Wilkes County, GA Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 85.14% of the population of Wilkes County, GA had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 8,144 people), and 14.86% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 1,421 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in Wilkes County, GA had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Some Other Race Alone racial group (53.53%), the Two Or More Races racial group (17.95%), and the Black or African American Alone racial group (15.66%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Wilkes County, GA had 10.71% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 53.94% 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 Wilkes 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 | 145 | 167 |
| Two Or More Races | 224 | 49 |
| Black or African American Alone | 3281 | 609 |
| White Alone | 4480 | 596 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 14 | 0 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 4386 | 526 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 240 | 281 |