| 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 | 28,156,119 | 3,766,858 | 6,664,029 | 17,725,233 | 15,324,880 | 12,831,239 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 315,915 | 47,607 | 74,885 | 193,422 | 129,969 | 185,946 |
| Maine | 132,967 | 16,394 | 37,988 | 78,585 | 55,220 | 77,747 |
| Massachusetts | 804,508 | 108,879 | 184,150 | 511,479 | 315,836 | 488,672 |
| New Hampshire | 167,311 | 21,297 | 46,818 | 99,196 | 70,985 | 96,326 |
| Rhode Island | 125,230 | 12,602 | 35,941 | 76,687 | 46,096 | 79,134 |
| Vermont | 73,327 | 12,788 | 21,165 | 39,375 | 30,529 | 42,799 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 889,759 | 115,737 | 223,903 | 550,118 | 449,236 | 440,522 |
| New York | 1,911,277 | 248,522 | 372,300 | 1,290,455 | 1,062,979 | 848,298 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,419,188 | 168,623 | 374,391 | 876,174 | 685,779 | 733,409 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 1,289,740 | 152,822 | 361,913 | 775,005 | 646,417 | 643,323 |
| Indiana | 606,407 | 129,439 | 128,494 | 348,475 | 378,263 | 228,144 |
| Michigan | 902,400 | 97,051 | 193,800 | 611,548 | 634,706 | 267,694 |
| Ohio | 1,195,142 | 144,811 | 300,259 | 750,072 | 705,727 | 489,415 |
| Wisconsin | 642,916 | 73,562 | 160,811 | 408,544 | 370,883 | 272,034 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 338,842 | 43,128 | 65,006 | 230,707 | 205,637 | 133,204 |
| Kansas | 256,786 | 32,274 | 67,473 | 157,038 | 153,047 | 103,739 |
| Minnesota | 672,955 | 67,872 | 110,971 | 494,112 | 282,869 | 390,086 |
| Missouri | 590,020 | 85,829 | 114,277 | 389,915 | 334,395 | 255,625 |
| Nebraska | 203,759 | 22,330 | 51,690 | 129,739 | 121,523 | 82,236 |
| North Dakota | 92,793 | 12,024 | 21,943 | 58,825 | 37,685 | 55,108 |
| South Dakota | 93,514 | 13,369 | 19,798 | 60,348 | 60,380 | 33,134 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 108,531 | 22,734 | 23,484 | 62,312 | 55,942 | 52,589 |
| District of Columbia | 95,161 | 21,296 | 21,076 | 52,789 | 27,334 | 67,828 |
| Florida | 1,511,494 | 261,474 | 394,547 | 855,474 | 868,626 | 642,868 |
| Georgia | 897,087 | 112,519 | 180,679 | 603,889 | 595,028 | 302,059 |
| Maryland | 483,725 | 64,501 | 136,294 | 282,930 | 230,005 | 253,721 |
| North Carolina | 756,613 | 99,239 | 182,469 | 474,905 | 433,359 | 323,255 |
| South Carolina | 364,929 | 43,091 | 96,562 | 225,276 | 260,562 | 104,367 |
| Virginia | 650,486 | 81,724 | 202,998 | 365,765 | 365,026 | 285,460 |
| West Virginia | 138,289 | 16,523 | 30,202 | 91,564 | 95,319 | 42,971 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 365,032 | 47,998 * | 66,450 | 250,584 | 225,717 | 139,315 |
| Kentucky | 301,664 | 36,393 | 77,789 | 187,483 | 224,596 | 77,069 |
| Mississippi | 203,403 | 26,292 | 48,510 | 128,601 | 127,570 | 75,833 |
| Tennessee | 573,681 | 69,948 | 112,834 | 390,899 | 387,852 | 185,829 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 183,968 | 25,577 | 38,303 | 120,088 | 131,171 | 52,797 |
| Louisiana | 369,549 | 59,307 | 88,922 | 221,320 | 216,697 | 152,852 |
| Oklahoma | 233,594 | 31,440 | 72,079 | 130,075 | 143,850 | 89,744 |
| Texas | 2,019,272 | 275,028 | 426,382 | 1,317,862 | 1,222,701 | 796,571 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 468,006 | 64,742 | 96,698 | 306,567 | 241,895 | 226,111 |
| Colorado | 535,307 | 69,158 | 137,097 | 329,052 | 246,404 | 288,903 |
| Idaho | 149,477 | 16,500 | 37,655 | 95,323 | 86,727 | 62,750 |
| Montana | 121,003 | 11,753 | 31,624 | 77,627 | 74,687 | 46,316 |
| Nevada | 243,067 | 26,218 | 71,539 | 145,309 | 127,874 | 115,193 |
| New Mexico | 135,489 | 17,390 | 35,565 | 82,533 | 76,073 | 59,416 |
| Utah | 304,343 | 31,087 | 76,707 | 196,549 | 161,583 | 142,761 |
| Wyoming | 43,851 | 6,750 | 9,469 | 27,631 | 25,010 | 18,841 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 56,386 | 8,523 | 15,103 | 32,760 | 19,545 | 36,841 |
| California | 2,998,469 | 449,122 | 743,336 | 1,806,011 | 1,318,327 | 1,680,141 |
| Hawaii | 127,829 | 23,996 | 39,967 | 63,867 | 57,793 | 70,036 |
| Oregon | 353,584 | 50,275 | 86,563 | 216,746 | 188,669 | 164,915 |
| Washington | 638,072 | 69,299 | 115,150 | 453,623 | 310,778 | 327,294 |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.
| 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 | 404,448 | 81,615 | 187,923 | 386,937 | 345,319 | 263,292 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 25,454 | 6,471 | 11,665 | 24,975 | 21,665 | 16,773 |
| Maine | 10,895 | 2,345 | 5,031 | 11,046 | 8,241 | 8,202 |
| Massachusetts | 62,082 | 10,864 | 28,387 | 61,015 | 49,268 | 46,142 |
| New Hampshire | 13,172 | 4,735 | 7,495 | 12,286 | 9,672 | 10,119 |
| Rhode Island | 11,945 | 1,768 | 5,429 | 12,551 | 8,775 | 10,093 |
| Vermont | 5,147 | 1,996 | 3,615 | 4,625 | 4,311 | 3,982 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 82,085 | 15,384 | 47,875 | 73,719 | 58,809 | 65,280 |
| New York | 114,532 | 22,342 | 45,400 | 113,265 | 99,597 | 72,994 |
| Pennsylvania | 95,815 | 17,956 | 40,548 | 96,683 | 80,324 | 68,530 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 105,684 | 18,522 | 49,634 | 99,178 | 88,110 | 70,160 |
| Indiana | 52,090 | 17,545 | 23,863 | 49,459 | 48,696 | 28,720 |
| Michigan | 68,798 | 15,379 | 26,971 | 68,812 | 68,578 | 29,946 |
| Ohio | 90,543 | 17,052 | 49,312 | 84,288 | 77,834 | 60,019 |
| Wisconsin | 50,551 | 9,562 | 27,529 | 47,420 | 46,509 | 30,039 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 26,472 | 5,545 | 9,832 | 26,745 | 25,452 | 13,774 |
| Kansas | 24,832 | 5,556 | 13,916 | 21,961 | 22,015 | 14,031 |
| Minnesota | 58,243 | 7,962 | 17,649 | 59,059 | 33,540 | 52,355 |
| Missouri | 41,955 | 9,967 | 17,315 | 42,837 | 40,307 | 24,419 |
| Nebraska | 17,445 | 2,971 | 9,425 | 16,546 | 16,280 | 9,635 |
| North Dakota | 7,134 | 2,042 | 3,502 | 6,928 | 5,705 | 5,630 |
| South Dakota | 7,419 | 2,270 | 4,506 | 6,733 | 7,621 | 3,404 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 7,987 | 2,668 | 3,722 | 7,918 | 6,762 | 5,946 |
| District of Columbia | 10,939 | 2,507 | 5,050 | 10,610 | 5,538 | 9,903 |
| Florida | 92,906 | 28,263 | 51,140 | 85,006 | 80,646 | 61,949 |
| Georgia | 132,517 | 15,446 | 41,720 | 132,393 | 129,208 | 53,440 |
| Maryland | 45,255 | 12,465 | 27,135 | 39,472 | 32,863 | 35,794 |
| North Carolina | 61,862 | 10,607 | 36,435 | 55,728 | 49,884 | 42,914 |
| South Carolina | 30,433 | 6,901 | 18,258 | 26,653 | 28,855 | 14,361 |
| Virginia | 51,156 | 9,556 | 35,816 | 41,366 | 42,804 | 34,793 |
| West Virginia | 11,711 | 2,335 | 5,919 | 11,054 | 10,506 | 6,831 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 40,509 | 17,394 * | 11,617 | 37,113 | 30,472 | 30,313 |
| Kentucky | 28,165 | 4,565 | 13,888 | 26,841 | 28,517 | 8,526 |
| Mississippi | 18,483 | 3,942 | 8,541 | 17,748 | 17,032 | 10,203 |
| Tennessee | 54,488 | 9,768 | 17,669 | 55,098 | 51,522 | 26,283 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 28,849 | 3,310 | 8,393 | 28,328 | 27,471 | 10,876 |
| Louisiana | 36,241 | 7,882 | 14,751 | 35,500 | 33,203 | 20,293 |
| Oklahoma | 19,755 | 3,751 | 11,010 | 18,374 | 18,245 | 10,812 |
| Texas | 133,131 | 24,265 | 48,425 | 130,809 | 119,414 | 76,183 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 45,435 | 8,229 | 16,771 | 44,757 | 39,825 | 27,331 |
| Colorado | 50,849 | 13,407 | 22,664 | 49,122 | 37,914 | 39,340 |
| Idaho | 11,739 | 1,720 | 6,772 | 10,828 | 10,288 | 7,721 |
| Montana | 9,125 | 2,052 | 5,091 | 8,765 | 8,945 | 4,750 |
| Nevada | 20,575 | 4,284 | 9,848 | 19,691 | 17,866 | 13,204 |
| New Mexico | 11,299 | 2,212 | 7,208 | 9,702 | 8,946 | 8,374 |
| Utah | 29,289 | 3,803 | 11,962 | 28,324 | 24,103 | 19,224 |
| Wyoming | 3,282 | 893 | 1,731 | 3,106 | 3,048 | 2,018 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 4,990 | 1,067 | 2,559 | 4,608 | 3,530 | 4,066 |
| California | 143,579 | 30,319 | 81,411 | 130,185 | 106,551 | 111,022 |
| Hawaii | 11,086 | 2,643 | 6,615 | 10,143 | 9,144 | 7,923 |
| Oregon | 31,098 | 6,539 | 14,299 | 29,511 | 28,942 | 16,424 |
| Washington | 58,081 | 7,679 | 25,638 | 55,756 | 41,524 | 44,835 |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.