Nevada, Oregon and California led the nation in the largest change in uninsured rates from 2010 to 2015, a WalletHub analysis found.
WalletHub analysts used U.S. Census Bureau data to compare overall insurance rates throughout the 50 states. Analysts reported an overall 6.02 percent decrease in uninsured rates nationally in the time period.
Here is a state-by-state look at percent changes in uninsured rates from 2010 to 2015, listed from highest to lowest.
Nevada: -10.34 percent
Oregon: -10.13 percent
California: -9.96 percent
Kentucky: -9.23 percent
New Mexico: -8.68 percent
West Virginia: -8.64 percent
Arkansas: -7.97 percent
Florida: -7.93 percent
Colorado: -7.86 percent
Washington: -7.62 percent
Idaho: -6.70 percent
Illinois: -6.67 percent
South Carolina: -6.63 percent
Texas: -6.61 percent
Rhode Island: -6.47 percent
Michigan: -6.28 percent
Arizona: -6.05 percent
Louisiana: -5.87 percent
Georgia: -5.85 percent
Ohio: -5.79 percent
Montana: -5.67 percent
North Carolina: -5.58 percent
Mississippi: -5.50 percent
Indiana: -5.20 percent
Alaska: -4.99 percent
Oklahoma: -4.96 percent
Utah: -4.86 percent
New York: -4.84 percent
New Hampshire: -4.79 percent
Kansas: -4.75 percent
Maryland: -4.68 percent
Minnesota: -4.56 percent
New Jersey: -4.53 percent
Alabama: -4.47 percent
Iowa: -4.28 percent
Vermont: -4.23 percent
Tennessee: -4.08 percent
Hawaii: -3.92 percent
Virginia: -3.92 percent
Delaware: -3.84 percent
Pennsylvania: -3.80 percent
Wisconsin: -3.77 percent
Missouri: -3.39 percent
Wyoming: -3.39 percent
Nebraska: -3.28 percent
Connecticut: -3.14 percent
South Dakota: -2.18 percent
North Dakota: -2.01 percent
Maine: -1.73 percent
Massachusetts: -1.59 percent
For the complete WalletHub analysis, click here.
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