Table VII.A.2 Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2019
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 47.4%    55.1%    46.0%    29.0%    36.4%    51.0%   
New England:
Connecticut 54.2%    58.7%    55.7%    41.2%    30.5%    60.9%   
Maine 43.3%    52.7%    40.3%    25.6%    27.8%    47.4%   
Massachusetts 57.1%    61.8%    64.9%    43.7%    37.5% * 59.5%   
New Hampshire 50.8%    63.4%    44.1%    30.8%    38.2%    54.7%   
Rhode Island 53.4%    68.3%    41.1%    25.0%    31.5%    58.1%   
Vermont 38.0%    47.3%    34.1%    19.8%    26.0%    39.7%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 52.0%    61.8%    60.6%    28.8%    30.7%    59.0%   
New York 46.1%    55.7%    53.6%    23.0%    31.3%    49.8%   
Pennsylvania 56.0%    65.9%    63.2%    33.3%    39.9%    62.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 50.4%    63.9%    36.3%    25.1%    30.9%    55.8%   
Indiana 42.5%    50.5%    37.8%    26.3%    31.8%    47.1%   
Michigan 47.3%    53.2%    55.7%    25.2%    46.0%    47.8%   
Ohio 53.4%    65.9%    56.6%    24.4%    37.3%    61.3%   
Wisconsin 44.3%    52.0%    44.1%    28.2%    32.0%    48.4%   
West North Central:
Iowa 50.8%    61.4%    41.0%    33.0%    38.1%    56.0%   
Kansas 56.3%    70.2%    41.2%    33.4%    43.3%    61.2%   
Minnesota 46.0%    52.6%    58.2%    25.2%    31.0%    50.1%   
Missouri 49.7%    55.7%    50.9%    33.4%    43.5%    52.2%   
Nebraska 43.9%    50.5%    43.6%    19.3%    20.5%    54.3%   
North Dakota 52.3%    59.4%    51.7%    34.9%    35.5%    57.8%   
South Dakota 50.5%    63.3%    38.2%    27.4%    32.2%    57.9%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 52.5%    58.9%    56.7%    30.2%    32.1%    59.8%   
District of Columbia 64.0%    78.2%    35.3%    32.5%    --    65.6%   
Florida 39.1%    43.1%    33.2%    27.3%    28.3%    42.9%   
Georgia 43.8%    52.4%    26.9%    32.0%    44.6%    43.5%   
Maryland 46.0%    48.6%    57.1%    29.6%    25.9%    51.3%   
North Carolina 43.6%    48.5%    46.7%    25.8%    34.8%    47.9%   
South Carolina 47.5%    52.3%    49.3%    35.7%    37.5%    51.4%   
Virginia 42.3%    50.0%    24.5%    35.7%    42.5%    42.2%   
West Virginia 50.7%    53.9%    70.6%    33.3%    50.3%    50.9%   
East South Central:
Alabama 58.0%    66.8%    51.6%    31.4%    43.1%    66.0%   
Kentucky 49.0%    57.6%    45.4%    32.0%    38.5%    55.6%   
Mississippi 47.6%    57.2%    46.4%    20.7%    35.5%    55.2%   
Tennessee 50.9%    54.7%    39.2%    48.4%    45.1%    53.1%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 41.4%    47.1%    55.9%    22.0%    30.5%    49.0%   
Louisiana 52.3%    60.3%    53.7%    26.9%    43.6%    58.1%   
Oklahoma 49.0%    56.7%    47.2%    26.6%    40.3%    54.3%   
Texas 48.8%    55.1%    32.5%    39.8%    37.6%    54.4%   
Mountain:
Arizona 47.5%    53.8%    42.2%    28.8%    36.7%    50.8%   
Colorado 44.3%    55.6%    43.8%    21.8%    37.5%    45.7%   
Idaho 42.1%    52.8%    42.5%    18.5%    31.1%    45.9%   
Montana 40.8%    50.9%    37.2%    16.3% * 18.9%    46.9%   
Nevada 51.7%    55.5%    54.0%    38.8%    41.6%    54.6%   
New Mexico 44.0%    47.1%    48.5%    30.8%    38.7%    46.4%   
Utah 37.9%    41.1%    33.8%    32.3%    29.0%    40.2%   
Wyoming 38.4%    52.5%    20.8%    11.8%    20.6%    45.8%   
Pacific:
Alaska 39.3%    49.1%    34.3%    25.5%    30.0%    41.3%   
California 45.2%    53.2%    50.4%    25.8%    38.6%    46.4%   
Hawaii 84.1%    90.4%    95.2%    65.1%    83.3%    84.3%   
Oregon 44.5%    55.1%    42.1%    27.1%    33.8%    46.3%   
Washington 47.0%    58.6%    34.0%    26.5%    38.1%    48.4%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.

 

Table VII.A.2 Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2019
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 0.47%    0.67%    1.52%    0.90%    0.98%    0.59%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.88%    4.05%    9.22%    6.17%    6.16%    3.54%   
Maine 2.56%    3.83%    8.49%    4.28%    5.73%    3.08%   
Massachusetts 3.43%    5.27%    9.46%    7.11%    12.02% * 3.75%   
New Hampshire 2.80%    4.25%    8.46%    5.02%    6.87%    3.35%   
Rhode Island 3.77%    4.76%    9.89%    5.48%    7.86%    4.18%   
Vermont 2.14%    3.35%    7.25%    4.07%    5.99%    2.48%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.94%    4.08%    9.24%    5.48%    5.75%    3.58%   
New York 1.95%    2.77%    5.86%    2.88%    4.78%    2.22%   
Pennsylvania 2.54%    3.35%    7.88%    4.80%    5.49%    2.96%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.26%    3.19%    6.37%    3.89%    4.44%    2.75%   
Indiana 2.08%    3.58%    8.77%    4.54%    4.50%    3.14%   
Michigan 2.32%    3.36%    7.81%    4.45%    5.79%    2.83%   
Ohio 2.80%    3.93%    8.08%    5.09%    4.81%    3.80%   
Wisconsin 2.41%    3.54%    9.61%    4.50%    4.94%    3.18%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.89%    4.26%    7.45%    6.13%    6.47%    3.62%   
Kansas 3.27%    4.40%    10.24%    5.23%    5.51%    4.19%   
Minnesota 2.73%    4.29%    8.35%    4.83%    6.53%    3.30%   
Missouri 2.63%    3.72%    8.98%    5.00%    5.47%    3.35%   
Nebraska 2.97%    4.13%    10.16%    4.57%    4.11%    4.07%   
North Dakota 2.90%    4.07%    8.66%    5.25%    5.69%    3.53%   
South Dakota 3.07%    4.30%    7.22%    5.12%    5.56%    3.78%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.95%    4.06%    11.86%    6.25%    6.95%    3.66%   
District of Columbia 3.57%    4.33%    9.69%    8.73%    --    3.61%   
Florida 2.20%    2.88%    7.66%    4.65%    3.80%    2.90%   
Georgia 3.05%    4.68%    6.75%    5.83%    6.14%    4.08%   
Maryland 2.99%    4.05%    10.15%    5.55%    5.41%    3.71%   
North Carolina 2.34%    3.50%    7.89%    4.69%    4.53%    3.46%   
South Carolina 2.71%    3.78%    9.63%    6.10%    5.27%    3.56%   
Virginia 2.50%    4.10%    6.60%    6.10%    7.37%    3.06%   
West Virginia 2.88%    3.96%    10.65%    6.39%    5.58%    4.07%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.90%    3.93%    9.94%    5.38%    4.93%    4.06%   
Kentucky 3.03%    4.59%    8.64%    6.39%    5.70%    4.01%   
Mississippi 2.90%    4.04%    12.25%    4.20%    4.83%    4.18%   
Tennessee 2.94%    3.63%    9.09%    8.39%    6.34%    3.73%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.10%    3.45%    9.86%    4.31%    3.62%    3.78%   
Louisiana 2.99%    3.89%    8.97%    5.55%    5.75%    3.93%   
Oklahoma 2.89%    3.98%    8.94%    5.59%    5.16%    3.98%   
Texas 1.87%    2.62%    4.86%    4.68%    3.23%    2.62%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.18%    4.24%    11.36%    5.67%    6.64%    3.98%   
Colorado 2.87%    4.19%    10.88%    4.04%    7.67%    3.31%   
Idaho 3.00%    4.33%    8.72%    5.14%    6.69%    3.52%   
Montana 2.95%    3.91%    7.80%    5.70% * 4.32%    3.53%   
Nevada 3.63%    5.16%    11.73%    7.12%    6.07%    4.63%   
New Mexico 2.49%    3.54%    8.31%    6.49%    5.53%    3.40%   
Utah 2.74%    3.96%    7.60%    5.97%    5.59%    3.36%   
Wyoming 2.49%    3.65%    5.01%    2.94%    4.01%    3.23%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.53%    3.88%    7.99%    4.62%    5.91%    3.04%   
California 2.02%    2.89%    6.36%    3.42%    5.94%    2.21%   
Hawaii 2.80%    3.03%    4.69%    6.95%    6.62%    3.13%   
Oregon 2.86%    4.29%    8.79%    4.55%    6.72%    3.24%   
Washington 2.86%    3.95%    9.01%    5.02%    8.36%    3.23%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.