Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)

Glenn County had the highest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate) of 58 counties in 2018, at 4.7%. Placer County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for California was 3.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4.7Glenn County
Lowest2.2Placer County
Median3.258 counties
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Map of counties, 2018

Alameda County: 2.3 %Alpine County: 4.3 %Amador County: 3.2 %Butte County: 3.1 %Calaveras County: 3.6 %Colusa County: 4.2 %Contra Costa County: 2.8 %Del Norte County: 3.1 %El Dorado County: 2.7 %Fresno County: 2.6 %Glenn County: 4.7 %Humboldt County: 3.3 %Imperial County: 2.7 %Inyo County: 3.7 %Kern County: 3.5 %Kings County: 3.1 %Lake County: 3.5 %Lassen County: 2.5 %Los Angeles County: 3.4 %Madera County: 3.9 %Marin County: 2.4 %Mariposa County: 4.1 %Mendocino County: 4.2 %Merced County: 3.1 %Modoc County: 4 %Mono County: 4.5 %Monterey County: 3.7 %Napa County: 3.2 %Nevada County: 3.1 %Orange County: 3.1 %Placer County: 2.2 %Plumas County: 3.2 %Riverside County: 3.4 %Sacramento County: 2.4 %San Benito County: 3.3 %San Bernardino County: 3.6 %San Diego County: 4 %San Francisco County: 2.3 %San Joaquin County: 2.6 %San Luis Obispo County: 3.2 %San Mateo County: 2.4 %Santa Barbara County: 4.1 %Santa Clara County: 2.3 %Santa Cruz County: 3.6 %Shasta County: 2.8 %Sierra County: 3.7 %Siskiyou County: 4 %Solano County: 2.4 %Sonoma County: 3.4 %Stanislaus County: 3 %Sutter County: 3.3 %Tehama County: 3.3 %Trinity County: 4.6 %Tulare County: 3.2 %Tuolumne County: 2.9 %Ventura County: 3.1 %Yolo County: 2.7 %Yuba County: 2.8 %
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%, 2018. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 19, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Glenn County: 4.7 %Glenn County4.7Trinity County: 4.6 %Trinity County4.6Mono County: 4.5 %Mono County4.5Alpine County: 4.3 %Alpine County4.3Colusa County: 4.2 %Colusa County4.2Mendocino County: 4.2 %Mendocino County4.2Mariposa County: 4.1 %Mariposa County4.1Santa Barbara County: 4.1 %Santa Barbara County4.1Modoc County: 4 %Modoc County4San Diego County: 4 %San Diego County4Siskiyou County: 4 %Siskiyou County4Madera County: 3.9 %Madera County3.9Inyo County: 3.7 %Inyo County3.7Monterey County: 3.7 %Monterey County3.7Sierra County: 3.7 %Sierra County3.7Calaveras County: 3.6 %Calaveras County3.6San Bernardino County: 3.6 %San Bernardino County3.6Santa Cruz County: 3.6 %Santa Cruz County3.6Kern County: 3.5 %Kern County3.5Lake County: 3.5 %Lake County3.5Los Angeles County: 3.4 %Los Angeles County3.4Riverside County: 3.4 %Riverside County3.4Sonoma County: 3.4 %Sonoma County3.4Humboldt County: 3.3 %Humboldt County3.3San Benito County: 3.3 %San Benito County3.3Sutter County: 3.3 %Sutter County3.3Tehama County: 3.3 %Tehama County3.3Amador County: 3.2 %Amador County3.2Napa County: 3.2 %Napa County3.2Plumas County: 3.2 %Plumas County3.2San Luis Obispo County: 3.2 %San Luis Obispo County3.2Tulare County: 3.2 %Tulare County3.2Butte County: 3.1 %Butte County3.1Del Norte County: 3.1 %Del Norte County3.1Kings County: 3.1 %Kings County3.1Merced County: 3.1 %Merced County3.1Nevada County: 3.1 %Nevada County3.1Orange County: 3.1 %Orange County3.1Ventura County: 3.1 %Ventura County3.1Stanislaus County: 3 %Stanislaus County3Tuolumne County: 2.9 %Tuolumne County2.9Contra Costa County: 2.8 %Contra Costa County2.8Shasta County: 2.8 %Shasta County2.8Yuba County: 2.8 %Yuba County2.8El Dorado County: 2.7 %El Dorado County2.7Imperial County: 2.7 %Imperial County2.7Yolo County: 2.7 %Yolo County2.7Fresno County: 2.6 %Fresno County2.6San Joaquin County: 2.6 %San Joaquin County2.6Lassen County: 2.5 %Lassen County2.5Marin County: 2.4 %Marin County2.4Sacramento County: 2.4 %Sacramento County2.4San Mateo County: 2.4 %San Mateo County2.4Solano County: 2.4 %Solano County2.4Alameda County: 2.3 %Alameda County2.3San Francisco County: 2.3 %San Francisco County2.3Santa Clara County: 2.3 %Santa Clara County2.3Placer County: 2.2 %Placer County2.2Glenn County: 4.7 %Glenn County4.7Trinity County: 4.6 %Trinity County4.6Mono County: 4.5 %Mono County4.5Alpine County: 4.3 %Alpine County4.3Colusa County: 4.2 %Colusa County4.2Mendocino County: 4.2 %Mendocino County4.2Mariposa County: 4.1 %Mariposa County4.1Santa Barbara County: 4.1 %Santa Barbara County4.1Modoc County: 4 %Modoc County4San Diego County: 4 %San Diego County4Siskiyou County: 4 %Siskiyou County4Madera County: 3.9 %Madera County3.9Inyo County: 3.7 %Inyo County3.7Monterey County: 3.7 %Monterey County3.7Sierra County: 3.7 %Sierra County3.7Calaveras County: 3.6 %Calaveras County3.6San Bernardino County: 3.6 %San Bernardino County3.6Santa Cruz County: 3.6 %Santa Cruz County3.6Kern County: 3.5 %Kern County3.5Lake County: 3.5 %Lake County3.5Los Angeles County: 3.4 %Los Angeles County3.4Riverside County: 3.4 %Riverside County3.4Sonoma County: 3.4 %Sonoma County3.4Humboldt County: 3.3 %Humboldt County3.3San Benito County: 3.3 %San Benito County3.3Sutter County: 3.3 %Sutter County3.3Tehama County: 3.3 %Tehama County3.3Amador County: 3.2 %Amador County3.2Napa County: 3.2 %Napa County3.2Plumas County: 3.2 %Plumas County3.2San Luis Obispo County: 3.2 %San Luis Obispo County3.2Tulare County: 3.2 %Tulare County3.2Butte County: 3.1 %Butte County3.1Del Norte County: 3.1 %Del Norte County3.1Kings County: 3.1 %Kings County3.1Merced County: 3.1 %Merced County3.1Nevada County: 3.1 %Nevada County3.1Orange County: 3.1 %Orange County3.1Ventura County: 3.1 %Ventura County3.1Stanislaus County: 3 %Stanislaus County3Tuolumne County: 2.9 %Tuolumne County2.9Contra Costa County: 2.8 %Contra Costa County2.8Shasta County: 2.8 %Shasta County2.8Yuba County: 2.8 %Yuba County2.8El Dorado County: 2.7 %El Dorado County2.7Imperial County: 2.7 %Imperial County2.7Yolo County: 2.7 %Yolo County2.7Fresno County: 2.6 %Fresno County2.6San Joaquin County: 2.6 %San Joaquin County2.6Lassen County: 2.5 %Lassen County2.5Marin County: 2.4 %Marin County2.4Sacramento County: 2.4 %Sacramento County2.4San Mateo County: 2.4 %San Mateo County2.4Solano County: 2.4 %Solano County2.4Alameda County: 2.3 %Alameda County2.3San Francisco County: 2.3 %San Francisco County2.3Santa Clara County: 2.3 %Santa Clara County2.3Placer County: 2.2 %Placer County2.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 19, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Glenn County4.7+0.2 pts
2Trinity County4.6-0.4 pts
3Mono County4.5-0.3 pts
4Alpine County4.30 pts
5Colusa County4.20 pts
5Mendocino County4.2-0.2 pts
7Mariposa County4.1-0.2 pts
7Santa Barbara County4.1+0.3 pts
9Modoc County4-2.4 pts
9San Diego County4+0.4 pts
9Siskiyou County4+0.1 pts
12Madera County3.9+0.8 pts
13Inyo County3.7-0.8 pts
13Monterey County3.7+0.5 pts
13Sierra County3.7-0.4 pts
16Calaveras County3.6-0.1 pts
16San Bernardino County3.6+1 pts
16Santa Cruz County3.6-0.1 pts
19Kern County3.5+0.5 pts
19Lake County3.5+0.1 pts
21Los Angeles County3.4-0.1 pts
21Riverside County3.4-0.1 pts
21Sonoma County3.40 pts
24Humboldt County3.3-0.4 pts
24San Benito County3.3-0.3 pts
24Sutter County3.3-0.3 pts
24Tehama County3.3+0.4 pts
28Amador County3.20 pts
28Napa County3.2-0.8 pts
28Plumas County3.2-0.4 pts
28San Luis Obispo County3.20 pts
28Tulare County3.2+0.5 pts
33Butte County3.1+0.5 pts
33Del Norte County3.1+0.3 pts
33Kings County3.10 pts
33Merced County3.1+0.3 pts
33Nevada County3.10 pts
33Orange County3.1-0.1 pts
33Ventura County3.1-0.3 pts
40Stanislaus County3+0.8 pts
41Tuolumne County2.9-0.1 pts
42Contra Costa County2.8-0.4 pts
42Shasta County2.8-0.4 pts
42Yuba County2.8+0.3 pts
45El Dorado County2.7-0.2 pts
45Imperial County2.7-0.2 pts
45Yolo County2.7+0.2 pts
48Fresno County2.6-0.3 pts
48San Joaquin County2.6-0.5 pts
50Lassen County2.5+0.1 pts
51Marin County2.4-0.6 pts
51Sacramento County2.4-0.3 pts
51San Mateo County2.4-0.2 pts
51Solano County2.40 pts
55Alameda County2.3-0.4 pts
55San Francisco County2.30 pts
55Santa Clara County2.3-0.2 pts
58Placer County2.20 pts

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About this ranking

People under 19 without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of all people under 19. 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. Under 19 matches the age limit for children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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, under 19, 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, under 19, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties (Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 19 (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, under 19, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 19 (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-under-19/california-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 19, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 19 (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-under-19/california-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 19, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 19 (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-under-19/california-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)?

Glenn County, with 4.7% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)?

Placer County, with 2.2% in 2018.

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