Rhode Island Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 95.58% of the population of Rhode Island had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 1,028,363 people), and 4.42% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 47,506 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in Rhode Island had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Some Other Race Alone racial group (11.60%), the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (8.55%), and the Black or African American Alone racial group (7.89%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Rhode Island had 2.81% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 9.56% 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 Rhode Island. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage for each race and ethnicity in Rhode Island.
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 | 58084 | 7622 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 3928 | 367 |
| Black or African American Alone | 62663 | 5364 |
| Two Or More Races | 66283 | 4921 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 620 | 42 |
| Asian Alone | 35234 | 2097 |
| White Alone | 801551 | 27093 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 737336 | 21353 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 160045 | 16915 |