Top 10 States with the Highest Rate of Uninsured Residents
Updated July 17, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
The least insured states
The following table lists the states with the most people who did not have health insurance in 2019, the last year for which we have comprehensive figures as of July 2021. This is the most recent data available from the U.S. Census in 2010 compared against widely cited figures from the website Wallethub in 2021. Compare with our list of the Top 10 States with the Lowest Rate of Uninsured Residents.
| Rank | State | % of Adults Uninsured | Change from 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Texas | 20.47 | -5.36% |
| 2. | Oklahoma | 16.28 | -4.58% |
| 3. | Georgia | 15.48 | -6.29% |
| 4. | Mississippi | 15.33 | -5.22% |
| 5. | Florida | 14.64 | -8.10% |
| 6. | Alaska | 13.25 | -7.64% |
| 7. | Idaho | 12.99 | -6.92% |
| 8. | North Carolina | 12.98 | -5.51% |
| 9. | Wyoming | 12.88 | -2.61% |
| 10. | Nevada | 12.49 | -11.20% |
Source: Wallethub, 2021
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