Table 7
Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage by state, under-65 population, 2000/2001 to 2011/2012*
| ESI coverage (%) | ESI coverage (#) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 2000/2001 | 2011/2012 | Percentage-point change | 2000/2001 | 2011/2012 | Change |
| NATIONWIDE | 68.5% | 58.4% | -10.1 | 169,169,181 | 156,229,339 | -12,939,842 |
| Alabama | 68.7% | 57.9% | -10.8 | 2,651,881 | 2,403,572 | -248,309 |
| Alaska | 63.1% | 57.0% | -6.0 | 372,313 | 367,253 | -5,059 |
| Arizona | 63.3% | 54.8% | -8.4 | 2,950,511 | 3,119,783 | 169,272 |
| Arkansas | 61.4% | 50.1% | -11.3 | 1,387,818 | 1,227,845 | -159,973 |
| California | 61.0% | 52.6% | -8.4 | 18,873,334 | 17,570,002 | -1,303,332 |
| Colorado | 70.8% | 61.4% | -9.4 | 2,805,245 | 2,749,188 | -56,056 |
| Connecticut | 77.9% | 69.7% | -8.3 | 2,252,818 | 2,097,223 | -155,596 |
| Delaware | 76.6% | 64.4% | -12.2 | 526,067 | 490,398 | -35,668 |
| District of Columbia | 64.4% | 57.6% | -6.8 | 313,807 | 316,676 | 2,869 |
| Florida | 63.3% | 51.8% | -11.5 | 8,553,829 | 8,116,090 | -437,740 |
| Georgia | 68.5% | 54.5% | -14.0 | 5,095,960 | 4,688,644 | -407,316 |
| Hawaii | 72.1% | 65.9% | -6.1 | 759,092 | 754,177 | -4,915 |
| Idaho | 65.2% | 56.7% | -8.5 | 755,406 | 765,709 | 10,304 |
| Illinois | 72.0% | 60.8% | -11.2 | 7,869,771 | 6,680,348 | -1,189,423 |
| Indiana | 76.4% | 63.0% | -13.4 | 3,983,181 | 3,418,067 | -565,113 |
| Iowa | 76.9% | 64.5% | -12.4 | 1,892,558 | 1,684,175 | -208,382 |
| Kansas | 71.4% | 59.9% | -11.5 | 1,608,975 | 1,444,364 | -164,611 |
| Kentucky | 68.0% | 57.5% | -10.4 | 2,394,051 | 2,162,009 | -232,043 |
| Louisiana | 60.3% | 53.0% | -7.3 | 2,330,985 | 2,054,946 | -276,040 |
| Maine | 69.6% | 60.9% | -8.7 | 747,262 | 684,122 | -63,140 |
| Maryland | 78.5% | 67.3% | -11.2 | 3,654,290 | 3,428,775 | -225,515 |
| Massachusetts | 74.1% | 70.8% | -3.3 | 4,080,768 | 3,956,197 | -124,571 |
| Michigan | 76.9% | 62.5% | -14.4 | 6,689,809 | 5,162,150 | -1,527,659 |
| Minnesota | 77.3% | 69.0% | -8.3 | 3,442,921 | 3,171,922 | -270,999 |
| Mississippi | 60.4% | 53.7% | -6.7 | 1,492,193 | 1,349,367 | -142,826 |
| Missouri | 72.8% | 60.6% | -12.2 | 3,554,232 | 3,070,018 | -484,214 |
| Montana | 59.7% | 51.5% | -8.2 | 457,974 | 421,601 | -36,373 |
| Nebraska | 70.2% | 63.0% | -7.1 | 1,041,276 | 1,002,259 | -39,018 |
| Nevada | 71.5% | 56.4% | -15.1 | 1,330,279 | 1,325,159 | -5,120 |
| New Hampshire | 79.3% | 70.0% | -9.3 | 852,775 | 784,341 | -68,434 |
| New Jersey | 76.9% | 66.0% | -10.9 | 5,578,859 | 4,914,907 | -663,951 |
| New Mexico | 54.1% | 47.2% | -6.9 | 851,789 | 821,636 | -30,153 |
| New York | 66.1% | 59.6% | -6.4 | 10,822,864 | 9,898,361 | -924,503 |
| North Carolina | 67.4% | 55.9% | -11.5 | 4,781,263 | 4,566,968 | -214,295 |
| North Dakota | 66.7% | 67.6% | 0.9 | 357,653 | 404,039 | 46,387 |
| Ohio | 75.2% | 61.4% | -13.8 | 7,329,008 | 5,912,797 | -1,416,211 |
| Oklahoma | 59.7% | 54.0% | -5.7 | 1,754,235 | 1,736,788 | -17,447 |
| Oregon | 66.4% | 57.1% | -9.3 | 2,027,203 | 1,891,171 | -136,032 |
| Pennsylvania | 76.4% | 64.6% | -11.9 | 7,983,079 | 6,951,312 | -1,031,766 |
| Rhode Island | 74.1% | 62.6% | -11.5 | 647,720 | 547,810 | -99,910 |
| South Carolina | 69.7% | 56.8% | -12.9 | 2,429,132 | 2,266,124 | -163,007 |
| South Dakota | 69.1% | 59.0% | -10.1 | 435,185 | 414,938 | -20,247 |
| Tennessee | 65.6% | 56.0% | -9.7 | 3,300,418 | 3,055,147 | -245,271 |
| Texas | 60.6% | 52.1% | -8.5 | 11,387,467 | 12,026,611 | 639,144 |
| Utah | 73.7% | 66.3% | -7.4 | 1,531,568 | 1,697,256 | 165,688 |
| Vermont | 70.0% | 60.9% | -9.1 | 371,853 | 314,200 | -57,653 |
| Virginia | 72.2% | 64.0% | -8.2 | 4,497,703 | 4,435,305 | -62,397 |
| Washington | 66.9% | 59.3% | -7.6 | 3,478,838 | 3,538,897 | 60,059 |
| West Virginia | 65.0% | 59.2% | -5.8 | 972,374 | 913,533 | -58,840 |
| Wisconsin | 78.1% | 64.7% | -13.4 | 3,623,066 | 3,150,822 | -472,244 |
| Wyoming | 66.8% | 61.1% | -5.8 | 286,526 | 304,333 | 17,807 |
* Table compares combined data from 2000 and 2001 with combined data from 2011 and 2012 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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