Counties in California by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate)

Monterey County had the highest uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate) of 58 counties in 2016, at 14.4%. San Francisco County had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 9.4% and the figure for California was 10.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2016

Alameda County: 6.3 %Alpine County: 7.7 %Amador County: 6.9 %Butte County: 8.6 %Calaveras County: 7.1 %Colusa County: 13.8 %Contra Costa County: 7.3 %Del Norte County: 9.4 %El Dorado County: 6.2 %Fresno County: 12.5 %Glenn County: 12.7 %Humboldt County: 9.8 %Imperial County: 11.2 %Inyo County: 10.1 %Kern County: 11 %Kings County: 10.9 %Lake County: 10.5 %Lassen County: 5.8 %Los Angeles County: 13.1 %Madera County: 12.9 %Marin County: 6.3 %Mariposa County: 8.8 %Mendocino County: 12.1 %Merced County: 11.2 %Modoc County: 11.7 %Mono County: 11.8 %Monterey County: 14.4 %Napa County: 8.6 %Nevada County: 7.9 %Orange County: 10.2 %Placer County: 5.5 %Plumas County: 8 %Riverside County: 12.5 %Sacramento County: 7.2 %San Benito County: 9.3 %San Bernardino County: 11.6 %San Diego County: 9.9 %San Francisco County: 5.2 %San Joaquin County: 9.5 %San Luis Obispo County: 8.2 %San Mateo County: 6.3 %Santa Barbara County: 12.9 %Santa Clara County: 6.2 %Santa Cruz County: 8.5 %Shasta County: 8.2 %Sierra County: 8 %Siskiyou County: 9.6 %Solano County: 7.5 %Sonoma County: 9 %Stanislaus County: 8.8 %Sutter County: 11.9 %Tehama County: 9.6 %Trinity County: 10 %Tulare County: 13.4 %Tuolumne County: 6.9 %Ventura County: 12.4 %Yolo County: 8.2 %Yuba County: 9.1 %
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%, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, ages 18 to 64, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Monterey County: 14.4 %Monterey County14.4Colusa County: 13.8 %Colusa County13.8Tulare County: 13.4 %Tulare County13.4Los Angeles County: 13.1 %Los Angeles County13.1Madera County: 12.9 %Madera County12.9Santa Barbara County: 12.9 %Santa Barbara County12.9Glenn County: 12.7 %Glenn County12.7Fresno County: 12.5 %Fresno County12.5Riverside County: 12.5 %Riverside County12.5Ventura County: 12.4 %Ventura County12.4Mendocino County: 12.1 %Mendocino County12.1Sutter County: 11.9 %Sutter County11.9Mono County: 11.8 %Mono County11.8Modoc County: 11.7 %Modoc County11.7San Bernardino County: 11.6 %San Bernardino County11.6Imperial County: 11.2 %Imperial County11.2Merced County: 11.2 %Merced County11.2Kern County: 11 %Kern County11Kings County: 10.9 %Kings County10.9Lake County: 10.5 %Lake County10.5Orange County: 10.2 %Orange County10.2Inyo County: 10.1 %Inyo County10.1Trinity County: 10 %Trinity County10San Diego County: 9.9 %San Diego County9.9Humboldt County: 9.8 %Humboldt County9.8Siskiyou County: 9.6 %Siskiyou County9.6Tehama County: 9.6 %Tehama County9.6San Joaquin County: 9.5 %San Joaquin County9.5Del Norte County: 9.4 %Del Norte County9.4San Benito County: 9.3 %San Benito County9.3Yuba County: 9.1 %Yuba County9.1Sonoma County: 9 %Sonoma County9Mariposa County: 8.8 %Mariposa County8.8Stanislaus County: 8.8 %Stanislaus County8.8Butte County: 8.6 %Butte County8.6Napa County: 8.6 %Napa County8.6Santa Cruz County: 8.5 %Santa Cruz County8.5San Luis Obispo County: 8.2 %San Luis Obispo County8.2Shasta County: 8.2 %Shasta County8.2Yolo County: 8.2 %Yolo County8.2Plumas County: 8 %Plumas County8Sierra County: 8 %Sierra County8Nevada County: 7.9 %Nevada County7.9Alpine County: 7.7 %Alpine County7.7Solano County: 7.5 %Solano County7.5Contra Costa County: 7.3 %Contra Costa County7.3Sacramento County: 7.2 %Sacramento County7.2Calaveras County: 7.1 %Calaveras County7.1Amador County: 6.9 %Amador County6.9Tuolumne County: 6.9 %Tuolumne County6.9Alameda County: 6.3 %Alameda County6.3Marin County: 6.3 %Marin County6.3San Mateo County: 6.3 %San Mateo County6.3El Dorado County: 6.2 %El Dorado County6.2Santa Clara County: 6.2 %Santa Clara County6.2Lassen County: 5.8 %Lassen County5.8Placer County: 5.5 %Placer County5.5San Francisco County: 5.2 %San Francisco County5.2Monterey County: 14.4 %Monterey County14.4Colusa County: 13.8 %Colusa County13.8Tulare County: 13.4 %Tulare County13.4Los Angeles County: 13.1 %Los Angeles County13.1Madera County: 12.9 %Madera County12.9Santa Barbara County: 12.9 %Santa Barbara County12.9Glenn County: 12.7 %Glenn County12.7Fresno County: 12.5 %Fresno County12.5Riverside County: 12.5 %Riverside County12.5Ventura County: 12.4 %Ventura County12.4Mendocino County: 12.1 %Mendocino County12.1Sutter County: 11.9 %Sutter County11.9Mono County: 11.8 %Mono County11.8Modoc County: 11.7 %Modoc County11.7San Bernardino County: 11.6 %San Bernardino County11.6Imperial County: 11.2 %Imperial County11.2Merced County: 11.2 %Merced County11.2Kern County: 11 %Kern County11Kings County: 10.9 %Kings County10.9Lake County: 10.5 %Lake County10.5Orange County: 10.2 %Orange County10.2Inyo County: 10.1 %Inyo County10.1Trinity County: 10 %Trinity County10San Diego County: 9.9 %San Diego County9.9Humboldt County: 9.8 %Humboldt County9.8Siskiyou County: 9.6 %Siskiyou County9.6Tehama County: 9.6 %Tehama County9.6San Joaquin County: 9.5 %San Joaquin County9.5Del Norte County: 9.4 %Del Norte County9.4San Benito County: 9.3 %San Benito County9.3Yuba County: 9.1 %Yuba County9.1Sonoma County: 9 %Sonoma County9Mariposa County: 8.8 %Mariposa County8.8Stanislaus County: 8.8 %Stanislaus County8.8Butte County: 8.6 %Butte County8.6Napa County: 8.6 %Napa County8.6Santa Cruz County: 8.5 %Santa Cruz County8.5San Luis Obispo County: 8.2 %San Luis Obispo County8.2Shasta County: 8.2 %Shasta County8.2Yolo County: 8.2 %Yolo County8.2Plumas County: 8 %Plumas County8Sierra County: 8 %Sierra County8Nevada County: 7.9 %Nevada County7.9Alpine County: 7.7 %Alpine County7.7Solano County: 7.5 %Solano County7.5Contra Costa County: 7.3 %Contra Costa County7.3Sacramento County: 7.2 %Sacramento County7.2Calaveras County: 7.1 %Calaveras County7.1Amador County: 6.9 %Amador County6.9Tuolumne County: 6.9 %Tuolumne County6.9Alameda County: 6.3 %Alameda County6.3Marin County: 6.3 %Marin County6.3San Mateo County: 6.3 %San Mateo County6.3El Dorado County: 6.2 %El Dorado County6.2Santa Clara County: 6.2 %Santa Clara County6.2Lassen County: 5.8 %Lassen County5.8Placer County: 5.5 %Placer County5.5San Francisco County: 5.2 %San Francisco County5.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, ages 18 to 64, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Monterey County14.4-0.9 pts
2Colusa County13.8-1.8 pts
3Tulare County13.4-2.3 pts
4Los Angeles County13.1-2.3 pts
5Madera County12.9-4.3 pts
5Santa Barbara County12.9-2.4 pts
7Glenn County12.7-2.1 pts
8Fresno County12.5-2.1 pts
8Riverside County12.5-1.6 pts
10Ventura County12.4-0.1 pts
11Mendocino County12.1-2.4 pts
12Sutter County11.9-2.1 pts
13Mono County11.8-1.9 pts
14Modoc County11.7-0.8 pts
15San Bernardino County11.6-0.8 pts
16Imperial County11.2-2.8 pts
16Merced County11.2-2.4 pts
18Kern County11-1.9 pts
19Kings County10.9-0.8 pts
20Lake County10.5-2.1 pts
21Orange County10.2-2.2 pts
22Inyo County10.1-0.2 pts
23Trinity County10+0.2 pts
24San Diego County9.9-1.7 pts
25Humboldt County9.8-0.7 pts
26Siskiyou County9.6-1.5 pts
26Tehama County9.6-2 pts
28San Joaquin County9.5-1.7 pts
29Del Norte County9.4-0.5 pts
30San Benito County9.3-3.5 pts
31Yuba County9.1-3.1 pts
32Sonoma County9-1.5 pts
33Mariposa County8.80 pts
33Stanislaus County8.8-2.2 pts
35Butte County8.6-1 pts
35Napa County8.6-1.4 pts
37Santa Cruz County8.5-0.7 pts
38San Luis Obispo County8.2-1.3 pts
38Shasta County8.2-2.2 pts
38Yolo County8.2-0.7 pts
41Plumas County8-2 pts
41Sierra County8-2.6 pts
43Nevada County7.9-1.5 pts
44Alpine County7.7-3.1 pts
45Solano County7.5+0.2 pts
46Contra Costa County7.3-0.8 pts
47Sacramento County7.2-1.8 pts
48Calaveras County7.1-1.1 pts
49Amador County6.9-1 pts
49Tuolumne County6.9-1.6 pts
51Alameda County6.3-1 pts
51Marin County6.3-1.2 pts
51San Mateo County6.3-0.5 pts
54El Dorado County6.2-1.2 pts
54Santa Clara County6.2-1.1 pts
56Lassen County5.8-0.9 pts
57Placer County5.5-1.2 pts
58San Francisco County5.2-1.8 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 18 to 64 without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of all people aged 18 to 64. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) for states and counties, all races, both sexes and all income levels.

A model-based single-year estimate that combines the American Community Survey with administrative records and population estimates, so every county gets a figure. Covers states and counties only, because the SAHIE dataset files have no national row. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2008 on only; 2013 is the updated release. Working-age adults; the rate for everyone under 65 is uninsured_rate_under_65.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, ages 18 to 64, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, ages 18 to 64, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties (Counties in California by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip

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Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, ages 18 to 64, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in California by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-ages-18-64/california-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, ages 18 to 64, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Counties in California by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-ages-18-64/california-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, ages 18 to 64, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in California by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-ages-18-64/california-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate)?

Monterey County, with 14.4% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Francisco County, with 5.2% in 2016.

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