The town in each state with the highest rate of health coverage

While an estimated 28.9 million Americans under 65 were uninsured in 2019, over a dozen towns across the country boasted uninsured rates of effectively zero during the same period, according to financial news site 24/7 Tempo.

24/7 Tempo analyzed five-year estimates of the percentage of the noninstitutionalized population under 65 without health insurance from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey. The analysis used census "place" geographies — a category that includes 29,573 incorporated legal entities and census-designated statistical entities. Of those, 29,319 had boundaries that fell within one of the 50 states, while the rest were in the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico. Towns were defined as having at least 1,000 people and less than 25,000 people.

The town in each state with the highest rate of health coverage in 2019:

Alabama

Highland Lakes uninsured rate: 1 percent

State uninsured rate: 11.3 percent

Alaska

Steele Creek uninsured rate: 5.2 percent

State uninsured rate: 15.3 percent

Arizona

Rincon Valley uninsured rate: 2.3 percent

State uninsured rate: 12.4 percent

Arkansas

Cave Springs uninsured rate: 0.8 percent

State uninsured rate: 10.1 percent

California

Camp Pendleton South uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 8.6 percent

Colorado

Indian Hills uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 8.7 percent

Connecticut

Georgetown uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 6.3 percent

Delaware

Pike Creek uninsured rate: 2 percent

State uninsured rate: 6.8 percent

Florida

Heathrow uninsured rate: 1.4 percent

State uninsured rate: 15.7 percent

Georgia

Druid Hills uninsured rate: 2 percent

State uninsured rate: 15.2 percent

Hawaii

Schofield Barracks uninsured rate: 0.7 percent

State uninsured rate: 4.6 percent

Idaho

Mountain Home uninsured rate: 2.3 percent

State uninsured rate: 12.4 percent

Illinois

Sherman uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 7.9 percent

Indiana

Shorewood Forest uninsured rate: 1.2 percent

State uninsured rate: 9.8 percent

Iowa

Monticello uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 5.5 percent

Kansas

Bel Aire uninsured rate: 1.8 percent

State uninsured rate: 10.3 percent

Kentucky

Indian Hills uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 6.7 percent

Louisiana

Fort Polk South uninsured rate: 0.6 percent

State uninsured rate: 11 percent

Maine

Cumberland Center uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 9.8 percent

Maryland

St. James uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 6.9 percent

Massachusetts

North Pembroke uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 3.2 percent

Michigan

East Grand Rapids uninsured rate: 0.6 percent

State uninsured rate: 6.5 percent

Minnesota

Minnetrista uninsured rate: 0.5 percent

State uninsured rate: 5.2 percent

Mississippi

University uninsured rate: 3 percent

State uninsured rate: 14.5 percent

Missouri

Ladue uninsured rate: 0.8 percent

State uninsured rate: 11.1 percent

Montana

Helena Valley Northwest uninsured rate: 3 percent

State uninsured rate: 10.9 percent

Nebraska

Hickman uninsured rate: 1.1 percent

State uninsured rate: 9.5 percent

Nevada

Nellis uninsured rate: 1.7 percent

State uninsured rate: 12.9 percent

New Hampshire

Hanover uninsured rate: 2.4 percent

State uninsured rate: 7.1 percent

New Jersey

White House Station uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 9 percent

New Mexico

Sandia Heights uninsured rate: 1.4 percent

State uninsured rate: 11.4 percent

New York

Hilton uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 6.7 percent

North Carolina

Whispering Pines uninsured rate: 1.5 percent

State uninsured rate: 12.6 percent

North Dakota

Washburn uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 8.5 percent

Ohio

Montgomery uninsured rate: 0.7 percent

State uninsured rate: 7.2 percent

Oklahoma

Nichols Hills uninsured rate: 1.9 percent

State uninsured rate: 16.5 percent

Oregon

Hines uninsured rate: 1 percent

State uninsured rate: 8 percent

Pennsylvania

Churchville uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 6.8 percent

Rhode Island

Hope Valley uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 5.3 percent

South Carolina

Tega Cay uninsured rate: 1.2 percent

State uninsured rate: 12.6 percent

South Dakota

Groton uninsured rate: 2.9 percent

State uninsured rate: 11.2 percent

Tennessee

Oak Hill uninsured rate: 1.6 percent

State uninsured rate: 11.4 percent

Texas

Bee Cave uninsured rate: 0.7 percent

State uninsured rate: 19.4 percent

Utah

Plain City uninsured rate: 2.1 percent

State uninsured rate: 10.4 percent

Vermont

Lyndonville uninsured rate: 2.8 percent

State uninsured rate: 4.8 percent

Virginia

Rivanna uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 10 percent

Washington

Bangor Base uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 7.3 percent

West Virginia

Hinton uninsured rate: 0.8 percent

State uninsured rate: 7.4 percent

Wisconsin

Lake Wazeecha uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 6.4 percent

Wyoming

South Park uninsured rate: 0 percent

State uninsured rate: 13.5 percent

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