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Idaho uninsured rate

9.2%

Share of Idaho residents without health insurance, 2024 (estimate)

+0.3 pts since 2023 (8.9%); −1.6 pts since 2019 (10.8%); −4.4 pts since 2014 (13.6%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Data period 2024. Status: estimate. Published .

Civilian noninstitutionalized population with no health insurance coverage as a percent of that population, summed across B27001's 9 age bands for both sexes, divided by B27001_001E, times 100.

Change and comparison

From 2010 (17.7%) to 2024 (9.2%), the change was −8.5 pts.

The series high is 17.7% in 2010 and the low is 8.2% in 2022.

Among 50 states and the District of Columbia, Idaho ranked 13th highest in 2024. Texas was highest at 16.7% and Massachusetts lowest at 2.8%.

Among Idaho and its 6 neighboring states, Idaho ranks 3rd highest; Wyoming is next above at 10.3% and Montana next below at 8.8%.

Idaho was 1.0 pts above the national figure of 8.2%.

Historical data

Idaho uninsured rate, 2010 to 2024Idaho uninsured rate, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: 17.7% in 2010, 9.2% in 2024.0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%201020152020IdahoUnitedStatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingPercentIdaho uninsured rate, 2010 to 2024Idaho uninsured rate, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: 17.7% in 2010, 9.2% in 2024.0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%201020152020IdahoUnited StatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingPercentIdaho uninsured rate, 2010 to 2024Idaho uninsured rate, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: 17.7% in 2010, 9.2% in 2024.0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%201020152020IdahoUnited StatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingPercent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Published .

Data table (14 rows)
PeriodIdaho (percent)United States (percent)Montana (percent)Nevada (percent)Oregon (percent)Utah (percent)Washington (percent)Wyoming (percent)
201017.7%15.5%17.3%22.6%17.1%15.3%14.2%14.9%
201116.5%15.1%18.3%21.9%15.7%15.3%14.2%15.4%
201216.2%14.8%18.0%22.2%14.9%14.5%13.9%15.4%
201316.2%14.5%16.5%20.7%14.7%14.0%14.0%13.4%
201413.6%11.7%14.2%15.2%9.7%12.5%9.2%12.0%
201511.0%9.4%11.6%12.3%7.0%10.5%6.6%11.5%
201610.1%8.6%8.1%11.4%6.2%8.8%6.0%11.5%
201710.1%8.7%8.5%11.2%6.8%9.2%6.1%12.3%
201811.1%8.9%8.2%11.2%7.1%9.4%6.4%10.5%
201910.8%9.2%8.3%11.4%7.2%9.7%6.6%12.3%
20218.8%8.6%8.2%11.6%6.1%9.0%6.4%12.2%
20228.2%8.0%8.3%11.1%6.0%8.1%6.1%11.5%
20238.9%7.9%8.4%10.8%5.5%8.0%6.3%10.7%
20249.2%8.2%8.8%11.4%5.2%8.3%6.5%10.3%

By county

Civilian noninstitutionalized population with no health insurance coverage as a percent of that population, summed across B27001's 9 age bands for both sexes, divided by B27001_001E, times 100.

  1. Owyhee21.9%
  2. Gooding19.1%
  3. Clark17.1%
  4. Power14.9%
  5. Jerome14.8%
  6. Teton14.5%
  7. Benewah14.3%
  8. Idaho14.2%
  9. Boundary14.0%
  10. Minidoka13.4%
  11. Canyon12.3%
  12. Custer12.1%
  13. Adams11.9%
  14. Camas11.9%
  15. Lincoln11.9%
  16. Cassia11.7%
  17. Clearwater11.2%
  18. Bonner11.1%
  19. Gem11.1%
  20. Lewis11.1%
  21. Fremont10.6%
  22. Twin Falls10.2%
  23. Kootenai9.4%
  24. Boise9.3%
  25. Shoshone9.2%
  26. Elmore9.1%
  27. Blaine9.0%
  28. Washington9.0%
  29. Bingham8.9%
  30. Valley8.8%
  31. Bonneville8.4%
  32. Franklin8.4%
  33. Latah8.1%
  34. Butte7.8%
  35. Caribou7.8%
  36. Jefferson7.8%
  37. Nez Perce7.7%
  38. Payette7.1%
  39. Bear Lake6.9%
  40. Oneida6.7%
  41. Bannock6.5%
  42. Ada6.4%
  43. Lemhi6.1%
  44. Madison4.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. Data period 2020-2024. Published .

Ada County: 6.4% Percent (2020–2024)Adams County: 11.9% Percent (2020–2024)Bannock County: 6.5% Percent (2020–2024)Bear Lake County: 6.9% Percent (2020–2024)Benewah County: 14.3% Percent (2020–2024)Bingham County: 8.9% Percent (2020–2024)Blaine County: 9.0% Percent (2020–2024)Boise County: 9.3% Percent (2020–2024)Bonner County: 11.1% Percent (2020–2024)Bonneville County: 8.4% Percent (2020–2024)Boundary County: 14.0% Percent (2020–2024)Butte County: 7.8% Percent (2020–2024)Camas County: 11.9% Percent (2020–2024)Canyon County: 12.3% Percent (2020–2024)Caribou County: 7.8% Percent (2020–2024)Cassia County: 11.7% Percent (2020–2024)Clark County: 17.1% Percent (2020–2024)Clearwater County: 11.2% Percent (2020–2024)Custer County: 12.1% Percent (2020–2024)Elmore County: 9.1% Percent (2020–2024)Franklin County: 8.4% Percent (2020–2024)Fremont County: 10.6% Percent (2020–2024)Gem County: 11.1% Percent (2020–2024)Gooding County: 19.1% Percent (2020–2024)Idaho County: 14.2% Percent (2020–2024)Jefferson County: 7.8% Percent (2020–2024)Jerome County: 14.8% Percent (2020–2024)Kootenai County: 9.4% Percent (2020–2024)Latah County: 8.1% Percent (2020–2024)Lemhi County: 6.1% Percent (2020–2024)Lewis County: 11.1% Percent (2020–2024)Lincoln County: 11.9% Percent (2020–2024)Madison County: 4.9% Percent (2020–2024)Minidoka County: 13.4% Percent (2020–2024)Nez Perce County: 7.7% Percent (2020–2024)Oneida County: 6.7% Percent (2020–2024)Owyhee County: 21.9% Percent (2020–2024)Payette County: 7.1% Percent (2020–2024)Power County: 14.9% Percent (2020–2024)Shoshone County: 9.2% Percent (2020–2024)Teton County: 14.5% Percent (2020–2024)Twin Falls County: 10.2% Percent (2020–2024)Valley County: 8.8% Percent (2020–2024)Washington County: 9.0% Percent (2020–2024)
  • 4.9% to 7.7%
  • 7.8% to 8.9%
  • 9.0% to 11.0%
  • 11.1% to 13.5%
  • 13.6% to 21.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. Data period 2020-2024. Published .

Data table (44 rows)
County2020–2024
Owyhee County21.9%
Gooding County19.1%
Clark County17.1%
Power County14.9%
Jerome County14.8%
Teton County14.5%
Benewah County14.3%
Idaho County14.2%
Boundary County14.0%
Minidoka County13.4%
Canyon County12.3%
Custer County12.1%
Adams County11.9%
Camas County11.9%
Lincoln County11.9%
Cassia County11.7%
Clearwater County11.2%
Bonner County11.1%
Gem County11.1%
Lewis County11.1%
Fremont County10.6%
Twin Falls County10.2%
Kootenai County9.4%
Boise County9.3%
Shoshone County9.2%
Elmore County9.1%
Blaine County9.0%
Washington County9.0%
Bingham County8.9%
Valley County8.8%
Bonneville County8.4%
Franklin County8.4%
Latah County8.1%
Butte County7.8%
Caribou County7.8%
Jefferson County7.8%
Nez Perce County7.7%
Payette County7.1%
Bear Lake County6.9%
Oneida County6.7%
Bannock County6.5%
Ada County6.4%
Lemhi County6.1%
Madison County4.9%

Compared with other states

  1. Texas16.7%
  2. Georgia12.0%
  3. Oklahoma11.5%
  4. Nevada11.4%
  5. Wyoming10.3%
  6. Idaho9.2%
  7. Montana8.8%
  8. Utah8.3%
  9. United States8.2%
  10. Washington6.5%
  11. Oregon5.2%
  12. Vermont4.2%
  13. Hawaii3.5%
  14. Massachusetts2.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Data period 2024. Published .

An excerpt; the full table is below.

State2024
1. Texas16.7%
2. Georgia12.0%
3. Oklahoma11.5%
4. Nevada11.4%
5. Alaska11.0%
6. Florida10.9%
7. Arizona10.3%
8. Wyoming10.3%
9. New Mexico10.1%
10. Mississippi9.7%
Data table (52 rows)
State2024
1. Texas16.7%
2. Georgia12.0%
3. Oklahoma11.5%
4. Nevada11.4%
5. Alaska11.0%
6. Florida10.9%
7. Arizona10.3%
8. Wyoming10.3%
9. New Mexico10.1%
10. Mississippi9.7%
11. Tennessee9.7%
12. Arkansas9.4%
13. Idaho9.2%
14. South Carolina9.0%
15. Montana8.8%
16. North Carolina8.6%
17. Kansas8.5%
18. Utah8.3%
19. Alabama8.2%
20. United States8.2%
21. South Dakota8.1%
22. Colorado7.9%
23. Louisiana7.7%
24. Missouri7.7%
25. New Jersey7.7%
26. Indiana7.5%
27. Nebraska7.1%
28. Delaware6.9%
29. Illinois6.9%
30. Virginia6.9%
31. Kentucky6.8%
32. Ohio6.7%
33. Washington6.5%
34. Maryland6.3%
35. North Dakota6.1%
36. California5.9%
37. Connecticut5.8%
38. Pennsylvania5.8%
39. West Virginia5.8%
40. Maine5.5%
41. Iowa5.4%
42. Wisconsin5.3%
43. Oregon5.2%
44. Michigan5.1%
45. Minnesota5.1%
46. New York5.0%
47. Rhode Island4.6%
48. District of Columbia4.5%
49. New Hampshire4.5%
50. Vermont4.2%
51. Hawaii3.5%
52. Massachusetts2.8%

Source

Organization
U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset
American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates
Geography
Nation and states, including the District of Columbia, plus the five Idaho places with population over 65,000: Boise City, Caldwell, Idaho Falls, Meridian and Nampa
Time coverage
2010-2019, 2021-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/acs/acs1?get=NAME,{variables}&for=state:*|us:*|place:*+in+state:16&key=... (2021-2024 instead pulled from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/, see caveats)
Methodology
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology.html
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, built by scripts/fetch-census-acs.py

Caveats

  • Values are single-year estimates; margins of error are not shown.
  • Dollar figures are in that survey year's dollars, not adjusted for inflation across years.
  • 1-year estimates are not comparable to 5-year estimates (census-acs5) for the same geography or metric.
  • There is no standard 2020 ACS 1-year release: the Census Bureau replaced it with experimental COVID-19 estimates, so 2020 is omitted here.
  • Place figures are for the incorporated city as the Census Bureau defines its boundary, not the metro area or county.
  • Which of Idaho's places clear the 65,000-person floor for 1-year estimates can vary by year.
  • The race and ethnicity breakdown uses table B03002, not B02001, whose race categories double-count people who are also Hispanic or Latino.

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