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

Saguache County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 64 counties in 2018, at 17.4%. Gilpin County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 10.6% and the figure for Colorado was 8.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.4Saguache County
Lowest3.8Gilpin County
Median10.664 counties
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Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 10.6 %Alamosa County: 13.9 %Arapahoe County: 8.9 %Archuleta County: 13.4 %Baca County: 14.8 %Bent County: 10.6 %Boulder County: 7.4 %Broomfield County: 5.1 %Chaffee County: 11 %Cheyenne County: 13.2 %Clear Creek County: 6.7 %Conejos County: 10.8 %Costilla County: 14.3 %Crowley County: 11.8 %Custer County: 11.5 %Delta County: 11.1 %Denver County: 10.3 %Dolores County: 10.7 %Douglas County: 3.9 %Eagle County: 12.5 %Elbert County: 7.1 %El Paso County: 8.6 %Fremont County: 8.5 %Garfield County: 13.9 %Gilpin County: 3.8 %Grand County: 10.2 %Gunnison County: 10.9 %Hinsdale County: 10.9 %Huerfano County: 8.2 %Jackson County: 13.7 %Jefferson County: 6.6 %Kiowa County: 9.4 %Kit Carson County: 14.4 %Lake County: 13.6 %La Plata County: 10.2 %Larimer County: 7.1 %Las Animas County: 12.5 %Lincoln County: 9.5 %Logan County: 10 %Mesa County: 10.2 %Mineral County: 10.3 %Moffat County: 9.6 %Montezuma County: 13.1 %Montrose County: 11.8 %Morgan County: 12.9 %Otero County: 10.6 %Ouray County: 8.7 %Park County: 8.9 %Phillips County: 13.9 %Pitkin County: 11.7 %Prowers County: 13.9 %Pueblo County: 8.9 %Rio Blanco County: 8.4 %Rio Grande County: 14.1 %Routt County: 9.1 %Saguache County: 17.4 %San Juan County: 10.4 %San Miguel County: 12.4 %Sedgwick County: 12.2 %Summit County: 11.9 %Teller County: 7.6 %Washington County: 9.3 %Weld County: 9.4 %Yuma County: 14.6 %
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%, 2018. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Saguache County: 17.4 %Saguache County17.4Baca County: 14.8 %Baca County14.8Yuma County: 14.6 %Yuma County14.6Kit Carson County: 14.4 %Kit Carson County14.4Costilla County: 14.3 %Costilla County14.3Rio Grande County: 14.1 %Rio Grande County14.1Alamosa County: 13.9 %Alamosa County13.9Garfield County: 13.9 %Garfield County13.9Phillips County: 13.9 %Phillips County13.9Prowers County: 13.9 %Prowers County13.9Jackson County: 13.7 %Jackson County13.7Lake County: 13.6 %Lake County13.6Archuleta County: 13.4 %Archuleta County13.4Cheyenne County: 13.2 %Cheyenne County13.2Montezuma County: 13.1 %Montezuma County13.1Morgan County: 12.9 %Morgan County12.9Eagle County: 12.5 %Eagle County12.5Las Animas County: 12.5 %Las Animas County12.5San Miguel County: 12.4 %San Miguel County12.4Sedgwick County: 12.2 %Sedgwick County12.2Summit County: 11.9 %Summit County11.9Crowley County: 11.8 %Crowley County11.8Montrose County: 11.8 %Montrose County11.8Pitkin County: 11.7 %Pitkin County11.7Custer County: 11.5 %Custer County11.5Delta County: 11.1 %Delta County11.1Chaffee County: 11 %Chaffee County11Gunnison County: 10.9 %Gunnison County10.9Hinsdale County: 10.9 %Hinsdale County10.9Conejos County: 10.8 %Conejos County10.8Dolores County: 10.7 %Dolores County10.7Adams County: 10.6 %Adams County10.6Bent County: 10.6 %Bent County10.6Otero County: 10.6 %Otero County10.6San Juan County: 10.4 %San Juan County10.4Denver County: 10.3 %Denver County10.3Mineral County: 10.3 %Mineral County10.3Grand County: 10.2 %Grand County10.2La Plata County: 10.2 %La Plata County10.2Mesa County: 10.2 %Mesa County10.2Saguache County: 17.4 %Saguache County17.4Baca County: 14.8 %Baca County14.8Yuma County: 14.6 %Yuma County14.6Kit Carson County: 14.4 %Kit Carson County14.4Costilla County: 14.3 %Costilla County14.3Rio Grande County: 14.1 %Rio Grande County14.1Alamosa County: 13.9 %Alamosa County13.9Garfield County: 13.9 %Garfield County13.9Phillips County: 13.9 %Phillips County13.9Prowers County: 13.9 %Prowers County13.9Jackson County: 13.7 %Jackson County13.7Lake County: 13.6 %Lake County13.6Archuleta County: 13.4 %Archuleta County13.4Cheyenne County: 13.2 %Cheyenne County13.2Montezuma County: 13.1 %Montezuma County13.1Morgan County: 12.9 %Morgan County12.9Eagle County: 12.5 %Eagle County12.5Las Animas County: 12.5 %Las Animas County12.5San Miguel County: 12.4 %San Miguel County12.4Sedgwick County: 12.2 %Sedgwick County12.2Summit County: 11.9 %Summit County11.9Crowley County: 11.8 %Crowley County11.8Montrose County: 11.8 %Montrose County11.8Pitkin County: 11.7 %Pitkin County11.7Custer County: 11.5 %Custer County11.5Delta County: 11.1 %Delta County11.1Chaffee County: 11 %Chaffee County11Gunnison County: 10.9 %Gunnison County10.9Hinsdale County: 10.9 %Hinsdale County10.9Conejos County: 10.8 %Conejos County10.8Dolores County: 10.7 %Dolores County10.7Adams County: 10.6 %Adams County10.6Bent County: 10.6 %Bent County10.6Otero County: 10.6 %Otero County10.6San Juan County: 10.4 %San Juan County10.4Denver County: 10.3 %Denver County10.3Mineral County: 10.3 %Mineral County10.3Grand County: 10.2 %Grand County10.2La Plata County: 10.2 %La Plata County10.2Mesa County: 10.2 %Mesa County10.2
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Saguache County17.4+0.5 pts
2Baca County14.8-1 pts
3Yuma County14.6+1.2 pts
4Kit Carson County14.4-0.5 pts
5Costilla County14.3-0.6 pts
6Rio Grande County14.1+0.5 pts
7Alamosa County13.9+0.7 pts
7Garfield County13.9+0.1 pts
7Phillips County13.9+0.7 pts
7Prowers County13.9-0.2 pts
11Jackson County13.7+0.1 pts
12Lake County13.6+1.9 pts
13Archuleta County13.4+0.5 pts
14Cheyenne County13.2-1.7 pts
15Montezuma County13.1-0.7 pts
16Morgan County12.9+0.5 pts
17Eagle County12.5+0.3 pts
17Las Animas County12.5+0.3 pts
19San Miguel County12.4+0.6 pts
20Sedgwick County12.2+0.1 pts
21Summit County11.9+0.8 pts
22Crowley County11.8+0.7 pts
22Montrose County11.8-0.4 pts
24Pitkin County11.7-0.6 pts
25Custer County11.5-1.1 pts
26Delta County11.1+0.4 pts
27Chaffee County11+0.8 pts
28Gunnison County10.9+0.4 pts
28Hinsdale County10.9+0.4 pts
30Conejos County10.8+0.1 pts
31Dolores County10.7-1 pts
32Adams County10.6-0.4 pts
32Bent County10.6+0.2 pts
32Otero County10.6-0.2 pts
35San Juan County10.4+1.8 pts
36Denver County10.3-0.4 pts
36Mineral County10.3+0.4 pts
38Grand County10.2-0.4 pts
38La Plata County10.2-1.4 pts
38Mesa County10.2+0.7 pts
41Logan County10-0.5 pts
42Moffat County9.6-0.3 pts
43Lincoln County9.50 pts
44Kiowa County9.4-1.9 pts
44Weld County9.40 pts
46Washington County9.3-0.3 pts
47Routt County9.1+0.6 pts
48Arapahoe County8.9+0.4 pts
48Park County8.9+0.2 pts
48Pueblo County8.9+0.5 pts
51Ouray County8.70 pts
52El Paso County8.6+1 pts
53Fremont County8.5-0.6 pts
54Rio Blanco County8.4-0.8 pts
55Huerfano County8.2+0.3 pts
56Teller County7.6-0.6 pts
57Boulder County7.4+0.6 pts
58Elbert County7.1-0.7 pts
58Larimer County7.1-0.3 pts
60Clear Creek County6.7+1.2 pts
61Jefferson County6.6-0.2 pts
62Broomfield County5.1+0.3 pts
63Douglas County3.9+0.1 pts
64Gilpin County3.8-0.5 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-2018-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 Colorado by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-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 Colorado by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/colorado-counties?period=2018. 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 Colorado by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/colorado-counties?period=2018.

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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 Colorado by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/colorado-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Saguache County, with 17.4% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gilpin County, with 3.8% in 2018.

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