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 2019, at 35.8%. Loving County had the lowest, at 11.4%. The median was 21.6% and the figure for Texas was 20.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2019
- Under 18
- 18 to 20
- 20 to 22
- 22 to 23
- 23 to 25
- 25 and over
Top 40 counties, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2019 (%) | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County | 35.8 | +3.6 pts |
| 2 | Dallam County | 33.8 | +3.6 pts |
| 3 | Hidalgo County | 33.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 4 | Presidio County | 32.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 5 | Collingsworth County | 32.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 6 | Hudspeth County | 32 | +3.7 pts |
| 7 | Starr County | 31.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 8 | Cameron County | 30.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 9 | San Saba County | 30.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 10 | Hall County | 30.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 10 | Webb County | 30.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 12 | Hansford County | 29.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 13 | Mason County | 29.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 14 | Castro County | 29.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 14 | Zapata County | 29.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 16 | Lipscomb County | 29.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 17 | Cochran County | 28.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 17 | Maverick County | 28.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 17 | Menard County | 28.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 20 | Sherman County | 28.3 | 0 pts |
| 21 | Parmer County | 28.2 | 0 pts |
| 22 | Bailey County | 28.1 | -1 pts |
| 23 | Ochiltree County | 27.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 24 | Moore County | 27.2 | +2 pts |
| 25 | Jeff Davis County | 27.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 26 | Haskell County | 26.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 26 | Lamb County | 26.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 26 | Mills County | 26.9 | 0 pts |
| 29 | Hardeman County | 26.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 30 | Kenedy County | 26.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 30 | Leon County | 26.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 30 | Swisher County | 26.3 | +2.9 pts |
| 30 | Terry County | 26.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 34 | Deaf Smith County | 26.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 34 | Wheeler County | 26.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 34 | Yoakum County | 26.2 | +3.8 pts |
| 37 | Floyd County | 25.9 | +3.1 pts |
| 38 | Edwards County | 25.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 38 | Shelby County | 25.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 40 | Caldwell County | 25.7 | +4.2 pts |
| 41 | Coleman County | 25.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 41 | Wharton County | 25.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 43 | Potter County | 25.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 44 | Gonzales County | 25.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 45 | Dallas County | 25.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 45 | Titus County | 25.1 | +2.7 pts |
| 47 | Knox County | 25 | -0.5 pts |
| 48 | Aransas County | 24.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 48 | Schleicher County | 24.9 | 0 pts |
| 48 | Uvalde County | 24.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 51 | Colorado County | 24.8 | +3.1 pts |
| 51 | Hamilton County | 24.8 | +2 pts |
| 51 | Pecos County | 24.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 54 | Jack County | 24.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 55 | Culberson County | 24.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 55 | El Paso County | 24.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 55 | Throckmorton County | 24.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 58 | Gillespie County | 24.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 58 | Harris County | 24.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 60 | Briscoe County | 24.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 60 | Comanche County | 24.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 60 | Eastland County | 24.1 | +2.7 pts |
| 60 | Hale County | 24.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 64 | Madison County | 24 | +3.4 pts |
| 64 | Stephens County | 24 | -0.2 pts |
| 66 | Gray County | 23.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 66 | Van Zandt County | 23.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 66 | Waller County | 23.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 69 | Kerr County | 23.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 69 | Kimble County | 23.8 | +2.9 pts |
| 71 | Erath County | 23.7 | +2.9 pts |
| 72 | Garza County | 23.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 72 | Navarro County | 23.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 72 | Val Verde County | 23.6 | +2 pts |
| 75 | Hopkins County | 23.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 75 | Young County | 23.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 77 | Willacy County | 23.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 78 | Hemphill County | 23.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 78 | Llano County | 23.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 80 | Dawson County | 23.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 80 | Henderson County | 23.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 82 | Childress County | 23.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 82 | Palo Pinto County | 23.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 84 | Bosque County | 23 | -0.4 pts |
| 84 | Polk County | 23 | +1.1 pts |
| 86 | Foard County | 22.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 86 | Hartley County | 22.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 88 | Frio County | 22.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 88 | Liberty County | 22.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 90 | Bastrop County | 22.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 90 | Motley County | 22.7 | +3.3 pts |
| 92 | Grimes County | 22.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 92 | Hill County | 22.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 92 | Limestone County | 22.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 92 | San Jacinto County | 22.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 96 | Scurry County | 22.5 | +3.1 pts |
| 96 | Shackelford County | 22.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 98 | Cherokee County | 22.4 | 0 pts |
| 98 | Gregg County | 22.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 98 | Live Oak County | 22.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 101 | Atascosa County | 22.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 101 | Real County | 22.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 101 | Reeves County | 22.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 101 | Wood County | 22.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 105 | Hockley County | 22.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 105 | Jackson County | 22.1 | +3.4 pts |
| 105 | Lee County | 22.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 105 | Rains County | 22.1 | 0 pts |
| 109 | Angelina County | 22 | +0.7 pts |
| 109 | Cooke County | 22 | +1.6 pts |
| 109 | Dickens County | 22 | +0.4 pts |
| 109 | Ector County | 22 | +0.6 pts |
| 113 | Concho County | 21.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 113 | Duval County | 21.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 113 | Zavala County | 21.9 | +2.3 pts |
| 116 | Camp County | 21.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 116 | Grayson County | 21.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 116 | Jim Wells County | 21.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 116 | Lamar County | 21.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 116 | Newton County | 21.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 116 | Wilbarger County | 21.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 122 | Blanco County | 21.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 122 | Houston County | 21.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 122 | Montague County | 21.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 125 | Austin County | 21.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 125 | Cottle County | 21.6 | -3.5 pts |
| 125 | Fayette County | 21.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 125 | Jefferson County | 21.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 125 | King County | 21.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 125 | Wise County | 21.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 131 | Crosby County | 21.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 131 | Fannin County | 21.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 131 | Trinity County | 21.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 134 | Falls County | 21.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 135 | Donley County | 21.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 135 | Red River County | 21.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 137 | Brewster County | 21.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 137 | Lynn County | 21.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 137 | Nacogdoches County | 21.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 137 | Ward County | 21.2 | +2.3 pts |
| 141 | San Augustine County | 21.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 141 | Smith County | 21.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 143 | McCulloch County | 21 | +1.2 pts |
| 143 | Winkler County | 21 | +0.1 pts |
| 145 | Andrews County | 20.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 145 | Burnet County | 20.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 145 | Crockett County | 20.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 148 | Anderson County | 20.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 148 | Freestone County | 20.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 148 | Matagorda County | 20.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 151 | Rusk County | 20.7 | -1 pts |
| 151 | Sutton County | 20.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 153 | Bandera County | 20.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 153 | Dimmit County | 20.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 153 | Nolan County | 20.5 | +2 pts |
| 153 | Upton County | 20.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 157 | Crane County | 20.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 157 | Jones County | 20.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 157 | Martin County | 20.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 160 | Burleson County | 20.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 160 | Calhoun County | 20.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 162 | Hutchinson County | 20.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 162 | Johnson County | 20.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 162 | Marion County | 20.2 | +1 pts |
| 162 | Runnels County | 20.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 162 | Victoria County | 20.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 167 | DeWitt County | 20.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 167 | Sabine County | 20.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 167 | Tyler County | 20.1 | +2.2 pts |
| 170 | Brown County | 20 | +2.2 pts |
| 170 | Harrison County | 20 | +1.4 pts |
| 170 | Robertson County | 20 | -0.8 pts |
| 173 | Mitchell County | 19.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 173 | Nueces County | 19.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 173 | Reagan County | 19.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 176 | Kleberg County | 19.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 177 | Archer County | 19.7 | +3.2 pts |
| 177 | Hunt County | 19.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 177 | Panola County | 19.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 177 | Washington County | 19.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 181 | Fisher County | 19.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 181 | Karnes County | 19.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 181 | Stonewall County | 19.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 181 | Terrell County | 19.5 | 0 pts |
| 185 | Coke County | 19.3 | +2 pts |
| 185 | Milam County | 19.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 187 | Walker County | 19.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 188 | Bexar County | 19.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 188 | Glasscock County | 19.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 188 | Howard County | 19.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 191 | Sterling County | 19 | +0.8 pts |
| 192 | Ellis County | 18.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 192 | Lavaca County | 18.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 192 | Tarrant County | 18.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 195 | Clay County | 18.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 195 | Refugio County | 18.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 197 | Morris County | 18.7 | +1 pts |
| 197 | San Patricio County | 18.7 | +1 pts |
| 199 | Bee County | 18.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 199 | Brooks County | 18.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 199 | Delta County | 18.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 199 | Kinney County | 18.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 199 | Upshur County | 18.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 199 | Wichita County | 18.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 205 | Lampasas County | 18.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 205 | Taylor County | 18.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 207 | Callahan County | 18.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 207 | Midland County | 18.4 | +2 pts |
| 209 | Jim Hogg County | 18.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 209 | La Salle County | 18.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 211 | Medina County | 18.2 | 0 pts |
| 212 | Oldham County | 18.1 | +2.9 pts |
| 213 | Armstrong County | 18 | +0.9 pts |
| 213 | McLennan County | 18 | -0.4 pts |
| 215 | Hood County | 17.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 215 | Somervell County | 17.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 217 | Lubbock County | 17.7 | +2.1 pts |
| 218 | Jasper County | 17.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 218 | Tom Green County | 17.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 220 | Brazos County | 17.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 221 | Galveston County | 17.4 | 0 pts |
| 222 | Bowie County | 17.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 222 | Franklin County | 17.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 222 | Montgomery County | 17.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 222 | Parker County | 17.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 226 | Kaufman County | 17.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 227 | Goliad County | 17 | +1.2 pts |
| 228 | Cass County | 16.8 | 0 pts |
| 228 | Orange County | 16.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 230 | Hays County | 16.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 230 | Kendall County | 16.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 230 | Roberts County | 16.7 | +3.5 pts |
| 233 | Bell County | 16.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 233 | Wilson County | 16.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 235 | Travis County | 16.5 | +1.7 pts |
| 236 | Brazoria County | 16.4 | 0 pts |
| 237 | Baylor County | 16.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 238 | Hardin County | 16.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 239 | Coryell County | 16 | +0.8 pts |
| 240 | Chambers County | 15.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 240 | Guadalupe County | 15.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 242 | Carson County | 15.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 243 | Comal County | 15 | -0.4 pts |
| 243 | Fort Bend County | 15 | +1.8 pts |
| 245 | Rockwall County | 14.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 246 | Kent County | 14.1 | -2.4 pts |
| 247 | Irion County | 14 | +1.2 pts |
| 248 | McMullen County | 13.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 249 | Denton County | 13.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 250 | Randall County | 13.2 | 0 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-2019-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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2019.
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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2019,
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), 2019}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2019-csv.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2019. 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-2019-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 35.8% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?
Loving County, with 11.4% in 2019.
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.