Counties in Texas by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)
Gaines County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 254 counties in 2018, at 32.2%. Borden County had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 20.7% and the figure for Texas was 19.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2018
- Under 17
- 17 to 19
- 19 to 21
- 21 to 22
- 22 to 25
- 25 and over
Top 40 counties, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2018 (%) | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County | 32.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 2 | Hidalgo County | 32.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 3 | Presidio County | 32 | +3 pts |
| 4 | Cameron County | 30.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 4 | Dallam County | 30.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 6 | Collingsworth County | 30 | -2.7 pts |
| 7 | Starr County | 29.9 | +1 pts |
| 8 | Webb County | 29.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 9 | Jeff Davis County | 29.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 10 | Bailey County | 29.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 10 | Castro County | 29.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 12 | Hall County | 28.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 12 | Zapata County | 28.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 14 | Hudspeth County | 28.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 14 | Menard County | 28.3 | +2.7 pts |
| 14 | Sherman County | 28.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 17 | Parmer County | 28.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 18 | San Saba County | 28 | -0.9 pts |
| 19 | Hansford County | 27.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 19 | Lipscomb County | 27.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 21 | Maverick County | 27.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 22 | Mason County | 27.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 23 | Ochiltree County | 27.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 24 | Cochran County | 27 | -1.5 pts |
| 25 | Mills County | 26.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 26 | Kenedy County | 26.8 | +4 pts |
| 27 | Briscoe County | 26.7 | -4.7 pts |
| 28 | Deaf Smith County | 26 | +0.8 pts |
| 29 | Haskell County | 25.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 29 | Leon County | 25.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 31 | Wheeler County | 25.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 32 | Hardeman County | 25.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 33 | Gonzales County | 25.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 33 | Knox County | 25.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 33 | Lamb County | 25.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 36 | Shelby County | 25.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 37 | Moore County | 25.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 38 | Cottle County | 25.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 39 | Comanche County | 25 | -0.2 pts |
| 40 | Schleicher County | 24.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 41 | Culberson County | 24.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 41 | Terry County | 24.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 43 | Hemphill County | 24.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 43 | Potter County | 24.5 | +1 pts |
| 43 | Throckmorton County | 24.5 | -2.8 pts |
| 46 | Edwards County | 24.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 46 | Stephens County | 24.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 48 | Aransas County | 24.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 48 | Coleman County | 24.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 50 | Dallas County | 24 | +1 pts |
| 51 | El Paso County | 23.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 51 | Real County | 23.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 51 | Uvalde County | 23.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 54 | Dawson County | 23.6 | +2.4 pts |
| 55 | Hartley County | 23.5 | +2.6 pts |
| 55 | Pecos County | 23.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 57 | Bosque County | 23.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 57 | Swisher County | 23.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 59 | Gray County | 23.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 59 | Jack County | 23.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 59 | Waller County | 23.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 59 | Wharton County | 23.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 63 | Burnet County | 23.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 63 | Garza County | 23.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 65 | Montague County | 22.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 66 | Floyd County | 22.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 66 | Hamilton County | 22.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 66 | Hill County | 22.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 66 | Hopkins County | 22.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 66 | San Jacinto County | 22.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 71 | Foard County | 22.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 72 | Harris County | 22.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 72 | Palo Pinto County | 22.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 72 | Willacy County | 22.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 75 | Cherokee County | 22.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 75 | Hockley County | 22.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 75 | Titus County | 22.4 | -2.8 pts |
| 75 | Yoakum County | 22.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 79 | Grimes County | 22.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 79 | Henderson County | 22.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 81 | Frio County | 22.2 | 0 pts |
| 82 | Gillespie County | 22.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 82 | Rains County | 22.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 84 | Blanco County | 22 | +0.5 pts |
| 84 | Hale County | 22 | -1.1 pts |
| 84 | King County | 22 | -2.1 pts |
| 84 | Young County | 22 | -1.1 pts |
| 88 | Bandera County | 21.9 | +3.2 pts |
| 88 | Polk County | 21.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 90 | Bastrop County | 21.8 | 0 pts |
| 90 | Limestone County | 21.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 90 | Navarro County | 21.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 90 | Reeves County | 21.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 94 | Colorado County | 21.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 94 | Kerr County | 21.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 94 | Rusk County | 21.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 94 | Smith County | 21.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 98 | Dickens County | 21.6 | -2.9 pts |
| 98 | Liberty County | 21.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 98 | Val Verde County | 21.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 101 | Caldwell County | 21.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 101 | Childress County | 21.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 101 | Crockett County | 21.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 101 | Wilbarger County | 21.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 105 | Eastland County | 21.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 105 | Ector County | 21.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 105 | Van Zandt County | 21.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 108 | Angelina County | 21.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 108 | Matagorda County | 21.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 108 | Trinity County | 21.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 111 | Houston County | 21.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 112 | Gregg County | 21.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 112 | Live Oak County | 21.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 112 | Mitchell County | 21.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 112 | Shackelford County | 21.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 116 | Andrews County | 21 | -1.1 pts |
| 116 | Reagan County | 21 | -2.4 pts |
| 118 | Kimble County | 20.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 118 | Nacogdoches County | 20.9 | -2 pts |
| 118 | Winkler County | 20.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 121 | Erath County | 20.8 | -2.6 pts |
| 121 | Robertson County | 20.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 121 | Upshur County | 20.8 | +2.6 pts |
| 121 | Wise County | 20.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 125 | Dimmit County | 20.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 125 | Falls County | 20.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 125 | Freestone County | 20.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 125 | Llano County | 20.7 | 0 pts |
| 129 | Camp County | 20.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 129 | Lamar County | 20.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 129 | Lee County | 20.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 129 | Madison County | 20.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 133 | Concho County | 20.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 133 | Grayson County | 20.5 | +1 pts |
| 133 | Jefferson County | 20.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 136 | Burleson County | 20.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 136 | Cooke County | 20.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 138 | Atascosa County | 20.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 138 | Duval County | 20.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 138 | Nueces County | 20.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 141 | Fannin County | 20.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 141 | Jim Wells County | 20.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 143 | Crane County | 20 | -0.2 pts |
| 143 | Hutchinson County | 20 | -0.3 pts |
| 143 | Lynn County | 20 | +1 pts |
| 143 | Wood County | 20 | -0.5 pts |
| 147 | Anderson County | 19.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 147 | Crosby County | 19.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 147 | Fisher County | 19.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 147 | Walker County | 19.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 151 | Hunt County | 19.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 151 | McCulloch County | 19.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 151 | Stonewall County | 19.8 | -2.5 pts |
| 151 | Sutton County | 19.8 | -2 pts |
| 155 | Austin County | 19.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 155 | Brewster County | 19.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 155 | Donley County | 19.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 155 | Runnels County | 19.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 155 | San Augustine County | 19.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 160 | Newton County | 19.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 160 | Zavala County | 19.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 162 | Fayette County | 19.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 162 | Glasscock County | 19.5 | -2.4 pts |
| 162 | Terrell County | 19.5 | -8.2 pts |
| 165 | Motley County | 19.4 | -2.6 pts |
| 165 | Panola County | 19.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 165 | Scurry County | 19.4 | +1 pts |
| 168 | Sabine County | 19.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 168 | Washington County | 19.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 170 | Calhoun County | 19.2 | 0 pts |
| 170 | Jim Hogg County | 19.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 170 | Kleberg County | 19.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 170 | Marion County | 19.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 174 | Jones County | 19.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 175 | Johnson County | 19 | +1.2 pts |
| 175 | Martin County | 19 | -3.7 pts |
| 175 | Milam County | 19 | -1.2 pts |
| 175 | Red River County | 19 | -0.6 pts |
| 175 | Tarrant County | 19 | +0.6 pts |
| 175 | Upton County | 19 | -3.6 pts |
| 181 | Callahan County | 18.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 181 | Ward County | 18.9 | -2.4 pts |
| 183 | Ellis County | 18.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 183 | Karnes County | 18.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 185 | Jackson County | 18.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 185 | Lampasas County | 18.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 187 | Clay County | 18.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 187 | Harrison County | 18.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 189 | Howard County | 18.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 189 | Nolan County | 18.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 191 | McLennan County | 18.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 192 | Bee County | 18.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 192 | Victoria County | 18.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 194 | DeWitt County | 18.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 194 | Medina County | 18.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 194 | Sterling County | 18.2 | -4.1 pts |
| 197 | Somervell County | 18.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 198 | Kinney County | 18 | -4.2 pts |
| 199 | Brooks County | 17.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 199 | Tyler County | 17.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 201 | Bexar County | 17.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 201 | Brown County | 17.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 201 | Kaufman County | 17.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 204 | Montgomery County | 17.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 204 | Morris County | 17.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 204 | Parker County | 17.7 | +2.4 pts |
| 204 | San Patricio County | 17.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 208 | Hays County | 17.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 209 | Franklin County | 17.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 210 | Galveston County | 17.4 | +2 pts |
| 210 | Refugio County | 17.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 210 | Taylor County | 17.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 213 | Coke County | 17.3 | -2.7 pts |
| 213 | Delta County | 17.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 213 | Wichita County | 17.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 216 | Armstrong County | 17.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 216 | Lavaca County | 17.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 218 | Hood County | 17 | -0.5 pts |
| 219 | Baylor County | 16.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 219 | Brazos County | 16.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 219 | Cass County | 16.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 219 | Tom Green County | 16.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 223 | Jasper County | 16.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 224 | Archer County | 16.5 | -2.5 pts |
| 224 | Kent County | 16.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 224 | La Salle County | 16.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 227 | Brazoria County | 16.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 227 | Midland County | 16.4 | -3.4 pts |
| 229 | Orange County | 16.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 230 | Loving County | 16.2 | -4.9 pts |
| 231 | Wilson County | 16 | -0.6 pts |
| 232 | Goliad County | 15.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 233 | Lubbock County | 15.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 234 | Bowie County | 15.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 235 | Comal County | 15.4 | +1 pts |
| 235 | Hardin County | 15.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 235 | Kendall County | 15.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 238 | Carson County | 15.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 239 | Coryell County | 15.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 239 | Oldham County | 15.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 241 | Bell County | 15.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 241 | Chambers County | 15.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 243 | Travis County | 14.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 244 | Guadalupe County | 14.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 245 | McMullen County | 14.1 | -5.8 pts |
| 246 | Rockwall County | 13.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 247 | Fort Bend County | 13.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 247 | Randall County | 13.2 | 0 pts |
| 247 | Roberts County | 13.2 | +1 pts |
| 250 | Denton County | 13 | +0.1 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-2018-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), 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2018,
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), 2018}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2018-csv.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2018. 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-2018-csv.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
Which county has the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?
Gaines County, with 32.2% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?
Borden County, with 11.3% in 2018.
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.