Hawaii has the highest share of employers that offer health insurance to their employees, while Wyoming has the lowest, according to state-level data published by AHIP in July.
States ranked by share of workers at companies offering insurance:
- Hawaii: 97%
- Washington, D.C.: 93%
- Massachusetts: 90%
- Illinois: 89%
- Arizona: 88%
- Ohio: 88%
- Alabama: 87%
- Connecticut: 87%
- Iowa: 87%
- Kansas: 87%
- Missouri: 87%
- Nevada: 87%
- Pennsylvania: 87%
- Texas: 87%
- Virginia: 87%
- Kentucky: 86%
- Maryland: 86%
- New Hampshire: 86%
- Oklahoma: 86%
- New York: 86%
- California: 85%
- North Dakota: 85%
- Washington: 85%
- Arkansas: 84%
- Colorado: 84%
- Delaware: 84%
- Georgia: 84%
- Indiana: 84%
- Michigan: 84%
- Minnesota: 84%
- Wisconsin: 84%
- Florida: 83%
- Louisiana: 83%
- Mississippi: 83%
- New Jersey: 83%
- Rhode Island: 83%
- Tennessee: 83%
- Idaho: 82%
- Nebraska: 82%
- Oregon: 82%
- West Virginia: 82%
- North Carolina: 81%
- Utah: 79%
- New Mexico: 79%
- South Dakota: 79%
- Maine: 78%
- South Carolina: 77%
- Vermont: 77%
- Montana: 73%
- Alaska: 69%
- Wyoming: 68%
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