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Workers ’ Compensation – Benefits Paid ( 2021 )
Rank
Dollars Per Covered Worker
% of Covered Wages
Rank
1 Washington
$ 849.67
1.03 %
4
2 Wyoming
$ 772.41
1.47 %
1
3 California
$ 743.20
0.87 %
8
4 Hawaii
$ 685.63
1.18 %
2
5 New York
$ 635.36
0.72 %
17
6 New Jersey
$ 612.00
0.80 %
11
7 Alaska
$ 593.39
0.97 %
6
8 Connecticut
$ 572.97
0.74 %
14
9 West Virginia
$ 568.85
1.16 %
3
10 South Carolina
$ 505.38
0.97 %
5
11 Pennsylvania
$ 489.10
0.76 %
13
12 Montana
$ 469.29
0.93 %
7
13 Vermont
$ 463.66
0.83 %
10
14 Louisiana
$ 450.35
0.84 %
9
15 Delaware
$ 433.46
0.67 %
21
16 Florida
$ 420.88
0.70 %
18
17 Iowa
$ 395.94
0.73 %
15
18 Oregon
$ 395.15
0.62 %
26
19 Idaho
$ 392.31
0.78 %
12
20 Maine
$ 391.25
0.73 %
16
21 Wisconsin
$ 390.89
0.70 %
20
22 Minnesota
$ 383.43
0.57 %
29
23 Massachusetts
$ 379.28
0.43 %
39
24 Missouri
$ 376.15
0.67 %
23
25 New Mexico
$ 358.94
0.70 %
19
26 Illinois
$ 351.45
0.50 %
35
27 Georgia
$ 335.23
0.54 %
31
28 Nebraska
$ 333.22
0.62 %
24
29 Maryland
$ 332.86
0.48 %
37
30 Alabama
$ 330.60
0.62 %
27
31 Oklahoma
$ 313.97
0.62 %
25
32 Ohio
$ 311.33
0.54 %
33
33 New Hampshire
$ 310.53
0.43 %
40
34 Nevada
$ 307.25
0.52 %
34
35 Kansas
$ 305.72
0.58 %
28
36 Mississippi
$ 297.57
0.67 %
22
37 Colorado
$ 290.12
0.41 %
41
38 Kentucky
$ 283.23
0.54 %
32
39 Rhode Island
$ 282.50
0.46 %
38
40 South Dakota
$ 276.80
0.55 %
30
41 North Dakota
$ 276.77
0.49 %
36
42 Arizona
$ 252.71
0.41 %
42
43 North Carolina
$ 238.71
0.40 %
43
44 Tennessee
$ 228.74
0.39 %
44
45 Virginia
$ 220.02
0.33 %
47
46 Michigan
$ 197.63
0.32 %
48
47 Arkansas
$ 193.75
0.38 %
45
48 Indiana
$ 192.45
0.35 %
46
49 Utah
$ 173.98
0.30 %
49
50 Texas
$ 133.84
0.20 %
50
Dist . of Columbia
$ 157.85
0.15 %
United States
$ 413.71
0.61 %
Washington had the 2nd highest total benefits paid per covered worker , $ 850 in the second quarter of 2024 .
TABLE 26 Source : National Academy of Social Insurance