Jersey City city, NJ Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 90.23% of the population of Jersey City city, NJ had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 258,139 people), and 9.77% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 27,956 people).

By Race: The following racial groups in Jersey City city, NJ had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (21.91%), the Some Other Race Alone racial group (16.91%), and the Black or African American Alone racial group (10.95%).

By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Jersey City city, NJ had 6.03% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 14.68% 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 Jersey City city, NJ. 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 New Jersey cities and places, and for New Jersey.

Jersey City city, NJ Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black or AA Alone
Asian Alone
AIAN Alone
NHPI Alone
SOR Alone
Two or More Races
Jersey City city, NJ Health Insurance Coverage Status By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hisp White Alone
Hispanic or Latino
Jersey City city, NJ Health Insurance Coverage Status By Ethnicity in 2021
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Race Num. of People With Health Insurance Num. of People Without Health Insurance
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1308 367
Some Other Race Alone 23217 4724
Black or African American Alone 57220 7037
Two Or More Races 24994 2794
White Alone 83631 7843
Asian Alone 67748 5191
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0
Jersey City city, NJ Health Insurance Coverage Status By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Num. of People With Health Insurance Num. of People Without Health Insurance
Non-Hispanic White Alone 59985 3850
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 67115 11543