Paterson 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, 81.02% of the population of Paterson city, NJ had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 127,060 people), and 18.98% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 29,763 people).

By Race: The following racial groups in Paterson city, NJ had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (38.80%), the Some Other Race Alone racial group (25.56%), and the Asian Alone racial group (19.25%).

By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Paterson city, NJ had 19.17% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 22.32% 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 Paterson 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.

Paterson 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
Paterson city, NJ Health Insurance Coverage Status By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hisp White Alone
Hispanic or Latino
Paterson 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 224 142
Some Other Race Alone 41940 14404
Asian Alone 5614 1338
White Alone 28980 6867
Two Or More Races 15425 3317
Black or African American Alone 34834 3695
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 43 0
Paterson 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 10227 2425
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 76577 22008