This document presents data on uninsurance rates by state for all people in the United States according to the American Community Survey (ACS) from 2010 and 2011. It shows the uninsurance rate for each state in 2010 and 2011 and the difference between the two years. Some states had statistically significant decreases in uninsurance rates between 2010 and 2011 including California, Colorado, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon and Illinois.

1. Uninsurance Rates by State for All People,
ACS 2010 and 2011
2010 (%) 2011 (%) Difference 2010 (%) 2011 (%) Difference
United States 15.5 15.1 *-0.4 Pennsylvania 10.2 10.1 -0.1
Alabama 14.6 14.3 -0.3 Rhode Island 12.2 10.8 *-1.4
Alaska 19.9 20.1 0.2 South Carolina 17.5 16.7 *-0.8
Arizona 16.9 17.2 0.3 South Dakota 12.4 11.9 -0.5
Arkansas 17.5 17.1 -0.4 Tennessee 14.4 14.6 0.2
California 18.5 18.1 *-0.4 Texas 23.7 23.0 *-0.7
Colorado 15.9 15.1 *-0.8 Utah 15.3 15.3 0.0
Connecticut 9.1 8.8 -0.3 Vermont 8 6.6 *-1.4
Delaware 9.7 9.4 -0.3 Virginia 13.1 12.5 *-0.6
District of Columbia 7.6 6.9 -0.7 Washington 14.2 14.2 0.0
Florida 21.3 20.9 *-0.4 West Virginia 14.6 14.9 0.3
Georgia 19.7 19.6 -0.1 Wisconsin 9.4 9.0 *-0.4
Hawaii 7.9 7.1 *-0.8 Wyoming 14.9 15.4 0.5
Idaho 17.7 16.5 *-1.2
Source: American Community Survey (ACS), 2011, 2010
Illinois 13.8 13.1 *-0.7
* Statistically different from zero at the 90-percent confidence level.
Indiana 14.8 14.5 -0.3
Iowa 9.3 8.9 -0.4
Kansas 13.9 12.6 *-1.3
Kentucky 15.3 14.4 *-0.9
Louisiana 17.8 17.5 -0.3
Maine 10.1 10.7 0.6
Maryland 11.3 10.4 *-0.9
Massachusetts 4.4 4.3 -0.1
Michigan 12.4 11.8 *-0.6
Minnesota 9.1 8.8 -0.3
Mississippi 18.2 17.7 -0.5
Missouri 13.2 13.7 *0.5
Montana 17.3 18.3 1.0
Nebraska 11.5 11.4 -0.1
Nevada 22.6 21.9 -0.7
New Hampshire 11.1 10.5 -0.6
New Jersey 13.2 13.1 -0.1
New Mexico 19.6 19.8 0.2
New York 11.9 11.4 *-0.5
North Carolina 16.8 16.3 *-0.5
North Dakota 9.8 9.8 0.0
Ohio 12.3 11.9 *-0.4
Oklahoma 18.9 18.7 -0.2
Oregon 17.1 15.7 *-1.4