Percent of Private Sector Establishments That Offer Health Insurance to Employees, by Firm Size
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2024
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.322 0.961 Alabama 0.481 0.96 Alaska 0.168 0.957 Arizona 0.322 0.979 Arkansas 0.282 0.97 California 0.347 0.962 Colorado 0.278 0.974 Connecticut 0.37 0.976 Delaware 0.286 0.977 District of Columbia 0.557 0.971 Florida 0.231 0.963 Georgia 0.21 0.939 Hawaii 0.745 0.971 Idaho 0.272 0.905 Illinois 0.379 0.972 Indiana 0.178 0.972 Iowa 0.422 0.974 Kansas 0.352 0.923 Kentucky 0.302 0.969 Louisiana 0.382 0.959 Maine 0.266 0.939 Maryland 0.391 0.949 Massachusetts 0.408 0.946 Michigan 0.324 0.959 Minnesota 0.219 0.969 Mississippi 0.308 0.973 Missouri 0.342 0.97 Montana 0.315 0.95 Nebraska 0.208 0.977 Nevada 0.312 0.964 New Hampshire 0.395 0.95 New Jersey 0.296 0.964 New Mexico 0.235 0.948 New York 0.345 0.963 North Carolina 0.19 0.94 North Dakota 0.388 0.964 Ohio 0.363 0.98 Oklahoma 0.413 0.976 Oregon 0.339 0.96 Pennsylvania 0.371 0.956 Rhode Island 0.408 0.968 South Carolina 0.298 0.98 South Dakota 0.316 0.937 Tennessee 0.369 0.968 Texas 0.379 0.955 Utah 0.249 0.929 Vermont 0.277 0.979 Virginia 0.283 0.949 Washington 0.313 0.979 West Virginia 0.256 0.955 Wisconsin 0.274 0.927 Wyoming 0.251 0.918
2023
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.301 0.959 Alabama 0.348 0.988 Alaska 0.136 0.942 Arizona 0.216 0.936 Arkansas 0.233 0.95 California 0.35 0.961 Colorado 0.229 0.922 Connecticut 0.27 0.967 Delaware 0.288 0.918 District of Columbia 0.57 0.969 Florida 0.209 0.965 Georgia 0.228 0.947 Hawaii 0.718 0.908 Idaho 0.205 0.931 Illinois 0.321 0.959 Indiana 0.232 0.945 Iowa 0.423 0.986 Kansas 0.317 0.964 Kentucky 0.277 0.956 Louisiana 0.266 0.968 Maine 0.323 0.949 Maryland 0.357 0.973 Massachusetts 0.39 0.984 Michigan 0.293 0.971 Minnesota 0.271 0.945 Mississippi 0.394 0.947 Missouri 0.386 0.977 Montana 0.239 0.925 Nebraska 0.211 0.921 Nevada 0.388 0.956 New Hampshire 0.337 0.99 New Jersey 0.334 0.967 New Mexico 0.244 0.963 New York 0.32 0.956 North Carolina 0.251 0.96 North Dakota 0.316 0.968 Ohio 0.303 0.905 Oklahoma 0.347 0.953 Oregon 0.308 0.975 Pennsylvania 0.347 0.982 Rhode Island 0.315 0.973 South Carolina 0.205 0.972 South Dakota 0.333 0.946 Tennessee 0.305 0.965 Texas 0.287 0.949 Utah 0.208 0.951 Vermont 0.253 0.962 Virginia 0.359 0.979 Washington 0.31 0.972 West Virginia 0.251 0.967 Wisconsin 0.313 0.97 Wyoming 0.183 0.947
2022
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.325 0.973 Alabama 0.313 0.995 Alaska 0.193 0.969 Arizona 0.295 0.989 Arkansas 0.285 0.972 California 0.335 0.974 Colorado 0.407 0.956 Connecticut 0.273 0.977 Delaware 0.352 0.96 District of Columbia 0.486 0.968 Florida 0.237 0.973 Georgia 0.246 0.962 Hawaii 0.731 0.994 Idaho 0.293 0.932 Illinois 0.362 0.996 Indiana 0.357 0.97 Iowa 0.365 0.986 Kansas 0.362 0.991 Kentucky 0.245 0.966 Louisiana 0.339 0.972 Maine 0.278 0.953 Maryland 0.395 0.986 Massachusetts 0.473 0.973 Michigan 0.287 0.966 Minnesota 0.393 0.977 Mississippi 0.302 0.979 Missouri 0.316 0.938 Montana 0.225 0.976 Nebraska 0.258 0.955 Nevada 0.316 0.969 New Hampshire 0.31 0.972 New Jersey 0.446 0.963 New Mexico 0.335 0.958 New York 0.349 0.962 North Carolina 0.259 0.966 North Dakota 0.366 0.978 Ohio 0.274 0.977 Oklahoma 0.37 0.987 Oregon 0.406 0.986 Pennsylvania 0.39 0.978 Rhode Island 0.367 0.972 South Carolina 0.211 0.984 South Dakota 0.33 0.979 Tennessee 0.27 0.986 Texas 0.274 0.978 Utah 0.233 0.958 Vermont 0.234 0.955 Virginia 0.412 0.986 Washington 0.367 0.971 West Virginia 0.257 0.915 Wisconsin 0.346 0.958 Wyoming 0.265 0.978
2021
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.319 0.973 Alabama 0.321 0.988 Alaska 0.161 0.968 Arizona 0.336 0.952 Arkansas 0.26 0.967 California 0.356 0.986 Colorado 0.315 0.989 Connecticut 0.395 0.983 Delaware 0.317 0.989 District of Columbia 0.56 0.982 Florida 0.231 0.979 Georgia 0.265 0.944 Hawaii 0.743 1 Idaho 0.217 0.971 Illinois 0.354 0.973 Indiana 0.27 0.981 Iowa 0.316 0.979 Kansas 0.356 0.971 Kentucky 0.257 0.97 Louisiana 0.218 0.982 Maine 0.303 0.964 Maryland 0.369 0.995 Massachusetts 0.388 0.983 Michigan 0.323 0.963 Minnesota 0.321 0.96 Mississippi 0.415 0.974 Missouri 0.309 0.972 Montana 0.316 0.94 Nebraska 0.262 0.96 Nevada 0.243 0.947 New Hampshire 0.303 0.968 New Jersey 0.376 0.986 New Mexico 0.258 0.971 New York 0.363 0.986 North Carolina 0.303 0.976 North Dakota 0.343 0.991 Ohio 0.281 0.985 Oklahoma 0.407 0.962 Oregon 0.31 0.972 Pennsylvania 0.369 0.962 Rhode Island 0.358 0.961 South Carolina 0.175 0.962 South Dakota 0.305 0.96 Tennessee 0.274 0.958 Texas 0.249 0.969 Utah 0.283 0.947 Vermont 0.349 0.982 Virginia 0.386 0.961 Washington 0.377 0.955 West Virginia 0.389 0.962 Wisconsin 0.347 0.954 Wyoming 0.255 0.972
2020
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.31 0.967 Alabama 0.299 0.984 Alaska 0.218 0.973 Arizona 0.232 0.987 Arkansas 0.238 0.95 California 0.346 0.96 Colorado 0.245 0.959 Connecticut 0.34 0.984 Delaware 0.344 0.935 District of Columbia 0.547 1 Florida 0.221 0.976 Georgia 0.208 0.974 Hawaii 0.787 0.997 Idaho 0.244 0.948 Illinois 0.281 0.981 Indiana 0.311 0.964 Iowa 0.356 0.974 Kansas 0.336 0.971 Kentucky 0.339 0.943 Louisiana 0.318 0.948 Maine 0.268 0.966 Maryland 0.373 0.947 Massachusetts 0.369 0.982 Michigan 0.315 0.982 Minnesota 0.323 0.961 Mississippi 0.284 0.977 Missouri 0.241 0.981 Montana 0.272 0.958 Nebraska 0.239 0.887 Nevada 0.385 0.972 New Hampshire 0.374 0.989 New Jersey 0.409 0.98 New Mexico 0.283 0.967 New York 0.346 0.973 North Carolina 0.227 0.97 North Dakota 0.309 0.981 Ohio 0.358 0.984 Oklahoma 0.289 0.97 Oregon 0.298 0.966 Pennsylvania 0.381 0.959 Rhode Island 0.354 0.996 South Carolina 0.235 0.963 South Dakota 0.324 0.989 Tennessee 0.317 0.973 Texas 0.316 0.952 Utah 0.218 0.937 Vermont 0.327 0.973 Virginia 0.365 0.969 Washington 0.324 0.953 West Virginia 0.267 0.949 Wisconsin 0.281 0.958 Wyoming 0.261 0.976
2019
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.308 0.971 Alabama 0.383 0.988 Alaska 0.229 0.911 Arizona 0.279 0.988 Arkansas 0.179 0.967 California 0.312 0.973 Colorado 0.288 0.978 Connecticut 0.387 0.975 Delaware 0.357 0.978 District of Columbia 0.453 0.989 Florida 0.236 0.962 Georgia 0.249 0.964 Hawaii 0.784 0.99 Idaho 0.278 0.973 Illinois 0.35 0.967 Indiana 0.197 0.969 Iowa 0.35 0.991 Kansas 0.408 0.981 Kentucky 0.288 0.957 Louisiana 0.351 0.975 Maine 0.284 0.974 Maryland 0.304 0.977 Massachusetts 0.43 0.991 Michigan 0.293 0.968 Minnesota 0.292 0.972 Mississippi 0.263 0.953 Missouri 0.319 0.983 Montana 0.295 0.983 Nebraska 0.263 0.985 Nevada 0.349 0.95 New Hampshire 0.344 0.962 New Jersey 0.372 0.965 New Mexico 0.23 0.957 New York 0.348 0.978 North Carolina 0.24 0.959 North Dakota 0.388 0.987 Ohio 0.324 0.973 Oklahoma 0.308 0.966 Oregon 0.303 0.933 Pennsylvania 0.408 0.956 Rhode Island 0.41 0.946 South Carolina 0.288 0.944 South Dakota 0.381 0.99 Tennessee 0.294 0.985 Texas 0.287 0.971 Utah 0.231 0.914 Vermont 0.215 0.976 Virginia 0.223 0.986 Washington 0.317 0.99 West Virginia 0.292 0.962 Wisconsin 0.249 0.975 Wyoming 0.244 0.942
2018
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.298 0.968 Alabama 0.288 0.976 Alaska 0.211 0.946 Arizona 0.243 0.981 Arkansas 0.226 0.964 California 0.34 0.97 Colorado 0.276 0.941 Connecticut 0.364 0.959 Delaware 0.27 0.966 District of Columbia 0.524 0.989 Florida 0.256 0.975 Georgia 0.228 0.967 Hawaii 0.749 0.999 Idaho 0.228 0.947 Illinois 0.285 0.959 Indiana 0.25 0.967 Iowa 0.329 1 Kansas 0.348 0.972 Kentucky 0.303 0.966 Louisiana 0.295 0.952 Maine 0.279 0.976 Maryland 0.402 0.965 Massachusetts 0.328 0.99 Michigan 0.312 0.975 Minnesota 0.295 0.954 Mississippi 0.279 0.968 Missouri 0.308 0.944 Montana 0.227 0.964 Nebraska 0.201 0.984 Nevada 0.289 0.957 New Hampshire 0.388 0.983 New Jersey 0.362 0.951 New Mexico 0.227 0.946 New York 0.359 0.962 North Carolina 0.192 0.957 North Dakota 0.346 0.975 Ohio 0.285 0.973 Oklahoma 0.323 0.98 Oregon 0.281 0.959 Pennsylvania 0.304 0.97 Rhode Island 0.33 0.98 South Carolina 0.175 0.955 South Dakota 0.283 0.963 Tennessee 0.288 0.995 Texas 0.291 0.973 Utah 0.175 0.917 Vermont 0.282 0.987 Virginia 0.277 0.986 Washington 0.3 0.985 West Virginia 0.276 0.981 Wisconsin 0.265 0.962 Wyoming 0.228 0.983
2017
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.302 0.966 Alabama 0.294 0.988 Alaska 0.149 0.949 Arizona 0.284 0.991 Arkansas 0.247 0.96 California 0.315 0.966 Colorado 0.284 0.983 Connecticut 0.321 0.982 Delaware 0.342 0.965 District of Columbia 0.52 0.981 Florida 0.2 0.972 Georgia 0.214 0.947 Hawaii 0.75 0.985 Idaho 0.213 0.956 Illinois 0.279 0.969 Indiana 0.282 0.942 Iowa 0.304 0.97 Kansas 0.332 0.957 Kentucky 0.289 0.969 Louisiana 0.324 0.973 Maine 0.258 0.976 Maryland 0.359 0.987 Massachusetts 0.527 0.985 Michigan 0.328 0.964 Minnesota 0.339 0.935 Mississippi 0.305 0.973 Missouri 0.292 0.978 Montana 0.265 0.952 Nebraska 0.264 0.957 Nevada 0.319 0.973 New Hampshire 0.324 0.985 New Jersey 0.389 0.973 New Mexico 0.328 0.967 New York 0.345 0.965 North Carolina 0.211 0.947 North Dakota 0.358 0.967 Ohio 0.334 0.957 Oklahoma 0.282 0.967 Oregon 0.231 0.971 Pennsylvania 0.378 0.953 Rhode Island 0.411 0.973 South Carolina 0.235 0.95 South Dakota 0.25 0.959 Tennessee 0.289 0.97 Texas 0.283 0.967 Utah 0.198 0.936 Vermont 0.276 0.966 Virginia 0.34 0.983 Washington 0.28 0.965 West Virginia 0.254 0.97 Wisconsin 0.265 0.953 Wyoming 0.261 0.939
2016
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.286 0.97 Alabama 0.315 0.972 Alaska 0.199 0.962 Arizona 0.17 0.973 Arkansas 0.201 0.973 California 0.306 0.96 Colorado 0.303 0.99 Connecticut 0.353 0.988 Delaware 0.234 0.938 District of Columbia 0.452 0.984 Florida 0.205 0.98 Georgia 0.194 0.998 Hawaii 0.705 0.997 Idaho 0.217 0.974 Illinois 0.272 0.966 Indiana 0.203 0.943 Iowa 0.293 0.974 Kansas 0.333 0.958 Kentucky 0.277 0.974 Louisiana 0.296 0.971 Maine 0.271 0.974 Maryland 0.329 0.98 Massachusetts 0.418 0.999 Michigan 0.253 0.949 Minnesota 0.244 0.953 Mississippi 0.33 0.979 Missouri 0.244 0.975 Montana 0.161 0.915 Nebraska 0.168 0.97 Nevada 0.391 0.96 New Hampshire 0.349 0.968 New Jersey 0.389 0.985 New Mexico 0.232 0.966 New York 0.324 0.973 North Carolina 0.187 0.967 North Dakota 0.394 0.967 Ohio 0.382 0.964 Oklahoma 0.354 0.945 Oregon 0.308 0.964 Pennsylvania 0.322 0.953 Rhode Island 0.416 0.981 South Carolina 0.218 0.961 South Dakota 0.263 0.975 Tennessee 0.208 0.981 Texas 0.285 0.971 Utah 0.261 0.97 Vermont 0.286 0.972 Virginia 0.318 0.969 Washington 0.275 0.981 West Virginia 0.221 0.95 Wisconsin 0.288 0.969 Wyoming 0.246 0.971
2015
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.294 0.960 Alabama 0.314 0.988 Alaska 0.265 0.948 Arizona 0.222 0.948 Arkansas 0.283 0.992 California 0.310 0.959 Colorado 0.261 0.976 Connecticut 0.328 0.981 Delaware 0.290 0.973 District of Columbia 0.561 0.957 Florida 0.233 0.938 Georgia 0.199 0.987 Hawaii 0.792 1.000 Idaho 0.193 0.954 Illinois 0.277 0.943 Indiana 0.226 0.952 Iowa 0.300 0.941 Kansas 0.343 0.947 Kentucky 0.266 0.983 Louisiana 0.250 0.925 Maine 0.271 0.965 Maryland 0.303 0.982 Massachusetts 0.396 0.941 Michigan 0.331 0.954 Minnesota 0.289 0.928 Mississippi 0.225 0.969 Missouri 0.278 0.979 Montana 0.213 0.950 Nebraska 0.188 0.963 Nevada 0.353 0.980 New Hampshire 0.336 0.969 New Jersey 0.420 0.958 New Mexico 0.235 0.951 New York 0.382 0.959 North Carolina 0.255 0.954 North Dakota 0.301 0.974 Ohio 0.317 0.966 Oklahoma 0.283 0.976 Oregon 0.315 0.958 Pennsylvania 0.342 0.967 Rhode Island 0.386 0.982 South Carolina 0.236 0.977 South Dakota 0.269 0.964 Tennessee 0.248 0.950 Texas 0.257 0.954 Utah 0.238 0.943 Vermont 0.275 0.989 Virginia 0.287 0.992 Washington 0.251 0.969 West Virginia 0.288 0.963 Wisconsin 0.273 0.955 Wyoming 0.237 0.962
2014
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.322 0.948 Alabama 0.382 0.967 Alaska 0.238 0.945 Arizona 0.274 0.970 Arkansas 0.216 0.946 California 0.338 0.929 Colorado 0.327 0.981 Connecticut 0.365 0.979 Delaware 0.300 0.977 District of Columbia 0.464 0.967 Florida 0.233 0.960 Georgia 0.233 0.947 Hawaii 0.816 0.986 Idaho 0.236 0.931 Illinois 0.328 0.933 Indiana 0.285 0.961 Iowa 0.327 0.956 Kansas 0.318 0.937 Kentucky 0.315 0.958 Louisiana 0.285 0.946 Maine 0.293 0.964 Maryland 0.398 0.961 Massachusetts 0.446 0.998 Michigan 0.325 0.929 Minnesota 0.270 0.942 Mississippi 0.219 0.965 Missouri 0.304 0.940 Montana 0.270 0.929 Nebraska 0.242 0.956 Nevada 0.385 0.939 New Hampshire 0.377 0.978 New Jersey 0.484 0.949 New Mexico 0.250 0.913 New York 0.378 0.966 North Carolina 0.269 0.918 North Dakota 0.339 0.969 Ohio 0.353 0.938 Oklahoma 0.359 0.914 Oregon 0.302 0.919 Pennsylvania 0.385 0.966 Rhode Island 0.401 0.971 South Carolina 0.230 0.949 South Dakota 0.301 0.951 Tennessee 0.251 0.959 Texas 0.269 0.932 Utah 0.253 0.951 Vermont 0.296 0.964 Virginia 0.358 0.973 Washington 0.319 0.941 West Virginia 0.302 0.960 Wisconsin 0.325 0.939 Wyoming 0.272 0.936
2013
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.348 0.957 Alabama 0.290 0.972 Alaska 0.212 0.956 Arizona 0.243 0.969 Arkansas 0.264 0.988 California 0.396 0.937 Colorado 0.307 0.925 Connecticut 0.385 0.987 Delaware 0.348 0.924 District of Columbia 0.500 0.992 Florida 0.271 0.968 Georgia 0.265 0.985 Hawaii 0.781 0.990 Idaho 0.312 0.957 Illinois 0.332 0.953 Indiana 0.252 0.943 Iowa 0.324 0.953 Kansas 0.424 0.930 Kentucky 0.347 0.950 Louisiana 0.312 0.946 Maine 0.347 0.970 Maryland 0.376 0.964 Massachusetts 0.486 0.981 Michigan 0.404 0.960 Minnesota 0.362 0.959 Mississippi 0.284 0.975 Missouri 0.386 0.992 Montana 0.284 0.965 Nebraska 0.269 0.983 Nevada 0.365 0.962 New Hampshire 0.351 0.991 New Jersey 0.437 0.956 New Mexico 0.288 0.928 New York 0.442 0.964 North Carolina 0.301 0.942 North Dakota 0.352 0.958 Ohio 0.367 0.957 Oklahoma 0.294 0.953 Oregon 0.366 0.947 Pennsylvania 0.377 0.981 Rhode Island 0.470 0.989 South Carolina 0.277 0.972 South Dakota 0.253 0.970 Tennessee 0.304 0.976 Texas 0.262 0.926 Utah 0.307 0.955 Vermont 0.435 0.985 Virginia 0.366 0.970 Washington 0.338 0.944 West Virginia 0.375 0.936 Wisconsin 0.312 0.959 Wyoming 0.285 0.908
2012
Location Firms with Fewer than 50 Employees Firms with 50 Employees or More
United States 0.352 0.959 Alabama 0.348 0.968 Alaska 0.231 0.965 Arizona 0.255 0.958 Arkansas 0.284 0.97 California 0.39 0.948 Colorado 0.329 0.961 Connecticut 0.403 0.972 Delaware 0.401 0.955 District of Columbia 0.488 0.992 Florida 0.298 0.975 Georgia 0.301 0.96 Hawaii 0.785 0.995 Idaho 0.252 0.935 Illinois 0.305 0.952 Indiana 0.258 0.953 Iowa 0.348 0.97 Kansas 0.382 0.959 Kentucky 0.364 0.987 Louisiana 0.265 0.937 Maine 0.32 0.976 Maryland 0.417 0.979 Massachusetts 0.448 0.989 Michigan 0.326 0.961 Minnesota 0.361 0.948 Mississippi 0.288 0.953 Missouri 0.359 0.976 Montana 0.286 0.956 Nebraska 0.217 0.942 Nevada 0.411 0.96 New Hampshire 0.393 0.965 New Jersey 0.495 0.952 New Mexico 0.287 0.926 New York 0.434 0.965 North Carolina 0.284 0.938 North Dakota 0.32 0.982 Ohio 0.395 0.967 Oklahoma 0.348 0.943 Oregon 0.37 0.966 Pennsylvania 0.434 0.955 Rhode Island 0.432 0.989 South Carolina 0.274 0.957 South Dakota 0.329 0.96 Tennessee 0.304 0.956 Texas 0.272 0.94 Utah 0.292 0.954 Vermont 0.418 0.98 Virginia 0.324 0.961 Washington 0.361 0.975 West Virginia 0.322 0.944 Wisconsin 0.335 0.971 Wyoming 0.278 0.925
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.