This statistic depicts the top 25 metropolitan areas of the U.S. with the highest percentage of population without health insurance in 2018. In that year, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area in Texas was ranked first in the list with over 30 percent of its civilian non-institutionalized population having no health insurance.
Top 25 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of people without health insurance in U.S. in 2018
Characteristic
Percentage uninsured
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
30.6%
Laredo, TX Metro Area
29.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area
29.1%
El Paso, TX Metro Area
22.1%
Longview, TX Metro Area
20%
Odessa, TX Metro Area
19.7%
Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
19.7%
Valdosta, GA Metro Area
19.2%
Tyler, TX Metro Area
18.9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
18.7%
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
18.6%
Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
17.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
17.1%
Albany, GA Metro Area
16.6%
Gainesville, GA Metro Area
16.4%
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metro Area
16.2%
Enid, OK Metro Area
16.1%
Dalton, GA Metro Area
16.1%
Abilene, TX Metro Area
15.9%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area
15.7%
Amarillo, TX Metro Area
15.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
15.5%
Yakima, WA Metro Area
15.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area
According to source, population here refers to 'civilian noninstitutionalized population' which includes persons 16 years of age and older residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia who do not live in institutions (for example, correctional facilities, long-term care hospitals, and nursing homes) and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces.
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US Census Bureau. (January 23, 2020). Top 25 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of people without health insurance in U.S. in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610128/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-uninsured/
US Census Bureau. "Top 25 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of people without health insurance in U.S. in 2018." Chart. January 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610128/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-uninsured/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Top 25 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of people without health insurance in U.S. in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610128/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-uninsured/
US Census Bureau. "Top 25 Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Percentage of People without Health Insurance in U.S. in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610128/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-uninsured/
US Census Bureau, Top 25 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of people without health insurance in U.S. in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610128/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-uninsured/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Top 25 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of people without health insurance in U.S. in 2018 [Graph], US Census Bureau, January 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/610128/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-uninsured/