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

Lake County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 64 counties in 2020, at 20.8%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 12.1% and the figure for Colorado was 9.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.8Lake County
Median12.164 counties
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Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 12.5 %Alamosa County: 14.7 %Arapahoe County: 10 %Archuleta County: 15.6 %Baca County: 11.8 %Bent County: 8.6 %Boulder County: 7.1 %Broomfield County: 5.9 %Chaffee County: 12.2 %Cheyenne County: 12.8 %Clear Creek County: 8.3 %Conejos County: 11.7 %Costilla County: 14.6 %Crowley County: 7.9 %Custer County: 11.5 %Delta County: 13.2 %Denver County: 12 %Dolores County: 10.7 %Douglas County: 4.8 %Eagle County: 16.3 %Elbert County: 8.9 %El Paso County: 8.7 %Fremont County: 9.5 %Garfield County: 18.8 %Gilpin County: 4.9 %Grand County: 14 %Gunnison County: 11.8 %Hinsdale County: 16.7 %Huerfano County: 7.7 %Jackson County: 19.3 %Jefferson County: 6.8 %Kiowa County: 8.3 %Kit Carson County: 16 %Lake County: 20.8 %La Plata County: 12 %Larimer County: 7.8 %Las Animas County: 13.1 %Lincoln County: 10.2 %Logan County: 12.2 %Mesa County: 12.1 %Mineral County: 12.8 %Moffat County: 13.5 %Montezuma County: 15.4 %Montrose County: 14.4 %Morgan County: 16.3 %Otero County: 12.3 %Ouray County: 10.7 %Park County: 9.2 %Phillips County: 16.8 %Pitkin County: 9.4 %Prowers County: 15.5 %Pueblo County: 9.4 %Rio Blanco County: 11.2 %Rio Grande County: 14.9 %Routt County: 11.1 %Saguache County: 15.6 %San Juan County: 17.4 %San Miguel County: 13.4 %Sedgwick County: 13.6 %Summit County: 15.2 %Teller County: 8.4 %Washington County: 9.9 %Weld County: 11.8 %Yuma County: 17.7 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Lake County: 20.8 %Lake County20.8Jackson County: 19.3 %Jackson County19.3Garfield County: 18.8 %Garfield County18.8Yuma County: 17.7 %Yuma County17.7San Juan County: 17.4 %San Juan County17.4Phillips County: 16.8 %Phillips County16.8Hinsdale County: 16.7 %Hinsdale County16.7Eagle County: 16.3 %Eagle County16.3Morgan County: 16.3 %Morgan County16.3Kit Carson County: 16 %Kit Carson County16Archuleta County: 15.6 %Archuleta County15.6Saguache County: 15.6 %Saguache County15.6Prowers County: 15.5 %Prowers County15.5Montezuma County: 15.4 %Montezuma County15.4Summit County: 15.2 %Summit County15.2Rio Grande County: 14.9 %Rio Grande County14.9Alamosa County: 14.7 %Alamosa County14.7Costilla County: 14.6 %Costilla County14.6Montrose County: 14.4 %Montrose County14.4Grand County: 14 %Grand County14Sedgwick County: 13.6 %Sedgwick County13.6Moffat County: 13.5 %Moffat County13.5San Miguel County: 13.4 %San Miguel County13.4Delta County: 13.2 %Delta County13.2Las Animas County: 13.1 %Las Animas County13.1Cheyenne County: 12.8 %Cheyenne County12.8Mineral County: 12.8 %Mineral County12.8Adams County: 12.5 %Adams County12.5Otero County: 12.3 %Otero County12.3Chaffee County: 12.2 %Chaffee County12.2Logan County: 12.2 %Logan County12.2Mesa County: 12.1 %Mesa County12.1Denver County: 12 %Denver County12La Plata County: 12 %La Plata County12Baca County: 11.8 %Baca County11.8Gunnison County: 11.8 %Gunnison County11.8Weld County: 11.8 %Weld County11.8Conejos County: 11.7 %Conejos County11.7Custer County: 11.5 %Custer County11.5Rio Blanco County: 11.2 %Rio Blanco County11.2Lake County: 20.8 %Lake County20.8Jackson County: 19.3 %Jackson County19.3Garfield County: 18.8 %Garfield County18.8Yuma County: 17.7 %Yuma County17.7San Juan County: 17.4 %San Juan County17.4Phillips County: 16.8 %Phillips County16.8Hinsdale County: 16.7 %Hinsdale County16.7Eagle County: 16.3 %Eagle County16.3Morgan County: 16.3 %Morgan County16.3Kit Carson County: 16 %Kit Carson County16Archuleta County: 15.6 %Archuleta County15.6Saguache County: 15.6 %Saguache County15.6Prowers County: 15.5 %Prowers County15.5Montezuma County: 15.4 %Montezuma County15.4Summit County: 15.2 %Summit County15.2Rio Grande County: 14.9 %Rio Grande County14.9Alamosa County: 14.7 %Alamosa County14.7Costilla County: 14.6 %Costilla County14.6Montrose County: 14.4 %Montrose County14.4Grand County: 14 %Grand County14Sedgwick County: 13.6 %Sedgwick County13.6Moffat County: 13.5 %Moffat County13.5San Miguel County: 13.4 %San Miguel County13.4Delta County: 13.2 %Delta County13.2Las Animas County: 13.1 %Las Animas County13.1Cheyenne County: 12.8 %Cheyenne County12.8Mineral County: 12.8 %Mineral County12.8Adams County: 12.5 %Adams County12.5Otero County: 12.3 %Otero County12.3Chaffee County: 12.2 %Chaffee County12.2Logan County: 12.2 %Logan County12.2Mesa County: 12.1 %Mesa County12.1Denver County: 12 %Denver County12La Plata County: 12 %La Plata County12Baca County: 11.8 %Baca County11.8Gunnison County: 11.8 %Gunnison County11.8Weld County: 11.8 %Weld County11.8Conejos County: 11.7 %Conejos County11.7Custer County: 11.5 %Custer County11.5Rio Blanco County: 11.2 %Rio Blanco County11.2
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Lake County20.8+6.4 pts
2Jackson County19.3+4.1 pts
3Garfield County18.8+3.1 pts
4Yuma County17.7+2.6 pts
5San Juan County17.4+5.2 pts
6Phillips County16.8+3.3 pts
7Hinsdale County16.7+4.5 pts
8Eagle County16.3+2.6 pts
8Morgan County16.3+1.4 pts
10Kit Carson County16+1.5 pts
11Archuleta County15.6+1.8 pts
11Saguache County15.6-2.5 pts
13Prowers County15.5+0.9 pts
14Montezuma County15.4+1.5 pts
15Summit County15.2+3.1 pts
16Rio Grande County14.9+0.7 pts
17Alamosa County14.7+1.6 pts
18Costilla County14.6-0.7 pts
19Montrose County14.4+1.5 pts
20Grand County14+2.8 pts
21Sedgwick County13.6+1.2 pts
22Moffat County13.5+3.5 pts
23San Miguel County13.4+1.1 pts
24Delta County13.2+1.7 pts
25Las Animas County13.1-0.1 pts
26Cheyenne County12.8-1.8 pts
26Mineral County12.8+1.8 pts
28Adams County12.5+0.2 pts
29Otero County12.3+0.9 pts
30Chaffee County12.2+0.9 pts
30Logan County12.2+1 pts
32Mesa County12.1+1.2 pts
33Denver County12+1.9 pts
33La Plata County12+0.7 pts
35Baca County11.8-4 pts
35Gunnison County11.8+1.9 pts
35Weld County11.8+0.9 pts
38Conejos County11.7+0.6 pts
39Custer County11.5-1.4 pts
40Rio Blanco County11.2+1.7 pts
41Routt County11.1+1.5 pts
42Dolores County10.7+0.2 pts
42Ouray County10.7+2.1 pts
44Lincoln County10.2-0.2 pts
45Arapahoe County10+0.4 pts
46Washington County9.9-0.7 pts
47Fremont County9.5+0.3 pts
48Pitkin County9.4-1.2 pts
48Pueblo County9.4-0.2 pts
50Park County9.2+0.4 pts
51Elbert County8.9+1.8 pts
52El Paso County8.7-0.3 pts
53Bent County8.6-2.3 pts
54Teller County8.4+0.4 pts
55Clear Creek County8.3+1.1 pts
55Kiowa County8.3-2.2 pts
57Crowley County7.9-4.6 pts
58Larimer County7.8+0.1 pts
59Huerfano County7.7-1.1 pts
60Boulder County7.1-0.6 pts
61Jefferson County6.8-0.7 pts
62Broomfield County5.9+0.6 pts
63Gilpin County4.9+0.6 pts
64Douglas County4.8+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-2020-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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2020-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), 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2020-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/colorado-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2020-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/colorado-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2020-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/colorado-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake County, with 20.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Douglas County, with 4.8% in 2020.

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