| 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 | 28,099,460 | 3,956,469 | 6,585,127 | 17,557,864 | 13,966,736 | 14,132,724 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 344,794 | 57,302 | 60,742 | 226,749 | 130,921 | 213,873 |
| Maine | 141,403 | 20,755 | 41,764 | 78,884 | 78,304 | 63,099 |
| Massachusetts | 875,637 | 122,266 | 227,191 | 526,180 | 286,622 | 589,015 |
| New Hampshire | 161,605 | 18,117 | 44,670 | 98,818 | 72,457 | 89,148 |
| Rhode Island | 108,937 | 12,480 | 27,412 | 69,044 | 27,577 | 81,359 |
| Vermont | 76,162 | 8,090 | 19,344 | 48,728 | 22,926 | 53,236 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 817,362 | 91,656 | 297,307 | 428,399 | 378,829 | 438,533 |
| New York | 1,881,655 | 277,054 | 505,901 | 1,098,700 | 708,590 | 1,173,066 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,348,698 | 179,114 | 364,037 | 805,546 | 673,304 | 675,394 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 1,140,278 | 196,306 | 235,327 | 708,644 | 612,038 | 528,239 |
| Indiana | 591,157 | 70,752 | 97,954 | 422,451 | 362,542 | 228,615 |
| Michigan | 909,330 | 123,525 | 219,703 | 566,102 | 519,707 | 389,623 |
| Ohio | 1,078,585 | 156,388 | 265,157 | 657,040 | 593,810 | 484,774 |
| Wisconsin | 619,542 | 79,729 | 111,597 | 428,216 | 395,888 | 223,654 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 384,188 | 34,424 | 90,097 | 259,668 | 221,912 | 162,276 |
| Kansas | 250,780 | 36,358 | 52,397 | 162,025 | 145,215 | 105,566 |
| Minnesota | 643,490 | 57,913 | 131,515 | 454,061 | 255,735 | 387,755 |
| Missouri | 611,548 | 104,126 | 137,274 | 370,148 | 361,921 | 249,627 |
| Nebraska | 182,974 | 21,158 | 49,360 | 112,456 | 99,955 | 83,019 |
| North Dakota | 86,381 | 11,349 | 22,755 | 52,277 | 38,458 | 47,924 |
| South Dakota | 110,626 | 28,872 | 22,080 | 59,674 | 51,404 | 59,222 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 121,591 | 12,743 | 19,077 | 89,770 | 59,390 | 62,201 |
| District of Columbia | 92,056 | 21,016 | 36,542 | 34,497 | -- | 84,815 |
| Florida | 1,645,530 | 246,340 | 326,633 | 1,072,557 | 714,312 | 931,218 |
| Georgia | 779,685 | 104,763 | 137,852 | 537,071 | 488,443 | 291,243 |
| Maryland | 500,589 | 95,683 | 128,409 | 276,496 | 172,778 | 327,811 |
| North Carolina | 815,903 | 87,869 | 207,111 | 520,923 | 539,986 | 275,917 |
| South Carolina | 384,947 | 61,324 | 105,480 | 218,143 | 237,522 | 147,425 |
| Virginia | 736,632 | 101,022 | 160,465 | 475,146 | 404,699 | 331,934 |
| West Virginia | 119,281 | 17,347 | 27,888 | 74,045 | 86,392 | 32,889 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 297,652 | 32,453 | 83,295 | 181,904 | 202,426 | 95,227 |
| Kentucky | 304,374 | 52,498 | 66,742 | 185,133 | 179,764 | 124,610 |
| Mississippi | 153,855 | 19,689 | 27,420 | 106,745 | 102,536 | 51,318 |
| Tennessee | 511,879 | 83,226 | 114,131 | 314,522 | 319,270 | 192,609 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 227,013 | 25,132 | 38,822 | 163,058 | 139,754 | 87,259 |
| Louisiana | 299,407 | 44,400 | 72,734 | 182,272 | 188,410 | 110,997 |
| Oklahoma | 290,818 | 33,243 | 57,607 | 199,968 | 181,714 | 109,104 |
| Texas | 2,076,661 | 331,655 | 360,718 | 1,384,288 | 1,216,452 | 860,209 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 551,844 | 78,823 | 95,027 | 377,995 | 243,332 | 308,512 |
| Colorado | 503,493 | 64,183 | 121,883 | 317,428 | 194,501 | 308,993 |
| Idaho | 149,561 | 15,520 | 38,632 | 95,408 | 86,770 | 62,791 |
| Montana | 110,095 | 22,449 | 21,361 | 66,284 | 50,691 | 59,405 |
| Nevada | 289,596 | 46,922 | 74,287 | 168,387 | 177,473 | 112,123 |
| New Mexico | 163,438 | 25,282 | 32,016 | 106,140 | 81,668 | 81,771 |
| Utah | 302,455 | 38,263 | 72,349 | 191,843 | 167,411 | 135,044 |
| Wyoming | 49,070 | 7,029 | 12,515 | 29,526 | 25,163 | 23,908 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 63,290 | 6,842 | 10,384 | 46,064 | 28,054 | 35,236 |
| California | 3,041,386 | 377,952 | 859,482 | 1,803,952 | 1,221,881 | 1,819,505 |
| Hawaii | 150,680 | 25,467 | 42,994 | 82,219 | 68,912 | 81,768 |
| Oregon | 363,451 | 54,034 | 77,446 | 231,971 | 166,227 | 197,224 |
| Washington | 638,096 | 115,564 | 132,237 | 390,294 | 175,451 | 462,644 |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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 | 398,031 | 96,860 | 203,699 | 363,411 | 319,597 | 281,164 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 27,728 | 7,472 | 11,917 | 26,983 | 21,891 | 20,554 |
| Maine | 10,383 | 2,181 | 5,860 | 9,678 | 9,209 | 6,599 |
| Massachusetts | 57,400 | 15,054 | 32,082 | 55,674 | 43,818 | 48,376 |
| New Hampshire | 13,636 | 2,822 | 7,448 | 12,565 | 11,006 | 9,901 |
| Rhode Island | 9,433 | 1,587 | 3,954 | 9,309 | 4,235 | 8,995 |
| Vermont | 5,079 | 1,063 | 2,250 | 5,040 | 3,459 | 4,280 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 62,453 | 10,111 | 47,019 | 46,671 | 43,781 | 50,707 |
| New York | 114,144 | 36,329 | 60,136 | 103,225 | 85,183 | 88,804 |
| Pennsylvania | 78,677 | 18,217 | 49,712 | 70,572 | 70,519 | 52,603 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 111,313 | 22,159 | 47,851 | 105,031 | 101,531 | 59,347 |
| Indiana | 67,576 | 11,033 | 16,402 | 67,003 | 65,640 | 24,731 |
| Michigan | 79,780 | 17,395 | 36,241 | 76,196 | 74,826 | 41,758 |
| Ohio | 74,922 | 16,578 | 38,559 | 70,280 | 66,184 | 46,002 |
| Wisconsin | 54,209 | 8,652 | 17,905 | 54,254 | 54,028 | 20,249 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 33,985 | 3,817 | 13,155 | 33,207 | 31,305 | 17,800 |
| Kansas | 20,172 | 5,078 | 10,160 | 18,967 | 17,758 | 12,569 |
| Minnesota | 44,382 | 9,506 | 21,581 | 42,200 | 29,292 | 38,649 |
| Missouri | 43,936 | 16,697 | 23,644 | 40,129 | 40,762 | 26,724 |
| Nebraska | 15,871 | 2,599 | 7,249 | 15,311 | 14,563 | 8,784 |
| North Dakota | 5,370 | 1,406 | 3,284 | 4,986 | 4,330 | 4,140 |
| South Dakota | 7,700 | 1,630 | 2,930 | 7,652 | 6,880 | 4,488 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 10,067 | 2,389 | 3,579 | 9,757 | 8,642 | 6,299 |
| District of Columbia | 10,670 | 2,465 | 8,332 | 7,982 | -- | 10,491 |
| Florida | 122,729 | 38,435 | 50,671 | 116,139 | 86,252 | 100,748 |
| Georgia | 78,637 | 16,735 | 23,209 | 77,504 | 70,138 | 43,630 |
| Maryland | 41,831 | 10,919 | 25,842 | 36,083 | 27,886 | 35,777 |
| North Carolina | 54,246 | 10,135 | 28,566 | 50,465 | 51,052 | 27,913 |
| South Carolina | 28,127 | 7,422 | 14,935 | 26,344 | 26,362 | 15,663 |
| Virginia | 64,438 | 15,312 | 34,031 | 58,282 | 54,473 | 42,839 |
| West Virginia | 9,599 | 2,164 | 4,871 | 8,855 | 9,293 | 4,156 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 27,067 | 5,405 | 15,246 | 23,876 | 24,659 | 13,725 |
| Kentucky | 27,678 | 7,893 | 12,676 | 25,405 | 25,123 | 15,095 |
| Mississippi | 14,698 | 2,980 | 5,177 | 14,515 | 12,963 | 8,767 |
| Tennessee | 45,038 | 11,262 | 21,858 | 41,187 | 37,756 | 29,713 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 22,572 | 3,978 | 6,431 | 22,886 | 17,209 | 16,629 |
| Louisiana | 28,125 | 7,485 | 15,317 | 25,130 | 23,865 | 17,994 |
| Oklahoma | 24,971 | 4,828 | 13,220 | 22,399 | 19,564 | 17,610 |
| Texas | 126,992 | 36,431 | 45,092 | 122,695 | 109,228 | 81,065 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 60,744 | 15,338 | 20,401 | 57,571 | 35,759 | 52,343 |
| Colorado | 42,655 | 9,367 | 26,269 | 36,826 | 28,942 | 35,916 |
| Idaho | 11,342 | 1,699 | 5,536 | 10,954 | 9,914 | 6,991 |
| Montana | 7,081 | 3,128 | 3,568 | 6,609 | 5,432 | 5,598 |
| Nevada | 28,271 | 6,083 | 12,747 | 26,852 | 27,410 | 12,648 |
| New Mexico | 11,436 | 3,760 | 5,117 | 11,182 | 9,314 | 8,405 |
| Utah | 23,110 | 5,927 | 14,214 | 19,936 | 18,878 | 16,252 |
| Wyoming | 3,960 | 814 | 2,075 | 3,669 | 3,539 | 2,350 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 5,037 | 898 | 1,602 | 5,085 | 3,791 | 3,933 |
| California | 165,764 | 31,487 | 114,999 | 129,314 | 114,684 | 131,891 |
| Hawaii | 20,452 | 3,129 | 8,642 | 19,181 | 18,855 | 9,848 |
| Oregon | 25,327 | 7,128 | 12,660 | 24,231 | 20,921 | 18,175 |
| Washington | 66,709 | 15,268 | 19,876 | 66,189 | 27,528 | 62,934 |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** 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.