United States

31.8%

28.6%

25.9%

31.6%

36.6%

New England:

Connecticut

34.8%

27.3%

27.6%

36.3%

42.4%

Maine

27.9%

26.5%

24.8%

25.4%

32.2%

Massachusetts

37.4%

34.2%

28.1%

37.0%

44.0%

New Hampshire

33.8%

29.6%

26.3%

31.5%

41.9%

Rhode Island

40.3%

28.9%

34.0%

43.1%

46.0%

Vermont

28.7%

23.9%

25.7%

26.5%

34.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

31.9%

36.3%

25.2%

32.4%

34.6%

New York

33.8%

28.0%

31.5%

33.6%

38.0%

Pennsylvania

31.3%

25.9%

25.1%

33.0%

35.3%

East North Central:

Illinois

33.5%

25.0%

24.9%

34.9%

40.8%

Indiana

34.8%

28.8%

24.4%

35.4%

42.0%

Michigan

34.7%

32.0%

28.8%

33.7%

39.4%

Ohio

36.2%

19.9%

29.9%

40.4%

41.9%

Wisconsin

36.9%

32.9%

31.1%

35.5%

42.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

38.1%

32.7%

33.0%

40.0%

41.1%

Kansas

34.3%

29.4%

24.6%

34.1%

40.9%

Minnesota

34.7%

27.2%

20.3%

34.0%

45.1%

Missouri

31.0%

26.6%

24.6%

31.5%

36.0%

Nebraska

35.9%

29.3%

34.3%

35.8%

38.8%

North Dakota

33.3%

26.6%

24.3%

37.3%

36.8%

South Dakota

34.5%

34.1%

30.3%

33.3%

37.4%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

29.7%

26.4%

27.5%

29.1%

32.8%

District of Columbia

27.0%

25.6%

25.2%

23.0%

33.3%

Florida

29.6%

34.3%

24.1%

29.2%

31.3%

Georgia

32.7%

28.1%

25.0%

33.6%

38.4%

Maryland

28.5%

23.6%

23.2%

26.1%

36.5%

North Carolina

26.4%

25.7%

22.6%

23.4%

31.5%

South Carolina

31.2%

20.4%

21.8%

36.7%

35.5%

Virginia

30.7%

22.3%

29.4%

28.5%

36.0%

West Virginia

37.1%

32.4%

22.8%

37.7%

45.9%

East South Central:

Alabama

37.5%

26.2%

29.3%

36.5%

46.1%

Kentucky

33.2%

29.7%

23.7%

33.4%

40.8%

Mississippi

29.4%

26.5%

24.8%

34.3%

28.4%

Tennessee

34.9%

32.5%

26.4%

35.2%

39.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

31.3%

40.3%

22.1%

28.8%

34.4%

Louisiana

30.4%

26.0%

20.7%

33.9%

34.0%

Oklahoma

26.3%

22.0%

14.6%

30.0%

31.4%

Texas

30.2%

32.2%

28.3%

27.3%

32.9%

Mountain:

Arizona

28.3%

28.9%

20.5%

25.9%

33.7%

Colorado

31.1%

29.3%

27.7%

26.0%

38.5%

Idaho

31.5%

29.5%

27.6%

29.0%

36.6%

Montana

30.9%

24.7%

19.5%

29.5%

37.8%

Nevada

26.4%

20.0%

31.0%

28.7%

24.5%

New Mexico

27.4%

18.3%

19.6%

26.8%

34.9%

Utah

37.3%

30.1%

44.3%

30.0%

41.1%

Wyoming

36.1%

18.5%

34.7%

34.8%

43.6%

Pacific:

Alaska

27.3%

17.0%

23.7%

29.1%

31.1%

California

29.2%

31.7%

23.1%

28.5%

33.0%

Hawaii

25.5%

17.6%

14.8%

27.9%

35.9%

Oregon

27.0%

23.0%

20.5%

26.9%

32.9%

Washington

26.2%

21.5%

21.3%

27.0%

29.8%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

United States

0.25%

0.78%

0.62%

0.57%

0.45%

New England:

Connecticut

1.80%

2.59%

2.51%

3.70%

2.21%

Maine

1.57%

4.70%

4.41%

2.78%

2.17%

Massachusetts

2.13%

3.17%

2.79%

4.15%

3.60%

New Hampshire

1.36%

3.06%

2.35%

1.49%

4.37%

Rhode Island

1.52%

6.16%

3.20%

3.35%

3.55%

Vermont

1.76%

4.35%

2.83%

2.35%

3.21%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.49%

5.94%

2.99%

3.39%

3.61%

New York

1.18%

2.85%

2.80%

2.33%

2.65%

Pennsylvania

1.10%

1.81%

2.53%

3.63%

1.52%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.25%

2.23%

4.53%

2.22%

2.75%

Indiana

1.60%

6.95%

2.66%

2.56%

3.22%

Michigan

1.58%

4.15%

1.77%

3.38%

2.43%

Ohio

1.64%

1.49%

2.07%

3.84%

2.44%

Wisconsin

0.65%

4.00%

1.56%

2.25%

2.63%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.83%

3.24%

2.87%

3.19%

2.84%

Kansas

0.93%

2.62%

3.03%

2.51%

2.40%

Minnesota

2.36%

2.53%

4.08%

3.12%

3.75%

Missouri

2.55%

6.33%

4.92%

2.63%

2.40%

Nebraska

1.26%

2.42%

2.47%

2.16%

1.70%

North Dakota

2.68%

3.55%

2.26%

2.85%

5.56%

South Dakota

2.09%

4.78%

3.17%

2.76%

3.62%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.84%

3.69%

3.31%

4.08%

2.62%

District of Columbia

1.49%

2.68%

3.51%

3.31%

3.10%

Florida

1.56%

3.81%

4.36%

2.27%

1.84%

Georgia

1.58%

4.23%

2.76%

3.82%

3.33%

Maryland

1.30%

3.78%

2.11%

1.96%

2.43%

North Carolina

1.63%

4.00%

2.41%

2.72%

2.63%

South Carolina

2.12%

2.32%

3.30%

4.20%

2.42%

Virginia

1.34%

3.44%

3.16%

2.31%

2.27%

West Virginia

1.98%

6.12%

1.91%

4.75%

3.36%

East South Central:

Alabama

2.06%

2.46%

4.23%

3.30%

2.55%

Kentucky

1.26%

5.45%

2.48%

3.13%

4.61%

Mississippi

1.53%

3.41%

3.88%

3.07%

3.04%

Tennessee

1.34%

3.21%

2.99%

3.03%

2.76%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.03%

7.25%

3.63%

3.45%

4.28%

Louisiana

1.96%

3.90%

3.92%

3.34%

2.81%

Oklahoma

1.26%

2.99%

2.73%

2.17%

3.17%

Texas

1.44%

3.89%

2.99%

2.35%

1.35%

Mountain:

Arizona

1.70%

4.74%

3.17%

3.20%

2.95%

Colorado

1.74%

2.58%

3.02%

2.35%

3.61%

Idaho

1.63%

6.62%

4.02%

3.12%

2.69%

Montana

1.50%

3.24%

2.92%

2.10%

2.38%

Nevada

2.56%

3.25%

4.11%

3.29%

4.02%

New Mexico

1.97%

2.65%

4.53%

4.98%

3.41%

Utah

1.82%

5.57%

2.59%

3.27%

3.20%

Wyoming

2.02%

4.16%

3.36%

3.55%

4.89%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.34%

3.06%

3.69%

3.66%

2.57%

California

0.89%

2.23%

2.22%

2.07%

1.78%

Hawaii

2.13%

3.37%

3.48%

4.24%

2.87%

Oregon

1.17%

2.17%

3.88%

2.56%

1.68%

Washington

1.72%

2.71%

2.68%

2.69%

3.29%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.