North Carolina Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 89.26% of the population of North Carolina had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 9,076,155 people), and 10.74% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 1,092,162 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in North Carolina had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Some Other Race Alone racial group (33.96%), the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (17.51%), and the Two Or More Races racial group (14.61%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in North Carolina had 7.90% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 29.23% 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 North Carolina. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage for each race and ethnicity in North Carolina.
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 | 243216 | 125045 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 91496 | 19424 |
| Two Or More Races | 416752 | 71286 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 5696 | 897 |
| Black or African American Alone | 1905214 | 235474 |
| White Alone | 6127937 | 614517 |
| Asian Alone | 285844 | 25519 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 5823114 | 499429 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 703453 | 290496 |