U.S. Census Bureau
 Health Insurance




Low Income Uninsured Children by State:


2001, 2002, and 2003

Number and Percent of Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of Poverty, by State:  Three-Year Averages for, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
(Numbers in Thousands)
Total children AT OR BELOW AT OR BELOW 200% OF POVERTY
under 19 years, 200% OF POVERTY WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
all income levels Standard Standard Standard Standard
  Number error Percent error Number error Percent error
 
  U.S……………………..              76,546      29,279       272.4         38.2           0.3       5,715 125.7 7.5 0.2
 
Alabama...........………..                1,170          502         35.5         42.9           2.3            76 14.0 6.5 1.2
Alaska............………….                  201            64           4.6         31.8           1.9            11 1.9 5.4 0.9
Arizona...........…………….                1,575          684         48.5         43.4           2.3          184 25.1 11.7 1.5
Arkansas..........………….                  716          370         25.4         51.6           2.5            50 9.3 7.0 1.3
California........………………              10,109       4,169       137.4         41.2           1.0          893 64.0 8.8 0.6
Colorado..........……………..                1,210          392         27.6         32.4           1.9          103 14.2 8.6 1.1
Connecticut.......…………..                  885          226         18.6         25.6           1.8            42 8.0 4.7 0.9
Delaware..........………….                  208            61           5.4         29.2           2.2              9 2.1 4.5 1.0
District of Columbia………                  115            61           4.9         52.9           2.9              7 1.7 6.1 1.4
Florida...........…………..                4,102       1,706         74.3         41.6           1.4          418 36.7 10.2 0.8
 
Georgia...........………….                2,374          913         65.0         38.5           2.2          196 30.0 8.3 1.2
Hawaii............………………                  326          114           9.0         35.0           2.2            14 3.1 4.2 0.9
Idaho.............……………                  391          170         12.0         43.5           2.3            34 5.4 8.7 1.3
Illinois..........……………                3,363       1,202         60.7         35.8           1.4          235 26.9 7.0 0.8
Indiana...........…………….                1,627          562         37.8         34.5           1.9          104 16.2 6.4 1.0
Iowa..............…………….                  757          233         18.4         30.8           2.0            33 6.9 4.4 0.9
Kansas............…………….                  715          232         17.7         32.5           2.0            35 6.9 4.9 0.9
Kentucky..........……………                1,039          455         32.0         43.8           2.3            79 13.4 7.7 1.2
Louisiana.........……………..                1,260          614         41.7         48.7           2.4          117 18.1 9.3 1.4
Maine.............…………..                  288          108           7.8         37.5           2.1            10 2.4 3.6 0.8
 
Maryland..........………….                1,464          341         29.2         23.3           1.8            60 12.3 4.1 0.8
Massachusetts.....……                1,520          445         33.7         29.3           1.9            47 10.9 3.1 0.7
Michigan..........……………                2,614          903         50.4         34.5           1.6          109 17.6 4.2 0.7
Minnesota.........…………..                1,276          309         26.6         24.2           1.8            45 10.2 3.5 0.8
Mississippi.......…………..                  808          418         28.6         51.7           2.5            68 11.6 8.4 1.4
Missouri..........……………                1,467          481         36.0         32.8           2.0            46 11.0 3.2 0.7
Montana...........…………..                  230          104           8.2         45.4           2.6            21 3.7 9.2 1.5
Nebraska..........……………                  463          145         11.8         31.2           2.1            18 4.1 3.8 0.9
Nevada............……………                  605          240         15.8         39.6           2.0            70 8.6 11.5 1.3
New Hampshire.....……………                  315            70           6.4         22.1           1.8              7 2.1 2.4 0.7
 
New Jersey........…………..                2,160          562         37.8         26.0           1.5          129 17.9 6.0 0.8
New Mexico........……….                  520          277         20.1         53.2           2.6            54 8.9 10.4 1.6
New York..........……………                4,828       1,954         74.8         40.5           1.2          268 27.8 5.6 0.6
North Carolina....……………..                2,158          941         53.5         43.6           1.9          177 23.4 8.2 1.0
North Dakota......……………                  149            56           4.3         37.2           2.3              8 1.6 5.5 1.1
Ohio..............…………….                2,958          984         54.7         33.3           1.5          152 21.5 5.1 0.7
Oklahoma..........……………..                  918          424         28.9         46.2           2.3            91 13.2 10.0 1.4
Oregon............………………                  882          343         25.6         38.9           2.3            66 11.3 7.5 1.2
Pennsylvania......…………….                2,969       1,006         53.2         33.9           1.5          182 22.8 6.1 0.7
Rhode Island......……………..                  257            80           6.0         31.2           1.9              8 1.8 3.0 0.7
 
South Carolina....………….                1,071          434         31.0         40.5           2.2            60 11.5 5.6 1.0
South Dakota......………..                  201            66           4.9         33.0           2.0              9 1.8 4.4 0.9
Tennessee.........………….                1,461          615         47.1         42.1           2.5            81 17.1 5.6 1.1
Texas.............………………..                6,467       3,134       114.3         48.5           1.3          976 64.2 15.1 0.9
Utah..............…………..                  788          271         18.8         34.5           1.9            48 7.9 6.1 1.0
Vermont...........…………..                  141            43           3.7         30.9           2.2              3 1.0 2.2 0.7
Virginia..........……………                1,884          537         44.3         28.5           2.0            93 18.6 5.0 1.0
Washington........………….                1,598          568         43.0         35.5           2.2            86 16.5 5.4 1.0
West Virginia.....…………..                  415          205         13.6         49.4           2.3            22 4.5 5.4 1.1
Wisconsin.........……………                1,395          440         32.0         31.5           1.9            49 10.5 3.5 0.7
Wyoming...........…………..                  127            46           3.6         36.3           2.3              9 1.6 7.3 1.2
* Average of the three years' percentages: not average 'Number' divided by average Total Children.  Results may differ
  slightly based on the method used. 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2002, 2003, and 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 07, 2004