Some of the familiar states with the highest and lowest rates of individuals without health insurance again made WalletHub's list this year. But it may surprise you that many of the top- and bottom-ranked cities aren't in the top and bottom-ranked states. The five top states with the lowest uninsured rates are Massachusetts (2.77 percent); Vermont (4.03 percent); Hawaii (4.08 percent); Rhode Island (4.08 percent) and Minnesota (4.40 percent). The five bottom states with the highest uninsured rates are Arizona (10.62 percent); North Carolina (10.72 percent); Idaho (11.11 percent) and Nevada (11.21 percent). Related: Who are America's uninsured? However, when measuring the uninsured rates for 548 U.S. cities, WalletHub found that many top-ranked cities are in other states, including California, Colorado and Indiana. Likewise, many of the bottom-ranked cities are from states that didn't rank as low on the state list, including Texas and New Jersey. WalletHub used U.S. Census Bureau data to compare the overall insurance rates, as well as rates based on age, race/ethnicity and income level. WalletHub wrote N/A when it was unable to find the uninsured rate for a particular demographic segment. Check out the top five cities with the lowest uninsured rates, and the bottom five cities with the highest in the slideshow above. Read more:
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
