Alaska Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 87.82% of the population of Alaska had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 622,998 people), and 12.18% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 86,440 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in Alaska had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (22.95%), the Some Other Race Alone racial group (16.86%), and the Two Or More Races racial group (15.97%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Alaska had 8.88% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 14.04% 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 Alaska. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage for each race and ethnicity in Alaska.
You can also see similar information for other states, and for the United States.
| Race | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 81322 | 24226 |
| Some Other Race Alone | 11237 | 2278 |
| Two Or More Races | 60338 | 11466 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 9037 | 1462 |
| Asian Alone | 41025 | 5591 |
| White Alone | 400933 | 39553 |
| Black or African American Alone | 19106 | 1864 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 381300 | 37174 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 42999 | 7023 |