Table 8
Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for workers age 18 to 64 by state, 2000/01 to 2009/10*
| ESI coverage (%) | ESI coverage (#) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 2000/01 | 2009/10 | Percentage-point change | 2000/01 | 2009/10 | Change |
| NATIONWIDE | 75.4% | 68.6% | -6.8 | 107,366,264 | 99,043,695 | -8,322,569 |
| Alabama | 78.1% | 72.9% | -5.2 | 1,641,460 | 1,507,593 | -133,867 |
| Alaska | 68.1% | 67.5% | -0.6 | 230,807 | 244,550 | 13,743 |
| Arizona | 70.5% | 64.2% | -6.3 | 1,782,515 | 1,866,964 | 84,448 |
| Arkansas | 71.1% | 65.1% | -6.0 | 876,083 | 825,133 | -50,950 |
| California | 68.3% | 62.5% | -5.7 | 11,547,175 | 10,681,424 | -865,751 |
| Colorado | 75.5% | 68.4% | -7.1 | 1,796,894 | 1,757,745 | -39,149 |
| Connecticut | 82.6% | 77.3% | -5.3 | 1,438,911 | 1,362,370 | -76,541 |
| Delaware | 82.1% | 72.7% | -9.4 | 335,722 | 302,273 | -33,449 |
| District of Columbia | 75.4% | 72.3% | -3.1 | 226,174 | 229,321 | 3,148 |
| Florida | 70.6% | 63.1% | -7.5 | 5,447,127 | 5,209,186 | -237,941 |
| Georgia | 77.1% | 65.2% | -11.9 | 3,165,785 | 2,962,101 | -203,683 |
| Hawaii | 80.3% | 78.2% | -2.1 | 499,898 | 464,925 | -34,973 |
| Idaho | 69.9% | 65.6% | -4.4 | 466,476 | 469,213 | 2,737 |
| Illinois | 77.6% | 70.8% | -6.9 | 4,998,360 | 4,364,132 | -634,228 |
| Indiana | 81.6% | 74.1% | -7.6 | 2,554,790 | 2,149,287 | -405,503 |
| Iowa | 79.1% | 73.1% | -6.0 | 1,228,200 | 1,184,382 | -43,818 |
| Kansas | 76.2% | 71.8% | -4.3 | 1,036,700 | 975,245 | -61,455 |
| Kentucky | 77.2% | 68.7% | -8.5 | 1,541,906 | 1,379,429 | -162,477 |
| Louisiana | 69.6% | 66.6% | -2.9 | 1,370,157 | 1,275,433 | -94,725 |
| Maine | 75.7% | 69.0% | -6.7 | 511,767 | 446,293 | -65,475 |
| Maryland | 82.1% | 75.9% | -6.2 | 2,266,718 | 2,226,998 | -39,720 |
| Massachusetts | 81.0% | 79.2% | -1.8 | 2,807,505 | 2,629,301 | -178,204 |
| Michigan | 82.6% | 72.3% | -10.2 | 4,219,378 | 3,194,350 | -1,025,028 |
| Minnesota | 79.1% | 73.1% | -6.0 | 2,327,293 | 2,027,045 | -300,248 |
| Mississippi | 71.0% | 63.3% | -7.7 | 935,068 | 757,668 | -177,401 |
| Missouri | 78.5% | 70.2% | -8.3 | 2,310,488 | 2,019,851 | -290,637 |
| Montana | 64.7% | 60.0% | -4.7 | 298,526 | 293,915 | -4,611 |
| Nebraska | 73.9% | 71.2% | -2.7 | 695,313 | 668,068 | -27,245 |
| Nevada | 76.5% | 66.6% | -9.8 | 823,001 | 836,259 | 13,258 |
| New Hampshire | 82.5% | 77.3% | -5.2 | 566,607 | 542,490 | -24,118 |
| New Jersey | 82.3% | 74.4% | -7.9 | 3,578,787 | 3,117,386 | -461,401 |
| New Mexico | 61.9% | 59.9% | -2.0 | 522,668 | 515,252 | -7,416 |
| New York | 74.5% | 69.0% | -5.6 | 6,816,332 | 6,154,321 | -662,011 |
| North Carolina | 75.1% | 66.5% | -8.6 | 3,082,064 | 2,891,878 | -190,186 |
| North Dakota | 71.6% | 68.2% | -3.5 | 255,304 | 243,605 | -11,699 |
| Ohio | 81.0% | 72.8% | -8.2 | 4,747,606 | 4,005,620 | -741,986 |
| Oklahoma | 67.6% | 68.4% | 0.8 | 1,140,148 | 1,166,147 | 25,999 |
| Oregon | 72.0% | 68.4% | -3.5 | 1,311,267 | 1,291,473 | –19,793 |
| Pennsylvania | 83.1% | 76.1% | -7.1 | 5,230,126 | 4,478,092 | -752,034 |
| Rhode Island | 80.7% | 73.7% | -7.0 | 430,586 | 390,580 | -40,007 |
| South Carolina | 78.5% | 67.2% | -11.3 | 1,524,954 | 1,333,696 | -191,258 |
| South Dakota | 72.3% | 67.7% | -4.7 | 292,653 | 284,581 | -8,073 |
| Tennessee | 74.1% | 66.6% | -7.4 | 2,132,122 | 1,975,796 | -156,326 |
| Texas | 68.5% | 61.0% | -7.5 | 6,982,826 | 7,066,655 | 83,828 |
| Utah | 76.7% | 75.5% | -1.2 | 875,221 | 976,048 | 100,828 |
| Vermont | 74.5% | 70.6% | -3.9 | 256,927 | 249,404 | -7,522 |
| Virginia | 78.2% | 71.4% | -6.7 | 2,849,918 | 2,781,148 | -68,770 |
| Washington | 73.0% | 70.1% | -2.8 | 2,204,898 | 2,386,690 | 181,792 |
| West Virginia | 75.0% | 73.8% | -1.2 | 609,260 | 551,022 | -58,238 |
| Wisconsin | 81.4% | 73.9% | -7.5 | 2,390,950 | 2,138,927 | -252,023 |
| Wyoming | 70.1% | 67.3% | -2.8 | 184,841 | 192,430 | 7,589 |
* Table compares combined data from 2000 and 2001 with combined data from 2009 and 2010 to provide sufficient sample sizes to make reliable estimates for small states.
Note: Bolded numbers are statistically significant at the 5 percent level.
Source: Author’s analysis of microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau/U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (U.S. Census Bureau various years)
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