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, 2018
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 8,658    1,575    16,573    4,243    23,865    4,741   
50 or more employees 7,621    1,591    15,288    3,570    22,860    5,257   
Total 7,826    1,588    15,448    3,654    23,018    5,176   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 5,773    950    12,374    3,434    16,517    5,737   
50 or more employees 6,655    1,195    13,058    3,325    19,353    4,860   
Total 6,456    1,140    12,960    3,341    18,959    4,982   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 7,216    1,499    13,237    2,790    21,705    6,931   
50 or more employees 6,971    1,652    13,092    3,278    20,266    5,254   
Total 7,005    1,631    13,104    3,236    20,420    5,434   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 7,079    1,295    10,615    5,118    19,392    7,346   
50 or more employees 6,352    1,335    13,654    4,201    19,164    5,692   
Total 6,446    1,330    13,443    4,264    19,179    5,806   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 6,096    1,017    14,639    3,876    18,249    6,184   
50 or more employees 6,940    1,472    14,628    4,031    20,099    5,689   
Total 6,827    1,411    14,629    4,015    19,890    5,745   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 7,081    1,515    13,742    5,232    19,927    8,486   
50 or more employees 6,961    1,620    13,949    4,154    20,423    6,325   
Total 6,984    1,600    13,914    4,339    20,360    6,602   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 6,212    1,406    14,099    3,463    20,572    6,707   
50 or more employees 7,254    1,418    14,122    3,279    22,046    6,358   
Total 7,051    1,415    14,119    3,305    21,830    6,409   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 6,983    1,477    16,969    3,402    20,211    5,922   
50 or more employees 5,804    1,407    12,408    3,688    17,596    5,467   
Total 6,001    1,419    12,977    3,652    17,852    5,512   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 6,431    1,514    12,708    3,827    15,758    7,381   
50 or more employees 6,616    1,494    13,023    3,499    18,798    5,794   
Total 6,595    1,496    12,990    3,534    18,584    5,906   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 7,092    1,689    13,958    4,253    18,990    5,188   
50 or more employees 7,512    1,851    15,281    4,039    22,995    5,858   
Total 7,445    1,825    15,119    4,065    22,401    5,758   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,744    785    15,515    3,004    20,884    3,759   
50 or more employees 6,752    1,259    12,936    3,894    20,579    5,228   
Total 6,750    1,134    13,216    3,797    20,642    4,924   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 6,182    1,313    11,880    4,170    17,748    5,167   
50 or more employees 6,180    1,650    12,876    3,920    19,342    5,914   
Total 6,180    1,601    12,747    3,952    19,130    5,815   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 5,795    563 * 10,147    1,820 * 13,981    5,910 *
50 or more employees 6,301    1,434    13,821    3,524    19,017    5,301   
Total 6,247    1,342    13,569    3,407    18,169    5,404   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 6,845    1,392    10,979    2,336    16,635    3,044 *
50 or more employees 6,300    1,543    13,445    3,477    17,969    4,068   
Total 6,360    1,526    13,200    3,364    17,821    3,955   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 6,182    1,015    11,970    4,561    16,872    6,732   
50 or more employees 6,751    868    12,892    2,319    18,926    3,108   
Total 6,618    903    12,794    2,556    18,663    3,573   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 6,163    1,420    11,010    4,330    16,920    7,015   
50 or more employees 6,629    1,525    13,417    3,674    19,314    5,584   
Total 6,550    1,507    13,281    3,711    19,005    5,769   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,296    1,574 * 14,370    6,669 * 16,060    7,235 *
50 or more employees 7,220    1,404    13,587    3,212    20,425    5,233   
Total 7,085    1,429    13,671    3,581    20,096    5,384   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 7,207    1,396    11,784    6,912    18,794    2,336 *
50 or more employees 8,189    1,604    15,577    5,244    22,523    7,765   
Total 8,093    1,583    15,128    5,441    22,119    7,176   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 5,721    550    11,092    2,870 * 14,537    4,544   
50 or more employees 6,293    1,394    12,601    3,426    18,796    5,067   
Total 6,190    1,241    12,435    3,365    18,270    5,002   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 7,853    1,676 * 12,431    3,196    14,847    3,578 *
50 or more employees 7,054    1,275    13,703    3,247    21,478    5,190   
Total 7,195    1,346    13,495    3,238    19,934    4,814   
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.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, 2018
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 333    217    800    614    1,215    840   
50 or more employees 247    80    419    183    720    340   
Total 207    77    379    179    635    315   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 251    116    804    618    1,012    908   
50 or more employees 152    88    319    209    535    322   
Total 132    73    296    200    483    310   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 397    233    1,052    601    1,595    1,760   
50 or more employees 170    78    490    177    658    510   
Total 156    75    457    170    615    499   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 426    212    805    894    1,661    1,596   
50 or more employees 243    121    522    427    528    440   
Total 220    108    502    402    505    430   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 491    225    1,512    939    1,146    1,113   
50 or more employees 341    92    504    302    1,553    645   
Total 306    85    478    288    1,373    588   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 442    148    915    736    689    1,075   
50 or more employees 216    85    425    216    617    302   
Total 195    74    385    225    547    306   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 290    181    953    712    789    1,176   
50 or more employees 149    87    446    294    572    542   
Total 141    79    407    272    511    493   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 397    300    1,685    913    1,474    1,435   
50 or more employees 210    77    351    261    430    415   
Total 193    82    478    257    432    401   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 350    266    1,321    1,085    1,300    1,171   
50 or more employees 225    94    406    276    453    310   
Total 204    88    390    273    431    296   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 361    228    1,272    754    1,392    1,050   
50 or more employees 388    130    1,095    290    1,745    298   
Total 332    115    981    270    1,557    302   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 422    203    1,139    758    2,093    941   
50 or more employees 202    112    506    481    584    797   
Total 186    101    474    439    634    655   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 365    188    917    645    1,338    1,229   
50 or more employees 187    111    306    352    473    517   
Total 168    97    292    318    453    476   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 662    342 * 2,784    708 * 1,612    2,139 *
50 or more employees 315    135    1,095    331    836    527   
Total 291    129    1,073    314    807    571   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 493    399    1,656    551    1,132    1,042 *
50 or more employees 198    158    583    377    631    384   
Total 185    147    556    347    572    366   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 386    254    639    795    982    1,080   
50 or more employees 205    87    672    358    821    567   
Total 180    90    599    350    714    578   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 329    269    770    558    1,367    1,834   
50 or more employees 138    93    398    286    475    605   
Total 128    90    387    271    453    575   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 770    548 * 2,287    2,416 * 3,319    2,293 *
50 or more employees 202    152    458    379    673    406   
Total 212    153    471    450    708    418   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 774    407    1,323    1,153    703    2,430 *
50 or more employees 581    138    766    541    1,579    1,406   
Total 538    131    765    497    1,431    1,350   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 259    137    1,110    871 * 952    1,073   
50 or more employees 191    103    347    242    732    365   
Total 162    91    338    235    646    343   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 1,060    634 * 1,289    485    1,660    1,881 *
50 or more employees 274    101    543    251    1,018    471   
Total 296    139    504    225    1,064    612   
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.