Health Coverage and the Uninsured


Source: Urban Institute analysis of the March 2006 and 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Updated March 5, 2008.

Note: "Children" are under the age of 19; "Parents" are between the ages of 19 and 64; "Low-income" is defined as under 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level.

Note: Some estimates should be interpreted with caution. Estimates with an asterisk (*) have a large 95 percent confidence interval of +/- 5.0 to 7.9 percentage points for children and parents. For low-income children, those estimates with an asterisk (*) have a large 95 percent confidence interval of +/- 5.0 to 8.9 percentage points.


All United States

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
78,056
56.1%
4.5%
26.4%
1.4%
11.6%
Low-Income Children
33,143
25.0%
3.7%
50.4%
1.5%
19.3%
Parents
67,443
68.5%
4.3%
9.1%
1.5%
16.6%


Alabama

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,165
58.4%
2.8%
31.1%
1.5%
6.3%
Low-Income Children
542
25.9%
3.8%
57.6%*
1.7%
11.1%
Parents
971
71.7%
2.8%
6.7%
1.2%
17.6%


Alaska

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
192
52.2%
3.2%
27.7%
7.5%
9.4%
Low-Income Children
71
20.5%*
1.5%
56.7%*
7.8%
13.5%
Parents
160
63.5%
3.3%
9.7%
6.3%
17.2%


Arizona

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,727
47.9%
3.3%
30.4%
0.9%
17.4%
Low-Income Children
902
24.8%
3.0%
46.0%
0.8%
25.5%
Parents
1,399
57.7%
3.2%
13.9%
1.1%
24.1%


Arkansas

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
719
44.3%
4.6%
39.0%
1.1%
11.0%
Low-Income Children
395
22.6%
3.3%
57.8%*
1.3%
15.0%
Parents
616
63.6%
4.2%
7.0%
2.3%
23.0%


California

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
10,159
49.6%
6.2%
29.3%
1.3%
13.6%
Low-Income Children
4,644
21.0%
4.5%
51.8%
1.1%
21.6%
Parents
8,592
60.4%
6.6%
11.9%
1.1%
20.1%


Colorado

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,252
60.8%
6.7%
15.7%
2.7%
14.0%
Low-Income Children^
455
30.0%*
4.2%
34.8%*
3.1%
27.9%*
Parents
1,190
69.0%
7.1%
4.0%
1.9%
18.0%

^Due to small sample size, estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



Connecticut

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
868
68.3%
3.1%
20.7%
0.7%
7.1%
Low-Income Children^
255
28.4%*
2.0%
52.6%*
1.0%
16.0%*
Parents
843
77.5%
3.2%
8.3%
1.2%
9.8%

^Due to small sample size, estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



Delaware

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
214
63.2%
2.5%
20.5%
1.8%
12.0%
Low-Income Children^
84
33.6%*
2.0%
41.8%*
2.5%
20.0%*
Parents
191
74.6%
2.9%
7.6%
1.8%
13.1%

^Due to small sample size, estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



District of Columbia^

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
118 42.3%
2.0%
47.7%*
0.3%
7.8%
Low-Income Children
71
15.1%
1.9%
73.4%*
0.0%
9.6%
Parents
85
61.3%*
2.1%
22.5%
1.4%
12.7%

^Due to small sample size, estimates for DC are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



Florida

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
4,279
50.6%
5.1%
23.5%
1.6%
19.1%
Low-Income Children
1,862
23.8%
3.9%
39.8%
1.2%
31.3%
Parents
3,582
63.3%
5.8%
5.7%
2.0%
23.1%


Georgia

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
2,530
51.4%
3.2%
29.4%
3.6%
12.4%
Low-Income Children
1,126
20.1%
1.8%
52.9%
4.4%
20.8%
Parents
2,116
67.8%
3.0%
7.5%
2.5%
19.1%


Hawaii

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
315
62.6%
2.9%
21.7%
6.6%
6.2%
Low-Income Children
114
36.0%*
2.5%
46.8%*
3.4%
11.2%
Parents
259
79.4%
2.7%
7.2%
4.6%
6.1%


Idaho

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
420
54.6%
7.3%
25.0%
0.8%
12.3%
Low-Income Children
185
29.1%*
3.2%
49.0%
1.0%
17.7%
Parents
384
67.0%
6.9%
8.3%
1.0%
16.9%


Illinois

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
3,406
63.8%
3.7%
22.1%
0.3%
10.0%
Low-Income Children
1,281
28.2%
3.4%
50.2%
0.5%
17.6%
Parents
2,898
74.3%
3.1%
9.0%
0.8%
12.9%


Indiana

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,675
62.3%
3.7%
24.4%
0.5%
9.1%
Low-Income Children
672
30.7%
3.8%
52.1%*
1.0%
12.5%
Parents
1,468
74.6%
3.8%
6.4%
0.9%
14.3%


Iowa

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
740
63.6%
5.2%
24.6%
0.7%
5.9%
Low-Income Children
271
30.4%*
4.9%
55.1%*
0.6%
8.8%
Parents
672
75.5%
4.5%
9.4%
4.0%
10.2%


Kansas

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
729
59.1%
6.4%
26.1%
1.4%
7.0%
Low-Income Children
295
26.4%*
6.1%
54.4%*
1.5%
11.7%
Parents
634
74.7%
5.2%
6.0%
1.2%
13.0%


Kentucky

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,056
55.9%
3.9%
30.1%
1.6%
8.6%
Low-Income Children
488
24.6%*
2.5%
57.6%*
1.7%
13.5%
Parents
923
69.8%
2.5%
11.0%
2.8%
13.9%


Louisiana

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,126
49.6%
5.6%
31.0%
0.8%
12.9%
Low-Income Children
547
20.9%
3.9%
55.6%*
1.3%
18.3%
Parents
910
62.7%
5.6%
7.4%
1.1%
23.2%


Maine

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
304
57.0%
3.8%
30.3%
1.8%
7.1%
Low-Income Children
121
22.5%*
2.5%
61.9%*
1.5%
11.5%
Parents
290
65.7%
3.5%
19.7%
1.7%
9.4%


Maryland

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,452
65.7%
3.8%
20.3%
1.1%
9.0%
Low-Income Children
490
28.3%*
2.8%
48.6%*
1.1%
19.2%
Parents
1,242
77.8%
3.6%
4.5%
1.1%
13.1%


Massachusetts

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,588
68.7%
4.1%
21.1%
0.4%
5.7%
Low-Income Children
492
29.9%*
6.8%
51.8%*
0.3%
11.1%
Parents
1,512
75.7%
4.2%
12.8%
0.6%
6.7%


Michigan

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
2,635
63.5%
3.6%
27.0%
0.6%
5.3%
Low-Income Children
1,031
31.5%
4.1%
55.0%
1.1%
8.3%
Parents
2,369
75.4%
3.3%
10.0%
1.0%
10.4%


Minnesota

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,319
68.4%
5.7%
18.1%
0.4%
7.3%
Low-Income Children
383
31.8%*
5.8%
45.1%*
0.8%
16.5%
Parents
1,188
76.5%
5.2%
10.1%
0.6%
7.6%


Mississippi

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
819
43.1%
4.7%
35.4%
1.1%
15.6%
Low-Income Children
471
16.1%
6.6%
52.8%
0.9%
23.6%
Parents
639
64.0%
3.8%
11.9%
1.8%
18.6%


Missouri

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,469
55.1%
7.0%
28.5%
0.7%
8.7%
Low-Income Children
641
25.3%
5.7%
53.5%*
0.8%
14.8%
Parents
1,324
71.1%
5.0%
7.9%
1.8%
14.2%


Montana

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
229
53.5%
7.9%
22.5%
2.0%
14.2%
Low-Income Children^
101
27.1%*
3.5%
43.4%*
2.3%
23.7%*
Parents
195
64.2%
7.7%
7.7%
2.6%
17.9%

^ Due to small sample size, all estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



Nebraska

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
463
64.0%
6.0%
20.2%
1.8%
8.0%
Low-Income Children
162
27.4%*
7.3%
48.4%*
1.7%
15.1%
Parents
407
75.4%
5.4%
6.5%
1.4%
11.3%


Nevada

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
680
64.1%
3.5%
14.4%
1.0%
17.0%
Low-Income Children^
297
41.1%*
3.3%
28.3%*
0.1%
27.3%*
Parents
555
71.4%
4.4%
4.7%
1.7%
17.8%

^ Due to small sample size, all estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



New Hampshire

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
316
72.3%
3.9%
16.4%
0.7%
6.7%
Low-Income Children^
74
36.9%*
4.6%
44.1%*
0.8%
13.5%*
Parents
304
82.2%
3.7%
2.7%
1.0%
10.4%

^ Due to small sample size, all estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



New Jersey

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
2,250
68.1%
2.5%
16.9%
0.3%
12.2%
Low-Income Children
676
30.3%
2.0%
42.4%*
0.7%
24.6%
Parents
2,141
78.5%
2.1%
4.5%
0.8%
14.1%


New Mexico

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
541
40.9%
2.4%
36.0%
1.6%
19.1%
Low-Income Children^
279
14.9%
1.5%
55.1%*
0.7%
27.8%*
Parents
439
56.9%
2.6%
11.2%
2.2%
27.2%

^ Due to small sample size, all estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



New York

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
4,793
56.3%
3.3%
31.6%
0.4%
8.4%
Low-Income Children
2,069
26.2%
3.1%
57.7%
0.2%
12.8%
Parents
4,170
67.2%
4.0%
15.8%
0.6%
12.5%


North Carolina

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
2,314
51.9%
5.1%
27.8%
2.0%
13.2%
Low-Income Children
1,065
22.5%
3.6%
52.2%
1.9%
19.7%
Parents
2,012
66.4%
3.6%
9.1%
2.0%
18.9%


North Dakota

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
155
61.7%
7.1%
19.7%
1.9%
9.6%
Low-Income Children^
59
32.1%*
8.8%
39.4%*
1.6%
18.1%*
Parents
142
72.1%
7.5%
6.9%
2.1%
11.4%

^Due to small sample size, estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



Ohio

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
2,902
61.6%
3.7%
27.0%
0.5%
7.1%
Low-Income Children
1,152
27.7%
3.5%
56.8%
0.8%
11.1%
Parents
2,602
74.8%
2.0%
12.4%
0.9%
9.8%


Oklahoma

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
930
46.8%
4.6%
33.6%
2.8%
12.2%
Low-Income Children
472
21.6%
4.0%
54.8%*
2.6%
17.1%
Parents
797
65.5%
3.5%
5.9%
2.9%
22.3%


Oregon

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
923
55.0%
7.6%
24.5%
0.5%
12.5%
Low-Income Children
410
24.3%*
5.8%
49.2%*
0.8%
19.8%*
Parents
822
65.0%
6.7%
9.0%
0.8%
18.5%


Pennsylvania

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
2,959
62.7%
4.1%
25.6%
0.2%
7.3%
Low-Income Children
1,184
30.8%
5.0%
49.5%
0.5%
14.2%
Parents
2,470
76.7%
4.3%
8.5%
0.6%
9.9%


Rhode Island

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
259
58.6%
3.5%
30.5%
1.3%
6.0%
Low-Income Children
90
22.8%*
3.9%
63.8%*
0.5%
9.0%
Parents
240
68.6%
35.0%
18.1%
1.6%
8.2%


South Carolina

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,075
52.5%
3.9%
30.8%
2.1%
10.7%
Low-Income Children
522
24.3%
4.2%
55.2%*
2.0%
14.3%
Parents
909
70.2%
3.0%
8.9%
1.8%
16.1%


South Dakota

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
203
55.3%
7.9%
25.6%
2.1%
9.1%
Low-Income Children
79
21.0%
5.6%
55.7%*
2.3%
15.4%
Parents
178
69.0%
8.2%
7.4%
2.6%
12.8%


Tennessee

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,527
54.4%
5.0%
30.5%
2.2%
8.0%
Low-Income Children
720
25.7%
4.5%
55.4%
1.9%
12.5%
Parents
1,329
65.8%
4.9%
11.4%
3.7%
14.1%


Texas

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
6,846
46.7%
3.7%
27.2%
1.9%
20.5%
Low-Income Children
3,463
19.5%
2.4%
45.5%
2.1%
30.3%
Parents
5,564
60.3%
3.9%
4.8%
1.6%
29.4%


Utah

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
820
59.4%
6.1%
19.4%
1.1%
13.9%
Low-Income Children
320
34.9%*
4.0%
37.5%*
1.3%
22.3%
Parents
674
68.9%
6.1%
6.8%
1.1%
17.1%


Vermont

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
143
50.7%
3.3%
38.2%
1.0%
6.9%
Low-Income Children^
40
15.1%*
2.4%
72.4%*
1.3%
8.8%
Parents
139
68.0%
2.7%
17.4%
0.7%
11.2%

^Due to small sample size, estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.



Virginia

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,921
64.1%
3.2%
17.3%
5.8%
9.6%
Low-Income Children
701
32.1%
3.1%
39.8%
6.5%
18.5%
Parents
4,695
74.5%
3.1%
4.3%
4.1%
14.0%


Washington

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,604
59.6%
4.3%
24.8%
3.2%
8.0%
Low-Income Children
572
24.9%*
4.4%
54.7%*
3.9%
12.1%
Parents
1,428
70.5%
4.4%
8.7%
2.7.%
13.7%


West Virginia

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
416
52.2%
1.0%
36.9%
1.6%
8.3%
Low-Income Children
203
24.0%
0.9%
63.6%*
2.2%
9.4%
Parents
368
66.3%
1.2%
9.5%
3.7%
19.3%


Wisconsin

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
1,382
64.3%
4.5%
24.2%
1.0%
6.0%
Low-Income Children
499
32.0%*
3.8%
51.1%*
1.4%
11.7%
Parents
1,293
74.9%
4.2%
11.9%
1.2%
7.8%


Wyoming

Population
Number (in thousands)
Employer
Individual
Medicaid/
SCHIP
Other Public
Uninsured
Children
128
59.3%
5.4%
22.9%
2.6%
9.8%
Low-Income Children^
45
27.2%*
4.6%
50.1%*
3.3%
14.8%*
Parents
113
67.9%
6.0%
7.0%
2.2%
16.9%
^Due to small sample size, estimates for low-income children are imprecise and should be interpreted as approximations.