The numbers, which include data from calendar year 2013 and calendar year 2014, show the states that chose to expand Medicaid and/or run their own health insurance marketplace saw the greatest decrease in the number of uninsured.
Here are the 20 states with the largest drop in uninsured rates.
Note: The rankings total 20, although the list includes ties, which means there are more than 20 markets listed.
|
State |
2013 uninsured rate |
2014 uninsured rate |
Percent change |
|
1. Kentucky |
14.3 percent |
8.5 percent |
-41 percent |
|
2. West Virginia |
14.0 percent |
8.6 percent |
-39 percent |
|
3. Rhode Island |
11.6 percent |
7.4 percent |
-36 percent |
|
4. Oregon |
14.7 percent |
9.7 percent |
-34 percent |
|
4. Washington |
14.0 percent |
9.2 percent |
-34 percent |
|
5. Vermont |
7.2 percent |
5.0 percent |
-31 percent |
|
6. California |
17.2 percent |
12.4 percent |
-28 percent |
|
6. Minnesota |
8.2 percent |
5.9 percent |
-28 percent |
|
7. Colorado |
14.1 percent |
10.3 percent |
-27 percent |
|
7. Connecticut |
9.4 percent |
6.9 percent |
-27 percent |
|
7. Nevada |
20.7 percent |
15.2 percent |
-27 percent |
|
8. Arkansas |
16.0 percent |
11.8 percent |
-26 percent |
|
9. Illinois |
12.7 percent |
9.7 percent |
-24 percent |
|
9. North Dakota |
10.4 percent |
7.9 percent |
-24 percent |
|
9. Ohio |
11.0 percent |
8.4 percent |
-24 percent |
|
10. Iowa |
8.1 percent |
6.2 percent |
-23 percent |
|
10. Maryland |
10.2 percent |
7.9 percent |
-23 percent |
|
10. Michigan |
11.0 percent |
8.5 percent |
-23 percent |
|
11. New Mexico |
18.6 percent |
14.5 percent |
-22 percent |
|
12. Hawaii |
6.7 percent |
5.3 percent |
-21 percent |
|
12. Washington, D.C. |
6.7 percent |
5.3 percent |
-21 percent |
|
13. Arizona |
17.1 percent |
13.6 percent |
-20 percent |
|
13. Wisconsin |
9.1 percent |
7.3 percent |
-20 percent |
|
14. New York |
10.7 percent |
8.7 percent |
-19 percent |
|
15. Florida |
20.0 percent |
16.6 percent |
-17 percent |
|
15. Kansas |
12.3 percent |
10.2 percent |
-17 percent |
|
15. New Jersey |
13.2 percent |
10.9 percent |
-17 percent |
|
16. Georgia |
18.8 percent |
15.8 percent |
-16 percent |
|
16. North Carolina |
15.6 percent |
13.1 percent |
-16 percent |
|
17. Indiana |
14.0 percent |
11.9 percent |
-15 percent |
|
17. Mississippi |
17.1 percent |
14.5 percent |
-15 percent |
|
18. Delaware |
9.1 percent |
7.8 percent |
-14 percent |
|
18. Montana |
16.5 percent |
14.2 percent |
-14 percent |
|
18. Nebraska |
11.3 percent |
9.7 percent |
-14 percent |
|
18. New Hampshire |
10.7 percent |
9.2 percent |
-14 percent |
|
18. South Carolina |
15.8 percent |
13.6 percent |
-14 percent |
|
18. Tennessee |
13.9 percent |
12.0 percent |
-14 percent |
|
18.Texas |
22.1 percent |
19.1 percent |
-14 percent |
|
19. Oklahoma |
17.7 percent |
15.4 percent |
-13 percent |
|
19. South Dakota |
11.3 percent |
9.8 percent |
-13 percent |
|
20. Pennsylvania |
9.7 percent |
8.5 percent |
-12 percent |
