Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)

Glenn County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 58 counties in 2019, at 12.4%. Placer County had the lowest, at 4.9%. The median was 8.7% and the figure for California was 8.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.4Glenn County
Lowest4.9Placer County
Median8.758 counties
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Map of counties, 2019

Alameda County: 5.1 %Alpine County: 8.7 %Amador County: 7.5 %Butte County: 7.8 %Calaveras County: 7.9 %Colusa County: 12.2 %Contra Costa County: 6.5 %Del Norte County: 8.4 %El Dorado County: 6.2 %Fresno County: 9.7 %Glenn County: 12.4 %Humboldt County: 9.5 %Imperial County: 9.6 %Inyo County: 9.1 %Kern County: 9.3 %Kings County: 9.4 %Lake County: 9.4 %Lassen County: 5 %Los Angeles County: 11.1 %Madera County: 11 %Marin County: 5.3 %Mariposa County: 9.9 %Mendocino County: 10.6 %Merced County: 11.4 %Modoc County: 11.5 %Mono County: 10.6 %Monterey County: 11.9 %Napa County: 8.7 %Nevada County: 7 %Orange County: 8.8 %Placer County: 4.9 %Plumas County: 6.7 %Riverside County: 9.8 %Sacramento County: 6.8 %San Benito County: 9 %San Bernardino County: 9.9 %San Diego County: 8.9 %San Francisco County: 5.2 %San Joaquin County: 8.2 %San Luis Obispo County: 7 %San Mateo County: 5.8 %Santa Barbara County: 12 %Santa Clara County: 5.5 %Santa Cruz County: 7.9 %Shasta County: 8.1 %Sierra County: 7.1 %Siskiyou County: 9.3 %Solano County: 6 %Sonoma County: 7.8 %Stanislaus County: 8.4 %Sutter County: 8.9 %Tehama County: 8.7 %Trinity County: 10.1 %Tulare County: 9.5 %Tuolumne County: 6.8 %Ventura County: 10.4 %Yolo County: 6.7 %Yuba County: 8.1 %
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%, 2019. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Glenn County: 12.4 %Glenn County12.4Colusa County: 12.2 %Colusa County12.2Santa Barbara County: 12 %Santa Barbara County12Monterey County: 11.9 %Monterey County11.9Modoc County: 11.5 %Modoc County11.5Merced County: 11.4 %Merced County11.4Los Angeles County: 11.1 %Los Angeles County11.1Madera County: 11 %Madera County11Mendocino County: 10.6 %Mendocino County10.6Mono County: 10.6 %Mono County10.6Ventura County: 10.4 %Ventura County10.4Trinity County: 10.1 %Trinity County10.1Mariposa County: 9.9 %Mariposa County9.9San Bernardino County: 9.9 %San Bernardino County9.9Riverside County: 9.8 %Riverside County9.8Fresno County: 9.7 %Fresno County9.7Imperial County: 9.6 %Imperial County9.6Humboldt County: 9.5 %Humboldt County9.5Tulare County: 9.5 %Tulare County9.5Kings County: 9.4 %Kings County9.4Lake County: 9.4 %Lake County9.4Kern County: 9.3 %Kern County9.3Siskiyou County: 9.3 %Siskiyou County9.3Inyo County: 9.1 %Inyo County9.1San Benito County: 9 %San Benito County9San Diego County: 8.9 %San Diego County8.9Sutter County: 8.9 %Sutter County8.9Orange County: 8.8 %Orange County8.8Alpine County: 8.7 %Alpine County8.7Napa County: 8.7 %Napa County8.7Tehama County: 8.7 %Tehama County8.7Del Norte County: 8.4 %Del Norte County8.4Stanislaus County: 8.4 %Stanislaus County8.4San Joaquin County: 8.2 %San Joaquin County8.2Shasta County: 8.1 %Shasta County8.1Yuba County: 8.1 %Yuba County8.1Calaveras County: 7.9 %Calaveras County7.9Santa Cruz County: 7.9 %Santa Cruz County7.9Butte County: 7.8 %Butte County7.8Sonoma County: 7.8 %Sonoma County7.8Amador County: 7.5 %Amador County7.5Sierra County: 7.1 %Sierra County7.1Nevada County: 7 %Nevada County7San Luis Obispo County: 7 %San Luis Obispo County7Sacramento County: 6.8 %Sacramento County6.8Tuolumne County: 6.8 %Tuolumne County6.8Plumas County: 6.7 %Plumas County6.7Yolo County: 6.7 %Yolo County6.7Contra Costa County: 6.5 %Contra Costa County6.5El Dorado County: 6.2 %El Dorado County6.2Solano County: 6 %Solano County6San Mateo County: 5.8 %San Mateo County5.8Santa Clara County: 5.5 %Santa Clara County5.5Marin County: 5.3 %Marin County5.3San Francisco County: 5.2 %San Francisco County5.2Alameda County: 5.1 %Alameda County5.1Lassen County: 5 %Lassen County5Placer County: 4.9 %Placer County4.9Glenn County: 12.4 %Glenn County12.4Colusa County: 12.2 %Colusa County12.2Santa Barbara County: 12 %Santa Barbara County12Monterey County: 11.9 %Monterey County11.9Modoc County: 11.5 %Modoc County11.5Merced County: 11.4 %Merced County11.4Los Angeles County: 11.1 %Los Angeles County11.1Madera County: 11 %Madera County11Mendocino County: 10.6 %Mendocino County10.6Mono County: 10.6 %Mono County10.6Ventura County: 10.4 %Ventura County10.4Trinity County: 10.1 %Trinity County10.1Mariposa County: 9.9 %Mariposa County9.9San Bernardino County: 9.9 %San Bernardino County9.9Riverside County: 9.8 %Riverside County9.8Fresno County: 9.7 %Fresno County9.7Imperial County: 9.6 %Imperial County9.6Humboldt County: 9.5 %Humboldt County9.5Tulare County: 9.5 %Tulare County9.5Kings County: 9.4 %Kings County9.4Lake County: 9.4 %Lake County9.4Kern County: 9.3 %Kern County9.3Siskiyou County: 9.3 %Siskiyou County9.3Inyo County: 9.1 %Inyo County9.1San Benito County: 9 %San Benito County9San Diego County: 8.9 %San Diego County8.9Sutter County: 8.9 %Sutter County8.9Orange County: 8.8 %Orange County8.8Alpine County: 8.7 %Alpine County8.7Napa County: 8.7 %Napa County8.7Tehama County: 8.7 %Tehama County8.7Del Norte County: 8.4 %Del Norte County8.4Stanislaus County: 8.4 %Stanislaus County8.4San Joaquin County: 8.2 %San Joaquin County8.2Shasta County: 8.1 %Shasta County8.1Yuba County: 8.1 %Yuba County8.1Calaveras County: 7.9 %Calaveras County7.9Santa Cruz County: 7.9 %Santa Cruz County7.9Butte County: 7.8 %Butte County7.8Sonoma County: 7.8 %Sonoma County7.8Amador County: 7.5 %Amador County7.5Sierra County: 7.1 %Sierra County7.1Nevada County: 7 %Nevada County7San Luis Obispo County: 7 %San Luis Obispo County7Sacramento County: 6.8 %Sacramento County6.8Tuolumne County: 6.8 %Tuolumne County6.8Plumas County: 6.7 %Plumas County6.7Yolo County: 6.7 %Yolo County6.7Contra Costa County: 6.5 %Contra Costa County6.5El Dorado County: 6.2 %El Dorado County6.2Solano County: 6 %Solano County6San Mateo County: 5.8 %San Mateo County5.8Santa Clara County: 5.5 %Santa Clara County5.5Marin County: 5.3 %Marin County5.3San Francisco County: 5.2 %San Francisco County5.2Alameda County: 5.1 %Alameda County5.1Lassen County: 5 %Lassen County5Placer County: 4.9 %Placer County4.9
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Glenn County12.4+0.5 pts
2Colusa County12.2+0.7 pts
3Santa Barbara County12+0.5 pts
4Monterey County11.90 pts
5Modoc County11.5+2.1 pts
6Merced County11.4+2.4 pts
7Los Angeles County11.1+0.9 pts
8Madera County11+0.3 pts
9Mendocino County10.6+0.6 pts
9Mono County10.6+0.4 pts
11Ventura County10.4+1 pts
12Trinity County10.1+1.1 pts
13Mariposa County9.9+1.6 pts
13San Bernardino County9.9+0.6 pts
15Riverside County9.8+0.7 pts
16Fresno County9.7+0.9 pts
17Imperial County9.6+1.4 pts
18Humboldt County9.5+1.3 pts
18Tulare County9.5+0.5 pts
20Kings County9.4+0.9 pts
20Lake County9.4+0.5 pts
22Kern County9.3+0.3 pts
22Siskiyou County9.3+0.9 pts
24Inyo County9.1+1.3 pts
25San Benito County9+1 pts
26San Diego County8.9-0.3 pts
26Sutter County8.9-0.1 pts
28Orange County8.8+0.7 pts
29Alpine County8.7+1.7 pts
29Napa County8.7+0.7 pts
29Tehama County8.7+0.6 pts
32Del Norte County8.4+1.1 pts
32Stanislaus County8.4+1.3 pts
34San Joaquin County8.2+0.4 pts
35Shasta County8.1+1.1 pts
35Yuba County8.1+0.3 pts
37Calaveras County7.9+0.5 pts
37Santa Cruz County7.9+0.6 pts
39Butte County7.8+0.1 pts
39Sonoma County7.8-0.4 pts
41Amador County7.5+1.5 pts
42Sierra County7.10 pts
43Nevada County7+0.2 pts
43San Luis Obispo County7-0.4 pts
45Sacramento County6.8+0.7 pts
45Tuolumne County6.8+0.6 pts
47Plumas County6.7+0.2 pts
47Yolo County6.7-0.1 pts
49Contra Costa County6.5+0.6 pts
50El Dorado County6.2+0.5 pts
51Solano County6+0.2 pts
52San Mateo County5.8+0.9 pts
53Santa Clara County5.5+0.4 pts
54Marin County5.3+0.5 pts
55San Francisco County5.2+0.4 pts
56Alameda County5.1+0.1 pts
57Lassen County5+0.2 pts
58Placer County4.9+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People under 65 without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of all people under 65. 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. People 65 and over are left out because nearly all of them have Medicare.

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 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-csv.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties (Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-csv.zip

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Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/california-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/california-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in California by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/california-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?

Glenn County, with 12.4% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Placer County, with 4.9% in 2019.

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