States ranked by average insurance premium as share of median income

On average, residents of Mississippi, New Mexico and Florida spend more than 10% of their annual salaries on health insurance premiums for coverage provided by their employer, according to AHIP’s 2024 “Coverage at Work” report published in July.

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The report included data for self-funded and fully insured employers.

States ranked by average employee contributions to premiums as share of median income:

Mississippi: 12.7%

New Mexico: 10.8%

Florida: 10.4%

Louisiana: 9.8%

Nevada: 9.4%

South Carolina: 9%

Oklahoma: 8.9%

Texas: 8.7%

Delaware: 8.4%

North Carolina: 8.3%

Arkansas: 8.3%

Alabama: 8.1%

Georgia: 8.1%

Missouri: 7.9%

Kansas: 7.6%

Maine: 7.6%

Kentucky: 7.5%

Idaho: 7.4%

Iowa: 7.4%

Tennessee: 7.3%

Arizona: 7.2%

South Dakota: 7.1%

West Virginia: 7.1%

Wyoming: 6.8%

Nebraska: 6.7%

Alaska: 6.6%

New York: 6.6%

California: 6.3%

Montana: 6.3%

North Dakota: 6.3%

Illinois: 6.2%

Oregon: 6.2%

Virginia: 6.2%

New Jersey: 6.1%

Ohio: 6.1%

Vermont: 6.1%

Colorado: 6%

Pennsylvania: 6%

Wisconsin: 5.8%

Rhode Island: 5.6%

Hawaii: 5.6%

Maryland: 5.6%

Indiana: 5.5%

Washington, D.C: 5.5%

Michigan: 5.4%

Connecticut: 5.3%

Minnesota: 5.2%

Utah: 5.2%

Massachusetts: 5.1%

New Hampshire: 4.7%

Washington: 4.3%

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