The average annual cost of personal healthcare expenditures by region grew everywhere in the U.S. since 1991, with the Rocky Mountain region seeing the highest annual increase rate on average according to data from the CMS.
Average annual healthcare cost increase by region from 1991-2020:
1. New England: 5.4 percent
2. Mideast: 5.4 percent
3. Great Lakes: 5.1 percent
4. Plains: 5.6 percent
5. Southeast: 5.9 percent
6. Southwest: 6.4 percent
7. Rocky Mountains: 6.5 percent
8. Far West: 5.9 percent