2019’s City Uninsured Rates
2:40 AMPosted by: John S Kiernan
The national uninsured rate rose in 2018 to 8.5% from 7.9% the previous year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This marked the first year there was an increase since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect. But how widely do the rates differ from city to city?
With the uninsured rate climbing yet the Affordable Care Act remaining in place, WalletHub measured the uninsured rates for 548 U.S. cities and broke them down even further by age, income level and race. In addition, we conducted the same analysis at the state level. Read on for the complete ranking, a ranking by city size and a full description of our methodology.
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Uninsured Rates by City
*Note: Overall rank based on 2018 uninsured rates.
Ranking by City Size
Rank (1 = Lowest) |
Large City Name |
Rank (1 = Lowest) |
Midsize City Name |
Rank (1 = Lowest) |
Small City Name |
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1 | Washington, DC | 1 | Highlands Ranch, CO | 1 | Newton, MA | ||
2 | San Francisco, CA | 2 | San Mateo, CA | 2 | San Ramon, CA | ||
3 | Boston, MA | 3 | Cambridge, MA | 3 | Fishers, IN | ||
4 | Honolulu, HI | 4 | Naperville, IL | 4 | Folsom, CA | ||
5 | Seattle, WA | 5 | Fremont, CA | 5 | Pleasanton, CA | ||
6 | San Jose, CA | 6 | Elk Grove, CA | 6 | Redondo Beach, CA | ||
7 | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | Hayward, CA | 7 | Union City, CA | ||
8 | Sacramento, CA | 8 | Santa Clara, CA | 8 | Rochester Hills, MI | ||
9 | Louisville, KY | 9 | Rochester, MN | 9 | Carmel, IN | ||
10 | Minneapolis, MN | 10 | Centennial, CO | 10 | Newport Beach, CA | ||
11 | Portland, OR | 11 | Ann Arbor, MI | 11 | Livonia, MI | ||
12 | Baltimore, MD | 12 | Worcester, MA | 12 | Mount Pleasant, SC | ||
13 | St. Paul, MN | 13 | Springfield, MA | 13 | Mountain View, CA | ||
14 | Oakland, CA | 14 | Madison, WI | 14 | Yorba Linda, CA | ||
15 | Henderson, NV | 15 | Simi Valley, CA | 15 | Fall River, MA | ||
16 | Cincinnati, OH | 16 | Berkeley, CA | 16 | Somerville, MA | ||
17 | Stockton, CA | 17 | Sunnyvale, CA | 17 | Livermore, CA | ||
18 | Bakersfield, CA | 18 | Vallejo, CA | 18 | Troy, MI | ||
19 | New York, NY | 19 | Burbank, CA | 19 | Albany, NY | ||
20 | Philadelphia, PA | 20 | Cary, NC | 20 | Waldorf, MD | ||
21 | Fresno, CA | 21 | Springfield, IL | 21 | Mission Viejo, CA | ||
22 | Long Beach, CA | 22 | Syracuse, NY | 22 | Lee's Summit, MO | ||
23 | Virginia Beach, VA | 23 | Bellevue, WA | 23 | Plymouth, MN | ||
24 | Lexington, KY | 24 | Sugar Land, TX | 24 | Cheektowaga, NY | ||
25 | Cleveland, OH | 25 | Daly City, CA | 25 | Alameda, CA | ||
26 | Detroit, MI | 26 | Huntington Beach, CA | 26 | St. Cloud, MN | ||
27 | Albuquerque, NM | 27 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 27 | Camarillo, CA | ||
28 | San Diego, CA | 28 | Rochester, NY | 28 | Quincy, MA | ||
29 | New Orleans, LA | 29 | Torrance, CA | 29 | Davis, CA | ||
30 | Denver, CO | 30 | Irvine, CA | 30 | Lynn, MA | ||
31 | Milwaukee, WI | 31 | Fairfield, CA | 31 | Ellicott City, MD | ||
32 | Colorado Springs, CO | 32 | Billings, MT | 32 | Duluth, MN | ||
33 | Chicago, IL | 33 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 33 | Cranston, RI | ||
34 | Columbus, OH | 34 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 34 | San Leandro, CA | ||
35 | Raleigh, NC | 35 | Vacaville, CA | 35 | Turlock, CA | ||
36 | Atlanta, GA | 36 | Roseville, CA | 36 | Brockton, MA | ||
37 | Riverside, CA | 37 | Buffalo, NY | 37 | Milpitas, CA | ||
38 | Anaheim, CA | 38 | Arvada, CO | 38 | St. Charles, MO | ||
39 | St. Louis, MO | 39 | Columbia, MD | 39 | Lakewood, CA | ||
40 | Indianapolis, IN | 40 | Boulder, CO | 40 | Indio, CA | ||
41 | Los Angeles, CA | 41 | Lowell, MA | 41 | Hoover, AL | ||
42 | Aurora, CO | 42 | Lafayette, LA | 42 | Warwick, RI | ||
43 | Tampa, FL | 43 | Modesto, CA | 43 | Bloomington, IL | ||
44 | Omaha, NE | 44 | Lancaster, CA | 44 | Alhambra, CA | ||
45 | Mesa, AZ | 45 | Santa Clarita, CA | 45 | Bloomington, MN | ||
46 | Kansas City, MO | 46 | Temecula, CA | 46 | Eau Claire, WI | ||
47 | Las Vegas, NV | 47 | Lansing, MI | 47 | Arlington Heights, IL | ||
48 | Nashville, TN | 48 | Murrieta, CA | 48 | Tracy, CA | ||
49 | Wichita, KS | 49 | Yonkers, NY | 49 | Manteca, CA | ||
50 | Tucson, AZ | 50 | Victorville, CA | 50 | Bellingham, WA | ||
51 | Austin, TX | 51 | Westminster, CO | 51 | Mount Vernon, NY | ||
52 | Jacksonville, FL | 52 | Peoria, IL | 52 | Waukesha, WI | ||
53 | Charlotte, NC | 53 | Thornton, CO | 53 | Nashua, NH | ||
54 | Phoenix, AZ | 54 | Orange, CA | 54 | Redwood City, CA | ||
55 | Memphis, TN | 55 | Arlington, VA | 55 | Santa Monica, CA | ||
56 | Santa Ana, CA | 56 | Spokane, WA | 56 | Evanston, IL | ||
57 | Oklahoma City, OK | 57 | Gilbert, AZ | 57 | Southfield, MI | ||
58 | Tulsa, OK | 58 | Garden Grove, CA | 58 | Redlands, CA | ||
59 | San Antonio, TX | 59 | Carlsbad, CA | 59 | Framingham, MA | ||
60 | Corpus Christi, TX | 60 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 60 | Waterloo, IA | ||
61 | Arlington, TX | 61 | Clovis, CA | 61 | O'Fallon, MO | ||
62 | Fort Worth, TX | 62 | Peoria, AZ | 62 | Missoula, MT | ||
63 | Miami, FL | 63 | The Woodlands, TX | 63 | Hemet, CA | ||
64 | El Paso, TX | 64 | Sterling Heights, MI | 64 | New Bedford, MA | ||
65 | Houston, TX | 65 | Des Moines, IA | 65 | Pawtucket, RI | ||
66 | Dallas, TX | 66 | Visalia, CA | 66 | Weston, FL | ||
67 | Warren, MI | 67 | Chino Hills, CA | ||||
68 | Overland Park, KS | 68 | Pittsburg, CA | ||||
69 | Tacoma, WA | 69 | Westland, MI | ||||
70 | Fargo, ND | 70 | Champaign, IL | ||||
71 | Chandler, AZ | 71 | Rio Rancho, NM | ||||
72 | Shreveport, LA | 72 | Appleton, WI | ||||
73 | Providence, RI | 73 | Farmington Hills, MI | ||||
74 | Fullerton, CA | 74 | Loveland, CO | ||||
75 | Columbia, MO | 75 | Spokane Valley, WA | ||||
76 | Fort Collins, CO | 76 | Lawrence, KS | ||||
77 | Charleston, SC | 77 | Fayetteville, AR | ||||
78 | Norwalk, CA | 78 | Decatur, IL | ||||
79 | Antioch, CA | 79 | Goodyear, AZ | ||||
80 | Kenosha, WI | 80 | Brooklyn Park, MN | ||||
81 | Frisco, TX | 81 | Toms River, NJ | ||||
82 | Vancouver, WA | 82 | Dearborn, MI | ||||
83 | Joliet, IL | 83 | Auburn, WA | ||||
84 | Hillsboro, OR | 84 | Redding, CA | ||||
85 | Palmdale, CA | 85 | Carson, CA | ||||
86 | Davenport, IA | 86 | Bend, OR | ||||
87 | Chesapeake, VA | 87 | Oshkosh, WI | ||||
88 | Allen, TX | 88 | Scranton, PA | ||||
89 | Scottsdale, AZ | 89 | Hesperia, CA | ||||
90 | Rockford, IL | 90 | New Britain, CT | ||||
91 | Green Bay, WI | 91 | Erie, PA | ||||
92 | Meridian, ID | 92 | Citrus Heights, CA | ||||
93 | Las Cruces, NM | 93 | Layton, UT | ||||
94 | Arden-Arcade, CA | 94 | Whittier, CA | ||||
95 | New Haven, CT | 95 | Edmond, OK | ||||
96 | Lakewood, CO | 96 | Longmont, CO | ||||
97 | Eugene, OR | 97 | Suffolk, VA | ||||
98 | Clarksville, TN | 98 | Chino, CA | ||||
99 | Lincoln, NE | 99 | Lake Forest, CA | ||||
100 | Murfreesboro, TN | 100 | Centreville, VA | ||||
101 | Grand Rapids, MI | 101 | Parma, OH | ||||
102 | Gainesville, FL | 102 | Upland, CA | ||||
103 | Pueblo, CO | 103 | Iowa City, IA | ||||
104 | Little Rock, AR | 104 | Lawrence, MA | ||||
105 | West Covina, CA | 105 | Perris, CA | ||||
106 | Glendale, CA | 106 | Merced, CA | ||||
107 | Akron, OH | 107 | Wyoming, MI | ||||
108 | Pasadena, CA | 108 | Chico, CA | ||||
109 | Baton Rouge, LA | 109 | Kalamazoo, MI | ||||
110 | Concord, CA | 110 | Schenectady, NY | ||||
111 | Sioux Falls, SD | 111 | Tustin, CA | ||||
112 | Surprise, AZ | 112 | Youngstown, OH | ||||
113 | Tempe, AZ | 113 | Flint, MI | ||||
114 | Sparks, NV | 114 | Racine, WI | ||||
115 | Corona, CA | 115 | Sioux City, IA | ||||
116 | Salem, OR | 116 | Bloomington, IN | ||||
117 | Hampton, VA | 117 | Concord, NC | ||||
118 | Olathe, KS | 118 | Schaumburg, IL | ||||
119 | Boise, ID | 119 | Asheville, NC | ||||
120 | College Station, TX | 120 | Westminster, CA | ||||
121 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 121 | Napa, CA | ||||
122 | Santa Rosa, CA | 122 | Silver Spring, MD | ||||
123 | Enterprise, NV | 123 | Wilmington, DE | ||||
124 | Richmond, CA | 124 | Apple Valley, CA | ||||
125 | Chula Vista, CA | 125 | Boca Raton, FL | ||||
126 | Downey, CA | 126 | Compton, CA | ||||
127 | El Cajon, CA | 127 | Flower Mound, TX | ||||
128 | Kent, WA | 128 | Portland, ME | ||||
129 | Stamford, CT | 129 | Palatine, IL | ||||
130 | Fort Wayne, IN | 130 | Menifee, CA | ||||
131 | Manchester, NH | 131 | Federal Way, WA | ||||
132 | Greeley, CO | 132 | Skokie, IL | ||||
133 | Toledo, OH | 133 | Bethlehem, PA | ||||
134 | Fayetteville, NC | 134 | New Rochelle, NY | ||||
135 | Hartford, CT | 135 | Kendall, FL | ||||
136 | Renton, WA | 136 | Medford, OR | ||||
137 | Tallahassee, FL | 137 | Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
138 | Sandy Springs, GA | 138 | Lorain, OH | ||||
139 | Waterbury, CT | 139 | Sandy, UT | ||||
140 | Greensboro, NC | 140 | Johns Creek, GA | ||||
141 | Evansville, IN | 141 | Jacksonville, NC | ||||
142 | Topeka, KS | 142 | Reading, PA | ||||
143 | Oceanside, CA | 143 | Hammond, IN | ||||
144 | High Point, NC | 144 | Bolingbrook, IL | ||||
145 | Columbia, SC | 145 | Buena Park, CA | ||||
146 | South Bend, IN | 146 | Frederick, MD | ||||
147 | Reno, NV | 147 | Lynchburg, VA | ||||
148 | McKinney, TX | 148 | Germantown, MD | ||||
149 | Independence, MO | 149 | Muncie, IN | ||||
150 | Wilmington, NC | 150 | Portsmouth, VA | ||||
151 | Jersey City, NJ | 151 | Gastonia, NC | ||||
152 | West Jordan, UT | 152 | Greenville, NC | ||||
153 | Broken Arrow, OK | 153 | Plantation, FL | ||||
154 | San Tan Valley, AZ | 154 | Yuma, AZ | ||||
155 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 155 | Jonesboro, AR | ||||
156 | Fontana, CA | 156 | Gary, IN | ||||
157 | El Monte, CA | 157 | Orem, UT | ||||
158 | Montgomery, AL | 158 | Rock Hill, SC | ||||
159 | Pearland, TX | 159 | Lake Charles, LA | ||||
160 | Knoxville, TN | 160 | Dothan, AL | ||||
161 | Gresham, OR | 161 | Beaverton, OR | ||||
162 | Huntsville, AL | 162 | Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
163 | Vista, CA | 163 | Baldwin Park, CA | ||||
164 | Lakeland, FL | 164 | Alafaya, FL | ||||
165 | Palm Bay, FL | 165 | San Marcos, CA | ||||
166 | San Angelo, TX | 166 | Largo, FL | ||||
167 | Lubbock, TX | 167 | Camden, NJ | ||||
168 | Newport News, VA | 168 | Atascocita, TX | ||||
169 | Norman, OK | 169 | Avondale, AZ | ||||
170 | Davie, FL | 170 | Melbourne, FL | ||||
171 | Anchorage, AK | 171 | Kennewick, WA | ||||
172 | Dayton, OH | 172 | Clifton, NJ | ||||
173 | Moreno Valley, CA | 173 | Fort Smith, AR | ||||
174 | Rialto, CA | 174 | Canton, OH | ||||
175 | League City, TX | 175 | Lafayette, IN | ||||
176 | Durham, NC | 176 | Roanoke, VA | ||||
177 | Cape Coral, FL | 177 | Hawthorne, CA | ||||
178 | Midland, TX | 178 | Riverview, FL | ||||
179 | Chattanooga, TN | 179 | Sunrise, FL | ||||
180 | Everett, WA | 180 | Missouri City, TX | ||||
181 | Pomona, CA | 181 | Warner Robins, GA | ||||
182 | Brandon, FL | 182 | Jackson, TN | ||||
183 | Metairie, LA | 183 | St. Joseph, MO | ||||
184 | Richmond, VA | 184 | Norwalk, CT | ||||
185 | Glendale, AZ | 185 | Bellflower, CA | ||||
186 | San Bernardino, CA | 186 | Palm Coast, FL | ||||
187 | Spring Valley, NV | 187 | Ogden, UT | ||||
188 | Mobile, AL | 188 | Deltona, FL | ||||
189 | Ontario, CA | 189 | St. George, UT | ||||
190 | St. Petersburg, FL | 190 | Temple, TX | ||||
191 | Killeen, TX | 191 | South Gate, CA | ||||
192 | Jackson, MS | 192 | Dale City, VA | ||||
193 | Allentown, PA | 193 | Fort Myers, FL | ||||
194 | Alexandria, VA | 194 | Nampa, ID | ||||
195 | Costa Mesa, CA | 195 | Lawton, OK | ||||
196 | Aurora, IL | 196 | East Orange, NJ | ||||
197 | Salt Lake City, UT | 197 | Roswell, GA | ||||
198 | Provo, UT | 198 | Santa Fe, NM | ||||
199 | Springfield, MO | 199 | North Richland Hills, TX | ||||
200 | Plano, TX | 200 | Waukegan, IL | ||||
201 | Round Rock, TX | 201 | Kenner, LA | ||||
202 | East Los Angeles, CA | 202 | Springdale, AR | ||||
203 | Escondido, CA | 203 | Cicero, IL | ||||
204 | Columbus, GA | 204 | Rapid City, SD | ||||
205 | Winston-Salem, NC | 205 | Yakima, WA | ||||
206 | Inglewood, CA | 206 | Trenton, NJ | ||||
207 | Elgin, IL | 207 | Lynwood, CA | ||||
208 | Norfolk, VA | 208 | Town 'n' Country, FL | ||||
209 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 209 | Boynton Beach, FL | ||||
210 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 210 | Albany, GA | ||||
211 | Richardson, TX | 211 | Lauderhill, FL | ||||
212 | Spring Hill, FL | 212 | Bryan, TX | ||||
213 | Salinas, CA | 213 | Danbury, CT | ||||
214 | Birmingham, AL | 214 | Miami Beach, FL | ||||
215 | Orlando, FL | 215 | Gulfport, MS | ||||
216 | Bridgeport, CT | 216 | Longview, TX | ||||
217 | Coral Springs, FL | 217 | Deerfield Beach, FL | ||||
218 | North Las Vegas, NV | 218 | Harlingen, TX | ||||
219 | Wichita Falls, TX | 219 | Edinburg, TX | ||||
220 | Augusta, GA | 220 | Baytown, TX | ||||
221 | Athens, GA | 221 | Mission, TX | ||||
222 | Lewisville, TX | 222 | Passaic, NJ | ||||
223 | Abilene, TX | 223 | Union City, NJ | ||||
224 | North Charleston, SC | 224 | Pharr, TX | ||||
225 | Carrollton, TX | ||||||
226 | Paradise, NV | ||||||
227 | Denton, TX | ||||||
228 | Savannah, GA | ||||||
229 | Macon, GA | ||||||
230 | Amarillo, TX | ||||||
231 | Miramar, FL | ||||||
232 | Newark, NJ | ||||||
233 | Odessa, TX | ||||||
234 | Sunrise Manor, NV | ||||||
235 | Clearwater, FL | ||||||
236 | Waco, TX | ||||||
237 | Oxnard, CA | ||||||
238 | Paterson, NJ | ||||||
239 | Hollywood, FL | ||||||
240 | Tyler, TX | ||||||
241 | West Palm Beach, FL | ||||||
242 | Kansas City, KS | ||||||
243 | Beaumont, TX | ||||||
244 | Hialeah, FL | ||||||
245 | Elizabeth, NJ | ||||||
246 | Lehigh Acres, FL | ||||||
247 | Santa Maria, CA | ||||||
248 | Grand Prairie, TX | ||||||
249 | Mesquite, TX | ||||||
250 | Irving, TX | ||||||
251 | West Valley City, UT | ||||||
252 | Miami Gardens, FL | ||||||
253 | Pasadena, TX | ||||||
254 | Garland, TX | ||||||
255 | Pompano Beach, FL | ||||||
256 | McAllen, TX | ||||||
257 | Laredo, TX | ||||||
258 | Brownsville, TX |
Methodology
In order to measure the rates of uninsured by city, WalletHub compared the overall insurance rates in 548 U.S. cities in 2018 using U.S. Census Bureau data. In addition to comparing the overall insurance rates, we examined the city rates based on age, race/ethnicity and income level.
An overall rank of No. 1 corresponds with the city with the lowest uninsured rate. When viewing our findings in the above tables, please note that absolute difference refers to the difference between the percentages of uninsured and insured in 2018 and 2010. A small change in the absolute difference does not necessarily indicate a negative outcome , as the percentage of uninsured people pre-Obamacare may have already been low to start with.
In collecting our sample, we considered only the “city proper” in each case and excluded cities in the surrounding metro area. We then categorized each city according to the following population-size guidelines:
- Large city: More than 300,000 residents
- Midsize city: 100,000 to 300,000 residents
- Small city: Fewer than 100,000 residents
- Health Insurance Rate for Children (Aged 0 to 18 Years)
- Health Insurance Rate for Adults (Aged Years 19 & Older)
- Health Insurance Rate for Whites
- Health Insurance Rate for Black or African Americans
- Health Insurance Rate for Hispanic or Latino
- Health Insurance Rate for Lower-Income Households ($50,000 or less)
- Health Insurance Rate for Higher-Income Households ($100,000 or more)
Sources: Data used to create this ranking were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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