Counties in Texas by uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)
Lipscomb County had the highest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate) of 254 counties in 2017, at 27.5%. Brooks County had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 12.8% and the figure for Texas was 10.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2017
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- 13 to 14
- 14 to 17
- 17 and over
Top 40 counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 (%) | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lipscomb County | 27.5 | +7.3 pts |
| 2 | Gaines County | 26.7 | +4.7 pts |
| 3 | Mason County | 25.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 4 | Briscoe County | 25.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 4 | Sherman County | 25.1 | +4.3 pts |
| 6 | Terrell County | 24.6 | +8.5 pts |
| 7 | Collingsworth County | 22.7 | +3.9 pts |
| 8 | Dallam County | 22.5 | +6 pts |
| 9 | Throckmorton County | 22 | +5.6 pts |
| 10 | King County | 20.5 | +6.7 pts |
| 11 | Jeff Davis County | 20.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 12 | Schleicher County | 19.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 13 | Cottle County | 19.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 13 | Mills County | 19.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 15 | Glasscock County | 19.5 | +2.3 pts |
| 16 | Foard County | 19.1 | +2.8 pts |
| 16 | Stonewall County | 19.1 | +5.1 pts |
| 18 | Ochiltree County | 19 | +0.7 pts |
| 19 | Dickens County | 18.9 | +2.7 pts |
| 20 | Hardeman County | 18.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 21 | Cochran County | 18.7 | +3.4 pts |
| 22 | Hansford County | 18.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 22 | Parmer County | 18.4 | +4 pts |
| 24 | Menard County | 18.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 25 | Blanco County | 18.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 25 | Hemphill County | 18.2 | +2.9 pts |
| 25 | Knox County | 18.2 | +3.7 pts |
| 25 | McMullen County | 18.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 29 | Sterling County | 18.1 | +2.5 pts |
| 29 | Wheeler County | 18.1 | +3 pts |
| 31 | Gillespie County | 17.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 31 | Martin County | 17.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 33 | San Saba County | 17.7 | +2.4 pts |
| 34 | Castro County | 17.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 34 | Loving County | 17.6 | -3.7 pts |
| 36 | Moore County | 17.4 | +2.8 pts |
| 37 | Shackelford County | 17.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 37 | Upton County | 17.2 | +2.8 pts |
| 39 | Leon County | 17 | +1.4 pts |
| 40 | Wise County | 16.8 | +4.8 pts |
| 41 | Yoakum County | 16.7 | +1 pts |
| 42 | Edwards County | 16.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 42 | Fisher County | 16.5 | +4.1 pts |
| 42 | Motley County | 16.5 | -2 pts |
| 45 | Comanche County | 16.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 46 | Hamilton County | 16 | +1.4 pts |
| 46 | Jack County | 16 | +2.4 pts |
| 46 | Young County | 16 | +2.7 pts |
| 49 | Hartley County | 15.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 50 | Stephens County | 15.7 | +2.9 pts |
| 51 | Concho County | 15.4 | +3.2 pts |
| 51 | Montague County | 15.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 53 | Bailey County | 15.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 53 | Coke County | 15.3 | +3.4 pts |
| 53 | Somervell County | 15.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 56 | Erath County | 15.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 57 | Kent County | 15.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 58 | Live Oak County | 15 | +1.3 pts |
| 59 | Armstrong County | 14.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 60 | Borden County | 14.7 | +3.4 pts |
| 60 | Lamb County | 14.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 60 | Sabine County | 14.7 | +2.4 pts |
| 63 | Donley County | 14.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 63 | Fayette County | 14.6 | +2 pts |
| 63 | Presidio County | 14.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 66 | Archer County | 14.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 66 | Midland County | 14.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 68 | Gonzales County | 14.4 | +1.7 pts |
| 69 | Coleman County | 14.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 69 | Culberson County | 14.3 | -1 pts |
| 69 | Titus County | 14.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 72 | Colorado County | 14.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 72 | Real County | 14.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 74 | Crockett County | 14.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 74 | Hudspeth County | 14.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 74 | Van Zandt County | 14.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 77 | Bandera County | 14 | +1.4 pts |
| 77 | Burnet County | 14 | +1.7 pts |
| 77 | Reagan County | 14 | +0.5 pts |
| 80 | Andrews County | 13.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 80 | Bosque County | 13.9 | -1 pts |
| 82 | Garza County | 13.8 | +2 pts |
| 82 | Haskell County | 13.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 82 | Hopkins County | 13.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 85 | Falls County | 13.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 85 | Fannin County | 13.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 85 | Irion County | 13.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 85 | Pecos County | 13.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 85 | Polk County | 13.7 | +2 pts |
| 85 | San Jacinto County | 13.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 85 | Terry County | 13.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 85 | Waller County | 13.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 93 | Grimes County | 13.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 93 | Rains County | 13.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 93 | Ward County | 13.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 93 | Wharton County | 13.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 97 | Dallas County | 13.5 | +2.7 pts |
| 97 | Kerr County | 13.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 99 | Llano County | 13.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 99 | Wood County | 13.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 101 | Eastland County | 13.3 | +1 pts |
| 101 | Mitchell County | 13.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 103 | Freestone County | 13.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 103 | Kenedy County | 13.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 103 | Kinney County | 13.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 103 | Lee County | 13.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 103 | Liberty County | 13.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 108 | Austin County | 13.1 | +2.4 pts |
| 108 | Deaf Smith County | 13.1 | 0 pts |
| 108 | Gray County | 13.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 108 | Palo Pinto County | 13.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 108 | Shelby County | 13.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 108 | Sutton County | 13.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 114 | Aransas County | 13 | +0.4 pts |
| 114 | Carson County | 13 | +1.7 pts |
| 114 | Clay County | 13 | +0.8 pts |
| 114 | McCulloch County | 13 | +1.1 pts |
| 118 | Baylor County | 12.8 | +2.3 pts |
| 118 | Cameron County | 12.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 118 | Cooke County | 12.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 118 | Franklin County | 12.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 118 | Hutchinson County | 12.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 118 | Jackson County | 12.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 118 | Lampasas County | 12.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 118 | Madison County | 12.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 118 | Maverick County | 12.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 118 | Washington County | 12.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 118 | Wilbarger County | 12.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 129 | Crosby County | 12.7 | +2 pts |
| 129 | Hill County | 12.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 131 | Bastrop County | 12.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 131 | Hall County | 12.6 | -2.8 pts |
| 131 | Kimble County | 12.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 134 | Floyd County | 12.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 134 | Hale County | 12.5 | +1 pts |
| 134 | Potter County | 12.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 134 | Winkler County | 12.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 138 | Dawson County | 12.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 138 | Ector County | 12.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 138 | Kendall County | 12.4 | +2.7 pts |
| 141 | Delta County | 12.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 141 | Lavaca County | 12.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 141 | Zapata County | 12.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 144 | Hidalgo County | 12.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 144 | Karnes County | 12.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 144 | Navarro County | 12.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 144 | Runnels County | 12.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 148 | Jones County | 12.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 148 | Lynn County | 12.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 150 | Angelina County | 12 | +1.7 pts |
| 150 | Matagorda County | 12 | +1.2 pts |
| 150 | Victoria County | 12 | +2.6 pts |
| 153 | Burleson County | 11.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 153 | Grayson County | 11.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 153 | Hood County | 11.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 153 | Lamar County | 11.9 | +1 pts |
| 153 | Milam County | 11.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 158 | Anderson County | 11.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 158 | Brewster County | 11.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 158 | Houston County | 11.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 158 | Nacogdoches County | 11.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 158 | Scurry County | 11.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 163 | Panola County | 11.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 163 | Reeves County | 11.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 165 | Calhoun County | 11.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 165 | Childress County | 11.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 165 | Henderson County | 11.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 165 | Howard County | 11.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 169 | Camp County | 11.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 169 | Crane County | 11.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 169 | Goliad County | 11.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 169 | Gregg County | 11.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 169 | Hockley County | 11.5 | +1 pts |
| 169 | Red River County | 11.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 169 | Robertson County | 11.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 169 | Swisher County | 11.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 169 | Uvalde County | 11.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 178 | Hunt County | 11.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 178 | Limestone County | 11.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 178 | Marion County | 11.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 178 | Tom Green County | 11.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 178 | Webb County | 11.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 178 | Wilson County | 11.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 184 | Cherokee County | 11.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 185 | Caldwell County | 11.1 | 0 pts |
| 185 | Ellis County | 11.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 185 | Harris County | 11.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 185 | Medina County | 11.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 185 | Tarrant County | 11.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 185 | Trinity County | 11.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 191 | Parker County | 11 | +1.1 pts |
| 191 | Rusk County | 11 | -0.3 pts |
| 191 | Val Verde County | 11 | +1.2 pts |
| 191 | Walker County | 11 | +0.4 pts |
| 195 | Callahan County | 10.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 195 | DeWitt County | 10.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 195 | Montgomery County | 10.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 195 | Roberts County | 10.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 199 | Kaufman County | 10.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 199 | Refugio County | 10.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 199 | San Augustine County | 10.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 199 | Starr County | 10.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 203 | Brazos County | 10.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 203 | Hays County | 10.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 203 | Smith County | 10.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 206 | Frio County | 10.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 206 | Jefferson County | 10.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 206 | Jim Wells County | 10.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 206 | San Patricio County | 10.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 210 | Brown County | 10.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 210 | Chambers County | 10.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 212 | Atascosa County | 10.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 212 | Newton County | 10.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 212 | Upshur County | 10.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 215 | Oldham County | 10.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 216 | Harrison County | 10.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 216 | Johnson County | 10.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 218 | Nolan County | 10.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 219 | Jasper County | 9.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 219 | Morris County | 9.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 221 | McLennan County | 9.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 222 | Comal County | 9.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 222 | Nueces County | 9.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 224 | Lubbock County | 9.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 225 | Bee County | 9.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 225 | Tyler County | 9.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 225 | Wichita County | 9.3 | 0 pts |
| 228 | Brazoria County | 9.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 229 | Coryell County | 9.1 | +2.2 pts |
| 229 | Duval County | 9.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 229 | Kleberg County | 9.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 232 | Travis County | 9 | +0.1 pts |
| 233 | Cass County | 8.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 233 | Willacy County | 8.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 235 | Dimmit County | 8.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 235 | El Paso County | 8.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 237 | Denton County | 8.7 | +2.5 pts |
| 237 | Hardin County | 8.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 237 | Jim Hogg County | 8.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 240 | Rockwall County | 8.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 241 | Fort Bend County | 8.4 | +1.7 pts |
| 241 | Taylor County | 8.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 243 | Collin County | 8.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 244 | Guadalupe County | 8.2 | -1 pts |
| 245 | Bowie County | 8.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 246 | Bexar County | 8 | -0.4 pts |
| 246 | Orange County | 8 | +1.8 pts |
| 248 | Zavala County | 7.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 249 | Randall County | 7.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 250 | La Salle County | 7.5 | -0.8 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-2017-csv.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-19/texas-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-19/texas-counties?period=2017.
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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-19/texas-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2017,
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), 2017}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-19/texas-counties?period=2017. 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-2017-csv.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)?
Lipscomb County, with 27.5% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)?
Brooks County, with 6.3% in 2017.
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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