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