Counties in Texas by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate)
Hidalgo County had the highest uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate) of 254 counties in 2018, at 42.8%. Borden County had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 24.3% and the figure for Texas was 23.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2018
- Under 20
- 20 to 22
- 22 to 24
- 24 to 26
- 26 to 29
- 29 and over
Top 40 counties, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2018 (%) | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hidalgo County | 42.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 2 | Presidio County | 39.7 | +3.1 pts |
| 3 | Webb County | 39.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 4 | Starr County | 39 | -0.6 pts |
| 5 | Cameron County | 38.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 6 | Zapata County | 38.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 7 | Gaines County | 37.4 | -1 pts |
| 8 | Maverick County | 36.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 9 | Bailey County | 35.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 9 | Castro County | 35.8 | +1 pts |
| 11 | Dallam County | 35.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 12 | Collingsworth County | 34.6 | -3 pts |
| 13 | Hall County | 34.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 14 | Ochiltree County | 32.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 15 | Cochran County | 32.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 15 | Hudspeth County | 32.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 17 | Parmer County | 32.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 18 | San Saba County | 32.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 19 | Hansford County | 31.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 19 | Kenedy County | 31.9 | +4.5 pts |
| 21 | Deaf Smith County | 31.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 22 | Sherman County | 31.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 23 | Lamb County | 31 | +0.6 pts |
| 23 | Menard County | 31 | +2.9 pts |
| 23 | Moore County | 31 | -2.6 pts |
| 26 | Gonzales County | 30.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 27 | Potter County | 30.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 28 | Jeff Davis County | 30.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 28 | Mills County | 30.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 28 | Terry County | 30.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 31 | El Paso County | 30.1 | +1 pts |
| 31 | Shelby County | 30.1 | 0 pts |
| 33 | Haskell County | 29.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 34 | Lipscomb County | 29.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 35 | Mason County | 29.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 35 | Uvalde County | 29.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 37 | Willacy County | 29.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 38 | Briscoe County | 29.2 | -4.5 pts |
| 38 | Knox County | 29.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 40 | Gray County | 28.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 40 | Hardeman County | 28.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 40 | Swisher County | 28.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 43 | Culberson County | 28.7 | -2.5 pts |
| 43 | Dawson County | 28.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 43 | Titus County | 28.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 43 | Wheeler County | 28.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 47 | Comanche County | 28.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 47 | Stephens County | 28.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 49 | Floyd County | 28.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 49 | Leon County | 28.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 49 | Pecos County | 28.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 52 | Cottle County | 28.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 52 | Dallas County | 28.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 52 | Frio County | 28.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 55 | Coleman County | 27.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 56 | Edwards County | 27.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 56 | Hale County | 27.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 56 | Hemphill County | 27.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 59 | Wharton County | 27.4 | +1.9 pts |
| 60 | Garza County | 27.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 60 | Hill County | 27.2 | +2.4 pts |
| 60 | Jack County | 27.2 | -1 pts |
| 60 | Schleicher County | 27.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 60 | Val Verde County | 27.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 60 | Waller County | 27.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 66 | Aransas County | 27.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 66 | Cherokee County | 27.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 66 | Harris County | 27.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 66 | Hockley County | 27.1 | +2 pts |
| 70 | Burnet County | 27 | +2.6 pts |
| 70 | Hopkins County | 27 | +1.2 pts |
| 70 | Real County | 27 | +1.8 pts |
| 73 | Navarro County | 26.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 73 | Yoakum County | 26.8 | -2 pts |
| 75 | Bosque County | 26.7 | +1 pts |
| 76 | Reeves County | 26.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 77 | Dimmit County | 26.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 78 | Liberty County | 26.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 78 | Montague County | 26.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 80 | Throckmorton County | 26.3 | -3.1 pts |
| 81 | Hamilton County | 26.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 81 | Henderson County | 26.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 83 | San Jacinto County | 26.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 84 | Zavala County | 26 | +0.4 pts |
| 85 | Childress County | 25.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 85 | Palo Pinto County | 25.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 87 | Angelina County | 25.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 87 | Grimes County | 25.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 87 | Limestone County | 25.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 87 | Smith County | 25.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 91 | Ector County | 25.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 92 | Bastrop County | 25.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 92 | Caldwell County | 25.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 92 | Gregg County | 25.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 92 | Hartley County | 25.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 92 | Rusk County | 25.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 92 | Young County | 25.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 98 | Polk County | 25.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 98 | Wilbarger County | 25.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 100 | Duval County | 25.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 100 | Foard County | 25.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 100 | Houston County | 25.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 103 | Camp County | 25.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 103 | Crockett County | 25.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 103 | Matagorda County | 25.2 | -1 pts |
| 103 | Mitchell County | 25.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 107 | Andrews County | 25.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 107 | Jefferson County | 25.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 107 | Jim Wells County | 25.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 110 | Jim Hogg County | 25 | -0.1 pts |
| 110 | Kerr County | 25 | -1 pts |
| 110 | Nacogdoches County | 25 | -2.7 pts |
| 113 | Rains County | 24.9 | -1 pts |
| 113 | Van Zandt County | 24.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 113 | Winkler County | 24.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 116 | Colorado County | 24.7 | -1 pts |
| 117 | Atascosa County | 24.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 117 | Eastland County | 24.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 117 | Lamar County | 24.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 117 | Nueces County | 24.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 121 | Madison County | 24.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 121 | Reagan County | 24.5 | -3.7 pts |
| 121 | Trinity County | 24.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 124 | Robertson County | 24.4 | +2.6 pts |
| 125 | Crosby County | 24.3 | -2.5 pts |
| 125 | Dickens County | 24.3 | -2.5 pts |
| 125 | Falls County | 24.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 125 | Freestone County | 24.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 125 | Gillespie County | 24.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 130 | Cooke County | 24.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 130 | Hutchinson County | 24.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 132 | King County | 24.1 | -2.4 pts |
| 133 | Bandera County | 24 | +3.9 pts |
| 133 | Upshur County | 24 | +2.4 pts |
| 133 | Wise County | 24 | -1.3 pts |
| 136 | Erath County | 23.9 | -2.6 pts |
| 136 | Kimble County | 23.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 138 | Anderson County | 23.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 138 | Lee County | 23.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 140 | Grayson County | 23.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 141 | Crane County | 23.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 141 | Hunt County | 23.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 143 | Live Oak County | 23.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 144 | Blanco County | 23.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 144 | Brooks County | 23.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 144 | Burleson County | 23.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 144 | Fannin County | 23.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 144 | Kleberg County | 23.4 | -1 pts |
| 144 | Lynn County | 23.4 | +1 pts |
| 144 | Scurry County | 23.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 151 | Llano County | 23.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 151 | Runnels County | 23.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 153 | Austin County | 23.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 153 | McCulloch County | 23.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 153 | Shackelford County | 23.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 156 | San Augustine County | 22.9 | +1 pts |
| 156 | Wood County | 22.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 158 | Bee County | 22.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 158 | Milam County | 22.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 158 | Sutton County | 22.8 | -2.7 pts |
| 158 | Tarrant County | 22.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 158 | Walker County | 22.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 163 | Calhoun County | 22.7 | 0 pts |
| 164 | Jones County | 22.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 164 | Panola County | 22.6 | +1 pts |
| 166 | Brewster County | 22.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 166 | Concho County | 22.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 166 | Newton County | 22.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 169 | Johnson County | 22.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 169 | Nolan County | 22.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 169 | Upton County | 22.4 | -3.2 pts |
| 172 | Donley County | 22.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 172 | Red River County | 22.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 172 | Ward County | 22.2 | -3.1 pts |
| 175 | Callahan County | 22.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 176 | Harrison County | 22 | +1.4 pts |
| 176 | Jackson County | 22 | -0.7 pts |
| 176 | Marion County | 22 | +0.4 pts |
| 179 | Bexar County | 21.9 | +1 pts |
| 179 | Howard County | 21.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 179 | Martin County | 21.9 | -3.5 pts |
| 179 | San Patricio County | 21.9 | -1 pts |
| 183 | Lampasas County | 21.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 183 | McLennan County | 21.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 183 | Sabine County | 21.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 186 | Motley County | 21.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 186 | Victoria County | 21.7 | 0 pts |
| 186 | Washington County | 21.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 189 | DeWitt County | 21.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 189 | Fisher County | 21.6 | -1 pts |
| 189 | Kaufman County | 21.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 192 | Fayette County | 21.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 192 | Karnes County | 21.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 194 | Ellis County | 21.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 195 | Terrell County | 21.3 | -8 pts |
| 196 | Brown County | 21.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 196 | Stonewall County | 21.1 | -2.8 pts |
| 196 | Taylor County | 21.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 199 | Kinney County | 21 | -4.9 pts |
| 199 | Morris County | 21 | +1.1 pts |
| 199 | Wichita County | 21 | -0.2 pts |
| 202 | Medina County | 20.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 202 | Montgomery County | 20.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 204 | Tyler County | 20.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 205 | Glasscock County | 20.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 206 | Clay County | 20.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 207 | Franklin County | 20.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 207 | Refugio County | 20.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 209 | La Salle County | 20.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 209 | Parker County | 20.4 | +3 pts |
| 209 | Sterling County | 20.4 | -3.9 pts |
| 212 | Galveston County | 20.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 212 | Somervell County | 20.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 214 | Hays County | 20.2 | +1 pts |
| 215 | Delta County | 19.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 215 | Jasper County | 19.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 217 | Hood County | 19.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 218 | Cass County | 19.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 218 | Lavaca County | 19.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 218 | Tom Green County | 19.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 221 | Coke County | 19.5 | -2.5 pts |
| 222 | Orange County | 19.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 223 | Bell County | 19.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 223 | Brazoria County | 19.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 225 | Armstrong County | 19.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 226 | Baylor County | 18.8 | -2.8 pts |
| 226 | Brazos County | 18.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 228 | Midland County | 18.7 | -3.8 pts |
| 229 | Coryell County | 18.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 229 | Lubbock County | 18.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 229 | Wilson County | 18.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 232 | Bowie County | 18.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 233 | Archer County | 18.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 234 | Hardin County | 18.3 | +2 pts |
| 235 | Kent County | 18.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 236 | Chambers County | 17.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 237 | Loving County | 17.6 | -5.2 pts |
| 238 | Comal County | 17.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 238 | Guadalupe County | 17.5 | +1 pts |
| 240 | Goliad County | 17.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 241 | Kendall County | 17.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 242 | Travis County | 17.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 243 | Carson County | 16.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 244 | Oldham County | 16.5 | -1 pts |
| 245 | Fort Bend County | 15.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 245 | Rockwall County | 15.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 247 | Randall County | 15.6 | 0 pts |
| 248 | Denton County | 15.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 249 | McMullen County | 15 | -5 pts |
| 250 | Collin County | 14.5 | +0.5 pts |
Other periods
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.
How to cite
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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2018,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, ages 18 to 64, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties: Counties in Texas by uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate), 2018}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-csv.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-ages-18-64/texas-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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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Questions
Which county has the highest uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate)?
Hidalgo County, with 42.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, ages 18 to 64 (US model-based estimate)?
Borden County, with 12.2% in 2018.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.