| 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 | 27,642,935 | 3,588,872 | 6,616,191 | 17,437,872 | 14,421,600 | 13,221,335 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 350,132 | 40,244 | 87,761 | 222,127 | 148,837 | 201,295 |
| Maine | 142,056 | 21,011 | 20,889 | 100,156 | 76,037 | 66,018 |
| Massachusetts | 821,181 | 121,528 | 203,788 | 495,865 | 210,674 | 610,506 |
| New Hampshire | 156,872 | 16,856 | 46,887 | 93,129 | 68,812 | 88,060 |
| Rhode Island | 115,940 | 10,402 | 18,476 | 87,062 | 60,012 | 55,928 |
| Vermont | 78,803 | 7,453 | 17,617 | 53,733 | 31,089 | 47,715 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 813,987 | 101,813 | 221,666 | 490,508 | 331,854 | 482,133 |
| New York | 1,882,635 | 287,077 | 484,911 | 1,110,647 | 888,154 | 994,481 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,287,618 | 173,113 | 305,753 | 808,752 | 618,529 | 669,089 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 1,182,196 | 173,266 | 227,155 | 781,775 | 670,142 | 512,054 |
| Indiana | 684,993 | 72,322 | 142,208 | 470,464 | 417,805 | 267,188 |
| Michigan | 929,639 | 117,079 | 184,297 | 628,263 | 466,595 | 463,044 |
| Ohio | 1,152,421 | 119,657 | 355,786 | 676,979 | 600,889 | 551,532 |
| Wisconsin | 681,759 | 56,639 | 150,078 | 475,043 | 366,924 | 314,835 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 328,342 | 39,005 | 77,156 | 212,181 | 183,373 | 144,969 |
| Kansas | 271,806 | 36,444 | 65,180 | 170,182 | 159,164 | 112,642 |
| Minnesota | 663,225 | 76,624 | 99,491 | 487,109 | 313,719 | 349,506 |
| Missouri | 644,513 | 69,816 | 180,253 | 394,443 | 337,464 | 307,049 |
| Nebraska | 184,631 | 25,180 | 42,113 | 117,339 | 103,484 | 81,147 |
| North Dakota | 93,159 | 10,937 | 24,671 | 57,550 | 40,105 | 53,053 |
| South Dakota | 85,827 | 10,055 | 21,230 | 54,542 | 42,799 | 43,028 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 100,236 | 13,459 | 20,719 | 66,059 | 55,876 | 44,360 |
| District of Columbia | 110,705 | 19,690 | 13,645 | 77,369 | 15,845 | 94,859 |
| Florida | 1,568,796 | 215,560 | 451,246 | 901,990 | 899,074 | 669,722 |
| Georgia | 609,777 | 109,549 | 151,359 | 348,870 | 316,994 | 292,783 |
| Maryland | 488,126 | 64,280 | 152,240 | 271,606 | 240,353 | 247,773 |
| North Carolina | 712,276 | 97,584 | 150,231 | 464,462 | 414,659 | 297,617 |
| South Carolina | 389,031 | 51,969 | 76,474 | 260,588 | 209,044 | 179,986 |
| Virginia | 790,283 | 107,321 | 200,900 | 482,062 | 404,816 | 385,467 |
| West Virginia | 136,299 | 14,107 | 35,036 | 87,156 | 93,027 | 43,272 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 285,228 | 34,337 | 66,265 | 184,626 | 171,451 | 113,777 |
| Kentucky | 319,197 | 53,405 | 73,243 | 192,548 | 192,824 | 126,372 |
| Mississippi | 191,979 | 22,512 | 39,363 | 130,104 | 127,220 | 64,760 |
| Tennessee | 535,762 | 48,907 | 93,958 | 392,898 | 364,860 | 170,902 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 199,337 | 31,527 | 39,048 | 128,762 | 133,307 | 66,030 |
| Louisiana | 277,346 | 49,533 | 40,995 | 186,818 | 180,509 | 96,837 |
| Oklahoma | 317,783 | 27,017 | 54,451 | 236,314 | 244,303 | 73,480 |
| Texas | 1,897,085 | 292,081 | 412,619 | 1,192,385 | 1,205,020 | 692,065 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 500,210 | 69,068 | 124,713 | 306,428 | 287,663 | 212,547 |
| Colorado | 496,789 | 57,957 | 109,646 | 329,187 | 265,972 | 230,818 |
| Idaho | 143,898 | 21,341 | 37,095 | 85,462 | 87,737 | 56,161 |
| Montana | 111,830 | 11,712 | 29,540 | 70,578 | 60,738 | 51,092 |
| Nevada | 281,835 | 34,077 | 72,452 | 175,306 | 158,317 | 123,518 |
| New Mexico | 141,245 | 17,776 | 27,583 | 95,886 | 88,689 | 52,556 |
| Utah | 282,462 | 30,034 | 90,273 | 162,156 | 111,940 | 170,522 |
| Wyoming | 49,496 | 6,628 | 11,128 | 31,740 | 22,434 | 27,061 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 57,475 | 7,507 | 15,615 | 34,352 | 15,597 | 41,878 |
| California | 3,005,391 | 369,193 | 806,416 | 1,829,782 | 1,451,517 | 1,553,874 |
| Hawaii | 117,737 | 21,734 | 31,234 | 64,769 | 51,180 | 66,557 |
| Oregon | 376,987 | 46,118 | 87,945 | 242,924 | 186,903 | 190,084 |
| Washington | 596,597 | 56,370 | 123,390 | 416,837 | 227,266 | 369,331 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.
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 | 405,403 | 83,414 | 184,066 | 385,847 | 344,399 | 261,028 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 24,458 | 7,652 | 12,795 | 22,859 | 20,469 | 17,710 |
| Maine | 11,611 | 2,534 | 3,377 | 11,709 | 10,370 | 7,031 |
| Massachusetts | 57,840 | 12,562 | 29,173 | 55,983 | 35,987 | 50,328 |
| New Hampshire | 11,995 | 3,541 | 7,583 | 10,624 | 9,430 | 9,241 |
| Rhode Island | 10,871 | 1,393 | 3,208 | 11,110 | 9,561 | 6,791 |
| Vermont | 7,909 | 1,051 | 3,630 | 8,112 | 7,257 | 5,180 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 56,772 | 12,056 | 34,510 | 50,384 | 39,687 | 47,006 |
| New York | 117,011 | 27,134 | 59,164 | 111,871 | 97,234 | 81,175 |
| Pennsylvania | 78,102 | 23,944 | 40,128 | 70,939 | 63,252 | 55,929 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 100,632 | 27,693 | 38,777 | 97,865 | 88,985 | 63,028 |
| Indiana | 53,957 | 9,732 | 23,981 | 52,497 | 46,764 | 33,476 |
| Michigan | 77,705 | 16,877 | 31,291 | 77,436 | 57,472 | 58,705 |
| Ohio | 105,729 | 11,907 | 52,652 | 97,816 | 64,000 | 90,194 |
| Wisconsin | 68,700 | 7,403 | 25,420 | 68,940 | 64,130 | 37,461 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 31,387 | 5,225 | 12,113 | 30,615 | 24,315 | 22,972 |
| Kansas | 22,790 | 4,841 | 10,768 | 22,022 | 21,832 | 12,147 |
| Minnesota | 56,999 | 11,809 | 13,764 | 57,589 | 48,814 | 36,532 |
| Missouri | 50,981 | 9,764 | 31,234 | 45,296 | 38,407 | 39,832 |
| Nebraska | 18,438 | 3,954 | 6,495 | 18,195 | 15,698 | 12,027 |
| North Dakota | 6,673 | 1,686 | 3,633 | 6,227 | 5,302 | 5,019 |
| South Dakota | 5,631 | 1,255 | 2,578 | 5,508 | 4,797 | 3,976 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 7,815 | 2,415 | 4,080 | 7,303 | 6,913 | 5,615 |
| District of Columbia | 12,795 | 2,622 | 2,974 | 12,567 | 3,717 | 12,365 |
| Florida | 144,016 | 27,712 | 67,740 | 133,169 | 136,218 | 63,991 |
| Georgia | 54,818 | 17,071 | 25,675 | 50,018 | 46,228 | 38,016 |
| Maryland | 39,898 | 11,959 | 25,487 | 33,254 | 35,024 | 24,822 |
| North Carolina | 56,830 | 10,625 | 23,097 | 54,293 | 48,671 | 35,071 |
| South Carolina | 40,019 | 6,580 | 12,163 | 40,241 | 25,348 | 32,745 |
| Virginia | 61,530 | 16,468 | 28,197 | 59,723 | 53,018 | 41,918 |
| West Virginia | 11,923 | 2,158 | 5,100 | 11,560 | 10,551 | 6,848 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 24,329 | 3,753 | 12,865 | 22,479 | 20,023 | 16,705 |
| Kentucky | 27,556 | 7,095 | 12,785 | 26,134 | 25,535 | 15,073 |
| Mississippi | 19,901 | 4,768 | 9,699 | 17,697 | 16,648 | 12,533 |
| Tennessee | 54,611 | 5,442 | 16,867 | 54,502 | 50,942 | 25,038 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 16,685 | 4,719 | 8,002 | 15,962 | 14,890 | 10,592 |
| Louisiana | 26,521 | 7,610 | 8,097 | 25,481 | 23,364 | 15,055 |
| Oklahoma | 69,514 | 4,038 | 9,328 | 69,578 | 69,337 | 11,149 |
| Texas | 128,072 | 25,318 | 54,773 | 122,576 | 121,141 | 61,238 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 41,818 | 8,227 | 18,931 | 40,576 | 36,952 | 25,981 |
| Colorado | 42,423 | 8,636 | 21,454 | 40,096 | 37,099 | 27,738 |
| Idaho | 13,023 | 2,690 | 5,401 | 12,705 | 11,344 | 7,889 |
| Montana | 8,054 | 1,893 | 3,941 | 7,996 | 6,687 | 5,805 |
| Nevada | 26,284 | 4,973 | 12,898 | 24,580 | 23,128 | 15,593 |
| New Mexico | 12,797 | 1,827 | 6,225 | 12,010 | 11,595 | 7,141 |
| Utah | 22,294 | 5,206 | 9,553 | 21,438 | 16,093 | 17,964 |
| Wyoming | 4,127 | 1,013 | 1,730 | 3,927 | 2,569 | 3,634 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 4,615 | 1,130 | 2,163 | 4,295 | 2,594 | 4,159 |
| California | 154,125 | 28,624 | 71,415 | 146,660 | 129,119 | 101,983 |
| Hawaii | 9,554 | 2,930 | 6,029 | 8,199 | 7,994 | 6,504 |
| Oregon | 32,625 | 5,688 | 22,929 | 25,710 | 23,542 | 25,484 |
| Washington | 53,299 | 6,625 | 18,068 | 53,232 | 38,067 | 45,433 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.