Average Cost of a Workers' Comp Case, 2002-03
Rank |
State |
Amount |
Rank |
State |
Amount |
|
| 1 | NEW YORK |
$19,737 | 24 | Virginia |
$10,259 | |
| 2 | Delaware |
$18,536 | 25 | Mississippi |
$9,519 | |
| 3 | California |
$16,832 | 26 | Nebraska |
$9,275 | |
| 4 | Alaska |
$15,346 | 27 | Pennsylvania |
$9,246 | |
| 5 | Texas |
$15,125 | 28 | Vermont |
$8,903 | |
| 6 | Louisiana |
$14,189 | 29 | Oregon |
$8,548 | |
| 7 | South Carolina |
$13,271 | 30 | Minnesota |
$8,494 | |
| 8 | Maryland |
$13,150 | 31 | Iowa |
$8,013 | |
| 9 | Illinois |
$12,614 | 32 | New Mexico |
$7,571 | |
| 10 | Kentucky |
$12,550 | 33 | Arizona |
$7,451 | |
| 11 | Oklahoma |
$12,242 | 34 | Nevada |
$7,381 | |
| 12 | Hawaii |
$11,980 | 35 | Colorado |
$7,352 | |
| 13 | North Carolina |
$11,963 | 36 | Massachusetts |
$7,195 | |
| 14 | Maine |
$11,961 | 37 | Kansas |
$6,882 | |
| 15 | Alabama |
$11,650 | 38 | Wisconsin |
$6,874 | |
| 16 | Montana |
$11,549 | 39 | Michigan |
$6,787 | |
| 17 | New Jersey |
$11,341 | 40 | Arkansas |
$6,007 | |
| 18 | Georgia |
$11,332 | 41 | Rhode Island |
$5,701 | |
| 19 | Florida |
$10,991 | 42 | Idaho |
$5,297 | |
| 20 | Connecticut |
$10,967 | 43 | South Dakota |
$4,971 | |
| 21 | New Hampshire |
$10,901 | 44 | Utah |
$4,755 | |
| 22 | Tennessee |
$10,621 | 45 | Indiana |
$4,534 | |
| 23 | Missouri |
$10,562 | ||||
| Source: National Council on Compensation Insurance 2006 Annual Statistical Bulletin | ||||||