| 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 | 69.1% | 89.4% | 79.8% | 60.8% | 64.5% | 74.6% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 65.1% | 94.1% | 81.9% | 51.5% | 52.7% | 73.8% |
| Maine | 58.7% | 83.3% | 72.5% | 46.9% | 41.6% | 70.9% |
| Massachusetts | 77.1% | 94.3% | 83.3% | 71.2% | 72.8% | 79.8% |
| New Hampshire | 70.7% | 93.3% | 84.8% | 59.2% | 59.9% | 78.7% |
| Rhode Island | 76.6% | 94.3% | 90.9% | 67.0% | 69.2% | 80.9% |
| Vermont | 60.1% | 86.9% | 74.6% | 43.6% | 53.1% | 65.1% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 69.8% | 92.5% | 86.1% | 58.5% | 61.5% | 78.3% |
| New York | 72.9% | 92.9% | 78.0% | 67.6% | 69.6% | 77.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 70.5% | 94.4% | 87.4% | 58.6% | 61.5% | 78.8% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 70.9% | 86.2% | 80.3% | 63.6% | 70.1% | 71.8% |
| Indiana | 68.8% | 88.4% | 76.7% | 58.7% | 60.0% | 83.4% |
| Michigan | 64.1% | 89.0% | 75.2% | 56.7% | 56.3% | 82.8% |
| Ohio | 66.6% | 93.7% | 87.1% | 53.2% | 59.3% | 77.3% |
| Wisconsin | 68.8% | 92.0% | 88.5% | 56.9% | 61.4% | 78.9% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 65.6% | 83.7% | 81.2% | 57.8% | 61.1% | 72.6% |
| Kansas | 64.7% | 91.1% | 78.2% | 53.5% | 61.4% | 69.5% |
| Minnesota | 64.6% | 90.4% | 70.2% | 59.7% | 56.7% | 70.2% |
| Missouri | 66.5% | 92.5% | 76.5% | 57.9% | 62.9% | 71.3% |
| Nebraska | 63.9% | 86.7% | 77.8% | 54.4% | 62.4% | 66.0% |
| North Dakota | 74.8% | 89.0% | 79.8% | 70.0% | 70.2% | 77.9% |
| South Dakota | 62.7% | 93.1% | 76.3% | 51.5% | 59.6% | 68.2% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 73.4% | 94.8% | 81.2% | 62.7% | 60.1% | 87.5% |
| District of Columbia | 82.3% | 95.7% | 86.7% | 75.1% | 69.4% | 87.5% |
| Florida | 71.9% | 91.0% | 78.2% | 63.2% | 69.4% | 75.4% |
| Georgia | 72.1% | 87.7% | 77.4% | 67.7% | 72.6% | 71.2% |
| Maryland | 72.4% | 86.6% | 82.6% | 64.3% | 70.0% | 74.6% |
| North Carolina | 67.4% | 82.4% | 83.1% | 58.1% | 61.9% | 74.6% |
| South Carolina | 67.2% | 81.2% | 85.7% | 56.6% | 63.6% | 76.2% |
| Virginia | 70.4% | 91.8% | 87.4% | 56.3% | 70.6% | 70.2% |
| West Virginia | 72.8% | 88.3% | 80.9% | 67.4% | 68.2% | 83.1% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 77.3% | 93.1% | 80.3% | 73.4% | 73.3% | 83.7% |
| Kentucky | 71.1% | 87.1% | 85.5% | 62.1% | 68.3% | 79.6% |
| Mississippi | 68.0% | 83.5% | 74.8% | 62.2% | 63.0% | 76.4% |
| Tennessee | 71.6% | 82.7% | 69.3% | 70.2% | 67.8% | 79.3% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 70.2% | 81.3% | 81.1% | 64.3% | 66.0% | 80.6% |
| Louisiana | 68.2% | 81.1% | 70.7% | 63.6% | 64.2% | 73.7% |
| Oklahoma | 64.0% | 89.3% | 72.1% | 53.3% | 60.8% | 69.1% |
| Texas | 70.1% | 83.3% | 75.1% | 65.8% | 70.4% | 69.7% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 69.0% | 93.2% | 62.0% | 66.1% | 73.2% | 64.6% |
| Colorado | 71.3% | 90.9% | 79.6% | 63.7% | 61.7% | 79.5% |
| Idaho | 52.0% | 78.1% | 69.1% | 40.7% | 50.2% | 54.6% |
| Montana | 50.2% | 80.9% | 68.7% | 38.0% | 46.0% | 56.9% |
| Nevada | 76.1% | 90.7% | 86.0% | 68.5% | 65.6% | 87.7% |
| New Mexico | 70.1% | 76.0% | 75.0% | 66.7% | 67.9% | 72.8% |
| Utah | 66.1% | 86.9% | 80.7% | 57.1% | 61.7% | 71.1% |
| Wyoming | 45.2% | 71.8% | 66.6% | 31.3% | 36.1% | 57.2% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 62.1% | 76.1% | 60.3% | 59.3% | 60.7% | 62.9% |
| California | 67.1% | 90.7% | 79.6% | 56.0% | 60.4% | 72.3% |
| Hawaii | 92.9% | 100.0% | 98.9% | 86.6% | 93.1% | 92.8% |
| Oregon | 60.1% | 89.7% | 74.2% | 47.6% | 51.1% | 70.4% |
| Washington | 61.5% | 90.5% | 71.0% | 54.7% | 57.1% | 65.8% |
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 | 0.63% | 0.49% | 0.79% | 1.01% | 0.99% | 0.81% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 4.33% | 1.95% | 3.96% | 6.69% | 8.63% | 3.81% |
| Maine | 4.19% | 3.87% | 5.11% | 7.45% | 7.90% | 4.29% |
| Massachusetts | 2.76% | 2.16% | 3.93% | 4.49% | 5.49% | 3.29% |
| New Hampshire | 3.37% | 2.26% | 4.29% | 5.78% | 6.52% | 3.44% |
| Rhode Island | 3.33% | 2.19% | 2.86% | 6.28% | 7.24% | 3.65% |
| Vermont | 3.46% | 3.31% | 5.37% | 6.37% | 7.02% | 4.06% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 4.07% | 2.46% | 3.97% | 6.47% | 6.38% | 4.70% |
| New York | 2.39% | 2.05% | 3.81% | 3.58% | 3.73% | 3.07% |
| Pennsylvania | 2.93% | 1.94% | 2.62% | 5.13% | 5.27% | 3.59% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 3.20% | 3.37% | 3.77% | 5.43% | 5.11% | 4.30% |
| Indiana | 3.92% | 2.86% | 5.68% | 6.83% | 6.17% | 3.34% |
| Michigan | 3.89% | 3.21% | 5.49% | 5.58% | 5.41% | 3.34% |
| Ohio | 3.77% | 2.07% | 4.14% | 5.93% | 5.67% | 4.41% |
| Wisconsin | 3.54% | 2.42% | 3.18% | 5.64% | 5.81% | 3.70% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 3.60% | 3.61% | 4.35% | 5.52% | 5.60% | 4.23% |
| Kansas | 4.24% | 3.20% | 6.39% | 6.87% | 6.32% | 5.78% |
| Minnesota | 3.90% | 3.65% | 6.12% | 5.51% | 5.94% | 5.15% |
| Missouri | 3.58% | 2.42% | 5.01% | 5.62% | 5.77% | 4.50% |
| Nebraska | 3.82% | 3.43% | 5.24% | 6.17% | 5.57% | 5.64% |
| North Dakota | 3.11% | 3.45% | 4.74% | 4.78% | 5.83% | 3.80% |
| South Dakota | 3.77% | 2.27% | 6.62% | 5.72% | 5.83% | 4.57% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 2.98% | 1.57% | 4.73% | 5.54% | 5.62% | 2.57% |
| District of Columbia | 3.55% | 1.61% | 5.15% | 6.73% | 9.05% | 3.04% |
| Florida | 2.53% | 1.91% | 3.69% | 4.39% | 3.68% | 3.89% |
| Georgia | 5.49% | 3.04% | 6.07% | 8.55% | 7.04% | 8.83% |
| Maryland | 3.92% | 3.75% | 5.18% | 6.34% | 6.35% | 5.12% |
| North Carolina | 3.69% | 3.59% | 4.70% | 5.66% | 5.42% | 4.92% |
| South Carolina | 3.69% | 4.31% | 3.64% | 5.88% | 4.95% | 4.80% |
| Virginia | 3.41% | 2.47% | 3.10% | 5.69% | 4.69% | 5.31% |
| West Virginia | 3.82% | 3.55% | 4.81% | 5.65% | 5.27% | 3.71% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 3.74% | 3.28% | 5.29% | 5.37% | 4.58% | 7.05% |
| Kentucky | 3.97% | 3.62% | 4.24% | 6.50% | 5.35% | 4.36% |
| Mississippi | 3.81% | 5.36% | 5.70% | 6.06% | 5.83% | 4.59% |
| Tennessee | 3.71% | 4.06% | 6.14% | 5.42% | 5.35% | 4.11% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 5.34% | 4.58% | 5.63% | 9.04% | 7.79% | 5.15% |
| Louisiana | 4.30% | 4.40% | 6.86% | 7.02% | 6.75% | 5.14% |
| Oklahoma | 3.95% | 3.05% | 5.81% | 6.95% | 5.86% | 5.10% |
| Texas | 2.81% | 2.59% | 3.66% | 4.34% | 4.05% | 3.79% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 3.95% | 2.06% | 8.51% | 5.81% | 5.71% | 5.67% |
| Colorado | 3.94% | 2.99% | 4.49% | 6.53% | 7.18% | 3.90% |
| Idaho | 4.34% | 4.23% | 6.30% | 6.02% | 6.03% | 6.38% |
| Montana | 4.32% | 5.26% | 6.45% | 6.38% | 6.54% | 5.23% |
| Nevada | 3.46% | 3.00% | 3.31% | 5.83% | 6.35% | 2.58% |
| New Mexico | 3.47% | 4.57% | 6.42% | 5.18% | 4.98% | 5.26% |
| Utah | 4.08% | 3.31% | 4.25% | 6.70% | 6.69% | 4.74% |
| Wyoming | 4.21% | 5.86% | 7.63% | 6.07% | 6.66% | 5.44% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 4.11% | 5.12% | 7.87% | 6.45% | 8.11% | 5.02% |
| California | 2.31% | 1.58% | 2.95% | 3.61% | 3.81% | 3.03% |
| Hawaii | 1.96% | 0.00% | 0.59% | 4.07% | 3.54% | 2.11% |
| Oregon | 4.17% | 3.79% | 5.78% | 7.16% | 7.68% | 4.23% |
| Washington | 4.15% | 2.74% | 7.75% | 5.96% | 6.50% | 5.37% |
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.