Newark 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, 82.16% of the population of Newark city, NJ had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 244,663 people), and 17.84% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 53,110 people).

By Race: The following racial groups in Newark city, NJ had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone racial group (35.71%), the Some Other Race Alone racial group (29.23%), and the Two Or More Races racial group (25.10%).

By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Newark city, NJ had 19.14% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 23.81% 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 Newark 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.

Newark 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
Newark city, NJ Health Insurance Coverage Status By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hisp White Alone
Hispanic or Latino
Newark 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
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 180 100
Some Other Race Alone 39555 16333
Two Or More Races 19221 6440
White Alone 53192 14074
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 962 236
Black or African American Alone 126506 15422
Asian Alone 5047 505
Newark 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 23669 5603
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 84609 26441