| Rank | State | Rate - 2009 | Rate - 2010 | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9.3 | 9.6 | 0.3 | |
| 9 | Alabama | 9.7 | 9.5 | -0.2 |
| 21 | Alaska | 7.8 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 23 | Arizona | 9.7 | 10 | 0.3 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 7.4 | 7.9 | 0.5 |
| 46 | California | 11.3 | 12.4 | 1.1 |
| 37 | Colorado | 8.3 | 8.9 | 0.6 |
| 41 | Connecticut | 8.3 | 9.1 | 0.8 |
| 31 | Delaware | 8 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
| 23 | District of Columbia | 9.6 | 9.9 | 0.3 |
| 47 | Florida | 10.2 | 11.5 | 1.3 |
| 31 | Georgia | 9.7 | 10.2 | 0.5 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 6.8 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| 50 | Idaho | 7.7 | 9.3 | 1.6 |
| 23 | Illinois | 10 | 10.3 | 0.3 |
| 9 | Indiana | 10.4 | 10.2 | -0.2 |
| 31 | Iowa | 5.6 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| 16 | Kansas | 7.1 | 7 | -0.1 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 10.7 | 10.5 | -0.2 |
| 44 | Louisiana | 6.6 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| 7 | Maine | 8.2 | 7.9 | -0.3 |
| 29 | Maryland | 7.1 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | 8.2 | 8.5 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Michigan | 13.3 | 12.5 | -0.8 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 8.1 | 7.3 | -0.8 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 9.6 | 10.4 | 0.8 |
| 23 | Missouri | 9.3 | 9.6 | 0.3 |
| 44 | Montana | 6.3 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 4.8 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| 51 | Nevada | 12.5 | 14.9 | 2.4 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 6.3 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| 29 | New Jersey | 9.1 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
| 48 | New Mexico | 7 | 8.4 | 1.4 |
| 21 | New York | 8.4 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 10.8 | 10.6 | -0.2 |
| 5 | North Dakota | 4.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| 19 | Ohio | 10.1 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 6.6 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Oregon | 11.1 | 10.8 | -0.3 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 8.7 | 0.7 |
| 41 | Rhode Island | 10.8 | 11.6 | 0.8 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 11.3 | 11.2 | -0.1 |
| 9 | South Dakota | 5 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 10.4 | 9.7 | -0.7 |
| 37 | Texas | 7.6 | 8.2 | 0.6 |
| 37 | Utah | 7.1 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| 3 | Vermont | 6.9 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| 20 | Virginia | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 23 | Washington | 9.3 | 9.6 | 0.3 |
| 48 | West Virginia | 7.7 | 9.1 | 1.4 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 8.7 | 8.3 | -0.4 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 |
