US counties by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS)
Culberson County had the highest uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS) of 3135 counties in 2021, at 25.8%. Zapata County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.2% and the figure for the United States was 0.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
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About this ranking
People aged 65 and over without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
Coverage is what people reported at the interview, so the five-year figure averages five years of answers. People whose only coverage is the Indian Health Service count as uninsured. Active-duty military and people living in institutions are outside the universe. For single-year model-based county figures under 65, see uninsured_rate_under_65, uninsured_rate_18_64 and uninsured_rate_under_19 (SAHIE), a different source.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs (US counties by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US counties by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-65-and-over/us-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs. US counties by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-65-and-over/us-counties?period=2021.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US counties by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b27010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-65-and-over/us-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs: US counties by uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS), 2021}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS)?
Culberson County, with 25.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, 65 and over (US, ACS)?
Zapata County, with 0% in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 65 and over with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 9 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.
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