Governing Magazine/February 2004

THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT
A Case of Neglect

THE UNINSURED LANDSCAPE

States ranked by uninsured rates among adults under age 65, 2001-02
(1=lowest)

RANK  STATE
 1    Minnesota       LESS THAN 15%
 2    Delaware
 3    Iowa
 4    Wisconsin
 5    Massachusetts
 6    Rhode Island
 7    Hawaii
 8    Pennsylvania
 8    New Hampshire
10    Nebraska
11    South Dakota
11    North Dakota
13    Connecticut
14    Vermont
15    Michigan
16    Tennessee

17    Maine           15-19.9%
18    Kansas
19    Missouri
19    Ohio
19    Virginia
22    Indiana
23    Kentucky
24    Maryland
25    South Carolina
26    Oregon
27    Washington
28    Alabama
29    New Jersey
30    Illinois
31    Utah
32    Montana
33    Colorado
34    West Virginia
35    Georgia

36    North Carolina  20-24.9%
37    New York
38    Nevada
39    Arizona
40    Wyoming
41    Mississippi
42    Alaska
42    Idaho
44    Arkansas
45    Florida
46    California
46    Oklahoma

48    Louisiana       25% OR MORE
49    New Mexico
50    Texas

Sources: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured/Urban
Institute

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