| 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 | 18.9% | 19.4% | 16.9% | 15.6% | 15.3% | 19.5% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 21.0% | 22.6% | 15.9% | 9.9% | 18.9% | 21.3% |
| Maine | 17.2% | 16.8% | 17.5% | 21.0% | 16.8% | 17.3% |
| Massachusetts | 13.8% | 14.5% | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 14.1% |
| New Hampshire | 21.6% | 22.6% | 15.5% | 18.0% | 13.5% | 22.5% |
| Rhode Island | 16.6% | 19.1% | 11.2% | 10.1% * | 16.5% | 16.7% |
| Vermont | 22.5% | 21.6% | 24.3% | 26.1% | 18.1% | 23.1% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 20.1% | 20.0% | 23.4% | 13.0% | 11.9% | 20.9% |
| New York | 17.1% | 17.6% | 14.9% | 14.5% | 17.6% | 17.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 19.3% | 19.6% | 16.4% | 20.3% | 11.8% | 20.1% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 18.2% | 18.7% | 14.8% | 18.9% | 18.5% | 18.2% |
| Indiana | 19.9% | 20.6% | 18.2% * | 10.1% * | 11.8% | 21.4% |
| Michigan | 21.3% | 22.0% | 19.7% | 13.7% | 18.4% | 21.7% |
| Ohio | 19.8% | 20.0% | 19.5% | 15.3% | 16.0% | 20.2% |
| Wisconsin | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.9% | 17.6% | 17.4% | 18.5% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 17.1% | 18.4% | 14.4% | 8.4% | 13.6% | 17.8% |
| Kansas | 19.7% | 20.5% | 18.5% | 15.2% | 18.7% | 20.1% |
| Minnesota | 18.6% | 18.8% | 13.7% * | 20.4% | 11.9% | 19.4% |
| Missouri | 18.7% | 19.8% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 15.4% | 19.3% |
| Nebraska | 20.0% | 20.3% | 20.6% | 13.9% | 18.6% | 20.2% |
| North Dakota | 18.4% | 19.5% | 14.3% | 10.8% | 14.5% | 18.9% |
| South Dakota | 17.8% | 18.0% | 19.4% | 7.1% | 16.0% | 18.2% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 15.8% | 16.9% | 11.7% | 14.9% | 10.2% * | 17.7% |
| District of Columbia | 16.8% | 17.0% | 14.3% | 13.2% | 17.7% | 16.7% |
| Florida | 18.8% | 19.7% | 13.9% | 14.0% | 14.4% | 19.8% |
| Georgia | 21.0% | 21.7% | 15.9% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 22.4% |
| Maryland | 18.6% | 19.2% | 12.2% | 14.4% | 17.4% | 18.7% |
| North Carolina | 20.6% | 20.8% | 19.8% | 17.4% * | 16.3% | 21.2% |
| South Carolina | 20.5% | 20.8% | 21.7% | 13.5% | 16.0% | 21.2% |
| Virginia | 19.2% | 19.6% | 18.6% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 20.5% |
| West Virginia | 20.4% | 21.3% | 16.1% | 14.8% * | 13.0% | 21.9% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 14.3% | 15.0% | 11.5% | 9.7% * | 8.3% | 15.5% |
| Kentucky | 19.2% | 19.8% | 15.7% | 12.9% | 13.0% | 20.2% |
| Mississippi | 16.8% | 16.8% | 14.9% * | 18.9% | 10.3% | 19.0% |
| Tennessee | 18.0% | 19.0% | 14.0% | 12.9% | 11.1% | 19.4% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 16.4% | 17.7% | 12.0% | 18.0% | 18.1% | 16.0% |
| Louisiana | 18.2% | 19.2% | 13.9% | 15.9% * | 11.9% | 19.8% |
| Oklahoma | 18.7% | 19.8% | 11.5% * | 16.2% | 14.5% | 19.8% |
| Texas | 19.2% | 19.5% | 16.7% | 18.8% | 16.9% | 19.6% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.7% | 14.5% | 17.8% |
| Colorado | 20.1% | 20.8% | 17.3% | 11.7% * | 17.4% | 20.4% |
| Idaho | 18.1% | 19.0% | 19.4% | 9.6% | 15.3% | 18.6% |
| Montana | 21.7% | 22.8% | 19.8% | 11.5% | 19.6% | 22.0% |
| Nevada | 20.7% | 20.8% | 19.3% | 20.5% | 21.2% | 20.6% |
| New Mexico | 20.8% | 21.5% | 19.2% | 13.5% | 16.1% | 21.7% |
| Utah | 18.5% | 19.2% | 17.9% | 11.3% * | 21.5% | 18.1% |
| Wyoming | 17.8% | 19.1% | 11.2% | 13.3% | 9.5% | 19.1% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 15.9% | 16.0% | 15.8% * | 13.3% | 12.1% | 16.4% |
| California | 19.8% | 19.8% | 23.1% | 15.2% | 18.1% | 20.0% |
| Hawaii | 14.5% | 15.2% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 10.5% | 15.6% |
| Oregon | 18.2% | 17.6% | 22.2% | 15.7% | 11.3% | 19.4% |
| Washington | 18.2% | 19.4% | 11.6% | 14.0% | 10.1% | 19.9% |
| 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 | 0.22% | 0.25% | 0.54% | 0.59% | 0.45% | 0.23% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 0.86% | 1.19% | 2.63% | 2.62% | 3.03% | 0.98% |
| Maine | 1.23% | 1.25% | 2.23% | 4.41% | 2.41% | 1.50% |
| Massachusetts | 1.11% | 1.31% | 2.09% | 2.61% | 1.80% | 1.13% |
| New Hampshire | 0.92% | 0.95% | 2.27% | 3.32% | 2.01% | 0.94% |
| Rhode Island | 1.20% | 1.62% | 2.48% | 3.44% * | 2.07% | 1.24% |
| Vermont | 1.23% | 1.33% | 4.05% | 5.26% | 1.71% | 1.31% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 1.08% | 0.94% | 4.66% | 2.05% | 2.37% | 1.12% |
| New York | 0.58% | 0.51% | 3.46% | 1.69% | 2.98% | 0.42% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.12% | 1.12% | 1.82% | 3.41% | 1.37% | 1.13% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 0.74% | 1.19% | 2.30% | 3.88% | 2.32% | 0.98% |
| Indiana | 0.94% | 1.34% | 6.52% * | 4.69% * | 2.12% | 1.24% |
| Michigan | 0.87% | 1.09% | 3.33% | 2.24% | 1.51% | 1.05% |
| Ohio | 0.85% | 1.00% | 3.46% | 1.40% | 2.19% | 0.77% |
| Wisconsin | 0.91% | 1.19% | 3.40% | 2.62% | 2.67% | 0.80% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 1.11% | 1.37% | 2.78% | 2.02% | 1.85% | 1.27% |
| Kansas | 1.46% | 1.74% | 2.63% | 2.68% | 1.86% | 1.69% |
| Minnesota | 1.54% | 1.77% | 4.43% * | 3.42% | 2.52% | 1.91% |
| Missouri | 1.43% | 1.51% | 2.87% | 4.34% | 1.51% | 1.49% |
| Nebraska | 0.84% | 0.99% | 2.73% | 3.11% | 2.52% | 0.92% |
| North Dakota | 0.94% | 1.13% | 2.07% | 2.57% | 2.83% | 1.06% |
| South Dakota | 0.86% | 1.37% | 2.40% | 2.09% | 2.29% | 0.96% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 1.52% | 1.73% | 2.76% | 2.34% | 3.12% * | 1.16% |
| District of Columbia | 1.47% | 1.68% | 2.35% | 2.84% | 3.61% | 1.46% |
| Florida | 0.67% | 0.77% | 1.91% | 2.30% | 1.74% | 0.95% |
| Georgia | 1.50% | 1.70% | 4.01% | 3.49% | 2.41% | 1.55% |
| Maryland | 1.03% | 1.18% | 3.01% | 2.59% | 2.56% | 1.13% |
| North Carolina | 0.95% | 0.93% | 3.46% | 5.69% * | 3.24% | 0.96% |
| South Carolina | 1.62% | 1.78% | 5.00% | 3.53% | 2.42% | 1.71% |
| Virginia | 1.14% | 1.38% | 2.64% | 2.21% | 1.07% | 1.12% |
| West Virginia | 0.74% | 0.98% | 1.70% | 4.72% * | 1.42% | 0.79% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1.38% | 1.63% | 3.20% | 3.24% * | 2.03% | 1.56% |
| Kentucky | 1.14% | 1.19% | 3.24% | 2.57% | 1.68% | 1.26% |
| Mississippi | 1.40% | 1.64% | 4.89% * | 4.78% | 1.19% | 1.72% |
| Tennessee | 0.63% | 0.55% | 3.37% | 3.56% | 1.63% | 0.72% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1.65% | 1.54% | 3.23% | 3.85% | 2.21% | 2.27% |
| Louisiana | 1.15% | 1.03% | 3.26% | 5.69% * | 1.47% | 1.36% |
| Oklahoma | 1.02% | 0.84% | 5.17% * | 3.34% | 1.59% | 1.30% |
| Texas | 0.69% | 0.73% | 1.77% | 2.62% | 1.57% | 0.70% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 0.70% | 0.68% | 3.37% | 5.10% | 3.16% | 0.83% |
| Colorado | 0.71% | 0.81% | 2.95% | 3.57% * | 1.84% | 0.86% |
| Idaho | 1.63% | 1.81% | 4.92% | 2.71% | 2.98% | 1.64% |
| Montana | 0.93% | 0.98% | 3.39% | 2.77% | 5.01% | 1.06% |
| Nevada | 1.06% | 1.24% | 5.57% | 3.87% | 3.35% | 1.03% |
| New Mexico | 1.40% | 1.57% | 3.93% | 3.34% | 3.57% | 1.34% |
| Utah | 1.18% | 1.42% | 2.15% | 4.08% * | 3.01% | 1.07% |
| Wyoming | 1.27% | 1.23% | 2.13% | 3.16% | 2.07% | 1.17% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 1.01% | 0.99% | 4.84% * | 3.07% | 3.18% | 1.02% |
| California | 0.72% | 0.79% | 2.36% | 1.55% | 2.17% | 0.83% |
| Hawaii | 0.82% | 1.01% | 1.42% | 2.70% | 1.55% | 1.05% |
| Oregon | 1.00% | 1.26% | 1.79% | 2.55% | 1.56% | 1.03% |
| Washington | 0.96% | 1.32% | 1.03% | 2.61% | 1.90% | 1.58% |
| 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. | ||||||