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 | ||
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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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7 | Maine | 6.3% (18,000) | 49% |
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8 | Hawaii | 6.4% (19,000) | 51% |
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8 | 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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23 | 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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40 | 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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43 | 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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47 | 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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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.