The 2020 average health insurance premiums and amounts of employee contribution are shown for selected cities and metropolitan regions. MEPS table IX.A.2 shows annual premium costs for single, single-plus-one, and family coverage for private-sector businesses. All areas had average single premiums over $6,000 per year. Average single premiums in in a few parts of the country continue to exceed $8,000: Alaska, and parts of Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire and Vermont. Lowest single rate $6,184 was in out-state Utah. Average employee-plus-one premiums were over $11,000 across the US; just one exception was the Virginia Beach-Norfolk VA area, where premiums for employee-plus-one cost $10,509. The Alaska and New Hampshire metro area near Boston had employee-plus-one rates that topped $17,000. Family premiums were best in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama at $16,408 per year. Family premiums were highest in parts of New Hampshire, nearing $26,000. Average Single contribution was under $2,000 in almost all parts of the US. Coverage levels and plan design will vary. Data from MEPS, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Insurance Component.