Counties in Texas by uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)
Briscoe County had the highest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate) of 254 counties in 2016, at 23.2%. Orange County had the lowest, at 6.2%. The median was 11.8% and the figure for Texas was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under 9.3
- 9.3 to 11
- 11 to 12
- 12 to 13
- 13 to 15
- 15 and over
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 (%) | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briscoe County | 23.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 2 | Mason County | 22.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 3 | Gaines County | 22 | -2.3 pts |
| 4 | Loving County | 21.3 | +7.7 pts |
| 5 | Sherman County | 20.8 | -2.8 pts |
| 6 | Lipscomb County | 20.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 7 | Hansford County | 19.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 8 | Blanco County | 19.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 9 | Collingsworth County | 18.8 | -4.8 pts |
| 9 | Jeff Davis County | 18.8 | -4.9 pts |
| 11 | Gillespie County | 18.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 12 | Menard County | 18.6 | -3.7 pts |
| 13 | Motley County | 18.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 14 | Ochiltree County | 18.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 15 | Cottle County | 17.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 16 | Hartley County | 17.4 | +1 pts |
| 16 | Mills County | 17.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 16 | Schleicher County | 17.4 | -3.7 pts |
| 19 | Glasscock County | 17.2 | +2.8 pts |
| 20 | Edwards County | 17 | -7.6 pts |
| 21 | Dallam County | 16.5 | -2.4 pts |
| 22 | Throckmorton County | 16.4 | -2.7 pts |
| 23 | Foard County | 16.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 24 | Dickens County | 16.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 25 | Hardeman County | 16.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 25 | Terrell County | 16.1 | -4 pts |
| 27 | Martin County | 15.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 28 | Shackelford County | 15.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 29 | Castro County | 15.7 | -3 pts |
| 29 | Yoakum County | 15.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 31 | Leon County | 15.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 31 | Sterling County | 15.6 | -3.9 pts |
| 33 | McMullen County | 15.5 | 0 pts |
| 34 | Hall County | 15.4 | -3.6 pts |
| 35 | Cochran County | 15.3 | -3.6 pts |
| 35 | Culberson County | 15.3 | -3.1 pts |
| 35 | Hemphill County | 15.3 | -3.1 pts |
| 35 | San Saba County | 15.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 35 | Shelby County | 15.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 40 | Wheeler County | 15.1 | -2.4 pts |
| 41 | Hudspeth County | 15 | -2.1 pts |
| 41 | Kent County | 15 | -1.5 pts |
| 43 | Bosque County | 14.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 44 | Donley County | 14.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 45 | Hamilton County | 14.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 45 | Moore County | 14.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 47 | Comanche County | 14.5 | -3.1 pts |
| 47 | Knox County | 14.5 | -2 pts |
| 49 | Parmer County | 14.4 | -2.8 pts |
| 49 | Upton County | 14.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 51 | Presidio County | 14.3 | -3.4 pts |
| 52 | Hopkins County | 14.1 | +2 pts |
| 53 | Stonewall County | 14 | -2.3 pts |
| 54 | Erath County | 13.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 54 | Montague County | 13.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 56 | King County | 13.8 | -4.5 pts |
| 57 | Live Oak County | 13.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 57 | Rains County | 13.7 | 0 pts |
| 59 | Hill County | 13.6 | 0 pts |
| 59 | Jack County | 13.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 59 | Lamb County | 13.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 59 | Real County | 13.6 | -3.9 pts |
| 63 | Colorado County | 13.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 63 | Reagan County | 13.5 | -5.6 pts |
| 65 | Bailey County | 13.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 65 | Cooke County | 13.4 | +1 pts |
| 65 | Somervell County | 13.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 65 | Waller County | 13.4 | 0 pts |
| 69 | Haskell County | 13.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 69 | Madison County | 13.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 69 | Young County | 13.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 72 | Llano County | 13.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 72 | Terry County | 13.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 74 | Deaf Smith County | 13.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 74 | Kimble County | 13.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 76 | Archer County | 13 | +0.2 pts |
| 76 | Cameron County | 13 | +2.2 pts |
| 76 | Crane County | 13 | -1.3 pts |
| 76 | Ector County | 13 | -0.3 pts |
| 76 | Maverick County | 13 | -1 pts |
| 76 | Pecos County | 13 | -1.1 pts |
| 76 | Van Zandt County | 13 | -0.2 pts |
| 83 | Gray County | 12.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 83 | Stephens County | 12.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 83 | Sutton County | 12.8 | -2.5 pts |
| 86 | Burleson County | 12.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 86 | Cherokee County | 12.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 86 | Gonzales County | 12.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 86 | Lampasas County | 12.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 86 | Lavaca County | 12.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 91 | Aransas County | 12.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 91 | Bandera County | 12.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 91 | Fayette County | 12.6 | -2.9 pts |
| 91 | Wood County | 12.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 95 | Crockett County | 12.5 | -2.9 pts |
| 95 | Dawson County | 12.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 95 | Fannin County | 12.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 98 | Fisher County | 12.4 | 0 pts |
| 98 | Titus County | 12.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 100 | Burnet County | 12.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 100 | Eastland County | 12.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 100 | Floyd County | 12.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 100 | Grimes County | 12.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 100 | Irion County | 12.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 100 | Sabine County | 12.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 100 | Trinity County | 12.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 100 | Wharton County | 12.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 108 | Andrews County | 12.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 108 | Clay County | 12.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 108 | Concho County | 12.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 108 | Hutchinson County | 12.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 112 | Armstrong County | 12.1 | -3.2 pts |
| 112 | Bastrop County | 12.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 112 | Reeves County | 12.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 115 | Callahan County | 12 | -0.8 pts |
| 115 | Hood County | 12 | -0.4 pts |
| 115 | Midland County | 12 | +1.1 pts |
| 115 | Robertson County | 12 | -0.1 pts |
| 115 | Washington County | 12 | -0.7 pts |
| 115 | Winkler County | 12 | -2.5 pts |
| 115 | Wise County | 12 | +0.3 pts |
| 122 | Coke County | 11.9 | -2.9 pts |
| 122 | Freestone County | 11.9 | -3.2 pts |
| 122 | McCulloch County | 11.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 122 | Palo Pinto County | 11.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 122 | Red River County | 11.9 | 0 pts |
| 127 | Delta County | 11.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 127 | Garza County | 11.8 | -1.8 pts |
| 127 | Grayson County | 11.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 127 | Mitchell County | 11.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 127 | Swisher County | 11.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 132 | Limestone County | 11.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 132 | Polk County | 11.7 | -2 pts |
| 132 | Zapata County | 11.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 135 | Franklin County | 11.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 135 | Lynn County | 11.6 | -4.7 pts |
| 137 | Coleman County | 11.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 137 | Hale County | 11.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 137 | Jackson County | 11.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 137 | Jones County | 11.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 137 | Runnels County | 11.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 137 | San Jacinto County | 11.5 | -2.7 pts |
| 143 | Falls County | 11.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 143 | Hidalgo County | 11.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 143 | Lee County | 11.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 143 | McLennan County | 11.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 143 | Nacogdoches County | 11.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 148 | Anderson County | 11.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 148 | Borden County | 11.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 148 | Carson County | 11.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 148 | Liberty County | 11.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 148 | Rusk County | 11.3 | -3 pts |
| 148 | Uvalde County | 11.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 148 | Ward County | 11.3 | -3.7 pts |
| 155 | Milam County | 11.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 155 | Wilbarger County | 11.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 157 | Caldwell County | 11.1 | -2.4 pts |
| 157 | Camp County | 11.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 157 | Kenedy County | 11.1 | -5.1 pts |
| 157 | Kinney County | 11.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 161 | Henderson County | 11 | +0.6 pts |
| 162 | Lamar County | 10.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 162 | Potter County | 10.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 164 | Calhoun County | 10.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 164 | Dallas County | 10.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 164 | Hunt County | 10.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 164 | Matagorda County | 10.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 164 | Upshur County | 10.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 169 | Austin County | 10.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 169 | Crosby County | 10.7 | -2.9 pts |
| 169 | Johnson County | 10.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 169 | Morris County | 10.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 173 | Ellis County | 10.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 173 | Harris County | 10.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 173 | Kerr County | 10.6 | -2.6 pts |
| 173 | Walker County | 10.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 173 | Webb County | 10.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 178 | Baylor County | 10.5 | -2.8 pts |
| 178 | Hockley County | 10.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 178 | Houston County | 10.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 178 | Navarro County | 10.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 182 | Brewster County | 10.4 | -1 pts |
| 182 | Goliad County | 10.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 182 | Harrison County | 10.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 182 | Scurry County | 10.4 | -2.2 pts |
| 186 | Angelina County | 10.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 187 | Panola County | 10.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 188 | Gregg County | 10.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 188 | Howard County | 10.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 190 | Chambers County | 10 | -0.4 pts |
| 190 | Jasper County | 10 | +0.1 pts |
| 192 | Parker County | 9.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 193 | Frio County | 9.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 193 | Montgomery County | 9.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 193 | Val Verde County | 9.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 196 | Childress County | 9.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 196 | DeWitt County | 9.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 196 | Jefferson County | 9.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 196 | Kendall County | 9.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 196 | Marion County | 9.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 196 | Refugio County | 9.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 202 | Comal County | 9.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 203 | Atascosa County | 9.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 203 | Bee County | 9.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 203 | Karnes County | 9.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 203 | Medina County | 9.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 203 | Newton County | 9.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 203 | San Augustine County | 9.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 203 | Tom Green County | 9.5 | +1 pts |
| 210 | Nolan County | 9.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 210 | Victoria County | 9.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 212 | Kaufman County | 9.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 212 | Kleberg County | 9.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 212 | Wichita County | 9.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 215 | Guadalupe County | 9.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 215 | Starr County | 9.2 | -3.8 pts |
| 215 | Wilson County | 9.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 218 | Brazos County | 9.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 218 | Brown County | 9.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 218 | San Patricio County | 9.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 221 | Willacy County | 9 | -0.9 pts |
| 222 | Duval County | 8.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 222 | Oldham County | 8.9 | -2 pts |
| 222 | Rockwall County | 8.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 222 | Travis County | 8.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 226 | Jim Wells County | 8.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 226 | Roberts County | 8.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 226 | Smith County | 8.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 226 | Tarrant County | 8.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 230 | Brazoria County | 8.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 230 | Cass County | 8.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 230 | Dimmit County | 8.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 230 | El Paso County | 8.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 230 | Lubbock County | 8.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 230 | Tyler County | 8.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 236 | Galveston County | 8.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 237 | Hays County | 8.5 | -1 pts |
| 238 | Bexar County | 8.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 238 | Jim Hogg County | 8.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 240 | La Salle County | 8.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 240 | Taylor County | 8.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 242 | Bowie County | 8 | -0.9 pts |
| 243 | Hardin County | 7.9 | -1 pts |
| 243 | Nueces County | 7.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 243 | Zavala County | 7.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 246 | Randall County | 7.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 247 | Bell County | 7.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 248 | Coryell County | 6.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 249 | Williamson County | 6.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 250 | Collin County | 6.7 | 0 pts |
Other periods
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.
Citation styles
APA 7
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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2016,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 19, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties: Counties in Texas by uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate), 2016}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-19/texas-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)?
Briscoe County, with 23.2% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)?
Orange County, with 6.2% in 2016.
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, under 19, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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