AHRQ Stats

In 2012, employee contributions toward health insurance premiums averaged $1,118 for single coverage, $2,824 for employee-plus-one coverage and $4,236 for family coverage. Employee contributions for family coverage were highest in Florida and lowest in Michigan. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #418: State Differences in the Cost of Job-Related Health Insurance, 2012.)

Highlights

Looking at the 10 largest States, the percentage of employees opting for single coverage ranged from 46.4 percent in Michigan to 57.5 percent in North Carolina, for employee-plus-one coverage from 14.4 percent in New York to 20.3 percent in Michigan, and for family coverage from 24.2 percent in North Carolina to 33.3 percent in Michigan.
Nationwide, the average premiums were $5,384 for single coverage, $10,621 for employee-plus-one coverage, and $15,473 for family coverage. Among the 10 largest states, single premiums ranged from $5,081 in Ohio to $6,033 in New York, employee-plus-one premiums ranged from $10,157 in Florida to $11,956 in New York, and family premiums ranged from $14,397 in Michigan to $16,924 in New York.
Contributions toward health insurance premiums made by employees nationwide averaged $1,118 for single coverage, $2,824 for employee-plus-one coverage, and $4,236 for family coverage. Among the 10 largest states, employee contributions for single coverage ranged from $995 in North Carolina to $1,254 in New York, for employee-plus-one coverage from $2,471 in Michigan to $3,176 in Florida, and for family coverage from $3,507 in Michigan to $5,490 in Florida.