Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of People and Percentage of Population With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on October 27, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Kentucky population without a health insurance coverage was 5.82% (i.e. 257,226 people). Percentagewise, among all Kentucky counties, Todd County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (20.70%), followed by Casey County (11.24%), and Trigg County (10.93%).
In numerical terms, Jefferson County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (40,783), followed by Fayette County (21,549), and Kenton County (8,975).
The charts below shows the top 10 counties by the number of people and percentage of the population without a health insurance coverage. The tables below shows the ranking for all Kentucky counties.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
Related Topics: Kentucky ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population With
No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
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| 1 | Todd County | 20.70 |
| 2 | Casey County | 11.24 |
| 3 | Trigg County | 10.93 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 10.91 |
| 5 | Gallatin County | 10.74 |
| 6 | Crittenden County | 10.53 |
| 7 | Washington County | 10.42 |
| 8 | Henry County | 10.10 |
| 9 | Hart County | 10.07 |
| 10 | Butler County | 9.71 |
| 11 | Caldwell County | 9.57 |
| 11 | Carroll County | 9.57 |
| 12 | Carter County | 9.48 |
| 13 | Fleming County | 9.29 |
| 14 | Barren County | 8.95 |
| 15 | Edmonson County | 8.75 |
| 15 | Logan County | 8.75 |
| 16 | Elliott County | 8.56 |
| 17 | Christian County | 8.36 |
| 18 | Allen County | 8.19 |
| 19 | Green County | 8.09 |
| 19 | Morgan County | 8.09 |
| 19 | Owen County | 8.09 |
| 20 | Laurel County | 7.88 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 7.81 |
| 22 | Shelby County | 7.67 |
| 23 | Mason County | 7.65 |
| 24 | Whitley County | 7.62 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 7.59 |
| 26 | Carlisle County | 7.35 |
| 27 | Garrard County | 7.29 |
| 28 | Franklin County | 7.06 |
| 29 | Bath County | 7.01 |
| 29 | Robertson County | 7.01 |
| 30 | Simpson County | 7.00 |
| 31 | Jackson County | 6.99 |
| 32 | Fayette County | 6.79 |
| 33 | Lawrence County | 6.72 |
| 34 | Clinton County | 6.64 |
| 35 | Calloway County | 6.61 |
| 36 | Graves County | 6.59 |
| 36 | Menifee County | 6.59 |
| 37 | Knott County | 6.47 |
| 38 | Marshall County | 6.46 |
| 39 | Pulaski County | 6.40 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 6.26 |
| 41 | Jessamine County | 6.22 |
| 42 | Fulton County | 6.18 |
| 43 | Powell County | 6.08 |
| 44 | Mercer County | 6.05 |
| 45 | Knox County | 6.04 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 6.04 |
| 46 | Estill County | 6.01 |
| 47 | Adair County | 6.00 |
| 48 | Boyle County | 5.99 |
| 49 | Webster County | 5.93 |
| 50 | Ohio County | 5.82 |
| 51 | Boyd County | 5.75 |
| 52 | Warren County | 5.74 |
| 53 | Larue County | 5.71 |
| 53 | Russell County | 5.71 |
| 54 | Bell County | 5.69 |
| 55 | Hopkins County | 5.66 |
| 55 | Nelson County | 5.66 |
| 56 | Grayson County | 5.60 |
| 57 | McCracken County | 5.54 |
| 58 | Union County | 5.53 |
| 59 | Clay County | 5.49 |
| 60 | Martin County | 5.48 |
| 61 | Madison County | 5.45 |
| 61 | Rowan County | 5.45 |
| 62 | Greenup County | 5.41 |
| 62 | Trimble County | 5.41 |
| 63 | Harlan County | 5.37 |
| 63 | Kenton County | 5.37 |
| 64 | Pike County | 5.34 |
| 65 | Breckinridge County | 5.29 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | 5.28 |
| 67 | Lyon County | 5.26 |
| 68 | Hardin County | 5.25 |
| 69 | Lewis County | 5.24 |
| 70 | Boone County | 5.21 |
| 71 | Rockcastle County | 5.09 |
| 72 | Magoffin County | 5.07 |
| 73 | Livingston County | 5.05 |
| 74 | Daviess County | 5.01 |
| 75 | Scott County | 4.97 |
| 76 | Ballard County | 4.96 |
| 77 | Muhlenberg County | 4.87 |
| 78 | Harrison County | 4.86 |
| 79 | Nicholas County | 4.85 |
| 80 | Johnson County | 4.84 |
| 81 | Perry County | 4.76 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 4.69 |
| 83 | Hickman County | 4.67 |
| 84 | Clark County | 4.50 |
| 85 | Grant County | 4.48 |
| 86 | Pendleton County | 4.38 |
| 87 | Floyd County | 4.32 |
| 88 | Meade County | 4.23 |
| 89 | Metcalfe County | 4.16 |
| 90 | Woodford County | 3.96 |
| 91 | Spencer County | 3.94 |
| 92 | Bracken County | 3.85 |
| 92 | Campbell County | 3.85 |
| 92 | McLean County | 3.85 |
| 93 | Bourbon County | 3.72 |
| 94 | Letcher County | 3.70 |
| 95 | Owsley County | 3.64 |
| 96 | McCreary County | 3.63 |
| 97 | Henderson County | 3.62 |
| 98 | Breathitt County | 3.51 |
| 99 | Bullitt County | 3.46 |
| 100 | Taylor County | 3.28 |
| 101 | Anderson County | 3.13 |
| 102 | Oldham County | 3.04 |
| 103 | Marion County | 2.88 |
| 104 | Leslie County | 2.80 |
| 105 | Lee County | 2.55 |
| 106 | Wolfe County | 1.17 |
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of People With
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
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| 1 | Jefferson County | 40783 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 21549 |
| 3 | Kenton County | 8975 |
| 4 | Warren County | 7580 |
| 5 | Boone County | 6966 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 5525 |
| 7 | Christian County | 5284 |
| 8 | Daviess County | 5041 |
| 9 | Madison County | 4981 |
| 10 | Laurel County | 4826 |
| 11 | Pulaski County | 4096 |
| 12 | Barren County | 3906 |
| 13 | McCracken County | 3674 |
| 14 | Shelby County | 3567 |
| 15 | Franklin County | 3559 |
| 16 | Campbell County | 3525 |
| 17 | Jessamine County | 3272 |
| 18 | Pike County | 3109 |
| 19 | Bullitt County | 2816 |
| 20 | Scott County | 2782 |
| 21 | Whitley County | 2747 |
| 22 | Boyd County | 2699 |
| 23 | Nelson County | 2611 |
| 24 | Hopkins County | 2520 |
| 25 | Carter County | 2515 |
| 26 | Todd County | 2490 |
| 27 | Calloway County | 2444 |
| 28 | Graves County | 2400 |
| 29 | Logan County | 2363 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 2009 |
| 31 | Oldham County | 1952 |
| 32 | Greenup County | 1928 |
| 33 | Hart County | 1908 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 1828 |
| 35 | Knox County | 1811 |
| 36 | Casey County | 1745 |
| 37 | Boyle County | 1743 |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 1675 |
| 39 | Allen County | 1672 |
| 40 | Clark County | 1637 |
| 41 | Henderson County | 1596 |
| 42 | Henry County | 1577 |
| 43 | Floyd County | 1542 |
| 44 | Trigg County | 1529 |
| 45 | Wayne County | 1520 |
| 46 | Muhlenberg County | 1474 |
| 47 | Grayson County | 1458 |
| 48 | Harlan County | 1423 |
| 49 | Fleming County | 1393 |
| 50 | Bell County | 1370 |
| 50 | Ohio County | 1370 |
| 51 | Mercer County | 1349 |
| 52 | Rowan County | 1330 |
| 53 | Simpson County | 1329 |
| 54 | Perry County | 1327 |
| 55 | Mason County | 1287 |
| 56 | Garrard County | 1234 |
| 56 | Washington County | 1234 |
| 57 | Meade County | 1219 |
| 58 | Caldwell County | 1200 |
| 59 | Butler County | 1187 |
| 60 | Adair County | 1115 |
| 61 | Grant County | 1101 |
| 62 | Lawrence County | 1088 |
| 63 | Johnson County | 1076 |
| 64 | Breckinridge County | 1063 |
| 65 | Clay County | 1060 |
| 66 | Edmonson County | 1057 |
| 67 | Woodford County | 1054 |
| 68 | Russell County | 1010 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 1007 |
| 70 | Morgan County | 991 |
| 71 | Knott County | 933 |
| 72 | Gallatin County | 928 |
| 73 | Crittenden County | 923 |
| 74 | Jackson County | 904 |
| 75 | Harrison County | 900 |
| 76 | Owen County | 895 |
| 77 | Green County | 892 |
| 78 | Bath County | 885 |
| 79 | Estill County | 844 |
| 80 | Taylor County | 836 |
| 81 | Larue County | 828 |
| 82 | Rockcastle County | 809 |
| 83 | Letcher County | 799 |
| 84 | Powell County | 777 |
| 85 | Union County | 755 |
| 86 | Spencer County | 754 |
| 87 | Webster County | 753 |
| 88 | Bourbon County | 748 |
| 89 | Anderson County | 738 |
| 90 | Monroe County | 698 |
| 91 | Lewis County | 680 |
| 92 | Cumberland County | 649 |
| 93 | Pendleton County | 637 |
| 94 | Clinton County | 612 |
| 95 | Magoffin County | 593 |
| 96 | McCreary County | 570 |
| 97 | Martin County | 558 |
| 98 | Marion County | 534 |
| 99 | Elliott County | 515 |
| 100 | Breathitt County | 475 |
| 101 | Trimble County | 457 |
| 102 | Livingston County | 451 |
| 103 | Metcalfe County | 424 |
| 104 | Hancock County | 421 |
| 105 | Menifee County | 401 |
| 106 | Lyon County | 389 |
| 107 | Ballard County | 382 |
| 108 | Fulton County | 376 |
| 109 | Nicholas County | 360 |
| 110 | Carlisle County | 350 |
| 110 | McLean County | 350 |
| 111 | Bracken County | 322 |
| 112 | Leslie County | 289 |
| 113 | Hickman County | 206 |
| 114 | Lee County | 171 |
| 115 | Robertson County | 150 |
| 116 | Owsley County | 146 |
| 117 | Wolfe County | 76 |