Table IX.A.2 Average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments for areas within States: United States, 2015
STATE/AREA Single premium Single contribution Employee-
plus-one premium
Employee-
plus-one contribution
Family premium Family contribution
ALABAMA
Birmingham-Hoover 5,730    1,300    11,808    2,756    16,195    4,609   
Remainder of state 5,734    1,204    11,403    2,316    15,854    6,016   
ALASKA
Anchorage 7,538    1,518    14,956    3,941    20,131    5,093   
Remainder of state 8,443    953    14,911    2,540    22,523    3,384   
ARIZONA
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale 5,571    1,138    11,231    3,362    17,189    5,340   
Remainder of state 5,969    1,035    12,606    3,931    16,512    4,155   
ARKANSAS
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway 5,011    1,027    10,950    3,336    14,323    4,175   
Remainder of state 5,175    1,170    9,659    2,966    14,168    4,313   
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 6,109    1,201    12,107    3,403    17,940    5,205   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 5,255    1,188    12,040    3,185    17,194    5,371   
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade 5,567    1,197    11,441    3,499    17,475    3,850   
San Diego-Carlsbad 5,593    1,181    11,226    2,675    18,369    4,576   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward 5,742    841    11,823    3,175    17,425    3,883   
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 6,538    1,100    12,661    3,171    20,789    4,853   
Remainder of state 6,011    1,093    12,840    3,536    18,112    4,249   
COLORADO
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood 5,744    1,178    11,512    3,562    17,336    5,160   
Remainder of state 5,847    1,295    11,494    3,292    16,603    4,583   
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 6,761    1,760    11,337    3,432    18,449    6,402   
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 6,360    1,563    12,752    3,716    18,251    5,220   
New Haven-Milford 6,875    1,758    14,253    3,974    17,361    4,921   
Remainder of state 5,962    1,673    13,327    3,379    19,414    6,162   
DELAWARE
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, DE portion 6,252    1,304    12,264    2,974    19,074    4,565   
Remainder of state 6,387    1,032    12,080    2,814    18,135    4,038   
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC portion 6,409    1,057    13,705    2,961    19,104    5,120   
FLORIDA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach 5,768    1,379    11,377    3,452    16,055    5,578   
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 6,099    1,199    12,255    2,958    17,061    4,084   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 5,745    1,491    11,212    3,889    16,005    5,572   
Remainder of state 5,856    1,311    11,138    3,707    15,464    5,937   
GEORGIA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 5,321    1,183    11,372    3,161    16,996    4,905   
Remainder of state 6,013    1,214    12,163    3,626    17,841    4,780   
HAWAII
Urban Honolulu 5,417    571    11,259    2,816    16,204    4,310   
Remainder of state 5,817    469    11,302    2,666    15,401    3,784   
IDAHO
Boise City 5,885    1,168    11,279    2,631    17,280    5,043   
Remainder of state 5,720    1,039    10,467    2,124    15,823    4,580   
ILLINOIS
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL portion 6,111    1,253    11,828    3,023    16,985    3,945   
Remainder of state 5,936    1,216    11,702    2,944    17,869    3,744   
INDIANA
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson 5,896    1,246    12,345    3,837    16,987    4,951   
Remainder of state 5,853    1,311    12,394    3,077    17,164    3,834   
IOWA
Des Moines-West Des Moines 5,511    1,307    10,802    3,003    16,159    4,755   
Remainder of state 5,593    1,232    10,930    2,646    16,294    4,822   
KANSAS
Kansas City, KS portion 5,901    1,544    11,810    3,105    18,478    5,798   
Wichita 5,790    1,365    11,010    3,857    15,053    3,780 *
Remainder of state 5,017    1,120    10,387    3,135    15,010    4,712   
KENTUCKY
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY portion 5,693    1,049    12,476    3,607    16,532    4,661   
Remainder of state 6,104    1,144    11,537    2,913    16,650    3,761   
LOUISIANA
New Orleans-Metairie 5,818    1,381    12,318    3,773    17,838    5,350   
Remainder of state 6,053    1,466    11,083    3,595    16,899    5,895   
MAINE
Portland-South Portland 5,694    1,349    12,125    3,534    16,229    4,266   
Remainder of state 6,180    1,230    11,390    3,207    16,016    5,012   
MARYLAND
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 6,425    1,622    12,947    3,831    18,857    7,242   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, MD portion 5,784    1,432    10,817    3,663    16,994    6,062   
Remainder of state 6,693    1,200    12,821    3,358    18,030    4,411   
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA portion 6,666    1,680    13,273    3,507    19,137    4,588   
Remainder of state 6,092    1,331    11,774    3,203    16,243    4,162   
MICHIGAN
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 5,888    1,193    12,139    2,593    16,492    3,594   
Remainder of state 5,672    1,005    11,330    2,585    14,880    3,691   
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN portion 5,765    1,427    11,903    3,438    16,935    5,450   
Remainder of state 5,359    1,082    12,348    3,547    16,895    4,021   
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson 5,614    1,303    10,713    3,530    17,944    6,361   
Remainder of state 5,344    1,245    9,844    3,167    15,386    4,914   
MISSOURI
Kansas City, MO portion 5,658    955    12,297    3,310    17,868    4,833   
St. Louis, MO portion 6,019    1,442    11,657    3,318    17,443    3,633   
Remainder of state 5,476    1,082    10,708    3,218    15,757    4,461   
MONTANA
Billings 6,263    867    12,398    3,346    16,067    4,322   
Remainder of state 5,877    863    12,205    3,568    17,692    4,178   
NEBRASKA
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE portion 5,867    1,474    11,562    3,587    16,699    5,128   
Remainder of state 5,708    1,255    10,699    3,468    15,643    5,402   
NEVADA
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise 5,739    1,127    11,411    3,027    17,797    3,949   
Remainder of state 6,052    975    11,376    2,780    15,197    4,249   
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, NH portion 6,440    1,484    13,379    2,980    19,065    4,891   
Manchester-Nashua 6,665    2,009    13,078    4,342    17,928    5,890   
Remainder of state 6,611    1,276    12,630    2,680    19,969    4,343   
NEW JERSEY
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NJ portion 6,285    1,613    12,294    3,596    18,167    4,848   
Remainder of state 6,136    1,433    12,599    3,008    18,812    5,234   
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque 5,609    1,114    11,348    3,204    17,063    4,466   
Remainder of state 5,933    1,242    11,578    3,268    17,645    4,672   
NEW YORK
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY portion 7,204    1,582    13,844    3,633    20,823    5,209   
Remainder of state 5,965    1,338    11,872    3,608    16,495    5,138   
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC portion 5,791    1,094    11,821    3,532    17,102    4,445   
Remainder of state 5,766    1,319    11,304    2,959    17,160    4,516   
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo, ND portion 5,803    1,290    10,943    3,887    16,784    5,127   
Remainder of state 5,960    1,276    10,779    3,262    15,653    5,307   
OHIO
Cincinnati, OH portion 6,511    1,233    12,307    2,518    17,730    3,938   
Cleveland-Elyria 5,485    1,152    10,551    2,452    16,757    3,877   
Columbus 5,841    1,348    11,502    3,146    17,155    4,263   
Remainder of state 5,935    1,184    11,456    3,186    16,364    3,194   
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City 5,423    1,068    11,012    3,652    16,531    7,117   
Tulsa 5,878    1,529    11,498    3,148    17,806    5,840   
Remainder of state 5,486    1,239    10,325    3,344    15,283    4,387   
OREGON
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR portion 5,953    967    10,956    2,884    16,920    4,694   
Remainder of state 5,571    766    12,148    3,030    17,559    4,794   
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA portion 6,704    1,330    12,261    3,256    18,449    4,824   
Pittsburgh 6,062    1,199    11,911    1,987    15,456    2,930   
Remainder of state 6,115    1,078    12,102    2,603    17,415    3,643   
RHODE ISLAND
Providence-Warwick, RI portion 6,509    1,499    12,756    3,322    17,590    4,495   
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia 5,862    1,128    11,290    3,244    16,389    4,465   
Remainder of state 5,890    1,265    11,258    3,258    17,028    4,987   
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls 5,599    1,414    11,990    3,688    15,972    4,797   
Remainder of state 5,981    1,354    11,989    3,640    16,369    5,054   
TENNESSEE
Memphis, TN portion 5,248    968    9,770    2,667    14,340    3,940   
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 5,628    1,291    10,491    2,903    15,486    4,538   
Remainder of state 5,172    1,409    10,710    3,216    16,118    4,230   
TEXAS
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 5,970    1,457    11,438    3,579    17,448    5,460   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 5,873    1,209    11,781    3,629    18,538    5,540   
San Antonio-New Braunfels 5,799    1,077    12,147    2,908    14,320    5,001   
Remainder of state 5,686    1,145    11,099    3,240    15,971    5,263   
UTAH
Ogden-Clearfield 5,874    1,312    10,402    3,975    13,523    4,587   
Provo-Orem 5,421    1,030    11,095    4,254 * 14,976    4,537   
Salt Lake City 5,963    1,332    11,507    2,738    17,308    4,309   
Remainder of state 5,441    784    9,659    2,369    13,473    3,857   
VERMONT
Burlington-South Burlington 5,196    1,413    10,236    3,180    16,274    4,689   
Remainder of state 6,417    1,317    13,351    3,378    18,820    5,033   
VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA portion 6,144    1,465    11,372    3,054    17,298    5,474   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, VA portion 5,983    1,263    11,782    3,410    17,972    4,566   
Remainder of state 5,900    1,418    10,586    2,803    17,119    5,233   
WASHINGTON
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 6,241    735    11,945    2,738    16,995    4,211   
Remainder of state 5,695    746    10,556    2,915    15,963    4,363   
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston 6,048    1,369    12,156    3,118    16,420    6,429   
Remainder of state 6,090    1,155    12,129    3,034    18,804    4,111   
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 6,351    1,541    12,142    3,414    18,926    4,864   
Remainder of state 5,862    1,260    11,996    2,826    17,110    4,305   
WYOMING
Cheyenne 6,171    1,277    11,157    2,890    15,213    4,729   
Remainder of state 6,455    1,175    12,477    3,146    17,251    4,990   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.A.2 Standard errors for average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments for areas within States: United States, 2015
STATE/AREA Single premium Single contribution Employee-
plus-one premium
Employee-
plus-one contribution
Family premium Family contribution
ALABAMA
Birmingham-Hoover 235    171    496    349    934    459   
Remainder of state 264    111    1,082    543    929    962   
ALASKA
Anchorage 260    174    590    353    770    418   
Remainder of state 417    127    801    289    1,299    793   
ARIZONA
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale 192    87    391    277    516    338   
Remainder of state 317    136    1,106    441    2,192    821   
ARKANSAS
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway 148    176    412    613    568    489   
Remainder of state 133    79    390    255    462    256   
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 153    74    323    203    462    338   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 253    152    1,036    373    889    535   
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade 244    119    415    353    942    469   
San Diego-Carlsbad 226    116    417    251    613    458   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward 311    113    581    338    543    475   
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 336    156    906    462    1,432    476   
Remainder of state 188    164    423    371    975    394   
COLORADO
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood 157    72    474    332    523    303   
Remainder of state 253    105    683    299    1,045    477   
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 402    242    1,146    514    1,423    938   
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 189    108    483    236    807    373   
New Haven-Milford 455    482    707    824    865    697   
Remainder of state 381    256    650    587    1,023    1,060   
DELAWARE
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, DE portion 135    60    268    199    414    303   
Remainder of state 285    109    534    240    835    453   
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC portion 154    67    675    276    390    293   
FLORIDA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach 238    96    614    267    904    350   
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 200    112    542    211    571    372   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 167    152    367    328    704    382   
Remainder of state 187    87    534    305    1,177    647   
GEORGIA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 224    80    325    208    829    260   
Remainder of state 254    107    515    333    724    392   
HAWAII
Urban Honolulu 138    86    339    316    472    468   
Remainder of state 211    84    635    373    929    559   
IDAHO
Boise City 241    78    1,014    255    705    377   
Remainder of state 176    176    367    323    672    889   
ILLINOIS
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL portion 200    92    375    212    758    288   
Remainder of state 243    96    465    230    562    317   
INDIANA
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson 263    126    434    351    685    458   
Remainder of state 165    95    391    344    754    434   
IOWA
Des Moines-West Des Moines 180    99    343    224    505    276   
Remainder of state 106    58    255    205    334    252   
KANSAS
Kansas City, KS portion 232    153    334    247    1,396    1,317   
Wichita 626    210    575    676    1,072    1,269 *
Remainder of state 259    102    613    270    640    428   
KENTUCKY
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY portion 362    152    462    341    556    512   
Remainder of state 198    71    351    317    541    289   
LOUISIANA
New Orleans-Metairie 151    106    590    375    583    458   
Remainder of state 187    131    320    277    596    399   
MAINE
Portland-South Portland 182    79    449    282    321    271   
Remainder of state 167    96    341    233    451    348   
MARYLAND
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 203    103    545    436    525    592   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, MD portion 233    139    1,052    411    1,184    431   
Remainder of state 559    121    752    400    1,214    521   
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA portion 182    75    398    202    425    246   
Remainder of state 173    102    385    217    581    263   
MICHIGAN
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 181    99    482    244    498    290   
Remainder of state 339    72    418    187    580    259   
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN portion 137    140    299    192    367    499   
Remainder of state 253    173    482    350    550    406   
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson 365    145    510    266    810    1,194   
Remainder of state 217    111    550    399    617    434   
MISSOURI
Kansas City, MO portion 330    120    950    359    1,203    434   
St. Louis, MO portion 310    169    421    352    537    609   
Remainder of state 213    91    537    222    765    243   
MONTANA
Billings 455    161    586    743    697    702   
Remainder of state 265    86    528    256    720    368   
NEBRASKA
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE portion 326    93    507    311    992    251   
Remainder of state 209    125    308    337    588    539   
NEVADA
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise 312    129    763    182    716    671   
Remainder of state 286    112    551    360    786    392   
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, NH portion 240    134    1,098    498    771    546   
Manchester-Nashua 258    312    399    563    680    938   
Remainder of state 361    129    591    441    616    461   
NEW JERSEY
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NJ portion 208    125    329    188    447    296   
Remainder of state 366    203    685    229    799    461   
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque 176    96    375    269    643    320   
Remainder of state 218    118    510    298    618    595   
NEW YORK
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY portion 189    126    428    310    812    528   
Remainder of state 111    101    322    214    309    340   
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC portion 226    113    606    452    1,347    446   
Remainder of state 134    91    252    142    493    238   
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo, ND portion 183    136    350    265    618    261   
Remainder of state 144    97    446    249    503    362   
OHIO
Cincinnati, OH portion 330    111    664    158    584    246   
Cleveland-Elyria 277    89    477    191    509    355   
Columbus 296    82    611    321    660    329   
Remainder of state 248    106    596    369    1,241    426   
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City 157    110    443    566    502    1,164   
Tulsa 150    114    388    188    652    496   
Remainder of state 220    165    462    309    714    375   
OREGON
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR portion 251    86    375    174    761    432   
Remainder of state 181    76    404    352    913    1,401   
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA portion 198    99    560    330    658    410   
Pittsburgh 348    146    532    176    680    341   
Remainder of state 175    64    293    162    399    265   
RHODE ISLAND
Providence-Warwick, RI portion 130    86    386    216    398    390   
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia 219    87    522    210    589    446   
Remainder of state 125    101    346    168    482    446   
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls 365    135    1,088    501    883    311   
Remainder of state 211    96    557    219    730    254   
TENNESSEE
Memphis, TN portion 135    198    506    460    768    645   
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 241    97    679    312    870    419   
Remainder of state 148    239    620    274    641    237   
TEXAS
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 167    158    405    258    471    408   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 132    84    350    226    520    399   
San Antonio-New Braunfels 292    112    1,188    435    941    739   
Remainder of state 142    82    336    237    619    497   
UTAH
Ogden-Clearfield 495    187    439    312    724    579   
Provo-Orem 266    146    701    1,317 * 673    655   
Salt Lake City 134    87    261    150    385    471   
Remainder of state 372    130    1,163    463    2,436    666   
VERMONT
Burlington-South Burlington 396    87    656    264    567    417   
Remainder of state 157    83    489    201    751    311   
VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA portion 244    126    614    365    696    533   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, VA portion 166    94    456    284    439    320   
Remainder of state 198    211    328    174    389    308   
WASHINGTON
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 306    96    551    379    717    372   
Remainder of state 195    82    614    366    727    579   
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston 333    227    813    376    855    1,663   
Remainder of state 261    83    533    266    1,191    448   
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 283    86    439    207    625    329   
Remainder of state 197    80    328    164    573    263   
WYOMING
Cheyenne 684    211    1,095    363    1,296    696   
Remainder of state 278    153    551    267    632    691   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.