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

Swain County had the highest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate) of 100 counties in 2016, at 7.8%. Onslow County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 5% and the figure for North Carolina was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.8Swain County
Lowest3.1Onslow County
Median5100 counties
North Carolina4.7History

Map of counties, 2016

Alamance County: 4.9 %Alexander County: 4.5 %Alleghany County: 7.7 %Anson County: 4.3 %Ashe County: 6.7 %Avery County: 7.5 %Beaufort County: 5.2 %Bertie County: 4.1 %Bladen County: 6.7 %Brunswick County: 4.8 %Buncombe County: 4.5 %Burke County: 4.5 %Cabarrus County: 4.1 %Caldwell County: 4.1 %Camden County: 5.3 %Carteret County: 5.3 %Caswell County: 5.2 %Catawba County: 4.4 %Chatham County: 6.1 %Cherokee County: 6 %Chowan County: 5.1 %Clay County: 7 %Cleveland County: 4.3 %Columbus County: 5.4 %Craven County: 4.2 %Cumberland County: 3.7 %Currituck County: 5.3 %Dare County: 6.4 %Davidson County: 4.9 %Davie County: 5.3 %Duplin County: 7.5 %Durham County: 5.3 %Edgecombe County: 3.3 %Forsyth County: 4.5 %Franklin County: 5.1 %Gaston County: 4.8 %Gates County: 5.3 %Graham County: 6.4 %Granville County: 4.2 %Greene County: 7.6 %Guilford County: 4 %Halifax County: 4.3 %Harnett County: 4.7 %Haywood County: 4.1 %Henderson County: 5 %Hertford County: 3.8 %Hoke County: 5 %Hyde County: 6.2 %Iredell County: 5.2 %Jackson County: 6.6 %Johnston County: 4.9 %Jones County: 5.9 %Lee County: 5.7 %Lenoir County: 4.1 %Lincoln County: 4.6 %McDowell County: 4.4 %Macon County: 7.1 %Madison County: 5 %Martin County: 4.4 %Mecklenburg County: 5.3 %Mitchell County: 5.4 %Montgomery County: 5.5 %Moore County: 4.6 %Nash County: 4.3 %New Hanover County: 4.1 %Northampton County: 4.4 %Onslow County: 3.1 %Orange County: 5.1 %Pamlico County: 6.1 %Pasquotank County: 4 %Pender County: 5.4 %Perquimans County: 5.4 %Person County: 5 %Pitt County: 4.1 %Polk County: 5.8 %Randolph County: 5.1 %Richmond County: 4.5 %Robeson County: 4.9 %Rockingham County: 4.5 %Rowan County: 4.3 %Rutherford County: 4.5 %Sampson County: 7 %Scotland County: 4.2 %Stanly County: 4.6 %Stokes County: 4.6 %Surry County: 5.1 %Swain County: 7.8 %Transylvania County: 5.5 %Tyrrell County: 6.9 %Union County: 3.6 %Vance County: 4.1 %Wake County: 4 %Warren County: 6.7 %Washington County: 4.6 %Watauga County: 6.5 %Wayne County: 5.1 %Wilkes County: 4.9 %Wilson County: 4.4 %Yadkin County: 5.9 %Yancey County: 6.2 %
  • Under 4.2
  • 4.2 to 4.5
  • 4.5 to 5
  • 5 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 6.2
  • 6.2 and over
%, 2016. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Swain County: 7.8 %Swain County7.8Alleghany County: 7.7 %Alleghany County7.7Greene County: 7.6 %Greene County7.6Avery County: 7.5 %Avery County7.5Duplin County: 7.5 %Duplin County7.5Macon County: 7.1 %Macon County7.1Clay County: 7 %Clay County7Sampson County: 7 %Sampson County7Tyrrell County: 6.9 %Tyrrell County6.9Ashe County: 6.7 %Ashe County6.7Bladen County: 6.7 %Bladen County6.7Warren County: 6.7 %Warren County6.7Jackson County: 6.6 %Jackson County6.6Watauga County: 6.5 %Watauga County6.5Dare County: 6.4 %Dare County6.4Graham County: 6.4 %Graham County6.4Hyde County: 6.2 %Hyde County6.2Yancey County: 6.2 %Yancey County6.2Chatham County: 6.1 %Chatham County6.1Pamlico County: 6.1 %Pamlico County6.1Cherokee County: 6 %Cherokee County6Jones County: 5.9 %Jones County5.9Yadkin County: 5.9 %Yadkin County5.9Polk County: 5.8 %Polk County5.8Lee County: 5.7 %Lee County5.7Montgomery County: 5.5 %Montgomery County5.5Transylvania County: 5.5 %Transylvania County5.5Columbus County: 5.4 %Columbus County5.4Mitchell County: 5.4 %Mitchell County5.4Pender County: 5.4 %Pender County5.4Perquimans County: 5.4 %Perquimans County5.4Camden County: 5.3 %Camden County5.3Carteret County: 5.3 %Carteret County5.3Currituck County: 5.3 %Currituck County5.3Davie County: 5.3 %Davie County5.3Durham County: 5.3 %Durham County5.3Gates County: 5.3 %Gates County5.3Mecklenburg County: 5.3 %Mecklenburg County5.3Beaufort County: 5.2 %Beaufort County5.2Caswell County: 5.2 %Caswell County5.2Swain County: 7.8 %Swain County7.8Alleghany County: 7.7 %Alleghany County7.7Greene County: 7.6 %Greene County7.6Avery County: 7.5 %Avery County7.5Duplin County: 7.5 %Duplin County7.5Macon County: 7.1 %Macon County7.1Clay County: 7 %Clay County7Sampson County: 7 %Sampson County7Tyrrell County: 6.9 %Tyrrell County6.9Ashe County: 6.7 %Ashe County6.7Bladen County: 6.7 %Bladen County6.7Warren County: 6.7 %Warren County6.7Jackson County: 6.6 %Jackson County6.6Watauga County: 6.5 %Watauga County6.5Dare County: 6.4 %Dare County6.4Graham County: 6.4 %Graham County6.4Hyde County: 6.2 %Hyde County6.2Yancey County: 6.2 %Yancey County6.2Chatham County: 6.1 %Chatham County6.1Pamlico County: 6.1 %Pamlico County6.1Cherokee County: 6 %Cherokee County6Jones County: 5.9 %Jones County5.9Yadkin County: 5.9 %Yadkin County5.9Polk County: 5.8 %Polk County5.8Lee County: 5.7 %Lee County5.7Montgomery County: 5.5 %Montgomery County5.5Transylvania County: 5.5 %Transylvania County5.5Columbus County: 5.4 %Columbus County5.4Mitchell County: 5.4 %Mitchell County5.4Pender County: 5.4 %Pender County5.4Perquimans County: 5.4 %Perquimans County5.4Camden County: 5.3 %Camden County5.3Carteret County: 5.3 %Carteret County5.3Currituck County: 5.3 %Currituck County5.3Davie County: 5.3 %Davie County5.3Durham County: 5.3 %Durham County5.3Gates County: 5.3 %Gates County5.3Mecklenburg County: 5.3 %Mecklenburg County5.3Beaufort County: 5.2 %Beaufort County5.2Caswell County: 5.2 %Caswell County5.2
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Swain County7.8+0.6 pts
2Alleghany County7.7-0.8 pts
3Greene County7.6-0.5 pts
4Avery County7.5-0.4 pts
4Duplin County7.5+0.5 pts
6Macon County7.1-0.8 pts
7Clay County7-0.4 pts
7Sampson County7-0.3 pts
9Tyrrell County6.9-1.8 pts
10Ashe County6.70 pts
10Bladen County6.7+0.7 pts
10Warren County6.70 pts
13Jackson County6.6-0.4 pts
14Watauga County6.5+1.6 pts
15Dare County6.4-0.4 pts
15Graham County6.4-0.3 pts
17Hyde County6.2-2.1 pts
17Yancey County6.2-0.3 pts
19Chatham County6.1-2.2 pts
19Pamlico County6.1-1.5 pts
21Cherokee County6+0.3 pts
22Jones County5.9-0.9 pts
22Yadkin County5.9+0.3 pts
24Polk County5.8-1.4 pts
25Lee County5.7-0.6 pts
26Montgomery County5.5-0.6 pts
26Transylvania County5.5-0.1 pts
28Columbus County5.4-0.4 pts
28Mitchell County5.40 pts
28Pender County5.4-0.2 pts
28Perquimans County5.4-0.2 pts
32Camden County5.3-0.6 pts
32Carteret County5.3+0.3 pts
32Currituck County5.3-0.2 pts
32Davie County5.3-0.6 pts
32Durham County5.3+0.4 pts
32Gates County5.3-0.1 pts
32Mecklenburg County5.3+1 pts
39Beaufort County5.2+0.2 pts
39Caswell County5.2+0.1 pts
39Iredell County5.2+0.5 pts
42Chowan County5.1-0.9 pts
42Franklin County5.1-0.4 pts
42Orange County5.1+0.2 pts
42Randolph County5.1-0.8 pts
42Surry County5.1-1 pts
42Wayne County5.10 pts
48Henderson County5-0.5 pts
48Hoke County5-0.3 pts
48Madison County5+0.2 pts
48Person County5+0.7 pts
52Alamance County4.9+0.4 pts
52Davidson County4.9-0.1 pts
52Johnston County4.9+0.2 pts
52Robeson County4.9-0.3 pts
52Wilkes County4.9-0.7 pts
57Brunswick County4.8-0.4 pts
57Gaston County4.8+0.4 pts
59Harnett County4.7+0.8 pts
60Lincoln County4.60 pts
60Moore County4.6-0.9 pts
60Stanly County4.6-0.1 pts
60Stokes County4.6+0.1 pts
60Washington County4.6-0.1 pts
65Alexander County4.5-0.2 pts
65Buncombe County4.5+0.3 pts
65Burke County4.5+0.2 pts
65Forsyth County4.5+0.5 pts
65Richmond County4.5-0.2 pts
65Rockingham County4.5-0.2 pts
65Rutherford County4.5+0.6 pts
72Catawba County4.4-0.1 pts
72Martin County4.4-0.3 pts
72McDowell County4.40 pts
72Northampton County4.40 pts
72Wilson County4.4-1.3 pts
77Anson County4.3-0.2 pts
77Cleveland County4.3+0.4 pts
77Halifax County4.3+0.2 pts
77Nash County4.3+0.1 pts
77Rowan County4.3-0.3 pts
82Craven County4.2-0.4 pts
82Granville County4.2-1 pts
82Scotland County4.2-0.9 pts
85Bertie County4.1-0.3 pts
85Cabarrus County4.1-0.5 pts
85Caldwell County4.1-0.4 pts
85Haywood County4.1-0.2 pts
85Lenoir County4.1-0.3 pts
85New Hanover County4.1+0.1 pts
85Pitt County4.1+0.1 pts
85Vance County4.1-0.1 pts
93Guilford County4-0.5 pts
93Pasquotank County4-0.4 pts
93Wake County4+0.2 pts
96Hertford County3.8-0.2 pts
97Cumberland County3.70 pts
98Union County3.6-1.3 pts
99Edgecombe County3.3-0.2 pts
100Onslow County3.1+0.1 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.

How to cite

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-2016-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 North Carolina by uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-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 North Carolina by uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-19/north-carolina-counties?period=2016. 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 North Carolina by uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-19/north-carolina-counties?period=2016.

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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 North Carolina by uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-19/north-carolina-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Swain County, with 7.8% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Onslow County, with 3.1% in 2016.

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