The U.S. Census Bureau released data reporting the number of Americans lacking health insurance between 2013 and 2015.
From 2013 to 2015, California decreased its uninsured population the most by 8.6 percent, followed by Nevada (8.4 percent), Kentucky (8.3 percent), West Virginia (8 percent) and New Mexico (7.7 percent).
From 2013 to 2015, Massachusetts decreased its uninsured population the least by less than 1 percent, followed by South Dakota (1.1 percent), Wyoming (1.9 percent), North Dakota (2.6 percent) and Maine (2.8 percent).
Here is a state-by-state ranking, including the District of Columbia, of the number of uninsured individuals in the U.S. as of 2015.
1. Texas — 4,615,000
2. California — 3,317,000
3. Florida — 2,662,000
4. Georgia — 1,388,000
5. New York — 1,381,000
6. North Carolina — 1,103,000
7. Illinois — 900,000
8. Pennsylvania — 802,000
9. New Jersey — 771,000
10. Ohio — 746,000
11. Virginia — 746,000
12. Arizona — 728,000
13. Tennessee — 667,000
14. Indiana — 628,000
15. Michigan — 597,000
16. Missouri — 583,000
17. Louisiana — 546,000
18. Oklahoma — 533,000
19. South Carolina — 523,000
20. Alabama — 484,000
21. Washington — 468,000
22. Colorado — 433,000
23. Maryland — 389,000
24. Mississippi — 372,000
25. Nevada — 351,000
26. Wisconsin — 323,000
27. Utah — 311,000
28. Oregon — 280,000
29. Arkansas — 278,000
30. Kansas — 261,000
31. Kentucky — 261,000
32. Minnesota — 245,000
33. New Mexico — 224,000
34. Connecticut — 211,000
35. Massachusetts — 189,000
36. Idaho — 180,000
37. Iowa — 155,000
38. Nebraska — 154,000
39. Montana — 119,000
40. Maine — 111,000
41. West Virginia — 108,000
42. Alaska —106,000
43. South Dakota — 86,000
44. New Hampshire — 83,000
45. Wyoming — 66,000
46. Rhode Island — 59,000
47. North Dakota — 57,000
48. Hawaii — 55,000
49. Delaware — 54,000
50. District of Columbia — 25,000
51. Vermont — 24,000
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