Uninsured rates by state: 2010 vs. 2019

Becker's Healthcare September 17, 2020
Morgan Haefner

In 2019, 9.2 percent of Americans, or 29.6 million, didn’t have health insurance. That’s down from 15.5 percent in 2010, before many provisions of the ACA took effect.

The uninsured rates were shared in a recent report from the Census Bureau that’s based on data collected from the American Community Survey.

Here is the percent of people who didn’t have health insurance by state in 2010 and in 2019:

Alabama
2010: 14.6 percent
2019: 9.7 percent

Alaska
2010: 19.9 percent
2019: 12.2 percent

Arizona:
2010: 16.9 percent
2019: 11.3 percent

Arkansas
2010: 17.5 percent
2019: 9.1 percent

California
2010: 18.5 percent
2019: 7.7 percent

Colorado
2010: 15.9 percent
2019: 8 percent

Connecticut
2010: 9.1 percent
2019: 5.9 percent

Delaware
2010: 9.7 percent
2019:...

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