Ranking of Minnesota 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 Minnesota population without a health insurance coverage was 4.60% (i.e. 258,292 people). Percentagewise, among all Minnesota counties, Mahnomen County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (14.24%), followed by Nobles County (11.11%), and Clearwater County (11.06%).
In numerical terms, Hennepin County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (60,660), followed by Ramsey County (27,415), and Dakota County (15,478).
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 Minnesota counties.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
Related Topics: Minnesota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population With
No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
Items per page:
25
0 of 0
| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahnomen County | 14.24 |
| 2 | Nobles County | 11.11 |
| 3 | Clearwater County | 11.06 |
| 4 | Todd County | 10.45 |
| 5 | Watonwan County | 9.78 |
| 6 | Beltrami County | 8.67 |
| 7 | Fillmore County | 8.49 |
| 8 | Chippewa County | 8.04 |
| 9 | Cass County | 7.64 |
| 10 | Pipestone County | 7.35 |
| 11 | Redwood County | 6.76 |
| 12 | Becker County | 6.48 |
| 13 | Norman County | 6.46 |
| 14 | Pine County | 6.41 |
| 15 | Kandiyohi County | 6.32 |
| 16 | Kittson County | 6.20 |
| 17 | Martin County | 6.19 |
| 18 | Lake of the Woods County | 6.16 |
| 19 | Koochiching County | 6.11 |
| 20 | Lyon County | 6.09 |
| 21 | Kanabec County | 5.97 |
| 22 | Hubbard County | 5.94 |
| 23 | Big Stone County | 5.92 |
| 24 | Crow Wing County | 5.86 |
| 25 | Mille Lacs County | 5.85 |
| 26 | Goodhue County | 5.78 |
| 27 | Cook County | 5.67 |
| 28 | Wadena County | 5.60 |
| 29 | Rice County | 5.59 |
| 29 | Winona County | 5.59 |
| 30 | Aitkin County | 5.53 |
| 31 | Sibley County | 5.48 |
| 32 | Swift County | 5.46 |
| 33 | Freeborn County | 5.43 |
| 34 | Le Sueur County | 5.36 |
| 35 | Grant County | 5.34 |
| 36 | Faribault County | 5.31 |
| 36 | Polk County | 5.31 |
| 37 | McLeod County | 5.18 |
| 37 | Otter Tail County | 5.18 |
| 38 | Mower County | 5.17 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 5.16 |
| 40 | Roseau County | 5.04 |
| 41 | Ramsey County | 5.03 |
| 42 | Renville County | 4.89 |
| 43 | Itasca County | 4.88 |
| 44 | Lake County | 4.87 |
| 45 | Isanti County | 4.85 |
| 45 | Wabasha County | 4.85 |
| 46 | Hennepin County | 4.81 |
| 47 | Morrison County | 4.73 |
| 48 | Houston County | 4.71 |
| 49 | Murray County | 4.51 |
| 50 | Carlton County | 4.49 |
| 51 | Wright County | 4.48 |
| 52 | Dodge County | 4.32 |
| 53 | Cottonwood County | 4.31 |
| 54 | Clay County | 4.28 |
| 55 | Anoka County | 4.26 |
| 56 | Meeker County | 4.25 |
| 57 | Brown County | 4.13 |
| 58 | Waseca County | 4.03 |
| 59 | Marshall County | 4.02 |
| 60 | Stevens County | 3.99 |
| 61 | Stearns County | 3.88 |
| 62 | Rock County | 3.86 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 3.80 |
| 63 | Steele County | 3.80 |
| 64 | St. Louis County | 3.75 |
| 65 | Benton County | 3.72 |
| 66 | Blue Earth County | 3.65 |
| 67 | Chisago County | 3.64 |
| 68 | Olmsted County | 3.62 |
| 69 | Dakota County | 3.57 |
| 70 | Yellow Medicine County | 3.50 |
| 71 | Washington County | 3.42 |
| 72 | Nicollet County | 3.39 |
| 73 | Scott County | 3.37 |
| 74 | Douglas County | 3.16 |
| 75 | Sherburne County | 3.08 |
| 76 | Pope County | 3.02 |
| 77 | Red Lake County | 2.91 |
| 77 | Wilkin County | 2.91 |
| 78 | Carver County | 2.83 |
| 79 | Pennington County | 2.79 |
| 80 | Lac qui Parle County | 2.55 |
| 81 | Traverse County | 2.50 |
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Number of People With
NO Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
Items per page:
25
0 of 0
| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 60660 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 27415 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 15478 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 15258 |
| 5 | Washington County | 8967 |
| 6 | St. Louis County | 7393 |
| 7 | Wright County | 6235 |
| 8 | Stearns County | 6062 |
| 9 | Olmsted County | 5755 |
| 10 | Scott County | 4988 |
| 11 | Beltrami County | 3946 |
| 12 | Crow Wing County | 3817 |
| 13 | Rice County | 3591 |
| 14 | Otter Tail County | 3064 |
| 15 | Carver County | 2985 |
| 16 | Sherburne County | 2908 |
| 17 | Winona County | 2766 |
| 18 | Clay County | 2761 |
| 19 | Kandiyohi County | 2705 |
| 20 | Goodhue County | 2699 |
| 21 | Todd County | 2601 |
| 22 | Blue Earth County | 2482 |
| 23 | Nobles County | 2436 |
| 24 | Cass County | 2266 |
| 25 | Becker County | 2242 |
| 26 | Itasca County | 2160 |
| 27 | Mower County | 2040 |
| 28 | Chisago County | 2001 |
| 29 | Isanti County | 1964 |
| 30 | McLeod County | 1884 |
| 31 | Fillmore County | 1768 |
| 32 | Pine County | 1767 |
| 33 | Freeborn County | 1655 |
| 34 | Polk County | 1631 |
| 35 | Morrison County | 1586 |
| 36 | Carlton County | 1546 |
| 37 | Lyon County | 1534 |
| 38 | Le Sueur County | 1525 |
| 39 | Mille Lacs County | 1520 |
| 40 | Benton County | 1507 |
| 41 | Steele County | 1407 |
| 42 | Hubbard County | 1248 |
| 43 | Martin County | 1231 |
| 44 | Douglas County | 1209 |
| 45 | Nicollet County | 1154 |
| 46 | Watonwan County | 1086 |
| 47 | Brown County | 1057 |
| 48 | Wabasha County | 1031 |
| 49 | Redwood County | 1028 |
| 50 | Chippewa County | 988 |
| 51 | Meeker County | 976 |
| 52 | Kanabec County | 946 |
| 53 | Clearwater County | 931 |
| 54 | Dodge County | 895 |
| 55 | Houston County | 876 |
| 56 | Aitkin County | 861 |
| 57 | Sibley County | 813 |
| 58 | Mahnomen County | 769 |
| 59 | Wadena County | 768 |
| 60 | Roseau County | 764 |
| 61 | Koochiching County | 734 |
| 62 | Waseca County | 730 |
| 63 | Faribault County | 727 |
| 64 | Renville County | 709 |
| 65 | Pipestone County | 678 |
| 66 | Swift County | 529 |
| 67 | Lake County | 520 |
| 68 | Cottonwood County | 488 |
| 69 | Norman County | 412 |
| 70 | Pennington County | 387 |
| 71 | Stevens County | 383 |
| 72 | Jackson County | 377 |
| 73 | Murray County | 367 |
| 73 | Rock County | 367 |
| 74 | Marshall County | 362 |
| 75 | Pope County | 333 |
| 75 | Yellow Medicine County | 333 |
| 76 | Grant County | 321 |
| 77 | Cook County | 314 |
| 78 | Big Stone County | 298 |
| 79 | Lincoln County | 284 |
| 80 | Kittson County | 253 |
| 81 | Lake of the Woods County | 229 |
| 82 | Wilkin County | 186 |
| 83 | Lac qui Parle County | 169 |
| 84 | Red Lake County | 114 |
| 85 | Traverse County | 82 |