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Table 7. Where States Rank on Percent of Uninsured Children (2006 - US Census)
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State Ranking |
% and Number of Uninsured |
% More Uninsured Compared to the Best State |
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1 |
Rhode Island |
4.2% (10,000) |
-- |
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2 |
Michigan |
4.7% (116,000) |
12% |
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3 |
Wisconsin |
4.9% (63,000) |
16% |
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4 |
Ohio |
5.6% (157,000) |
34% |
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5 |
Connecticut |
6.0% (49,000) |
42% |
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6 |
Iowa |
6.2% (44,000) |
47% |
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Maine |
6.3% (18,000) |
49% |
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8 |
Hawaii |
6.4% (19,000) |
51% |
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Tennessee |
6.4% (94,000) |
52% |
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10 |
Washington |
6.9% (105,000) |
64% |
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11 |
Massachusetts |
7.0% (103,000) |
66% |
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12 |
Pennsylvania |
7.3% (203,000) |
73% |
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12 |
New Hampshire |
7.3% (22,000) |
73% |
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12 |
Kansas |
7.3% (51,000) |
73% |
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15 |
Alabama |
7.4% (82,000) |
74% |
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16 |
Indiana |
7.8% (123,000) |
84% |
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17 |
Wyoming |
8.1% (10,000) |
93% |
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18 |
Vermont |
8.3% (11,000) |
96% |
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18 |
Minnesota |
8.3% (104,000) |
96% |
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20 |
New York |
8.4% (380,000) |
98% |
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21 |
West Virginia |
8.6% (34,000) |
104% |
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22 |
Missouri |
9.1% (127,000) |
115% |
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Arkansas |
9.3% (65,000) |
120% |
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23 |
South Dakota |
9.3% (18,000) |
121% |
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25 |
Illinois |
9.5% (302,000) |
125% |
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26 |
Kentucky |
9.7% (98,000) |
131% |
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27 |
Maryland |
9.9% (137,000) |
135% |
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28 |
Virginia |
10.1% (185,000) |
140% |
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28 |
Nebraska |
10.1% (45,000) |
140% |
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30 |
North Dakota |
10.4% (15,000) |
147% |
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31 |
Alaska |
10.5% (19,000) |
149% |
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32 |
South Carolina |
10.7% (112,000) |
155% |
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33 |
Delaware |
11.7% (24,000) |
176% |
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34 |
Oklahoma |
12.5% (114,000) |
196% |
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35 |
Georgia |
12.8% (314,000) |
203% |
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35 |
California |
12.8% (1,225,000) |
203% |
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37 |
Idaho |
12.9% (52,000) |
207% |
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38 |
Oregon |
13.1% (114,000) |
211% |
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39 |
New Jersey |
13.3% (277,000) |
214% |
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North Carolina |
14.0% (307,000) |
231% |
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41 |
Colorado |
14.6% (176,000) |
245% |
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41 |
Montana |
14.6% (31,000) |
247% |
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Utah |
15.0% (120,000) |
255% |
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44 |
Louisiana |
15.9% (170,000) |
278% |
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45 |
Arizona |
17.0% (283,000) |
304% |
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46 |
New Mexico |
17.9% (93,000) |
324% |
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Nevada |
18.8% (122,000) |
346% |
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48 |
Mississippi |
18.9% (146,000) |
347% |
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48 |
Florida |
18.9% (771,000) |
348% |
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Texas |
21.2% (1,392,000) |
403% |
Source - US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004 through 2006", % Uninsured Aged 0-17. Click here for more information and to see the full health insurance data table.
Where the States Rank
(by Indicator)
1. Infant Mortality Rates
2. Child Deaths
3. Teen Deaths
4. Teen Births
5. Prenatal Care
6. Child Poverty
7. Uninsured Children
8. Juvenile Incarceration
9. Child Abuse Fatalities
10. Child Welfare Spending
11. Overall Vulnerability Rank
12. Relationship of the Tax Burden to Overall Child Vulnerability
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