The national uninsured rate rose in 2019 to 9.2% from 8.9% the previous year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the second year in a row that there was an increase, which is alarming considering the fact that the U.S. is facing one of its biggest public health crises ever with the COVID-19 pandemic. Uninsured Americans who are hospitalized for the virus have to shell out $73,000 on average. In some cities, the rate of people with insurance is much higher than others, though.
With the uninsured rate climbing despite the continued presence of the Affordable Care Act, WalletHub measured the uninsured rates for 548 U.S. cities and broke them down even further by age, income level and race. In addition, we conducted the same analysis at the state level. Read on for the complete ranking, a ranking by city size and a full description of our methodology.
Main Findings
Uninsured Rates by City
*Note: Overall rank based on 2019 uninsured rates.
Ranking by City Size
Rank (1 = Lowest) |
Large City Name | Rank (1 = Lowest) |
Midsize City Name | Rank (1 = Lowest) |
Small City Name | ||
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1 | Washington, DC | Info | 1 | Cambridge, MA | Info | 1 | Newton, MA |
2 | San Francisco, CA | Info | 2 | Fremont, CA | Info | 2 | Quincy, MA |
3 | Seattle, WA | Info | 3 | Naperville, IL | Info | 3 | Plymouth, MN |
4 | Boston, MA | Info | 4 | Clovis, CA | Info | 4 | Ellicott City, MD |
5 | Honolulu, HI | Info | 5 | Berkeley, CA | Info | 5 | Union City, CA |
6 | Pittsburgh, PA | Info | 6 | Elk Grove, CA | Info | 6 | Alameda, CA |
7 | San Jose, CA | Info | 7 | Carmel, IN | Info | 7 | Pleasanton, CA |
8 | Baltimore, MD | Info | 8 | Buffalo, NY | Info | 8 | Farmington Hills, MI |
9 | Louisville, KY | Info | 9 | Worcester, MA | Info | 9 | Highlands Ranch, CO |
10 | Sacramento, CA | Info | 10 | Roseville, CA | Info | 10 | Livonia, MI |
11 | Virginia Beach, VA | Info | 11 | Lancaster, CA | Info | 11 | Johns Creek, GA |
12 | Stockton, CA | Info | 12 | Springfield, MA | Info | 12 | Rochester Hills, MI |
13 | Henderson, NV | Info | 13 | Madison, WI | Info | 13 | Livermore, CA |
14 | Oakland, CA | Info | 14 | Centennial, CO | Info | 14 | Milpitas, CA |
15 | Portland, OR | Info | 15 | Ann Arbor, MI | Info | 15 | New Britain, CT |
16 | Minneapolis, MN | Info | 16 | Boulder, CO | Info | 16 | Rio Rancho, NM |
17 | St. Paul, MN | Info | 17 | Sunnyvale, CA | Info | 17 | Redlands, CA |
18 | New York, NY | Info | 18 | Santa Clara, CA | Info | 18 | Cranston, RI |
19 | Cleveland, OH | Info | 19 | Bellevue, WA | Info | 19 | Warwick, RI |
20 | Lexington, KY | Info | 20 | Rochester, NY | Info | 20 | Somerville, MA |
21 | Cincinnati, OH | Info | 21 | Hayward, CA | Info | 21 | Cheektowaga, NY |
22 | San Diego, CA | Info | 22 | Huntington Beach, CA | Info | 22 | Newport Beach, CA |
23 | Philadelphia, PA | Info | 23 | Concord, CA | Info | 23 | Lakewood, CA |
24 | Detroit, MI | Info | 24 | Billings, MT | Info | 24 | Champaign, IL |
25 | Fresno, CA | Info | 25 | Vacaville, CA | Info | 25 | Troy, MI |
26 | Albuquerque, NM | Info | 26 | Scottsdale, AZ | Info | 26 | Waldorf, MD |
27 | Denver, CO | Info | 27 | Carlsbad, CA | Info | 27 | Duluth, MN |
28 | New Orleans, LA | Info | 28 | Arden-Arcade, CA | Info | 28 | Lake Forest, CA |
29 | Bakersfield, CA | Info | 29 | Torrance, CA | Info | 29 | Lynn, MA |
30 | Colorado Springs, CO | Info | 30 | Thousand Oaks, CA | Info | 30 | Mountain View, CA |
31 | Riverside, CA | Info | 31 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Info | 31 | San Ramon, CA |
32 | Columbus, OH | Info | 32 | Springfield, IL | Info | 32 | Parma, OH |
33 | Atlanta, GA | Info | 33 | Fairfield, CA | Info | 33 | Yorba Linda, CA |
34 | Chicago, IL | Info | 34 | Columbia, MD | Info | 34 | Toms River, NJ |
35 | Long Beach, CA | Info | 35 | Visalia, CA | Info | 35 | Fall River, MA |
36 | Milwaukee, WI | Info | 36 | Gilbert, AZ | Info | 36 | Iowa City, IA |
37 | Raleigh, NC | Info | 37 | Overland Park, KS | Info | 37 | Brooklyn Park, MN |
38 | Omaha, NE | Info | 38 | Vallejo, CA | Info | 38 | Germantown, MD |
39 | St. Louis, MO | Info | 39 | San Mateo, CA | Info | 39 | Waterloo, IA |
40 | Indianapolis, IN | Info | 40 | Irvine, CA | Info | 40 | Davis, CA |
41 | Los Angeles, CA | Info | 41 | League City, TX | Info | 41 | Weston, FL |
42 | Anaheim, CA | Info | 42 | Syracuse, NY | Info | 42 | Folsom, CA |
43 | Nashville, TN | Info | 43 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Info | 43 | Albany, NY |
44 | Tampa, FL | Info | 44 | Simi Valley, CA | Info | 44 | Bloomington, MN |
45 | Kansas City, MO | Info | 45 | Hillsboro, OR | Info | 45 | Fishers, IN |
46 | Wichita, KS | Info | 46 | Arlington, VA | Info | 46 | Evanston, IL |
47 | Mesa, AZ | Info | 47 | Santa Clarita, CA | Info | 47 | Mount Pleasant, SC |
48 | Santa Ana, CA | Info | 48 | West Covina, CA | Info | 48 | Mission Viejo, CA |
49 | Tucson, AZ | Info | 49 | Fort Collins, CO | Info | 49 | New Bedford, MA |
50 | Jacksonville, FL | Info | 50 | Lowell, MA | Info | 50 | Nashua, NH |
51 | Charlotte, NC | Info | 51 | Temecula, CA | Info | 51 | Lee's Summit, MO |
52 | Las Vegas, NV | Info | 52 | Spokane, WA | Info | 52 | Menifee, CA |
53 | Aurora, CO | Info | 53 | Daly City, CA | Info | 53 | Manteca, CA |
54 | Austin, TX | Info | 54 | Providence, RI | Info | 54 | Whittier, CA |
55 | Memphis, TN | Info | 55 | Fullerton, CA | Info | 55 | Bellingham, WA |
56 | Oklahoma City, OK | Info | 56 | Rochester, MN | Info | 56 | Oshkosh, WI |
57 | Phoenix, AZ | Info | 57 | Salem, OR | Info | 57 | Dearborn, MI |
58 | Tulsa, OK | Info | 58 | Cary, NC | Info | 58 | Brockton, MA |
59 | Corpus Christi, TX | Info | 59 | Chico, CA | Info | 59 | Arlington Heights, IL |
60 | Arlington, TX | Info | 60 | Lafayette, LA | Info | 60 | Framingham, MA |
61 | San Antonio, TX | Info | 61 | Rockford, IL | Info | 61 | San Leandro, CA |
62 | Miami, FL | Info | 62 | Peoria, IL | Info | 62 | Loveland, CO |
63 | Fort Worth, TX | Info | 63 | Murrieta, CA | Info | 63 | Hoover, AL |
64 | El Paso, TX | Info | 64 | Burbank, CA | Info | 64 | Redwood City, CA |
65 | Dallas, TX | Info | 65 | Des Moines, IA | Info | 65 | O'Fallon, MO |
66 | Houston, TX | Info | 66 | Westminster, CO | Info | 66 | Suffolk, VA |
Info | Info | Info | 67 | Hampton, VA | Info | 67 | Flint, MI |
Info | Info | Info | 68 | Fargo, ND | Info | 68 | Pawtucket, RI |
Info | Info | Info | 69 | Arvada, CO | Info | 69 | Indio, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 70 | Renton, WA | Info | 70 | St. Charles, MO |
Info | Info | Info | 71 | El Cajon, CA | Info | 71 | Flagstaff, AZ |
Info | Info | Info | 72 | Columbia, MO | Info | 72 | Missoula, MT |
Info | Info | Info | 73 | Palmdale, CA | Info | 73 | St. Cloud, MN |
Info | Info | Info | 74 | Sterling Heights, MI | Info | 74 | Edmond, OK |
Info | Info | Info | 75 | Sandy Springs, GA | Info | 75 | Chino Hills, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 76 | Modesto, CA | Info | 76 | Mount Vernon, NY |
Info | Info | Info | 77 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | Info | 77 | Wyoming, MI |
Info | Info | Info | 78 | Eugene, OR | Info | 78 | Bloomington, IL |
Info | Info | Info | 79 | Las Cruces, NM | Info | 79 | Southfield, MI |
Info | Info | Info | 80 | Peoria, AZ | Info | 80 | Waukesha, WI |
Info | Info | Info | 81 | Warren, MI | Info | 81 | Sioux City, IA |
Info | Info | Info | 82 | Waterbury, CT | Info | 82 | Flower Mound, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 83 | Tacoma, WA | Info | 83 | Upland, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 84 | Sparks, NV | Info | 84 | Citrus Heights, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 85 | Tuscaloosa, AL | Info | 85 | Erie, PA |
Info | Info | Info | 86 | Davenport, IA | Info | 86 | Redondo Beach, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 87 | Antioch, CA | Info | 87 | Boca Raton, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 88 | Santa Rosa, CA | Info | 88 | Longmont, CO |
Info | Info | Info | 89 | Yonkers, NY | Info | 89 | Kalamazoo, MI |
Info | Info | Info | 90 | Shreveport, LA | Info | 90 | Santa Monica, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 91 | Chesapeake, VA | Info | 91 | Appleton, WI |
Info | Info | Info | 92 | Everett, WA | Info | 92 | Decatur, IL |
Info | Info | Info | 93 | Lincoln, NE | Info | 93 | Canton, OH |
Info | Info | Info | 94 | Surprise, AZ | Info | 94 | Alhambra, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 95 | Pearland, TX | Info | 95 | Turlock, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 96 | Norman, OK | Info | 96 | Portland, ME |
Info | Info | Info | 97 | Chula Vista, CA | Info | 97 | Westminster, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 98 | Olathe, KS | Info | 98 | Bethlehem, PA |
Info | Info | Info | 99 | Charleston, SC | Info | 99 | Bloomington, IN |
Info | Info | Info | 100 | Sioux Falls, SD | Info | 100 | Wilmington, DE |
Info | Info | Info | 101 | Sugar Land, TX | Info | 101 | Reading, PA |
Info | Info | Info | 102 | Topeka, KS | Info | 102 | Lawrence, KS |
Info | Info | Info | 103 | Pasadena, CA | Info | 103 | New Rochelle, NY |
Info | Info | Info | 104 | The Woodlands, TX | Info | 104 | Napa, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 105 | Pueblo, CO | Info | 105 | Portsmouth, VA |
Info | Info | Info | 106 | Spokane Valley, WA | Info | 106 | Buena Park, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 107 | Alexandria, VA | Info | 107 | Schenectady, NY |
Info | Info | Info | 108 | Fontana, CA | Info | 108 | Scranton, PA |
Info | Info | Info | 109 | Frisco, TX | Info | 109 | Roswell, GA |
Info | Info | Info | 110 | Enterprise, NV | Info | 110 | Westland, MI |
Info | Info | Info | 111 | Meridian, ID | Info | 111 | Carson, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 112 | Lansing, MI | Info | 112 | Jonesboro, AR |
Info | Info | Info | 113 | San Tan Valley, AZ | Info | 113 | Centreville, VA |
Info | Info | Info | 114 | Thornton, CO | Info | 114 | Goodyear, AZ |
Info | Info | Info | 115 | Toledo, OH | Info | 115 | Eau Claire, WI |
Info | Info | Info | 116 | College Station, TX | Info | 116 | Lawrence, MA |
Info | Info | Info | 117 | Chandler, AZ | Info | 117 | San Marcos, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 118 | Columbia, SC | Info | 118 | Atascocita, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 119 | Little Rock, AR | Info | 119 | Youngstown, OH |
Info | Info | Info | 120 | Bend, OR | Info | 120 | Camarillo, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 121 | Garden Grove, CA | Info | 121 | Sandy, UT |
Info | Info | Info | 122 | Green Bay, WI | Info | 122 | Tracy, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 123 | Corona, CA | Info | 123 | Tustin, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 124 | Hartford, CT | Info | 124 | Lynchburg, VA |
Info | Info | Info | 125 | Fort Wayne, IN | Info | 125 | Beaverton, OR |
Info | Info | Info | 126 | Tempe, AZ | Info | 126 | Lake Charles, LA |
Info | Info | Info | 127 | Gresham, OR | Info | 127 | Greenville, NC |
Info | Info | Info | 128 | Ontario, CA | Info | 128 | Kenner, LA |
Info | Info | Info | 129 | Clarksville, TN | Info | 129 | Frederick, MD |
Info | Info | Info | 130 | New Haven, CT | Info | 130 | Redding, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 131 | Lakewood, CO | Info | 131 | Apple Valley, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 132 | Akron, OH | Info | 132 | Bellflower, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 133 | Glendale, CA | Info | 133 | Racine, WI |
Info | Info | Info | 134 | Orange, CA | Info | 134 | Kenosha, WI |
Info | Info | Info | 135 | Huntsville, AL | Info | 135 | Roanoke, VA |
Info | Info | Info | 136 | Wilmington, NC | Info | 136 | Schaumburg, IL |
Info | Info | Info | 137 | Greeley, CO | Info | 137 | Lorain, OH |
Info | Info | Info | 138 | Tallahassee, FL | Info | 138 | Hemet, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 139 | Vancouver, WA | Info | 139 | Kennewick, WA |
Info | Info | Info | 140 | Kent, WA | Info | 140 | Baldwin Park, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 141 | Allen, TX | Info | 141 | North Richland Hills, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 142 | Montgomery, AL | Info | 142 | Federal Way, WA |
Info | Info | Info | 143 | Aurora, IL | Info | 143 | Deltona, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 144 | Richmond, CA | Info | 144 | Bolingbrook, IL |
Info | Info | Info | 145 | Gainesville, FL | Info | 145 | Medford, OR |
Info | Info | Info | 146 | Dayton, OH | Info | 146 | Fayetteville, AR |
Info | Info | Info | 147 | Mobile, AL | Info | 147 | Pittsburg, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 148 | Newport News, VA | Info | 148 | Chino, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 149 | Clearwater, FL | Info | 149 | Kendall, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 150 | Oceanside, CA | Info | 150 | East Orange, NJ |
Info | Info | Info | 151 | Provo, UT | Info | 151 | Lafayette, IN |
Info | Info | Info | 152 | Knoxville, TN | Info | 152 | Merced, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 153 | McKinney, TX | Info | 153 | Missouri City, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 154 | Round Rock, TX | Info | 154 | Muncie, IN |
Info | Info | Info | 155 | Port St. Lucie, FL | Info | 155 | Auburn, WA |
Info | Info | Info | 156 | Boise, ID | Info | 156 | Jackson, TN |
Info | Info | Info | 157 | Reno, NV | Info | 157 | Alafaya, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 158 | St. Petersburg, FL | Info | 158 | Riverview, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 159 | Jersey City, NJ | Info | 159 | Plantation, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 160 | Columbus, GA | Info | 160 | Hammond, IN |
Info | Info | Info | 161 | Joliet, IL | Info | 161 | Rock Hill, SC |
Info | Info | Info | 162 | Norfolk, VA | Info | 162 | Concord, NC |
Info | Info | Info | 163 | Grand Rapids, MI | Info | 163 | Jacksonville, NC |
Info | Info | Info | 164 | Anchorage, AK | Info | 164 | Hawthorne, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 165 | Greensboro, NC | Info | 165 | Hesperia, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 166 | Murfreesboro, TN | Info | 166 | Clifton, NJ |
Info | Info | Info | 167 | Norwalk, CA | Info | 167 | Gastonia, NC |
Info | Info | Info | 168 | South Bend, IN | Info | 168 | Dothan, AL |
Info | Info | Info | 169 | Spring Hill, FL | Info | 169 | Rapid City, SD |
Info | Info | Info | 170 | Inglewood, CA | Info | 170 | San Angelo, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 171 | Broken Arrow, OK | Info | 171 | Camden, NJ |
Info | Info | Info | 172 | Plano, TX | Info | 172 | Perris, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 173 | Augusta, GA | Info | 173 | Santa Barbara, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 174 | Manchester, NH | Info | 174 | Nampa, ID |
Info | Info | Info | 175 | Evansville, IN | Info | 175 | Layton, UT |
Info | Info | Info | 176 | Victorville, CA | Info | 176 | Skokie, IL |
Info | Info | Info | 177 | Pomona, CA | Info | 177 | Warner Robins, GA |
Info | Info | Info | 178 | Moreno Valley, CA | Info | 178 | Yuma, AZ |
Info | Info | Info | 179 | El Monte, CA | Info | 179 | Melbourne, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 180 | Downey, CA | Info | 180 | Palatine, IL |
Info | Info | Info | 181 | Richmond, VA | Info | 181 | Yakima, WA |
Info | Info | Info | 182 | Baton Rouge, LA | Info | 182 | Palm Coast, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 183 | San Bernardino, CA | Info | 183 | Gary, IN |
Info | Info | Info | 184 | Salt Lake City, UT | Info | 184 | Compton, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 185 | Palm Bay, FL | Info | 185 | St. George, UT |
Info | Info | Info | 186 | Allentown, PA | Info | 186 | Largo, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 187 | Metairie, LA | Info | 187 | Dale City, VA |
Info | Info | Info | 188 | Cape Coral, FL | Info | 188 | Santa Fe, NM |
Info | Info | Info | 189 | Pembroke Pines, FL | Info | 189 | Temple, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 190 | Fayetteville, NC | Info | 190 | Ogden, UT |
Info | Info | Info | 191 | Spring Valley, NV | Info | 191 | Orem, UT |
Info | Info | Info | 192 | Stamford, CT | Info | 192 | Fort Smith, AR |
Info | Info | Info | 193 | Davie, FL | Info | 193 | Sunrise, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 194 | Coral Springs, FL | Info | 194 | Lawton, OK |
Info | Info | Info | 195 | West Jordan, UT | Info | 195 | Asheville, NC |
Info | Info | Info | 196 | Lakeland, FL | Info | 196 | Avondale, AZ |
Info | Info | Info | 197 | North Las Vegas, NV | Info | 197 | Waukegan, IL |
Info | Info | Info | 198 | Escondido, CA | Info | 198 | South Gate, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 199 | Chattanooga, TN | Info | 199 | Fort Myers, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 200 | Athens, GA | Info | 200 | Silver Spring, MD |
Info | Info | Info | 201 | Elgin, IL | Info | 201 | St. Joseph, MO |
Info | Info | Info | 202 | Salinas, CA | Info | 202 | Danbury, CT |
Info | Info | Info | 203 | Macon, GA | Info | 203 | Lauderhill, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 204 | Rialto, CA | Info | 204 | Boynton Beach, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 205 | Durham, NC | Info | 205 | Gulfport, MS |
Info | Info | Info | 206 | High Point, NC | Info | 206 | Town 'n' Country, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 207 | Birmingham, AL | Info | 207 | Trenton, NJ |
Info | Info | Info | 208 | Brandon, FL | Info | 208 | Cicero, IL |
Info | Info | Info | 209 | Costa Mesa, CA | Info | 209 | Bryan, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 210 | Winston-Salem, NC | Info | 210 | Albany, GA |
Info | Info | Info | 211 | Independence, MO | Info | 211 | Norwalk, CT |
Info | Info | Info | 212 | Richardson, TX | Info | 212 | Lynwood, CA |
Info | Info | Info | 213 | Orlando, FL | Info | 213 | Springdale, AR |
Info | Info | Info | 214 | Lubbock, TX | Info | 214 | Deerfield Beach, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 215 | Waco, TX | Info | 215 | Baytown, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 216 | Bridgeport, CT | Info | 216 | Harlingen, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 217 | Glendale, AZ | Info | 217 | Union City, NJ |
Info | Info | Info | 218 | Vista, CA | Info | 218 | Longview, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 219 | Savannah, GA | Info | 219 | Miami Beach, FL |
Info | Info | Info | 220 | Midland, TX | Info | 220 | Passaic, NJ |
Info | Info | Info | 221 | West Palm Beach, FL | Info | 221 | Mission, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 222 | Jackson, MS | Info | 222 | Pharr, TX |
Info | Info | Info | 223 | Paradise, NV | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 224 | Carrollton, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 225 | Wichita Falls, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 226 | Abilene, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 227 | Lewisville, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 228 | Denton, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 229 | Amarillo, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 230 | Killeen, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 231 | Springfield, MO | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 232 | Odessa, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 233 | East Los Angeles, CA | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 234 | Oxnard, CA | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 235 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 236 | Miramar, FL | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 237 | Miami Gardens, FL | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 238 | Tyler, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 239 | Grand Prairie, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 240 | Lehigh Acres, FL | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 241 | Hollywood, FL | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 242 | Kansas City, KS | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 243 | Santa Maria, CA | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 244 | Newark, NJ | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 245 | West Valley City, UT | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 246 | Hialeah, FL | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 247 | Beaumont, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 248 | Sunrise Manor, NV | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 249 | Paterson, NJ | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 250 | Elizabeth, NJ | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 251 | North Charleston, SC | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 252 | Mesquite, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 253 | Pompano Beach, FL | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 254 | Irving, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 255 | McAllen, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 256 | Garland, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 257 | Pasadena, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 258 | Laredo, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 259 | Edinburg, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Info | Info | Info | 260 | Brownsville, TX | Info | Info | Info |
Methodology
In order to measure the rates of uninsured by city, WalletHub compared the overall insurance rates in 548 U.S. cities in 2019 using U.S. Census Bureau data. In addition to comparing the overall insurance rates, we examined the city rates based on age, race/ethnicity and income level.
An overall rank of No. 1 corresponds with the city with the lowest uninsured rate. When viewing our findings in the above tables, please note that absolute difference refers to the difference between the percentages of uninsured and insured in 2019 and 2010. A small change in the absolute difference does not necessarily indicate a negative outcome, as the percentage of uninsured people pre-Obamacare may have already been low to start with.
In collecting our sample, we considered only the “city proper” in each case and excluded cities in the surrounding metro area. We then categorized each city according to the following population-size guidelines:
- Large city: More than 300,000 residents
- Midsize city: 100,000 to 300,000 residents
- Small city: Fewer than 100,000 residents
Change in Uninsured Rate Between 2010 & 2019
Health Insurance Rate by Age Group
- Health Insurance Rate for Children (Aged 0 to 18 Years)
- Health Insurance Rate for Adults (Aged Years 19 & Older)
Health Insurance Rate by Race/Ethnicity
- Health Insurance Rate for Whites
- Health Insurance Rate for Black or African Americans
- Health Insurance Rate for Hispanic or Latino
Health Insurance Rate by Household Income
- Health Insurance Rate for Lower-Income Households ($50,000 or less)
- Health Insurance Rate for Higher-Income Households ($100,000 or more)
Sources: Data used to create this ranking were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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