Half in Ten: Restoring Shared Prosperity

Without Health Insurance

15.7% of Americans do not have health insurance coverage. Increasing the number of people with health insurance coverage will reduce both economic and health risks for low-income families—factors that contribute to keeping families poor. Download the Without Health Insurance factsheet for more information.
StateWithout Health InsuranceRank
Alabama14.3%
27th
Alaska20.1%
48th
Arizona17.2%
40th
Arkansas17.1%
39th
California18.1%
43rd
Colorado15.1%
32nd
Connecticut8.8%
5th
Delaware9.4%
9th
District of Columbia6.9%
3rd
Florida20.9%
49th
Georgia19.6%
46th
Hawaii7.1%
4th
Idaho16.5%
37th
Illinois13.1%
23rd
Indiana14.5%
29th
Iowa8.9%
7th
Kansas12.6%
22nd
Kentucky14.4%
28th
Louisiana17.5%
41st
Maine10.7%
14th
Maryland10.4%
12th
Massachusetts4.3%
1st
Michigan11.8%
18th
Minnesota8.8%
5th
Mississippi17.7%
42nd
Missouri13.7%
25th
Montana18.3%
44th
Nebraska11.4%
16th
Nevada21.9%
50th
New Hampshire10.5%
13th
New Jersey13.1%
23rd
New Mexico19.8%
47th
New York11.4%
16th
North Carolina16.3%
36th
North Dakota9.8%
10th
Ohio11.9%
19th
Oklahoma18.7%
45th
Oregon15.7%
35th
Pennsylvania10.1%
11th
Rhode Island10.8%
15th
South Carolina16.7%
38th
South Dakota11.9%
19th
Tennessee14.6%
30th
Texas23.0%
51st
Utah15.3%
33rd
Vermont6.6%
2nd
Virginia12.5%
21st
Washington14.2%
26th
West Virginia14.9%
31st
Wisconsin9.0%
8th
Wyoming15.4%
34th