United States

27.0%

25.5%

25.6%

35.9%

23.8%

26.2%

New England:

Connecticut

26.5%

17.9%

29.0%

19.0%

26.5%

30.3%

Maine

30.8%

41.7%

40.3%

48.2%

20.7%

*

26.3%

Massachusetts

30.4%

35.1%

32.9%

34.8%

28.6%

23.6%

New Hampshire

27.7%

31.2%

30.0%

24.1%

28.9%

26.4%

Rhode Island

23.3%

28.8%

*

21.3%

*

26.5%

20.1%

*

26.1%

Vermont

24.0%

21.0%

*

25.0%

38.0%

19.8%

15.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

28.6%

16.1%

*

36.1%

33.4%

*

17.8%

*

38.2%

New York

27.1%

15.4%

*

33.8%

41.0%

20.8%

26.8%

Pennsylvania

23.6%

21.0%

*

20.7%

36.0%

20.8%

21.9%

East North Central:

Illinois

22.4%

42.1%

*

17.7%

27.0%

*

25.0%

21.0%

Indiana

22.1%

.

8.6%

*

27.3%

*

19.0%

46.3%

Michigan

20.7%

29.7%

19.7%

34.2%

16.9%

14.5%

*

Ohio

26.9%

10.3%

*

19.4%

40.0%

26.7%

23.9%

Wisconsin

26.0%

14.5%

*

31.0%

20.4%

31.4%

*

25.3%

West North Central:

Iowa

21.9%

26.6%

*

18.1%

*

36.5%

21.8%

*

20.3%

Kansas

19.2%

32.7%

*

14.6%

21.7%

24.2%

13.7%

*

Minnesota

31.8%

47.7%

*

26.9%

*

36.0%

38.7%

23.1%

Missouri

21.4%

.

18.1%

*

28.3%

17.7%

*

26.6%

Nebraska

21.1%

31.0%

*

8.2%

*

48.4%

29.7%

*

22.1%

North Dakota

24.9%

.

.

35.8%

21.5%

*

44.1%

South Dakota

34.5%

43.4%

*

31.5%

38.5%

*

31.9%

60.5%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

19.6%

34.6%

*

14.2%

*

39.0%

10.9%

*

24.4%

District of Columbia

25.8%

20.6%

*

.

23.0%

26.8%

27.5%

Florida

32.2%

45.1%

28.7%

40.5%

28.5%

25.7%

Georgia

24.8%

16.7%

*

22.0%

26.6%

*

19.1%

28.8%

Maryland

31.3%

20.9%

*

28.0%

39.5%

30.9%

27.4%

North Carolina

27.3%

36.2%

*

11.7%

*

52.2%

30.6%

25.3%

*

South Carolina

30.7%

30.4%

*

28.5%

*

42.8%

29.2%

24.8%

Virginia

38.2%

45.9%

47.1%

41.7%

34.1%

38.1%

West Virginia

29.8%

100.0%

*

17.7%

*

71.4%

19.9%

15.0%

East South Central:

Alabama

32.0%

61.1%

37.5%

32.9%

20.3%

*

35.1%

Kentucky

30.6%

37.8%

*

22.5%

29.5%

*

42.1%

29.4%

Mississippi

23.7%

*

.

33.6%

*

34.2%

27.6%

34.0%

Tennessee

26.7%

.

27.1%

*

35.7%

22.2%

32.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

23.8%

.

17.0%

27.2%

*

27.1%

34.2%

Louisiana

37.9%

10.5%

*

25.7%

58.3%

41.6%

38.3%

Oklahoma

33.8%

63.2%

*

25.3%

43.4%

29.1%

29.5%

Texas

23.5%

35.1%

*

20.8%

32.9%

17.1%

29.9%

Mountain:

Arizona

27.4%

62.8%

40.6%

*

38.4%

13.3%

*

19.7%

Colorado

28.1%

28.9%

*

80.3%

34.7%

31.7%

18.3%

Idaho

35.0%

42.4%

*

31.6%

18.7%

*

73.1%

*

13.4%

*

Montana

31.4%

67.7%

17.5%

*

39.2%

40.5%

*

18.3%

*

Nevada

23.2%

58.5%

31.3%

*

22.0%

21.9%

16.0%

New Mexico

29.3%

41.1%

47.1%

34.7%

22.8%

25.1%

Utah

22.2%

25.7%

*

15.2%

*

32.6%

18.9%

*

25.9%

Wyoming

18.7%

*

23.0%

*

8.7%

*

46.1%

38.4%

14.1%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

27.3%

50.0%

*

13.2%

*

28.7%

24.1%

*

25.0%

California

26.7%

16.8%

29.9%

39.6%

23.1%

26.1%

Hawaii

30.4%

3.9%

*

23.4%

*

42.7%

29.3%

27.3%

Oregon

27.9%

10.9%

*

23.0%

42.4%

26.7%

31.4%

Washington

27.2%

.

16.3%

*

36.6%

31.9%

20.6%

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

0.52%

2.81%

1.20%

1.39%

0.92%

1.10%

New England:

Connecticut

2.69%

4.80%

5.54%

4.71%

4.30%

5.53%

Maine

4.24%

8.85%

9.08%

8.17%

8.34%

*

7.13%

Massachusetts

1.95%

8.33%

4.83%

3.86%

3.03%

2.24%

New Hampshire

1.75%

8.91%

7.21%

3.18%

4.52%

2.43%

Rhode Island

4.50%

11.43%

*

9.42%

*

7.02%

9.91%

*

6.87%

Vermont

3.31%

6.70%

*

5.25%

7.38%

4.72%

3.88%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

5.54%

5.31%

*

8.84%

12.08%

*

9.68%

*

6.14%

New York

2.40%

7.74%

*

5.25%

7.29%

2.66%

4.77%

Pennsylvania

3.72%

7.81%

*

4.81%

9.92%

4.24%

6.10%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.65%

12.69%

*

4.19%

11.10%

*

3.99%

3.82%

Indiana

5.05%

.

4.77%

*

9.61%

*

4.78%

11.72%

Michigan

3.02%

8.62%

3.07%

7.35%

4.05%

4.98%

*

Ohio

3.25%

3.43%

*

4.42%

8.85%

4.33%

3.25%

Wisconsin

2.51%

6.56%

*

8.18%

5.49%

10.38%

*

5.24%

West North Central:

Iowa

4.92%

8.34%

*

7.02%

*

10.83%

7.95%

*

5.82%

Kansas

2.49%

11.31%

*

4.39%

5.86%

5.16%

4.50%

*

Minnesota

5.00%

15.08%

*

9.07%

*

8.69%

10.06%

6.23%

Missouri

4.52%

.

6.71%

*

7.45%

7.15%

*

6.54%

Nebraska

4.19%

10.35%

*

10.51%

*

13.64%

9.12%

*

3.67%

North Dakota

6.99%

.

.

9.10%

8.48%

*

10.99%

South Dakota

5.30%

13.75%

*

8.93%

13.19%

*

7.08%

16.92%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.64%

11.40%

*

4.50%

*

10.14%

4.55%

*

3.88%

District of Columbia

2.85%

6.31%

*

.

5.47%

3.47%

6.80%

Florida

2.37%

8.86%

8.59%

5.03%

4.21%

4.53%

Georgia

3.44%

7.57%

*

5.74%

8.06%

*

3.94%

7.98%

Maryland

3.11%

9.19%

*

6.77%

8.39%

5.68%

7.34%

North Carolina

3.34%

11.92%

*

4.00%

*

10.67%

7.21%

9.13%

*

South Carolina

4.99%

9.38%

*

8.97%

*

10.39%

8.32%

5.84%

Virginia

4.05%

13.01%

11.80%

7.24%

4.75%

7.44%

West Virginia

4.73%

31.62%

*

6.14%

*

21.22%

5.05%

4.47%

East South Central:

Alabama

5.19%

16.64%

8.96%

7.57%

8.19%

*

5.77%

Kentucky

4.20%

13.04%

*

5.00%

9.61%

*

10.42%

8.33%

Mississippi

8.65%

*

.

11.39%

*

6.74%

6.75%

9.52%

Tennessee

3.46%

.

10.30%

*

9.23%

5.35%

6.23%

West South Central:

Arkansas

6.70%

.

3.88%

8.88%

*

8.06%

10.08%

Louisiana

4.30%

10.00%

*

6.86%

12.15%

9.86%

8.41%

Oklahoma

3.25%

19.99%

*

6.13%

8.68%

4.09%

5.61%

Texas

2.58%

13.50%

*

4.36%

3.02%

3.33%

2.38%

Mountain:

Arizona

2.76%

16.38%

12.31%

*

6.50%

4.78%

*

4.47%

Colorado

5.08%

10.81%

*

21.22%

8.58%

7.19%

4.01%

Idaho

9.61%

14.03%

*

9.46%

7.92%

*

22.08%

*

4.45%

*

Montana

9.12%

20.29%

5.53%

*

10.41%

12.81%

*

10.21%

*

Nevada

3.24%

15.79%

9.54%

*

3.38%

4.66%

3.88%

New Mexico

3.14%

10.84%

13.17%

9.31%

4.60%

6.79%

Utah

3.23%

8.23%

*

4.83%

*

6.39%

7.90%

*

2.27%

Wyoming

8.55%

*

7.28%

*

5.74%

*

13.18%

11.48%

6.81%

*

Pacific:

Alaska

5.71%

15.81%

*

4.18%

*

7.04%

7.37%

*

7.14%

California

2.03%

4.52%

3.68%

3.44%

2.27%

1.65%

Hawaii

3.70%

1.79%

*

7.26%

*

5.15%

4.49%

5.15%

Oregon

4.28%

3.63%

*

5.16%

8.98%

6.39%

6.51%

Washington

3.81%

.

9.78%

*

8.83%

7.88%

4.14%

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.