Polk County, GA Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 84.12% of the population of Polk County, GA had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 35,765 people), and 15.88% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 6,750 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in Polk County, GA had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Some Other Race Alone racial group (55.36%), the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (46.03%), and the Two Or More Races racial group (20.02%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Polk County, GA had 11.58% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 45.05% of its population without a health insurance coverage.
The charts below show the percentage of each race and ethnicity's population with or without a health insurance coverage in Polk County, GA. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage per race and ethnicity.
You can also see similar information for other Georgia counties, and for Georgia.
| Race | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Some Other Race Alone | 875 | 1085 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 34 | 29 |
| Two Or More Races | 1318 | 330 |
| White Alone | 28604 | 4739 |
| Black or African American Alone | 4670 | 542 |
| Asian Alone | 249 | 25 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 15 | 0 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 26856 | 3518 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 3174 | 2602 |