| 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 | 97,316,296 | 81,480,457 | 10,494,598 | 5,341,242 | 15,324,913 | 81,991,383 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1,118,389 | 936,352 | 100,925 | 81,112 | 111,420 | 1,006,969 |
| Maine | 405,377 | 316,919 | 64,643 | 23,815 | 89,863 | 315,513 |
| Massachusetts | 2,321,425 | 1,760,464 | 367,777 | 193,184 | 202,737 | 2,118,688 |
| New Hampshire | 439,779 | 339,052 | 67,624 | 33,103 | 60,261 | 379,518 |
| Rhode Island | 310,770 | 241,257 | 48,702 | 20,810 | 29,083 | 281,687 |
| Vermont | 179,930 | 136,092 | 27,041 | 16,796 | 18,933 | 160,997 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 2,832,176 | 2,240,741 | 456,493 | 134,941 | 469,997 | 2,362,179 |
| New York | 6,192,524 | 4,989,619 | 855,136 | 347,769 | 667,745 | 5,524,780 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,056,644 | 3,223,435 | 576,357 | 256,852 | 747,000 | 3,309,644 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 4,424,492 | 3,847,559 | 350,788 | 226,145 | 770,477 | 3,654,014 |
| Indiana | 2,052,747 | 1,760,981 | 175,928 | 115,839 | 344,398 | 1,708,349 |
| Michigan | 2,980,817 | 2,469,042 | 347,637 | 164,139 | 332,883 | 2,647,935 |
| Ohio | 3,619,080 | 3,029,435 | 403,967 | 185,679 | 484,477 | 3,134,604 |
| Wisconsin | 1,946,652 | 1,661,584 | 194,063 | 91,005 | 279,297 | 1,667,356 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 957,566 | 729,126 | 152,181 | 76,260 | 168,309 | 789,257 |
| Kansas | 878,421 | 751,657 | 79,673 | 47,091 | 122,709 | 755,712 |
| Minnesota | 1,932,041 | 1,611,986 | 191,415 | 128,640 | 193,920 | 1,738,121 |
| Missouri | 2,039,890 | 1,699,140 | 222,439 | 118,312 | 413,400 | 1,626,490 |
| Nebraska | 684,886 | 572,198 | 79,816 | 32,873 | 103,535 | 581,351 |
| North Dakota | 264,130 | 213,043 | 35,532 | 15,555 | 26,730 | 237,400 |
| South Dakota | 300,056 | 246,380 | 38,809 | 14,867 | 42,981 | 257,076 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 284,805 | 233,051 | 30,684 | 21,071 | 47,901 | 236,904 |
| District of Columbia | 416,135 | 347,903 | 59,125 | 9,108 | 17,066 | 399,069 |
| Florida | 6,433,932 | 5,524,419 | 557,964 | 351,549 | 937,313 | 5,496,618 |
| Georgia | 2,931,290 | 2,551,123 | 224,563 | 155,605 | 638,665 | 2,292,625 |
| Maryland | 1,741,021 | 1,468,649 | 193,207 | 79,165 | 205,814 | 1,535,208 |
| North Carolina | 2,786,156 | 2,324,952 | 313,177 | 148,027 | 578,212 | 2,207,945 |
| South Carolina | 1,358,816 | 1,127,051 | 169,303 | 62,462 | 288,845 | 1,069,971 |
| Virginia | 2,450,187 | 2,054,212 | 244,706 | 151,269 | 370,733 | 2,079,454 |
| West Virginia | 430,638 | 369,882 | 38,596 | 22,160 | 119,421 | 311,216 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1,265,490 | 1,065,727 | 136,986 | 62,777 | 312,339 | 953,151 |
| Kentucky | 1,293,177 | 1,131,094 | 113,494 | 48,589 | 261,666 | 1,031,510 |
| Mississippi | 710,376 | 624,388 | 41,925 | 44,063 | 232,558 | 477,817 |
| Tennessee | 2,040,258 | 1,717,028 | 202,915 | 120,315 | 487,632 | 1,552,627 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 815,711 | 682,293 | 67,710 | 65,708 | 214,400 | 601,311 |
| Louisiana | 1,275,655 | 1,098,412 | 111,309 | 65,934 | 340,594 | 935,062 |
| Oklahoma | 958,896 | 816,805 | 85,416 | 56,676 | 203,052 | 755,844 |
| Texas | 8,205,280 | 7,234,486 | 589,633 | 381,161 | 1,439,779 | 6,765,501 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 1,863,839 | 1,570,098 | 147,785 | 145,956 | 313,436 | 1,550,403 |
| Colorado | 1,863,261 | 1,576,800 | 204,204 | 82,256 | 154,623 | 1,708,638 |
| Idaho | 469,705 | 372,781 | 66,793 | 30,130 | 107,550 | 362,155 |
| Montana | 291,858 | 239,234 | 34,078 | 18,547 | 45,807 | 246,051 |
| Nevada | 982,991 | 798,764 | 143,257 | 40,969 | 222,913 | 760,078 |
| New Mexico | 461,257 | 368,916 | 58,566 | 33,775 | 106,915 | 354,342 |
| Utah | 890,334 | 712,994 | 122,627 | 54,713 | 161,731 | 728,604 |
| Wyoming | 158,059 | 129,928 | 20,859 | 7,272 | 29,849 | 128,210 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 195,966 | 163,872 | 16,901 | 15,193 | 22,790 | 173,177 |
| California | 11,152,577 | 9,353,906 | 1,272,733 | 525,939 | 1,386,342 | 9,766,235 |
| Hawaii | 404,519 | 317,911 | 68,923 | 17,684 | 62,203 | 342,316 |
| Oregon | 1,160,181 | 977,206 | 110,998 | 71,978 | 144,412 | 1,015,769 |
| Washington | 2,086,130 | 1,750,512 | 209,214 | 126,404 | 190,197 | 1,895,934 |
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.
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 | 893,291 | 935,148 | 318,032 | 149,174 | 371,405 | 910,700 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 45,646 | 50,365 | 21,224 | 13,502 | 17,929 | 48,675 |
| Maine | 17,870 | 18,942 | 9,935 | 4,065 | 10,825 | 18,163 |
| Massachusetts | 98,874 | 113,259 | 55,555 | 26,092 | 34,616 | 105,575 |
| New Hampshire | 17,922 | 19,233 | 10,230 | 5,474 | 9,872 | 18,495 |
| Rhode Island | 13,910 | 15,944 | 7,276 | 4,055 | 4,786 | 14,482 |
| Vermont | 8,179 | 8,986 | 3,210 | 2,153 | 2,975 | 8,443 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 107,026 | 112,471 | 73,779 | 18,593 | 58,562 | 113,619 |
| New York | 316,633 | 330,767 | 112,649 | 37,481 | 70,292 | 320,860 |
| Pennsylvania | 149,001 | 166,047 | 75,313 | 30,085 | 101,596 | 152,981 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 231,616 | 246,122 | 72,865 | 51,764 | 112,803 | 235,827 |
| Indiana | 120,898 | 125,732 | 34,026 | 23,024 | 49,750 | 122,685 |
| Michigan | 140,041 | 150,944 | 54,804 | 32,750 | 46,622 | 146,233 |
| Ohio | 133,331 | 146,520 | 55,516 | 29,852 | 59,462 | 140,125 |
| Wisconsin | 97,201 | 106,704 | 31,608 | 13,145 | 38,142 | 99,812 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 37,421 | 41,587 | 24,323 | 11,630 | 23,160 | 38,793 |
| Kansas | 46,301 | 48,154 | 15,302 | 7,852 | 15,266 | 47,798 |
| Minnesota | 80,665 | 89,605 | 31,632 | 15,655 | 27,394 | 84,752 |
| Missouri | 192,466 | 197,262 | 41,901 | 16,038 | 57,884 | 193,754 |
| Nebraska | 28,631 | 31,458 | 12,066 | 5,544 | 15,966 | 29,830 |
| North Dakota | 12,132 | 13,285 | 5,289 | 2,324 | 4,136 | 12,490 |
| South Dakota | 10,097 | 11,663 | 5,706 | 2,311 | 5,734 | 10,432 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 14,588 | 14,732 | 6,190 | 2,963 | 7,875 | 14,188 |
| District of Columbia | 16,505 | 21,654 | 13,001 | 2,300 | 4,619 | 16,644 |
| Florida | 372,830 | 382,221 | 89,125 | 50,211 | 114,593 | 375,269 |
| Georgia | 148,600 | 154,405 | 38,238 | 28,275 | 77,839 | 155,804 |
| Maryland | 80,936 | 84,790 | 39,977 | 14,097 | 40,617 | 85,624 |
| North Carolina | 97,020 | 107,193 | 43,856 | 16,820 | 59,196 | 103,664 |
| South Carolina | 72,501 | 73,037 | 26,624 | 9,607 | 33,459 | 73,224 |
| Virginia | 113,052 | 119,579 | 49,006 | 24,458 | 57,326 | 115,771 |
| West Virginia | 22,146 | 23,659 | 6,223 | 4,161 | 12,337 | 23,662 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 73,083 | 77,632 | 26,342 | 13,112 | 38,665 | 75,997 |
| Kentucky | 54,801 | 57,896 | 22,776 | 9,674 | 33,510 | 56,215 |
| Mississippi | 45,264 | 47,415 | 8,873 | 7,708 | 35,301 | 40,237 |
| Tennessee | 86,986 | 91,916 | 47,320 | 21,274 | 58,066 | 92,086 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 48,940 | 52,149 | 12,191 | 11,607 | 23,835 | 50,599 |
| Louisiana | 63,356 | 67,759 | 22,470 | 10,865 | 49,990 | 62,207 |
| Oklahoma | 40,941 | 43,123 | 19,350 | 8,476 | 22,694 | 43,083 |
| Texas | 310,661 | 324,967 | 71,589 | 41,438 | 134,861 | 318,860 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 137,242 | 139,090 | 30,744 | 35,580 | 36,614 | 141,610 |
| Colorado | 87,398 | 87,156 | 55,678 | 15,351 | 26,458 | 91,038 |
| Idaho | 23,404 | 25,214 | 9,261 | 4,193 | 12,473 | 25,197 |
| Montana | 15,583 | 17,226 | 6,031 | 2,816 | 6,309 | 16,095 |
| Nevada | 53,279 | 58,343 | 26,588 | 6,878 | 29,791 | 56,764 |
| New Mexico | 23,088 | 27,409 | 9,951 | 4,356 | 13,412 | 22,502 |
| Utah | 45,454 | 46,443 | 27,882 | 8,956 | 33,618 | 43,730 |
| Wyoming | 6,596 | 6,946 | 3,329 | 1,228 | 3,992 | 6,857 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 8,179 | 9,014 | 2,639 | 2,509 | 5,527 | 7,817 |
| California | 345,151 | 354,394 | 151,279 | 49,710 | 160,941 | 345,272 |
| Hawaii | 21,321 | 21,714 | 13,329 | 2,906 | 9,569 | 22,051 |
| Oregon | 73,872 | 76,564 | 17,554 | 13,126 | 20,494 | 75,738 |
| Washington | 108,176 | 116,780 | 33,003 | 30,054 | 32,562 | 109,868 |
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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.