Ranking of Tennessee 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 Tennessee population without a health insurance coverage was 10.07% (i.e. 680,094 people). Percentagewise, among all Tennessee counties, Van Buren County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (18.35%), followed by Bledsoe County (18.05%), and Perry County (15.67%).
In numerical terms, Shelby County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (109,423), followed by Davidson County (85,802), and Knox County (37,436).
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 Tennessee counties.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
Related Topics: Tennessee ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Tennessee 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 | Van Buren County | 18.35 |
| 2 | Bledsoe County | 18.05 |
| 3 | Perry County | 15.67 |
| 4 | Polk County | 15.11 |
| 5 | Grundy County | 14.85 |
| 6 | Lake County | 14.19 |
| 7 | Sevier County | 14.15 |
| 8 | Warren County | 13.96 |
| 9 | Hardin County | 13.42 |
| 10 | Lewis County | 13.18 |
| 11 | Lawrence County | 13.12 |
| 12 | Johnson County | 12.83 |
| 13 | Bedford County | 12.75 |
| 14 | Chester County | 12.64 |
| 15 | Crockett County | 12.26 |
| 16 | Davidson County | 12.23 |
| 17 | Carter County | 12.22 |
| 18 | Meigs County | 12.21 |
| 19 | Sequatchie County | 12.11 |
| 20 | Hamblen County | 12.10 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 11.98 |
| 22 | Cocke County | 11.96 |
| 23 | Shelby County | 11.93 |
| 24 | Weakley County | 11.85 |
| 25 | Scott County | 11.82 |
| 26 | Campbell County | 11.75 |
| 27 | Morgan County | 11.74 |
| 28 | Rhea County | 11.63 |
| 29 | White County | 11.60 |
| 30 | Henry County | 11.55 |
| 31 | Benton County | 11.51 |
| 32 | Haywood County | 11.47 |
| 33 | Cannon County | 11.28 |
| 34 | Grainger County | 11.15 |
| 35 | Carroll County | 11.05 |
| 36 | Bradley County | 10.99 |
| 37 | McMinn County | 10.88 |
| 38 | Henderson County | 10.80 |
| 39 | DeKalb County | 10.72 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 10.48 |
| 41 | Hardeman County | 10.37 |
| 42 | Cheatham County | 10.36 |
| 43 | Madison County | 10.34 |
| 44 | Clay County | 10.26 |
| 45 | Lauderdale County | 10.24 |
| 46 | Coffee County | 10.21 |
| 46 | Houston County | 10.21 |
| 47 | McNairy County | 10.13 |
| 48 | Jefferson County | 10.04 |
| 48 | Monroe County | 10.04 |
| 49 | Hancock County | 9.84 |
| 50 | Macon County | 9.77 |
| 51 | Washington County | 9.69 |
| 52 | Hamilton County | 9.66 |
| 53 | Greene County | 9.63 |
| 54 | Lincoln County | 9.61 |
| 55 | Franklin County | 9.60 |
| 56 | Gibson County | 9.57 |
| 57 | Anderson County | 9.56 |
| 58 | Blount County | 9.45 |
| 59 | Stewart County | 9.44 |
| 60 | Decatur County | 9.23 |
| 61 | Dickson County | 9.22 |
| 62 | Maury County | 9.20 |
| 63 | Rutherford County | 9.18 |
| 64 | Sullivan County | 9.14 |
| 65 | Moore County | 9.10 |
| 66 | Trousdale County | 8.96 |
| 67 | Fayette County | 8.95 |
| 68 | Robertson County | 8.94 |
| 69 | Cumberland County | 8.93 |
| 70 | Claiborne County | 8.89 |
| 70 | Hawkins County | 8.89 |
| 71 | Loudon County | 8.86 |
| 72 | Humphreys County | 8.74 |
| 73 | Union County | 8.70 |
| 74 | Putnam County | 8.68 |
| 75 | Hickman County | 8.62 |
| 76 | Obion County | 8.59 |
| 77 | Marion County | 8.54 |
| 78 | Giles County | 8.53 |
| 79 | Tipton County | 8.51 |
| 80 | Unicoi County | 8.34 |
| 81 | Fentress County | 8.25 |
| 82 | Montgomery County | 8.21 |
| 83 | Smith County | 8.16 |
| 84 | Sumner County | 7.96 |
| 85 | Knox County | 7.94 |
| 85 | Overton County | 7.94 |
| 86 | Dyer County | 7.89 |
| 87 | Roane County | 7.76 |
| 88 | Marshall County | 7.64 |
| 89 | Wilson County | 7.24 |
| 90 | Pickett County | 6.89 |
| 91 | Williamson County | 4.61 |
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of People With
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 109423 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 85802 |
| 3 | Knox County | 37436 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 34791 |
| 5 | Rutherford County | 30592 |
| 6 | Montgomery County | 16668 |
| 7 | Sumner County | 15249 |
| 8 | Sullivan County | 14258 |
| 9 | Sevier County | 13745 |
| 10 | Washington County | 12637 |
| 11 | Blount County | 12551 |
| 12 | Bradley County | 11744 |
| 13 | Williamson County | 11145 |
| 14 | Wilson County | 10398 |
| 15 | Madison County | 10036 |
| 16 | Maury County | 9018 |
| 17 | Hamblen County | 7668 |
| 18 | Anderson County | 7233 |
| 19 | Putnam County | 6773 |
| 20 | Carter County | 6754 |
| 21 | Greene County | 6616 |
| 22 | Robertson County | 6388 |
| 23 | Bedford County | 6295 |
| 24 | Coffee County | 5781 |
| 25 | Lawrence County | 5705 |
| 26 | McMinn County | 5688 |
| 27 | Warren County | 5624 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 5370 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 5359 |
| 30 | Tipton County | 5097 |
| 31 | Hawkins County | 4995 |
| 32 | Dickson County | 4945 |
| 33 | Loudon County | 4786 |
| 34 | Gibson County | 4719 |
| 35 | Monroe County | 4564 |
| 36 | Campbell County | 4551 |
| 37 | Cocke County | 4257 |
| 38 | Cheatham County | 4200 |
| 39 | Roane County | 4087 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 4048 |
| 41 | Weakley County | 3857 |
| 42 | Rhea County | 3777 |
| 43 | Henry County | 3679 |
| 44 | Fayette County | 3671 |
| 45 | Hardin County | 3530 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 3328 |
| 47 | White County | 3106 |
| 48 | Carroll County | 3084 |
| 49 | Henderson County | 2961 |
| 50 | Dyer County | 2880 |
| 51 | Claiborne County | 2791 |
| 52 | Polk County | 2609 |
| 53 | Obion County | 2604 |
| 54 | Grainger County | 2592 |
| 55 | McNairy County | 2588 |
| 56 | Marshall County | 2568 |
| 57 | Scott County | 2548 |
| 58 | Giles County | 2543 |
| 59 | Bledsoe County | 2452 |
| 60 | Marion County | 2429 |
| 61 | Macon County | 2404 |
| 62 | Lauderdale County | 2341 |
| 63 | Hardeman County | 2263 |
| 64 | Morgan County | 2178 |
| 65 | Chester County | 2144 |
| 66 | DeKalb County | 2107 |
| 67 | Johnson County | 2050 |
| 68 | Haywood County | 2031 |
| 69 | Hickman County | 1990 |
| 70 | Grundy County | 1977 |
| 71 | Sequatchie County | 1876 |
| 72 | Benton County | 1810 |
| 73 | Overton County | 1755 |
| 74 | Wayne County | 1719 |
| 75 | Crockett County | 1691 |
| 76 | Union County | 1689 |
| 77 | Humphreys County | 1631 |
| 78 | Lewis County | 1625 |
| 79 | Smith County | 1602 |
| 80 | Cannon County | 1599 |
| 81 | Meigs County | 1529 |
| 82 | Fentress County | 1503 |
| 83 | Unicoi County | 1464 |
| 84 | Perry County | 1279 |
| 85 | Stewart County | 1264 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 1197 |
| 87 | Van Buren County | 1097 |
| 88 | Decatur County | 1038 |
| 89 | Trousdale County | 845 |
| 90 | Houston County | 821 |
| 91 | Clay County | 767 |
| 92 | Lake County | 650 |
| 93 | Hancock County | 643 |
| 94 | Moore County | 581 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 341 |