Just the Facts 1999-2000

Table 38
Average Premium for Personal Auto Insurance, 1996
Rank	State	Amt.	Rank	State	Amt.
1	New Jersey	$1,259	27	South Carolina	$698
2	NEW YORK	$1,113	28	Missouri	681
3	Hawaii	1,093	29	New Hampshire	681
4	Rhode Island	1,014	30	Oklahoma	671
5	Connecticut	977	31	Utah	671
6	Louisiana	921	32	Arkansas	664
7	Massachusetts	914	33	Alabama	662
8	Nevada	913	34	Oregon	661
9	California	905	35	Tennessee	638
10	Alaska	904	36	Indiana	637
11	Delaware	874	37	Ohio	610
12	Arizona	869	38	Virginia	609
13	Colorado	855	39	Kansas	606
14	Michigan	835	40	Montana	606
15	Florida	824	41	North Carolina	595
16	Texas	820	42	Wyoming	591
17	Maryland	818	43	Vermont	590
18	New Mexico	812	44	Wisconsin	587
19	West Virginia	784	45	Nebraska	573
20	Pennsylvania	764	46	South Dakota	571
21	Georgia	761	47	Idaho	556
22	Washington	733	48	Maine	538
23	Minnesota	713	49	Iowa	507
24	Mississippi	706	50	North Dakota	506
25	Illinois	704	U.S. average		$774
26	Kentucky	698	N.Y.S. % above avg.		43.8%
Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Average passenger premiums in New York rose 17.2% from 1992-96, nearly double the nationwide average increase of 8.8%.