| 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 | 30.8% | 30.9% | 30.1% | 31.7% | 40.6% | 30.3% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 29.6% | 28.2% | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% |
| Maine | 30.4% | 29.6% | -- | -- | -- | 30.4% |
| Massachusetts | 24.3% | 23.6% | 31.1% | -- | -- | 24.2% |
| New Hampshire | 29.1% | 34.3% | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% |
| Rhode Island | 28.5% | 25.1% | -- | -- | -- | 28.5% |
| Vermont | 27.5% | 25.9% | -- | 41.3% | -- | 27.3% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 33.9% | 37.5% | -- | -- | -- | 35.5% |
| New York | 25.9% | 27.6% | 17.3% | -- | 18.6% | 26.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 25.7% | 24.4% | 48.6% | -- | -- | 25.0% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 29.8% | 29.3% | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% |
| Indiana | 28.4% | 28.7% | -- | -- | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| Michigan | 20.7% | 19.5% | -- | -- | -- | 19.6% |
| Ohio | 22.5% | 21.2% | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% |
| Wisconsin | 24.9% | 24.3% | -- | 33.4% | 40.0% | 24.4% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 25.9% | 25.0% | -- | 38.6% | 35.2% | 25.4% |
| Kansas | 30.8% | 30.4% | 41.2% | -- | -- | 31.3% |
| Minnesota | 17.9% | 17.4% | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% |
| Missouri | 27.7% | 28.2% | -- | -- | 45.3% | 27.3% |
| Nebraska | 29.2% | 29.5% | -- | -- | -- | 32.1% |
| North Dakota | 33.5% | 32.6% | 40.0% | -- | -- | 33.5% |
| South Dakota | 31.5% | 31.4% | -- | -- | -- | 31.5% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 30.8% | 31.9% | -- | -- | 35.2% | 30.1% |
| District of Columbia | 30.6% | 26.3% | 50.0% | -- | -- | 30.6% |
| Florida | 37.3% | 40.2% | -- | -- | 50.3% | 37.0% |
| Georgia | 33.3% | 32.9% | -- | -- | -- | 32.7% |
| Maryland | 39.6% | 37.5% | -- | 52.7% | 34.5% | 39.7% |
| North Carolina | 28.9% | 28.1% | 42.0% | -- | -- | 30.6% |
| South Carolina | 57.2% | 57.4% | 74.3% | -- | -- | 57.5% |
| Virginia | 35.0% | 43.9% | -- | -- | -- | 33.7% |
| West Virginia | 20.7% | 20.4% | -- | -- | 16.0% | 21.0% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 31.6% | 31.4% | -- | -- | -- | 31.6% |
| Kentucky | 30.0% | 29.8% | -- | -- | -- | 30.0% |
| Mississippi | 27.8% | 27.4% | -- | -- | 65.8% | 26.5% |
| Tennessee | 42.6% | 44.2% | -- | -- | -- | 44.2% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 53.2% | 43.9% | -- | -- | -- | 47.3% |
| Louisiana | 30.2% | 30.5% | -- | -- | -- | 30.5% |
| Oklahoma | 42.6% | 43.1% | 37.4% | -- | 47.0% | 41.8% |
| Texas | 35.9% | 34.4% | 58.9% | 48.9% | 51.1% | 35.1% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 18.5% | 18.1% | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% |
| Colorado | 50.1% | 52.6% | -- | -- | 78.8% | 39.6% |
| Idaho | 32.1% | 27.6% | -- | -- | -- | 31.9% |
| Montana | 34.1% | 34.3% | -- | 35.0% | -- | 34.6% |
| Nevada | 33.3% | 31.4% | -- | -- | -- | 30.5% |
| New Mexico | 33.0% | 32.9% | -- | -- | -- | 32.7% |
| Utah | 27.0% | 31.2% | 17.9% * | -- | -- | 26.7% |
| Wyoming | 32.4% | 32.4% | -- | -- | -- | 32.4% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | -- | 45.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| California | 33.2% | 33.1% | 38.8% | 18.4% | 48.1% | 33.0% |
| Hawaii | 28.6% | 28.4% | -- | 26.9% | 27.6% | 28.8% |
| Oregon | 36.5% | 32.5% | -- | -- | -- | 36.3% |
| Washington | 20.2% | 21.5% | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% |
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.
| 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 | 0.88% | 0.96% | 2.90% | 2.73% | 4.12% | 0.89% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 4.87% | 5.18% | -- | -- | -- | 5.25% |
| Maine | 2.40% | 2.63% | -- | -- | -- | 2.40% |
| Massachusetts | 1.78% | 1.89% | 3.61% | -- | -- | 1.78% |
| New Hampshire | 2.91% | 3.48% | -- | -- | -- | 2.95% |
| Rhode Island | 3.00% | 2.73% | -- | -- | -- | 3.00% |
| Vermont | 3.62% | 4.00% | -- | 3.05% | -- | 3.64% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 4.89% | 5.42% | -- | -- | -- | 5.35% |
| New York | 2.07% | 2.23% | 4.82% | -- | 2.57% | 2.16% |
| Pennsylvania | 3.46% | 3.46% | 6.62% | -- | -- | 3.58% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 2.76% | 2.90% | -- | -- | -- | 2.84% |
| Indiana | 3.20% | 3.46% | -- | -- | 4.51% | 3.53% |
| Michigan | 3.26% | 3.16% | -- | -- | -- | 3.14% |
| Ohio | 1.79% | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | 1.16% |
| Wisconsin | 1.78% | 2.12% | -- | 2.99% | 4.55% | 1.82% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 2.88% | 3.02% | -- | 5.91% | 3.42% | 2.94% |
| Kansas | 3.23% | 3.41% | 3.57% | -- | -- | 3.31% |
| Minnesota | 4.11% | 4.24% | -- | -- | -- | 4.10% |
| Missouri | 1.81% | 1.77% | -- | -- | 4.17% | 1.84% |
| Nebraska | 4.14% | 4.39% | -- | -- | -- | 3.40% |
| North Dakota | 2.16% | 2.14% | 3.95% | -- | -- | 2.17% |
| South Dakota | 1.94% | 2.02% | -- | -- | -- | 1.95% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 5.56% | 6.92% | -- | -- | 6.56% | 6.35% |
| District of Columbia | 3.31% | 3.31% | 7.28% | -- | -- | 3.31% |
| Florida | 4.60% | 4.43% | -- | -- | 5.93% | 4.69% |
| Georgia | 2.64% | 2.81% | -- | -- | -- | 2.78% |
| Maryland | 3.49% | 3.56% | -- | 4.49% | 3.41% | 3.62% |
| North Carolina | 3.02% | 3.19% | 4.17% | -- | -- | 2.82% |
| South Carolina | 7.17% | 7.11% | 0.00% | -- | -- | 7.08% |
| Virginia | 7.69% | 3.98% | -- | -- | -- | 7.97% |
| West Virginia | 3.26% | 3.29% | -- | -- | 1.09% | 3.50% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 3.37% | 3.42% | -- | -- | -- | 3.49% |
| Kentucky | 3.43% | 3.52% | -- | -- | -- | 3.51% |
| Mississippi | 3.18% | 3.19% | -- | -- | 1.22% | 3.10% |
| Tennessee | 5.64% | 5.60% | -- | -- | -- | 5.93% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 6.74% | 5.45% | -- | -- | -- | 5.27% |
| Louisiana | 2.91% | 2.97% | -- | -- | -- | 2.97% |
| Oklahoma | 5.23% | 6.12% | 1.84% | -- | 6.85% | 6.11% |
| Texas | 2.90% | 2.99% | 10.81% | 7.52% | 8.14% | 3.00% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 4.71% | 4.72% | -- | -- | -- | 4.50% |
| Colorado | 8.51% | 8.27% | -- | -- | 3.76% | 5.21% |
| Idaho | 5.60% | 4.88% | -- | -- | -- | 5.93% |
| Montana | 2.54% | 3.99% | -- | 0.04% | -- | 2.63% |
| Nevada | 5.01% | 5.25% | -- | -- | -- | 4.57% |
| New Mexico | 3.86% | 4.27% | -- | -- | -- | 4.07% |
| Utah | 4.01% | 4.14% | 5.76% * | -- | -- | 4.12% |
| Wyoming | 2.46% | 2.50% | -- | -- | -- | 2.46% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | -- | 4.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| California | 2.26% | 2.56% | 4.56% | 4.90% | 4.79% | 2.28% |
| Hawaii | 2.09% | 2.30% | -- | 5.20% | 4.02% | 2.35% |
| Oregon | 3.30% | 3.06% | -- | -- | -- | 3.32% |
| Washington | 4.17% | 5.32% | -- | -- | -- | 4.21% |
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.