Economy#8 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Health Insurance Burden
Share of income spent on health insurance premiums
Data: WalletHub, 2025 ↗nhmaps.com/58
West Virginia sinks 20.9 percent of its spending into health insurance. New Hampshire spends 4.8 percent, second only to Maryland, and keeps the rest.
Share of income spent on health insurance premiums (percent of income)
Source & data: WalletHub, 2025 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 4.7% |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 4.8% |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 5.5% |
| 4 | Minnesota | 5.9% |
| 4 | Virginia | 5.9% |
| 6 | New Jersey | 6.2% |
| 7 | California | 6.3% |
| 8 | Hawaii | 6.4% |
| 9 | Colorado | 6.7% |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 6.7% |
| 11 | Washington | 7.2% |
| 12 | Idaho | 7.5% |
| 13 | Nevada | 7.6% |
| 14 | Oregon | 7.7% |
| 14 | Utah | 7.7% |
| 16 | Arizona | 7.8% |
| 17 | Indiana | 7.9% |
| 17 | Iowa | 7.9% |
| 19 | Michigan | 8.4% |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 8.5% |
| 21 | Ohio | 8.6% |
| 22 | North Dakota | 8.7% |
| 23 | Illinois | 9.1% |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 9.3% |
| 25 | Georgia | 9.4% |
| 26 | Connecticut | 9.5% |
| 27 | Delaware | 9.7% |
| 28 | South Carolina | 9.8% |
| 29 | Texas | 10.0% |
| 30 | Missouri | 10.3% |
| 30 | South Dakota | 10.3% |
| 32 | Kansas | 10.5% |
| 32 | North Carolina | 10.5% |
| 34 | New Mexico | 10.6% |
| 35 | Florida | 10.8% |
| 36 | Kentucky | 10.9% |
| 37 | New York | 11.0% |
| 38 | Nebraska | 11.1% |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 11.1% |
| 40 | Maine | 11.2% |
| 41 | Montana | 11.3% |
| 42 | Alabama | 11.9% |
| 43 | Tennessee | 12.2% |
| 44 | Louisiana | 12.6% |
| 45 | Alaska | 13.2% |
| 46 | Mississippi | 14.1% |
| 47 | Arkansas | 14.9% |
| 48 | Wyoming | 17.2% |
| 49 | Vermont | 19.0% |
| 50 | West Virginia | 20.9% |