With the national uninsured rate back on the rise, growing to 8.5% in 2018 from 7.9% in 2017, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Uninsured Rates by State.
WalletHub compared the rates for all 50 states, in addition to a breakdown by age, race/ethnicity and income level.
According to their report, North Carolina ranked among the worst in the nation at #42, and South Carolina came in just 2 spots higher at #40;
Uninsured Rates by State
| Overall Rank* (1 = Lowest) |
State | Change in Uninsured Rate Between 2010 & 2018 | 2018 Children’s Uninsured Rate (Rank) |
2018 Adults’ Uninsured Rate (Rank) |
2018 Whites’ Uninsured Rate (Rank) |
2018 Blacks’ Uninsured Rate (Rank) |
2018 Hispanics’ Uninsured Rate (Rank) |
2018 Low-Income Households’ Uninsured Rate (Rank) |
2018 High-Income Households’ Uninsured Rate (Rank) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | -1.65% | 1.22% (1) |
3.19% (1) |
2.08% (1) |
4.26% (2) |
5.33% (1) |
4.22% (1) |
1.64% (1) |
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| 2 | Vermont | -4.02% | 1.97% (2) |
4.55% (3) |
3.71% (9) |
11.59% (35) |
11.04% (6) |
5.92% (3) |
2.41% (7) |
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| 3 | Hawaii | -3.81% | 2.61% (7) |
4.52% (2) |
3.21% (6) |
4.75% (4) |
7.21% (2) |
6.83% (4) |
2.36% (6) |
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| 4 | Rhode Island | -8.09% | 2.18% (3) |
4.59% (4) |
2.95% (3) |
3.92% (1) |
8.92% (3) |
5.80% (2) |
1.94% (2) |
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| 5 | Minnesota | -4.67% | 3.28% (11) |
4.77% (5) |
3.13% (5) |
6.46% (9) |
17.14% (24) |
7.26% (8) |
2.30% (4) |
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| 6 | Iowa | -4.59% | 2.69% (8) |
5.40% (6) |
3.70% (8) |
12.06% (37) |
13.00% (12) |
7.24% (7) |
2.30% (5) |
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| 7 | Connecticut | -3.79% | 2.58% (5) |
6.09% (10) |
3.05% (4) |
6.78% (11) |
13.10% (13) |
8.66% (14) |
2.84% (10) |
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| 8 | New York | -6.51% | 2.49% (4) |
6.23% (11) |
3.27% (7) |
5.85% (5) |
10.59% (5) |
6.89% (5) |
3.49% (21) |
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| 9 | Michigan | -6.96% | 3.39% (16) |
6.01% (9) |
4.75% (18) |
6.47% (10) |
11.79% (10) |
7.60% (10) |
2.84% (9) |
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| 10 | Wisconsin | -3.97% | 3.78% (21) |
5.97% (8) |
4.17% (12) |
7.81% (13) |
15.99% (22) |
8.39% (13) |
2.66% (8) |
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| 11 | Pennsylvania | -4.62% | 4.39% (23) |
5.88% (7) |
4.66% (17) |
7.10% (12) |
12.34% (11) |
7.77% (11) |
3.18% (13) |
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| 12 | Kentucky | -9.61% | 3.75% (20) |
6.25% (12) |
4.82% (19) |
6.00% (7) |
23.40% (38) |
7.54% (9) |
2.29% (3) |
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| 13 | Delaware | -4.03% | 3.64% (19) |
6.26% (13) |
4.19% (13) |
4.61% (3) |
17.72% (27) |
7.04% (6) |
4.84% (38) |
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| 14 | New Hampshire | -5.38% | 2.59% (6) |
6.58% (14) |
5.17% (20) |
10.03% (27) |
14.03% (16) |
9.51% (16) |
3.10% (12) |
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| 15 | Maryland | -5.26% | 3.29% (12) |
6.85% (15) |
2.83% (2) |
6.10% (8) |
22.29% (36) |
9.61% (17) |
3.52% (23) |
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| 16 | West Virginia | -8.18% | 3.38% (13) |
7.27% (17) |
6.25% (29) |
9.52% (25) |
11.41% (7) |
8.32% (12) |
2.91% (11) |
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| 17 | Washington | -7.82% | 2.71% (9) |
7.58% (18) |
4.40% (15) |
8.30% (17) |
17.91% (28) |
9.76% (18) |
3.60% (25) |
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| 18 | Ohio | -5.86% | 4.82% (28) |
6.97% (16) |
5.66% (24) |
8.48% (19) |
15.30% (19) |
9.40% (15) |
3.21% (14) |
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| 19 | Illinois | -6.81% | 3.38% (15) |
8.10% (21) |
4.32% (14) |
8.27% (16) |
15.42% (20) |
10.75% (24) |
3.42% (18) |
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| 20 | Oregon | -10.09% | 3.56% (18) |
8.06% (20) |
5.34% (22) |
8.47% (18) |
16.21% (23) |
10.25% (20) |
3.46% (19) |
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| 21 | California | -11.30% | 3.14% (10) |
8.55% (24) |
3.99% (11) |
5.96% (6) |
11.68% (9) |
10.34% (22) |
4.31% (31) |
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| 22 | North Dakota | -2.52% | 6.02% (38) |
7.66% (19) |
5.42% (23) |
19.37% (49) |
13.23% (15) |
11.59% (26) |
3.28% (15) |
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| 23 | New Jersey | -5.80% | 3.87% (22) |
8.53% (23) |
3.78% (10) |
8.73% (22) |
17.30% (25) |
13.40% (30) |
3.49% (20) |
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| 24 | Colorado | -8.40% | 4.63% (25) |
8.44% (22) |
5.25% (21) |
8.66% (21) |
14.91% (17) |
11.68% (27) |
4.29% (30) |
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| 25 | Louisiana | -9.84% | 3.38% (14) |
9.55% (30) |
6.22% (28) |
8.03% (14) |
27.69% (45) |
10.17% (19) |
4.19% (26) |
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| 26 | Maine | -2.11% | 5.49% (35) |
8.66% (25) |
7.69% (37) |
14.23% (43) |
13.17% (14) |
11.23% (25) |
3.52% (24) |
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| 27 | Montana | -9.11% | 6.11% (39) |
8.86% (27) |
7.17% (36) |
N/A (N/A) |
9.25% (4) |
10.74% (23) |
4.59% (36) |
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| 28 | Arkansas | -9.23% | 4.51% (24) |
9.48% (29) |
6.32% (31) |
8.20% (15) |
24.19% (40) |
10.27% (21) |
4.54% (34) |
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| 29 | Indiana | -6.56% | 6.56% (41) |
8.84% (26) |
6.90% (35) |
10.41% (29) |
19.99% (31) |
11.85% (28) |
4.57% (35) |
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| 30 | Nebraska | -3.23% | 5.23% (32) |
9.39% (28) |
5.88% (25) |
14.24% (44) |
20.27% (32) |
14.11% (31) |
3.51% (22) |
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| 31 | Kansas | -5.12% | 5.11% (30) |
10.07% (32) |
6.46% (32) |
12.54% (40) |
22.07% (35) |
14.92% (36) |
3.33% (16) |
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| 32 | Virginia | -4.25% | 5.10% (29) |
9.98% (31) |
6.15% (27) |
10.80% (31) |
23.84% (39) |
14.99% (38) |
4.25% (29) |
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| 33 | Missouri | -3.75% | 5.68% (36) |
10.61% (34) |
8.46% (42) |
12.48% (39) |
20.83% (33) |
14.32% (32) |
4.19% (27) |
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| 34 | Utah | -5.92% | 7.35% (43) |
10.36% (33) |
6.29% (30) |
17.40% (48) |
25.44% (42) |
16.24% (43) |
5.16% (41) |
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| 35 | New Mexico | -10.08% | 5.25% (33) |
10.93% (35) |
4.52% (16) |
11.28% (33) |
11.49% (8) |
11.89% (29) |
4.43% (32) |
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| 36 | South Dakota | -2.59% | 5.91% (37) |
11.17% (36) |
6.48% (33) |
8.76% (23) |
21.87% (34) |
16.33% (44) |
3.39% (17) |
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| 37 | Alabama | -4.59% | 3.50% (17) |
12.08% (40) |
8.11% (39) |
11.49% (34) |
27.87% (46) |
14.98% (37) |
4.21% (28) |
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| 38 | Tennessee | -4.23% | 5.19% (31) |
11.68% (39) |
8.22% (40) |
12.21% (38) |
29.62% (48) |
14.81% (33) |
4.99% (40) |
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| 39 | Wyoming | -4.46% | 7.13% (42) |
11.58% (38) |
9.31% (44) |
9.96% (26) |
15.88% (21) |
15.49% (41) |
5.47% (42) |
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| 40 | South Carolina | -7.06% | 4.73% (27) |
12.24% (42) |
8.34% (41) |
11.60% (36) |
27.56% (44) |
14.83% (35) |
4.87% (39) |
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| 41 | Arizona | -6.26% | 8.38% (48) |
11.35% (37) |
6.11% (26) |
10.25% (28) |
17.72% (26) |
14.82% (34) |
5.55% (43) |
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| 42 | North Carolina | -6.05% | 5.32% (34) |
12.43% (43) |
7.98% (38) |
10.68% (30) |
29.65% (49) |
16.11% (42) |
4.47% (33) |
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| 43 | Idaho | -6.64% | 6.11% (40) |
12.98% (44) |
9.27% (43) |
8.59% (20) |
22.56% (37) |
15.20% (39) |
6.15% (44) |
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| 44 | Nevada | -11.41% | 7.97% (45) |
12.24% (41) |
6.79% (34) |
10.98% (32) |
19.72% (30) |
15.30% (40) |
6.89% (46) |
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| 45 | Mississippi | -6.06% | 4.69% (26) |
14.73% (47) |
10.05% (47) |
13.94% (42) |
28.79% (47) |
17.45% (47) |
4.72% (37) |
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| 46 | Alaska | -7.21% | 9.44% (49) |
13.83% (45) |
9.66% (46) |
8.84% (24) |
15.25% (18) |
16.70% (45) |
8.59% (49) |
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| 47 | Florida | -8.27% | 7.55% (44) |
14.47% (46) |
9.49% (45) |
15.13% (46) |
19.00% (29) |
17.04% (46) |
7.28% (47) |
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| 48 | Georgia | -6.05% | 8.14% (46) |
15.58% (48) |
10.40% (49) |
13.61% (41) |
33.20% (50) |
20.21% (49) |
6.44% (45) |
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| 49 | Oklahoma | -4.66% | 8.25% (47) |
16.31% (49) |
10.47% (50) |
14.87% (45) |
25.17% (41) |
19.38% (48) |
7.30% (48) |
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| 50 | Texas | -6.00% | 11.15% (50) |
20.23% (50) |
10.29% (48) |
15.21% (47) |
27.29% (43) |
25.50% (50) |
8.67% (50) |
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| National | -6.56% | 5.21% | 10.03% | 6.03% | 10.15% | 17.94% | 13.22% | 4.46% |
*Note: Overall rank based on 2018 uninsured rates
