Health Insurance: Coverage Status by State of All Persons in the United States

State

Covered (thousands)

Not Covered (thousands)

Not Covered (%)

Total Population¹ (thousands)

United States	249,829	46,995	15.8	296,824
Alabama	3,843	689	15.2	4,532
Alaska	550	109	16.5	659
Arizona	4,958	1,311	20.9	6,269
Arkansas	2,237	521	18.9	2,758
California	29,417	6,791	18.8	36,208
Colorado	3,977	826	17.2	4,803
Connecticut	3,137	325	9.4	3,462
Delaware	757	105	12.1	862
District of Columbia	503	66	N/A²	569
Florida	14,233	3,828	21.2	18,062
Georgia	7,688	1,659	17.7	9,347
Hawaii	1,144	110	8.8	1,255
Idaho	1,248	227	15.4	1,475
Illinois	10,867	1,776	14.0	12,644
Indiana	5,590	748	11.8	6,337
Iowa	2,612	307	10.5	2,919
Kansas	2,387	335	12.3	2,723
Kentucky	3,467	639	15.6	4,106
Louisiana	3,291	921	21.9	4,212
Maine	1,192	122	9.3	1,315
Maryland	4,836	776	13.8	5,613
Massachusetts	5,678	657	10.4	6,335
Michigan	8,928	1,043	10.5	9,970
Minnesota	4,675	475	9.2	5,149
Mississippi	2,292	600	20.8	2,892
Missouri	5,028	772	13.3	5,800
Montana	772	160	17.1	931
Nebraska	1,549	217	12.3	1,767
Nevada	2,039	496	19.6	2,535
New Hampshire	1,159	150	11.5	1,309
New Jersey	7,319	1,341	15.5	8,660
New Mexico	1,498	445	22.9	1,943
New York	16,378	2,662	14.0	19,040
North Carolina	7,266	1,585	17.9	8,851
North Dakota	541	75	12.2	617
Ohio	10,181	1,138	10.1	11,319
Oklahoma	2,831	661	18.9	3,492
Oregon	3,051	665	17.9	3,715
Pennsylvania	11,108	1,237	10.0	12,345
Rhode Island	963	91	8.6	1,054
South Carolina	3,553	672	15.9	4,226
South Dakota	679	91	11.8	770
Tennessee	5,111	809	13.7	5,920
Texas	17,533	5,704	24.5	23,236
Utah	2,094	442	17.4	2,537
Vermont	557	63	N/A²	620
Virginia	6,532	1,006	13.3	7,538
Washington	5,572	746	11.8	6,318
West Virginia	1,570	245	13.5	1,814
Wisconsin	4,995	481	8.8	5,476
Wyoming	441	75	14.6	516
2006 data. 1. Numbers may not add to totals because of rounding. 2. Base less than 75,000

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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