Where family health insurance premiums make up the largest share of workers’ income 

Louisiana workers pay the largest share of their income toward their portion of family health insurance premiums, while New Hampshire and Washington, D.C. tie for the smallest, according to an AHIP analysis of Commonwealth Fund data published in July. 

Where family health insurance premiums make up the largest share of workers’ income:

1. Louisiana: 10.7%
2. Florida: 9.3%
3. Mississippi: 8.8%
4. North Carolina: 8.8%
5. West Virginia: 8.6%
6. Alabama: 8.2%
7. California: 7.8%
8. Oklahoma: 7.5%
9. Arkansas: 7.3%
10. South Carolina: 7.2%
11. Delaware: 7.0%
12. Tennessee: 6.9%
13. New Mexico: 6.8%
14. Alaska: 6.7%
15. Texas: 6.7%
16. Georgia: 6.4%
17. Kentucky: 6.4%
18. Montana: 6.4%
19. Kansas: 6.3%
20. Arizona: 6.2%
21. Michigan: 6.2%
22. Wyoming: 6.2%
23. Hawaii: 6.1%
24. Nevada: 6.1%
25. Idaho: 6.0%
26. Pennsylvania: 5.8%
27. South Dakota: 5.8%
28. Illinois: 5.7%
29. Indiana: 5.7%
30. Maine: 5.7%
31. New York: 5.7%
32. Washington: 5.7%
33. Minnesota: 5.6%
34. Missouri: 5.6%
35. Rhode Island: 5.6%
36. Colorado: 5.4%
37. Vermont: 5.4%
38. Wisconsin: 5.4%
39. Iowa: 5.3%
40. New Jersey: 5.2%
41. Virginia: 5.2%
42. Massachusetts: 5.0%
43. Nebraska: 5.0%
44. Ohio: 4.9%
45. Connecticut: 4.8%
46. Maryland: 4.7%
47. Oregon: 4.7%
48. North Dakota: 4.6%
49. Utah: 4.6%
50. New Hampshire: 4.1%
51. Washington, D.C.: 4.1%

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