| 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 | 20.9% | 20.5% | 21.7% | 24.5% | 24.7% | 20.2% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 21.5% | 20.8% | 22.6% | 27.5% | 23.6% | 21.1% |
| Maine | 20.3% | 20.0% | 21.2% | 22.1% | 25.2% | 19.5% |
| Massachusetts | 24.7% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 41.3% | 34.6% | 23.5% |
| New Hampshire | 21.3% | 20.6% | 23.4% | 24.4% | 26.8% | 20.5% |
| Rhode Island | 23.4% | 22.9% | 16.8% | 39.9% | 37.8% | 21.2% |
| Vermont | 21.9% | 22.0% | 21.4% | 21.6% | 29.2% | 21.0% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 21.3% | 21.8% | 16.4% | 28.1% | 26.6% | 20.7% |
| New York | 20.1% | 20.3% | 20.2% | 18.6% | 21.3% | 19.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 20.3% | 20.3% | 21.9% | 17.9% | 22.6% | 20.0% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.1% | 23.4% | 21.7% | 22.6% |
| Indiana | 20.2% | 20.4% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 19.8% | 20.3% |
| Michigan | 21.8% | 22.2% | 18.4% | 24.4% | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| Ohio | 22.4% | 23.1% | 16.2% | 30.9% | 25.2% | 22.0% |
| Wisconsin | 20.1% | 19.6% | 16.3% * | 40.6% | 28.6% | 18.3% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 22.7% | 20.8% | 27.2% | 30.7% | 28.7% | 21.4% |
| Kansas | 19.8% | 18.2% | 23.2% | 23.8% | 22.2% | 18.9% |
| Minnesota | 20.0% | 20.9% | 21.9% | 14.8% | 25.5% | 19.2% |
| Missouri | 23.0% | 23.5% | 20.0% | 30.3% | 25.5% | 22.4% |
| Nebraska | 21.1% | 21.1% | 23.0% | 19.3% | 22.3% | 20.8% |
| North Dakota | 19.1% | 19.1% | 18.7% | 18.8% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| South Dakota | 20.9% | 19.7% | 22.9% | 25.6% | 24.2% | 20.1% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 19.9% | 19.7% | 21.9% | 18.4% | 18.9% | 20.2% |
| District of Columbia | 20.2% | 19.6% | 23.1% | 30.6% | 30.0% | 19.4% |
| Florida | 21.8% | 20.1% | 30.5% | 27.7% | 32.1% | 19.7% |
| Georgia | 24.3% | 24.0% | 29.1% | 21.3% * | 28.3% | 23.1% |
| Maryland | 23.7% | 23.3% | 23.5% | 30.3% | 26.0% | 23.4% |
| North Carolina | 20.3% | 20.4% | 16.9% | 26.8% | 27.3% | 19.2% |
| South Carolina | 23.2% | 21.4% | 31.1% | 24.1% | 23.6% | 23.1% |
| Virginia | 21.8% | 22.5% | 18.4% | 25.6% | 19.4% | 22.4% |
| West Virginia | 17.3% | 15.4% | 26.6% | 25.5% | 19.0% | 16.8% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 23.4% | 22.4% | 25.0% | 32.9% | 27.4% | 22.3% |
| Kentucky | 21.9% | 22.7% | 14.2% | 21.0% | 25.9% | 21.2% |
| Mississippi | 20.4% | 19.5% | 24.1% | 33.7% | 18.5% | 21.2% |
| Tennessee | 21.5% | 20.5% | 25.0% | 27.4% | 29.9% | 19.6% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 22.1% | 20.7% | 25.8% | 24.8% | 25.3% | 21.3% |
| Louisiana | 26.0% | 25.0% | 30.1% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 25.4% |
| Oklahoma | 21.5% | 21.0% | 20.5% | 42.3% | 24.2% | 20.7% |
| Texas | 19.2% | 18.6% | 20.7% | 27.5% | 23.4% | 18.5% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 23.4% | 22.4% | 31.2% | 30.0% | 29.9% | 22.0% |
| Colorado | 20.3% | 20.4% | 17.1% * | 25.2% | 26.6% | 19.3% |
| Idaho | 19.4% | 19.3% | 11.8% * | 26.2% | 24.6% | 18.4% |
| Montana | 14.7% | 13.5% | 16.8% | 21.7% * | 22.0% | 13.4% |
| Nevada | 22.8% | 21.8% | 31.3% | 29.7% | 28.3% | 22.0% |
| New Mexico | 24.4% | 18.4% | 56.7% | 22.9% | 26.9% | 23.9% |
| Utah | 20.8% | 19.3% | 24.3% | 30.0% | 25.6% | 20.0% |
| Wyoming | 16.4% | 15.4% | 21.5% | 18.2% * | 23.5% | 15.3% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 16.7% | 16.5% | 16.4% | 23.5% | 20.7% | 16.2% |
| California | 18.5% | 18.0% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 23.7% | 17.6% |
| Hawaii | 11.2% | 11.3% | 9.7% | 12.6% | 13.9% | 10.4% |
| Oregon | 17.3% | 17.2% | 15.7% | 20.4% | 22.3% | 16.1% |
| Washington | 16.8% | 16.0% | 18.0% | 25.7% | 17.3% | 16.7% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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 | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.67% | 0.78% | 0.82% | 0.14% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1.47% | 1.12% | 5.20% | 3.48% | 4.03% | 1.33% |
| Maine | 0.66% | 0.70% | 3.48% | 3.15% | 2.90% | 1.01% |
| Massachusetts | 1.28% | 1.34% | 2.24% | 3.46% | 3.78% | 1.29% |
| New Hampshire | 1.18% | 1.42% | 2.81% | 3.27% | 3.52% | 1.19% |
| Rhode Island | 1.50% | 0.99% | 2.73% | 4.58% | 5.07% | 1.25% |
| Vermont | 1.20% | 1.43% | 2.64% | 4.04% | 1.55% | 1.31% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 0.85% | 1.35% | 4.25% | 4.65% | 4.23% | 1.16% |
| New York | 1.24% | 1.27% | 3.93% | 3.53% | 2.88% | 1.30% |
| Pennsylvania | 0.93% | 1.02% | 4.74% | 3.10% | 2.91% | 1.03% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 1.20% | 1.49% | 2.08% | 3.93% | 1.87% | 1.14% |
| Indiana | 1.81% | 1.80% | 3.45% | 5.08% | 3.55% | 1.81% |
| Michigan | 1.10% | 1.17% | 3.02% | 4.13% | 2.13% | 1.28% |
| Ohio | 1.72% | 1.65% | 3.13% | 2.30% | 4.63% | 1.73% |
| Wisconsin | 1.29% | 1.14% | 5.14% * | 4.59% | 4.23% | 1.23% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 1.16% | 1.37% | 6.27% | 5.90% | 4.73% | 1.43% |
| Kansas | 1.13% | 1.42% | 1.86% | 2.16% | 4.05% | 1.17% |
| Minnesota | 0.83% | 0.68% | 4.77% | 2.08% | 3.52% | 1.59% |
| Missouri | 0.87% | 1.04% | 4.93% | 3.44% | 3.22% | 0.82% |
| Nebraska | 1.34% | 1.34% | 3.59% | 4.58% | 2.90% | 1.27% |
| North Dakota | 1.99% | 2.14% | 4.89% | 2.37% | 2.36% | 2.14% |
| South Dakota | 0.88% | 1.05% | 2.12% | 4.49% | 1.91% | 1.11% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 1.17% | 1.38% | 2.94% | 4.25% | 2.39% | 1.26% |
| District of Columbia | 2.17% | 2.32% | 5.63% | 3.86% | 5.67% | 2.39% |
| Florida | 0.71% | 0.98% | 2.09% | 3.60% | 2.48% | 0.80% |
| Georgia | 1.06% | 0.96% | 2.64% | 6.74% * | 3.22% | 0.92% |
| Maryland | 1.97% | 2.06% | 3.54% | 3.50% | 3.63% | 2.16% |
| North Carolina | 1.58% | 1.79% | 1.87% | 3.51% | 3.61% | 1.46% |
| South Carolina | 1.55% | 1.44% | 3.14% | 2.80% | 3.75% | 1.82% |
| Virginia | 1.06% | 0.82% | 3.60% | 3.40% | 4.54% | 1.21% |
| West Virginia | 1.17% | 1.38% | 2.35% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 1.85% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1.79% | 1.78% | 4.12% | 4.57% | 3.76% | 1.49% |
| Kentucky | 1.30% | 1.47% | 2.85% | 4.89% | 2.45% | 1.80% |
| Mississippi | 1.72% | 1.89% | 5.71% | 4.26% | 2.56% | 1.97% |
| Tennessee | 1.32% | 0.97% | 2.60% | 3.33% | 2.50% | 1.38% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1.29% | 1.60% | 4.78% | 5.20% | 3.04% | 2.07% |
| Louisiana | 1.32% | 1.19% | 6.02% | 4.67% | 1.85% | 1.72% |
| Oklahoma | 1.69% | 1.93% | 5.76% | 6.63% | 4.02% | 1.58% |
| Texas | 1.05% | 1.08% | 2.07% | 2.29% | 1.99% | 1.29% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 1.51% | 1.86% | 3.68% | 3.83% | 3.54% | 1.61% |
| Colorado | 1.86% | 2.06% | 5.87% * | 4.00% | 3.37% | 2.22% |
| Idaho | 1.49% | 1.76% | 3.88% * | 2.63% | 2.89% | 1.78% |
| Montana | 0.93% | 1.13% | 2.44% | 8.33% * | 4.11% | 1.20% |
| Nevada | 1.86% | 2.06% | 4.80% | 7.27% | 3.61% | 2.26% |
| New Mexico | 3.02% | 1.76% | 9.91% | 2.74% | 1.41% | 3.39% |
| Utah | 1.38% | 1.43% | 5.68% | 3.90% | 2.27% | 1.28% |
| Wyoming | 1.87% | 1.89% | 6.05% | 7.54% * | 4.26% | 2.10% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 1.49% | 1.79% | 3.08% | 3.70% | 2.68% | 1.42% |
| California | 0.81% | 0.78% | 2.54% | 1.56% | 2.67% | 0.79% |
| Hawaii | 0.62% | 0.66% | 2.18% | 2.91% | 2.18% | 0.60% |
| Oregon | 0.85% | 0.91% | 3.56% | 1.85% | 2.33% | 0.88% |
| Washington | 2.33% | 2.64% | 2.35% | 4.67% | 4.67% | 2.44% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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. | ||||||