Texas · Safety & Health
Uninsured Rate in Texas
Share of residents under 65 with no health insurance coverage of any kind.
17% in 2024
#50 of 50 · Bottom tier (lower is better)
Texas is worse than the 50-state median (7.3%). That's a gap of 9.4%.
View interactive chart & trend → See full 50-state ranking →
2010 – 2024 · Texas only · interactive chart with US median overlay →
About uninsured rate
What this measures: Share of residents under 65 with no health insurance coverage of any kind.
Why it matters: The uninsured rate predicts emergency-room costs, preventive-care gaps, and a state's exposure to medical-debt collections.
Watch out: This is a survey estimate. Single-year differences smaller than two percentage points usually fall inside the margin of error.
Recent trend
| Year | Texas | US median |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23% | 14% |
| 2015 | 17% | 8.6% |
| 2016 | 17% | 8.0% |
| 2017 | 17% | 8.0% |
| 2018 | 18% | 8.0% |
| 2019 | 18% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 18% | 7.3% |
| 2022 | 17% | 6.8% |
| 2023 | 16% | 6.6% |
| 2024 | 17% | 7.3% |
Texas vs. neighboring states
Same metric (uninsured rate), latest year with full state coverage. Click any name for that state's full report.
| State | Uninsured Rate | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 10% | #42 of 50 |
| Oklahoma | 12% | #48 of 50 |
| Arkansas | 9.4% | #39 of 50 |
| Louisiana | 7.7% | #27 of 50 |
How Texas compares (2024)
Top 5 best
| #1 | Massachusetts | 280% |
| #2 | Hawaiʻi | 350% |
| #3 | Vermont | 420% |
| #4 | New Hampshire | 450% |
| #5 | Rhode Island | 460% |
Source and methodology
Source: Census ACS / KFF · Direction: lower is better · Unit: %
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