Washington Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 93.64% of the population of Washington had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 7,025,766 people), and 6.36% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 477,069 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in Washington had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Some Other Race Alone racial group (22.34%), the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (13.94%), and the Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone racial group (9.26%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Washington had 4.46% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 16.53% 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 Washington. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage for each race and ethnicity in Washington.
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 | 289391 | 83228 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 75710 | 12268 |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 44934 | 4586 |
| Black or African American Alone | 259462 | 21958 |
| Two Or More Races | 598189 | 46397 |
| White Alone | 5114010 | 275128 |
| Asian Alone | 644070 | 33504 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 4771376 | 222611 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 826711 | 163686 |