Table 8
Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for workers age 18–64, by state, 2000/2001 to 2010/2011
| ESI coverage (%) | ESI coverage (#) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 2000/2001 | 2010/2011 | Percentage-point change | 2000/2001 | 2010/2011 | Change |
| NATIONWIDE | 75.4% | 68.4% | -7.0 | 107,366,264 | 98,389,073 | -8,977,191 |
| Alabama | 78.1% | 73.6% | -4.5 | 1,641,460 | 1,506,024 | -135,436 |
| Alaska | 68.1% | 67.0% | -1.1 | 230,807 | 241,612 | 10,804 |
| Arizona | 70.5% | 65.2% | -5.4 | 1,782,515 | 1,888,445 | 105,930 |
| Arkansas | 71.1% | 65.3% | -5.8 | 876,083 | 840,481 | -35,603 |
| California | 68.3% | 62.4% | -5.9 | 11,547,175 | 10,637,336 | -909,839 |
| Colorado | 75.5% | 67.3% | -8.2 | 1,796,894 | 1,691,990 | -104,904 |
| Connecticut | 82.6% | 77.4% | -5.2 | 1,438,911 | 1,361,859 | -77,052 |
| Delaware | 82.1% | 74.5% | -7.7 | 335,722 | 317,327 | -18,395 |
| District of Columbia | 75.4% | 70.9% | -4.4 | 226,174 | 229,965 | 3,792 |
| Florida | 70.6% | 63.5% | -7.2 | 5,447,127 | 5,385,016 | -62,111 |
| Georgia | 77.1% | 65.7% | -11.4 | 3,165,785 | 2,923,573 | -242,212 |
| Hawaii | 80.3% | 77.4% | -2.9 | 499,898 | 485,217 | -14,681 |
| Idaho | 69.9% | 63.7% | -6.2 | 466,476 | 454,251 | -12,225 |
| Illinois | 77.6% | 69.9% | -7.7 | 4,998,360 | 4,221,669 | -776,691 |
| Indiana | 81.6% | 73.9% | -7.7 | 2,554,790 | 2,122,154 | -432,636 |
| Iowa | 79.1% | 73.2% | -5.9 | 1,228,200 | 1,154,748 | -73,452 |
| Kansas | 76.2% | 70.5% | -5.6 | 1,036,700 | 953,032 | -83,668 |
| Kentucky | 77.2% | 68.8% | -8.3 | 1,541,906 | 1,376,557 | -165,349 |
| Louisiana | 69.6% | 62.8% | -6.8 | 1,370,157 | 1,182,556 | -187,602 |
| Maine | 75.7% | 69.5% | -6.2 | 511,767 | 458,522 | -53,246 |
| Maryland | 82.1% | 75.2% | -6.9 | 2,266,718 | 2,222,574 | -44,144 |
| Massachusetts | 81.0% | 79.6% | -1.4 | 2,807,505 | 2,576,909 | -230,596 |
| Michigan | 82.6% | 70.1% | -12.5 | 4,219,378 | 2,993,791 | -1,225,587 |
| Minnesota | 79.1% | 74.0% | -5.1 | 2,327,293 | 2,052,020 | -275,273 |
| Mississippi | 71.0% | 65.3% | -5.6 | 935,068 | 815,931 | -119,137 |
| Missouri | 78.5% | 70.5% | -8.0 | 2,310,488 | 1,946,649 | -363,839 |
| Montana | 64.7% | 57.9% | -6.8 | 298,526 | 270,599 | -27,927 |
| Nebraska | 73.9% | 69.8% | -4.1 | 695,313 | 667,293 | -28,020 |
| Nevada | 76.5% | 65.5% | -11.0 | 823,001 | 828,063 | 5,062 |
| New Hampshire | 82.5% | 76.8% | -5.7 | 566,607 | 529,104 | -37,504 |
| New Jersey | 82.3% | 73.3% | -9.1 | 3,578,787 | 3,013,998 | -564,788 |
| New Mexico | 61.9% | 58.4% | -3.5 | 522,668 | 499,273 | -23,395 |
| New York | 74.5% | 69.6% | -5.0 | 6,816,332 | 6,132,214 | -684,118 |
| North Carolina | 75.1% | 66.0% | -9.1 | 3,082,064 | 2,906,087 | -175,977 |
| North Dakota | 71.6% | 69.8% | -1.9 | 255,304 | 259,050 | 3,746 |
| Ohio | 81.0% | 72.0% | -9.0 | 4,747,606 | 3,865,921 | -881,685 |
| Oklahoma | 67.6% | 66.6% | -1.0 | 1,140,148 | 1,136,440 | -3,708 |
| Oregon | 72.0% | 68.4% | -3.5 | 1,311,267 | 1,254,774 | -56,492 |
| Pennsylvania | 83.1% | 75.5% | -7.6 | 5,230,126 | 4,541,685 | -688,441 |
| Rhode Island | 80.7% | 72.3% | -8.3 | 430,586 | 366,194 | -64,392 |
| South Carolina | 78.5% | 65.5% | -13.0 | 1,524,954 | 1,311,827 | -213,127 |
| South Dakota | 72.3% | 67.2% | -5.1 | 292,653 | 280,752 | -11,901 |
| Tennessee | 74.1% | 67.4% | -6.7 | 2,132,122 | 1,982,772 | -149,351 |
| Texas | 68.5% | 62.7% | -5.7 | 6,982,826 | 7,385,111 | 402,285 |
| Utah | 76.7% | 72.9% | -3.8 | 875,221 | 932,008 | 56,787 |
| Vermont | 74.5% | 69.0% | -5.5 | 256,927 | 238,403 | -18,524 |
| Virginia | 78.2% | 70.6% | -7.6 | 2,849,918 | 2,770,905 | -79,013 |
| Washington | 73.0% | 69.1% | -3.9 | 2,204,898 | 2,292,831 | 87,933 |
| West Virginia | 75.0% | 73.7% | -1.3 | 609,260 | 575,544 | -33,716 |
| Wisconsin | 81.4% | 72.9% | -8.5 | 2,390,950 | 2,111,896 | -279,054 |
| Wyoming | 70.1% | 66.2% | -3.8 | 184,841 | 196,123 | 11,282 |
* Table compares combined data from 2000 and 2001 with combined data from 2010 and 2011 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 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata
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