Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Number of People and Percentage of Population With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Massachusetts population without a health insurance coverage was 2.78% (i.e. 192,326 people). Percentagewise, among all Massachusetts counties, Dukes County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (6.22%), followed by Nantucket County (6.07%), and Suffolk County (3.63%).
In numerical terms, Middlesex County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (42,769), followed by Suffolk County (28,535), and Essex County (24,080).
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 Massachusetts counties.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dukes County | 6.22 |
| 2 | Nantucket County | 6.07 |
| 3 | Suffolk County | 3.63 |
| 4 | Barnstable County | 3.27 |
| 5 | Bristol County | 3.08 |
| 6 | Hampden County | 3.05 |
| 7 | Essex County | 3.02 |
| 8 | Middlesex County | 2.66 |
| 9 | Plymouth County | 2.52 |
| 10 | Hampshire County | 2.40 |
| 10 | Worcester County | 2.40 |
| 11 | Berkshire County | 2.36 |
| 12 | Franklin County | 2.28 |
| 13 | Norfolk County | 1.97 |
| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex County | 42769 |
| 2 | Suffolk County | 28535 |
| 3 | Essex County | 24080 |
| 4 | Worcester County | 20285 |
| 5 | Bristol County | 17562 |
| 6 | Hampden County | 14065 |
| 7 | Norfolk County | 14005 |
| 8 | Plymouth County | 13115 |
| 9 | Barnstable County | 7369 |
| 10 | Hampshire County | 3848 |
| 11 | Berkshire County | 2996 |
| 12 | Franklin County | 1606 |
| 13 | Dukes County | 1255 |
| 14 | Nantucket County | 836 |