United States

28.3%

34.7%

24.0%

32.8%

26.8%

27.5%

New England:

Connecticut

28.0%

20.8%

*

24.9%

41.3%

23.1%

25.1%

Maine

33.4%

80.0%

*

33.5%

16.8%

*

37.9%

28.8%

Massachusetts

25.3%

34.6%

20.7%

29.9%

26.8%

21.1%

New Hampshire

29.5%

46.2%

39.3%

30.8%

23.7%

23.8%

Rhode Island

25.2%

11.2%

*

29.6%

33.6%

17.3%

*

38.0%

Vermont

29.2%

41.7%

*

26.0%

*

30.1%

27.5%

32.3%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

30.9%

53.6%

14.3%

33.6%

22.8%

*

36.1%

New York

26.0%

29.9%

33.9%

33.4%

21.7%

26.7%

Pennsylvania

22.2%

9.2%

*

23.9%

22.3%

20.0%

26.1%

East North Central:

Illinois

26.1%

23.7%

*

26.7%

16.9%

*

29.7%

29.9%

Indiana

25.1%

62.7%

18.7%

*

27.6%

*

21.2%

44.2%

Michigan

24.3%

48.9%

17.3%

29.8%

24.0%

22.5%

Ohio

25.8%

6.8%

*

11.1%

*

42.6%

35.7%

18.1%

Wisconsin

28.8%

48.3%

29.1%

34.1%

25.6%

19.7%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

26.7%

51.2%

23.2%

32.8%

24.5%

*

22.6%

*

Kansas

18.4%

3.5%

*

24.3%

46.4%

32.9%

7.9%

*

Minnesota

25.3%

.

25.6%

23.4%

17.9%

39.0%

Missouri

27.7%

21.2%

*

31.0%

34.4%

*

26.0%

28.4%

Nebraska

33.0%

75.1%

42.7%

36.7%

27.1%

27.1%

North Dakota

41.8%

44.3%

*

23.7%

*

32.8%

62.1%

17.2%

*

South Dakota

33.2%

79.5%

*

25.6%

28.3%

34.2%

34.3%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

21.8%

29.1%

26.1%

*

26.5%

14.8%

*

25.9%

District of Columbia

28.9%

52.1%

*

.

26.9%

30.9%

22.2%

Florida

34.7%

71.7%

24.7%

*

32.1%

38.9%

33.3%

Georgia

31.4%

47.6%

*

27.0%

43.9%

24.0%

*

34.7%

Maryland

29.7%

57.3%

27.7%

34.6%

24.8%

22.2%

*

North Carolina

34.2%

.

27.9%

*

25.9%

*

61.0%

27.7%

South Carolina

28.2%

58.9%

22.3%

28.4%

*

31.1%

*

27.1%

Virginia

32.5%

48.2%

23.8%

32.4%

34.5%

33.6%

West Virginia

31.1%

53.8%

13.9%

*

20.1%

*

35.1%

32.1%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

31.5%

43.5%

21.1%

26.3%

21.0%

46.1%

Kentucky

27.1%

.

20.9%

32.8%

32.1%

*

42.6%

Mississippi

30.3%

53.7%

21.7%

*

45.0%

67.6%

82.6%

*

Tennessee

32.0%

51.8%

*

22.9%

37.6%

26.7%

54.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

38.3%

52.9%

*

25.7%

41.1%

44.3%

29.5%

Louisiana

29.1%

.

20.6%

35.9%

48.7%

*

31.5%

Oklahoma

32.6%

82.2%

*

43.7%

31.8%

32.3%

*

19.8%

Texas

28.9%

21.1%

*

24.5%

28.3%

36.4%

26.3%

Mountain:

Arizona

34.6%

29.1%

24.3%

44.2%

38.6%

27.8%

Colorado

44.3%

38.3%

38.4%

75.3%

28.6%

*

40.4%

Idaho

10.7%

*

.

49.9%

*

5.9%

*

19.5%

*

25.8%

Montana

38.0%

65.0%

*

.

52.7%

29.9%

*

25.3%

Nevada

40.9%

9.6%

*

24.8%

*

51.3%

54.7%

26.8%

New Mexico

30.4%

17.6%

*

70.2%

39.9%

30.2%

30.2%

Utah

24.2%

24.3%

*

27.9%

27.9%

24.2%

16.1%

Wyoming

35.6%

58.5%

.

12.6%

*

43.5%

31.2%

Pacific:

Alaska

20.5%

*

.

15.9%

*

36.1%

39.1%

*

14.5%

*

California

28.0%

33.8%

24.1%

34.6%

22.5%

27.9%

Hawaii

25.9%

0.6%

*

29.8%

*

25.7%

24.7%

30.9%

Oregon

30.3%

48.5%

37.5%

35.4%

29.3%

22.5%

Washington

31.1%

.

20.5%

62.2%

27.4%

26.6%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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

0.75%

3.43%

1.01%

1.50%

0.93%

1.15%

New England:

Connecticut

3.35%

7.68%

*

4.93%

8.81%

4.18%

5.03%

Maine

3.16%

25.30%

*

8.98%

8.95%

*

6.59%

8.16%

Massachusetts

0.99%

8.43%

5.26%

6.49%

1.61%

2.26%

New Hampshire

1.45%

9.77%

5.44%

7.09%

2.62%

5.18%

Rhode Island

5.48%

9.33%

*

5.71%

9.64%

5.89%

*

7.98%

Vermont

4.72%

13.49%

*

9.06%

*

8.87%

5.67%

10.02%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

5.21%

15.42%

3.88%

9.71%

8.61%

*

6.88%

New York

1.95%

7.96%

9.02%

4.62%

2.97%

5.05%

Pennsylvania

1.93%

3.35%

*

5.34%

5.25%

1.61%

3.23%

East North Central:

Illinois

1.77%

8.48%

*

6.15%

8.93%

*

4.47%

8.63%

Indiana

2.54%

18.70%

8.39%

*

8.58%

*

3.33%

13.18%

Michigan

2.23%

13.69%

4.46%

7.33%

5.57%

4.72%

Ohio

5.38%

2.18%

*

4.30%

*

10.27%

8.24%

4.69%

Wisconsin

1.75%

14.43%

5.85%

7.54%

3.55%

6.96%

*

West North Central:

Iowa

3.09%

13.06%

5.68%

8.30%

9.77%

*

9.20%

*

Kansas

5.44%

2.90%

*

7.30%

12.48%

6.32%

10.52%

*

Minnesota

2.36%

.

5.56%

6.55%

5.02%

8.02%

Missouri

2.02%

7.02%

*

8.60%

10.93%

*

7.31%

5.28%

Nebraska

2.71%

22.38%

11.34%

8.74%

5.78%

8.08%

North Dakota

8.05%

14.20%

*

8.60%

*

8.41%

15.91%

6.01%

*

South Dakota

5.06%

25.14%

*

6.25%

7.70%

7.76%

9.38%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.88%

8.31%

8.07%

*

5.77%

6.28%

*

3.40%

District of Columbia

1.64%

15.67%

*

.

3.92%

3.18%

4.98%

Florida

4.15%

18.61%

8.70%

*

6.42%

5.23%

5.63%

Georgia

2.92%

15.06%

*

6.14%

10.60%

10.06%

*

6.36%

Maryland

3.71%

10.39%

6.63%

7.77%

5.68%

6.77%

*

North Carolina

7.42%

.

10.12%

*

8.89%

*

15.27%

7.06%

South Carolina

6.60%

17.59%

5.96%

9.75%

*

10.28%

*

7.47%

Virginia

1.52%

11.94%

6.07%

6.05%

4.94%

7.12%

West Virginia

8.65%

15.92%

4.39%

*

12.31%

*

9.13%

10.04%

*

East South Central:

Alabama

6.40%

11.94%

5.50%

7.81%

5.77%

12.61%

Kentucky

5.30%

.

5.11%

6.13%

11.13%

*

9.82%

Mississippi

8.43%

16.08%

6.59%

*

13.05%

20.16%

26.13%

*

Tennessee

3.09%

16.65%

*

5.44%

9.45%

4.97%

10.39%

West South Central:

Arkansas

5.14%

16.74%

*

6.70%

10.75%

9.62%

5.66%

Louisiana

8.54%

.

5.32%

9.44%

14.92%

*

7.30%

Oklahoma

6.12%

26.01%

*

12.24%

7.66%

12.04%

*

4.59%

Texas

3.41%

6.67%

*

5.87%

3.31%

3.78%

3.89%

Mountain:

Arizona

5.20%

8.69%

7.19%

8.06%

10.97%

8.21%

Colorado

7.91%

11.29%

10.47%

13.01%

9.45%

*

10.15%

Idaho

6.48%

*

.

15.79%

*

7.54%

*

8.25%

*

6.15%

Montana

6.07%

20.56%

*

.

13.22%

10.36%

*

7.30%

Nevada

6.98%

9.88%

*

8.79%

*

9.35%

12.82%

5.26%

New Mexico

5.48%

9.30%

*

20.95%

9.61%

4.61%

6.55%

Utah

2.73%

9.38%

*

8.00%

6.35%

6.53%

4.07%

Wyoming

5.37%

17.48%

.

4.73%

*

9.24%

6.20%

Pacific:

Alaska

6.63%

*

.

5.39%

*

9.07%

11.96%

*

4.52%

*

California

2.35%

5.40%

2.66%

3.56%

5.14%

2.34%

Hawaii

3.04%

1.47%

*

9.09%

*

4.84%

6.88%

5.19%

Oregon

4.62%

11.06%

10.19%

9.07%

7.41%

3.91%

Washington

6.08%

.

5.89%

14.01%

5.33%

6.49%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.