| 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 | 76.0% | 87.1% | 62.6% | 36.2% | 48.4% | 83.8% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 78.0% | 86.2% | 63.8% | 39.6% | 40.3% | 82.3% |
| Maine | 77.3% | 88.5% | 69.8% | 34.5% | 46.7% | 82.7% |
| Massachusetts | 75.0% | 88.7% | 65.5% | 33.2% | 40.2% | 80.7% |
| New Hampshire | 73.8% | 89.7% | 62.1% | 34.0% | 41.9% | 80.6% |
| Rhode Island | 70.9% | 87.4% | 65.0% | 34.0% | 40.6% | 77.3% |
| Vermont | 74.9% | 88.6% | 55.7% | 35.0% | 40.7% | 81.5% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 73.3% | 86.5% | 49.9% | 40.0% | 47.2% | 80.3% |
| New York | 74.1% | 85.1% | 62.0% | 40.3% | 45.2% | 82.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 74.3% | 89.6% | 57.9% | 31.8% | 44.2% | 80.8% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 73.6% | 87.0% | 61.9% | 29.9% | 43.8% | 82.7% |
| Indiana | 76.4% | 84.9% | 61.2% | 41.7% | 55.3% | 82.8% |
| Michigan | 78.4% | 89.7% | 66.0% | 40.2% | 52.7% | 87.7% |
| Ohio | 76.1% | 86.5% | 65.4% | 36.0% | 50.0% | 84.2% |
| Wisconsin | 76.7% | 88.9% | 65.6% | 40.4% | 48.8% | 85.3% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 77.3% | 90.3% | 64.1% | 34.4% | 46.1% | 85.6% |
| Kansas | 73.3% | 84.6% | 50.3% | 30.1% | 43.5% | 80.9% |
| Minnesota | 77.8% | 91.0% | 49.1% | 47.3% | 42.7% | 84.5% |
| Missouri | 78.9% | 91.1% | 66.4% | 37.0% | 45.9% | 87.8% |
| Nebraska | 73.0% | 87.5% | 52.6% | 28.7% | 41.2% | 82.2% |
| North Dakota | 75.0% | 90.1% | 60.7% | 33.6% | 41.0% | 80.8% |
| South Dakota | 76.0% | 88.5% | 65.2% | 33.3% | 46.4% | 87.0% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 78.8% | 90.5% | 67.4% | 34.7% | 55.6% | 85.7% |
| District of Columbia | 81.3% | 92.0% | 62.1% | 39.7% | 51.5% | 84.6% |
| Florida | 79.4% | 89.1% | 66.7% | 40.9% | 52.2% | 87.8% |
| Georgia | 77.0% | 90.6% | 58.7% | 41.3% | 55.2% | 86.3% |
| Maryland | 76.2% | 84.0% | 75.0% | 37.6% | 44.6% | 84.3% |
| North Carolina | 79.0% | 89.8% | 69.9% | 29.1% | 54.5% | 86.9% |
| South Carolina | 74.8% | 86.0% | 60.9% | 29.5% | 46.0% | 86.4% |
| Virginia | 77.0% | 87.5% | 63.1% | 30.0% | 45.5% | 85.1% |
| West Virginia | 72.0% | 84.4% | 61.5% | 34.0% | 47.8% | 83.3% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 77.0% | 90.3% | 62.5% | 32.3% | 56.7% | 85.1% |
| Kentucky | 73.7% | 84.3% | 51.8% | 30.5% | 51.7% | 81.5% |
| Mississippi | 75.1% | 86.7% | 67.2% | 34.7% | 48.6% | 85.2% |
| Tennessee | 72.0% | 85.2% | 61.8% | 31.2% | 45.2% | 84.4% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 79.0% | 88.8% | 68.3% | 26.2% | 56.4% | 88.4% |
| Louisiana | 79.0% | 90.7% | 62.8% | 32.1% | 52.9% | 87.1% |
| Oklahoma | 80.3% | 88.5% | 69.0% | 30.6% | 52.5% | 88.7% |
| Texas | 76.7% | 86.8% | 59.6% | 34.6% | 49.4% | 84.7% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 76.1% | 85.0% | 69.7% | 40.3% | 50.6% | 86.9% |
| Colorado | 69.5% | 81.4% | 59.0% | 32.5% | 43.7% | 75.8% |
| Idaho | 78.2% | 88.8% | 69.5% | 37.1% | 47.6% | 87.5% |
| Montana | 72.9% | 87.1% | 62.8% | 35.2% | 42.0% | 83.5% |
| Nevada | 76.1% | 88.1% | 59.1% | 28.8% | 48.5% | 83.0% |
| New Mexico | 75.8% | 86.0% | 74.0% | 35.7% | 55.2% | 83.1% |
| Utah | 70.3% | 83.5% | 59.9% | 29.9% | 43.0% | 77.1% |
| Wyoming | 74.5% | 81.7% | 56.7% | 25.9% | 39.3% | 82.2% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 71.2% | 79.2% | 56.6% | 39.0% | 40.1% | 75.9% |
| California | 76.9% | 85.6% | 66.4% | 37.2% | 48.8% | 83.5% |
| Hawaii | 77.1% | 87.1% | 72.2% | 42.5% | 58.7% | 83.2% |
| Oregon | 76.9% | 88.4% | 58.2% | 31.5% | 49.6% | 83.6% |
| Washington | 70.4% | 80.0% | 51.6% | 38.8% | 35.1% | 78.3% |
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 | 0.38% | 0.35% | 0.83% | 0.82% | 0.80% | 0.37% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 2.11% | 2.09% | 5.28% | 4.43% | 4.14% | 2.08% |
| Maine | 2.43% | 2.20% | 3.49% | 4.72% | 5.69% | 2.21% |
| Massachusetts | 2.50% | 2.86% | 4.45% | 3.33% | 5.71% | 2.61% |
| New Hampshire | 2.32% | 1.60% | 2.20% | 3.84% | 4.08% | 2.17% |
| Rhode Island | 2.70% | 2.14% | 2.33% | 3.98% | 3.84% | 2.75% |
| Vermont | 2.58% | 1.31% | 5.21% | 6.39% | 4.93% | 2.35% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 3.32% | 2.17% | 8.92% | 5.89% | 5.31% | 4.00% |
| New York | 1.71% | 1.66% | 2.26% | 2.96% | 3.64% | 1.47% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.95% | 1.54% | 2.33% | 2.57% | 4.40% | 1.90% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 2.16% | 1.83% | 3.68% | 2.93% | 4.46% | 2.03% |
| Indiana | 2.27% | 2.21% | 3.24% | 7.17% | 4.42% | 2.33% |
| Michigan | 2.03% | 1.64% | 3.48% | 5.82% | 4.97% | 1.59% |
| Ohio | 2.07% | 2.19% | 2.13% | 6.40% | 4.37% | 2.14% |
| Wisconsin | 2.12% | 1.64% | 3.61% | 3.22% | 3.19% | 1.81% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 2.34% | 1.53% | 3.64% | 3.71% | 4.64% | 1.78% |
| Kansas | 3.60% | 3.57% | 6.34% | 5.13% | 5.24% | 3.83% |
| Minnesota | 2.15% | 1.55% | 3.48% | 6.57% | 4.70% | 2.09% |
| Missouri | 2.01% | 1.34% | 2.67% | 4.04% | 4.08% | 1.37% |
| Nebraska | 2.65% | 2.02% | 4.88% | 3.01% | 5.39% | 2.42% |
| North Dakota | 1.95% | 1.38% | 2.43% | 3.53% | 4.53% | 1.82% |
| South Dakota | 2.37% | 1.57% | 3.17% | 2.47% | 3.95% | 1.44% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 2.03% | 1.76% | 4.06% | 5.87% | 5.21% | 1.95% |
| District of Columbia | 1.98% | 1.13% | 1.93% | 4.27% | 9.09% | 1.98% |
| Florida | 1.24% | 1.13% | 2.54% | 2.96% | 2.54% | 1.01% |
| Georgia | 3.43% | 1.26% | 10.22% | 4.98% | 5.56% | 3.28% |
| Maryland | 2.12% | 2.45% | 3.92% | 5.46% | 3.90% | 1.86% |
| North Carolina | 1.99% | 1.69% | 6.23% | 2.74% | 4.85% | 1.98% |
| South Carolina | 2.55% | 2.80% | 4.04% | 3.66% | 4.34% | 2.48% |
| Virginia | 1.95% | 1.93% | 3.19% | 3.01% | 3.39% | 1.93% |
| West Virginia | 2.53% | 2.62% | 4.01% | 3.78% | 3.85% | 2.67% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 2.57% | 1.19% | 2.15% | 4.28% | 4.65% | 2.29% |
| Kentucky | 2.88% | 3.63% | 2.75% | 4.02% | 4.08% | 3.55% |
| Mississippi | 2.63% | 2.64% | 5.49% | 4.77% | 4.45% | 2.40% |
| Tennessee | 2.92% | 3.21% | 4.03% | 3.89% | 5.06% | 2.28% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 3.23% | 1.80% | 5.39% | 5.84% | 6.52% | 2.15% |
| Louisiana | 2.28% | 1.37% | 5.34% | 5.24% | 5.77% | 1.68% |
| Oklahoma | 2.09% | 1.92% | 4.17% | 4.41% | 4.69% | 1.81% |
| Texas | 1.76% | 1.57% | 3.94% | 4.66% | 3.84% | 1.63% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 2.46% | 2.30% | 4.16% | 7.27% | 6.53% | 1.71% |
| Colorado | 2.73% | 3.09% | 6.28% | 3.16% | 5.32% | 3.01% |
| Idaho | 2.14% | 1.92% | 4.06% | 4.82% | 3.75% | 1.73% |
| Montana | 2.55% | 2.27% | 3.39% | 4.89% | 3.67% | 2.22% |
| Nevada | 1.80% | 1.76% | 2.84% | 2.78% | 4.27% | 1.74% |
| New Mexico | 2.22% | 2.40% | 4.69% | 4.36% | 5.22% | 2.24% |
| Utah | 2.86% | 2.39% | 4.80% | 3.49% | 4.47% | 3.06% |
| Wyoming | 2.48% | 2.54% | 4.22% | 3.33% | 4.10% | 1.96% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 2.79% | 3.41% | 3.65% | 4.61% | 5.30% | 3.01% |
| California | 1.16% | 1.22% | 1.98% | 2.64% | 2.46% | 1.09% |
| Hawaii | 2.08% | 2.10% | 2.95% | 4.37% | 3.92% | 2.28% |
| Oregon | 2.86% | 2.59% | 5.32% | 5.65% | 6.01% | 2.86% |
| Washington | 2.91% | 3.43% | 8.40% | 5.52% | 4.54% | 3.34% |
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.