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US states by uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS)

Texas had the highest uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS) of 51 states in 2021, at 28.5%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 13.1% and the figure for the United States was 15%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.5Texas
Lowest4.6District of Columbia
Median13.151 states
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Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 19.1 %Alaska: 20.6 %Arizona: 17.1 %Arkansas: 15.8 %California: 11.5 %Colorado: 12.8 %Connecticut: 8.8 %Delaware: 10.6 %District of Columbia: 4.6 %Florida: 22.7 %Georgia: 22.8 %Hawaii: 7.7 %Idaho: 17.8 %Illinois: 12 %Indiana: 13.3 %Iowa: 8.8 %Kansas: 15.4 %Kentucky: 10.2 %Louisiana: 14.5 %Maine: 13.4 %Maryland: 10.2 %Massachusetts: 4.9 %Michigan: 9.8 %Minnesota: 7.9 %Mississippi: 23.5 %Missouri: 16.9 %Montana: 13.7 %Nebraska: 13.7 %Nevada: 18 %New Hampshire: 10.7 %New Jersey: 13.1 %New Mexico: 16.3 %New York: 9.1 %North Carolina: 18.8 %North Dakota: 12.2 %Ohio: 11.1 %Oklahoma: 25.2 %Oregon: 11.8 %Pennsylvania: 9.7 %Rhode Island: 7.8 %South Carolina: 18.9 %South Dakota: 18.1 %Tennessee: 17.3 %Texas: 28.5 %Utah: 13.1 %Vermont: 7.2 %Virginia: 13.4 %Washington: 11.1 %West Virginia: 12.6 %Wisconsin: 10.1 %Wyoming: 20.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2021

Texas: 28.5 %Texas28.5Oklahoma: 25.2 %Oklahoma25.2Mississippi: 23.5 %Mississippi23.5Georgia: 22.8 %Georgia22.8Florida: 22.7 %Florida22.7Alaska: 20.6 %Alaska20.6Wyoming: 20.4 %Wyoming20.4Alabama: 19.1 %Alabama19.1South Carolina: 18.9 %South Carolina18.9North Carolina: 18.8 %North Carolina18.8South Dakota: 18.1 %South Dakota18.1Nevada: 18 %Nevada18Idaho: 17.8 %Idaho17.8Tennessee: 17.3 %Tennessee17.3Arizona: 17.1 %Arizona17.1Missouri: 16.9 %Missouri16.9New Mexico: 16.3 %New Mexico16.3Arkansas: 15.8 %Arkansas15.8Kansas: 15.4 %Kansas15.4Louisiana: 14.5 %Louisiana14.5Montana: 13.7 %Montana13.7Nebraska: 13.7 %Nebraska13.7Maine: 13.4 %Maine13.4Virginia: 13.4 %Virginia13.4Indiana: 13.3 %Indiana13.3New Jersey: 13.1 %New Jersey13.1Utah: 13.1 %Utah13.1Colorado: 12.8 %Colorado12.8West Virginia: 12.6 %West Virginia12.6North Dakota: 12.2 %North Dakota12.2Illinois: 12 %Illinois12Oregon: 11.8 %Oregon11.8California: 11.5 %California11.5Ohio: 11.1 %Ohio11.1Washington: 11.1 %Washington11.1New Hampshire: 10.7 %New Hampshire10.7Delaware: 10.6 %Delaware10.6Maryland: 10.2 %Maryland10.2Kentucky: 10.2 %Kentucky10.2Wisconsin: 10.1 %Wisconsin10.1Michigan: 9.8 %Michigan9.8Pennsylvania: 9.7 %Pennsylvania9.7New York: 9.1 %New York9.1Connecticut: 8.8 %Connecticut8.8Iowa: 8.8 %Iowa8.8Minnesota: 7.9 %Minnesota7.9Rhode Island: 7.8 %Rhode Island7.8Hawaii: 7.7 %Hawaii7.7Vermont: 7.2 %Vermont7.2Massachusetts: 4.9 %Massachusetts4.9District of Columbia: 4.6 %District of Columbia4.6Texas: 28.5 %Texas28.5Oklahoma: 25.2 %Oklahoma25.2Mississippi: 23.5 %Mississippi23.5Georgia: 22.8 %Georgia22.8Florida: 22.7 %Florida22.7Alaska: 20.6 %Alaska20.6Wyoming: 20.4 %Wyoming20.4Alabama: 19.1 %Alabama19.1South Carolina: 18.9 %South Carolina18.9North Carolina: 18.8 %North Carolina18.8South Dakota: 18.1 %South Dakota18.1Nevada: 18 %Nevada18Idaho: 17.8 %Idaho17.8Tennessee: 17.3 %Tennessee17.3Arizona: 17.1 %Arizona17.1Missouri: 16.9 %Missouri16.9New Mexico: 16.3 %New Mexico16.3Arkansas: 15.8 %Arkansas15.8Kansas: 15.4 %Kansas15.4Louisiana: 14.5 %Louisiana14.5Montana: 13.7 %Montana13.7Nebraska: 13.7 %Nebraska13.7Maine: 13.4 %Maine13.4Virginia: 13.4 %Virginia13.4Indiana: 13.3 %Indiana13.3New Jersey: 13.1 %New Jersey13.1Utah: 13.1 %Utah13.1Colorado: 12.8 %Colorado12.8West Virginia: 12.6 %West Virginia12.6North Dakota: 12.2 %North Dakota12.2Illinois: 12 %Illinois12Oregon: 11.8 %Oregon11.8California: 11.5 %California11.5Ohio: 11.1 %Ohio11.1Washington: 11.1 %Washington11.1New Hampshire: 10.7 %New Hampshire10.7Delaware: 10.6 %Delaware10.6Maryland: 10.2 %Maryland10.2Kentucky: 10.2 %Kentucky10.2Wisconsin: 10.1 %Wisconsin10.1Michigan: 9.8 %Michigan9.8Pennsylvania: 9.7 %Pennsylvania9.7New York: 9.1 %New York9.1Connecticut: 8.8 %Connecticut8.8Iowa: 8.8 %Iowa8.8Minnesota: 7.9 %Minnesota7.9Rhode Island: 7.8 %Rhode Island7.8Hawaii: 7.7 %Hawaii7.7Vermont: 7.2 %Vermont7.2Massachusetts: 4.9 %Massachusetts4.9District of Columbia: 4.6 %District of Columbia4.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2021 (%)
1Texas28.5
2Oklahoma25.2
3Mississippi23.5
4Georgia22.8
5Florida22.7
6Alaska20.6
7Wyoming20.4
8Alabama19.1
9South Carolina18.9
10North Carolina18.8
11South Dakota18.1
12Nevada18
13Idaho17.8
14Tennessee17.3
15Arizona17.1
16Missouri16.9
17New Mexico16.3
18Arkansas15.8
19Kansas15.4
20Louisiana14.5
21Montana13.7
22Nebraska13.7
23Maine13.4
24Virginia13.4
25Indiana13.3
26New Jersey13.1
26Utah13.1
28Colorado12.8
29West Virginia12.6
30North Dakota12.2
31Illinois12
32Oregon11.8
33California11.5
34Ohio11.1
35Washington11.1
36New Hampshire10.7
37Delaware10.6
38Maryland10.2
39Kentucky10.2
40Wisconsin10.1
41Michigan9.8
42Pennsylvania9.7
43New York9.1
44Connecticut8.8
44Iowa8.8
46Minnesota7.9
47Rhode Island7.8
48Hawaii7.7
49Vermont7.2
50Massachusetts4.9
51District of Columbia4.6

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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 states 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 (US states 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, US states 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/us-states?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. US states 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/us-states?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, US states 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/us-states?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 19 to 34 with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 19 to 34, calculated with stored inputs: US states by uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-ages-19-34/us-states?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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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Which state has the highest uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS)?

Texas, with 28.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest uninsured rate, ages 19 to 34 (US, ACS)?

District of Columbia, with 4.6% 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 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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