With the national uninsured rate at a record low of 8.6 percent and the topic of healthcare reform likely to be argued in the upcoming presidential debates, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2016’s Uninsured Rates by City and State.
WalletHub’s analysts compared the rates for 548 U.S. cities as well as the 50 states then broke down the figures by age, race/ethnicity and income level. The following are some highlights from the reports:
| States with the Lowest Uninsured Rates | States with the Highest Uninsured Rates | ||||
| 1 | Massachusetts (2.82%) | 41 | Wyoming (11.53%) | ||
| 2 | Vermont (3.82%) | 42 | Montana (11.65%) | ||
| 3 | Hawaii (3.97%) | 43 | Louisiana (11.95%) | ||
| 4 | Minnesota (4.51%) | 44 | Nevada (12.28%) | ||
| 5 | Iowa (5.03%) | 45 | Mississippi (12.69%) | ||
| 6 | Wisconsin (5.66%) | 46 | Florida (13.33%) | ||
| 7 | Rhode Island (5.71%) | 47 | Georgia (13.85%) | ||
| 8 | Delaware (5.85%) | 48 | Oklahoma (13.90%) | ||
| 9 | Connecticut (5.95%) | 49 | Alaska (14.86%) | ||
| 10 | West Virginia (5.95%) | 50 | Texas (17.10%) | ||
| Cities with the Lowest Uninsured Rates | Cities with the Highest Uninsured Rates | ||||
| 1 | Pleasanton, CA (1.17%) | 539 | Mesquite, TX (23.88%) | ||
| 2 | Cambridge, MA (1.30%) | 540 | Pasadena, TX (24.64%) | ||
| 3 | Naperville, IL (1.44%) | 541 | Mission, TX (24.75%) | ||
| 4 | Highlands Ranch, CO (1.45%) | 542 | Edinburg, TX (24.76%) | ||
| 5 | Newton, MA (1.47%) | 543 | McAllen, TX (25.05%) | ||
| 6 | Fishers, IN (1.57%) | 544 | Elizabeth, NJ (25.66%) | ||
| 7 | Quincy, MA (1.62%) | 545 | Laredo, TX (26.01%) | ||
| 8 | Milpitas, CA (1.98%) | 546 | Union City, NJ (26.41%) | ||
| 9 | Alameda, CA (2.20%) | 547 | Brownsville, TX (29.36%) | ||
| 10 | Waldorf, MD (2.33%) | 548 | Pharr, TX (33.68%) | ||
Richie Bernardo For a WalletHub News Release posted on SouthFloridaReporter.com Oct. 11, 2016
