Eight states have at least five million residents that receive health coverage from their employer, according to AHIP’s 2024 “Coverage at Work” report published in July.
States ranked by total residents with employer-sponsored health coverage:
California: 17.95 million
Texas: 13.85 million
New York: 9.05 million
Florida: 8.74 million
Illinois: 6.53 million
Pennsylvania: 6.39 million
Ohio: 5.89 million
Georgia: 5.12 million
New Jersey: 4.96 million
Michigan: 4.94 million
North Carolina: 4.81 million
Virginia: 4.42 million
Washington: 3.99 million
Massachusetts: 3.67 million
Indiana: 3.46 million
Tennessee: 3.31 million
Arizona: 3.27 million
Maryland: 3.24 million
Minnesota: 3.13 million
Wisconsin: 3.13 million
Missouri: 3.10 million
Colorado: 3 million
South Carolina: 2.30 million
Alabama: 2.27 million
Kentucky: 2 million
Oregon: 1.99 million
Utah: 1.99 million
Connecticut: 1.84 million
Louisiana: 1.81 million
Oklahoma: 1.68 million
Iowa: 1.66 million
Kansas: 1.52 million
Nevada: 1.46 million
Arkansas: 1.21 million
Mississippi: 1.2 million
Nebraska: 1.03 million
Idaho: 896,000
New Hampshire: 759,000
New Mexico: 742,000
West Virginia: 741,000
Hawaii: 679,000
Maine: 633,000
Rhode Island: 538,000
Delaware: 498,000
Montana: 475,000
Washington, D.C: 368,000
South Dakota: 452,000
North Dakota: 421,000
Alaska: 325,000
Vermont: 300,000
Wyoming: 284,000