| 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 | 83.8% | 89.9% | 81.3% | 64.7% | 70.6% | 88.5% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 86.3% | 94.2% | 82.6% | 57.5% | 60.6% | 90.6% |
| Maine | 77.2% | 86.9% | 76.3% | 50.6% | 54.3% | 83.4% |
| Massachusetts | 89.3% | 95.5% | 86.1% | 74.1% | 75.3% | 92.1% |
| New Hampshire | 84.5% | 92.6% | 86.6% | 63.7% | 68.1% | 89.1% |
| Rhode Island | 86.7% | 92.6% | 91.1% | 70.9% | 73.9% | 90.0% |
| Vermont | 77.5% | 87.0% | 77.6% | 49.3% | 61.1% | 81.8% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 87.3% | 94.6% | 88.3% | 62.9% | 72.8% | 92.2% |
| New York | 86.8% | 93.6% | 78.9% | 71.9% | 76.8% | 90.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 86.0% | 93.4% | 88.8% | 63.5% | 66.9% | 91.7% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 83.0% | 88.1% | 80.5% | 68.5% | 71.6% | 87.2% |
| Indiana | 83.0% | 88.9% | 77.5% | 63.3% | 66.7% | 89.7% |
| Michigan | 82.0% | 90.9% | 77.2% | 59.8% | 64.2% | 91.2% |
| Ohio | 85.4% | 93.2% | 89.7% | 56.9% | 70.7% | 91.3% |
| Wisconsin | 83.6% | 89.9% | 88.6% | 62.5% | 71.5% | 88.2% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 82.2% | 89.1% | 83.4% | 61.8% | 66.9% | 87.5% |
| Kansas | 84.6% | 92.7% | 80.9% | 56.4% | 68.8% | 89.8% |
| Minnesota | 83.6% | 93.9% | 71.9% | 65.0% | 65.3% | 88.4% |
| Missouri | 83.8% | 91.7% | 79.2% | 63.2% | 67.9% | 89.4% |
| Nebraska | 78.9% | 86.5% | 77.6% | 56.9% | 64.7% | 84.3% |
| North Dakota | 84.4% | 89.1% | 80.1% | 73.7% | 70.3% | 87.3% |
| South Dakota | 80.5% | 89.9% | 77.7% | 57.0% | 68.9% | 85.8% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 85.1% | 91.3% | 83.3% | 65.4% | 69.2% | 91.4% |
| District of Columbia | 92.6% | 96.2% | 87.4% | 80.2% | 76.8% | 94.7% |
| Florida | 81.6% | 85.3% | 79.7% | 67.5% | 69.9% | 86.0% |
| Georgia | 83.1% | 88.4% | 77.8% | 71.4% | 76.4% | 86.4% |
| Maryland | 84.5% | 89.2% | 83.7% | 67.2% | 74.2% | 87.6% |
| North Carolina | 82.5% | 87.8% | 83.4% | 61.4% | 70.8% | 87.3% |
| South Carolina | 83.1% | 88.3% | 87.3% | 59.9% | 71.5% | 89.1% |
| Virginia | 85.7% | 91.1% | 88.1% | 59.8% | 72.8% | 89.7% |
| West Virginia | 84.0% | 88.9% | 80.9% | 71.3% | 73.1% | 90.3% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 87.0% | 90.8% | 82.2% | 76.8% | 77.8% | 91.3% |
| Kentucky | 85.6% | 90.3% | 86.8% | 63.6% | 73.7% | 90.7% |
| Mississippi | 80.0% | 85.1% | 78.7% | 65.2% | 64.7% | 87.9% |
| Tennessee | 82.2% | 87.6% | 69.9% | 73.3% | 72.6% | 87.6% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 83.4% | 87.0% | 84.1% | 65.4% | 75.8% | 87.0% |
| Louisiana | 79.8% | 85.3% | 71.7% | 64.3% | 66.2% | 85.1% |
| Oklahoma | 82.2% | 89.1% | 74.1% | 56.5% | 67.1% | 88.3% |
| Texas | 83.3% | 88.3% | 75.2% | 68.0% | 71.4% | 87.6% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 82.4% | 88.7% | 64.0% | 70.9% | 79.6% | 83.7% |
| Colorado | 82.8% | 87.9% | 82.0% | 67.7% | 68.8% | 87.1% |
| Idaho | 71.8% | 82.2% | 71.7% | 44.6% | 55.8% | 78.7% |
| Montana | 66.6% | 77.9% | 69.5% | 42.1% | 51.6% | 74.0% |
| Nevada | 89.1% | 93.4% | 88.5% | 70.1% | 73.7% | 94.0% |
| New Mexico | 76.4% | 78.7% | 77.7% | 67.3% | 65.8% | 81.0% |
| Utah | 81.9% | 89.5% | 82.1% | 61.1% | 67.9% | 86.3% |
| Wyoming | 72.6% | 82.3% | 66.3% | 34.9% | 50.5% | 80.3% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 76.0% | 81.7% | 62.1% | 63.5% | 64.6% | 78.1% |
| California | 83.7% | 89.9% | 82.0% | 60.2% | 69.3% | 88.0% |
| Hawaii | 97.7% | 99.4% | 99.1% | 89.8% | 96.7% | 98.0% |
| Oregon | 80.2% | 89.7% | 75.4% | 51.9% | 61.4% | 86.8% |
| Washington | 80.5% | 89.5% | 73.8% | 57.5% | 66.8% | 84.4% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.75% | 0.97% | 0.74% | 0.23% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1.41% | 0.88% | 3.92% | 6.43% | 7.07% | 1.01% |
| Maine | 1.83% | 1.71% | 4.76% | 7.13% | 6.48% | 1.69% |
| Massachusetts | 1.06% | 0.95% | 3.47% | 4.25% | 4.66% | 1.04% |
| New Hampshire | 1.57% | 1.36% | 3.71% | 5.60% | 5.48% | 1.36% |
| Rhode Island | 1.43% | 1.30% | 2.75% | 6.23% | 5.88% | 1.24% |
| Vermont | 1.71% | 1.96% | 4.94% | 6.54% | 5.75% | 1.81% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 1.38% | 1.00% | 3.48% | 5.99% | 4.56% | 1.15% |
| New York | 0.90% | 0.71% | 3.61% | 3.35% | 2.71% | 0.90% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.10% | 0.97% | 2.37% | 4.88% | 4.37% | 0.98% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 1.53% | 2.01% | 3.76% | 4.96% | 4.77% | 1.28% |
| Indiana | 1.53% | 1.51% | 5.34% | 6.66% | 4.59% | 1.34% |
| Michigan | 1.79% | 1.45% | 5.23% | 5.64% | 4.48% | 1.27% |
| Ohio | 1.42% | 0.98% | 3.46% | 5.89% | 4.07% | 1.21% |
| Wisconsin | 1.39% | 1.29% | 3.22% | 5.42% | 4.31% | 1.31% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 1.51% | 1.62% | 3.92% | 5.18% | 4.46% | 1.46% |
| Kansas | 1.63% | 1.21% | 5.97% | 6.31% | 4.50% | 1.60% |
| Minnesota | 1.46% | 1.06% | 5.71% | 5.41% | 4.88% | 1.45% |
| Missouri | 1.35% | 1.14% | 4.63% | 5.33% | 4.33% | 1.32% |
| Nebraska | 1.50% | 1.48% | 5.31% | 6.16% | 4.74% | 1.70% |
| North Dakota | 1.32% | 1.34% | 4.58% | 4.50% | 5.15% | 1.37% |
| South Dakota | 1.59% | 1.38% | 7.12% | 5.54% | 5.42% | 1.63% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 1.25% | 1.33% | 4.26% | 5.24% | 4.71% | 1.21% |
| District of Columbia | 1.05% | 0.77% | 5.02% | 5.93% | 6.78% | 0.88% |
| Florida | 1.09% | 1.26% | 3.50% | 4.23% | 3.19% | 1.12% |
| Georgia | 1.67% | 1.33% | 6.22% | 7.94% | 4.88% | 1.81% |
| Maryland | 1.50% | 1.36% | 5.06% | 6.29% | 4.73% | 1.55% |
| North Carolina | 1.34% | 1.36% | 4.79% | 5.42% | 3.71% | 1.41% |
| South Carolina | 1.33% | 1.47% | 3.31% | 5.80% | 3.63% | 1.42% |
| Virginia | 1.20% | 1.17% | 3.03% | 5.59% | 3.86% | 1.22% |
| West Virginia | 1.47% | 1.57% | 4.85% | 5.18% | 3.52% | 1.45% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1.72% | 1.75% | 4.96% | 4.71% | 3.24% | 1.82% |
| Kentucky | 1.27% | 1.19% | 3.75% | 6.44% | 3.74% | 1.17% |
| Mississippi | 1.62% | 2.01% | 5.16% | 6.14% | 4.63% | 1.55% |
| Tennessee | 1.55% | 1.57% | 6.26% | 5.13% | 3.78% | 1.66% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1.54% | 1.70% | 4.87% | 8.24% | 3.86% | 1.80% |
| Louisiana | 1.88% | 1.81% | 7.15% | 7.12% | 5.06% | 1.92% |
| Oklahoma | 1.39% | 1.26% | 5.71% | 6.81% | 4.32% | 1.18% |
| Texas | 1.05% | 1.03% | 3.70% | 4.13% | 2.93% | 1.00% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 1.59% | 1.54% | 8.07% | 5.38% | 3.70% | 1.97% |
| Colorado | 1.55% | 1.58% | 4.10% | 6.28% | 5.56% | 1.35% |
| Idaho | 2.16% | 2.15% | 5.97% | 6.44% | 5.03% | 2.28% |
| Montana | 2.44% | 2.79% | 6.06% | 6.52% | 5.69% | 2.67% |
| Nevada | 1.08% | 1.02% | 2.85% | 5.62% | 4.16% | 0.77% |
| New Mexico | 1.71% | 2.10% | 6.10% | 5.31% | 4.13% | 2.04% |
| Utah | 1.60% | 1.47% | 3.81% | 6.46% | 5.24% | 1.46% |
| Wyoming | 2.12% | 2.17% | 7.59% | 6.11% | 6.03% | 2.18% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 1.87% | 2.13% | 7.97% | 6.31% | 6.65% | 2.10% |
| California | 0.86% | 0.77% | 2.67% | 3.59% | 2.84% | 0.84% |
| Hawaii | 0.52% | 0.18% | 0.49% | 3.16% | 1.64% | 0.45% |
| Oregon | 1.64% | 1.58% | 5.63% | 6.46% | 5.20% | 1.49% |
| Washington | 1.56% | 1.56% | 7.08% | 5.58% | 5.16% | 1.63% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.