Table IX.B.2 Average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2017
METRO AREA Single premium Single contribution Employee-
plus-one premium
Employee-
plus-one contribution
Family premium Family contribution
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 7,949    1,806    16,264    4,489    21,781    6,104   
50 or more employees 7,288    1,525    14,293    3,632    21,600    5,877   
Total 7,403    1,574    14,550    3,744    21,625    5,908   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,044    1,371    12,586    4,016 * 16,249    3,525   
50 or more employees 6,008    1,556    12,009    3,788    18,666    6,009   
Total 6,015    1,520    12,061    3,809    18,310    5,643   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 6,394    1,324    15,114    3,816 * 18,841    3,914   
50 or more employees 6,413    1,552    12,991    3,648    19,165    5,280   
Total 6,410    1,520    13,233    3,667    19,130    5,131   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 7,303    1,248    13,672    4,498    17,359    7,512   
50 or more employees 6,176    1,435    12,518    3,611    17,920    5,639   
Total 6,347    1,407    12,582    3,660    17,872    5,799   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 6,302    990    12,354    4,195    17,273    2,930 *
50 or more employees 6,145    1,419    12,674    3,665    20,625    6,054   
Total 6,164    1,367    12,656    3,695    20,363    5,810   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 5,892    1,752    12,519    4,403    18,183    7,278   
50 or more employees 6,697    1,581    12,876    3,901    19,884    6,182   
Total 6,514    1,620    12,806    3,999    19,552    6,396   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 6,298    1,081    13,689    3,802    19,608    6,553   
50 or more employees 7,099    1,713    13,857    3,805    20,381    5,895   
Total 6,950    1,596    13,838    3,804    20,253    6,004   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 6,340    1,419    13,017    4,941 * 19,499    6,273 *
50 or more employees 5,562    1,471    12,033    4,047    16,417    5,352   
Total 5,663    1,464    12,123    4,128    16,657    5,424   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 6,808    1,352    12,900    3,309    18,152    7,257   
50 or more employees 5,649    1,214    12,147    3,666    18,129    5,393   
Total 5,819    1,235    12,200    3,641    18,133    5,677   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 7,917    1,405    14,549    3,198    20,996    3,860   
50 or more employees 6,865    1,705    14,067    3,821    21,435    5,947   
Total 7,094    1,640    14,158    3,704    21,344    5,516   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,682    1,537    13,015    4,970    18,965    8,330   
50 or more employees 7,113    1,252    12,376    2,828    19,432    4,799   
Total 7,014    1,317    12,457    3,102    19,345    5,459   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 5,659    1,218    11,251    4,959    16,348    8,114   
50 or more employees 6,322    1,658    11,499    3,588    18,430    5,758   
Total 6,231    1,598    11,484    3,670    18,311    5,893   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,664    1,380 * 14,497    4,791 * 14,930    4,294 *
50 or more employees 6,365    1,878    12,076    3,922    18,679    7,120   
Total 6,411    1,801    12,362    4,025    18,253    6,799   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 6,616    1,682    10,831    2,023 * 17,076    2,756 *
50 or more employees 6,345    1,513    14,411    3,035    19,771    3,618   
Total 6,382    1,536    14,106    2,949    19,530    3,541   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 6,234    723    12,640    2,246 * 21,945    3,351 *
50 or more employees 6,756    910    12,544    2,714    19,421    4,545   
Total 6,670    879    12,554    2,663    19,734    4,397   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 5,836    1,297    8,486    3,204    16,001    6,423   
50 or more employees 6,280    1,359    12,837    3,243    18,124    4,838   
Total 6,218    1,351    12,419    3,239    17,917    4,993   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 5,698    1,706    13,135    3,142 * 10,835    5,583   
50 or more employees 5,819    1,250    11,827    3,490    17,446    4,428   
Total 5,797    1,335    12,007    3,442    16,675    4,563   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 6,706    1,035 * 12,098    5,492    16,687    7,936 *
50 or more employees 5,444    1,548    9,997    5,072    14,895    5,663   
Total 5,756    1,421    10,238    5,120    15,294    6,169   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 6,240    1,810    12,253    5,312    21,518    6,814 *
50 or more employees 6,434    1,367    13,393    3,652    19,216    5,386   
Total 6,401    1,441    13,269    3,832    19,422    5,513   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 5,275    878    10,868    2,301    15,137    4,934   
50 or more employees 6,555    1,453    12,849    2,855    19,039    4,539   
Total 6,380    1,375    12,612    2,789    18,733    4,570   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

Table IX.B.2 Standard errors for average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2017
METRO AREA Single premium Single contribution Employee-
plus-one premium
Employee-
plus-one contribution
Family premium Family contribution
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 329    183    918    653    821    1,104   
50 or more employees 168    67    334    181    444    220   
Total 150    65    320    178    399    241   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 419    233    1,152    1,293 * 807    835   
50 or more employees 180    143    564    309    660    570   
Total 166    125    524    303    580    520   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 468    195    1,025    1,586 * 1,064    850   
50 or more employees 189    93    408    314    975    469   
Total 175    85    377    332    879    425   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 519    294    1,027    877    1,575    1,392   
50 or more employees 181    125    398    346    492    602   
Total 177    115    377    335    468    582   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 781    275    1,703    992    2,117    1,008 *
50 or more employees 240    103    386    252    735    384   
Total 232    96    377    246    712    370   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 273    219    685    537    810    816   
50 or more employees 162    71    334    185    453    294   
Total 144    74    300    183    395    290   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 334    169    957    631    767    998   
50 or more employees 205    90    391    233    429    369   
Total 181    82    364    219    381    348   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 562    388    1,757    1,524 * 3,827    2,138 *
50 or more employees 135    80    398    185    423    240   
Total 142    86    401    222    510    276   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 483    398    712    681    760    1,480   
50 or more employees 189    101    429    205    403    370   
Total 184    105    402    197    361    389   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 439    182    639    630    1,118    636   
50 or more employees 160    100    339    199    744    382   
Total 163    88    301    204    634    338   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 447    247    1,365    891    1,371    1,315   
50 or more employees 379    123    471    242    608    610   
Total 310    111    449    260    557    589   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 550    246    1,053    931    1,741    1,014   
50 or more employees 329    139    447    250    656    337   
Total 294    125    424    245    625    331   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 701    463 * 1,038    1,451 * 2,002    1,436 *
50 or more employees 305    536    457    543    703    975   
Total 279    463    448    522    687    887   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 357    385    1,579    1,021 * 1,726    904 *
50 or more employees 206    110    690    295    724    453   
Total 185    109    678    289    685    416   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 441    149    1,076    858 * 3,046    1,586 *
50 or more employees 285    101    564    413    756    794   
Total 250    87    517    380    805    724   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 618    285    1,418    618    1,026    992   
50 or more employees 179    63    344    187    604    360   
Total 176    67    369    179    553    345   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 566    290    1,620    1,334 * 2,280    735   
50 or more employees 343    117    945    436    1,078    424   
Total 299    112    847    417    1,101    393   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 520    347 * 1,196    1,448    1,661    2,519 *
50 or more employees 458    149    660    592    1,321    672   
Total 359    150    613    548    1,119    741   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 331    297    1,355    674    1,878    2,436 *
50 or more employees 195    82    335    251    533    467   
Total 172    83    342    256    530    477   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 343    198    1,012    555    968    1,112   
50 or more employees 219    120    571    227    600    258   
Total 197    109    489    208    535    256   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.