With the national rate of Americans lacking health insurance on the rise again, the personal finance website WalletHub released a report on uninsured rates by city and by state.
The national uninsured rate rose in 2018 to 8.5% from 7.9% the previous year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Using U.S. Census Bureau data, WalletHub compared the rates for 548 U.S. cities and the 50 states, and completed a breakdown by age, race/ethnicity and income level. The following are some highlights from the city and state reports:
| States with Lowest Uninsured Rates | States with Highest Uninsured Rates | |||
| 1 | Massachusetts (2.77%) | 41 | Arizona (10.62%) | |
| 2 | Vermont (4.03%) | 42 | North Carolina (10.72%) | |
| 3 | Hawaii (4.08%) | 43 | Idaho (11.11%) | |
| 4 | Rhode Island (4.08%) | 44 | Nevada (11.21%) | |
| 5 | Minnesota (4.40%) | 45 | Mississippi (12.13%) | |
| 6 | Iowa (4.72%) | 46 | Alaska (12.64%) | |
| 7 | Connecticut (5.30%) | 47 | Florida (13.00%) | |
| 8 | New York (5.39%) | 48 | Georgia (13.65%) | |
| 9 | Michigan (5.41%) | 49 | Oklahoma (14.20%) | |
| 10 | Wisconsin (5.46%) | 50 | Texas (17.71%) | |
| Cities with Lowest Uninsured Rates | Cities with Highest Uninsured Rates | |||
| 1 | Newton, MA (0.419%) | 539 | Dallas, TX (24.416%) | |
| 2 | San Ramon, CA (0.565%) | 540 | Pasadena, TX (24.651%) | |
| 3 | Fishers, IN (1.472%) | 541 | Passaic, NJ (24.954%) | |
| 4 | Highlands Ranch, CO (1.495%) | 542 | Garland, TX (25.118%) | |
| 5 | Folsom, CA (1.664%) | 543 | Pompano Beach, FL (25.968%) | |
| 6 | Pleasanton, CA (1.735%) | 544 | McAllen, TX (26.817%) | |
| 7 | Redondo Beach, CA (1.879%) | 545 | Union City, NJ (27.559%) | |
| 8 | Union City, CA (1.976%) | 546 | Laredo, TX (29.112%) | |
| 9 | Rochester Hills, MI (1.979%) | 547 | Brownsville, TX (33.628%) | |
| 10 | Carmel, IN (2.125%) | 548 | Pharr, TX (35.708%) | |
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