State Profiles of the Uninsured

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Purple 14% or less uninsured

Green 14-19%

Blue 19-22.9%

Red 23%+

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http://covertheuninsured.org/states/?StateID=TX

Quick Facts About Texas's Uninsured

In Texas, out of a total population of 22,859,968 people, 24.2% do not have health insurance coverage. 20.7% of Texas's children are uninsured.

http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr2004/states/AllStates.html

Texas is 35th this year, unchanged from 2003. Its strengths continue to include strong support for public health with 16.9 percent of the state health budget allocated to public health, a low rate of cancer deaths at 200.0 deaths per 100,000 population and a low infant mortality rate at 6.2 deaths per 1,000 live births. Challenges include a high rate of uninsured population at 24.6 percent, a high percentage of children in poverty at 24.0 percent of persons under age 18 and a high incidence of infectious disease at 30.1 cases per 100,000 population. Health disparities in the state are evident, as illustrated by differences in premature death rates between black non-Hispanic individuals (12,341 years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population), white non-Hispanic individuals (7,358 years lost) and Hispanic individuals (6,655 years lost). Texas is 38th for the combined measures of risk factors and 30th for the combined measures of outcomes, indicating that, without more aggressively addressing risk factors, Texas will not improve in relative healthiness over the upcoming years.

In the past year, per capita spending for public health increased from $104 to $162 per person, the number of limited activity days per month increased from 1.9 to 2.2 days in the previous 30 days and the infant mortality rate increased from 5.8 to 6.2 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking has decreased from 30.6 percent to 22.1 percent of the population, access to adequate prenatal care has increased from 58.9 percent to 72.0 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care and the rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease has decreased from 388.0 to 351.0 deaths per 100,000 population, a slower decline than other states.

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http://covertheuninsured.org/states/?StateID=MN

Quick Facts About Minnesota's Uninsured

In Minnesota, out of a total population of 5,132,799 people, 8.4% do not have health insurance coverage. 6.5% of Minnesota's children are uninsured.

http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr2004/states/AllStates.html

Minnesota is first this year, a position it has held for nine of the 15 years since the 1990 Edition. It was tied for first with New Hampshire in 2003. Strengths include ranking first for a low rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 259.2 deaths per 100,000 population, a low premature death rate with 5,595 years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population and a low rate of uninsured population at 8.7 percent. It is also in the top five states for high support for public health, a low percentage of children in poverty, a low total mortality rate, a low infant mortality rate, a low occupational fatalities rate and a high rate of high school graduation. Minnesota's biggest challenges are a high prevalence of obesity at 23.0 percent of the population and low access to adequate prenatal care with 76.0 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care. This measure also illustrates the wide health disparities within the state, with only 44.9 percent of pregnant American Indian women receiving adequate care compared to 79.1 percent of pregnant white women. The state ranks first for the combined measures of risk factors and first for the combined measures of outcomes, indicating it will likely remain among the relatively healthy states in the future.

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http://covertheuninsured.org/states/?StateID=FL

Quick Facts About Florida's Uninsured

In Florida, out of a total population of 17,789,864 people, 20.7% do not have health insurance coverage. 15.3% of Florida's children are uninsured.

http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr2004/states/AllStates.html

Florida is 42nd this year, unchanged from 2003. Its strengths are high support for public health with 10.8 percent of the state health budget allocated to public health, a low prevalence of obesity at 19.9 percent of the population, a low rate of cancer deaths at 193.5 deaths per 100,000 population and a low total mortality rate at 807.5 deaths per 100,000 population. The state continues to face several challenges, including a high violent crime rate at 770 offenses per 100,000 population, a low high school graduation rate with 55.7 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years and a high incidence of infectious disease at 43.8 cases per 100,000 population. Florida is 47th for the combined measures of risk factors and 27th for the combined measures of outcomes, indicating that Florida is unlikely to improve its relative ranking in the near future without reductions in the risk factors. Health disparities in the state are high for both access to adequate prenatal care and premature death rates. Black non-Hispanics experience 12,767 years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population compared to Hispanic individuals who experience 5,342 years lost.

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http://covertheuninsured.org/states/?StateID=WA

Quick Facts About Washington's Uninsured

In Washington, out of a total population of 6,287,759 people, 13.8% do not have health insurance coverage. 7.7% of Washington's children are uninsured.

http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr2004/states/AllStates.html

Washington is 15th this year; it was 11th in 2003. It is among the top 10 states for a low prevalence of smoking at 19.5 percent of the population, a low rate of motor vehicle deaths at 1.1 deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven, a low infant mortality rate at 5.3 deaths per 1,000 live births and a low premature death rate with 6,216 years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population. Challenges include low support for public health with 2.0 percent of the state health budget allocated to public health and a high percentage of children in poverty at 19.1 percent of persons under age 18. There are health disparities within the state, as shown by the access to adequate prenatal care: 62.0 percent of pregnant black women receive adequate prenatal care compared to 74.1 percent of pregnant white women. The state is 18th for the combined measures of risk factors, lower than its 11th for the combined measures of outcomes. This indicates that the state may not improve its relative healthiness in the near future unless the risk factors are more aggressively addressed.

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http://covertheuninsured.org/states/?StateID=ME

Quick Facts About Maine's Uninsured

In Maine, out of a total population of 1,321,505 people, 10.8% do not have health insurance coverage. 5.9% of Maine's children are uninsured.

http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr2004/states/AllStates.html

Maine is 10th this year; it was eighth in 2003. Strengths continue to include a low violent crime rate at 108 offenses per 100,000 population, a low infant mortality rate at 4.6 deaths per 1,000 live births, a low incidence of infectious disease at 6.2 cases per 100,000 population, a low rate of uninsured population at 10.4 percent and high access to adequate prenatal care with 83.7 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care. One challenge for the state continues to be its high rate of cancer deaths at 219.6 deaths per 100,000 population. Maine is ninth for the combined measures of risk factors and 13th for the combined measures of outcomes, indicating it will likely remain among the relatively healthy states in the future. Health disparities within the state are evident in access to adequate prenatal care, which varies by race, with 64.7 percent of pregnant black women receiving adequate care compared to 84.2 percent of pregnant white women.

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http://covertheuninsured.org/states/?StateID=AZ

Quick Facts About Arizona's Uninsured

In Arizona, out of a total population of 5,939,292 people, 20.2% do not have health insurance coverage. 14.6% of Arizona's children are uninsured.

http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr2004/states/AllStates.html

Arizona is 23rd this year, the highest it has ever ranked; it was 32nd in 2003. Strengths include strong support for public health with 15.5 percent of the state health budget allocated to public health, a low rate of cancer deaths at 184.6 deaths per 100,000 population and a low rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 293.9 deaths per 100,000 population. Challenges continue to include a high rate of motor vehicle deaths at 2.2 deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven, low access to adequate prenatal care with only 68.7 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care and a high percentage of children in poverty at 19.1 percent of persons under age 18. Arizona is 30th for the combined measures of risk factors and 21st for the combined measures of outcomes, indicating the state's relative healthiness may remain steady or decline in future years if the risk factors are not addressed. Disparities in health are high, as illustrated by differences in access to adequate prenatal care between American Indians and other races. Only 51.8 percent of pregnant American Indian women receive adequate prenatal care compared to 77.7 percent of pregnant Asian/Pacific Islander women, 69.6 percent of pregnant white women and 69.1 percent of pregnant black women.

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