Ranking of Missouri 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 Missouri population without a health insurance coverage was 9.53% (i.e. 575,152 people). Percentagewise, among all Missouri counties, Scotland County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (34.68%), followed by Knox County (24.17%), and Morgan County (23.74%).
In numerical terms, Jackson County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (81,855), followed by St. Louis County (59,584), and Greene County (33,904).
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 Missouri counties.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
Related Topics: Missouri ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Missouri 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 | Scotland County | 34.68 |
| 2 | Knox County | 24.17 |
| 3 | Morgan County | 23.74 |
| 4 | McDonald County | 20.84 |
| 5 | Texas County | 18.62 |
| 6 | Carter County | 18.33 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 17.88 |
| 8 | Oregon County | 17.84 |
| 9 | Shannon County | 17.52 |
| 10 | Grundy County | 17.44 |
| 11 | Dunklin County | 17.03 |
| 12 | Wright County | 16.80 |
| 13 | Hickory County | 16.29 |
| 14 | Vernon County | 16.22 |
| 15 | Cedar County | 16.08 |
| 16 | Taney County | 15.74 |
| 17 | Schuyler County | 15.51 |
| 18 | Webster County | 15.39 |
| 19 | Moniteau County | 15.37 |
| 20 | St. Clair County | 15.34 |
| 21 | Howell County | 15.24 |
| 22 | Ripley County | 15.14 |
| 23 | Dent County | 14.77 |
| 24 | Madison County | 14.76 |
| 25 | Crawford County | 14.55 |
| 26 | Daviess County | 14.38 |
| 27 | Ozark County | 14.34 |
| 28 | Clark County | 14.25 |
| 29 | New Madrid County | 14.24 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 14.14 |
| 31 | Pettis County | 14.03 |
| 32 | Stoddard County | 13.89 |
| 33 | Douglas County | 13.88 |
| 34 | Mercer County | 13.66 |
| 35 | Newton County | 13.65 |
| 36 | Butler County | 13.62 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 13.60 |
| 38 | Jasper County | 13.49 |
| 39 | Reynolds County | 13.31 |
| 40 | Pemiscot County | 12.93 |
| 41 | Gentry County | 12.85 |
| 42 | Audrain County | 12.76 |
| 43 | Polk County | 12.73 |
| 44 | Barton County | 12.72 |
| 45 | Barry County | 12.69 |
| 46 | Washington County | 12.66 |
| 47 | Camden County | 12.45 |
| 48 | Putnam County | 12.38 |
| 49 | Buchanan County | 12.35 |
| 50 | Mississippi County | 12.31 |
| 51 | Miller County | 12.03 |
| 52 | Scott County | 11.92 |
| 53 | Laclede County | 11.78 |
| 54 | Caldwell County | 11.63 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 11.58 |
| 56 | Greene County | 11.56 |
| 56 | Shelby County | 11.56 |
| 57 | Benton County | 11.54 |
| 58 | Iron County | 11.52 |
| 59 | Dade County | 11.31 |
| 60 | Sullivan County | 11.18 |
| 61 | Atchison County | 11.04 |
| 61 | Pulaski County | 11.04 |
| 62 | St. Francois County | 10.94 |
| 63 | Macon County | 10.93 |
| 64 | Maries County | 10.84 |
| 65 | Henry County | 10.61 |
| 66 | Ray County | 10.54 |
| 67 | Livingston County | 10.51 |
| 68 | Cooper County | 10.49 |
| 69 | St. Louis city | 10.47 |
| 70 | Randolph County | 10.38 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 10.32 |
| 72 | Callaway County | 10.21 |
| 72 | Monroe County | 10.21 |
| 73 | Bates County | 9.88 |
| 74 | Howard County | 9.77 |
| 75 | Stone County | 9.62 |
| 76 | Linn County | 9.58 |
| 77 | Holt County | 9.50 |
| 78 | Bollinger County | 9.27 |
| 79 | Johnson County | 9.24 |
| 80 | Lewis County | 9.12 |
| 81 | Clinton County | 8.77 |
| 82 | Ralls County | 8.75 |
| 83 | Nodaway County | 8.72 |
| 84 | Christian County | 8.65 |
| 85 | Chariton County | 8.63 |
| 86 | Phelps County | 8.59 |
| 87 | Adair County | 8.45 |
| 88 | Carroll County | 8.19 |
| 88 | Jefferson County | 8.19 |
| 88 | Marion County | 8.19 |
| 89 | Cass County | 8.13 |
| 90 | Lincoln County | 8.11 |
| 91 | DeKalb County | 8.04 |
| 92 | Harrison County | 8.03 |
| 93 | Pike County | 7.78 |
| 94 | Clay County | 7.75 |
| 95 | Franklin County | 7.69 |
| 96 | Worth County | 7.59 |
| 97 | Gasconade County | 7.50 |
| 98 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.29 |
| 99 | Boone County | 7.27 |
| 100 | Warren County | 7.26 |
| 101 | Cole County | 7.11 |
| 102 | Lafayette County | 7.06 |
| 103 | Perry County | 6.71 |
| 104 | Saline County | 6.06 |
| 105 | St. Louis County | 6.01 |
| 106 | Andrew County | 5.88 |
| 107 | Platte County | 5.66 |
| 108 | Osage County | 4.91 |
| 109 | Ste. Genevieve County | 4.89 |
| 110 | St. Charles County | 4.25 |
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of People With
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
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| 1 | Jackson County | 81855 |
| 2 | St. Louis County | 59584 |
| 3 | Greene County | 33904 |
| 4 | St. Louis city | 31246 |
| 5 | Clay County | 19247 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 18351 |
| 7 | St. Charles County | 17031 |
| 8 | Jasper County | 16358 |
| 9 | Boone County | 13163 |
| 10 | Buchanan County | 10216 |
| 11 | Taney County | 8727 |
| 12 | Cass County | 8629 |
| 13 | Franklin County | 7959 |
| 14 | Newton County | 7928 |
| 15 | Christian County | 7564 |
| 16 | St. Francois County | 6719 |
| 17 | Howell County | 6000 |
| 18 | Pettis County | 5949 |
| 19 | Platte County | 5897 |
| 20 | Webster County | 5872 |
| 21 | Cape Girardeau County | 5829 |
| 22 | Butler County | 5678 |
| 23 | Camden County | 5294 |
| 24 | Cole County | 5233 |
| 25 | Lawrence County | 5112 |
| 26 | Morgan County | 4875 |
| 27 | McDonald County | 4815 |
| 28 | Dunklin County | 4760 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 4712 |
| 30 | Johnson County | 4590 |
| 31 | Scott County | 4491 |
| 32 | Pulaski County | 4489 |
| 33 | Texas County | 4376 |
| 34 | Barry County | 4363 |
| 35 | Callaway County | 4291 |
| 36 | Laclede County | 4193 |
| 37 | Polk County | 3958 |
| 38 | Stoddard County | 3949 |
| 39 | Phelps County | 3784 |
| 40 | Crawford County | 3324 |
| 41 | Vernon County | 3150 |
| 42 | Audrain County | 3044 |
| 43 | Wright County | 3037 |
| 44 | Dallas County | 2989 |
| 45 | Stone County | 2955 |
| 46 | Miller County | 2925 |
| 47 | Washington County | 2891 |
| 48 | Warren County | 2528 |
| 49 | Ray County | 2410 |
| 50 | Randolph County | 2394 |
| 51 | New Madrid County | 2326 |
| 52 | Henry County | 2293 |
| 53 | Marion County | 2292 |
| 54 | Lafayette County | 2282 |
| 55 | Cedar County | 2251 |
| 56 | Moniteau County | 2218 |
| 57 | Benton County | 2209 |
| 58 | Dent County | 2132 |
| 59 | Adair County | 2117 |
| 60 | Pemiscot County | 2043 |
| 61 | Madison County | 1821 |
| 62 | Nodaway County | 1820 |
| 63 | Clinton County | 1813 |
| 64 | Grundy County | 1695 |
| 65 | Cooper County | 1669 |
| 66 | Ripley County | 1663 |
| 67 | Macon County | 1638 |
| 68 | Scotland County | 1630 |
| 69 | Douglas County | 1624 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 1577 |
| 71 | Oregon County | 1567 |
| 72 | Bates County | 1559 |
| 73 | Barton County | 1474 |
| 74 | Livingston County | 1452 |
| 75 | Mississippi County | 1409 |
| 76 | Saline County | 1386 |
| 77 | St. Clair County | 1378 |
| 78 | Hickory County | 1357 |
| 79 | Pike County | 1256 |
| 80 | Perry County | 1254 |
| 81 | Shannon County | 1249 |
| 82 | Ozark County | 1235 |
| 83 | Daviess County | 1184 |
| 84 | Montgomery County | 1146 |
| 85 | Linn County | 1132 |
| 86 | Gasconade County | 1094 |
| 87 | Iron County | 1070 |
| 88 | Andrew County | 1044 |
| 89 | Caldwell County | 1012 |
| 90 | Bollinger County | 989 |
| 91 | Howard County | 981 |
| 92 | Carter County | 974 |
| 93 | Clark County | 937 |
| 94 | Maries County | 910 |
| 95 | Knox County | 904 |
| 96 | Lewis County | 898 |
| 96 | Ralls County | 898 |
| 97 | Ste. Genevieve County | 888 |
| 98 | Monroe County | 871 |
| 99 | Dade County | 842 |
| 100 | Reynolds County | 796 |
| 101 | Gentry County | 783 |
| 102 | DeKalb County | 709 |
| 103 | Carroll County | 695 |
| 104 | Shelby County | 681 |
| 105 | Sullivan County | 655 |
| 106 | Osage County | 653 |
| 107 | Harrison County | 650 |
| 108 | Schuyler County | 632 |
| 109 | Chariton County | 623 |
| 110 | Atchison County | 578 |
| 111 | Putnam County | 572 |
| 112 | Mercer County | 477 |
| 113 | Holt County | 397 |
| 114 | Worth County | 150 |