| 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 | 28,294,512 | 4,127,480 | 6,691,175 | 17,475,857 | 13,370,531 | 14,923,981 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 403,329 | 46,357 | 114,378 | 242,595 | 134,403 | 268,926 |
| Maine | 136,245 | 21,714 | 37,301 | 77,230 | 43,826 | 92,419 |
| Massachusetts | 865,997 | 114,351 | 286,030 | 465,616 | 150,350 | 715,647 |
| New Hampshire | 158,400 | 21,329 | 27,326 | 109,745 | 58,836 | 99,564 |
| Rhode Island | 110,880 | 9,521 | 33,581 | 67,779 | 41,643 | 69,238 |
| Vermont | 73,875 | 8,813 | 15,599 | 49,464 | 23,815 | 50,061 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 839,082 | 138,588 | 241,017 | 459,477 | 359,451 | 479,631 |
| New York | 2,061,593 | 331,037 | 460,822 | 1,269,734 | 786,774 | 1,274,820 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,234,484 | 168,732 | 277,528 | 788,224 | 615,134 | 619,350 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 1,216,419 | 196,462 | 324,339 | 695,618 | 477,959 | 738,460 |
| Indiana | 584,506 | 88,359 | 164,196 * | 331,951 | 374,626 | 209,881 |
| Michigan | 940,748 | 141,108 | 198,859 | 600,780 | 471,045 | 469,702 |
| Ohio | 1,098,943 | 154,032 | 262,636 | 682,276 | 574,560 | 524,384 |
| Wisconsin | 616,922 | 96,012 | 102,928 | 417,983 | 264,983 | 351,939 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 319,298 | 39,899 | 64,157 | 215,243 | 161,508 | 157,790 |
| Kansas | 293,952 | 33,513 | 63,314 | 197,125 | 191,906 | 102,046 |
| Minnesota | 602,980 | 44,955 | 166,911 | 391,113 | 286,598 | 316,381 |
| Missouri | 594,124 | 64,338 | 135,709 | 394,076 | 326,819 | 267,305 |
| Nebraska | 198,215 | 31,536 | 43,285 | 123,394 | 101,629 | 96,586 |
| North Dakota | 80,767 | 11,251 | 18,377 | 51,139 | 26,959 | 53,808 |
| South Dakota | 111,902 | 11,740 | 29,794 | 70,369 | 53,270 | 58,632 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 99,150 | 14,126 | 20,968 | 64,056 | 46,297 | 52,853 |
| District of Columbia | 74,532 | 21,083 | 20,208 | 33,241 | -- | 71,850 |
| Florida | 1,677,166 | 256,720 | 330,465 | 1,089,981 | 1,058,428 | 618,738 |
| Georgia | 675,322 | 122,271 | 151,771 | 401,280 | 363,194 | 312,128 |
| Maryland | 506,855 | 76,615 | 153,051 | 277,189 | 177,898 | 328,957 |
| North Carolina | 919,921 | 107,606 | 256,773 | 555,541 | 643,698 | 276,223 |
| South Carolina | 360,623 | 50,352 | 70,779 | 239,492 | 204,231 | 156,392 |
| Virginia | 722,966 | 125,165 | 126,352 | 471,449 | 372,598 | 350,368 |
| West Virginia | 126,016 | 12,728 | 33,080 | 80,208 | 87,317 | 38,699 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 289,487 | 39,798 | 94,769 | 154,920 | 186,491 | 102,996 |
| Kentucky | 325,266 | 61,309 | 82,864 | 181,093 | 207,031 | 118,236 |
| Mississippi | 185,292 | 26,409 | 44,655 | 114,228 | 127,609 | 57,683 |
| Tennessee | 556,994 | 68,925 | 111,658 | 376,411 | 338,254 | 218,740 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 214,071 | 19,404 | 84,445 * | 110,223 | 161,434 | 52,637 |
| Louisiana | 319,783 | 55,597 | 91,563 * | 172,623 | 204,957 | 114,826 |
| Oklahoma | 314,900 | 41,419 * | 58,095 | 215,387 | 225,626 | 89,275 |
| Texas | 1,859,323 | 320,757 | 324,924 | 1,213,642 | 1,138,813 | 720,511 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 421,058 | 78,701 | 102,530 | 239,827 | 177,738 | 243,320 |
| Colorado | 464,368 | 66,935 | 93,582 | 303,852 | 223,636 | 240,732 |
| Idaho | 160,538 | 18,523 | 32,623 | 109,392 | 91,561 | 68,977 |
| Montana | 107,540 | 13,670 | 17,005 | 76,865 | 60,235 | 47,305 |
| Nevada | 276,938 | 39,888 | 71,791 | 165,259 | 160,062 | 116,876 |
| New Mexico | 161,659 | 17,415 | 44,666 | 99,577 | 86,310 | 75,348 |
| Utah | 309,414 | 34,744 | 86,849 | 187,821 | 149,058 | 160,356 |
| Wyoming | 53,091 | 4,862 | 12,879 | 35,351 | 29,602 | 23,489 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 55,956 | 6,811 | 12,718 | 36,427 | 17,904 | 38,052 |
| California | 3,357,085 | 465,676 | 755,606 | 2,135,803 | 1,061,117 | 2,295,968 |
| Hawaii | 152,564 | 17,055 | 51,847 | 83,662 | 46,175 | 106,389 |
| Oregon | 351,285 | 48,102 | 106,380 | 196,803 | 63,176 | 288,109 |
| Washington | 652,686 | 121,169 | 178,195 | 353,322 | 131,306 | 521,380 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- 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 | 444,093 | 97,157 | 220,293 | 407,940 | 366,926 | 291,522 |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 52,020 | 5,341 | 26,922 | 47,472 | 27,224 | 46,787 |
| Maine | 9,441 | 2,981 | 4,858 | 8,975 | 6,223 | 8,187 |
| Massachusetts | 65,777 | 13,513 | 45,736 | 56,200 | 32,029 | 62,569 |
| New Hampshire | 12,993 | 2,886 | 4,057 | 12,967 | 8,559 | 11,202 |
| Rhode Island | 9,332 | 1,313 | 4,634 | 8,671 | 6,945 | 7,184 |
| Vermont | 5,212 | 1,001 | 2,036 | 5,310 | 3,732 | 4,489 |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 78,053 | 20,451 | 62,687 | 49,229 | 65,391 | 47,194 |
| New York | 134,124 | 31,631 | 66,049 | 126,987 | 100,730 | 104,221 |
| Pennsylvania | 79,785 | 18,646 | 35,670 | 76,892 | 68,291 | 51,418 |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 113,182 | 26,546 | 69,895 | 95,275 | 86,487 | 82,452 |
| Indiana | 67,820 | 10,289 | 59,453 * | 36,665 | 65,361 | 24,907 |
| Michigan | 71,823 | 17,003 | 32,285 | 69,231 | 55,099 | 55,840 |
| Ohio | 77,681 | 14,879 | 36,065 | 75,459 | 63,740 | 55,587 |
| Wisconsin | 49,818 | 11,115 | 21,717 | 47,611 | 32,987 | 42,175 |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 25,843 | 4,596 | 13,740 | 23,525 | 20,355 | 18,772 |
| Kansas | 26,802 | 4,090 | 10,182 | 26,605 | 25,977 | 12,388 |
| Minnesota | 46,524 | 6,604 | 26,855 | 41,736 | 36,538 | 34,582 |
| Missouri | 47,439 | 9,370 | 20,892 | 46,239 | 41,812 | 29,642 |
| Nebraska | 16,185 | 6,134 | 7,774 | 14,483 | 13,273 | 11,383 |
| North Dakota | 6,545 | 2,530 | 2,950 | 5,792 | 4,360 | 5,390 |
| South Dakota | 10,922 | 1,277 | 3,290 | 10,933 | 5,248 | 10,184 |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 8,139 | 1,633 | 3,535 | 8,012 | 6,386 | 6,150 |
| District of Columbia | 8,201 | 2,360 | 5,246 | 7,084 | -- | 8,119 |
| Florida | 186,721 | 32,227 | 52,274 | 185,030 | 182,460 | 67,963 |
| Georgia | 62,458 | 18,445 | 29,548 | 56,291 | 49,212 | 44,446 |
| Maryland | 43,277 | 9,703 | 25,886 | 37,720 | 26,041 | 36,953 |
| North Carolina | 76,328 | 11,828 | 56,472 | 56,252 | 74,674 | 26,680 |
| South Carolina | 29,548 | 5,765 | 13,283 | 27,933 | 22,651 | 21,329 |
| Virginia | 62,642 | 15,585 | 25,907 | 60,768 | 50,859 | 42,873 |
| West Virginia | 11,294 | 1,704 | 6,929 | 9,654 | 10,621 | 5,352 |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 22,431 | 6,052 | 13,744 | 19,290 | 20,002 | 13,353 |
| Kentucky | 27,566 | 8,044 | 14,396 | 24,589 | 25,565 | 14,219 |
| Mississippi | 15,527 | 6,331 | 7,397 | 13,915 | 13,372 | 9,945 |
| Tennessee | 55,319 | 8,385 | 22,386 | 52,807 | 45,115 | 35,760 |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 32,881 | 2,734 | 29,681 * | 15,134 | 32,611 | 7,243 |
| Louisiana | 47,331 | 6,990 | 37,849 * | 29,415 | 45,687 | 16,346 |
| Oklahoma | 29,990 | 13,672 * | 13,948 | 24,615 | 24,589 | 19,211 |
| Texas | 116,238 | 29,132 | 41,363 | 113,776 | 108,969 | 58,544 |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 37,046 | 11,359 | 21,175 | 32,771 | 24,945 | 29,867 |
| Colorado | 40,371 | 8,563 | 18,184 | 38,440 | 35,377 | 25,017 |
| Idaho | 11,064 | 2,268 | 4,484 | 11,188 | 9,950 | 7,200 |
| Montana | 8,751 | 1,539 | 2,374 | 8,840 | 7,669 | 5,361 |
| Nevada | 26,764 | 6,386 | 14,403 | 23,930 | 22,770 | 17,183 |
| New Mexico | 10,565 | 2,326 | 5,801 | 10,206 | 9,067 | 7,779 |
| Utah | 23,715 | 4,777 | 13,941 | 21,396 | 20,300 | 16,520 |
| Wyoming | 5,166 | 649 | 1,697 | 5,072 | 4,878 | 2,313 |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 5,001 | 742 | 1,795 | 4,961 | 3,024 | 4,277 |
| California | 196,347 | 40,523 | 81,189 | 186,227 | 145,996 | 144,239 |
| Hawaii | 20,743 | 2,284 | 12,120 | 18,556 | 8,025 | 19,935 |
| Oregon | 37,494 | 7,816 | 31,694 | 21,405 | 11,819 | 36,479 |
| Washington | 56,627 | 24,299 | 27,514 | 53,018 | 23,572 | 53,672 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- 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.