Health Insurance Coverage in Kentucky

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Health Insurance Coverage
94.0% +2.5% vs nat'l
Rank #16 of 52
71th %ile

How Kentucky Compares

Kentucky
94.0%
National
91.7%
2.5% above

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#13 Pennsylvania 94.4%
#14 Puerto Rico 94.3%
#15 Oregon 94.1%
#16 Kentucky 94.0%
#17 West Virginia 94.0%
#18 Maine 93.8%
#19 Maryland 93.7%
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Highest Insurance Counties in Kentucky

# County Insurance
1 Martin County 98.4%
2 Leslie County 97.7%
3 Perry County 97.6%
4 Knott County 97.6%
5 Bullitt County 97.2%
6 Wolfe County 97.1%
7 Marion County 96.9%
8 Magoffin County 96.9%
9 Breathitt County 96.8%
10 Harrison County 96.8%

Lowest Insurance Counties in Kentucky

# County Insurance
120 Todd County 79.6%
119 Casey County 87.0%
118 Cumberland County 87.5%
117 Trigg County 88.0%
116 Butler County 88.2%
115 Hart County 88.3%
114 Washington County 89.0%
113 Bath County 89.2%
112 Carroll County 89.3%
111 Crittenden County 89.6%

Health Insurance Coverage in Kentucky

Kentucky has a health insurance coverage of 94.0%, ranking #16 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 2.5% above the national value of 91.7%.

Across Kentucky's 120 counties, health insurance coverage ranges from 79.6% to 98.4%. The county with the highest value is Martin County at 98.4%.

Percentage of the population with health insurance coverage.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.