Table 2. 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
	1	Rhode Island	4.2% (10,000)	--
	2	Michigan	4.7% (116,000)	12%
	3	Wisconsin	4.9% (63,000)	16%
	4	Ohio	5.6% (157,000)	34%
	5	Connecticut	6.0% (49,000)	42%
	6	Iowa	6.2% (44,000)	47%
	7	Maine	6.3% (18,000)	49%
	8	Hawaii	6.4% (19,000)	51%
	8	Tennessee	6.4% (94,000)	52%
	10	Washington	6.9% (105,000)	64%
	11	Massachusetts	7.0% (103,000)	66%
	12	Pennsylvania	7.3% (203,000)	73%
	12	New Hampshire	7.3% (22,000)	73%
	12	Kansas	7.3% (51,000)	73%
	15	Alabama	7.4% (82,000)	74%
	16	Indiana	7.8% (123,000)	84%
	17	Wyoming	8.1% (10,000)	93%
	18	Vermont	8.3% (11,000)	96%
	18	Minnesota	8.3% (104,000)	96%
	20	New York	8.4% (380,000)	98%
	21	West Virginia	8.6% (34,000)	104%
	22	Missouri	9.1% (127,000)	115%
	23	Arkansas	9.3% (65,000)	120%
	23	South Dakota	9.3% (18,000)	121%
	25	Illinois	9.5% (302,000)	125%
	26	Kentucky	9.7% (98,000)	131%
	27	Maryland	9.9% (137,000)	135%
	28	Virginia	10.1% (185,000)	140%
	28	Nebraska	10.1% (45,000)	140%
	30	North Dakota	10.4% (15,000)	147%
	31	Alaska	10.5% (19,000)	149%
	32	South Carolina	10.7% (112,000)	155%
	33	Delaware	11.7% (24,000)	176%
	34	Oklahoma	12.5% (114,000)	196%
	35	Georgia	12.8% (314,000)	203%
	35	California	12.8% (1,225,000)	203%
	37	Idaho	12.9% (52,000)	207%
	38	Oregon	13.1% (114,000)	211%
	39	New Jersey	13.3% (277,000)	214%
	40	North Carolina	14.0% (307,000)	231%
	41	Colorado	14.6% (176,000)	245%
	41	Montana	14.6% (31,000)	247%
	43	Utah	15.0% (120,000)	255%
	44	Louisiana	15.9% (170,000)	278%
	45	Arizona	17.0% (283,000)	304%
	46	New Mexico	17.9% (93,000)	324%
	47	Nevada	18.8% (122,000)	346%
	48	Mississippi	18.9% (146,000)	347%
	48	Florida	18.9% (771,000)	348%
	50	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.