The ranking was created by analyzing premiums using the second-lowest cost silver premium for a 40 year old individual in each county and weighted by county plan selections. In some state-based marketplaces, some premium data is at the rating area level or zip code level and is mapped to counties before weighing. KFF used data from federal and state sources.
States ranked by average ACA benchmark premium:
- Vermont: $1,277
- Alaska: $1,045
- West Virginia: $919
- Wyoming: $871
- New York: $790
- Connecticut: $693
- South Dakota: $619
- Nebraska: $600
- District of Columbia: $578
- Montana: $554
- Utah: $547
- Maine: $546
- North Dakota: $537
- Alabama: $535
- Delaware: $534
- Louisiana: $524
- Tennessee: $516
- Florida: $515
- New Mexico: $515
- Kansas: $513
- California: $512
- Oregon: $510
- North Carolina: $507
- Oklahoma: $501
- Wisconsin: $495
- Georgia: $493
- Hawaii: $493
- New Jersey: $492
- Missouri: $489
- Texas: $489
- Mississippi: $485
- Illinois: $474
- South Carolina: $471
- Colorado: $463
- Pennsylvania: $461
- Arkansas: $458
- Massachusetts: $447
- Kentucky: $442
- Ohio: $441
- Idaho: $436
- Washington: $434
- Iowa: $429
- Rhode Island: $425
- Nevada: $414
- Arizona: $410
- Michigan: $404
- Indiana: $382
- Virginia: $372
- Maryland: $365
- Minnesota: $363
- New Hampshire: $325
