Health
Insurance Coverage Rates
Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Health Insurance Coverage Rate
2019
Arkansas County86%
Ashley County92%
Baxter County88%
Benton County90%
Boone County89%
Bradley County92%
Calhoun County90%
Carroll County90%
Chicot County91%
Clark County95%
Clay County93%
Cleburne County94%
Cleveland County90%
Columbia County90%
Conway County90%
Craighead County88%
Crawford County90%
Crittenden County85%
Cross County90%
Dallas County91%
Desha County84%
Drew County90%
Faulkner County93%
Franklin County91%
Fulton County86%
Garland County87%
Grant County92%
Greene County87%
Hempstead County91%
Hot Spring County87%
Howard County91%
Independence County90%
Izard County86%
Jackson County90%
Jefferson County84%
Johnson County90%
Lafayette County88%
Lawrence County87%
Lee County82%
Lincoln County85%
Little River County87%
Logan County91%
Lonoke County93%
Madison County92%
Marion County93%
Miller County90%
Mississippi County90%
Monroe County83%
Montgomery County90%
Nevada County92%
Newton County89%
Ouachita County91%
Perry County93%
Phillips County81%
Pike County96%
Poinsett County90%
Polk County91%
Pope County87%
Prairie County91%
Pulaski County88%
Randolph County87%
Saline County91%
Scott County89%
Searcy County89%
Sebastian County89%
Sevier County87%
Sharp County87%
St. Francis County86%
Stone County89%
Union County91%
Van Buren County92%
Washington County89%
White County94%
Woodruff County92%
Yell County87%

Source: Arkansas Department of Health







NATIONAL RANKING
38
OUT OF 51
2022

STATE TREND

Increasing

90%
2022

What does this measure?

The percentage of adults who are covered by some form of health insurance, including public programs such as Medicaid and Medicare.

Why is this important?

Health insurance is critical to accessing medical care and financial stability. People without insurance may delay necessary care and forgo preventive care altogether, which can lead to more serious and costly medical problems in the future. A major illness or injury can financially ruin an uninsured family.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2022, 90% of residents had health insurance, up from 75% in 2012 and 3 points below the national rate. Rates increased in 2014 following implementation of the Affordable Care Act and expansion of Medicaid. Arkansas had the 38th highest rate in the nation on this indicator, including the 50 states and Washington, D.C.

Health insurance coverage was at 93% and 92% for Black, non-Hispanics and White, non-Hispanics respectively. Hispanics had a much lower rate at 70%. Men (87%) trailed women (93%).

Within Arkansas in 2019, the latest year for which county comparable data was available, the lowest rates were in Phillips (81%) and Lee (82%) counties and the highest in Clark (95%) and Pike (96%) counties.

Notes about the data

National data comes from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey designed to collect scientific data on health risks and behaviors.




Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Health Insurance Coverage Rate
201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Arkansas76%75%77%84%88%90%90%88%87%88%92%90%
United States82%83%83%88%89%90%90%89%89%89%93%93%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention






Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Health Insurance Coverage Rate by Race
American Indian or Alaskan Native, non-HispanicAsian, non-HispanicBlack, non-HispanicHispanicMultiracial, non-HispanicNative Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-HispanicWhite, non-Hispanic
Arkansas90%0%93%70%83%0%92%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Health Insurance Coverage Rate by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas93%87%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Not Applicable
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Not Applicable
Education: Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Education: Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Increasing
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Families: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Racial Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Racial Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Racial Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Racial Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Racial Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Racial Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Racial Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Racial Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Racial Equity: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Racial Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Racial Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Racial Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Racial Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Racial Equity: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Racial Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Racial Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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