United States

20.3%

17.7%

17.1%

25.2%

17.3%

21.7%

New England:

Connecticut

20.7%

19.6%

25.6%

18.6%

*

17.8%

22.5%

Maine

25.4%

32.5%

23.0%

35.9%

14.9%

33.8%

Massachusetts

25.1%

19.5%

*

29.6%

27.4%

24.3%

23.2%

New Hampshire

22.4%

30.3%

22.3%

30.5%

14.6%

19.1%

Rhode Island

20.1%

.

21.3%

19.4%

9.9%

*

34.7%

Vermont

17.5%

5.3%

*

24.2%

22.0%

14.9%

*

12.3%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

23.7%

11.5%

*

12.8%

*

31.0%

18.5%

27.5%

New York

23.0%

9.4%

*

28.5%

29.0%

19.1%

24.3%

Pennsylvania

22.5%

8.6%

*

15.4%

*

30.6%

17.1%

25.3%

East North Central:

Illinois

21.5%

3.5%

*

13.3%

*

30.5%

26.2%

21.6%

Indiana

25.4%

.

14.9%

*

31.8%

*

19.9%

35.0%

Michigan

19.3%

31.6%

18.0%

18.3%

21.7%

15.5%

Ohio

21.8%

16.1%

*

21.1%

25.1%

*

19.6%

21.9%

Wisconsin

25.7%

18.5%

*

20.6%

25.5%

30.8%

26.5%

West North Central:

Iowa

19.3%

*

13.0%

17.5%

24.1%

*

13.3%

*

30.4%

Kansas

21.5%

3.6%

*

10.3%

*

22.0%

26.7%

22.2%

*

Minnesota

20.8%

47.8%

22.2%

18.3%

*

17.5%

20.9%

Missouri

17.4%

5.8%

*

17.3%

16.4%

*

15.1%

*

26.4%

*

Nebraska

14.4%

23.3%

*

3.6%

*

17.5%

*

33.3%

*

16.1%

North Dakota

15.4%

*

.

.

23.5%

0.9%

*

34.8%

South Dakota

25.0%

.

36.9%

15.6%

*

25.5%

17.8%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

13.0%

16.8%

*

9.1%

*

24.5%

7.9%

*

14.5%

District of Columbia

21.8%

3.2%

*

.

26.6%

20.2%

22.8%

Florida

23.2%

27.1%

17.5%

31.4%

19.3%

19.5%

Georgia

16.4%

12.6%

*

13.9%

23.6%

*

11.1%

18.6%

*

Maryland

27.8%

22.4%

*

24.8%

34.8%

24.8%

25.9%

North Carolina

22.9%

25.4%

11.1%

*

33.7%

15.7%

24.5%

*

South Carolina

28.0%

18.0%

*

32.0%

36.2%

23.2%

15.8%

Virginia

26.0%

20.7%

*

26.7%

30.3%

25.3%

21.6%

West Virginia

18.9%

100.0%

*

13.5%

29.4%

*

17.7%

13.7%

East South Central:

Alabama

21.5%

48.9%

*

22.3%

*

19.3%

*

12.7%

*

30.3%

Kentucky

20.9%

22.2%

*

24.5%

23.8%

22.8%

10.8%

*

Mississippi

18.5%

.

16.8%

24.5%

19.3%

17.9%

*

Tennessee

22.3%

55.8%

*

14.0%

*

28.9%

16.6%

23.9%

West South Central:

Arkansas

19.3%

.

16.8%

40.5%

15.0%

*

29.5%

Louisiana

18.9%

*

13.8%

*

33.0%

20.2%

*

13.2%

23.9%

*

Oklahoma

23.1%

39.8%

*

16.2%

32.6%

19.6%

13.3%

*

Texas

20.9%

24.6%

*

11.8%

23.1%

17.8%

27.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

22.1%

13.5%

*

3.4%

26.3%

21.8%

27.5%

Colorado

20.4%

15.0%

*

1.7%

*

19.9%

27.1%

20.2%

Idaho

21.2%

*

50.0%

*

13.7%

*

23.0%

*

36.8%

*

9.0%

*

Montana

17.6%

8.9%

*

22.4%

28.8%

22.1%

.

Nevada

19.0%

32.0%

*

16.3%

18.7%

18.0%

14.9%

New Mexico

16.1%

18.1%

*

16.8%

21.9%

*

11.5%

16.6%

Utah

23.8%

29.0%

*

18.2%

26.3%

23.7%

23.1%

Wyoming

15.4%

6.7%

*

9.8%

*

17.2%

14.7%

18.8%

Pacific:

Alaska

20.3%

6.4%

*

4.7%

*

30.0%

17.4%

*

22.8%

California

15.1%

12.7%

11.8%

19.2%

12.2%

18.8%

Hawaii

8.7%

7.9%

*

9.6%

9.2%

8.4%

8.3%

Oregon

11.4%

0.8%

*

20.6%

26.6%

2.8%

8.6%

*

Washington

16.5%

15.0%

*

4.1%

*

29.4%

9.0%

13.0%

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

0.50%

2.34%

0.87%

1.25%

0.67%

1.06%

New England:

Connecticut

2.68%

5.49%

4.43%

9.13%

*

3.01%

4.61%

Maine

3.67%

8.72%

5.49%

6.67%

3.13%

9.40%

Massachusetts

1.32%

7.28%

*

3.51%

5.22%

1.29%

3.20%

New Hampshire

2.46%

8.79%

4.17%

3.69%

3.26%

4.74%

Rhode Island

1.77%

.

5.66%

5.24%

3.67%

*

6.63%

Vermont

2.23%

2.72%

*

5.51%

6.17%

4.51%

*

3.42%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.53%

5.26%

*

5.01%

*

9.14%

5.44%

4.35%

New York

2.10%

5.44%

*

5.35%

5.60%

3.02%

3.86%

Pennsylvania

2.90%

2.71%

*

5.48%

*

7.45%

3.74%

4.94%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.94%

1.44%

*

4.08%

*

8.10%

4.63%

2.96%

Indiana

4.55%

.

4.50%

*

10.00%

*

4.50%

8.87%

Michigan

1.72%

9.48%

3.84%

4.39%

4.60%

3.43%

Ohio

2.98%

4.95%

*

5.84%

9.70%

*

3.73%

3.75%

Wisconsin

2.09%

6.89%

*

4.22%

4.48%

6.59%

5.60%

West North Central:

Iowa

8.79%

*

3.56%

4.30%

9.71%

*

5.09%

*

7.77%

Kansas

3.07%

1.14%

*

3.43%

*

5.44%

5.21%

9.52%

*

Minnesota

3.44%

13.37%

5.34%

5.76%

*

4.71%

4.50%

Missouri

2.86%

2.43%

*

4.52%

5.32%

*

7.94%

*

9.67%

*

Nebraska

3.42%

7.10%

*

3.37%

*

9.65%

*

10.08%

*

3.92%

North Dakota

6.11%

*

.

.

6.99%

0.31%

*

10.31%

South Dakota

6.54%

.

10.35%

4.95%

*

7.12%

6.30%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.42%

9.46%

*

3.38%

*

5.40%

7.63%

*

2.69%

District of Columbia

1.60%

1.07%

*

.

3.82%

3.12%

3.01%

Florida

2.72%

6.42%

4.14%

4.30%

2.85%

5.21%

Georgia

1.88%

6.29%

*

3.97%

7.34%

*

3.14%

6.77%

*

Maryland

2.67%

9.46%

*

5.54%

10.29%

4.20%

5.83%

North Carolina

4.27%

7.49%

3.81%

*

7.60%

4.71%

9.02%

*

South Carolina

4.60%

6.61%

*

9.05%

9.19%

6.71%

3.39%

Virginia

2.74%

7.12%

*

5.37%

5.46%

4.10%

4.36%

West Virginia

4.18%

31.62%

*

3.90%

9.46%

*

3.56%

4.01%

East South Central:

Alabama

4.00%

14.74%

*

6.81%

*

6.08%

*

6.59%

*

4.88%

Kentucky

2.65%

7.32%

*

4.63%

5.61%

5.68%

3.27%

*

Mississippi

3.45%

.

4.85%

5.76%

4.11%

5.74%

*

Tennessee

2.63%

17.26%

*

4.63%

*

5.97%

3.39%

4.57%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.38%

.

5.03%

12.00%

4.56%

*

7.30%

Louisiana

6.09%

*

5.03%

*

8.25%

12.03%

*

3.30%

9.56%

*

Oklahoma

4.47%

12.60%

*

4.35%

6.88%

4.99%

5.58%

*

Texas

1.44%

8.46%

*

2.92%

2.38%

1.97%

5.13%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.29%

4.94%

*

1.03%

5.87%

4.82%

6.91%

Colorado

1.80%

4.96%

*

10.83%

*

4.48%

4.86%

3.42%

Idaho

8.83%

*

15.81%

*

4.16%

*

9.99%

*

12.68%

*

3.44%

*

Montana

3.90%

2.89%

*

6.55%

7.80%

6.15%

.

Nevada

3.94%

11.17%

*

4.73%

4.69%

4.92%

3.05%

New Mexico

1.75%

10.02%

*

4.81%

8.33%

*

3.11%

3.69%

Utah

3.10%

10.06%

*

4.55%

5.53%

4.77%

2.66%

Wyoming

4.16%

2.32%

*

4.24%

*

4.41%

3.97%

5.50%

Pacific:

Alaska

5.29%

2.03%

*

1.49%

*

8.00%

5.57%

*

6.01%

California

1.03%

3.62%

1.54%

2.47%

1.90%

2.66%

Hawaii

1.05%

4.48%

*

2.42%

1.43%

1.59%

2.32%

Oregon

2.09%

5.86%

*

5.01%

4.38%

0.67%

3.51%

*

Washington

4.64%

4.85%

*

3.86%

*

7.52%

2.36%

3.29%

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.