Fact Based List:

5 States Where Average Employee Premiums Exceeded 9 Percent of Median Income in 2020

  1. Mississippi: Employee premium contributions averaged $5,972, or 12.7% of median income
  2. New Mexico: Employee premium contributions averaged $5,173, or 10.8% of median income
  3. Florida: Employee premium contributions averaged $5,915, or 10.4% of median income
  4. Louisiana: Employee premium contributions averaged $5,626, or 9.8% of median income
  5. Nevada: Employee premium contributions averaged $5,758, or 9.4% of median income

Source: The Commonwealth Fund, January 12, 2022
Source URL: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2...
Notes: From a report entitled, "State Trends in Employer Premiums and Deductibles, 2010–2020"