West Virginia, Vermont Have Highest Health Insurance Premium Burden Relative To Median Income

West Virginia and Vermont ranked highest in a new analysis comparing the average cost of individual silver-level health insurance plans with median household income, indicating that individual silver-level health insurance premiums represent the largest share of median household income in those states. Across the 50 states, the average premium for an individual silver-level health insurance plan ranged from 4.7% to 20.9% of median household income, with the national median at approximately 9.5%.

West Virginia ranked first, with the average premium for an individual silver-level health insurance plan equaling approximately 20.9% of the . . .