| 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 | 75.0% | 78.0% | 66.4% | 55.9% | 55.8% | 78.2% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 72.3% | 73.5% | 61.6% | 73.2% | 51.7% | 73.4% |
| Maine | 74.0% | 75.0% | 73.0% | 63.8% | 57.3% | 75.6% |
| Massachusetts | 72.9% | 75.7% | 67.1% | 55.0% | 47.4% | 74.9% |
| New Hampshire | 73.1% | 74.9% | 73.4% | 55.6% | 60.3% | 74.5% |
| Rhode Island | 70.4% | 73.4% | 68.4% | 54.2% | 43.5% | 73.4% |
| Vermont | 72.2% | 73.5% | 67.8% | 66.7% | 64.8% | 72.9% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 73.3% | 76.6% | 62.6% | 55.7% | 54.9% | 76.2% |
| New York | 71.4% | 74.8% | 64.6% | 51.3% | 52.2% | 74.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 79.2% | 81.3% | 72.1% | 70.0% | 54.9% | 82.0% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 74.4% | 77.2% | 70.0% | 49.7% | 56.8% | 77.2% |
| Indiana | 73.3% | 75.9% | 69.8% | 48.7% | 57.4% | 76.6% |
| Michigan | 74.0% | 78.2% | 69.0% | 40.4% | 52.5% | 78.7% |
| Ohio | 76.7% | 79.1% | 77.1% | 46.1% | 58.7% | 80.0% |
| Wisconsin | 69.4% | 71.9% | 62.8% | 59.3% | 54.0% | 72.1% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 72.6% | 75.0% | 65.6% | 56.8% | 57.4% | 74.7% |
| Kansas | 76.9% | 79.4% | 69.9% | 47.0% | 60.7% | 79.1% |
| Minnesota | 72.3% | 74.2% | 65.6% | 63.4% | 55.2% | 74.0% |
| Missouri | 76.7% | 79.7% | 63.7% | 63.4% | 52.1% | 80.2% |
| Nebraska | 74.1% | 75.9% | 61.8% | 74.6% | 56.5% | 76.7% |
| North Dakota | 74.6% | 77.9% | 63.3% | 59.7% | 57.8% | 76.1% |
| South Dakota | 76.0% | 78.2% | 74.3% | 54.4% | 64.7% | 78.2% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 77.1% | 80.3% | 69.5% | 52.4% | 67.8% | 78.9% |
| District of Columbia | 78.2% | 80.9% | 61.0% | 67.3% | 69.1% | 78.8% |
| Florida | 75.2% | 77.9% | 62.7% | 65.7% | 58.8% | 78.3% |
| Georgia | 72.7% | 77.4% | 67.2% | 41.1% | 55.3% | 77.4% |
| Maryland | 73.2% | 76.1% | 67.5% | 54.4% | 53.9% | 75.8% |
| North Carolina | 74.0% | 77.2% | 60.5% | 56.9% | 55.4% | 77.8% |
| South Carolina | 77.3% | 78.7% | 73.6% | 64.0% | 64.3% | 80.1% |
| Virginia | 75.6% | 78.5% | 61.0% | 68.6% | 56.0% | 78.2% |
| West Virginia | 72.7% | 76.8% | 66.3% | 43.9% | 52.3% | 78.2% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 70.6% | 74.8% | 48.7% | 47.6% | 44.3% | 77.6% |
| Kentucky | 78.2% | 82.8% | 56.5% | 37.4% | 57.3% | 82.8% |
| Mississippi | 74.2% | 80.6% | 49.2% | 54.4% | 57.3% | 77.8% |
| Tennessee | 74.2% | 76.4% | 68.5% | 60.1% | 60.2% | 77.7% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 75.3% | 78.6% | 56.1% | 48.5% | 56.8% | 80.2% |
| Louisiana | 74.2% | 77.2% | 59.7% | 55.9% | 45.5% | 79.5% |
| Oklahoma | 77.5% | 80.7% | 58.6% | 66.1% | 60.1% | 80.6% |
| Texas | 77.0% | 80.6% | 57.0% | 53.5% | 52.6% | 81.3% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 71.8% | 75.6% | 61.0% | 45.9% | 56.7% | 75.5% |
| Colorado | 67.9% | 71.4% | 50.1% | 65.1% | 40.7% | 71.7% |
| Idaho | 79.8% | 84.2% | 71.7% | 46.7% | 59.1% | 83.2% |
| Montana | 77.1% | 81.6% | 69.1% | 56.5% | 61.2% | 79.9% |
| Nevada | 74.8% | 75.1% | 80.1% | 54.5% | 63.6% | 76.5% |
| New Mexico | 69.1% | 71.4% | 68.6% | 48.0% | 44.8% | 74.8% |
| Utah | 74.1% | 76.3% | 70.8% | 57.6% | 47.4% | 77.8% |
| Wyoming | 75.5% | 75.9% | 77.1% | 59.0% | 64.6% | 76.7% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 78.4% | 81.0% | 69.2% | 59.9% | 60.8% | 79.8% |
| California | 78.0% | 80.4% | 71.5% | 58.3% | 61.2% | 80.3% |
| Hawaii | 81.5% | 84.1% | 76.0% | 72.2% | 65.0% | 85.3% |
| Oregon | 78.6% | 79.5% | 74.3% | 73.9% | 71.5% | 79.6% |
| Washington | 80.5% | 83.7% | 65.9% | 62.7% | 49.2% | 83.6% |
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 | 0.29% | 0.30% | 0.86% | 1.25% | 0.91% | 0.28% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1.50% | 1.65% | 4.59% | 4.66% | 7.44% | 1.50% |
| Maine | 1.40% | 1.76% | 2.14% | 6.30% | 4.78% | 1.46% |
| Massachusetts | 1.45% | 1.58% | 3.53% | 4.85% | 4.35% | 1.42% |
| New Hampshire | 2.44% | 2.85% | 3.35% | 7.41% | 3.43% | 2.60% |
| Rhode Island | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.72% | 13.16% | 7.61% | 1.84% |
| Vermont | 1.54% | 1.67% | 5.84% | 4.91% | 5.00% | 1.61% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 1.74% | 1.81% | 3.13% | 7.11% | 3.93% | 1.68% |
| New York | 1.37% | 1.49% | 3.33% | 3.88% | 4.71% | 1.28% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.48% | 1.59% | 4.77% | 3.97% | 6.26% | 1.22% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 1.71% | 1.94% | 3.39% | 4.85% | 5.78% | 1.77% |
| Indiana | 1.81% | 1.86% | 4.13% | 6.70% | 4.71% | 1.84% |
| Michigan | 1.58% | 1.60% | 2.51% | 4.31% | 4.93% | 1.41% |
| Ohio | 1.63% | 1.61% | 4.90% | 3.82% | 3.78% | 1.60% |
| Wisconsin | 1.52% | 1.65% | 4.36% | 3.60% | 3.96% | 1.51% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 1.57% | 1.80% | 2.91% | 6.40% | 4.35% | 1.70% |
| Kansas | 2.42% | 2.61% | 4.14% | 7.02% | 6.90% | 2.48% |
| Minnesota | 1.74% | 1.90% | 4.38% | 6.52% | 5.32% | 1.79% |
| Missouri | 1.45% | 1.43% | 3.90% | 8.08% | 5.69% | 1.25% |
| Nebraska | 1.93% | 2.18% | 5.44% | 4.46% | 6.30% | 1.82% |
| North Dakota | 1.83% | 2.01% | 4.01% | 5.67% | 5.98% | 1.85% |
| South Dakota | 1.61% | 1.62% | 8.37% | 5.83% | 8.71% | 1.56% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 1.96% | 1.86% | 4.52% | 12.85% | 7.66% | 1.77% |
| District of Columbia | 1.65% | 1.66% | 4.53% | 9.53% | 11.88% | 1.64% |
| Florida | 1.06% | 1.10% | 3.63% | 4.06% | 3.16% | 1.06% |
| Georgia | 2.37% | 1.70% | 6.86% | 9.12% | 7.29% | 1.75% |
| Maryland | 1.88% | 2.03% | 5.92% | 5.54% | 5.30% | 1.92% |
| North Carolina | 1.98% | 1.91% | 6.16% | 5.40% | 5.24% | 2.05% |
| South Carolina | 1.60% | 1.87% | 3.37% | 5.36% | 3.42% | 1.76% |
| Virginia | 1.73% | 1.85% | 3.43% | 6.80% | 3.36% | 1.84% |
| West Virginia | 1.80% | 1.92% | 4.45% | 5.67% | 4.26% | 1.78% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 2.66% | 2.51% | 8.43% | 5.67% | 6.41% | 1.57% |
| Kentucky | 1.61% | 1.41% | 4.29% | 7.16% | 5.03% | 1.42% |
| Mississippi | 2.02% | 1.41% | 5.01% | 8.72% | 4.72% | 2.16% |
| Tennessee | 1.56% | 1.70% | 3.95% | 5.74% | 3.71% | 1.56% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1.72% | 1.70% | 5.00% | 6.68% | 3.84% | 1.86% |
| Louisiana | 2.00% | 2.09% | 5.62% | 5.45% | 3.99% | 1.87% |
| Oklahoma | 1.62% | 1.54% | 4.00% | 6.72% | 4.70% | 1.61% |
| Texas | 1.33% | 1.16% | 3.40% | 7.08% | 3.99% | 1.13% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 1.91% | 1.79% | 6.14% | 9.42% | 4.15% | 2.09% |
| Colorado | 2.86% | 3.51% | 4.38% | 7.62% | 7.42% | 2.83% |
| Idaho | 1.88% | 1.50% | 5.60% | 8.36% | 5.54% | 1.77% |
| Montana | 2.32% | 2.84% | 4.21% | 4.54% | 3.96% | 2.59% |
| Nevada | 1.11% | 1.17% | 3.07% | 5.62% | 4.30% | 1.05% |
| New Mexico | 2.10% | 2.34% | 6.19% | 5.85% | 4.04% | 2.00% |
| Utah | 1.93% | 2.21% | 4.12% | 4.83% | 4.69% | 1.86% |
| Wyoming | 2.14% | 2.36% | 4.45% | 5.49% | 4.81% | 2.33% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 1.74% | 1.90% | 3.98% | 6.21% | 4.38% | 1.78% |
| California | 0.88% | 0.94% | 2.56% | 4.18% | 2.58% | 0.90% |
| Hawaii | 1.74% | 1.96% | 4.38% | 3.79% | 5.23% | 1.36% |
| Oregon | 3.01% | 3.58% | 3.34% | 4.12% | 3.34% | 3.44% |
| Washington | 1.78% | 1.48% | 10.88% | 5.77% | 7.51% | 1.35% |
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.