Health Insurance Coverage of Women, State Estimates
This fact sheet provides state-by-state data on the uninsured rate, as well as rates of private insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage, among women nationally, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
| Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18 to 64, by State, 2011-2012 | |||||
| Estimated Number of Women (Thousands) | ESI/Other Public* | Individual | Medicaid | Uninsured | |
| Percent Distribution | |||||
| United States | 98,283 | 61% | 7% | 12% | 19% |
| Alabama | 1,534 | 65% | – | 11% | 18% |
| Alaska | 221 | 64% | 5% | 10% | 22% |
| Arizona | 2,010 | 58% | 5% | 16% | 21% |
| Arkansas | 897 | 56% | 7% | 11% | 26% |
| California | 12,058 | 55% | 8% | 15% | 23% |
| Colorado | 1,607 | 62% | 10% | 10% | 18% |
| Connecticut | 1,143 | 70% | 7% | 13% | 10% |
| Delaware | 289 | 66% | 5% | 17% | 12% |
| District of Columbia | 229 | 59% | 9% | 23% | 9% |
| Florida | 5,987 | 58% | 7% | 9% | 27% |
| Georgia | 3,186 | 60% | 6% | 8% | 26% |
| Hawaii | 415 | 71% | 5% | 14% | 10% |
| Idaho | 461 | 61% | 8% | 8% | 23% |
| Illinois | 4,012 | 64% | 7% | 13% | 17% |
| Indiana | 2,012 | 65% | 4% | 14% | 18% |
| Iowa | 944 | 65% | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| Kansas | 852 | 67% | 8% | 9% | 16% |
| Kentucky | 1,385 | 63% | 6% | 12% | 20% |
| Louisiana | 1,417 | 56% | 5% | 12% | 27% |
| Maine | 434 | 62% | 6% | 20% | 12% |
| Maryland | 1,928 | 69% | 6% | 9% | 16% |
| Massachusetts | 2,142 | 68% | 6% | 22% | 4% |
| Michigan | 3,073 | 64% | 7% | 15% | 15% |
| Minnesota | 1,653 | 70% | 7% | 13% | 10% |
| Mississippi | 904 | 59% | 5% | 15% | 20% |
| Missouri | 1,849 | 64% | 8% | 11% | 17% |
| Montana | 299 | 57% | 10% | 8% | 25% |
| Nebraska | 562 | 66% | 11% | 8% | 15% |
| Nevada | 846 | 59% | 6% | 7% | 28% |
| New Hampshire | 425 | 74% | 6% | 5% | 14% |
| New Jersey | 2,773 | 66% | 5% | 10% | 18% |
| New Mexico | 633 | 53% | 5% | 14% | 27% |
| New York | 6,294 | 60% | 6% | 20% | 14% |
| North Carolina | 3,023 | 61% | 6% | 11% | 22% |
| North Dakota | 216 | 70% | 12% | 7% | 11% |
| Ohio | 3,540 | 64% | 7% | 13% | 16% |
| Oklahoma | 1,147 | 62% | 6% | 10% | 22% |
| Oregon | 1,240 | 59% | 10% | 12% | 19% |
| Pennsylvania | 4,078 | 66% | 8% | 13% | 13% |
| Rhode Island | 337 | 62% | 7% | 16% | 15% |
| South Carolina | 1,513 | 62% | 5% | 12% | 20% |
| South Dakota | 246 | 63% | 12% | 9% | 17% |
| Tennessee | 2,029 | 61% | 7% | 15% | 17% |
| Texas | 8,095 | 57% | 5% | 8% | 30% |
| Utah | 826 | 66% | 8% | 7% | 18% |
| Vermont | 201 | 61% | 7% | 23% | 9% |
| Virginia | 2,587 | 70% | 7% | 7% | 17% |
| Washington | 2,189 | 65% | 6% | 11% | 18% |
| West Virginia | 594 | 62% | 3% | – | 20% |
| Wisconsin | 1,774 | 64% | 9% | 16% | 11% |
| Wyoming | 176 | 62% | 8% | 9% | 21% |
| * ESI/Other Public category includes: employer-based coverage and other public insurance, such as Medicare and military-related coverage. – Sample size too small.SOURCE: State-level figures based on Urban Institute and Kaiser Family Foundation estimates of pooled 2012 and 2013 Current Population Surveys. U.S. Total figures based on 2013 Survey. | |||||
| Health Insurance Coverage of Low-income Women Ages 18 to 64, by State, 2011-2012 | ||||||
| Estimated Number of Women (Thousands) | % of Women Who are Low-Income | ESI/Other Public* | Individual | Medicaid | Uninsured | |
Percent Distribution | ||||||
| United States | 36,740 | 37% | 29% | 8% | 27% | 36% |
| Alabama | 636 | 41% | 36% | – | 23% | 33% |
| Alaska | 85 | 38% | 37% | – | 22% | 35% |
| Arizona | 811 | 40% | 26% | – | 32% | 37% |
| Arkansas | 412 | 46% | 29% | – | 21% | 43% |
| California | 5,013 | 42% | 24% | 8% | 29% | 38% |
| Colorado | 496 | 31% | 27% | 14% | 24% | 35% |
| Connecticut | 327 | 29% | 35% | 9% | 34% | 22% |
| Delaware | 106 | 37% | 35% | – | 38% | 23% |
| District of Columbia | 79 | 35% | 19% | 12% | 54% | 15% |
| Florida | 2,295 | 38% | 29% | 7% | 18% | 46% |
| Georgia | 1,306 | 41% | 32% | 8% | 16% | 45% |
| Hawaii | 181 | 44% | 49% | 6% | 28% | 17% |
| Idaho | 188 | 41% | 31% | – | 18% | 42% |
| Illinois | 1,421 | 35% | 31% | 8% | 29% | 32% |
| Indiana | 798 | 40% | 32% | – | 31% | 31% |
| Iowa | 296 | 31% | 29% | 12% | 32% | 26% |
| Kansas | 281 | 33% | 33% | 10% | 22% | 35% |
| Kentucky | 571 | 41% | 31% | – | 24% | 37% |
| Louisiana | 641 | 45% | 28% | – | 23% | 44% |
| Maine | 143 | 33% | 25% | 7% | 46% | 22% |
| Maryland | 528 | 27% | 33% | 8% | 25% | 35% |
| Massachusetts | 675 | 32% | 34% | – | 51% | 7% |
| Michigan | 1,104 | 36% | 31% | 10% | 32% | 27% |
| Minnesota | 435 | 26% | 26% | 12% | 38% | 24% |
| Mississippi | 415 | 46% | 31% | – | 29% | 34% |
| Missouri | 667 | 36% | 31% | – | 26% | 35% |
| Montana | 117 | 39% | 29% | 11% | 17% | 43% |
| Nebraska | 169 | 30% | 36% | 12% | 19% | 32% |
| Nevada | 353 | 42% | 33% | – | 14% | 47% |
| New Hampshire | 99 | 23% | 39% | – | 17% | 34% |
| New Jersey | 873 | 31% | 29% | – | 25% | 38% |
| New Mexico | 283 | 45% | 25% | – | 25% | 45% |
| New York | 2,439 | 39% | 29% | 8% | 40% | 24% |
| North Carolina | 1,161 | 38% | 30% | – | 24% | 38% |
| North Dakota | 58 | 27% | 31% | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| Ohio | 1,339 | 38% | 31% | 10% | 29% | 30% |
| Oklahoma | 439 | 38% | 33% | – | 22% | 39% |
| Oregon | 447 | 36% | 24% | – | 25% | 37% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,394 | 34% | 30% | 12% | 33% | 25% |
| Rhode Island | 121 | 36% | 26% | – | 35% | 30% |
| South Carolina | 610 | 40% | 34% | – | 25% | 35% |
| South Dakota | 83 | 34% | 31% | 13% | 21% | 34% |
| Tennessee | 821 | 40% | 30% | – | 31% | 30% |
| Texas | 3,361 | 42% | 27% | 5% | 17% | 52% |
| Utah | 287 | 35% | 39% | – | 17% | 32% |
| Vermont | 59 | 29% | 24% | – | 49% | 17% |
| Virginia | 777 | 30% | 35% | 11% | 17% | 36% |
| Washington | 731 | 33% | 30% | 7% | 25% | 37% |
| West Virginia | 227 | 38% | 30% | – | 31% | 35% |
| Wisconsin | 528 | 30% | 26% | – | 41% | 23% |
| Wyoming | 58 | 33% | 28% | 12% | 23% | 37% |
| * ESI/Other Public category includes: employer-based coverage and other public insurance, such as Medicare and military-related coverage. – Sample size too small.Note: Low income is defined as incomes less than 200% of the poverty threshold, which equaled $38,180 for a family of three in 2012.SOURCE: State-level figures based on Urban Institute and Kaiser Family Foundation estimates of pooled 2012 and 2013 Current Population Surveys. U.S. Total figures based on 2013 Survey. | ||||||