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, 2019
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 8,212    1,505    17,955    3,302    22,982    5,828   
50 or more employees 7,911    1,703    15,502    3,617    23,093    5,313   
Total 7,966    1,667    15,871    3,569    23,079    5,378   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,903    1,040    11,653    3,663    19,977    6,184   
50 or more employees 7,089    1,558    13,512    4,116    20,622    6,727   
Total 7,048    1,443    13,238    4,049    20,530    6,649   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 7,774    2,178    14,999    4,669    20,836    7,485   
50 or more employees 7,241    1,588    14,050    3,827    21,098    5,291   
Total 7,336    1,693    14,228    3,985    21,049    5,703   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 7,123    1,366    16,083    6,242    16,776    5,955 *
50 or more employees 7,378    1,555    14,464    3,976    21,531    5,853   
Total 7,353    1,536    14,566    4,119    21,118    5,862   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 7,441    2,309    14,161    7,405    24,298    9,656   
50 or more employees 7,142    1,497    15,143    3,949    22,333    6,454   
Total 7,184    1,613    15,031    4,344    22,587    6,869   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 6,744    1,612    12,891    4,460    19,493    6,488   
50 or more employees 7,141    1,590    14,108    4,284    21,001    6,872   
Total 7,051    1,595    13,870    4,318    20,659    6,785   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 8,308    1,522    13,684    3,787    24,426    6,452   
50 or more employees 7,294    1,519    14,851    3,899    20,095    5,479   
Total 7,483    1,520    14,694    3,884    20,745    5,625   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 7,946    1,517    14,264    3,077 * 24,849    8,161   
50 or more employees 6,633    1,360    13,203    3,767    20,538    5,870   
Total 6,888    1,391    13,319    3,691    21,558    6,412   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 6,584    1,685    16,271    3,096 * 14,907    7,410   
50 or more employees 6,583    1,300    13,020    3,926    19,735    5,921   
Total 6,583    1,348    13,534    3,795    19,278    6,062   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 7,828    1,502    16,221    4,163    23,861    5,164   
50 or more employees 7,316    1,800    14,597    3,626    20,849    5,346   
Total 7,392    1,756    14,804    3,694    21,163    5,327   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,449    1,775 * 23,715    4,171    23,122    8,217   
50 or more employees 7,216    1,190    15,807    3,274    21,090    4,526   
Total 7,028    1,333    16,730    3,379    21,498    5,268   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 5,964    1,468    11,193    3,712    18,106    7,030   
50 or more employees 6,578    1,486    13,254    4,071    21,145    5,710   
Total 6,454    1,482    13,101    4,044    20,781    5,868   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 8,528    2,567 * 21,130    1,858 * 24,239    4,494 *
50 or more employees 7,268    935    14,750    3,110    21,253    4,825   
Total 7,477    1,206    15,593    2,945    21,483    4,800   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 6,184    804    13,322    4,376    15,715    2,820   
50 or more employees 6,715    1,424    15,675    2,461    22,060    3,176   
Total 6,628    1,322    15,483    2,617    21,258    3,131   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 6,216    656    11,752    2,634 * 16,949    7,481 *
50 or more employees 7,133    929    14,037    2,328    20,522    3,853   
Total 6,983    884    13,921    2,344    20,080    4,301   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 6,778    1,488    14,342    3,635    17,690    5,222   
50 or more employees 6,945    1,346    14,471    4,279    21,196    5,714   
Total 6,915    1,371    14,457    4,210    20,661    5,639   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 5,951    855    11,516    7,614    14,982    5,831   
50 or more employees 6,070    1,042 * 13,436    4,576    20,198    5,658   
Total 6,059    1,023 * 13,268    4,843    19,563    5,679   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 4,526    951    9,010    3,058    15,549    4,462   
50 or more employees 6,970    1,346    14,145    6,093    18,856    8,597   
Total 6,741    1,309    13,682    5,819    18,462    8,104   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 6,459    1,321    13,855    6,552 * 18,314    4,844 *
50 or more employees 6,637    1,595    14,146    3,885    20,528    6,276   
Total 6,611    1,555    14,117    4,147    20,348    6,159   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 6,213    1,102 * 10,769    3,219    15,933    7,078   
50 or more employees 6,856    1,438    14,101    4,017    21,235    7,593   
Total 6,743    1,379    13,543    3,883    20,509    7,522   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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, 2019
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 316    156    1,366    682    954    788   
50 or more employees 189    88    361    220    603    273   
Total 165    77    388    214    540    260   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 499    211    1,130    671    1,116    1,106   
50 or more employees 219    90    494    419    819    529   
Total 204    86    454    370    719    479   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 379    338    697    691    992    1,420   
50 or more employees 127    107    323    261    364    264   
Total 124    108    294    249    351    349   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 533    312    1,649    1,356    1,795    2,283 *
50 or more employees 299    92    506    253    722    350   
Total 274    89    486    255    694    375   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 570    333    1,157    570    2,632    1,820   
50 or more employees 277    110    637    295    1,450    472   
Total 253    114    582    289    1,327    456   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 263    222    927    649    920    880   
50 or more employees 191    95    452    288    447    483   
Total 158    89    404    266    406    423   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 444    305    826    814    1,891    1,193   
50 or more employees 222    86    568    247    1,030    381   
Total 205    90    505    240    931    375   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 779    269    1,946    957 * 4,386    2,183   
50 or more employees 273    127    670    372    940    874   
Total 265    116    619    347    1,272    906   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 523    382    1,614    1,227 * 2,051    1,783   
50 or more employees 244    129    650    254    507    325   
Total 223    122    657    302    544    340   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 290    266    1,107    636    1,336    1,445   
50 or more employees 187    83    552    197    496    231   
Total 166    81    506    191    485    257   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 402    651 * 5,764    1,230    2,713    2,051   
50 or more employees 436    249    1,606    529    3,130    1,352   
Total 349    255    1,629    494    2,617    1,299   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 445    294    1,035    886    2,175    1,682   
50 or more employees 218    83    615    420    809    387   
Total 194    89    574    395    757    401   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 1,051    1,011 * 2,640    1,285 * 2,127    2,096 *
50 or more employees 875    145    1,456    321    1,651    814   
Total 719    247    1,334    342    1,508    767   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 544    198    1,417    792    745    681   
50 or more employees 314    149    1,624    540    1,741    803   
Total 279    130    1,523    520    1,687    700   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 343    194    1,058    889 * 2,177    2,529 *
50 or more employees 181    133    424    420    654    820   
Total 164    113    405    403    633    852   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 401    227    1,278    1,072    1,480    1,106   
50 or more employees 202    76    409    387    752    700   
Total 181    75    390    371    704    620   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 665    195    1,955    1,756    1,600    1,572   
50 or more employees 195    440 * 559    714    1,010    1,032   
Total 188    393 * 584    686    1,077    928   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 272    112    641    366    1,529    1,312   
50 or more employees 794    275    1,790    1,639    2,217    1,924   
Total 699    248    1,610    1,488    1,946    1,695   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 275    288    1,296    2,602 * 1,756    1,475 *
50 or more employees 299    210    607    400    659    1,012   
Total 259    184    565    494    634    934   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 756    334 * 1,319    798    1,590    1,235   
50 or more employees 314    216    564    529    1,203    1,598   
Total 299    188    567    463    1,112    1,393   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.