| 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 | 125,415,757 | 68.1% | 13.6% | 18.3% | 23.4% | 76.6% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1,463,183 | 67.9% | 11.0% | 21.0% | 16.6% | 83.4% |
| Maine | 546,780 | 61.8% | 19.5% | 18.8% | 30.8% | 69.2% |
| Massachusetts | 3,197,062 | 58.9% | 18.6% | 22.5% | 15.3% | 84.7% |
| New Hampshire | 601,384 | 59.4% | 18.7% | 21.9% | 22.1% | 77.9% |
| Rhode Island | 419,706 | 60.5% | 18.1% | 21.4% | 13.5% | 86.5% |
| Vermont | 256,092 | 56.3% | 18.1% | 25.6% | 16.3% | 83.7% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 3,649,537 | 63.9% | 20.7% | 15.4% | 23.3% | 76.7% |
| New York | 8,074,179 | 65.2% | 16.9% | 17.9% | 17.0% | 83.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 5,405,342 | 62.9% | 17.4% | 19.7% | 26.3% | 73.7% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 5,564,769 | 72.7% | 10.5% | 16.8% | 24.8% | 75.2% |
| Indiana | 2,643,904 | 69.3% | 10.4% | 20.4% | 26.7% | 73.3% |
| Michigan | 3,890,148 | 66.6% | 14.6% | 18.8% | 21.9% | 78.1% |
| Ohio | 4,697,665 | 67.8% | 14.2% | 17.9% | 23.0% | 77.0% |
| Wisconsin | 2,566,194 | 67.9% | 11.9% | 20.2% | 26.3% | 73.7% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 1,341,755 | 56.9% | 18.1% | 25.0% | 29.1% | 70.9% |
| Kansas | 1,129,201 | 69.8% | 11.7% | 18.5% | 23.7% | 76.3% |
| Minnesota | 2,575,531 | 64.8% | 12.5% | 22.6% | 17.5% | 82.5% |
| Missouri | 2,651,438 | 68.0% | 13.6% | 18.4% | 29.2% | 70.8% |
| Nebraska | 867,860 | 68.4% | 14.9% | 16.7% | 23.4% | 76.6% |
| North Dakota | 350,511 | 64.0% | 16.6% | 19.4% | 18.6% | 81.4% |
| South Dakota | 410,682 | 67.0% | 14.8% | 18.2% | 23.0% | 77.0% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 406,396 | 60.5% | 12.2% | 27.3% | 26.4% | 73.6% |
| District of Columbia | 508,190 | 72.6% | 18.8% | 8.6% | 4.8% | 95.2% |
| Florida | 8,079,462 | 71.4% | 10.9% | 17.6% | 20.4% | 79.6% |
| Georgia | 3,710,976 | 71.6% | 9.8% | 18.7% | 30.4% | 69.6% |
| Maryland | 2,241,610 | 69.8% | 14.3% | 15.9% | 16.9% | 83.1% |
| North Carolina | 3,602,060 | 67.0% | 14.4% | 18.6% | 31.0% | 69.0% |
| South Carolina | 1,743,763 | 68.2% | 15.8% | 16.1% | 30.2% | 69.8% |
| Virginia | 3,186,820 | 67.6% | 12.7% | 19.7% | 24.3% | 75.7% |
| West Virginia | 549,918 | 70.4% | 12.1% | 17.5% | 37.4% | 62.6% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1,563,142 | 70.3% | 14.1% | 15.7% | 32.9% | 67.1% |
| Kentucky | 1,597,551 | 74.1% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 27.6% | 72.4% |
| Mississippi | 864,230 | 74.5% | 8.0% | 17.4% | 38.8% | 61.2% |
| Tennessee | 2,552,137 | 70.5% | 12.4% | 17.0% | 31.6% | 68.4% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1,042,724 | 67.8% | 10.2% | 21.9% | 34.0% | 66.0% |
| Louisiana | 1,575,062 | 72.6% | 11.7% | 15.8% | 33.6% | 66.4% |
| Oklahoma | 1,249,714 | 68.0% | 11.4% | 20.5% | 30.8% | 69.2% |
| Texas | 10,281,941 | 73.6% | 9.2% | 17.2% | 25.8% | 74.2% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 2,415,684 | 68.3% | 10.1% | 21.7% | 23.0% | 77.0% |
| Colorado | 2,366,754 | 69.3% | 13.8% | 16.9% | 14.8% | 85.2% |
| Idaho | 619,266 | 62.7% | 17.0% | 20.3% | 31.4% | 68.6% |
| Montana | 401,953 | 65.1% | 13.8% | 21.1% | 24.0% | 76.0% |
| Nevada | 1,272,587 | 66.5% | 17.1% | 16.5% | 31.5% | 68.5% |
| New Mexico | 624,696 | 63.1% | 14.5% | 22.4% | 30.2% | 69.8% |
| Utah | 1,192,790 | 63.0% | 16.3% | 20.7% | 27.6% | 72.4% |
| Wyoming | 207,129 | 66.1% | 16.1% | 17.8% | 26.6% | 73.4% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 259,256 | 65.8% | 10.5% | 23.6% | 19.6% | 80.4% |
| California | 14,193,963 | 68.6% | 15.0% | 16.4% | 18.4% | 81.6% |
| Hawaii | 555,199 | 61.8% | 20.2% | 18.0% | 23.6% | 76.4% |
| Oregon | 1,523,632 | 67.7% | 12.4% | 19.9% | 20.4% | 79.6% |
| Washington | 2,724,226 | 68.5% | 12.5% | 19.0% | 13.4% | 86.6% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.
Percents may not add to 100% 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 | 978,960 | 0.51% | 0.40% | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 50,039 | 3.00% | 2.17% | 2.53% | 2.29% | 2.29% |
| Maine | 20,911 | 3.05% | 2.65% | 2.32% | 2.86% | 2.86% |
| Massachusetts | 107,591 | 3.11% | 2.60% | 2.39% | 2.06% | 2.06% |
| New Hampshire | 22,927 | 3.14% | 2.68% | 2.69% | 2.77% | 2.77% |
| Rhode Island | 16,366 | 3.37% | 2.64% | 2.75% | 1.82% | 1.82% |
| Vermont | 9,341 | 2.88% | 2.09% | 2.52% | 2.17% | 2.17% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 127,166 | 2.99% | 2.92% | 1.71% | 2.27% | 2.27% |
| New York | 349,977 | 2.59% | 2.09% | 1.72% | 1.65% | 1.65% |
| Pennsylvania | 159,833 | 2.52% | 2.17% | 1.79% | 2.45% | 2.45% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 255,222 | 3.14% | 2.12% | 2.59% | 2.99% | 2.99% |
| Indiana | 137,445 | 3.33% | 1.90% | 3.00% | 3.29% | 3.29% |
| Michigan | 155,601 | 3.06% | 2.26% | 2.49% | 2.58% | 2.58% |
| Ohio | 146,818 | 2.45% | 1.91% | 1.92% | 2.11% | 2.11% |
| Wisconsin | 99,446 | 2.93% | 1.94% | 2.39% | 2.70% | 2.70% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 49,115 | 3.25% | 2.60% | 2.89% | 3.02% | 3.02% |
| Kansas | 49,908 | 2.88% | 2.16% | 2.27% | 2.42% | 2.42% |
| Minnesota | 81,760 | 2.70% | 1.99% | 2.14% | 1.88% | 1.88% |
| Missouri | 203,392 | 3.60% | 2.54% | 2.40% | 3.49% | 3.49% |
| Nebraska | 31,107 | 2.73% | 2.17% | 2.13% | 2.60% | 2.60% |
| North Dakota | 12,986 | 2.85% | 2.36% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 2.01% |
| South Dakota | 12,387 | 2.63% | 2.05% | 2.13% | 2.32% | 2.32% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 18,120 | 3.04% | 2.28% | 2.77% | 2.98% | 2.98% |
| District of Columbia | 18,923 | 4.20% | 3.99% | 1.88% | 1.15% | 1.15% |
| Florida | 394,907 | 2.53% | 1.72% | 2.02% | 2.11% | 2.11% |
| Georgia | 166,444 | 2.82% | 1.64% | 2.58% | 3.04% | 3.04% |
| Maryland | 92,999 | 3.08% | 2.73% | 2.13% | 2.52% | 2.52% |
| North Carolina | 103,465 | 2.35% | 1.92% | 1.74% | 2.31% | 2.31% |
| South Carolina | 78,790 | 2.68% | 2.24% | 1.97% | 2.74% | 2.74% |
| Virginia | 127,611 | 3.00% | 2.45% | 2.38% | 2.74% | 2.74% |
| West Virginia | 22,926 | 2.81% | 2.01% | 2.18% | 3.15% | 3.15% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 77,128 | 3.21% | 2.59% | 2.21% | 3.23% | 3.23% |
| Kentucky | 60,634 | 2.69% | 2.13% | 2.02% | 2.74% | 2.74% |
| Mississippi | 46,684 | 2.93% | 1.63% | 2.50% | 3.91% | 3.91% |
| Tennessee | 99,276 | 3.11% | 2.54% | 2.25% | 2.96% | 2.96% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 51,676 | 3.28% | 1.82% | 3.05% | 3.23% | 3.23% |
| Louisiana | 67,854 | 2.96% | 2.30% | 2.21% | 3.46% | 3.46% |
| Oklahoma | 47,267 | 2.95% | 2.44% | 2.27% | 2.65% | 2.65% |
| Texas | 323,970 | 1.81% | 1.14% | 1.50% | 1.92% | 1.92% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 159,843 | 3.79% | 2.12% | 3.38% | 2.71% | 2.71% |
| Colorado | 99,254 | 3.35% | 3.16% | 2.05% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
| Idaho | 24,434 | 2.96% | 2.31% | 2.27% | 2.90% | 2.90% |
| Montana | 17,946 | 3.15% | 2.39% | 2.26% | 2.46% | 2.46% |
| Nevada | 58,446 | 3.55% | 2.97% | 2.42% | 3.39% | 3.39% |
| New Mexico | 24,738 | 3.35% | 2.50% | 2.30% | 2.69% | 2.69% |
| Utah | 53,105 | 3.43% | 3.20% | 2.26% | 3.33% | 3.33% |
| Wyoming | 7,648 | 2.87% | 2.43% | 2.17% | 2.80% | 2.80% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 9,005 | 2.82% | 1.61% | 2.58% | 2.60% | 2.60% |
| California | 394,330 | 1.90% | 1.71% | 1.23% | 1.52% | 1.52% |
| Hawaii | 30,282 | 4.09% | 3.54% | 3.34% | 3.57% | 3.57% |
| Oregon | 77,460 | 2.93% | 1.97% | 2.37% | 2.40% | 2.40% |
| Washington | 128,265 | 3.45% | 1.93% | 3.20% | 1.85% | 1.85% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.