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

Nobles County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 87 counties in 2021, at 13%. Carver County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 6% and the figure for Minnesota was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13Nobles County
Lowest3.1Carver County
Median687 counties
Minnesota5.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 7.1 %Anoka County: 5 %Becker County: 6.6 %Beltrami County: 8.6 %Benton County: 5.7 %Big Stone County: 6.6 %Blue Earth County: 5.4 %Brown County: 5.1 %Carlton County: 5.5 %Carver County: 3.1 %Cass County: 8.2 %Chippewa County: 7.4 %Chisago County: 4.4 %Clay County: 4.7 %Clearwater County: 9.2 %Cook County: 8.7 %Cottonwood County: 7 %Crow Wing County: 6.7 %Dakota County: 4.4 %Dodge County: 4.7 %Douglas County: 4.4 %Faribault County: 6.6 %Fillmore County: 7.8 %Freeborn County: 7.6 %Goodhue County: 6.1 %Grant County: 6.8 %Hennepin County: 5.2 %Houston County: 4.5 %Hubbard County: 6.8 %Isanti County: 6.1 %Itasca County: 5.4 %Jackson County: 5.4 %Kanabec County: 6.7 %Kandiyohi County: 7.2 %Kittson County: 5.1 %Koochiching County: 6 %Lac qui Parle County: 6 %Lake County: 5.5 %Lake of the Woods County: 5.9 %Le Sueur County: 5.5 %Lincoln County: 6.3 %Lyon County: 6.9 %McLeod County: 5.3 %Mahnomen County: 9.3 %Marshall County: 6.8 %Martin County: 5.5 %Meeker County: 5.3 %Mille Lacs County: 7.5 %Morrison County: 5.8 %Mower County: 8 %Murray County: 7.7 %Nicollet County: 4.5 %Nobles County: 13 %Norman County: 6.8 %Olmsted County: 4.1 %Otter Tail County: 6.1 %Pennington County: 4.2 %Pine County: 6.8 %Pipestone County: 8.1 %Polk County: 6.6 %Pope County: 5.6 %Ramsey County: 6 %Red Lake County: 6.5 %Redwood County: 6.8 %Renville County: 7.6 %Rice County: 6.4 %Rock County: 5.3 %Roseau County: 5.6 %St. Louis County: 5.2 %Scott County: 4.1 %Sherburne County: 4.5 %Sibley County: 6.5 %Stearns County: 5.5 %Steele County: 5.1 %Stevens County: 6.1 %Swift County: 8 %Todd County: 8.7 %Traverse County: 6.1 %Wabasha County: 5.1 %Wadena County: 6 %Waseca County: 5.8 %Washington County: 3.4 %Watonwan County: 10.7 %Wilkin County: 4.6 %Winona County: 5.3 %Wright County: 4.4 %Yellow Medicine County: 6.3 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Nobles County: 13 %Nobles County13Watonwan County: 10.7 %Watonwan County10.7Mahnomen County: 9.3 %Mahnomen County9.3Clearwater County: 9.2 %Clearwater County9.2Cook County: 8.7 %Cook County8.7Todd County: 8.7 %Todd County8.7Beltrami County: 8.6 %Beltrami County8.6Cass County: 8.2 %Cass County8.2Pipestone County: 8.1 %Pipestone County8.1Mower County: 8 %Mower County8Swift County: 8 %Swift County8Fillmore County: 7.8 %Fillmore County7.8Murray County: 7.7 %Murray County7.7Freeborn County: 7.6 %Freeborn County7.6Renville County: 7.6 %Renville County7.6Mille Lacs County: 7.5 %Mille Lacs County7.5Chippewa County: 7.4 %Chippewa County7.4Kandiyohi County: 7.2 %Kandiyohi County7.2Aitkin County: 7.1 %Aitkin County7.1Cottonwood County: 7 %Cottonwood County7Lyon County: 6.9 %Lyon County6.9Grant County: 6.8 %Grant County6.8Hubbard County: 6.8 %Hubbard County6.8Marshall County: 6.8 %Marshall County6.8Norman County: 6.8 %Norman County6.8Pine County: 6.8 %Pine County6.8Redwood County: 6.8 %Redwood County6.8Crow Wing County: 6.7 %Crow Wing County6.7Kanabec County: 6.7 %Kanabec County6.7Becker County: 6.6 %Becker County6.6Big Stone County: 6.6 %Big Stone County6.6Faribault County: 6.6 %Faribault County6.6Polk County: 6.6 %Polk County6.6Red Lake County: 6.5 %Red Lake County6.5Sibley County: 6.5 %Sibley County6.5Rice County: 6.4 %Rice County6.4Lincoln County: 6.3 %Lincoln County6.3Yellow Medicine County: 6.3 %Yellow Medicine County6.3Goodhue County: 6.1 %Goodhue County6.1Isanti County: 6.1 %Isanti County6.1Nobles County: 13 %Nobles County13Watonwan County: 10.7 %Watonwan County10.7Mahnomen County: 9.3 %Mahnomen County9.3Clearwater County: 9.2 %Clearwater County9.2Cook County: 8.7 %Cook County8.7Todd County: 8.7 %Todd County8.7Beltrami County: 8.6 %Beltrami County8.6Cass County: 8.2 %Cass County8.2Pipestone County: 8.1 %Pipestone County8.1Mower County: 8 %Mower County8Swift County: 8 %Swift County8Fillmore County: 7.8 %Fillmore County7.8Murray County: 7.7 %Murray County7.7Freeborn County: 7.6 %Freeborn County7.6Renville County: 7.6 %Renville County7.6Mille Lacs County: 7.5 %Mille Lacs County7.5Chippewa County: 7.4 %Chippewa County7.4Kandiyohi County: 7.2 %Kandiyohi County7.2Aitkin County: 7.1 %Aitkin County7.1Cottonwood County: 7 %Cottonwood County7Lyon County: 6.9 %Lyon County6.9Grant County: 6.8 %Grant County6.8Hubbard County: 6.8 %Hubbard County6.8Marshall County: 6.8 %Marshall County6.8Norman County: 6.8 %Norman County6.8Pine County: 6.8 %Pine County6.8Redwood County: 6.8 %Redwood County6.8Crow Wing County: 6.7 %Crow Wing County6.7Kanabec County: 6.7 %Kanabec County6.7Becker County: 6.6 %Becker County6.6Big Stone County: 6.6 %Big Stone County6.6Faribault County: 6.6 %Faribault County6.6Polk County: 6.6 %Polk County6.6Red Lake County: 6.5 %Red Lake County6.5Sibley County: 6.5 %Sibley County6.5Rice County: 6.4 %Rice County6.4Lincoln County: 6.3 %Lincoln County6.3Yellow Medicine County: 6.3 %Yellow Medicine County6.3Goodhue County: 6.1 %Goodhue County6.1Isanti County: 6.1 %Isanti County6.1
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Nobles County13+0.5 pts
2Watonwan County10.7-1 pts
3Mahnomen County9.3-2.2 pts
4Clearwater County9.2-3 pts
5Cook County8.7-2.4 pts
5Todd County8.7-1.5 pts
7Beltrami County8.6-1.3 pts
8Cass County8.2-1.7 pts
9Pipestone County8.1-1.2 pts
10Mower County8+0.1 pts
10Swift County8+0.4 pts
12Fillmore County7.8-1.4 pts
13Murray County7.7-0.1 pts
14Freeborn County7.6-0.2 pts
14Renville County7.6-0.1 pts
16Mille Lacs County7.5-0.6 pts
17Chippewa County7.4-0.6 pts
18Kandiyohi County7.2-0.8 pts
19Aitkin County7.1-0.3 pts
20Cottonwood County7-0.7 pts
21Lyon County6.9-0.9 pts
22Grant County6.8-0.1 pts
22Hubbard County6.8-1.4 pts
22Marshall County6.8-0.9 pts
22Norman County6.8-1.9 pts
22Pine County6.8-1.6 pts
22Redwood County6.8-2.2 pts
28Crow Wing County6.7-0.4 pts
28Kanabec County6.7-0.3 pts
30Becker County6.6-1.8 pts
30Big Stone County6.6+0.5 pts
30Faribault County6.6-0.6 pts
30Polk County6.6-1.1 pts
34Red Lake County6.5-1.9 pts
34Sibley County6.5-1.3 pts
36Rice County6.4-0.1 pts
37Lincoln County6.3-1.2 pts
37Yellow Medicine County6.3-1.6 pts
39Goodhue County6.1+0.2 pts
39Isanti County6.1+0.3 pts
39Otter Tail County6.1-1.2 pts
39Stevens County6.1-0.7 pts
39Traverse County6.1-0.8 pts
44Koochiching County6-2 pts
44Lac qui Parle County6-0.4 pts
44Ramsey County6-0.9 pts
44Wadena County6-1.2 pts
48Lake of the Woods County5.9-2.9 pts
49Morrison County5.8-0.9 pts
49Waseca County5.8-1.1 pts
51Benton County5.7-0.4 pts
52Pope County5.6-0.3 pts
52Roseau County5.6-0.5 pts
54Carlton County5.5-0.6 pts
54Lake County5.5-1.1 pts
54Le Sueur County5.5-0.5 pts
54Martin County5.5-1.1 pts
54Stearns County5.5-1.3 pts
59Blue Earth County5.4-0.6 pts
59Itasca County5.4-1.5 pts
59Jackson County5.4-1.1 pts
62McLeod County5.3-0.4 pts
62Meeker County5.3-1.5 pts
62Rock County5.3-1.1 pts
62Winona County5.3-1 pts
66Hennepin County5.2-0.3 pts
66St. Louis County5.2-0.8 pts
68Brown County5.1-0.5 pts
68Kittson County5.1-0.6 pts
68Steele County5.1-0.7 pts
68Wabasha County5.1-0.6 pts
72Anoka County5-0.3 pts
73Clay County4.7-1.4 pts
73Dodge County4.7-0.5 pts
75Wilkin County4.6-0.3 pts
76Houston County4.5-0.9 pts
76Nicollet County4.5-0.9 pts
76Sherburne County4.5-0.1 pts
79Chisago County4.40 pts
79Dakota County4.4-0.2 pts
79Douglas County4.4-0.8 pts
79Wright County4.4-1.9 pts
83Pennington County4.2-1 pts
84Olmsted County4.1-0.6 pts
84Scott County4.1-0.7 pts
86Washington County3.4-0.8 pts
87Carver County3.1-0.4 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-2021-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 Minnesota by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2021-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 Minnesota by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2021-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/minnesota-counties?period=2021. 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 Minnesota by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2021-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/minnesota-counties?period=2021.

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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 Minnesota by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2021-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nobles County, with 13% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Carver County, with 3.1% in 2021.

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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 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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