| Division and State | Total | Percent Full-Time Employees | Percent Low-Wage Employees ** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% or more | 50-74% | Less than 50% | 50% or more | Less than 50% | ||
| United States | 20.8% | 20.8% | 19.6% | 25.2% | 24.9% | 20.0% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 23.0% | 22.3% | 24.9% | 30.2% | 29.5% | 22.4% |
| Maine | 23.5% | 24.0% | 21.9% | 31.2% | 20.8% | 24.1% |
| Massachusetts | 19.6% | 19.5% | 23.0% | 17.5% | 22.4% | 19.1% |
| New Hampshire | 20.9% | 21.1% | 19.6% | 22.8% | 26.2% | 20.4% |
| Rhode Island | 20.6% | 21.6% | 17.6% | 22.1% | 30.2% | 19.0% |
| Vermont | 21.3% | 21.7% | 18.3% | 32.9% | 28.7% | 19.6% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 21.8% | 21.8% | 19.9% | 25.3% | 24.6% | 21.5% |
| New York | 20.7% | 20.0% | 22.6% | 27.3% | 21.9% | 20.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 20.3% | 21.1% | 17.1% | 23.2% | 26.1% | 19.4% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 22.3% | 21.7% | 23.2% | 33.1% | 23.7% | 22.0% |
| Indiana | 23.2% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 25.3% | 29.9% | 21.8% |
| Michigan | 19.0% | 19.3% | 16.6% | 24.1% | 25.2% | 17.2% |
| Ohio | 20.5% | 19.9% | 21.3% | 28.4% | 22.9% | 20.1% |
| Wisconsin | 21.0% | 22.9% | 13.8% | 24.0% | 20.7% | 21.2% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 20.6% | 21.5% | 20.8% | 14.7% | 18.1% | 21.1% |
| Kansas | 19.9% | 22.3% | 13.9% | 19.5% | 25.0% | 18.6% |
| Minnesota | 19.9% | 23.8% | 12.2% | 23.4% | 24.9% | 19.1% |
| Missouri | 20.8% | 21.4% | 19.0% | 16.9% | 20.9% | 20.8% |
| Nebraska | 21.8% | 21.9% | 23.3% | 13.9% * | 24.3% | 21.4% |
| North Dakota | 18.9% | 20.5% | 15.9% | 13.7% * | 24.9% | 18.1% |
| South Dakota | 19.8% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 27.2% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 22.3% | 22.3% | 20.3% | 24.8% | 27.0% | 21.4% |
| District of Columbia | 19.5% | 20.1% | 5.2% * | 27.7% | 33.1% | 19.1% |
| Florida | 22.0% | 21.6% | 22.3% | 32.8% | 32.6% | 20.3% |
| Georgia | 19.4% | 18.1% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 18.9% | 19.6% |
| Maryland | 21.4% | 21.2% | 20.2% | 28.5% | 27.3% | 20.6% |
| North Carolina | 18.7% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 29.2% | 26.4% | 17.1% |
| South Carolina | 20.3% | 19.8% | 19.5% | 32.2% | 27.9% | 18.1% |
| Virginia | 24.0% | 23.8% | 25.4% | 24.5% | 27.4% | 22.9% |
| West Virginia | 19.1% | 18.4% | 22.0% | 19.6% * | 21.9% | 18.1% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 25.2% | 25.0% | 24.6% | 33.7% | 31.1% | 24.0% |
| Kentucky | 18.7% | 18.2% | 18.1% | 42.0% | 26.9% | 17.2% |
| Mississippi | 22.1% | 22.5% | 19.2% | 20.7% | 28.4% | 19.6% |
| Tennessee | 19.9% | 20.1% | 16.4% | 26.9% * | 22.9% | 18.8% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 20.1% | 19.3% | 22.4% | 25.6% | 22.3% | 19.3% |
| Louisiana | 23.2% | 23.2% | 19.4% | 32.4% | 22.4% | 23.3% |
| Oklahoma | 23.0% | 24.3% | 15.1% * | 26.8% | 30.3% | 20.7% |
| Texas | 21.4% | 21.5% | 20.0% | 22.9% | 23.3% | 20.9% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 17.1% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 21.9% * | 26.5% | 16.0% |
| Colorado | 19.1% | 18.9% | 17.7% | 36.4% | 23.7% | 18.2% |
| Idaho | 18.3% | 18.6% | 14.3% | 27.4% | 22.4% | 17.3% |
| Montana | 24.5% | 18.9% | 42.6% | 22.2% | 30.5% | 23.2% |
| Nevada | 15.2% | 14.3% | 20.6% | 30.1% | 25.6% | 12.4% |
| New Mexico | 23.7% | 23.9% | 21.4% * | 27.0% | 21.5% | 24.3% |
| Utah | 24.4% | 25.9% | 18.6% | 24.6% | 23.4% | 24.5% |
| Wyoming | 16.6% | 15.2% | 24.1% | 20.3% | 30.0% | 14.7% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 13.5% | 14.0% | 10.4% * | 10.7% | 14.9% | 13.2% |
| California | 23.8% | 23.7% | 23.6% | 28.1% | 27.1% | 23.0% |
| Hawaii | 12.5% | 12.5% | 15.3% * | 5.1% * | 11.8% | 12.6% |
| Oregon | 16.3% | 16.5% | 13.5% | 22.9% * | 20.1% | 16.0% |
| Washington | 14.7% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 19.1% | 20.0% | 14.2% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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. | ||||||
| Division and State | Total | Percent Full-Time Employees | Percent Low-Wage Employees ** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% or more | 50-74% | Less than 50% | 50% or more | Less than 50% | ||
| United States | 0.31% | 0.35% | 0.50% | 0.73% | 0.47% | 0.36% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1.00% | 1.30% | 2.32% | 4.78% | 3.81% | 1.12% |
| Maine | 1.35% | 1.20% | 3.56% | 5.68% | 1.46% | 1.65% |
| Massachusetts | 1.09% | 1.42% | 5.79% | 4.51% | 4.02% | 1.30% |
| New Hampshire | 1.20% | 2.07% | 3.66% | 4.82% | 3.41% | 1.32% |
| Rhode Island | 1.31% | 1.48% | 4.32% | 6.47% | 3.22% | 1.63% |
| Vermont | 1.49% | 1.51% | 2.81% | 5.41% | 1.86% | 1.57% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 1.43% | 1.63% | 3.31% | 7.52% | 3.54% | 1.65% |
| New York | 1.25% | 1.45% | 4.24% | 4.61% | 2.39% | 1.32% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.32% | 2.43% | 2.42% | 2.06% | 2.25% | 1.47% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 0.91% | 0.91% | 3.26% | 4.54% | 1.98% | 0.92% |
| Indiana | 2.33% | 2.97% | 5.12% | 5.19% | 2.73% | 2.46% |
| Michigan | 1.16% | 1.81% | 2.38% | 3.98% | 2.71% | 1.61% |
| Ohio | 0.90% | 1.12% | 2.77% | 1.93% | 2.05% | 1.11% |
| Wisconsin | 1.48% | 1.28% | 2.73% | 4.33% | 3.10% | 1.22% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 1.09% | 1.20% | 2.42% | 3.33% | 3.09% | 1.45% |
| Kansas | 1.80% | 1.81% | 3.50% | 5.19% | 4.62% | 2.04% |
| Minnesota | 1.92% | 2.07% | 2.37% | 5.41% | 2.70% | 2.39% |
| Missouri | 1.85% | 2.08% | 3.17% | 3.85% | 3.80% | 2.23% |
| Nebraska | 2.19% | 2.51% | 2.47% | 6.82% * | 3.40% | 2.44% |
| North Dakota | 2.03% | 2.24% | 3.30% | 4.40% * | 1.70% | 2.19% |
| South Dakota | 1.37% | 1.70% | 3.63% | 5.61% | 3.01% | 1.58% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 1.50% | 1.35% | 3.66% | 5.72% | 4.31% | 1.49% |
| District of Columbia | 1.03% | 1.01% | 4.85% * | 6.35% | 6.20% | 1.01% |
| Florida | 2.10% | 1.97% | 4.50% | 1.61% | 2.94% | 2.27% |
| Georgia | 1.68% | 1.96% | 2.93% | 6.01% | 3.43% | 1.66% |
| Maryland | 1.83% | 2.11% | 3.88% | 3.32% | 2.74% | 1.95% |
| North Carolina | 1.67% | 2.08% | 3.05% | 4.95% | 2.83% | 1.79% |
| South Carolina | 1.48% | 1.81% | 3.50% | 2.79% | 1.95% | 1.54% |
| Virginia | 1.14% | 1.45% | 3.57% | 4.77% | 3.31% | 1.65% |
| West Virginia | 1.59% | 2.07% | 3.38% | 7.18% * | 2.77% | 1.56% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1.82% | 2.17% | 6.35% | 6.65% | 3.89% | 1.99% |
| Kentucky | 0.94% | 1.54% | 2.98% | 9.04% | 2.80% | 1.04% |
| Mississippi | 1.71% | 1.80% | 5.66% | 4.66% | 3.44% | 2.11% |
| Tennessee | 1.42% | 1.44% | 2.54% | 10.88% * | 2.36% | 1.70% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1.51% | 1.59% | 3.84% | 4.75% | 2.67% | 1.75% |
| Louisiana | 1.70% | 1.78% | 4.41% | 5.16% | 3.87% | 1.78% |
| Oklahoma | 2.05% | 2.41% | 5.81% * | 5.85% | 2.54% | 2.40% |
| Texas | 1.48% | 1.62% | 1.96% | 1.66% | 1.27% | 1.93% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 1.77% | 2.54% | 2.64% | 9.09% * | 2.35% | 1.85% |
| Colorado | 1.42% | 1.49% | 4.28% | 5.00% | 3.40% | 1.24% |
| Idaho | 2.28% | 2.78% | 3.40% | 5.22% | 1.92% | 3.36% |
| Montana | 4.67% | 2.35% | 9.71% | 6.28% | 4.00% | 6.02% |
| Nevada | 1.57% | 1.44% | 4.39% | 6.72% | 3.67% | 2.11% |
| New Mexico | 3.03% | 3.43% | 7.88% * | 2.97% | 2.40% | 3.63% |
| Utah | 3.88% | 4.72% | 4.06% | 4.84% | 2.96% | 4.08% |
| Wyoming | 2.24% | 2.94% | 4.49% | 5.71% | 4.98% | 2.56% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 1.32% | 1.48% | 9.69% * | 3.10% | 2.13% | 1.48% |
| California | 1.78% | 2.05% | 2.01% | 2.90% | 3.33% | 2.43% |
| Hawaii | 2.59% | 2.82% | 6.60% * | 2.72% * | 2.93% | 2.78% |
| Oregon | 1.43% | 1.58% | 2.79% | 8.22% * | 1.82% | 1.47% |
| Washington | 1.19% | 1.50% | 1.75% | 2.88% | 1.36% | 1.24% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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. | ||||||