Texas had the highest percentage of uninsured residents in 2022, while Massachusetts had the lowest, according to new data released by the Census Bureau Sept. 14 as part of its American Community Survey. The national uninsured rate was eight percent.
States ranked by percentage of uninsured residents in 2022:
Texas: 16.6 percent
Oklahoma: 11.7 percent
Georgia: 11.7 percent
Wyoming: 11.5 percent
Florida: 11.2 percent
Nevada: 11.1 percent
Alaska: 11 percent
Mississippi: 10.8 percent
Arizona: 10.3 percent
North Carolina: 9.3 percent
Tennessee: 9.3 percent
South Carolina: 9.1 percent
Alabama: 8.8 percent
Kansas: 8.6 percent
Missouri: 8.6 percent
Arkansas: 8.4 percent
Montana: 8.3 percent
South Dakota: 8.1 percent
Utah: 8.1 percent
Idaho: 8.2 percent
New Mexico: 8.2 percent
Colorado: 7.1 percent
Indiana: 7 percent
Louisiana: 6.9 percent
New Jersey: 6.8 percent
Nebraska: 6.7 percent
Illinois: 6.6 percent
Maine: 6.6 percent
California: 6.5 percent
Virginia: 6.5 percent
North Dakota: 6.4 percent
Maryland: 6.1 percent
Washington: 6.1 percent
Oregon: 6 percent
Ohio: 5.9 percent
West Virginia: 5.9 percent
Delaware: 5.6 percent
Kentucky: 5.6 percent
Pennsylvania: 5.3 percent
Connecticut: 5.2 percent
Wisconsin: 5.2 percent
New Hampshire: 4.9 percent
New York: 4.9 percent
Michigan: 4.5 percent
Iowa: 4.5 percent
Minnesota: 4.5 percent
Rhode Island: 4.2 percent
Vermont: 3.9 percent
Hawaii: 3.5 percent
District of Columbia: 2.9 percent
Massachusetts: 2.4 percent