| 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 | 87.8% | 89.5% | 83.7% | 75.8% | 75.9% | 90.9% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 91.0% | 91.7% | 90.1% | 85.6% | 87.5% | 91.9% |
| Maine | 86.5% | 89.8% | 73.2% | 73.5% | 79.5% | 88.6% |
| Massachusetts | 94.2% | 95.3% | 91.8% | 91.5% | 89.0% | 95.2% |
| New Hampshire | 92.0% | 94.7% | 84.6% | 79.3% | 87.5% | 93.0% |
| Rhode Island | 91.7% | 94.0% | 88.1% | 72.0% | 85.9% | 93.0% |
| Vermont | 83.4% | 84.7% | 85.8% | 69.5% | 79.6% | 84.1% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 90.8% | 92.8% | 85.0% | 80.9% | 71.5% | 94.4% |
| New York | 89.1% | 90.1% | 85.7% | 84.7% | 74.3% | 92.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 92.3% | 94.5% | 83.7% | 79.8% | 86.1% | 93.6% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 89.3% | 91.5% | 82.4% | 72.1% | 79.1% | 92.3% |
| Indiana | 89.4% | 91.5% | 80.5% | 67.8% | 76.7% | 92.1% |
| Michigan | 89.7% | 91.6% | 83.8% | 82.4% | 80.5% | 92.8% |
| Ohio | 92.1% | 93.5% | 94.0% | 70.3% | 85.5% | 93.7% |
| Wisconsin | 89.7% | 91.1% | 89.3% | 78.5% | 84.0% | 91.2% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 89.2% | 91.7% | 79.7% | 75.0% | 81.9% | 91.0% |
| Kansas | 86.0% | 89.3% | 78.6% | 67.2% | 65.1% | 90.2% |
| Minnesota | 87.3% | 89.9% | 83.6% | 70.7% | 75.4% | 89.6% |
| Missouri | 88.8% | 91.3% | 81.5% | 67.7% | 74.3% | 92.3% |
| Nebraska | 85.7% | 86.9% | 81.2% | 81.8% | 76.6% | 88.2% |
| North Dakota | 86.4% | 88.7% | 75.8% | 78.3% | 76.8% | 88.1% |
| South Dakota | 85.3% | 87.2% | 81.2% | 75.6% | 68.6% | 88.5% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 89.6% | 91.7% | 79.8% | 75.5% | 79.7% | 91.8% |
| District of Columbia | 93.3% | 94.4% | 89.6% | 73.4% | 78.1% | 94.5% |
| Florida | 84.4% | 84.7% | 83.3% | 83.6% | 74.2% | 87.2% |
| Georgia | 85.5% | 86.7% | 80.3% | 80.5% | 76.4% | 88.5% |
| Maryland | 88.8% | 90.9% | 77.5% | 80.0% | 77.8% | 90.7% |
| North Carolina | 85.7% | 88.4% | 72.6% | 77.5% | 73.8% | 89.9% |
| South Carolina | 85.8% | 88.7% | 76.8% | 63.5% | 76.0% | 89.7% |
| Virginia | 89.8% | 91.8% | 80.4% | 79.1% | 76.7% | 92.7% |
| West Virginia | 84.4% | 85.9% | 86.0% | 64.0% | 76.3% | 88.2% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 90.6% | 92.0% | 82.6% | 85.3% | 83.5% | 92.7% |
| Kentucky | 88.3% | 90.9% | 84.5% | 64.0% | 74.9% | 92.7% |
| Mississippi | 85.2% | 85.8% | 89.7% | 59.6% | 74.0% | 89.4% |
| Tennessee | 86.2% | 86.9% | 86.4% | 71.7% | 78.6% | 89.2% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 86.2% | 88.3% | 81.0% | 48.4% | 74.5% | 90.8% |
| Louisiana | 86.0% | 87.9% | 79.3% | 68.0% | 77.4% | 88.6% |
| Oklahoma | 84.7% | 87.8% | 66.7% | 75.1% | 66.0% | 90.8% |
| Texas | 84.6% | 85.6% | 84.8% | 62.6% | 71.1% | 89.1% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 88.9% | 90.5% | 78.7% | 84.0% | 79.0% | 91.6% |
| Colorado | 87.9% | 90.0% | 80.7% | 77.0% | 79.2% | 89.1% |
| Idaho | 80.2% | 81.1% | 82.1% | 61.2% | 74.8% | 82.8% |
| Montana | 75.4% | 78.7% | 63.0% | 57.5% | 52.7% | 81.1% |
| Nevada | 90.0% | 91.4% | 87.2% | 77.5% | 79.2% | 93.3% |
| New Mexico | 76.7% | 76.3% | 80.1% | 71.2% | 67.2% | 80.4% |
| Utah | 86.3% | 90.2% | 74.8% | 70.0% | 71.8% | 89.9% |
| Wyoming | 81.0% | 84.0% | 70.5% | 63.1% | 69.6% | 84.0% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 82.0% | 85.3% | 71.6% | 58.7% | 73.4% | 83.3% |
| California | 86.4% | 87.7% | 85.7% | 68.8% | 67.3% | 90.5% |
| Hawaii | 98.9% | 99.1% | 98.3% | 97.2% | 97.3% | 99.3% |
| Oregon | 84.8% | 87.5% | 76.7% | 73.7% | 73.4% | 87.7% |
| Washington | 86.5% | 88.9% | 77.4% | 73.3% | 71.9% | 89.3% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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 | 0.23% | 0.26% | 0.72% | 0.98% | 0.81% | 0.21% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1.19% | 1.46% | 3.11% | 3.61% | 3.25% | 1.36% |
| Maine | 1.61% | 1.68% | 6.59% | 5.66% | 3.89% | 1.77% |
| Massachusetts | 0.75% | 0.79% | 2.60% | 2.15% | 3.37% | 0.69% |
| New Hampshire | 0.84% | 0.91% | 3.36% | 5.00% | 2.71% | 0.93% |
| Rhode Island | 1.05% | 1.06% | 3.09% | 8.26% | 3.82% | 1.01% |
| Vermont | 1.50% | 1.92% | 4.06% | 5.02% | 3.69% | 1.75% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 1.23% | 1.37% | 4.09% | 4.47% | 4.87% | 1.11% |
| New York | 0.90% | 1.06% | 2.66% | 2.91% | 3.49% | 0.84% |
| Pennsylvania | 0.85% | 0.81% | 4.05% | 4.57% | 3.68% | 0.89% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 1.31% | 1.19% | 6.13% | 5.72% | 4.51% | 0.91% |
| Indiana | 0.97% | 1.05% | 4.45% | 7.09% | 4.07% | 0.96% |
| Michigan | 1.27% | 1.42% | 4.04% | 5.69% | 4.08% | 1.16% |
| Ohio | 0.95% | 1.12% | 1.55% | 5.85% | 2.84% | 1.03% |
| Wisconsin | 1.09% | 1.32% | 2.76% | 4.24% | 3.20% | 1.18% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 1.34% | 1.39% | 4.73% | 5.37% | 3.23% | 1.43% |
| Kansas | 1.62% | 1.53% | 6.80% | 6.14% | 6.36% | 1.30% |
| Minnesota | 1.53% | 1.66% | 4.13% | 7.19% | 5.84% | 1.53% |
| Missouri | 1.39% | 1.49% | 6.22% | 7.44% | 4.09% | 1.46% |
| Nebraska | 1.36% | 1.61% | 4.51% | 4.73% | 4.55% | 1.37% |
| North Dakota | 1.51% | 1.64% | 7.40% | 5.16% | 5.16% | 1.61% |
| South Dakota | 1.42% | 1.55% | 7.42% | 5.49% | 5.01% | 1.40% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 1.20% | 1.29% | 6.09% | 5.18% | 4.18% | 1.28% |
| District of Columbia | 1.65% | 1.84% | 3.27% | 9.22% | 5.38% | 1.74% |
| Florida | 0.99% | 1.22% | 3.14% | 3.36% | 3.06% | 1.06% |
| Georgia | 1.53% | 1.70% | 5.30% | 6.22% | 4.43% | 1.58% |
| Maryland | 1.53% | 1.59% | 5.99% | 7.16% | 5.63% | 1.53% |
| North Carolina | 1.43% | 1.51% | 7.01% | 5.49% | 3.85% | 1.49% |
| South Carolina | 1.55% | 1.61% | 5.52% | 6.05% | 3.51% | 1.70% |
| Virginia | 1.27% | 1.37% | 4.76% | 5.97% | 5.09% | 0.99% |
| West Virginia | 1.75% | 2.21% | 3.36% | 6.54% | 3.56% | 2.24% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1.20% | 1.17% | 6.03% | 5.29% | 3.29% | 1.21% |
| Kentucky | 1.48% | 1.54% | 4.59% | 7.68% | 4.77% | 1.31% |
| Mississippi | 1.82% | 2.15% | 3.56% | 7.13% | 4.53% | 1.72% |
| Tennessee | 1.47% | 1.73% | 3.74% | 6.75% | 4.14% | 1.45% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1.31% | 1.45% | 4.81% | 7.90% | 4.20% | 1.37% |
| Louisiana | 1.48% | 1.65% | 5.27% | 7.71% | 4.04% | 1.64% |
| Oklahoma | 1.62% | 1.71% | 7.71% | 6.06% | 4.41% | 1.53% |
| Texas | 1.11% | 1.29% | 2.80% | 5.29% | 3.46% | 0.97% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 1.23% | 1.36% | 5.68% | 4.43% | 4.09% | 1.26% |
| Colorado | 1.11% | 1.25% | 4.20% | 6.00% | 4.78% | 1.18% |
| Idaho | 2.13% | 2.66% | 4.45% | 7.33% | 5.21% | 2.27% |
| Montana | 2.16% | 2.52% | 8.48% | 7.28% | 6.44% | 1.99% |
| Nevada | 1.39% | 1.43% | 4.52% | 5.65% | 4.38% | 1.19% |
| New Mexico | 2.16% | 2.75% | 4.97% | 6.41% | 4.95% | 2.45% |
| Utah | 1.37% | 1.45% | 5.28% | 6.03% | 5.22% | 1.32% |
| Wyoming | 1.72% | 1.95% | 5.88% | 10.88% | 5.82% | 1.84% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 1.75% | 1.93% | 7.98% | 8.32% | 6.07% | 1.92% |
| California | 1.05% | 1.24% | 2.17% | 4.09% | 3.92% | 0.85% |
| Hawaii | 0.23% | 0.21% | 0.94% | 1.74% | 1.07% | 0.18% |
| Oregon | 1.51% | 1.71% | 5.78% | 5.62% | 5.22% | 1.57% |
| Washington | 1.33% | 1.49% | 5.54% | 5.92% | 5.43% | 1.36% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.