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US states by uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate)

Texas had the highest uninsured rate, under 19 (US model-based estimate) of 51 states in 2017, at 10.7%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.7Texas
Lowest1.1District of Columbia
Median4.351 states

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 3 %Alaska: 9.1 %Arizona: 7.7 %Arkansas: 4.3 %California: 3.1 %Colorado: 4.5 %Connecticut: 2.9 %Delaware: 2.9 %District of Columbia: 1.1 %Florida: 7.2 %Georgia: 7.5 %Hawaii: 2.4 %Idaho: 4.2 %Illinois: 2.9 %Indiana: 6.3 %Iowa: 2.9 %Kansas: 5.2 %Kentucky: 3.7 %Louisiana: 3 %Maine: 4.9 %Maryland: 3.7 %Massachusetts: 1.5 %Michigan: 2.9 %Minnesota: 3.3 %Mississippi: 5 %Missouri: 5 %Montana: 6.1 %Nebraska: 5.1 %Nevada: 7.9 %New Hampshire: 2.5 %New Jersey: 3.6 %New Mexico: 5.4 %New York: 2.6 %North Carolina: 4.9 %North Dakota: 7.5 %Ohio: 4.6 %Oklahoma: 8.2 %Oregon: 3.7 %Pennsylvania: 4.4 %Rhode Island: 2.2 %South Carolina: 5.2 %South Dakota: 6.5 %Tennessee: 4.3 %Texas: 10.7 %Utah: 7 %Vermont: 1.5 %Virginia: 5 %Washington: 2.6 %West Virginia: 2.6 %Wisconsin: 3.9 %Wyoming: 8.8 %
  • Under 2.7
  • 2.7 to 3.2
  • 3.2 to 4.3
  • 4.3 to 5
  • 5 to 7.1
  • 7.1 and over
%, 2017. 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 states, 2017

Texas: 10.7 %Texas10.7Alaska: 9.1 %Alaska9.1Wyoming: 8.8 %Wyoming8.8Oklahoma: 8.2 %Oklahoma8.2Nevada: 7.9 %Nevada7.9Arizona: 7.7 %Arizona7.7Georgia: 7.5 %Georgia7.5North Dakota: 7.5 %North Dakota7.5Florida: 7.2 %Florida7.2Utah: 7 %Utah7South Dakota: 6.5 %South Dakota6.5Indiana: 6.3 %Indiana6.3Montana: 6.1 %Montana6.1New Mexico: 5.4 %New Mexico5.4Kansas: 5.2 %Kansas5.2South Carolina: 5.2 %South Carolina5.2Nebraska: 5.1 %Nebraska5.1Mississippi: 5 %Mississippi5Missouri: 5 %Missouri5Virginia: 5 %Virginia5Maine: 4.9 %Maine4.9North Carolina: 4.9 %North Carolina4.9Ohio: 4.6 %Ohio4.6Colorado: 4.5 %Colorado4.5Pennsylvania: 4.4 %Pennsylvania4.4Arkansas: 4.3 %Arkansas4.3Tennessee: 4.3 %Tennessee4.3Idaho: 4.2 %Idaho4.2Wisconsin: 3.9 %Wisconsin3.9Kentucky: 3.7 %Kentucky3.7Maryland: 3.7 %Maryland3.7Oregon: 3.7 %Oregon3.7New Jersey: 3.6 %New Jersey3.6Minnesota: 3.3 %Minnesota3.3California: 3.1 %California3.1Alabama: 3 %Alabama3Louisiana: 3 %Louisiana3Connecticut: 2.9 %Connecticut2.9Delaware: 2.9 %Delaware2.9Illinois: 2.9 %Illinois2.9Iowa: 2.9 %Iowa2.9Michigan: 2.9 %Michigan2.9New York: 2.6 %New York2.6Washington: 2.6 %Washington2.6West Virginia: 2.6 %West Virginia2.6New Hampshire: 2.5 %New Hampshire2.5Hawaii: 2.4 %Hawaii2.4Rhode Island: 2.2 %Rhode Island2.2Massachusetts: 1.5 %Massachusetts1.5Vermont: 1.5 %Vermont1.5District of Columbia: 1.1 %District of Columbia1.1Texas: 10.7 %Texas10.7Alaska: 9.1 %Alaska9.1Wyoming: 8.8 %Wyoming8.8Oklahoma: 8.2 %Oklahoma8.2Nevada: 7.9 %Nevada7.9Arizona: 7.7 %Arizona7.7Georgia: 7.5 %Georgia7.5North Dakota: 7.5 %North Dakota7.5Florida: 7.2 %Florida7.2Utah: 7 %Utah7South Dakota: 6.5 %South Dakota6.5Indiana: 6.3 %Indiana6.3Montana: 6.1 %Montana6.1New Mexico: 5.4 %New Mexico5.4Kansas: 5.2 %Kansas5.2South Carolina: 5.2 %South Carolina5.2Nebraska: 5.1 %Nebraska5.1Mississippi: 5 %Mississippi5Missouri: 5 %Missouri5Virginia: 5 %Virginia5Maine: 4.9 %Maine4.9North Carolina: 4.9 %North Carolina4.9Ohio: 4.6 %Ohio4.6Colorado: 4.5 %Colorado4.5Pennsylvania: 4.4 %Pennsylvania4.4Arkansas: 4.3 %Arkansas4.3Tennessee: 4.3 %Tennessee4.3Idaho: 4.2 %Idaho4.2Wisconsin: 3.9 %Wisconsin3.9Kentucky: 3.7 %Kentucky3.7Maryland: 3.7 %Maryland3.7Oregon: 3.7 %Oregon3.7New Jersey: 3.6 %New Jersey3.6Minnesota: 3.3 %Minnesota3.3California: 3.1 %California3.1Alabama: 3 %Alabama3Louisiana: 3 %Louisiana3Connecticut: 2.9 %Connecticut2.9Delaware: 2.9 %Delaware2.9Illinois: 2.9 %Illinois2.9Iowa: 2.9 %Iowa2.9Michigan: 2.9 %Michigan2.9New York: 2.6 %New York2.6Washington: 2.6 %Washington2.6West Virginia: 2.6 %West Virginia2.6New Hampshire: 2.5 %New Hampshire2.5Hawaii: 2.4 %Hawaii2.4Rhode Island: 2.2 %Rhode Island2.2Massachusetts: 1.5 %Massachusetts1.5Vermont: 1.5 %Vermont1.5District of Columbia: 1.1 %District of Columbia1.1
%. 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

RankStates2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Texas10.7+1 pts
2Alaska9.1-1.4 pts
3Wyoming8.8+0.6 pts
4Oklahoma8.2+0.5 pts
5Nevada7.9+0.7 pts
6Arizona7.70 pts
7Georgia7.5+0.8 pts
7North Dakota7.5+0.3 pts
9Florida7.2+0.6 pts
10Utah7+1 pts
11South Dakota6.5+1.5 pts
12Indiana6.3+0.5 pts
13Montana6.1+1 pts
14New Mexico5.4-0.3 pts
15Kansas5.2+0.7 pts
15South Carolina5.2+0.8 pts
17Nebraska5.10 pts
18Mississippi5+0.3 pts
18Missouri5+0.2 pts
18Virginia5+0.1 pts
21Maine4.9+0.1 pts
21North Carolina4.9+0.2 pts
23Ohio4.6+0.8 pts
24Colorado4.5+0.2 pts
25Pennsylvania4.4-0.1 pts
26Arkansas4.3+0.3 pts
26Tennessee4.3+0.6 pts
28Idaho4.2-0.5 pts
29Wisconsin3.9+0.2 pts
30Kentucky3.7+0.4 pts
30Maryland3.7+0.3 pts
30Oregon3.7+0.2 pts
33New Jersey3.60 pts
34Minnesota3.3+0.1 pts
35California3.10 pts
36Alabama3+0.3 pts
36Louisiana3-0.2 pts
38Connecticut2.9+0.1 pts
38Delaware2.9-0.6 pts
38Illinois2.9+0.3 pts
38Iowa2.9+0.3 pts
38Michigan2.9-0.2 pts
43New York2.60 pts
43Washington2.6-0.1 pts
43West Virginia2.6+0.2 pts
46New Hampshire2.5-0.3 pts
47Hawaii2.40 pts
48Rhode Island2.2+0.2 pts
49Massachusetts1.5+0.5 pts
49Vermont1.5-0.2 pts
51District of Columbia1.1-1.3 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 states 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 (US states 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

MLA 9

Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 19, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, US states 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/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. US states 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/us-states?period=2017.

Harvard

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, US states 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/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Texas, with 10.7% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 1.1% 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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