Percent of Private Sector Establishments That Offer Health Insurance to Employees
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2024
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.49 Alabama 0.63 Alaska 0.347 Arizona 0.526 Arkansas 0.469 California 0.485 Colorado 0.454 Connecticut 0.546 Delaware 0.462 District of Columbia 0.691 Florida 0.418 Georgia 0.405 Hawaii 0.81 Idaho 0.402 Illinois 0.541 Indiana 0.43 Iowa 0.578 Kansas 0.504 Kentucky 0.524 Louisiana 0.554 Maine 0.416 Maryland 0.544 Massachusetts 0.53 Michigan 0.495 Minnesota 0.425 Mississippi 0.524 Missouri 0.533 Montana 0.439 Nebraska 0.404 Nevada 0.503 New Hampshire 0.549 New Jersey 0.442 New Mexico 0.482 New York 0.47 North Carolina 0.393 North Dakota 0.531 Ohio 0.56 Oklahoma 0.557 Oregon 0.496 Pennsylvania 0.541 Rhode Island 0.576 South Carolina 0.516 South Dakota 0.451 Tennessee 0.572 Texas 0.541 Utah 0.401 Vermont 0.415 Virginia 0.455 Washington 0.49 West Virginia 0.51 Wisconsin 0.446 Wyoming 0.388
2023
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.463 Alabama 0.556 Alaska 0.313 Arizona 0.428 Arkansas 0.456 California 0.483 Colorado 0.369 Connecticut 0.485 Delaware 0.448 District of Columbia 0.720 Florida 0.362 Georgia 0.413 Hawaii 0.769 Idaho 0.331 Illinois 0.476 Indiana 0.430 Iowa 0.572 Kansas 0.483 Kentucky 0.472 Louisiana 0.448 Maine 0.449 Maryland 0.519 Massachusetts 0.541 Michigan 0.449 Minnesota 0.419 Mississippi 0.553 Missouri 0.560 Montana 0.349 Nebraska 0.369 Nevada 0.550 New Hampshire 0.503 New Jersey 0.468 New Mexico 0.459 New York 0.439 North Carolina 0.413 North Dakota 0.463 Ohio 0.502 Oklahoma 0.499 Oregon 0.460 Pennsylvania 0.521 Rhode Island 0.468 South Carolina 0.431 South Dakota 0.467 Tennessee 0.532 Texas 0.464 Utah 0.356 Vermont 0.409 Virginia 0.538 Washington 0.472 West Virginia 0.493 Wisconsin 0.520 Wyoming 0.318
2022
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.483 Alabama 0.532 Alaska 0.363 Arizona 0.452 Arkansas 0.475 California 0.468 Colorado 0.512 Connecticut 0.469 Delaware 0.512 District of Columbia 0.655 Florida 0.391 Georgia 0.429 Hawaii 0.807 Idaho 0.398 Illinois 0.521 Indiana 0.541 Iowa 0.518 Kansas 0.529 Kentucky 0.498 Louisiana 0.508 Maine 0.42 Maryland 0.54 Massachusetts 0.605 Michigan 0.455 Minnesota 0.537 Mississippi 0.513 Missouri 0.455 Montana 0.341 Nebraska 0.412 Nevada 0.486 New Hampshire 0.476 New Jersey 0.561 New Mexico 0.498 New York 0.468 North Carolina 0.433 North Dakota 0.498 Ohio 0.463 Oklahoma 0.524 Oregon 0.535 Pennsylvania 0.56 Rhode Island 0.505 South Carolina 0.455 South Dakota 0.465 Tennessee 0.488 Texas 0.461 Utah 0.389 Vermont 0.372 Virginia 0.579 Washington 0.488 West Virginia 0.477 Wisconsin 0.518 Wyoming 0.409
2021
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.492 Alabama 0.53 Alaska 0.343 Arizona 0.533 Arkansas 0.482 California 0.504 Colorado 0.473 Connecticut 0.563 Delaware 0.516 District of Columbia 0.719 Florida 0.4 Georgia 0.455 Hawaii 0.819 Idaho 0.369 Illinois 0.501 Indiana 0.491 Iowa 0.488 Kansas 0.534 Kentucky 0.497 Louisiana 0.452 Maine 0.48 Maryland 0.551 Massachusetts 0.543 Michigan 0.494 Minnesota 0.486 Mississippi 0.607 Missouri 0.501 Montana 0.422 Nebraska 0.437 Nevada 0.427 New Hampshire 0.484 New Jersey 0.514 New Mexico 0.461 New York 0.49 North Carolina 0.495 North Dakota 0.499 Ohio 0.513 Oklahoma 0.573 Oregon 0.464 Pennsylvania 0.54 Rhode Island 0.502 South Carolina 0.411 South Dakota 0.441 Tennessee 0.503 Texas 0.464 Utah 0.43 Vermont 0.483 Virginia 0.557 Washington 0.506 West Virginia 0.577 Wisconsin 0.533 Wyoming 0.382
2020
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.511 Alabama 0.528 Alaska 0.428 Arizona 0.482 Arkansas 0.466 California 0.498 Colorado 0.403 Connecticut 0.563 Delaware 0.559 District of Columbia 0.734 Florida 0.421 Georgia 0.467 Hawaii 0.862 Idaho 0.402 Illinois 0.515 Indiana 0.586 Iowa 0.54 Kansas 0.518 Kentucky 0.582 Louisiana 0.54 Maine 0.461 Maryland 0.557 Massachusetts 0.563 Michigan 0.565 Minnesota 0.511 Mississippi 0.51 Missouri 0.483 Montana 0.39 Nebraska 0.417 Nevada 0.552 New Hampshire 0.572 New Jersey 0.578 New Mexico 0.496 New York 0.5 North Carolina 0.511 North Dakota 0.487 Ohio 0.613 Oklahoma 0.503 Oregon 0.468 Pennsylvania 0.582 Rhode Island 0.554 South Carolina 0.517 South Dakota 0.479 Tennessee 0.591 Texas 0.515 Utah 0.379 Vermont 0.514 Virginia 0.568 Washington 0.487 West Virginia 0.569 Wisconsin 0.522 Wyoming 0.423
2019
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.474 Alabama 0.58 Alaska 0.393 Arizona 0.475 Arkansas 0.414 California 0.452 Colorado 0.443 Connecticut 0.542 Delaware 0.525 District of Columbia 0.64 Florida 0.391 Georgia 0.438 Hawaii 0.841 Idaho 0.421 Illinois 0.504 Indiana 0.425 Iowa 0.508 Kansas 0.563 Kentucky 0.49 Louisiana 0.523 Maine 0.433 Maryland 0.46 Massachusetts 0.571 Michigan 0.473 Minnesota 0.46 Mississippi 0.476 Missouri 0.497 Montana 0.408 Nebraska 0.439 Nevada 0.517 New Hampshire 0.508 New Jersey 0.52 New Mexico 0.44 New York 0.461 North Carolina 0.436 North Dakota 0.523 Ohio 0.534 Oklahoma 0.49 Oregon 0.445 Pennsylvania 0.56 Rhode Island 0.534 South Carolina 0.475 South Dakota 0.505 Tennessee 0.509 Texas 0.488 Utah 0.379 Vermont 0.38 Virginia 0.423 Washington 0.47 West Virginia 0.507 Wisconsin 0.443 Wyoming 0.384
2018
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.468 Alabama 0.503 Alaska 0.381 Arizona 0.465 Arkansas 0.424 California 0.472 Colorado 0.435 Connecticut 0.513 Delaware 0.457 District of Columbia 0.692 Florida 0.417 Georgia 0.424 Hawaii 0.819 Idaho 0.377 Illinois 0.441 Indiana 0.468 Iowa 0.491 Kansas 0.502 Kentucky 0.495 Louisiana 0.494 Maine 0.441 Maryland 0.564 Massachusetts 0.483 Michigan 0.489 Minnesota 0.461 Mississippi 0.49 Missouri 0.488 Montana 0.347 Nebraska 0.38 Nevada 0.478 New Hampshire 0.549 New Jersey 0.498 New Mexico 0.424 New York 0.476 North Carolina 0.412 North Dakota 0.487 Ohio 0.508 Oklahoma 0.488 Oregon 0.438 Pennsylvania 0.486 Rhode Island 0.494 South Carolina 0.407 South Dakota 0.431 Tennessee 0.517 Texas 0.494 Utah 0.353 Vermont 0.431 Virginia 0.489 Washington 0.452 West Virginia 0.476 Wisconsin 0.455 Wyoming 0.384
2017
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.469 Alabama 0.499 Alaska 0.325 Arizona 0.494 Arkansas 0.432 California 0.459 Colorado 0.438 Connecticut 0.497 Delaware 0.533 District of Columbia 0.687 Florida 0.355 Georgia 0.412 Hawaii 0.818 Idaho 0.362 Illinois 0.444 Indiana 0.478 Iowa 0.473 Kansas 0.503 Kentucky 0.504 Louisiana 0.51 Maine 0.416 Maryland 0.542 Massachusetts 0.644 Michigan 0.493 Minnesota 0.488 Mississippi 0.524 Missouri 0.485 Montana 0.374 Nebraska 0.426 Nevada 0.506 New Hampshire 0.49 New Jersey 0.51 New Mexico 0.508 New York 0.46 North Carolina 0.412 North Dakota 0.48 Ohio 0.531 Oklahoma 0.475 Oregon 0.394 Pennsylvania 0.545 Rhode Island 0.526 South Carolina 0.437 South Dakota 0.414 Tennessee 0.518 Texas 0.475 Utah 0.362 Vermont 0.409 Virginia 0.529 Washington 0.44 West Virginia 0.485 Wisconsin 0.447 Wyoming 0.394
2016
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.453 Alabama 0.507 Alaska 0.378 Arizona 0.384 Arkansas 0.394 California 0.444 Colorado 0.448 Connecticut 0.526 Delaware 0.420 District of Columbia 0.644 Florida 0.372 Georgia 0.391 Hawaii 0.781 Idaho 0.377 Illinois 0.449 Indiana 0.413 Iowa 0.458 Kansas 0.479 Kentucky 0.482 Louisiana 0.484 Maine 0.432 Maryland 0.497 Massachusetts 0.569 Michigan 0.428 Minnesota 0.420 Mississippi 0.508 Missouri 0.425 Montana 0.283 Nebraska 0.361 Nevada 0.546 New Hampshire 0.516 New Jersey 0.512 New Mexico 0.424 New York 0.443 North Carolina 0.399 North Dakota 0.514 Ohio 0.548 Oklahoma 0.516 Oregon 0.457 Pennsylvania 0.485 Rhode Island 0.528 South Carolina 0.417 South Dakota 0.391 Tennessee 0.468 Texas 0.476 Utah 0.423 Vermont 0.422 Virginia 0.491 Washington 0.437 West Virginia 0.440 Wisconsin 0.456 Wyoming 0.380
2015
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.457 Alabama 0.521 Alaska 0.417 Arizona 0.432 Arkansas 0.497 California 0.447 Colorado 0.430 Connecticut 0.486 Delaware 0.479 District of Columbia 0.696 Florida 0.382 Georgia 0.399 Hawaii 0.851 Idaho 0.339 Illinois 0.441 Indiana 0.433 Iowa 0.453 Kansas 0.498 Kentucky 0.478 Louisiana 0.427 Maine 0.416 Maryland 0.501 Massachusetts 0.524 Michigan 0.484 Minnesota 0.443 Mississippi 0.423 Missouri 0.462 Montana 0.343 Nebraska 0.354 Nevada 0.527 New Hampshire 0.489 New Jersey 0.534 New Mexico 0.432 New York 0.489 North Carolina 0.427 North Dakota 0.449 Ohio 0.506 Oklahoma 0.455 Oregon 0.459 Pennsylvania 0.497 Rhode Island 0.510 South Carolina 0.450 South Dakota 0.423 Tennessee 0.470 Texas 0.458 Utah 0.407 Vermont 0.406 Virginia 0.472 Washington 0.418 West Virginia 0.502 Wisconsin 0.452 Wyoming 0.380
2014
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.475 Alabama 0.549 Alaska 0.397 Arizona 0.473 Arkansas 0.398 California 0.465 Colorado 0.477 Connecticut 0.523 Delaware 0.491 District of Columbia 0.649 Florida 0.376 Georgia 0.409 Hawaii 0.864 Idaho 0.375 Illinois 0.473 Indiana 0.495 Iowa 0.471 Kansas 0.484 Kentucky 0.504 Louisiana 0.460 Maine 0.444 Maryland 0.550 Massachusetts 0.590 Michigan 0.459 Minnesota 0.422 Mississippi 0.430 Missouri 0.479 Montana 0.375 Nebraska 0.395 Nevada 0.530 New Hampshire 0.527 New Jersey 0.573 New Mexico 0.417 New York 0.484 North Carolina 0.435 North Dakota 0.460 Ohio 0.528 Oklahoma 0.506 Oregon 0.427 Pennsylvania 0.546 Rhode Island 0.521 South Carolina 0.453 South Dakota 0.429 Tennessee 0.485 Texas 0.459 Utah 0.398 Vermont 0.420 Virginia 0.534 Washington 0.457 West Virginia 0.502 Wisconsin 0.475 Wyoming 0.402
2013
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.499 Alabama 0.497 Alaska 0.396 Arizona 0.434 Arkansas 0.451 California 0.514 Colorado 0.424 Connecticut 0.542 Delaware 0.527 District of Columbia 0.677 Florida 0.427 Georgia 0.480 Hawaii 0.836 Idaho 0.446 Illinois 0.482 Indiana 0.451 Iowa 0.472 Kansas 0.555 Kentucky 0.522 Louisiana 0.487 Maine 0.480 Maryland 0.537 Massachusetts 0.612 Michigan 0.539 Minnesota 0.490 Mississippi 0.478 Missouri 0.552 Montana 0.382 Nebraska 0.437 Nevada 0.526 New Hampshire 0.524 New Jersey 0.539 New Mexico 0.466 New York 0.537 North Carolina 0.478 North Dakota 0.473 Ohio 0.538 Oklahoma 0.475 Oregon 0.509 Pennsylvania 0.545 Rhode Island 0.583 South Carolina 0.481 South Dakota 0.385 Tennessee 0.521 Texas 0.447 Utah 0.451 Vermont 0.538 Virginia 0.536 Washington 0.471 West Virginia 0.547 Wisconsin 0.491 Wyoming 0.402
2012
Location Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States 0.501 Alabama 0.524 Alaska 0.403 Arizona 0.460 Arkansas 0.475 California 0.513 Colorado 0.472 Connecticut 0.558 Delaware 0.545 District of Columbia 0.660 Florida 0.447 Georgia 0.477 Hawaii 0.841 Idaho 0.391 Illinois 0.458 Indiana 0.449 Iowa 0.507 Kansas 0.526 Kentucky 0.544 Louisiana 0.442 Maine 0.474 Maryland 0.568 Massachusetts 0.586 Michigan 0.482 Minnesota 0.501 Mississippi 0.483 Missouri 0.527 Montana 0.390 Nebraska 0.369 Nevada 0.562 New Hampshire 0.541 New Jersey 0.579 New Mexico 0.462 New York 0.530 North Carolina 0.465 North Dakota 0.448 Ohio 0.564 Oklahoma 0.507 Oregon 0.499 Pennsylvania 0.577 Rhode Island 0.534 South Carolina 0.465 South Dakota 0.450 Tennessee 0.498 Texas 0.465 Utah 0.433 Vermont 0.508 Virginia 0.487 Washington 0.493 West Virginia 0.500 Wisconsin 0.496 Wyoming 0.412
Sources
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component. Data tool can be found here.
Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the <a href="http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/surveycomp/ic technical_notes.shtml">Technical Appendix.
Definitions
Private sector firms include incorporated for-profit firms and nonprofit firms, but do not include unincorporated private sector firms or public sector (government) establishments. The self-employed and firms with no employees are also not included.
MEPS : The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component is an annual survey of establishments that collects information about employer-sponsored health insurance offerings in the United States.