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

Nobles County had the highest uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate) of 87 counties in 2018, at 12.9%. Carver County had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 6.3% and the figure for Minnesota was 5.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.9Nobles County
Lowest3.3Carver County
Median6.387 counties
Minnesota5.9History

Map of counties, 2018

Aitkin County: 8.1 %Anoka County: 5.1 %Becker County: 7.7 %Beltrami County: 10 %Benton County: 5.1 %Big Stone County: 6.6 %Blue Earth County: 5 %Brown County: 4.9 %Carlton County: 5.7 %Carver County: 3.3 %Cass County: 10.5 %Chippewa County: 7.3 %Chisago County: 4.4 %Clay County: 5.2 %Clearwater County: 9.1 %Cook County: 9 %Cottonwood County: 7.7 %Crow Wing County: 6.4 %Dakota County: 4.5 %Dodge County: 4.6 %Douglas County: 4.5 %Faribault County: 6.5 %Fillmore County: 7.8 %Freeborn County: 8 %Goodhue County: 5.5 %Grant County: 6.5 %Hennepin County: 6.4 %Houston County: 5.5 %Hubbard County: 7.9 %Isanti County: 5.2 %Itasca County: 6.3 %Jackson County: 5.1 %Kanabec County: 6.3 %Kandiyohi County: 8.9 %Kittson County: 5.3 %Koochiching County: 7.4 %Lac qui Parle County: 6 %Lake County: 5.4 %Lake of the Woods County: 6.5 %Le Sueur County: 6.6 %Lincoln County: 6.9 %Lyon County: 5.9 %McLeod County: 5.7 %Mahnomen County: 11.1 %Marshall County: 7.3 %Martin County: 5.4 %Meeker County: 6.2 %Mille Lacs County: 8.3 %Morrison County: 7.3 %Mower County: 7.3 %Murray County: 7.4 %Nicollet County: 4.8 %Nobles County: 12.9 %Norman County: 7 %Olmsted County: 4.5 %Otter Tail County: 6 %Pennington County: 4.9 %Pine County: 7.9 %Pipestone County: 9.9 %Polk County: 6.1 %Pope County: 5.6 %Ramsey County: 7.2 %Red Lake County: 6.4 %Redwood County: 8.3 %Renville County: 7.4 %Rice County: 7 %Rock County: 5.6 %Roseau County: 6.1 %St. Louis County: 5.9 %Scott County: 4.5 %Sherburne County: 4.2 %Sibley County: 7.1 %Stearns County: 6.1 %Steele County: 5.6 %Stevens County: 5.7 %Swift County: 8 %Todd County: 8.6 %Traverse County: 8.2 %Wabasha County: 6.1 %Wadena County: 7.5 %Waseca County: 5.8 %Washington County: 3.8 %Watonwan County: 11 %Wilkin County: 5 %Winona County: 5.7 %Wright County: 4.6 %Yellow Medicine County: 6.3 %
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%, 2018. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Nobles County: 12.9 %Nobles County12.9Mahnomen County: 11.1 %Mahnomen County11.1Watonwan County: 11 %Watonwan County11Cass County: 10.5 %Cass County10.5Beltrami County: 10 %Beltrami County10Pipestone County: 9.9 %Pipestone County9.9Clearwater County: 9.1 %Clearwater County9.1Cook County: 9 %Cook County9Kandiyohi County: 8.9 %Kandiyohi County8.9Todd County: 8.6 %Todd County8.6Mille Lacs County: 8.3 %Mille Lacs County8.3Redwood County: 8.3 %Redwood County8.3Traverse County: 8.2 %Traverse County8.2Aitkin County: 8.1 %Aitkin County8.1Freeborn County: 8 %Freeborn County8Swift County: 8 %Swift County8Hubbard County: 7.9 %Hubbard County7.9Pine County: 7.9 %Pine County7.9Fillmore County: 7.8 %Fillmore County7.8Becker County: 7.7 %Becker County7.7Cottonwood County: 7.7 %Cottonwood County7.7Wadena County: 7.5 %Wadena County7.5Koochiching County: 7.4 %Koochiching County7.4Murray County: 7.4 %Murray County7.4Renville County: 7.4 %Renville County7.4Chippewa County: 7.3 %Chippewa County7.3Marshall County: 7.3 %Marshall County7.3Morrison County: 7.3 %Morrison County7.3Mower County: 7.3 %Mower County7.3Ramsey County: 7.2 %Ramsey County7.2Sibley County: 7.1 %Sibley County7.1Norman County: 7 %Norman County7Rice County: 7 %Rice County7Lincoln County: 6.9 %Lincoln County6.9Big Stone County: 6.6 %Big Stone County6.6Le Sueur County: 6.6 %Le Sueur County6.6Faribault County: 6.5 %Faribault County6.5Grant County: 6.5 %Grant County6.5Lake of the Woods County: 6.5 %Lake of the Woods County6.5Crow Wing County: 6.4 %Crow Wing County6.4Nobles County: 12.9 %Nobles County12.9Mahnomen County: 11.1 %Mahnomen County11.1Watonwan County: 11 %Watonwan County11Cass County: 10.5 %Cass County10.5Beltrami County: 10 %Beltrami County10Pipestone County: 9.9 %Pipestone County9.9Clearwater County: 9.1 %Clearwater County9.1Cook County: 9 %Cook County9Kandiyohi County: 8.9 %Kandiyohi County8.9Todd County: 8.6 %Todd County8.6Mille Lacs County: 8.3 %Mille Lacs County8.3Redwood County: 8.3 %Redwood County8.3Traverse County: 8.2 %Traverse County8.2Aitkin County: 8.1 %Aitkin County8.1Freeborn County: 8 %Freeborn County8Swift County: 8 %Swift County8Hubbard County: 7.9 %Hubbard County7.9Pine County: 7.9 %Pine County7.9Fillmore County: 7.8 %Fillmore County7.8Becker County: 7.7 %Becker County7.7Cottonwood County: 7.7 %Cottonwood County7.7Wadena County: 7.5 %Wadena County7.5Koochiching County: 7.4 %Koochiching County7.4Murray County: 7.4 %Murray County7.4Renville County: 7.4 %Renville County7.4Chippewa County: 7.3 %Chippewa County7.3Marshall County: 7.3 %Marshall County7.3Morrison County: 7.3 %Morrison County7.3Mower County: 7.3 %Mower County7.3Ramsey County: 7.2 %Ramsey County7.2Sibley County: 7.1 %Sibley County7.1Norman County: 7 %Norman County7Rice County: 7 %Rice County7Lincoln County: 6.9 %Lincoln County6.9Big Stone County: 6.6 %Big Stone County6.6Le Sueur County: 6.6 %Le Sueur County6.6Faribault County: 6.5 %Faribault County6.5Grant County: 6.5 %Grant County6.5Lake of the Woods County: 6.5 %Lake of the Woods County6.5Crow Wing County: 6.4 %Crow Wing County6.4
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Nobles County12.9+0.6 pts
2Mahnomen County11.1+0.4 pts
3Watonwan County11+1.5 pts
4Cass County10.5+1.4 pts
5Beltrami County10+0.1 pts
6Pipestone County9.9-0.1 pts
7Clearwater County9.1-0.7 pts
8Cook County90 pts
9Kandiyohi County8.9+1.4 pts
10Todd County8.6-0.3 pts
11Mille Lacs County8.3+0.2 pts
11Redwood County8.3-0.1 pts
13Traverse County8.2+0.2 pts
14Aitkin County8.1+0.9 pts
15Freeborn County8+0.4 pts
15Swift County8+1.2 pts
17Hubbard County7.9+0.2 pts
17Pine County7.9+0.3 pts
19Fillmore County7.8-0.2 pts
20Becker County7.7+0.2 pts
20Cottonwood County7.7+0.7 pts
22Wadena County7.5+0.3 pts
23Koochiching County7.4-0.6 pts
23Murray County7.4+0.8 pts
23Renville County7.4-0.6 pts
26Chippewa County7.3+0.1 pts
26Marshall County7.3+0.8 pts
26Morrison County7.3+1 pts
26Mower County7.3-0.7 pts
30Ramsey County7.2+0.4 pts
31Sibley County7.1-0.2 pts
32Norman County7-0.2 pts
32Rice County7+0.6 pts
34Lincoln County6.9+0.4 pts
35Big Stone County6.60 pts
35Le Sueur County6.6+1 pts
37Faribault County6.5-0.6 pts
37Grant County6.5+0.2 pts
37Lake of the Woods County6.5-0.6 pts
40Crow Wing County6.4+0.4 pts
40Hennepin County6.4+0.3 pts
40Red Lake County6.4-1 pts
43Itasca County6.3-0.6 pts
43Kanabec County6.3-0.8 pts
43Yellow Medicine County6.3-0.5 pts
46Meeker County6.2+0.7 pts
47Polk County6.1-0.4 pts
47Roseau County6.1-0.7 pts
47Stearns County6.1+0.6 pts
47Wabasha County6.1+0.8 pts
51Lac qui Parle County6-0.2 pts
51Otter Tail County6-1 pts
53Lyon County5.9-0.2 pts
53St. Louis County5.9+0.1 pts
55Waseca County5.8+0.3 pts
56Carlton County5.7-0.5 pts
56McLeod County5.7+0.4 pts
56Stevens County5.7+0.3 pts
56Winona County5.7-0.6 pts
60Pope County5.6-0.2 pts
60Rock County5.6-0.5 pts
60Steele County5.6+0.4 pts
63Goodhue County5.5-0.8 pts
63Houston County5.5+0.1 pts
65Lake County5.4+0.2 pts
65Martin County5.4-2.1 pts
67Kittson County5.3-0.6 pts
68Clay County5.2-0.4 pts
68Isanti County5.2-0.2 pts
70Anoka County5.1-0.2 pts
70Benton County5.1-0.2 pts
70Jackson County5.1-0.4 pts
73Blue Earth County5-0.1 pts
73Wilkin County5-0.2 pts
75Brown County4.9+0.1 pts
75Pennington County4.90 pts
77Nicollet County4.8+0.1 pts
78Dodge County4.6-0.4 pts
78Wright County4.6-0.1 pts
80Dakota County4.50 pts
80Douglas County4.50 pts
80Olmsted County4.5-0.7 pts
80Scott County4.50 pts
84Chisago County4.4-0.4 pts
85Sherburne County4.2-0.2 pts
86Washington County3.80 pts
87Carver County3.3-0.2 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-2018-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 Minnesota by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-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 Minnesota by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-ages-18-64/minnesota-counties?period=2018. 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 Minnesota by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-ages-18-64/minnesota-counties?period=2018.

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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 Minnesota by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-ages-18-64/minnesota-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nobles County, with 12.9% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Carver County, with 3.3% in 2018.

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