Table IX.B.1 Health insurance offer, eligibility and take up rates for private-sector establishments and employees by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2018
METRO AREA Percent of establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 35.8%    51.9%    77.6%    68.1%    52.8%   
50 or more employees 95.4%    98.0%    75.1%    69.5%    52.2%   
Total 47.1%    85.1%    75.5%    69.2%    52.3%   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 33.8%    54.6%    83.4%    75.0%    62.5%   
50 or more employees 99.0%    99.7%    76.6%    69.9%    53.5%   
Total 45.6%    87.6%    77.7%    70.8%    55.0%   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 27.1%    45.9%    86.3%    68.7%    59.3%   
50 or more employees 98.3%    96.4%    75.0%    75.5%    56.7%   
Total 42.6%    85.5%    76.3%    74.6%    57.0%   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 30.0%    47.0%    87.5%    68.7%    60.1%   
50 or more employees 98.1%    96.9%    82.3%    76.6%    63.1%   
Total 49.1%    86.7%    82.9%    75.7%    62.7%   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 31.5%    45.7%    82.9%    75.9%    62.9%   
50 or more employees 97.7%    95.3%    81.1%    74.5%    60.4%   
Total 53.1%    84.5%    81.3%    74.6%    60.7%   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 36.3%    61.2%    81.5%    68.3%    55.7%   
50 or more employees 99.5%    98.2%    76.9%    71.9%    55.3%   
Total 55.3%    89.2%    77.7%    71.3%    55.4%   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 33.8%    53.4%    78.6%    68.8%    54.0%   
50 or more employees 96.5%    97.8%    76.2%    72.6%    55.3%   
Total 48.0%    85.5%    76.6%    71.9%    55.1%   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 22.9%    41.9%    85.9%    82.4%    70.8%   
50 or more employees 99.0%    99.2%    82.4%    74.6%    61.5%   
Total 36.8%    84.8%    82.8%    75.6%    62.7%   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 23.9%    39.3%    85.7%    69.6%    59.7%   
50 or more employees 96.5%    97.7%    78.3%    70.5%    55.2%   
Total 46.0%    85.8%    79.0%    70.4%    55.6%   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 36.7%    59.3%    78.2%    67.0%    52.4%   
50 or more employees 98.7%    97.6%    76.2%    70.1%    53.4%   
Total 52.1%    88.9%    76.5%    69.6%    53.2%   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 42.3%    56.4%    80.7%    76.6%    61.8%   
50 or more employees 95.8%    98.3%    83.5%    73.0%    61.0%   
Total 51.6%    84.5%    82.9%    73.8%    61.1%   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 27.3%    58.2%    84.1%    69.0%    58.1%   
50 or more employees 97.9%    99.0%    77.2%    68.7%    53.1%   
Total 47.9%    90.8%    78.1%    68.7%    53.7%   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 31.4%    39.4%    85.8%    67.6%    58.0%   
50 or more employees 96.6%    98.2%    76.0%    66.7%    50.7%   
Total 46.8%    85.6%    76.9%    66.8%    51.4%   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 26.8%    51.3%    67.6%    67.8%    45.9%   
50 or more employees 100.0%    100.0%    78.3%    76.8%    60.1%   
Total 47.3%    88.5%    76.8%    75.7%    58.2%   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 33.2%    57.2%    80.7%    83.6%    67.5%   
50 or more employees 99.8%    100.0%    78.5%    81.7%    64.2%   
Total 51.2%    88.2%    78.9%    82.1%    64.8%   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 29.6%    49.1%    79.3%    75.1%    59.5%   
50 or more employees 95.8%    97.9%    80.3%    74.7%    60.0%   
Total 48.2%    86.3%    80.2%    74.7%    59.9%   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 24.6%    39.7%    79.5%    73.8%    58.7%   
50 or more employees 90.5%    96.7%    80.5%    80.1%    64.5%   
Total 37.1%    81.5%    80.4%    79.3%    63.7%   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 12.7% * 44.3%    88.5%    73.4%    64.9%   
50 or more employees 99.7%    99.3%    67.2%    71.9%    48.4%   
Total 45.9%    90.5%    68.9%    72.1%    49.7%   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 35.5%    51.3%    73.4%    80.4%    59.0%   
50 or more employees 93.9%    97.3%    80.2%    75.8%    60.8%   
Total 52.6%    85.3%    79.2%    76.5%    60.6%   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 40.4%    53.3%    82.5%    79.4%    65.5%   
50 or more employees 94.9%    94.9%    76.7%    76.2%    58.4%   
Total 55.2%    83.5%    77.7%    76.8%    59.6%   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.1 Standard errors for health insurance offer, eligibility, take up rates for private-sector establishments and employees by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2018
METRO AREA Percent of establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 2.57%    2.72%    2.45%    2.79%    2.67%   
50 or more employees 1.27%    0.58%    1.97%    1.70%    1.86%   
Total 2.15%    1.04%    1.68%    1.49%    1.60%   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 3.14%    3.40%    2.30%    2.78%    3.09%   
50 or more employees 0.58%    0.29%    2.91%    2.45%    2.97%   
Total 2.74%    1.40%    2.48%    2.10%    2.59%   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 3.78%    4.36%    3.34%    3.67%    3.73%   
50 or more employees 0.85%    2.85%    2.87%    2.41%    3.35%   
Total 3.13%    2.42%    2.58%    2.17%    3.00%   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 4.85%    5.15%    3.40%    4.46%    4.46%   
50 or more employees 0.99%    2.07%    2.45%    3.27%    2.99%   
Total 4.00%    2.19%    2.19%    2.93%    2.71%   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 5.38%    5.54%    4.64%    4.84%    5.08%   
50 or more employees 0.97%    1.93%    2.67%    2.34%    2.83%   
Total 4.29%    2.26%    2.42%    2.14%    2.56%   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 4.08%    3.84%    3.36%    2.93%    3.23%   
50 or more employees 0.27%    1.55%    2.64%    1.63%    2.46%   
Total 3.20%    1.62%    2.27%    1.45%    2.12%   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 3.94%    4.02%    2.88%    3.03%    3.15%   
50 or more employees 1.32%    0.80%    2.93%    2.69%    2.84%   
Total 3.39%    1.70%    2.49%    2.29%    2.41%   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 4.61%    6.07%    3.42%    4.84%    4.84%   
50 or more employees 0.96%    0.80%    3.31%    2.04%    3.57%   
Total 4.27%    2.20%    2.93%    1.88%    3.20%   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 4.63%    5.01%    4.01%    4.24%    4.56%   
50 or more employees 1.85%    1.29%    2.64%    3.20%    3.24%   
Total 3.52%    1.71%    2.43%    2.90%    2.97%   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 4.87%    4.43%    4.26%    3.27%    4.03%   
50 or more employees 0.81%    1.38%    2.73%    2.77%    3.24%   
Total 3.91%    1.54%    2.40%    2.41%    2.82%   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 5.30%    4.97%    3.76%    3.95%    4.17%   
50 or more employees 2.25%    1.30%    3.10%    3.78%    3.81%   
Total 4.58%    2.40%    2.56%    3.09%    3.11%   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 4.07%    4.61%    3.45%    3.81%    4.14%   
50 or more employees 1.08%    0.70%    3.76%    2.97%    3.07%   
Total 3.16%    1.30%    3.34%    2.61%    2.73%   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 7.34%    7.96%    5.45%    10.56%    9.57%   
50 or more employees 2.07%    1.14%    4.02%    4.44%    4.63%   
Total 6.24%    2.95%    3.66%    4.12%    4.27%   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 4.69%    6.66%    11.43%    4.82%    8.44%   
50 or more employees 0.00%    0.00%    3.26%    2.59%    3.91%   
Total 4.04%    1.79%    3.32%    2.39%    3.68%   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 4.43%    4.74%    4.31%    3.75%    4.37%   
50 or more employees 0.22%    0.02%    3.29%    2.06%    3.60%   
Total 3.57%    1.54%    2.81%    1.80%    3.06%   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 4.42%    4.86%    4.19%    2.98%    4.20%   
50 or more employees 1.95%    1.17%    2.61%    2.81%    3.35%   
Total 3.45%    1.62%    2.33%    2.47%    2.95%   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 6.05%    7.11%    4.76%    6.54%    5.48%   
50 or more employees 4.46%    1.96%    3.67%    3.17%    4.02%   
Total 5.43%    3.30%    3.25%    2.93%    3.59%   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 5.16% * 12.04%    4.28%    9.58%    11.30%   
50 or more employees 0.27%    0.69%    6.77%    5.75%    5.28%   
Total 7.12%    2.52%    6.42%    5.26%    5.04%   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 5.70%    5.51%    5.00%    4.32%    5.78%   
50 or more employees 2.60%    1.17%    3.19%    2.11%    2.99%   
Total 4.41%    2.02%    2.81%    1.91%    2.68%   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 6.99%    7.17%    3.82%    7.39%    7.58%   
50 or more employees 2.91%    3.60%    4.01%    3.83%    4.40%   
Total 5.44%    3.28%    3.36%    3.40%    3.84%   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.