1. Share of Births Covered by Medicaid, 2006
Medicaid Programs in the South and Southwest Cover a Higher Share of Births
Share of Births Covered by Medicaid, 2006 WA OR WY UT TX SD OK ND NM NV NE MT LA KS ID HI CO CA AR AZ AK WI WV VA TN SC OH NC MO MS MN MI KY IA IN IL GA FL AL VT PA NY NJ NH MA ME DC CT DE RI MD
20 to 29% FPL (4 states)
30 to 39% FPL (13 states)
40 to 49% FPL (13 states)
50 to 59% FPL (14 states)
≥ 60% FPL (6 states + DC)
SOURCE: Sonfield, A., Kost, K., Benson Gold, R., & Finer, L.B. (2011). The public cost of births resulting from unintended pregnancies: National and state-level estimates. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 43(2):