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. 1985 Summer;6(4):1–49.

Table 8. Average annual growth of per capita personal health care expenditures, by region and State: Calendar years 1966-82.

Region and State Average annual percent growth
U.S. total 11.9
New England 11.6
 Connecticut 11.5
 Maine 12.2
 Massachusetts 11.8
 New Hampshire 10.9
 Rhode Island 11.7
 Vermont 10.5
Mideast 11.6
 Delaware 11.3
 District of Columbia 12.5
 Maryland 12.4
 New Jersey 11.6
 New York 11.2
 Pennsylvania 12.2
Great Lakes 12.0
 Illinois 11.8
 Indiana 11.9
 Michigan 11.9
 Ohio 12.3
 Wisconsin 12.2
Plains 12.1
 Iowa 11.8
 Kansas 12.4
 Minnesota 11.5
 Missouri 12.4
 Nebraska 12.1
 North Dakota 12.7
 South Dakota 12.3
Southeast 12.8
 Alabama 13.1
 Arkansas 12.9
 Florida 12.6
 Georgia 12.9
 Kentucky 12.0
 Louisiana 13.0
 Mississippi 13.7
 North Carolina 12.4
 South Carolina 12.8
 Tennessee 12.8
 Virginia 12.9
 West Virginia 12.5
Southwest 12.0
 Arizona 11.7
 New Mexico 11.6
 Oklahoma 11.8
 Texas 12.1
Rocky Mountain 11.1
 Colorado 10.8
 Idaho 11.5
 Montana 11.7
 Utah 11.5
 Wyoming 9.6
Far West 11.7
 California 11.8
 Nevada 13.0
 Oregon 11.7
 Washington 11.0
 Alaska 10.9
 Hawaii 11.7

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration: Data from the Office of the Actuary.