Illinois Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 93.00% of the population of Illinois had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 11,761,037 people), and 7.00% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 885,820 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in Illinois had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Some Other Race Alone racial group (19.13%), the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (13.42%), and the Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone racial group (12.54%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Illinois had 4.37% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 15.51% 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 Illinois. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage for each race and ethnicity in Illinois.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Some Other Race Alone | 641315 | 151712 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 36186 | 5607 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 4401 | 631 |
| Two Or More Races | 665839 | 77828 |
| Black or African American Alone | 1602286 | 142065 |
| Asian Alone | 675383 | 47276 |
| White Alone | 8135627 | 460701 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 7296145 | 333616 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 1886007 | 346306 |