2024 Competitiveness Redbook | Page 33

Workers ’ Compensation – Benefits Paid ( 2020 )
Rank
Dollars Per Covered Worker
% of Covered Wages
Rank
1 Washington
$ 824.53
1.08 %
7
2 Wyoming
$ 804.30
1.60 %
1
3 California
$ 736.08
0.93 %
9
4 New York
$ 696.46
0.84 %
12
5 Hawaii
$ 690.92
1.23 %
3
6 Alaska
$ 674.04
1.11 %
5
7 New Jersey
$ 605.13
0.82 %
15
8 West Virginia
$ 590.43
1.24 %
2
9 South Carolina
$ 539.55
1.10 %
6
10 Connecticut
$ 539.05
0.72 %
22
11 Montana
$ 533.36
1.12 %
4
12 Pennsylvania
$ 506.79
0.82 %
13
13 Vermont
$ 501.06
0.94 %
8
14 Delaware
$ 456.41
0.73 %
21
15 Louisiana
$ 443.31
0.86 %
10
16 Florida
$ 430.17
0.78 %
17
17 Maine
$ 419.61
0.82 %
14
18 Idaho
$ 396.62
0.84 %
11
19 Iowa
$ 395.18
0.76 %
18
20 Wisconsin
$ 394.05
0.73 %
19
21 Missouri
$ 393.98
0.73 %
20
22 New Mexico
$ 391.80
0.80 %
16
23 Minnesota
$ 391.22
0.61 %
28
24 Oregon
$ 382.10
0.64 %
26
25 Massachusetts
$ 362.97
0.43 %
41
26 Illinois
$ 354.34
0.54 %
35
27 Maryland
$ 343.90
0.52 %
38
28 Oklahoma
$ 342.55
0.70 %
23
29 Nebraska
$ 335.52
0.66 %
25
30 Rhode Island
$ 334.33
0.56 %
32
31 New Hampshire
$ 327.27
0.51 %
39
32 Georgia
$ 322.46
0.55 %
33
33 Ohio
$ 320.58
0.58 %
30
34 Kentucky
$ 317.64
0.63 %
27
35 Nevada
$ 316.50
0.57 %
31
36 Colorado
$ 310.95
0.47 %
40
37 Kansas
$ 302.68
0.59 %
29
38 Mississippi
$ 292.81
0.69 %
24
39 North Dakota
$ 290.96
0.53 %
36
40 Alabama
$ 269.44
0.53 %
37
41 South Dakota
$ 264.17
0.54 %
34
42 Arizona
$ 246.55
0.43 %
42
43 North Carolina
$ 237.42
0.42 %
43
44 Virginia
$ 219.23
0.35 %
46
45 Tennessee
$ 205.56
0.38 %
45
46 Michigan
$ 204.07
0.34 %
47
47 Indiana
$ 202.46
0.39 %
44
48 Utah
$ 187.37
0.34 %
48
49 Arkansas
$ 158.81
0.33 %
49
50 Texas
$ 140.32
0.22 %
50
Dist . of Columbia
$ 197.81
0.20 %
United States
$ 419.62
0.66 %
Washington had the highest total benefits paid per covered worker , $ 825 in 2020 .
TABLE 26 Source : National Academy of Social Insurance