Medicaid
Economy#56 of 109 · Added August 27, 2026Residents whose primary health coverage is Medicaid
Fewer than twelve percent of Granite Staters count Medicaid as their coverage, second lowest in the country. When work pays, fewer people need the backstop.
Share of residents whose primary health coverage is Medicaid (percent of the civilian noninstitutionalized population)
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 10% |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 12% |
| 3 | Wyoming | 12% |
| 4 | North Dakota | 13% |
| 5 | South Dakota | 13% |
| 6 | Kansas | 13% |
| 7 | Texas | 15% |
| 8 | Nebraska | 16% |
| 9 | Virginia | 16% |
| 10 | Florida | 16% |
| 11 | Idaho | 16% |
| 12 | Colorado | 16% |
| 13 | Georgia | 17% |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 17% |
| 15 | Missouri | 17% |
| 16 | New Jersey | 17% |
| 17 | Montana | 18% |
| 18 | Minnesota | 18% |
| 19 | Tennessee | 18% |
| 20 | Illinois | 19% |
| 20 | South Carolina | 19% |
| 22 | Delaware | 19% |
| 23 | Maryland | 19% |
| 24 | Arizona | 19% |
| 25 | Nevada | 19% |
| 26 | Washington | 19% |
| 27 | Iowa | 19% |
| 28 | Vermont | 19% |
| 29 | Hawaii | 20% |
| 30 | Alabama | 20% |
| 31 | North Carolina | 20% |
| 32 | Ohio | 20% |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | 20% |
| 34 | Maine | 21% |
| 35 | Indiana | 21% |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 21% |
| 37 | Connecticut | 22% |
| 38 | Alaska | 22% |
| 39 | Michigan | 23% |
| 40 | Massachusetts | 23% |
| 41 | Mississippi | 24% |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 24% |
| 43 | Oregon | 24% |
| 44 | West Virginia | 25% |
| 45 | Arkansas | 25% |
| 46 | Kentucky | 26% |
| 47 | California | 28% |
| 48 | New York | 29% |
| 49 | Louisiana | 30% |
| 50 | New Mexico | 33% |