New Mexico has the highest rate of youth enrollment in Medicaid/CHIP, while Utah has the lowest, according to new data published by KFF.
The data is from 2021 and is based on KFF estimates from the 2008 to 2021 American Community Survey.
The nation's uninsured rate hit a record low of 7.7 percent in the first quarter of 2023, according to data published Aug. 3 by the CDC. The data below does not reflect the children affected by the Medicaid/CHIP redeterminations process, which began in April.
States with the highest rates of children enrolled in Medicaid:
New Mexico: 58.3 percent
Louisiana: 53.4 percent
Arkansas: 52.2 percent
Mississippi: 49.2 percent
Kentucky: 47.7 percent
West Virginia: 47 percent
Oklahoma: 46.6 percent
South Carolina: 45.8 percent
Vermont: 45.4 percent
Alabama: 43.6 percent
Alaska: 43.3 percent
New York: 43 percent
California: 42.9 percent
District of Columbia: 41.8 percent
Oregon: 41.7 percent
North Carolina: 41.2 percent
Florida: 40.5 percent
Tennessee: 40.3 percent
Georgia: 39.7 percent
Rhode Island: 39.5 percent
Washington: 39.4 percent percent
Delaware: 39.2 percent
Michigan: 39.2 percent
United States: 39 percent
Arizona: 38.4 percent
Texas: 38.3 percent
Nevada: 38.2 percent
Ohio: 38.2 percent
Pennsylvania: 37.8 percent
Connecticut: 37.4 percent
Iowa: 37 percent
Illinois: 36.9 percent
Maryland: 36.6 percent
Idaho: 36 percent
Indiana: 35.8 percent
Hawaii: 35.7 percent
Massachusetts: 35.3 percent
Montana: 35.3 percent
Colorado: 34.5 percent
New Jersey: 33.7 percent
Wisconsin: 33 percent
Missouri: 32.7 percent
Kansas: 32.2 percent
Minnesota: 31.4 percent
Maine: 31 percent
Virginia: 29.5 percent
South Dakota: 29.4 percent
Nebraska: 28.4 percent
New Hampshire: 27.5 percent
Wyoming: 23.8 percent
North Dakota: 16.8 percent
Utah: 16.7 percent