average health insurance costs by state
Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Nevada arenât far behind, each with premiums around $280 per month. The states with the lowest premiums are Oregon ($206), Oklahoma ($209), and New Mexico ($211). But the lowest health insurance rate by state goes to Utah, with a monthly premium of only $180. Here is a ValuePenguinâs listing of the average cost of insurance by state. See if your state made the list:
Furthermore, the average monthly premium for families was $414 (or $4,968 per year). Between 2010 and 2011, average premiums increased 9.6% for individual policies and 5.6% for families. The average cost of health insurance ranges between $119 in Iowa and $382 in New York.