Child Health USA 2006
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State Data

Health Insurance Status of Children Through Age 18: 2004*

Source: American Academy of Pediatrics, Division of Health Policy Research. Children's health insurance status and Medicaid/SCHIP eligibility and enrollment, 2004. Elk Grove Village, IL: The Academy; 2005 Sep.

State
Private or Employer-Based Insurance
Enrolled in Medicaid/SCHIP**
Uninsured
Alabama
60.5%
32.1%
7.4%
Alaska
52.6%
38.9%
8.5%
Arizona
53.6%
31.3%
15.1%
Arkansas
51.5%
40.9%
7.6%
California
55.1%
31.8%
13.1%
Colorado
70.7%
14.2%
15.1%
Connecticut
70.8%
20.1%
9.0%
Delaware
67.9%
19.3%
12.8%
District of Columbia
49.6%
42.6%
7.8%
Florida
57.7%
26.3%
15.9%
Georgia
53.7%
34.0%
12.4%
Hawaii
72.8%
21.7%
5.5%
Idaho
63.6%
27.1%
9.3%
Illinois
67.7%
20.4%
12.0%
Indiana
63.5%
27.3%
9.3%
Iowa
68.9%
24.2%
7.0%
Kansas
71.3%
21.6%
7.2%
Kentucky
61.6%
30.0%
8.4%
Louisiana
52.5%
39.3%
8.2%
Maine
60.3%
33.7%
6.0%
Maryland
71.7%
18.6%
9.8%
Massachusetts
71.2%
22.2%
6.7%
Michigan
65.9%
27.0%
7.1%
Minnesota
76.9%
16.5%
6.6%
Mississippi
46.4%
39.3%
14.4%
Missouri
62.8%
28.5%
8.7%
Montana
54.2%
33.2%
12.6%
Nebraska
67.7%
26.1%
6.1%
Nevada
70.3%
13.3%
16.4%
New Hampshire
77.0%
15.2%
7.8%
New Jersey
72.4%
15.9%
11.7%
New Mexico
42.5%
43.5%
14.0%
New York
59.3%
31.9%
8.8%
North Carolina
64.1%
24.8%
11.2%
North Dakota
71.4%
22.4%
6.2%
Ohio
68.6%
23.7%
7.7%
Oklahoma
52.5%
33.6%
13.9%
Oregon
66.4%
23.6%
10.0%
Pennsylvania
67.2%
22.0%
10.8%
Rhode Island
62.4%
30.3%
7.3%
South Carolina
58.1%
33.8%
8.1%
South Dakota
61.3%
33.2%
5.5%
Tennessee
59.1%
30.5%
10.4%
Texas
51.9%
26.5%
21.7%
Utah
71.2%
17.8%
11.0%
Vermont
56.2%
38.3%
5.5%
Virginia
72.9%
18.2%
9.0%
Washington
63.0%
30.5%
6.5%
West Virginia
59.8%
31.1%
9.2%
Wisconsin
68.2%
26.0%
5.8%
Wyoming
65.3%
25.0%
9.7%

*Estimates for 2004 should not be compared directly to estimates prior to 2000 due to changes in survey design.
**Includes children covered by Medicare and the Indian Health Service.

 
   

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Child Health USA 2006 is not copyrighted. Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained on this page. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Child Health USA 2006. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006.