Counties in Texas by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)
Briscoe County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 254 counties in 2016, at 31.1%. Roberts County had the lowest, at 10.2%. The median was 20.1% and the figure for Texas was 18.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under 17
- 17 to 18
- 18 to 20
- 20 to 21
- 21 to 24
- 24 and over
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 (%) | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briscoe County | 31.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 2 | Hudspeth County | 31 | +0.1 pts |
| 3 | Gaines County | 30.9 | -2.1 pts |
| 4 | Collingsworth County | 29.7 | -3.4 pts |
| 4 | Hidalgo County | 29.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 6 | Cameron County | 29.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 6 | Hall County | 29.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 8 | Jeff Davis County | 28.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 8 | Presidio County | 28.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 8 | Zapata County | 28.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 11 | Cochran County | 28.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 12 | Starr County | 28.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 13 | Castro County | 27.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 13 | Sherman County | 27.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 15 | Maverick County | 27.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 15 | Webb County | 27.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 17 | Hansford County | 26.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 17 | Mason County | 26.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 19 | Ochiltree County | 26.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 20 | Bailey County | 26.4 | -2.8 pts |
| 20 | San Saba County | 26.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 22 | Cottle County | 26.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 22 | Menard County | 26.3 | -4.4 pts |
| 24 | Dallam County | 26 | -3 pts |
| 25 | Moore County | 25.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 26 | Motley County | 25.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 27 | Culberson County | 25.3 | -3.3 pts |
| 28 | Shelby County | 25.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 29 | Parmer County | 25.1 | -3.1 pts |
| 30 | Gonzales County | 24.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 31 | Comanche County | 24.5 | -2 pts |
| 31 | Edwards County | 24.5 | -6.7 pts |
| 31 | Real County | 24.5 | -2 pts |
| 34 | Lipscomb County | 24.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 35 | Lamb County | 24.3 | -2.3 pts |
| 35 | Titus County | 24.3 | 0 pts |
| 37 | Hardeman County | 24.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 37 | Terry County | 24.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 39 | Foard County | 24.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 40 | Deaf Smith County | 24 | -0.6 pts |
| 40 | Dickens County | 24 | +1.1 pts |
| 40 | Mills County | 24 | -0.6 pts |
| 43 | Waller County | 23.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 44 | Gillespie County | 23.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 44 | Yoakum County | 23.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 46 | Potter County | 23.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 47 | Hale County | 23 | 0 pts |
| 48 | Hamilton County | 22.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 48 | Swisher County | 22.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 50 | Floyd County | 22.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 50 | Stephens County | 22.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 50 | Willacy County | 22.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 53 | Bosque County | 22.7 | 0 pts |
| 53 | Schleicher County | 22.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 55 | Hill County | 22.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 56 | Cherokee County | 22.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 56 | Knox County | 22.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 56 | Leon County | 22.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 56 | Uvalde County | 22.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 56 | Val Verde County | 22.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 61 | Blanco County | 22.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 61 | Gray County | 22.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 63 | Garza County | 22.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 63 | Haskell County | 22.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 63 | Kimble County | 22.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 66 | Donley County | 22.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 67 | Van Zandt County | 22.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 68 | Madison County | 22 | +0.4 pts |
| 69 | Polk County | 21.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 70 | Dawson County | 21.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 70 | Erath County | 21.8 | -2.2 pts |
| 72 | Reagan County | 21.7 | -3.2 pts |
| 72 | Trinity County | 21.7 | 0 pts |
| 74 | Crosby County | 21.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 74 | Dallas County | 21.6 | -1 pts |
| 74 | Pecos County | 21.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 74 | Terrell County | 21.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 78 | Montague County | 21.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 78 | Navarro County | 21.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 78 | Palo Pinto County | 21.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 78 | San Jacinto County | 21.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 78 | Wharton County | 21.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 83 | Aransas County | 21.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 83 | Wheeler County | 21.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 85 | El Paso County | 21.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 85 | Hartley County | 21.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 85 | Henderson County | 21.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 85 | Hopkins County | 21.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 85 | Loving County | 21.2 | +8 pts |
| 85 | Nacogdoches County | 21.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 85 | Rains County | 21.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 85 | Young County | 21.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 93 | Bastrop County | 21.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 93 | Fannin County | 21.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 93 | Martin County | 21.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 96 | Grimes County | 21 | -0.2 pts |
| 96 | Kleberg County | 21 | +0.6 pts |
| 96 | Throckmorton County | 21 | -1 pts |
| 99 | Caldwell County | 20.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 99 | Ector County | 20.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 99 | Jack County | 20.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 102 | Eastland County | 20.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 102 | McCulloch County | 20.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 102 | Reeves County | 20.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 105 | Crockett County | 20.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 105 | Harris County | 20.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 105 | Limestone County | 20.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 105 | Rusk County | 20.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 105 | Shackelford County | 20.7 | +2.4 pts |
| 105 | Sutton County | 20.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 111 | Camp County | 20.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 111 | Kinney County | 20.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 111 | Liberty County | 20.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 111 | Lynn County | 20.6 | -4.6 pts |
| 115 | Red River County | 20.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 115 | Upton County | 20.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 117 | Coleman County | 20.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 117 | Cooke County | 20.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 119 | Freestone County | 20.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 119 | Hemphill County | 20.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 119 | King County | 20.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 122 | Glasscock County | 20.2 | +3.4 pts |
| 122 | Kent County | 20.2 | +1 pts |
| 122 | Kerr County | 20.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 125 | Frio County | 20.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 125 | Kenedy County | 20.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 125 | Mitchell County | 20.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 125 | Zavala County | 20.1 | 0 pts |
| 129 | Jefferson County | 20 | -1.9 pts |
| 129 | Matagorda County | 20 | -1.1 pts |
| 129 | Runnels County | 20 | -0.9 pts |
| 129 | Wood County | 20 | +0.1 pts |
| 133 | Angelina County | 19.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 133 | Burnet County | 19.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 133 | Crane County | 19.8 | 0 pts |
| 133 | Jim Hogg County | 19.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 133 | Morris County | 19.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 138 | Falls County | 19.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 138 | Hockley County | 19.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 140 | Colorado County | 19.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 140 | Hunt County | 19.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 140 | Jones County | 19.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 140 | Lamar County | 19.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 140 | Robertson County | 19.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 145 | Gregg County | 19.5 | -1 pts |
| 145 | Hutchinson County | 19.5 | 0 pts |
| 145 | Live Oak County | 19.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 145 | Milam County | 19.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 149 | Grayson County | 19.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 149 | Llano County | 19.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 149 | Ward County | 19.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 152 | Fayette County | 19.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 152 | Lampasas County | 19.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 152 | Wilbarger County | 19.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 155 | Sabine County | 19.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 156 | Burleson County | 19.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 156 | Houston County | 19.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 156 | Jim Wells County | 19.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 156 | Winkler County | 19.1 | -2 pts |
| 160 | Sterling County | 19 | -1.8 pts |
| 161 | Callahan County | 18.9 | 0 pts |
| 162 | Victoria County | 18.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 163 | Duval County | 18.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 163 | Jackson County | 18.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 163 | Somervell County | 18.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 166 | Lee County | 18.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 167 | San Patricio County | 18.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 168 | Calhoun County | 18.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 168 | Concho County | 18.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 168 | McLennan County | 18.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 168 | San Augustine County | 18.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 168 | Smith County | 18.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 168 | Stonewall County | 18.4 | -2.2 pts |
| 174 | Atascosa County | 18.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 174 | Austin County | 18.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 174 | Nueces County | 18.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 174 | Upshur County | 18.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 178 | Andrews County | 18.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 178 | Bee County | 18.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 178 | Delta County | 18.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 178 | Dimmit County | 18.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 182 | Bandera County | 18 | +0.8 pts |
| 182 | Brooks County | 18 | -0.7 pts |
| 184 | Archer County | 17.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 184 | Hood County | 17.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 184 | Johnson County | 17.9 | -1 pts |
| 184 | Walker County | 17.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 184 | Washington County | 17.9 | -1 pts |
| 189 | Brewster County | 17.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 189 | Fisher County | 17.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 189 | Franklin County | 17.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 192 | Anderson County | 17.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 192 | Scurry County | 17.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 192 | Wise County | 17.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 195 | Clay County | 17.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 195 | Kaufman County | 17.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 195 | Midland County | 17.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 198 | Harrison County | 17.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 198 | Marion County | 17.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 198 | Nolan County | 17.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 201 | Ellis County | 17.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 201 | Panola County | 17.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 203 | Coke County | 17.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 203 | Tom Green County | 17.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 205 | Brown County | 17.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 205 | Lavaca County | 17.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 207 | Howard County | 17 | -1.1 pts |
| 207 | La Salle County | 17 | -1.6 pts |
| 207 | Newton County | 17 | -0.1 pts |
| 207 | Refugio County | 17 | -1.5 pts |
| 207 | Tarrant County | 17 | -0.7 pts |
| 212 | DeWitt County | 16.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 212 | Montgomery County | 16.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 214 | Baylor County | 16.8 | -2.8 pts |
| 215 | Childress County | 16.7 | +2.9 pts |
| 216 | Bexar County | 16.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 216 | Medina County | 16.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 218 | Brazos County | 16.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 218 | Tyler County | 16.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 220 | Taylor County | 16.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 221 | Jasper County | 16.1 | -1 pts |
| 221 | McMullen County | 16.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 223 | Bowie County | 15.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 223 | Chambers County | 15.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 223 | Galveston County | 15.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 223 | Parker County | 15.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 223 | Wichita County | 15.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 228 | Armstrong County | 15.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 228 | Hays County | 15.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 228 | Karnes County | 15.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 231 | Cass County | 15.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 232 | Lubbock County | 15.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 233 | Wilson County | 15.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 234 | Travis County | 15.2 | -1 pts |
| 235 | Brazoria County | 15 | -0.6 pts |
| 235 | Carson County | 15 | -0.7 pts |
| 235 | Guadalupe County | 15 | +0.2 pts |
| 235 | Oldham County | 15 | -1 pts |
| 239 | Hardin County | 14.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 240 | Goliad County | 14.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 241 | Comal County | 14.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 241 | Irion County | 14.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 243 | Kendall County | 14 | -2.3 pts |
| 244 | Orange County | 13.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 245 | Bell County | 13.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 246 | Borden County | 13.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 247 | Coryell County | 13.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 248 | Rockwall County | 13.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 249 | Randall County | 12.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 250 | Fort Bend County | 12 | -0.8 pts |
Other periods
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.
How to cite
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-2016-csv.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
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 Texas by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-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 Texas by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2016. 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 Texas by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2016.
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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 Texas by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2016,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties: Counties in Texas by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2016}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2016-csv.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: 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-2016-csv.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
Which county has the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?
Briscoe County, with 31.1% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?
Roberts County, with 10.2% in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
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.