Uninsured rate for young adults 19 to 25: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Uninsured rate for young adults 19 to 25 (%). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Uninsured rate by age by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 14.9 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 4.8 to 10.5 %
- Group 2: 10.5 to 13 %
- Group 3: 13 to 14.7 %
- Group 4: 14.7 to 18.6 %
- Highest: 18.6 to 29.2 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Texas | 29.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Mexico | 22.4 |
| 3 | Arizona | 21.9 |
| 4 | Georgia | 21.8 |
| 5 | Alaska | 21.7 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 21 |
| 7 | Montana | 20.2 |
| 7 | Nevada | 20.2 |
| 9 | Mississippi | 19.9 |
| 10 | Florida | 18.8 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 18.6 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 18.5 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 17.6 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 17.5 |
| 15 | Alabama | 17.1 |
| 16 | South Dakota | 16.9 |
| 17 | Idaho | 16.7 |
| 18 | Kansas | 16.4 |
| 19 | Colorado | 15.9 |
| 20 | Delaware | 14.8 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 14.7 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 14.4 |
| 23 | Louisiana | 14 |
| 23 | Utah | 14 |
| 25 | Missouri | 13.9 |
| 25 | North Dakota | 13.9 |
| 27 | Washington | 13.7 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 13.5 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 13.3 |
| 30 | New Jersey | 13.2 |
| 31 | Indiana | 13 |
| 32 | Illinois | 12.6 |
| 33 | Maryland | 11.9 |
| 34 | Ohio | 11.5 |
| 35 | Virginia | 11.3 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | 11.1 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | 11.1 |
| 38 | Iowa | 10.7 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 10.6 |
| 40 | Maine | 10.5 |
| 40 | Oregon | 10.5 |
| 42 | Michigan | 10.4 |
| 43 | California | 10.2 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 8.5 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 8.4 |
| 46 | Hawaii | 8.1 |
| 46 | Rhode Island | 8.1 |
| 48 | Vermont | 6.9 |
| 49 | New York | 6.6 |
| 50 | District of Columbia | 5.1 |
| 51 | Massachusetts | 4.8 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S2701: Selected Characteristics of Health Insurance Coverage in the United States. Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by uninsured rate for young adults 19 to 25 (%) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S2701; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-uninsured-rate-for-young-adults-19-to-25/