30.6%

Utah

35.4%

39.6%

27.2%

30.2%

29.7%

36.7%

Wyoming

31.1%

34.1%

22.1%

21.0%

23.6%

32.9%

Pacific:

Alaska

27.9%

29.3%

9.7%

24.5%

15.0%

*

29.0%

California

27.5%

28.2%

25.6%

20.1%

23.9%

28.1%

Hawaii

24.7%

26.0%

18.3%

22.8%

19.2%

26.7%

Oregon

29.3%

31.4%

22.9%

16.3%

22.5%

31.3%

Washington

25.6%

25.5%

25.7%

27.7%

*

18.9%

26.7%

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

0.30%

0.36%

1.08%

1.03%

0.69%

0.26%

New England:

Connecticut

1.66%

2.00%

3.63%

2.99%

5.24%

1.78%

Maine

1.07%

1.17%

5.49%

4.99%

1.41%

1.16%

Massachusetts

1.28%

1.32%

2.56%

2.58%

2.51%

1.43%

New Hampshire

2.88%

3.34%

3.22%

2.99%

4.18%

3.34%

Rhode Island

2.16%

1.68%

4.65%

4.95%

3.63%

1.71%

Vermont

1.48%

1.64%

2.11%

5.72%

2.64%

1.48%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.86%

1.85%

5.30%

3.41%

3.28%

1.91%

New York

1.66%

1.58%

3.43%

2.55%

4.76%

1.42%

Pennsylvania

1.10%

1.14%

3.45%

5.28%

3.13%

1.32%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.13%

1.27%

2.36%

3.79%

2.83%

1.29%

Indiana

1.72%

2.10%

1.80%

6.01%

4.31%

1.71%

Michigan

0.91%

1.14%

4.26%

4.75%

3.60%

1.16%

Ohio

0.55%

1.12%

5.22%

4.91%

3.12%

1.07%

Wisconsin

2.09%

2.13%

4.87%

4.22%

4.94%

2.17%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.60%

1.75%

3.80%

2.47%

2.65%

1.68%

Kansas

3.59%

3.29%

6.08%

7.21%

4.36%

3.32%

Minnesota

1.39%

1.16%

7.13%

4.23%

4.82%

1.47%

Missouri

1.25%

1.26%

3.94%

5.43%

3.81%

1.15%

Nebraska

1.96%

2.09%

3.80%

6.26%

4.47%

2.31%

North Dakota

1.22%

1.97%

3.08%

3.45%

2.47%

1.60%

South Dakota

1.45%

1.81%

3.01%

3.10%

3.38%

1.51%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.21%

2.12%

7.08%

4.59%

2.74%

2.37%

District of Columbia

2.37%

2.59%

5.99%

5.01%

*

4.14%

2.32%

Florida

1.70%

1.30%

3.40%

4.90%

2.45%

1.76%

Georgia

2.32%

2.47%

5.55%

5.61%

4.49%

2.45%

Maryland

1.29%

1.64%

5.44%

4.27%

2.58%

1.56%

North Carolina

1.23%

1.13%

3.01%

3.64%

2.47%

0.94%

South Carolina

1.17%

1.03%

6.66%

*

5.05%

2.45%

0.96%

Virginia

1.78%

2.01%

7.74%

*

4.39%

3.82%

1.74%

West Virginia

2.22%

2.02%

4.13%

3.53%

3.43%

2.54%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.26%

2.22%

2.96%

6.17%

2.59%

2.05%

Kentucky

1.45%

1.14%

6.10%

3.76%

2.37%

1.19%

Mississippi

2.04%

2.07%

6.55%

*

6.81%

3.51%

2.09%

Tennessee

0.58%

1.37%

3.89%

4.30%

1.89%

1.40%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.72%

3.02%

4.72%

9.70%

*

2.60%

3.08%

Louisiana

1.69%

1.97%

4.52%

6.55%

4.15%

2.30%

Oklahoma

2.11%

2.25%

5.43%

7.31%

2.34%

2.59%

Texas

1.64%

1.74%

2.94%

4.07%

*

2.29%

1.88%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.59%

1.81%

9.74%

*

9.62%

*

3.16%

1.45%

Colorado

1.54%

1.67%

6.22%

3.45%

4.13%

1.88%

Idaho

1.38%

3.17%

5.75%

5.40%

4.65%

1.93%

Montana

1.09%

1.08%

4.46%

4.96%

3.41%

1.30%

Nevada

2.53%

2.58%

4.03%

4.78%

4.25%

2.38%

New Mexico

2.05%

1.79%

5.22%

5.66%

2.41%

2.39%

Utah

1.27%

1.22%

4.12%

4.09%

2.56%

1.65%

Wyoming

2.12%

3.06%

3.20%

5.98%

3.98%

2.40%

Pacific:

Alaska

3.00%

3.22%

2.57%

5.68%

5.02%

*

3.05%

California

1.05%

1.03%

2.13%

2.84%

2.60%

1.01%

Hawaii

2.23%

2.87%

1.84%

3.35%

3.23%

2.06%

Oregon

1.03%

1.14%

4.33%

4.33%

2.50%

1.44%

Washington

1.89%

1.74%

3.57%

9.20%

*

2.71%

2.19%

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.