New Jersey Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 92.45% of the population of New Jersey had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 8,439,671 people), and 7.55% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 689,666 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in New Jersey had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Some Other Race Alone racial group (22.86%), the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (18.41%), and the Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone racial group (12.26%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in New Jersey had 3.68% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 17.93% 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 New Jersey. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage for each race and ethnicity in New Jersey.
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 | 517362 | 153336 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 19928 | 4497 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 2821 | 394 |
| Two Or More Races | 544144 | 69256 |
| Black or African American Alone | 1086471 | 101459 |
| White Alone | 5419029 | 312166 |
| Asian Alone | 849916 | 48558 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 4736909 | 180909 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 1566602 | 342149 |