Change in Uninsured Low-Income Children
Definition
Percent change in uninsured rate among low-income children, 2009-2011.
Description
States have expanded coverage for children through Medicaid and other programs since the inception of Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) and whereas low-income parents have high rates of being uninsured, their children actually have the lowest uninsured rates of any population. This indicator tracks the change, over time, of the uninsured rate among low-income children.
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Change in Uninsured Low-Income Children
| State | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| United States |
12.9% |
11.7% |
10.7% |
| Alabama |
9.1% |
8.6% |
6.9% |
| Alaska |
13.7% |
12.3% |
12.5% |
| Arizona |
15.8% |
17.3% |
17.4% |
| Arkansas |
6.7% |
7.8% |
7.0% |
| California |
13.9% |
12.9% |
11.2% |
| Colorado |
18.8% |
17.2% |
15.8% |
| Connecticut |
7.0% |
5.7% |
5.1% |
| Delaware |
7.1% |
6.7% |
6.7% |
| District of Columbia |
2.7% |
2.4% |
5.7% |
| Florida |
21.1% |
17.2% |
15.1% |
| Georgia |
16.7% |
13.8% |
13.7% |
| Hawaii |
3.0% |
5.0% |
4.4% |
| Idaho |
15.2% |
15.3% |
13.3% |
| Illinois |
6.7% |
6.7% |
5.1% |
| Indiana |
12.7% |
12.7% |
11.4% |
| Iowa |
8.0% |
7.2% |
7.0% |
| Kansas |
13.5% |
14.3% |
9.9% |
| Kentucky |
8.4% |
7.8% |
8.0% |
| Louisiana |
8.0% |
6.2% |
6.9% |
| Maine |
6.6% |
5.3% |
5.8% |
| Maryland |
7.8% |
7.7% |
7.7% |
| Massachusetts |
2.4% |
2.2% |
2.7% |
| Michigan |
6.2% |
5.7% |
5.8% |
| Minnesota |
12.0% |
12.0% |
10.3% |
| Mississippi |
13.0% |
9.8% |
9.4% |
| Missouri |
10.5% |
8.6% |
9.6% |
| Montana |
17.2% |
15.5% |
17.9% |
| Nebraska |
9.6% |
8.9% |
10.1% |
| Nevada |
27.2% |
25.8% |
23.1% |
| New Hampshire |
8.8% |
7.6% |
7.6% |
| New Jersey |
12.3% |
10.5% |
9.6% |
| New Mexico |
14.3% |
13.0% |
10.4% |
| New York |
6.6% |
7.0% |
5.8% |
| North Carolina |
11.7% |
11.2% |
10.4% |
| North Dakota |
10.0% |
12.5% |
10.4% |
| Ohio |
9.7% |
8.4% |
9.0% |
| Oklahoma |
13.6% |
12.0% |
13.2% |
| Oregon |
14.9% |
12.4% |
9.9% |
| Pennsylvania |
8.5% |
8.3% |
8.5% |
| Rhode Island |
8.8% |
8.2% |
6.2% |
| South Carolina |
14.0% |
12.2% |
11.4% |
| South Dakota |
10.8% |
14.2% |
9.1% |
| Tennessee |
7.9% |
7.4% |
8.1% |
| Texas |
22.1% |
19.0% |
16.7% |
| Utah |
17.3% |
18.0% |
17.1% |
| Vermont |
4.8% |
1.9% |
2.3% |
| Virginia |
11.5% |
10.5% |
9.6% |
| Washington |
9.3% |
9.4% |
8.6% |
| West Virginia |
5.8% |
5.6% |
4.8% |
| Wisconsin |
8.9% |
8.4% |
6.9% |
| Wyoming |
12.9% |
7.1% |
12.9% |
American Community Survey. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2009-2011.
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