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Counties in North Carolina by uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS)

Graham County had the highest uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS) of 100 counties in 2021, at 42.5%. Orange County had the lowest, at 7.7%. The median was 22.1% and the figure for North Carolina was 18.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.5Graham County
Lowest7.7Orange County
Median22.1100 counties
North Carolina18.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Alamance County: 18.2 %Alexander County: 24.1 %Alleghany County: 29.7 %Anson County: 23.2 %Ashe County: 27.3 %Avery County: 33.6 %Beaufort County: 27.9 %Bertie County: 26.6 %Bladen County: 26.2 %Brunswick County: 21.7 %Buncombe County: 20.8 %Burke County: 26.8 %Cabarrus County: 16.6 %Caldwell County: 23.5 %Camden County: 12.9 %Carteret County: 21 %Caswell County: 14.7 %Catawba County: 22.9 %Chatham County: 21.3 %Cherokee County: 30.1 %Chowan County: 27.5 %Clay County: 42.5 %Cleveland County: 22.1 %Columbus County: 28.8 %Craven County: 17.5 %Cumberland County: 19.8 %Currituck County: 17.4 %Dare County: 28 %Davidson County: 23.1 %Davie County: 32.1 %Duplin County: 30 %Durham County: 15.6 %Edgecombe County: 24.4 %Forsyth County: 18.2 %Franklin County: 19.1 %Gaston County: 20.2 %Gates County: 18.2 %Graham County: 42.5 %Granville County: 18.7 %Greene County: 31.9 %Guilford County: 16.3 %Halifax County: 22.1 %Harnett County: 19.2 %Haywood County: 26.4 %Henderson County: 27 %Hertford County: 15.9 %Hoke County: 21.1 %Hyde County: 21.5 %Iredell County: 16.3 %Jackson County: 21.1 %Johnston County: 23.9 %Jones County: 27.7 %Lee County: 26.1 %Lenoir County: 21.5 %Lincoln County: 20.4 %McDowell County: 25.1 %Macon County: 29.9 %Madison County: 15.3 %Martin County: 19 %Mecklenburg County: 17.3 %Mitchell County: 22.1 %Montgomery County: 25.3 %Moore County: 19.3 %Nash County: 20.5 %New Hanover County: 16 %Northampton County: 29.9 %Onslow County: 15.5 %Orange County: 7.7 %Pamlico County: 22.8 %Pasquotank County: 20.1 %Pender County: 19.2 %Perquimans County: 13.8 %Person County: 18.6 %Pitt County: 16.4 %Polk County: 20.4 %Randolph County: 26.6 %Richmond County: 15.4 %Robeson County: 27.3 %Rockingham County: 21.2 %Rowan County: 23.5 %Rutherford County: 24.5 %Sampson County: 31.7 %Scotland County: 23.4 %Stanly County: 20.1 %Stokes County: 27 %Surry County: 26.5 %Swain County: 32.2 %Transylvania County: 30.8 %Tyrrell County: 11.4 %Union County: 15.6 %Vance County: 21.1 %Wake County: 12.1 %Warren County: 25.4 %Washington County: 27.4 %Watauga County: 10.5 %Wayne County: 24.9 %Wilkes County: 28.5 %Wilson County: 21.1 %Yadkin County: 27.4 %Yancey County: 26.6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Graham County: 42.5 %Graham County42.5Clay County: 42.5 %Clay County42.5Avery County: 33.6 %Avery County33.6Swain County: 32.2 %Swain County32.2Davie County: 32.1 %Davie County32.1Greene County: 31.9 %Greene County31.9Sampson County: 31.7 %Sampson County31.7Transylvania County: 30.8 %Transylvania County30.8Cherokee County: 30.1 %Cherokee County30.1Duplin County: 30 %Duplin County30Macon County: 29.9 %Macon County29.9Northampton County: 29.9 %Northampton County29.9Alleghany County: 29.7 %Alleghany County29.7Columbus County: 28.8 %Columbus County28.8Wilkes County: 28.5 %Wilkes County28.5Dare County: 28 %Dare County28Beaufort County: 27.9 %Beaufort County27.9Jones County: 27.7 %Jones County27.7Chowan County: 27.5 %Chowan County27.5Yadkin County: 27.4 %Yadkin County27.4Washington County: 27.4 %Washington County27.4Ashe County: 27.3 %Ashe County27.3Robeson County: 27.3 %Robeson County27.3Stokes County: 27 %Stokes County27Henderson County: 27 %Henderson County27Burke County: 26.8 %Burke County26.8Yancey County: 26.6 %Yancey County26.6Randolph County: 26.6 %Randolph County26.6Bertie County: 26.6 %Bertie County26.6Surry County: 26.5 %Surry County26.5Haywood County: 26.4 %Haywood County26.4Bladen County: 26.2 %Bladen County26.2Lee County: 26.1 %Lee County26.1Warren County: 25.4 %Warren County25.4Montgomery County: 25.3 %Montgomery County25.3McDowell County: 25.1 %McDowell County25.1Wayne County: 24.9 %Wayne County24.9Rutherford County: 24.5 %Rutherford County24.5Edgecombe County: 24.4 %Edgecombe County24.4Alexander County: 24.1 %Alexander County24.1Graham County: 42.5 %Graham County42.5Clay County: 42.5 %Clay County42.5Avery County: 33.6 %Avery County33.6Swain County: 32.2 %Swain County32.2Davie County: 32.1 %Davie County32.1Greene County: 31.9 %Greene County31.9Sampson County: 31.7 %Sampson County31.7Transylvania County: 30.8 %Transylvania County30.8Cherokee County: 30.1 %Cherokee County30.1Duplin County: 30 %Duplin County30Macon County: 29.9 %Macon County29.9Northampton County: 29.9 %Northampton County29.9Alleghany County: 29.7 %Alleghany County29.7Columbus County: 28.8 %Columbus County28.8Wilkes County: 28.5 %Wilkes County28.5Dare County: 28 %Dare County28Beaufort County: 27.9 %Beaufort County27.9Jones County: 27.7 %Jones County27.7Chowan County: 27.5 %Chowan County27.5Yadkin County: 27.4 %Yadkin County27.4Washington County: 27.4 %Washington County27.4Ashe County: 27.3 %Ashe County27.3Robeson County: 27.3 %Robeson County27.3Stokes County: 27 %Stokes County27Henderson County: 27 %Henderson County27Burke County: 26.8 %Burke County26.8Yancey County: 26.6 %Yancey County26.6Randolph County: 26.6 %Randolph County26.6Bertie County: 26.6 %Bertie County26.6Surry County: 26.5 %Surry County26.5Haywood County: 26.4 %Haywood County26.4Bladen County: 26.2 %Bladen County26.2Lee County: 26.1 %Lee County26.1Warren County: 25.4 %Warren County25.4Montgomery County: 25.3 %Montgomery County25.3McDowell County: 25.1 %McDowell County25.1Wayne County: 24.9 %Wayne County24.9Rutherford County: 24.5 %Rutherford County24.5Edgecombe County: 24.4 %Edgecombe County24.4Alexander County: 24.1 %Alexander County24.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Graham County42.5
2Clay County42.5
3Avery County33.6
4Swain County32.2
5Davie County32.1
6Greene County31.9
7Sampson County31.7
8Transylvania County30.8
9Cherokee County30.1
10Duplin County30
11Macon County29.9
12Northampton County29.9
13Alleghany County29.7
14Columbus County28.8
15Wilkes County28.5
16Dare County28
17Beaufort County27.9
18Jones County27.7
19Chowan County27.5
20Yadkin County27.4
21Washington County27.4
22Ashe County27.3
22Robeson County27.3
24Stokes County27
25Henderson County27
26Burke County26.8
27Yancey County26.6
28Randolph County26.6
29Bertie County26.6
30Surry County26.5
31Haywood County26.4
32Bladen County26.2
33Lee County26.1
34Warren County25.4
35Montgomery County25.3
36McDowell County25.1
37Wayne County24.9
38Rutherford County24.5
39Edgecombe County24.4
40Alexander County24.1
41Johnston County23.9
42Caldwell County23.5
43Rowan County23.5
44Scotland County23.4
45Anson County23.2
46Davidson County23.1
47Catawba County22.9
48Pamlico County22.8
49Halifax County22.1
50Mitchell County22.1
51Cleveland County22.1
52Brunswick County21.7
53Lenoir County21.5
54Hyde County21.5
55Chatham County21.3
56Rockingham County21.2
57Hoke County21.1
58Vance County21.1
59Wilson County21.1
60Jackson County21.1
61Carteret County21
62Buncombe County20.8
63Nash County20.5
64Polk County20.4
65Lincoln County20.4
66Gaston County20.2
67Stanly County20.1
68Pasquotank County20.1
69Cumberland County19.8
70Moore County19.3
71Harnett County19.2
72Pender County19.2
73Franklin County19.1
74Martin County19
75Granville County18.7
76Person County18.6
77Gates County18.2
78Forsyth County18.2
79Alamance County18.2
80Craven County17.5
81Currituck County17.4
82Mecklenburg County17.3
83Cabarrus County16.6
84Pitt County16.4
85Guilford County16.3
86Iredell County16.3
87New Hanover County16
88Hertford County15.9
89Durham County15.6
90Union County15.6
91Onslow County15.5
92Richmond County15.4
93Madison County15.3
94Caswell County14.7
95Perquimans County13.8
96Camden County12.9
97Wake County12.1
98Tyrrell County11.4
99Watauga County10.5
100Orange County7.7

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About this ranking

People aged 19 to 34 without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 19 to 34. 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. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 19 to 34 with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 19 to 34, 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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 19 to 34 with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 19 to 34, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in North Carolina by uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (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

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 19 to 34 with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 19 to 34, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Carolina by uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (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-ages-19-34/north-carolina-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 19 to 34 with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 19 to 34, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in North Carolina by uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (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-ages-19-34/north-carolina-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people aged 19 to 34 with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 19 to 34, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Carolina by uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (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-ages-19-34/north-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS)?

Graham County, with 42.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Orange County, with 7.7% in 2021.

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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 19 to 34 with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 19 to 34, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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