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. 2013 Dec 18;3(4):mmrr.003.04.b02. doi: 10.5600/mmrr.003.04.b02

Exhibit 6. Comparison of Medicaid to U.S. Population In-Migration Rates by State, 2005–2007.

Medicaid U.S. Population
State Total Unduplicated Number of Enrollees1 Number of Enrollees Who Moved into the State1,2 In-Migration Rate (%)3 Population as of July 1, 20064 Number of Persons Who Moved into the State, 2005–20075 In-Migration Rate (%)6
Alabama 1,142,114 46,016 4.0 4,628,981 133,990 2.9
Alaska 164,407 9,004 5.5 675,302 37,218 5.5
Arizona 1,948,818 98,500 5.1 6,029,141 283,972 4.7
Arkansas 896,002 52,362 5.8 2,821,761 102,126 3.6
California 14,541,148 176,756 1.2 36,021,202 506,723 1.4
Colorado 733,900 41,851 5.7 4,720,423 192,717 4.1
Connecticut 655,239 26,373 4.0 3,517,460 87,516 2.5
Delaware 228,173 13,731 6.0 859,268 37,488 4.4
District of Columbia 190,362 9,810 5.2 570,681 51,421 9.0
Florida 3,824,219 182,154 4.8 18,166,990 602,203 3.3
Georgia 2,292,036 140,466 6.1 9,155,813 356,471 3.9
Hawaii 284,996 8,299 2.9 1,309,731 59,810 4.6
Idaho 284,358 22,105 7.8 1,468,669 73,781 5.0
Illinois 2,994,028 98,575 3.3 12,643,955 235,118 1.9
Indiana 1,305,847 73,311 5.6 6,332,669 152,483 2.4
Iowa 591,102 37,427 6.3 2,982,644 86,447 2.9
Kansas 456,212 32,740 7.2 2,762,931 93,517 3.4
Kentucky 1,064,129 53,874 5.1 4,219,239 121,122 2.9
Louisiana 1,330,061 66,886 5.0 4,302,665 108,050 2.5
Maine 414,079 14,039 3.4 1,323,619 38,154 2.9
Maryland 1,050,884 40,130 3.8 5,627,367 170,792 3.0
Massachusetts 1,553,054 37,072 2.4 6,410,084 140,092 2.2
Michigan 2,372,375 65,334 2.8 10,036,081 135,513 1.4
Minnesota 1,022,459 47,578 4.7 5,163,555 107,945 2.1
Mississippi 928,157 38,760 4.2 2,904,978 85,141 2.9
Missouri 1,416,442 68,193 4.8 5,842,704 163,274 2.8
Montana 145,161 11,422 7.9 952,692 38,359 4.0
Nebraska 326,742 22,266 6.8 1,772,693 51,384 2.9
Nevada 359,504 42,912 11.9 2,522,658 137,389 5.4
New Hampshire 178,598 11,542 6.5 1,308,389 49,623 3.8
New Jersey 1,334,686 48,009 3.6 8,661,679 162,517 1.9
New Mexico 639,980 35,013 5.5 1,962,137 74,790 3.8
New York 6,208,059 103,493 1.7 19,104,631 280,448 1.5
North Carolina 2,106,808 119,202 5.7 8,917,270 331,211 3.7
North Dakota 95,760 8,006 8.4 649,422 24,395 3.8
Ohio 2,624,193 91,980 3.5 11,481,213 195,287 1.7
Oklahoma 944,323 57,821 6.1 3,594,090 119,160 3.3
Oregon 688,411 46,635 6.8 3,670,883 143,664 3.9
Pennsylvania 2,553,561 92,758 3.6 12,510,809 263,878 2.1
Rhode Island 257,993 10,078 3.9 1,063,096 33,062 3.1
South Carolina 1,182,693 46,768 4.0 4,357,847 168,441 3.9
South Dakota 157,109 12,196 7.8 783,033 28,505 3.6
Tennessee 1,809,765 81,557 4.5 6,088,766 192,095 3.2
Texas 5,566,667 228,787 4.1 23,359,580 581,983 2.5
Utah 430,411 27,748 6.4 2,525,507 100,987 4.0
Vermont 197,077 7,356 3.7 622,892 24,961 4.0
Virginia 1,118,501 59,999 5.4 7,673,725 283,355 3.7
Washington 1,506,780 76,964 5.1 6,370,753 221,910 3.5
West Virginia 474,798 27,669 5.8 1,827,912 53,313 2.9
Wisconsin 1,267,704 48,972 3.9 5,577,655 106,028 1.9
Wyoming 100,455 9,959 9.9 522,667 28,025 5.4
1

NOTES: Counts are based on the last recorded state of residence and the last recorded move for each enrollee during the study period, so that each enrollee is counted only once.

2

Excluding 364,540 people who were enrolled in more than one state with the same starting month for at least two state-specific enrollment episodes.

3

The in-migration rate is the # of moves to a state (last recorded move) divided by the # of state enrollees (last recorded state of residence).

4

Reference: U. S. Census Bureau, 2012.

5

Reference: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, 2012.

6

We consulted with staff at the Census Bureau to identify the best sources of numerator and denominator estimates (Marreto, 2012).

SOURCE: Mathematica’s analysis of unduplicated MAX enrollment records, 2005–2007 and U. S. Census Bureau.