Data comes from state health access data assistance center analysis of 2009 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
1. Maine — 68.8 percent
2. Wisconsin — 66.5 percent
3. Minnesota — 65.4 percent
4. District of Columbia — 63 percent
5. Rhode Island — 62.6 percent
6. Massachusetts — 62.5 percent
7. Washington — 62.1 percent
7. Iowa — 62.1 percent
7. Kansas — 62.1 percent
10. Louisiana — 61.9 percent
11. Idaho — 61.3 percent
12. Pennsylvania — 60.8 percent
13. Virginia — 60.6 percent
14. Michigan — 60.5 percent
14. Oregon — 60.5 percent
16. Tennessee — 60.3 percent
17. Colorado — 59.9 percent
18. Ohio — 59.8 percent
19. Missouri — 59.6 percent
20. Hawaii — 59.3 percent
21. Nebraska — 59.3 percent
22. North Carolina — 59.1 percent
23. Connecticut — 59 percent
24. West Virginia — 58.8 percent
24. Indiana — 58.8 percent
26. California — 58.6 percent
27. Illinois — 58.4 percent
28. Utah — 56.9 percent
29. Alabama — 56.5 percent
30. Kentucky — 55.6 percent
31. Georgia — 55.3 percent
32. Oklahoma — 55.1 percent
33. Florida — 54.5 percent
33. New Mexico — 54.5 percent
35. Texas — 54.4 percent
36. New York — 53.8 percent
37. Maryland — 51.7 percent
38. Arizona — 51.6 percent
39. New Jersey — 50.9 percent
40. Mississippi — 49.4 percent
41. Nevada — 48.4 percent
42. Arkansas — 47.8 percent
43. South Carolina — 47 percent
Note: Data was not available for Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming and nationwide.
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