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

Monterey County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 58 counties in 2022, at 11.6%. Placer County had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 7.3% and the figure for California was 7.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.6Monterey County
Lowest3.7Placer County
Median7.358 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Alameda County: 4.5 %Alpine County: 6 %Amador County: 5.7 %Butte County: 7.6 %Calaveras County: 6.9 %Colusa County: 9.8 %Contra Costa County: 5.2 %Del Norte County: 8 %El Dorado County: 5.2 %Fresno County: 7.7 %Glenn County: 9.2 %Humboldt County: 7 %Imperial County: 8.6 %Inyo County: 7.3 %Kern County: 7.7 %Kings County: 7.3 %Lake County: 7.5 %Lassen County: 6 %Los Angeles County: 9.4 %Madera County: 9.6 %Marin County: 5.1 %Mariposa County: 6.7 %Mendocino County: 10.3 %Merced County: 8.6 %Modoc County: 8 %Mono County: 10.3 %Monterey County: 11.6 %Napa County: 7.4 %Nevada County: 6.2 %Orange County: 7.3 %Placer County: 3.7 %Plumas County: 6.2 %Riverside County: 8.3 %Sacramento County: 5.4 %San Benito County: 6.8 %San Bernardino County: 8.7 %San Diego County: 7.3 %San Francisco County: 4.2 %San Joaquin County: 7.6 %San Luis Obispo County: 7.2 %San Mateo County: 4.6 %Santa Barbara County: 9.2 %Santa Clara County: 4.1 %Santa Cruz County: 6.5 %Shasta County: 7.5 %Sierra County: 6.3 %Siskiyou County: 8.2 %Solano County: 5.6 %Sonoma County: 6.7 %Stanislaus County: 7.1 %Sutter County: 8.8 %Tehama County: 7.2 %Trinity County: 6 %Tulare County: 9.2 %Tuolumne County: 5.7 %Ventura County: 8.5 %Yolo County: 5.6 %Yuba County: 6.6 %
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  • 8.8 and over
%, 2022. 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, 2022

Monterey County: 11.6 %Monterey County11.6Mendocino County: 10.3 %Mendocino County10.3Mono County: 10.3 %Mono County10.3Colusa County: 9.8 %Colusa County9.8Madera County: 9.6 %Madera County9.6Los Angeles County: 9.4 %Los Angeles County9.4Glenn County: 9.2 %Glenn County9.2Santa Barbara County: 9.2 %Santa Barbara County9.2Tulare County: 9.2 %Tulare County9.2Sutter County: 8.8 %Sutter County8.8San Bernardino County: 8.7 %San Bernardino County8.7Imperial County: 8.6 %Imperial County8.6Merced County: 8.6 %Merced County8.6Ventura County: 8.5 %Ventura County8.5Riverside County: 8.3 %Riverside County8.3Siskiyou County: 8.2 %Siskiyou County8.2Del Norte County: 8 %Del Norte County8Modoc County: 8 %Modoc County8Fresno County: 7.7 %Fresno County7.7Kern County: 7.7 %Kern County7.7Butte County: 7.6 %Butte County7.6San Joaquin County: 7.6 %San Joaquin County7.6Lake County: 7.5 %Lake County7.5Shasta County: 7.5 %Shasta County7.5Napa County: 7.4 %Napa County7.4Inyo County: 7.3 %Inyo County7.3Kings County: 7.3 %Kings County7.3Orange County: 7.3 %Orange County7.3San Diego County: 7.3 %San Diego County7.3San Luis Obispo County: 7.2 %San Luis Obispo County7.2Tehama County: 7.2 %Tehama County7.2Stanislaus County: 7.1 %Stanislaus County7.1Humboldt County: 7 %Humboldt County7Calaveras County: 6.9 %Calaveras County6.9San Benito County: 6.8 %San Benito County6.8Mariposa County: 6.7 %Mariposa County6.7Sonoma County: 6.7 %Sonoma County6.7Yuba County: 6.6 %Yuba County6.6Santa Cruz County: 6.5 %Santa Cruz County6.5Sierra County: 6.3 %Sierra County6.3Nevada County: 6.2 %Nevada County6.2Plumas County: 6.2 %Plumas County6.2Alpine County: 6 %Alpine County6Lassen County: 6 %Lassen County6Trinity County: 6 %Trinity County6Amador County: 5.7 %Amador County5.7Tuolumne County: 5.7 %Tuolumne County5.7Solano County: 5.6 %Solano County5.6Yolo County: 5.6 %Yolo County5.6Sacramento County: 5.4 %Sacramento County5.4Contra Costa County: 5.2 %Contra Costa County5.2El Dorado County: 5.2 %El Dorado County5.2Marin County: 5.1 %Marin County5.1San Mateo County: 4.6 %San Mateo County4.6Alameda County: 4.5 %Alameda County4.5San Francisco County: 4.2 %San Francisco County4.2Santa Clara County: 4.1 %Santa Clara County4.1Placer County: 3.7 %Placer County3.7Monterey County: 11.6 %Monterey County11.6Mendocino County: 10.3 %Mendocino County10.3Mono County: 10.3 %Mono County10.3Colusa County: 9.8 %Colusa County9.8Madera County: 9.6 %Madera County9.6Los Angeles County: 9.4 %Los Angeles County9.4Glenn County: 9.2 %Glenn County9.2Santa Barbara County: 9.2 %Santa Barbara County9.2Tulare County: 9.2 %Tulare County9.2Sutter County: 8.8 %Sutter County8.8San Bernardino County: 8.7 %San Bernardino County8.7Imperial County: 8.6 %Imperial County8.6Merced County: 8.6 %Merced County8.6Ventura County: 8.5 %Ventura County8.5Riverside County: 8.3 %Riverside County8.3Siskiyou County: 8.2 %Siskiyou County8.2Del Norte County: 8 %Del Norte County8Modoc County: 8 %Modoc County8Fresno County: 7.7 %Fresno County7.7Kern County: 7.7 %Kern County7.7Butte County: 7.6 %Butte County7.6San Joaquin County: 7.6 %San Joaquin County7.6Lake County: 7.5 %Lake County7.5Shasta County: 7.5 %Shasta County7.5Napa County: 7.4 %Napa County7.4Inyo County: 7.3 %Inyo County7.3Kings County: 7.3 %Kings County7.3Orange County: 7.3 %Orange County7.3San Diego County: 7.3 %San Diego County7.3San Luis Obispo County: 7.2 %San Luis Obispo County7.2Tehama County: 7.2 %Tehama County7.2Stanislaus County: 7.1 %Stanislaus County7.1Humboldt County: 7 %Humboldt County7Calaveras County: 6.9 %Calaveras County6.9San Benito County: 6.8 %San Benito County6.8Mariposa County: 6.7 %Mariposa County6.7Sonoma County: 6.7 %Sonoma County6.7Yuba County: 6.6 %Yuba County6.6Santa Cruz County: 6.5 %Santa Cruz County6.5Sierra County: 6.3 %Sierra County6.3Nevada County: 6.2 %Nevada County6.2Plumas County: 6.2 %Plumas County6.2Alpine County: 6 %Alpine County6Lassen County: 6 %Lassen County6Trinity County: 6 %Trinity County6Amador County: 5.7 %Amador County5.7Tuolumne County: 5.7 %Tuolumne County5.7Solano County: 5.6 %Solano County5.6Yolo County: 5.6 %Yolo County5.6Sacramento County: 5.4 %Sacramento County5.4Contra Costa County: 5.2 %Contra Costa County5.2El Dorado County: 5.2 %El Dorado County5.2Marin County: 5.1 %Marin County5.1San Mateo County: 4.6 %San Mateo County4.6Alameda County: 4.5 %Alameda County4.5San Francisco County: 4.2 %San Francisco County4.2Santa Clara County: 4.1 %Santa Clara County4.1Placer County: 3.7 %Placer County3.7
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Monterey County11.6-0.4 pts
2Mendocino County10.3+0.6 pts
2Mono County10.3-0.3 pts
4Colusa County9.8-1.8 pts
5Madera County9.6-1.1 pts
6Los Angeles County9.4-0.7 pts
7Glenn County9.2-2.4 pts
7Santa Barbara County9.2-0.9 pts
7Tulare County9.2-1.1 pts
10Sutter County8.8+0.1 pts
11San Bernardino County8.7-0.8 pts
12Imperial County8.6+0.7 pts
12Merced County8.6-1.1 pts
14Ventura County8.5-1.1 pts
15Riverside County8.3-0.9 pts
16Siskiyou County8.2+0.8 pts
17Del Norte County8-0.4 pts
17Modoc County8-1 pts
19Fresno County7.7+0.1 pts
19Kern County7.7-1.3 pts
21Butte County7.6+0.1 pts
21San Joaquin County7.6-0.1 pts
23Lake County7.5-0.8 pts
23Shasta County7.5+0.1 pts
25Napa County7.4-0.5 pts
26Inyo County7.3-0.6 pts
26Kings County7.3-0.3 pts
26Orange County7.3-0.6 pts
26San Diego County7.3-0.1 pts
30San Luis Obispo County7.2+0.7 pts
30Tehama County7.2-0.5 pts
32Stanislaus County7.1-1.5 pts
33Humboldt County7-0.4 pts
34Calaveras County6.90 pts
35San Benito County6.8-0.9 pts
36Mariposa County6.7-0.7 pts
36Sonoma County6.7-1 pts
38Yuba County6.6-0.5 pts
39Santa Cruz County6.5-1.2 pts
40Sierra County6.3-0.4 pts
41Nevada County6.2-0.1 pts
41Plumas County6.2+0.2 pts
43Alpine County6-1.5 pts
43Lassen County6+0.1 pts
43Trinity County6-0.7 pts
46Amador County5.7+0.1 pts
46Tuolumne County5.7-0.4 pts
48Solano County5.6-0.1 pts
48Yolo County5.6-1 pts
50Sacramento County5.4-0.6 pts
51Contra Costa County5.20 pts
51El Dorado County5.2+0.4 pts
53Marin County5.1+0.3 pts
54San Mateo County4.6-0.1 pts
55Alameda County4.5-0.5 pts
56San Francisco County4.2-0.2 pts
57Santa Clara County4.1-0.3 pts
58Placer County3.7-0.2 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-2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2022-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/california-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2022-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/california-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2022-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/california-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Monterey County, with 11.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Placer County, with 3.7% in 2022.

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