United States

14.6%

16.8%

20.4%

8.3%

23.4%

25.2%

New England:

Connecticut

21.7%

14.6%

*

41.5%

*

13.9%

29.2%

37.4%

Maine

15.2%

19.7%

*

6.0%

*

4.7%

27.6%

25.1%

Massachusetts

12.6%

13.9%

*

20.5%

*

6.0%

*

17.8%

26.4%

*

New Hampshire

8.9%

49.8%

*

14.4%

*

4.5%

14.3%

*

18.8%

*

Rhode Island

16.0%

*

14.4%

*

19.1%

*

6.4%

*

31.9%

34.2%

Vermont

19.0%

6.4%

*

13.2%

*

7.8%

*

30.3%

51.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

17.2%

.

30.5%

*

10.1%

*

27.2%

24.4%

*

New York

20.2%

29.4%

*

20.0%

*

13.4%

*

25.3%

32.4%

Pennsylvania

12.0%

19.6%

*

10.5%

*

6.6%

*

14.1%

17.8%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

13.3%

54.9%

*

7.2%

*

8.6%

*

17.3%

24.6%

Indiana

8.3%

23.3%

*

7.1%

*

3.5%

*

23.7%

8.8%

*

Michigan

13.0%

21.9%

*

37.1%

6.4%

*

21.8%

20.8%

Ohio

14.9%

23.8%

*

20.1%

*

6.4%

25.5%

28.8%

Wisconsin

12.4%

17.7%

4.6%

*

3.5%

*

25.8%

27.8%

West North Central:

Iowa

12.5%

*

41.1%

*

0.9%

*

1.9%

*

29.1%

22.6%

*

Kansas

10.4%

.

14.0%

*

6.5%

23.1%

14.3%

*

Minnesota

20.7%

33.2%

*

33.4%

*

9.9%

32.2%

21.9%

*

Missouri

23.9%

20.2%

*

41.1%

12.6%

*

45.0%

20.3%

*

Nebraska

13.6%

13.4%

*

20.4%

*

4.7%

*

22.3%

35.1%

North Dakota

26.3%

60.4%

.

6.9%

*

48.2%

18.1%

*

South Dakota

10.9%

*

61.0%

3.9%

*

0.9%

*

23.3%

*

9.9%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

19.4%

8.7%

*

8.0%

*

14.9%

*

33.6%

6.5%

*

District of Columbia

28.7%

2.8%

*

.

20.6%

39.6%

35.7%

*

Florida

18.1%

29.4%

*

26.6%

*

11.7%

26.9%

44.1%

Georgia

9.1%

*

39.0%

*

0.3%

*

6.4%

*

10.8%

*

30.7%

Maryland

11.9%

56.3%

*

20.2%

*

5.5%

*

12.5%

*

34.9%

North Carolina

8.8%

9.8%

*

13.8%

*

3.7%

*

25.5%

24.9%

*

South Carolina

12.5%

17.6%

*

40.5%

*

4.2%

*

34.3%

20.3%

*

Virginia

7.6%

40.0%

*

33.8%

*

3.1%

18.3%

10.2%

*

West Virginia

9.2%

5.7%

*

.

4.9%

*

13.6%

7.8%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

10.7%

*

15.8%

*

21.5%

*

9.8%

*

11.1%

*

13.4%

*

Kentucky

6.9%

.

20.1%

*

3.0%

*

15.7%

*

14.5%

*

Mississippi

13.4%

.

8.3%

*

9.3%

*

13.1%

*

45.5%

Tennessee

10.9%

*

.

16.5%

*

6.4%

17.2%

*

27.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

10.4%

.

3.4%

*

3.9%

*

19.9%

16.5%

*

Louisiana

5.8%

*

.

.

5.3%

*

8.6%

*

3.1%

*

Oklahoma

15.2%

100.0%

18.6%

*

15.5%

*

14.6%

*

11.8%

*

Texas

10.7%

5.3%

*

7.1%

*

9.5%

*

12.1%

*

14.8%

*

Mountain:

Arizona

13.4%

.

50.1%

9.8%

*

13.1%

*

34.4%

*

Colorado

15.4%

16.5%

*

26.6%

*

8.7%

*

39.3%

26.1%

*

Idaho

9.2%

*

15.1%

*

19.3%

*

12.9%

*

5.1%

*

23.1%

*

Montana

20.6%

65.3%

.

4.6%

*

14.7%

*

30.5%

*

Nevada

9.1%

9.6%

*

10.2%

*

4.8%

29.8%

*

28.0%

*

New Mexico

15.2%

77.3%

*

.

11.8%

24.0%

*

14.7%

*

Utah

6.1%

7.2%

*

3.4%

*

6.0%

2.2%

*

20.1%

*

Wyoming

4.3%

*

.

12.9%

*

1.8%

*

8.5%

*

8.2%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

9.6%

90.8%

59.3%

*

3.4%

*

27.1%

9.1%

*

California

22.1%

3.7%

*

23.6%

*

13.3%

36.8%

29.8%

Hawaii

25.5%

10.7%

*

53.7%

21.6%

35.7%

48.4%

Oregon

16.8%

17.2%

*

28.8%

*

10.1%

27.1%

22.9%

*

Washington

14.0%

*

3.1%

*

45.4%

5.5%

*

32.5%

46.3%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

United States

0.57%

2.81%

2.65%

0.61%

1.75%

1.42%

New England:

Connecticut

1.14%

10.12%

*

13.67%

*

2.83%

4.66%

11.00%

Maine

2.71%

6.78%

*

2.45%

*

1.32%

3.87%

4.98%

Massachusetts

2.38%

11.91%

*

10.73%

*

1.82%

*

4.40%

11.02%

*

New Hampshire

2.54%

15.30%

*

12.02%

*

1.33%

5.30%

*

7.51%

*

Rhode Island

5.25%

*

13.46%

*

8.90%

*

5.48%

*

7.81%

9.33%

Vermont

3.59%

10.07%

*

13.48%

*

3.13%

*

6.18%

13.64%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.86%

.

11.92%

*

7.40%

*

5.85%

8.17%

*

New York

4.26%

11.40%

*

12.55%

*

6.18%

*

4.61%

5.28%

Pennsylvania

2.18%

8.39%

*

9.48%

*

4.13%

*

2.44%

5.75%

*

East North Central:

Illinois

2.23%

17.10%

*

4.09%

*

6.17%

*

3.35%

5.11%

Indiana

1.75%

10.97%

*

2.80%

*

1.15%

*

4.98%

4.89%

*

Michigan

2.22%

10.93%

*

9.44%

2.06%

*

6.13%

5.45%

Ohio

3.08%

7.53%

*

9.61%

*

1.54%

6.09%

6.93%

Wisconsin

3.15%

5.28%

7.61%

*

1.09%

*

6.56%

7.86%

West North Central:

Iowa

4.14%

*

13.21%

*

0.74%

*

1.25%

*

6.37%

10.36%

*

Kansas

1.72%

.

9.47%

*

1.73%

6.71%

5.16%

*

Minnesota

3.72%

13.56%

*

10.06%

*

2.98%

5.99%

7.14%

*

Missouri

4.31%

9.42%

*

10.39%

3.96%

*

7.28%

7.07%

*

Nebraska

2.06%

9.93%

*

7.24%

*

1.92%

*

4.92%

8.13%

North Dakota

6.74%

16.06%

.

3.04%

*

12.16%

13.27%

*

South Dakota

3.91%

*

18.03%

10.34%

*

0.36%

*

7.49%

*

5.74%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

5.73%

10.22%

*

4.88%

*

7.31%

*

8.16%

11.16%

*

District of Columbia

2.89%

0.89%

*

.

4.15%

4.74%

11.36%

*

Florida

3.36%

10.22%

*

11.26%

*

2.99%

7.82%

11.20%

Georgia

3.66%

*

13.91%

*

0.11%

*

3.74%

*

4.59%

*

7.67%

Maryland

2.45%

17.09%

*

6.61%

*

2.65%

*

5.17%

*

6.85%

North Carolina

2.21%

10.00%

*

4.51%

*

1.65%

*

7.13%

11.37%

*

South Carolina

3.50%

6.54%

*

13.74%

*

1.72%

*

7.90%

7.39%

*

Virginia

1.10%

12.40%

*

13.92%

*

0.81%

4.00%

10.05%

*

West Virginia

1.83%

10.10%

*

.

2.07%

*

3.85%

2.97%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

3.99%

*

5.20%

*

7.89%

*

5.23%

*

6.95%

*

4.36%

*

Kentucky

2.00%

.

15.16%

*

1.69%

*

5.33%

*

6.65%

*

Mississippi

3.83%

.

5.78%

*

2.99%

*

9.30%

*

13.31%

Tennessee

3.52%

*

.

9.65%

*

1.61%

7.86%

*

7.52%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.57%

.

6.48%

*

3.44%

*

5.72%

5.80%

*

Louisiana

3.22%

*

.

.

3.46%

*

7.59%

*

3.47%

*

Oklahoma

3.38%

27.89%

10.07%

*

4.68%

*

5.66%

*

5.41%

*

Texas

1.77%

4.43%

*

6.23%

*

2.97%

*

6.06%

*

6.74%

*

Mountain:

Arizona

3.72%

.

14.37%

7.17%

*

5.04%

*

12.12%

*

Colorado

3.82%

10.11%

*

13.69%

*

4.91%

*

7.19%

11.96%

*

Idaho

3.00%

*

10.88%

*

11.06%

*

9.81%

*

7.45%

*

10.45%

*

Montana

5.38%

17.13%

.

1.94%

*

6.22%

*

9.19%

*

Nevada

1.85%

10.21%

*

10.00%

*

1.29%

10.98%

*

10.05%

*

New Mexico

3.66%

24.56%

*

.

2.89%

9.39%

*

8.96%

*

Utah

1.22%

9.01%

*

13.34%

*

1.67%

5.45%

*

6.27%

*

Wyoming

2.47%

*

.

4.12%

*

2.51%

*

5.55%

*

7.81%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

2.26%

25.41%

18.20%

*

1.32%

*

6.79%

12.87%

*

California

2.02%

8.73%

*

9.76%

*

3.21%

6.07%

5.30%

Hawaii

4.20%

21.08%

*

15.04%

5.56%

7.85%

10.57%

Oregon

3.34%

13.37%

*

13.02%

*

2.94%

6.23%

12.97%

*

Washington

4.52%

*

8.66%

*

12.73%

3.46%

*

6.40%

10.72%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.