HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS

Health Insurance Status of Children Through Age 18: 2002*

Source (V.5): Analysis of the 2003 Current Population Survey by the American Academy of Pediatrics

State

Percent with Private/ Employer-Based Insurance

Percent Enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP**

Percent Uninsured***
Alabama

68.3

20.8

10.9
Alaska

51.4

38.8

9.8
Arizona

60.5

25.0

14.5
Arkansas

52.4

36.9

10.8
California

59.2

26.5

14.3
Colorado

72.1

12.9

15.1
Connecticut

74.0

17.9

8.1
Delaware

69.2

20.8

10.0
District of Columbia

45.9

44.9

9.2
Florida

62.1

22.8

15.1
Georgia

63.5

23.8

12.7
Hawaii

72.5

19.8

7.6
Idaho

64.2

21.9

14.0
Illinois

69.5

19.0

11.6
Indiana

74.2

15.8

9.9
Iowa

73.1

21.1

5.8
Kansas

75.1

16.8

8.0
Kentucky

61.0

26.4

12.6
Louisiana

51.2

36.4

12.4
Maine

60.6

31.2

8.2
Maryland

77.4

12.5

10.2
Massachusetts

72.9

21.0

6.1
Michigan

68.0

24.7

7.3
Minnesota

77.8

16.2

6.0
Mississippi

50.5

38.0

11.5
Missouri

69.5

24.9

5.7
Montana

59.3

29.0

11.7
Nebraska

69.2

24.9

5.8
Nevada

68.2

12.5

19.3
New Hampshire

78.9

16.1

5.0
New Jersey

72.1

17.8

10.1
New Mexico

45.3

40.2

14.6
New York

59.8

29.7

10.4
North Carolina

60.0

27.0

13.1
North Dakota

74.1

20.6

5.3
Ohio

72.5

19.2

8.3
Oklahoma

59.3

30.1

10.6
Oregon

63.7

24.2

12.1
Pennsylvania

70.1

19.7

10.2
Rhode Island

64.0

30.7

5.3
South Carolina

57.5

34.9

7.5
South Dakota

68.2

25.5

6.4
Tennessee

58.4

34.4

7.2
Texas

50.8

26.2

23.0
Utah

73.3

18.0

8.7
Vermont

54.3

39.9

5.8
Virginia

73.2

14.1

12.7
Washington

62.0

27.1

10.9
West Virginia

50.4

39.2

10.4
Wisconsin

74.2

20.9

4.9
Wyoming

64.5

21.8

13.7

* Estimates for 2002 should not be compared directly to estimates prior to 2000
due to changes in survey design.

** Includes children covered by Medicare and Indian Health Services.

*** See Uninsured Children map.