Uninsured People by State
Texas has the highest Uninsured Population (5,234), followed by California (3,002) and Florida (2,784). District of Columbia has the lowest (25).
Uninsured Population
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  District of Columbia | 25 | — |
| 2 |  Vermont | 28 | 3.7% |
| 3 |  Rhode Island | 43 | 4.3% |
| 4 |  North Dakota | 51 | 7.9% |
| 5 |  Hawaii | 56 | 3.9% |
| 6 |  Delaware | 63 | 5.7% |
| 7 |  Wyoming | 70 | 12.2% |
| 8 |  New Hampshire | 84 | 5.1% |
| 9 |  Alaska | 86 | 11.4% |
| 10 |  Montana | 87 | 8.2% |
| 11 |  South Dakota | 88 | 9.5% |
| 12 |  Maine | 107 | 5.7% |
| 13 |  West Virginia | 118 | 6.1% |
| 14 |  Iowa | 156 | 4.8% |
| 15 |  Nebraska | 158 | 7.1% |
| 16 |  Idaho | 191 | 8.8% |
| 17 |  Massachusetts | 204 | 2.5% |
| 18 |  New Mexico | 205 | 10.0% |
| 19 |  Connecticut | 207 | 5.2% |
| 20 |  Kansas | 262 | 9.2% |
| 21 |  Arkansas | 271 | 9.2% |
| 22 |  Minnesota | 273 | 4.5% |
| 23 |  Kentucky | 283 | 5.7% |
| 24 |  Oregon | 299 | 6.1% |
| 25 |  Utah | 307 | 9% |
| 26 |  Wisconsin | 329 | 5.4% |
| 27 |  Nevada | 348 | 11.6% |
| 28 |  Maryland | 357 | 6.1% |
| 29 |  Mississippi | 377 | 11.9% |
| 30 |  Louisiana | 404 | 7.6% |
| 31 |  Colorado | 453 | 8% |
| 32 |  Alabama | 469 | 9.9% |
| 33 |  Washington | 496 | 6.4% |
| 34 |  South Carolina | 548 | 10.0% |
| 35 |  Oklahoma | 553 | 13.8% |
| 36 |  Michigan | 571 | 5% |
| 37 |  Indiana | 578 | 7.5% |
| 38 |  Missouri | 604 | 9.4% |
| 39 |  Virginia | 658 | 6.8% |
| 40 |  Tennessee | 682 | 10.0% |
| 41 |  New Jersey | 692 | 7.2% |
| 42 |  Pennsylvania | 726 | 5.5% |
| 43 |  Ohio | 758 | 6.5% |
| 44 |  Arizona | 809 | 10.7% |
| 45 |  Illinois | 923 | 7% |
| 46 |  New York | 1,007 | 5.2% |
| 47 |  North Carolina | 1,157 | 10.4% |
| 48 |  Georgia | 1,398 | 12.6% |
| 49 |  Florida | 2,784 | 12.1% |
| 50 |  California | 3,002 | 7% |
| 51 |  Texas | 5,234 | 18.0% |
What correlates with Uninsured Population?
Pearson r against 2,095 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Uninsured Population tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Uninsured Population tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Uninsured Population?
- Texas has the highest Uninsured Population, at 5,234, followed by California (3,002) and Florida (2,784).
- Which state has the lowest Uninsured Population?
- District of Columbia has the lowest Uninsured Population, at 25.
- What is the median Uninsured Population across US states?
- The median is 329 across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does this uninsured people by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: US Census Bureau - Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type by Geography: 2019 and 2021; Advisor Smith.