In 2020, an employee's premium contributions and deductibles were 10 percent or more of their state's median income in 37 states. Workers in Mississippi and New Mexico faced the highest total potential out-of-pocket medical costs relative to their income at 19 and 18.1 percent respectively. This statistic shows the percentage of state median income spent on premium contribution and deductible by U.S. employees in 2020, by state.
Percentage of state median income spent on premium contribution and deductible by U.S. employees in 2020, by state
Among employees under 65 years with Employer Sponsored Insurance
Supplementary notes
Median income (instead of average/mean income) is commonly used to exclude outliers (extremes) in income.
Health plan costs include workers' premium contribution and deductible.
According to the source: “Single and family premium contributions, deductibles, and combined estimates are weighted for the distribution of single-person and family households in the state”.
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Commonwealth Fund. (January 12, 2022). Percentage of state median income spent on premium contribution and deductible by U.S. employees in 2020, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263964/percent-of-income-spent-on-health-plan-by-us-employees-by-state/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of state median income spent on premium contribution and deductible by U.S. employees in 2020, by state." Chart. January 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263964/percent-of-income-spent-on-health-plan-by-us-employees-by-state/
Commonwealth Fund. (2022). Percentage of state median income spent on premium contribution and deductible by U.S. employees in 2020, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263964/percent-of-income-spent-on-health-plan-by-us-employees-by-state/
Commonwealth Fund. "Percentage of State Median Income Spent on Premium Contribution and Deductible by U.S. Employees in 2020, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263964/percent-of-income-spent-on-health-plan-by-us-employees-by-state/
Commonwealth Fund, Percentage of state median income spent on premium contribution and deductible by U.S. employees in 2020, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263964/percent-of-income-spent-on-health-plan-by-us-employees-by-state/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of state median income spent on premium contribution and deductible by U.S. employees in 2020, by state [Graph], Commonwealth Fund, January 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263964/percent-of-income-spent-on-health-plan-by-us-employees-by-state/
