| 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 | 29.7% | 30.3% | 25.5% | 31.4% | 45.4% | 28.5% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 23.5% | 23.3% | -- | -- | -- | 23.5% |
| Maine | 28.8% | 27.3% | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% |
| Massachusetts | 27.1% | 25.4% | 28.9% | -- | -- | 26.0% |
| New Hampshire | 31.6% | 32.0% | -- | -- | -- | 31.0% |
| Rhode Island | 34.8% | 30.8% | -- | -- | -- | 33.3% |
| Vermont | 22.7% | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | 22.1% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 31.4% | 31.5% | -- | -- | -- | 30.4% |
| New York | 25.3% | 24.7% | 25.3% | -- | -- | 25.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 32.1% | 27.8% | -- | -- | -- | 32.3% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 28.4% | 30.9% | -- | -- | -- | 28.7% |
| Indiana | 33.0% | 31.8% | -- | -- | -- | 30.1% |
| Michigan | 21.9% | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% |
| Ohio | 21.4% | 22.7% | -- | -- | -- | 21.4% |
| Wisconsin | 24.6% | 25.6% | -- | -- | -- | 25.2% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 24.0% | 23.1% | -- | -- | -- | 22.9% |
| Kansas | 29.8% | 27.4% | -- | -- | -- | 29.4% |
| Minnesota | 28.4% | 24.8% | -- | -- | -- | 27.3% |
| Missouri | 35.0% | 36.3% | -- | -- | -- | 34.1% |
| Nebraska | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 31.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.0% |
| South Dakota | 28.6% | 25.4% | -- | -- | -- | 28.0% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 35.3% | 36.0% | -- | -- | -- | 31.8% |
| District of Columbia | 33.9% | 35.0% | -- | -- | -- | 31.8% |
| Florida | 41.7% | 41.7% | -- | -- | 42.0% | 41.6% |
| Georgia | 41.5% | 42.3% | -- | -- | -- | 39.6% |
| Maryland | 33.3% | 34.8% | 29.4% | -- | -- | 30.9% |
| North Carolina | 34.9% | 36.5% | -- | -- | -- | 34.8% |
| South Carolina | 28.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 46.6% | 48.9% | -- | -- | -- | 47.4% |
| West Virginia | 35.7% | 30.0% | -- | -- | -- | 35.9% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 41.0% | 40.9% | -- | -- | -- | 43.1% |
| Kentucky | 22.9% | 22.2% | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% |
| Mississippi | 40.4% | 40.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tennessee | 38.4% | 36.4% | -- | -- | -- | 38.5% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 45.5% | 46.7% | -- | -- | -- | 42.8% |
| Louisiana | 49.3% | 49.3% | -- | -- | -- | 44.2% |
| Oklahoma | 36.1% | 38.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Texas | 34.2% | 32.2% | -- | -- | 54.6% | 31.9% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 35.9% | 36.4% | -- | -- | -- | 35.4% |
| Colorado | 21.9% | 22.3% | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% |
| Idaho | 28.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.6% * |
| Montana | 31.3% | 35.3% | -- | -- | -- | 31.3% |
| Nevada | 33.0% | 31.1% | -- | -- | 29.4% | 34.2% |
| New Mexico | 32.6% | 33.5% | -- | -- | -- | 33.2% |
| Utah | 27.0% | 39.0% | -- | -- | -- | 28.2% |
| Wyoming | 42.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 21.6% | 26.2% | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% |
| California | 28.0% | 30.1% | 19.5% | 22.8% | 50.3% | 25.7% |
| Hawaii | 38.2% | 39.6% | -- | -- | -- | 37.5% |
| Oregon | 31.0% | 31.0% | -- | -- | -- | 31.0% |
| Washington | 17.6% | 14.5% | -- | -- | -- | 17.6% |
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.
| 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 | 0.90% | 1.04% | 1.73% | 3.04% | 4.32% | 0.78% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 2.37% | 2.70% | -- | -- | -- | 2.37% |
| Maine | 2.03% | 2.13% | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% |
| Massachusetts | 1.99% | 1.87% | 4.56% | -- | -- | 1.76% |
| New Hampshire | 3.03% | 3.08% | -- | -- | -- | 3.14% |
| Rhode Island | 5.08% | 5.17% | -- | -- | -- | 5.02% |
| Vermont | 3.14% | 3.26% | -- | -- | -- | 3.06% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 4.08% | 4.39% | -- | -- | -- | 4.26% |
| New York | 3.31% | 3.66% | 5.08% | -- | -- | 3.36% |
| Pennsylvania | 4.66% | 4.85% | -- | -- | -- | 4.78% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 2.81% | 2.34% | -- | -- | -- | 2.89% |
| Indiana | 3.74% | 3.88% | -- | -- | -- | 3.06% |
| Michigan | 3.04% | 3.59% | -- | -- | -- | 3.20% |
| Ohio | 2.47% | 2.74% | -- | -- | -- | 2.60% |
| Wisconsin | 3.78% | 3.69% | -- | -- | -- | 3.95% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 3.43% | 3.75% | -- | -- | -- | 3.47% |
| Kansas | 3.80% | 3.83% | -- | -- | -- | 4.46% |
| Minnesota | 6.71% | 7.13% | -- | -- | -- | 6.95% |
| Missouri | 4.83% | 5.42% | -- | -- | -- | 4.84% |
| Nebraska | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 6.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.08% |
| South Dakota | 5.19% | 5.45% | -- | -- | -- | 5.75% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 3.62% | 3.77% | -- | -- | -- | 3.12% |
| District of Columbia | 3.15% | 3.62% | -- | -- | -- | 2.53% |
| Florida | 4.30% | 4.99% | -- | -- | 8.57% | 4.84% |
| Georgia | 3.94% | 4.05% | -- | -- | -- | 4.08% |
| Maryland | 3.77% | 4.04% | 7.85% | -- | -- | 3.32% |
| North Carolina | 4.10% | 3.34% | -- | -- | -- | 4.19% |
| South Carolina | 7.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.45% | 4.27% | -- | -- | -- | 4.67% |
| West Virginia | 5.95% | 4.31% | -- | -- | -- | 6.47% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 4.96% | 5.16% | -- | -- | -- | 5.22% |
| Kentucky | 2.45% | 2.45% | -- | -- | -- | 2.28% |
| Mississippi | 9.23% | 9.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tennessee | 5.94% | 6.06% | -- | -- | -- | 6.58% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 8.25% | 8.45% | -- | -- | -- | 9.07% |
| Louisiana | 5.11% | 5.11% | -- | -- | -- | 5.01% |
| Oklahoma | 7.96% | 9.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Texas | 3.16% | 3.20% | -- | -- | 5.04% | 3.20% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 5.42% | 5.72% | -- | -- | -- | 5.46% |
| Colorado | 4.65% | 4.91% | -- | -- | -- | 4.69% |
| Idaho | 7.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.32% * |
| Montana | 7.89% | 9.73% | -- | -- | -- | 8.32% |
| Nevada | 4.89% | 5.35% | -- | -- | 6.61% | 5.95% |
| New Mexico | 5.65% | 4.08% | -- | -- | -- | 6.83% |
| Utah | 4.17% | 5.69% | -- | -- | -- | 4.72% |
| Wyoming | 8.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 3.86% | 4.55% | -- | -- | -- | 3.99% |
| California | 2.57% | 3.11% | 2.55% | 3.39% | 8.80% | 1.71% |
| Hawaii | 3.96% | 3.73% | -- | -- | -- | 4.07% |
| Oregon | 5.10% | 5.33% | -- | -- | -- | 5.10% |
| Washington | 3.08% | 3.33% | -- | -- | -- | 3.08% |
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.