State By State Health Care Numbers

Here are the three-year averages for uninsured rates in each state, according to the Census Bureau. The percentage represents the number of people without health insurance.

State 2000-02 2001-03
Ala. 13.0 13.3
Alaska 17.8 17.8
Ariz. 17.1 17.3
Ark. 15.6 16.6
Calif. 18.7 18.7
Colo. 15.3 16.3
Conn. 10.2 10.4
Del. 9.5 10.1
D.C. 13.2 13.3
Fla. 17.5 17.6
Ga. 15.7 16.4
Hawaii 9.7 9.9
Idaho 16.4 17.5
Ill. 13.9 14.0
Ind. 12.0 12.9
Iowa 8.6 9.5
Kan. 10.9 10.9
Ky. 13.2 13.3
La. 18.6 19.4
Maine 10.8 10.7
Md. 12.0 13.2
Mass. 9.0 9.6
Mich. 10.4 11.0
Minn. 8.0 8.2
Miss. 15.6 17.0
Mo. 10.4 10.9
Mont. 15.2 16.1
Neb. 9.6 10.3
Nev. 17.5 18.3
N.H. 9.2 9.9
N.J. 13.1 13.7
N.M. 22.0 21.3
N.Y. 15.8 15.5
N.C. 14.9 16.1
N.D. 10.7 10.5
Ohio 11.4 11.7
Okla. 18.2 18.7
Ore. 13.3 14.8
Pa. 9.7 10.7
R.I. 8.3 9.3
S.C. 12.3 13.1
S.D. 10.6 11.0
Tenn. 11.0 11.8
Texas 24.1 24.6
Utah 13.6 13.6
Vt. 9.6 9.9
Va. 12.0 12.5
Wash. 13.6 14.3
W.Va. 14.0 14.8
Wis. 8.4 9.5
Wyo. 16.4 16.5
U.S. 14.7 15.1