The ranking, published Sept. 4, used data from the U.S. Census Bureau on the share of uninsured residents in each metro area who didn’t qualify for Medicare. Four states — Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — only have one metro area, so those had the highest uninsured rate as a default.
Here are the metro areas with the highest uninsured rates, ranked by state:
Alabama: Gadsden
Uninsured rate: 16 percent
State uninsured rate: 11.7 percent
Alaska: Anchorage
Uninsured rate: 12.9 percent
State uninsured rate: 13.9 percent
Arizona: Yuma
Uninsured rate: 17.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 13.6 percent
Arkansas: Hot Springs
Uninsured rate: 14.5 percent
State uninsured rate: 10.9 percent
California: Merced
Uninsured rate: 13.2 percent
State uninsured rate: 8.9 percent
Colorado: Grand Junction
Uninsured rate: 12.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 9.3 percent
Connecticut: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
Uninsured rate: 10.6 percent
State uninsured rate: 7 percent
Delaware: Dover (only available metro)
Uninsured rate: 10.9 percent
State uninsured rate: 8.1 percent
Florida: Sebastian-Vero Beach
Uninsured rate: 19.9 percent
State uninsured rate: 16.3 percent
Georgia: Gainesville
Uninsured rate: 21.6 percent
State uninsured rate: 15.5 percent
Hawaii: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina
Uninsured rate: 7.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 5 percent
Idaho: Twin Falls
Uninsured rate: 15.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 12.8 percent
Illinois: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
Uninsured rate: 9.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 8.6 percent
Indiana: Elkhart-Goshen
Uninsured rate: 18.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 10.3 percent
Iowa: Iowa City
Uninsured rate: 8.7 percent
State uninsured rate: 6 percent
Kansas: Wichita
Uninsured rate: 12.1 percent
State uninsured rate: 10.9 percent
Kentucky: Bowling Green
Uninsured rate: 8.5 percent
State uninsured rate: 7.7 percent
Louisiana: Alexandria
Uninsured rate: 11.8 percent
State uninsured rate: 10.5 percent
Maine: Bangor
Uninsured rate: 11.8 percent
State uninsured rate: 10.1 percent
Maryland: Salisbury
Uninsured rate: 9.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 6.9 percent
Massachusetts: Barnstable Town
Uninsured rate: 4.1 percent
State uninsured rate: 3.5 percent
Michigan: Niles
Uninsured rate: 9.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 6.9 percent
Minnesota: Rochester
Uninsured rate: 6.6 percent
State uninsured rate: 5.8 percent
Mississippi: Hattiesburg
Uninsured rate: 16.6 percent
State uninsured rate: 15.4 percent
Missouri: Joplin
Uninsured rate: 17.8 percent
State uninsured rate: 12 percent
Montana: Great Falls
Uninsured rate: 8.6 percent
State uninsured rate: 10.2 percent
Nebraska: Grand Island
Uninsured rate: 12.5 percent
State uninsured rate: 9.8 percent
Nevada: Carson City
Uninsured rate: 18.7 percent
State uninsured rate: 13.4 percent
New Hampshire: Manchester-Nashua (only available metro)
Uninsured rate: 7.9 percent
State uninsured rate: 7.6 percent
New Jersey: Vineland-Bridgeton
Uninsured rate: 10.8 percent
State uninsured rate: 9.2 percent
New Mexico: Farmington
Uninsured rate: 16.3 percent
State uninsured rate: 12 percent
New York: New York-Newark-Jersey City
Uninsured rate: 7.9 percent
State uninsured rate: 6.1 percent
North Carolina: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
Uninsured rate: 16.6 percent
State uninsured rate: 13.4 percent
North Dakota: Fargo
Uninsured rate: 5.6 percent
State uninsured rate: 8.1 percent
Ohio: Mansfield
Uninsured rate: 9 percent
State uninsured rate: 7.8 percent
Oklahoma: Enid
Uninsured rate: 16.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 16.8 percent
Oregon: Grants Pass
Uninsured rate: 16.6 percent
State uninsured rate: 8.6 percent
Pennsylvania: Lancaster
Uninsured rate: 13.3 percent
State uninsured rate: 7 percent
Rhode Island: Providence-Warwick (only available metro)
Uninsured rate: 4.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 4.8 percent
South Carolina: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
Uninsured rate: 18.2 percent
State uninsured rate: 13.2 percent
South Dakota: Rapid City
Uninsured rate: 12.8 percent
State uninsured rate: 12.2 percent
Tennessee: Morristown
Uninsured rate: 15.3 percent
State uninsured rate: 12.1 percent
Texas: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
Uninsured rate: 35.7 percent
State uninsured rate: 20.8 percent
Utah: St. George
Uninsured rate: 18.4 percent
State uninsured rate: 10.8 percent
Vermont: Burlington-South Burlington (only available metro)
Uninsured rate: 4.3 percent
State uninsured rate: 5.6 percent
Virginia: Harrisonburg
Uninsured rate: 10.3 percent
State uninsured rate: 9.3 percent
Washington: Yakima
Uninsured rate: 15.8 percent
State uninsured rate: 7.7 percent
West Virginia: Weirton-Steubenville
Uninsured rate: 11 percent
State uninsured rate: 8.3 percent
Wisconsin: Eau Claire
Uninsured rate: 8.8 percent
State uninsured rate: 6.8 percent
Wyoming: Casper
Uninsured rate: 14.5 percent
State uninsured rate: 14.8 percent
