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 2023, at 33.5%. Loving County had the lowest, at 6%. The median was 19.1% and the figure for Texas was 18.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2023
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- 19 to 21
- 21 to 23
- 23 and over
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County | 33.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 2 | Presidio County | 29.6 | -3.9 pts |
| 3 | Kenedy County | 29.2 | -8.5 pts |
| 4 | Hansford County | 29.1 | +2 pts |
| 5 | Edwards County | 28.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 6 | Webb County | 28.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 7 | Hidalgo County | 27.5 | -2.7 pts |
| 8 | Cochran County | 27.3 | +3.8 pts |
| 9 | Ochiltree County | 27.1 | -1 pts |
| 10 | Dallam County | 26.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 11 | Sherman County | 26.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 12 | Parmer County | 26.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 13 | Bailey County | 26.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 14 | Zapata County | 26.1 | +2.4 pts |
| 15 | Cameron County | 26 | +0.8 pts |
| 16 | Moore County | 25.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 17 | Hudspeth County | 25.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 18 | San Saba County | 25.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 19 | Hall County | 25.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 19 | Wheeler County | 25.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 21 | Starr County | 25.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 22 | Yoakum County | 25 | -1.6 pts |
| 23 | Crockett County | 24.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 23 | Terry County | 24.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 25 | Gonzales County | 24.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 26 | Knox County | 24 | +3.1 pts |
| 27 | Titus County | 23.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 28 | Dawson County | 23.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 28 | Hale County | 23.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 28 | Liberty County | 23.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 31 | Maverick County | 23.7 | -2.6 pts |
| 31 | Menard County | 23.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 31 | Potter County | 23.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 34 | King County | 23.6 | +3.3 pts |
| 35 | Deaf Smith County | 23.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 35 | La Salle County | 23.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 37 | El Paso County | 23.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 38 | Comanche County | 23.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 38 | Dallas County | 23.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 38 | Lamb County | 23.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 41 | Swisher County | 23.2 | -4.9 pts |
| 42 | Uvalde County | 23 | +0.1 pts |
| 43 | Castro County | 22.9 | -2.4 pts |
| 43 | Floyd County | 22.9 | -2 pts |
| 43 | Navarro County | 22.9 | +4.2 pts |
| 46 | Collingsworth County | 22.7 | -3.3 pts |
| 47 | Ector County | 22.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 47 | Jack County | 22.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 49 | Caldwell County | 22.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 49 | Madison County | 22.5 | -1.8 pts |
| 51 | Harris County | 22.2 | 0 pts |
| 52 | Haskell County | 22 | -1.6 pts |
| 52 | Lipscomb County | 22 | +0.3 pts |
| 54 | Gray County | 21.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 54 | Hamilton County | 21.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 54 | Shelby County | 21.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 57 | Sutton County | 21.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 58 | McCulloch County | 21.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 58 | Willacy County | 21.6 | 0 pts |
| 60 | Andrews County | 21.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 60 | Colorado County | 21.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 60 | Gillespie County | 21.5 | -3.2 pts |
| 60 | Jefferson County | 21.5 | +1 pts |
| 60 | Palo Pinto County | 21.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 65 | Cherokee County | 21.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 66 | Erath County | 21.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 66 | Hopkins County | 21.3 | +1 pts |
| 66 | Leon County | 21.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 66 | Mason County | 21.3 | -2.7 pts |
| 66 | Pecos County | 21.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 66 | Reeves County | 21.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 66 | Van Zandt County | 21.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 73 | Bastrop County | 21.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 73 | Frio County | 21.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 75 | Matagorda County | 21 | -0.6 pts |
| 75 | Red River County | 21 | +1.9 pts |
| 77 | Freestone County | 20.9 | +2 pts |
| 77 | Live Oak County | 20.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 77 | Nacogdoches County | 20.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 77 | Wharton County | 20.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 81 | Camp County | 20.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 81 | Donley County | 20.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 81 | Lee County | 20.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 81 | Schleicher County | 20.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 85 | Briscoe County | 20.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 85 | Kerr County | 20.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 85 | Young County | 20.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 88 | Burnet County | 20.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 88 | Wood County | 20.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 90 | Rains County | 20.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 90 | San Jacinto County | 20.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 92 | Hardeman County | 20.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 92 | Hockley County | 20.4 | -2.1 pts |
| 92 | San Augustine County | 20.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 95 | Crosby County | 20.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 95 | Jackson County | 20.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 95 | Runnels County | 20.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 95 | Waller County | 20.3 | +2 pts |
| 99 | Burleson County | 20.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 99 | Eastland County | 20.2 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Kimble County | 20.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 99 | Montague County | 20.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 99 | Ward County | 20.2 | -3.1 pts |
| 99 | Wilbarger County | 20.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 105 | Foard County | 20.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 105 | Henderson County | 20.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 107 | Crane County | 20 | -3.2 pts |
| 107 | Grimes County | 20 | +0.3 pts |
| 107 | Hill County | 20 | +0.4 pts |
| 107 | Newton County | 20 | -0.4 pts |
| 111 | Houston County | 19.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 111 | Mills County | 19.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 113 | Coleman County | 19.8 | -1.8 pts |
| 113 | Cooke County | 19.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 113 | Gregg County | 19.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 116 | Brewster County | 19.7 | -3 pts |
| 116 | Hunt County | 19.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 118 | Jim Hogg County | 19.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 118 | Stephens County | 19.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 120 | Bosque County | 19.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 121 | Angelina County | 19.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 121 | Austin County | 19.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 121 | Real County | 19.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 121 | Throckmorton County | 19.4 | 0 pts |
| 125 | Limestone County | 19.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 125 | Winkler County | 19.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 127 | Jim Wells County | 19.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 128 | Polk County | 19 | 0 pts |
| 128 | Smith County | 19 | +0.4 pts |
| 128 | Val Verde County | 19 | -2.4 pts |
| 131 | Anderson County | 18.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 131 | Blanco County | 18.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 131 | Kleberg County | 18.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 134 | Atascosa County | 18.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 134 | Grayson County | 18.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 134 | Lampasas County | 18.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 134 | Llano County | 18.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 134 | Tyler County | 18.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 139 | Jones County | 18.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 139 | Walker County | 18.6 | 0 pts |
| 141 | Milam County | 18.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 141 | Scurry County | 18.5 | -2.4 pts |
| 143 | Falls County | 18.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 143 | Fayette County | 18.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 143 | Garza County | 18.4 | -3.8 pts |
| 143 | Hemphill County | 18.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 143 | Nueces County | 18.4 | -1 pts |
| 143 | Victoria County | 18.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 149 | Robertson County | 18.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 149 | San Patricio County | 18.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 149 | Trinity County | 18.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 152 | Lamar County | 18.2 | 0 pts |
| 152 | Sabine County | 18.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 154 | Johnson County | 18.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 154 | Upton County | 18.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 156 | Reagan County | 18 | -2.9 pts |
| 156 | Stonewall County | 18 | +1.6 pts |
| 156 | Tom Green County | 18 | -0.1 pts |
| 159 | Bandera County | 17.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 159 | Brooks County | 17.9 | 0 pts |
| 159 | Dickens County | 17.9 | -1 pts |
| 159 | Marion County | 17.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 159 | Wise County | 17.9 | 0 pts |
| 164 | Fannin County | 17.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 164 | Karnes County | 17.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 164 | Refugio County | 17.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 164 | Rusk County | 17.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 168 | Childress County | 17.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 168 | Goliad County | 17.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 168 | Nolan County | 17.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 168 | Washington County | 17.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 172 | Aransas County | 17.6 | -3 pts |
| 172 | Montgomery County | 17.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 172 | Morris County | 17.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 172 | Panola County | 17.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 172 | Tarrant County | 17.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 172 | Zavala County | 17.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 178 | Irion County | 17.5 | -3 pts |
| 178 | Kaufman County | 17.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 178 | Lavaca County | 17.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 178 | Oldham County | 17.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 182 | Coke County | 17.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 183 | DeWitt County | 17.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 183 | Dimmit County | 17.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 185 | Brown County | 17.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 185 | Calhoun County | 17.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 185 | Howard County | 17.2 | -2.6 pts |
| 185 | McLennan County | 17.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 189 | McMullen County | 17.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 190 | Bexar County | 16.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 190 | Duval County | 16.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 192 | Medina County | 16.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 192 | Wichita County | 16.8 | 0 pts |
| 194 | Martin County | 16.7 | -4.4 pts |
| 195 | Brazos County | 16.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 195 | Cottle County | 16.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 197 | Archer County | 16.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 198 | Culberson County | 16.4 | -6.8 pts |
| 199 | Ellis County | 16.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 199 | Jasper County | 16.3 | -3.9 pts |
| 199 | Shackelford County | 16.3 | -4.2 pts |
| 202 | Franklin County | 16.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 202 | Hood County | 16.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 202 | Hutchinson County | 16.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 205 | Motley County | 16.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 206 | Callahan County | 16 | -1.8 pts |
| 206 | Cass County | 16 | -1.6 pts |
| 206 | Sterling County | 16 | +1.8 pts |
| 209 | Galveston County | 15.8 | 0 pts |
| 209 | Taylor County | 15.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 211 | Baylor County | 15.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 211 | Lubbock County | 15.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 211 | Upshur County | 15.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 214 | Harrison County | 15.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 215 | Fisher County | 15.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 215 | Lynn County | 15.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 217 | Midland County | 15.4 | -3.5 pts |
| 218 | Parker County | 15.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 219 | Orange County | 15.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 220 | Bell County | 15 | -1.4 pts |
| 220 | Kendall County | 15 | -0.3 pts |
| 222 | Clay County | 14.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 222 | Hartley County | 14.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 222 | Mitchell County | 14.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 225 | Concho County | 14.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 226 | Somervell County | 14.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 227 | Hardin County | 14.6 | -2 pts |
| 228 | Bee County | 14.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 229 | Brazoria County | 14.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 230 | Bowie County | 14.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 231 | Hays County | 14 | +0.2 pts |
| 232 | Roberts County | 13.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 233 | Randall County | 13.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 234 | Delta County | 13.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 235 | Chambers County | 13.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 235 | Glasscock County | 13.3 | -4 pts |
| 235 | Jeff Davis County | 13.3 | -8.9 pts |
| 238 | Coryell County | 13.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 238 | Fort Bend County | 13.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 238 | Wilson County | 13.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 241 | Carson County | 13.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 241 | Travis County | 13.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 243 | Guadalupe County | 13 | -0.8 pts |
| 244 | Kinney County | 12.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 245 | Comal County | 12.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 246 | Denton County | 12 | +0.5 pts |
| 247 | Terrell County | 11.9 | -7.2 pts |
| 248 | Borden County | 11.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 249 | Rockwall County | 11.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 249 | Williamson County | 11.4 | +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-2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2023-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2023-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2023.
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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2023-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2023,
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), 2023}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2023-csv.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/texas-counties?period=2023. 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-2023-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 33.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?
Loving County, with 6% in 2023.
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.