| 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 | 71.0% | 90.5% | 79.4% | 63.3% | 65.4% | 79.3% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 74.4% | 89.2% | 82.5% | 64.0% | 68.6% | 79.0% |
| Maine | 68.8% | 91.9% | 83.6% | 59.8% | 58.6% | 81.6% |
| Massachusetts | 79.8% | 94.5% | 90.6% | 69.2% | 71.5% | 84.9% |
| New Hampshire | 72.9% | 95.7% | 85.7% | 63.7% | 63.5% | 84.2% |
| Rhode Island | 75.4% | 96.2% | 87.6% | 65.9% | 64.0% | 88.1% |
| Vermont | 71.2% | 93.1% | 77.7% | 64.4% | 61.9% | 79.4% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 74.9% | 97.0% | 77.7% | 67.9% | 66.6% | 83.5% |
| New York | 80.6% | 93.4% | 81.1% | 76.6% | 74.3% | 86.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 72.5% | 95.3% | 85.9% | 60.3% | 62.9% | 86.3% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 70.8% | 87.4% | 81.9% | 63.6% | 62.3% | 80.6% |
| Indiana | 67.3% | 87.5% | 80.9% | 59.6% | 66.4% | 69.9% |
| Michigan | 68.7% | 91.3% | 78.3% | 61.9% | 60.8% | 82.7% |
| Ohio | 69.8% | 94.9% | 75.3% | 62.2% | 63.2% | 82.9% |
| Wisconsin | 73.7% | 92.1% | 80.0% | 67.0% | 68.8% | 82.5% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 64.2% | 92.5% | 81.1% | 53.3% | 55.7% | 78.9% |
| Kansas | 68.7% | 89.1% | 83.0% | 57.9% | 63.6% | 81.1% |
| Minnesota | 68.0% | 94.3% | 78.9% | 61.5% | 57.1% | 78.4% |
| Missouri | 78.4% | 90.5% | 86.6% | 73.0% | 79.0% | 77.2% |
| Nebraska | 64.1% | 90.1% | 77.2% | 53.1% | 58.3% | 73.7% |
| North Dakota | 60.8% | 96.6% | 72.2% | 51.1% | 52.0% | 74.3% |
| South Dakota | 66.6% | 91.2% | 75.8% | 58.6% | 56.6% | 81.7% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 75.6% | 94.4% | 77.2% | 72.5% | 70.2% | 85.2% |
| District of Columbia | 79.9% | 96.0% | 82.7% | 64.7% | 66.8% | 86.0% |
| Florida | 75.8% | 87.5% | 80.9% | 70.3% | 74.1% | 79.2% |
| Georgia | 70.5% | 82.8% | 80.8% | 64.4% | 64.2% | 83.6% |
| Maryland | 74.5% | 93.5% | 75.3% | 69.8% | 71.5% | 78.1% |
| North Carolina | 70.9% | 88.7% | 79.1% | 64.1% | 66.4% | 82.0% |
| South Carolina | 63.8% | 86.5% | 67.8% | 58.0% | 57.6% | 75.5% |
| Virginia | 73.9% | 88.4% | 81.6% | 68.4% | 71.6% | 77.4% |
| West Virginia | 70.4% | 88.1% | 73.9% | 66.1% | 66.7% | 81.2% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 71.9% | 80.9% | 76.6% | 69.2% | 71.6% | 72.8% |
| Kentucky | 73.8% | 94.0% | 86.6% | 64.3% | 67.6% | 83.4% |
| Mississippi | 68.8% | 85.9% | 77.7% | 58.2% | 66.2% | 74.9% |
| Tennessee | 78.6% | 85.3% | 84.0% | 76.0% | 78.4% | 79.0% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 69.6% | 89.2% | 79.5% | 59.2% | 65.7% | 79.4% |
| Louisiana | 59.9% | 84.6% | 62.3% | 52.3% | 57.9% | 65.2% |
| Oklahoma | 66.9% | 82.6% | 74.2% | 60.1% | 56.7% | 84.7% |
| Texas | 66.7% | 83.3% | 69.4% | 62.5% | 62.9% | 77.4% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 73.1% | 89.2% | 73.6% | 66.8% | 71.0% | 76.0% |
| Colorado | 65.8% | 89.8% | 79.1% | 55.3% | 56.8% | 76.6% |
| Idaho | 58.9% | 84.0% | 72.5% | 48.5% | 55.8% | 63.9% |
| Montana | 52.6% | 88.1% | 77.8% | 39.2% | 37.5% | 74.5% |
| Nevada | 74.8% | 94.7% | 87.2% | 60.0% | 73.5% | 76.3% |
| New Mexico | 64.2% | 80.4% | 74.6% | 58.7% | 62.4% | 67.9% |
| Utah | 64.5% | 83.0% | 75.5% | 56.0% | 61.6% | 69.0% |
| Wyoming | 49.7% | 72.3% | 59.0% | 41.5% | 44.5% | 58.8% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 54.5% | 78.9% | 54.1% | 47.3% | 56.8% | 52.8% |
| California | 66.8% | 92.6% | 77.8% | 55.6% | 60.7% | 73.0% |
| Hawaii | 90.5% | 100.0% | 96.8% | 84.3% | 83.5% | 96.9% |
| Oregon | 64.8% | 91.7% | 80.0% | 52.4% | 57.4% | 73.9% |
| Washington | 65.7% | 90.8% | 76.5% | 56.9% | 59.6% | 72.1% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** 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 | 0.77% | 0.42% | 0.63% | 1.29% | 1.20% | 0.51% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 2.79% | 2.19% | 4.17% | 8.40% | 9.21% | 5.27% |
| Maine | 2.65% | 3.10% | 4.25% | 4.07% | 3.54% | 3.04% |
| Massachusetts | 1.77% | 3.85% | 3.27% | 5.55% | 3.64% | 2.16% |
| New Hampshire | 4.70% | 2.46% | 9.46% | 5.88% | 5.67% | 6.39% |
| Rhode Island | 3.14% | 2.10% | 4.39% | 6.29% | 10.16% | 2.99% |
| Vermont | 4.18% | 1.37% | 3.18% | 5.98% | 4.21% | 4.37% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 2.55% | 1.59% | 6.21% | 4.64% | 6.86% | 3.14% |
| New York | 1.50% | 1.83% | 3.17% | 3.35% | 2.44% | 2.02% |
| Pennsylvania | 3.24% | 1.95% | 4.03% | 6.56% | 5.29% | 6.94% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 2.72% | 2.21% | 4.30% | 4.36% | 4.86% | 2.62% |
| Indiana | 4.18% | 2.62% | 5.52% | 5.36% | 4.33% | 5.83% |
| Michigan | 2.58% | 3.60% | 6.38% | 4.15% | 6.42% | 3.92% |
| Ohio | 3.94% | 2.70% | 5.86% | 6.17% | 5.30% | 3.44% |
| Wisconsin | 3.59% | 3.12% | 4.87% | 5.87% | 5.16% | 2.78% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 3.41% | 2.12% | 4.01% | 4.12% | 4.38% | 3.26% |
| Kansas | 3.79% | 4.18% | 6.40% | 7.32% | 5.68% | 3.82% |
| Minnesota | 2.60% | 2.94% | 3.88% | 3.63% | 5.09% | 3.30% |
| Missouri | 4.76% | 4.14% | 3.84% | 7.77% | 6.83% | 4.35% |
| Nebraska | 4.45% | 3.00% | 3.37% | 8.56% | 7.96% | 2.69% |
| North Dakota | 4.52% | 2.14% | 10.02% | 8.26% | 7.46% | 4.48% |
| South Dakota | 2.79% | 1.33% | 5.19% | 6.16% | 5.24% | 2.49% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 2.18% | 2.76% | 6.18% | 2.93% | 3.77% | 3.94% |
| District of Columbia | 4.13% | 1.76% | 8.99% | 12.31% | 7.91% | 4.47% |
| Florida | 1.42% | 2.63% | 2.75% | 2.71% | 3.00% | 2.60% |
| Georgia | 4.14% | 2.58% | 10.13% | 5.28% | 5.97% | 3.45% |
| Maryland | 3.26% | 2.05% | 8.70% | 4.69% | 7.52% | 3.55% |
| North Carolina | 2.43% | 4.63% | 7.86% | 4.70% | 3.94% | 3.53% |
| South Carolina | 3.80% | 3.30% | 4.70% | 7.20% | 5.60% | 5.12% |
| Virginia | 3.08% | 3.36% | 4.06% | 5.01% | 6.71% | 4.01% |
| West Virginia | 3.63% | 3.72% | 7.09% | 6.69% | 5.52% | 3.34% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 5.93% | 4.18% | 6.32% | 7.05% | 5.57% | 8.38% |
| Kentucky | 4.04% | 2.80% | 4.02% | 5.86% | 5.29% | 5.96% |
| Mississippi | 2.89% | 5.26% | 3.42% | 5.32% | 3.59% | 1.95% |
| Tennessee | 4.31% | 3.94% | 4.99% | 5.80% | 6.08% | 7.99% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 4.87% | 3.00% | 3.84% | 7.32% | 4.89% | 7.71% |
| Louisiana | 5.15% | 6.81% | 8.74% | 7.05% | 6.52% | 7.47% |
| Oklahoma | 4.82% | 2.91% | 9.16% | 5.30% | 5.05% | 5.42% |
| Texas | 3.65% | 4.08% | 6.45% | 5.32% | 4.11% | 3.48% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 5.10% | 3.69% | 8.95% | 6.24% | 6.39% | 4.85% |
| Colorado | 5.09% | 3.79% | 9.26% | 7.81% | 9.19% | 3.41% |
| Idaho | 3.37% | 7.04% | 5.51% | 5.32% | 4.55% | 5.59% |
| Montana | 3.92% | 3.53% | 7.08% | 5.48% | 6.04% | 4.16% |
| Nevada | 3.90% | 3.72% | 4.07% | 7.14% | 3.74% | 5.24% |
| New Mexico | 3.24% | 3.63% | 5.84% | 5.13% | 6.31% | 5.45% |
| Utah | 1.75% | 6.56% | 4.19% | 4.12% | 2.99% | 3.53% |
| Wyoming | 3.58% | 7.89% | 5.87% | 6.13% | 4.89% | 4.39% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 4.96% | 2.43% | 6.61% | 8.05% | 5.95% | 5.82% |
| California | 2.57% | 1.55% | 2.67% | 3.72% | 3.92% | 3.18% |
| Hawaii | 2.67% | 0.00% | 2.30% | 5.27% | 6.75% | 1.20% |
| Oregon | 3.24% | 1.95% | 8.54% | 6.98% | 8.13% | 3.71% |
| Washington | 3.50% | 3.23% | 4.74% | 6.95% | 7.10% | 3.50% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** 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.