| 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 | 70.0% | 89.8% | 80.4% | 61.7% | 65.5% | 74.5% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 71.7% | 91.6% | 86.8% | 62.6% | 65.7% | 75.3% |
| Maine | 61.9% | 86.8% | 82.3% | 44.6% | 59.2% | 65.3% |
| Massachusetts | 79.9% | 95.6% | 88.8% | 72.5% | 73.6% | 83.0% |
| New Hampshire | 70.6% | 87.9% | 79.8% | 63.3% | 64.4% | 75.7% |
| Rhode Island | 74.2% | 92.2% | 87.1% | 65.8% | 59.2% | 79.2% |
| Vermont | 58.1% | 83.0% | 77.7% | 46.1% | 53.7% | 60.0% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 70.8% | 92.8% | 82.7% | 57.8% | 61.5% | 78.8% |
| New York | 77.9% | 94.1% | 81.6% | 72.1% | 71.6% | 81.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 72.1% | 92.2% | 91.1% | 59.1% | 65.8% | 78.4% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 71.3% | 88.0% | 86.4% | 61.7% | 72.0% | 70.6% |
| Indiana | 57.5% | 90.3% | 72.2% | 48.6% | 53.2% | 64.5% |
| Michigan | 67.6% | 94.1% | 81.5% | 56.4% | 58.1% | 80.2% |
| Ohio | 67.9% | 92.7% | 75.8% | 58.8% | 65.6% | 70.7% |
| Wisconsin | 64.6% | 87.4% | 75.5% | 57.6% | 62.8% | 67.9% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 72.4% | 81.4% | 86.9% | 66.2% | 69.9% | 75.9% |
| Kansas | 67.0% | 88.7% | 73.5% | 60.0% | 60.6% | 75.8% |
| Minnesota | 62.7% | 88.8% | 82.3% | 53.8% | 47.6% | 72.7% |
| Missouri | 71.7% | 88.9% | 87.3% | 61.1% | 65.2% | 81.2% |
| Nebraska | 60.1% | 91.1% | 76.9% | 46.9% | 50.9% | 71.2% |
| North Dakota | 67.0% | 91.5% | 84.1% | 54.2% | 52.8% | 78.4% |
| South Dakota | 65.3% | 93.7% | 81.8% | 45.5% | 54.6% | 74.7% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 77.2% | 91.5% | 65.6% | 77.6% | 74.5% | 79.8% |
| District of Columbia | 83.3% | 94.5% | 92.0% | 67.2% | -- | 84.2% |
| Florida | 70.8% | 89.1% | 78.9% | 64.2% | 65.7% | 74.8% |
| Georgia | 62.8% | 87.4% | 57.4% | 59.4% | 64.0% | 60.8% |
| Maryland | 70.0% | 91.7% | 83.2% | 56.4% | 63.6% | 73.4% |
| North Carolina | 61.5% | 80.2% | 82.1% | 50.1% | 58.6% | 67.2% |
| South Carolina | 72.2% | 89.5% | 73.6% | 66.6% | 71.7% | 72.9% |
| Virginia | 71.2% | 91.5% | 76.9% | 65.0% | 66.7% | 76.8% |
| West Virginia | 65.8% | 93.8% | 73.7% | 56.3% | 64.6% | 69.0% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 67.0% | 83.5% | 72.9% | 61.3% | 68.3% | 64.2% |
| Kentucky | 67.7% | 95.3% | 87.2% | 52.8% | 60.1% | 78.7% |
| Mississippi | 70.3% | 86.6% | 69.0% | 67.6% | 69.0% | 72.8% |
| Tennessee | 75.9% | 90.8% | 76.9% | 71.6% | 72.5% | 81.6% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 62.6% | 88.5% | 55.7% | 60.2% | 67.0% | 55.6% |
| Louisiana | 75.9% | 81.6% | 86.4% | 70.2% | 70.1% | 85.6% |
| Oklahoma | 70.5% | 86.7% | 80.5% | 64.9% | 70.5% | 70.4% |
| Texas | 75.0% | 87.4% | 75.7% | 71.9% | 76.7% | 72.7% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 76.2% | 93.5% | 81.8% | 71.2% | 78.8% | 74.2% |
| Colorado | 63.7% | 89.6% | 73.1% | 54.9% | 59.4% | 66.5% |
| Idaho | 58.8% | 71.6% | 75.8% | 49.9% | 59.3% | 58.2% |
| Montana | 49.0% | 93.0% | 63.5% | 29.5% | 32.2% | 63.4% |
| Nevada | 77.5% | 87.8% | 87.2% | 70.4% | 77.2% | 78.0% |
| New Mexico | 69.6% | 82.9% | 80.6% | 63.2% | 66.2% | 73.1% |
| Utah | 60.4% | 82.3% | 86.4% | 46.3% | 52.4% | 70.4% |
| Wyoming | 51.0% | 75.2% | 58.8% | 41.9% | 51.5% | 50.3% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 50.2% | 80.9% | 55.1% | 44.5% | 37.1% | 60.5% |
| California | 71.4% | 88.7% | 82.1% | 62.7% | 66.0% | 75.1% |
| Hawaii | 77.6% | 99.4% | 97.2% | 60.5% | 56.1% | 95.7% |
| Oregon | 51.7% | 87.3% | 68.1% | 38.0% | 48.5% | 54.5% |
| Washington | 66.9% | 92.3% | 73.6% | 57.0% | 45.2% | 75.1% |
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.
| 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 | 0.60% | 0.49% | 0.84% | 0.95% | 1.00% | 0.74% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 3.21% | 2.53% | 4.49% | 5.14% | 6.82% | 3.61% |
| Maine | 3.56% | 3.28% | 3.82% | 6.60% | 5.55% | 4.90% |
| Massachusetts | 2.57% | 1.67% | 3.43% | 4.24% | 5.69% | 2.96% |
| New Hampshire | 3.29% | 4.04% | 4.45% | 5.39% | 6.31% | 3.88% |
| Rhode Island | 3.57% | 2.92% | 3.54% | 5.82% | 7.68% | 3.99% |
| Vermont | 3.54% | 3.94% | 4.22% | 5.57% | 7.48% | 4.17% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 3.12% | 2.49% | 4.02% | 5.24% | 5.31% | 3.77% |
| New York | 2.19% | 1.87% | 3.31% | 3.64% | 4.50% | 2.49% |
| Pennsylvania | 2.50% | 1.74% | 2.32% | 4.16% | 4.39% | 3.09% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 3.72% | 3.20% | 4.26% | 6.41% | 5.98% | 4.60% |
| Indiana | 6.13% | 2.81% | 6.31% | 8.07% | 9.27% | 5.39% |
| Michigan | 4.54% | 1.90% | 4.27% | 6.93% | 7.26% | 3.38% |
| Ohio | 3.06% | 1.99% | 5.25% | 5.02% | 4.69% | 4.31% |
| Wisconsin | 3.90% | 3.14% | 5.59% | 6.02% | 6.00% | 4.31% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 3.24% | 4.44% | 3.68% | 5.02% | 5.05% | 4.31% |
| Kansas | 3.65% | 3.34% | 6.87% | 5.50% | 5.59% | 4.60% |
| Minnesota | 3.57% | 3.61% | 5.57% | 4.90% | 6.20% | 4.12% |
| Missouri | 3.41% | 2.91% | 3.72% | 5.38% | 5.40% | 3.37% |
| Nebraska | 4.63% | 3.12% | 4.52% | 7.06% | 7.47% | 4.54% |
| North Dakota | 3.14% | 2.71% | 4.24% | 4.99% | 5.83% | 3.25% |
| South Dakota | 3.56% | 1.60% | 4.00% | 6.73% | 6.60% | 4.61% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 3.17% | 2.89% | 8.56% | 4.00% | 5.36% | 3.97% |
| District of Columbia | 5.00% | 1.91% | 2.84% | 11.60% | -- | 5.35% |
| Florida | 3.03% | 2.59% | 4.58% | 4.73% | 5.29% | 3.78% |
| Georgia | 4.69% | 3.42% | 8.01% | 6.75% | 6.20% | 7.41% |
| Maryland | 3.81% | 2.61% | 4.84% | 6.53% | 7.60% | 4.49% |
| North Carolina | 3.44% | 4.24% | 3.84% | 5.11% | 4.82% | 4.61% |
| South Carolina | 3.14% | 2.36% | 4.95% | 5.35% | 4.57% | 4.25% |
| Virginia | 3.86% | 3.00% | 6.59% | 5.69% | 6.17% | 4.59% |
| West Virginia | 3.71% | 2.01% | 5.83% | 5.84% | 4.85% | 5.80% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 3.79% | 4.27% | 6.31% | 5.86% | 4.91% | 6.27% |
| Kentucky | 4.18% | 2.03% | 4.11% | 7.03% | 6.59% | 4.69% |
| Mississippi | 4.14% | 3.84% | 7.35% | 5.88% | 5.60% | 6.19% |
| Tennessee | 3.29% | 2.65% | 6.03% | 5.16% | 4.74% | 3.97% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 5.64% | 3.66% | 8.14% | 7.58% | 5.41% | 11.30% |
| Louisiana | 3.52% | 4.60% | 4.12% | 5.60% | 5.23% | 3.50% |
| Oklahoma | 3.73% | 4.13% | 6.41% | 5.12% | 4.58% | 6.78% |
| Texas | 2.23% | 2.59% | 4.10% | 3.32% | 2.96% | 3.68% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 3.68% | 2.42% | 4.98% | 5.56% | 4.75% | 5.81% |
| Colorado | 4.10% | 3.27% | 6.93% | 5.97% | 7.21% | 5.11% |
| Idaho | 4.06% | 4.90% | 5.06% | 5.86% | 5.64% | 6.11% |
| Montana | 3.60% | 2.13% | 7.16% | 5.13% | 5.39% | 4.78% |
| Nevada | 3.26% | 3.41% | 3.77% | 5.89% | 4.82% | 4.50% |
| New Mexico | 3.27% | 4.18% | 5.10% | 5.00% | 5.09% | 4.56% |
| Utah | 3.83% | 4.42% | 3.88% | 5.56% | 5.71% | 4.80% |
| Wyoming | 4.38% | 4.68% | 7.77% | 6.69% | 7.16% | 5.18% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 4.47% | 5.13% | 7.63% | 6.06% | 6.80% | 5.63% |
| California | 2.05% | 1.80% | 2.99% | 3.18% | 3.87% | 2.41% |
| Hawaii | 9.35% | 0.55% | 1.24% | 13.70% | 15.07% | 1.30% |
| Oregon | 3.72% | 3.14% | 6.39% | 5.67% | 6.45% | 4.82% |
| Washington | 4.11% | 2.34% | 5.21% | 7.68% | 8.21% | 4.21% |
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.