Arkansas Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Arkansas had a population of 2,730,964 in 2004, of whom 448,478 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 16.4% of Arkansas's population.
In addition, Arkansas ranked number 37 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 61.6%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
16.7% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 15.7% and 5.1% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Arkansas ranked 48, 9, 9, and 19 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Arkansas excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting.
On the other hand, Arkansas lagged in insurance coverage for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Under 10 employees , Service occupations, Professional and business services, 25-99 employees.
On the other hand, Arkansas lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
White only, Some college but no degree, Married, High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent, Female,
Divorced, 55 to 64 years, 45 to 54 years, 35 to 44 years, 25 to 34 years.
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  Population Uninsured Private Health Insurance Medicaid Health Insurance Medicare Health Insurance Champus/Tricare Health Insurance
Category   Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank
Arkansas 2,730,964 448,478 16.4 37 1,681,814 61.6 48 455,084 16.7 9 429,203 15.7 9 140,599 5.1 19
Family income: Under $10,000 288,090 87,103 30.2 31 51,934 18 46 134,474 46.7 9 55,403 19.2 25 6,188 2.1 26
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 397,498 85,814 21.6 23 148,968 37.5 34 104,873 26.4 27 116,276 29.3 36 22,774 5.7 3
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 402,531 87,759 21.8 31 189,810 47.2 43 93,443 23.2 9 81,585 20.3 32 16,220 4 23
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 330,601 59,613 18 31 215,895 65.3 34 39,956 12.1 24 61,141 18.5 15 14,454 4.4 23
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 245,910 40,452 16.4 39 175,937 71.5 38 21,409 8.7 24 32,947 13.4 21 18,757 7.6 7
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 240,614 32,018 13.3 37 176,868 73.5 42 25,852 10.7 8 18,906 7.9 41 18,981 7.9 7
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 159,790 16,466 10.3 31 134,322 84.1 29 6,262 3.9 22 10,050 6.3 36 6,578 4.1 26
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 131,004 6,892 5.3 11 110,042 84 33 8,660 6.6 8 14,446 11 2 15,344 11.7 2
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 155,563 11,447 7.4 30 133,555 85.9 32 7,189 4.6 12 11,572 7.4 13 13,436 8.6 10
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 78,496 6,254 8 22 69,516 88.6 24 4,344 5.5 7 2,332 3 38 3,253 4.1 22
Family income: $100,000 and over 300,867 14,660 4.9 14 274,967 91.4 20 8,622 2.9 12 24,545 8.2 7 4,614 1.5 43
Education: Children 566,237 39,122 6.9 12 323,759 57.2 44 245,266 43.3 2 3,063 0.5 31 13,958 2.5 28
Education: High school dropout 511,594 98,947 19.3 21 229,656 44.9 38 112,453 22 16 147,945 28.9 12 22,492 4.4 13
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 830,770 190,182 22.9 41 515,252 62 37 58,409 7 36 170,376 20.5 32 43,036 5.2 21
Education: Some college but no degree 491,471 97,380 19.8 49 334,744 68.1 48 23,272 4.7 31 64,460 13.1 20 38,385 7.8 11
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 330,892 22,847 6.9 15 278,403 84.1 42 15,684 4.7 5 43,359 13.1 16 22,728 6.9 8
Race: White only 2,205,822 341,570 15.5 40 1,405,105 63.7 47 328,708 14.9 7 376,684 17.1 8 123,572 5.6 14
Race: Black only 424,165 87,602 20.7 28 212,605 50.1 30 108,249 25.5 20 44,290 10.4 28 11,279 2.7 23
Race: Other 100,977 19,306 19.1 24 64,104 63.5 22 18,127 18 18 8,229 8.1 16 5,748 5.7 15
Marital Status: Married 1,256,699 179,899 14.3 43 907,170 72.2 43 61,836 4.9 19 235,520 18.7 20 80,218 6.4 22
Marital Status: Widowed 166,005 13,138 7.9 37 72,486 43.7 40 26,363 15.9 10 132,838 80 15 15,829 9.5 2
Marital Status: Divorced 224,464 66,528 29.6 46 117,848 52.5 44 18,858 8.4 36 29,016 12.9 44 13,505 6 4
Marital Status: Separated 52,670 18,328 34.8 22 21,288 40.4 25 11,181 21.2 6 5,565 10.6 14 3,393 6.4 2
Marital Status: Never married 1,031,126 170,585 16.5 24 563,022 54.6 46 336,846 32.7 1 26,264 2.5 28 27,654 2.7 23
Sex: Male 1,340,121 227,637 17 34 832,175 62.1 43 211,294 15.8 9 189,294 14.1 10 81,918 6.1 14
Sex: Female 1,390,843 220,841 15.9 41 849,639 61.1 47 243,790 17.5 10 239,909 17.2 8 58,681 4.2 24
Age: Under 15 566,237 39,122 6.9 12 323,759 57.2 44 245,266 43.3 2 3,063 0.5 31 13,958 2.5 28
Age: 15 to 24 years 331,024 76,064 23 29 188,863 57.1 41 73,407 22.2 3 2,910 0.9 17 9,269 2.8 27
Age: 25 to 34 years 362,987 104,599 28.8 44 238,473 65.7 30 19,950 5.5 43 1,724 0.5 45 9,129 2.5 24
Age: 35 to 44 years 411,153 102,809 25 47 266,065 64.7 48 29,216 7.1 20 14,878 3.6 7 18,682 4.5 15
Age: 45 to 54 years 371,441 76,432 20.6 48 250,726 67.5 51 23,582 6.3 14 14,120 3.8 24 22,786 6.1 8
Age: 55 to 64 years 301,587 47,980 15.9 46 211,467 70.1 44 19,940 6.6 19 19,921 6.6 39 31,322 10.4 9
Age: 65 plus 386,535 1,472 0.4 19 202,461 52.4 45 43,723 11.3 13 372,587 96.4 24 35,453 9.2 18
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 1,333,623 135,918 10.2 24 686,071 51.4 48 387,280 29 5 356,793 26.8 20 80,389 6 24
Class of worker: Private 1,027,885 243,936 23.7 43 713,436 69.4 45 55,804 5.4 19 39,748 3.9 8 39,357 3.8 9
Class of worker: Government 186,261 18,220 9.8 41 161,679 86.8 42 5,389 2.9 19 10,094 5.4 4 10,926 5.9 14
Class of worker: Self-employed 170,716 49,173 28.8 40 112,148 65.7 36 2,148 1.3 35 22,568 13.2 6 9,927 5.8 6
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 2,463,976 398,864 16.2 36 1,483,761 60.2 47 441,629 17.9 8 414,495 16.8 11 132,439 5.4 18
Union membership: Not Union member 261,304 49,614 19 38 192,369 73.6 41 13,455 5.1 14 14,708 5.6 2 8,160 3.1 22
Industry: Not in universe, or children 1,344,812 137,149 10.2 24 693,261 51.6 48 391,743 29.1 5 356,793 26.5 20 80,389 6 24
Industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 51,602 14,355 27.8 9 31,911 61.8 9 546 1.1 14 13,461 26.1 2 1,179 2.3 8
Industry: Construction 118,048 44,733 37.9 30 67,370 57.1 30 4,079 3.5 23 1,506 1.3 26 5,100 4.3 1
Industry: Manufacturing 226,417 40,244 17.8 32 179,223 79.2 35 4,671 2.1 30 9,301 4.1 1 2,780 1.2 29
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 251,973 54,389 21.6 39 180,991 71.8 39 10,889 4.3 33 17,590 7 3 11,932 4.7 9
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 93,717 19,395 20.7 28 71,503 76.3 24 3,495 3.7 12 1,856 2 21 6,563 7 5
Industry: Financial activities 61,802 6,273 10.2 20 51,373 83.1 26 5,919 9.6 2 2,327 3.8 22 4,589 7.4 2
Industry: Professional and business services 82,207 30,149 36.7 44 45,742 55.6 44 862 1 40 1,852 2.3 37 7,186 8.7 3
Industry: Educational and health services 262,976 33,261 12.6 37 216,081 82.2 41 12,503 4.8 16 10,315 3.9 18 8,583 3.3 21
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 110,309 38,452 34.9 30 55,587 50.4 39 15,766 14.3 5 5,771 5.2 3 5,336 4.8 7
Industry: Other services 61,955 23,634 38.1 33 35,289 57 29 1,067 1.7 33 4,898 7.9 11 0 0 28
Occupation: Not in universe or children 1,344,812 137,149 10.2 24 693,261 51.6 48 391,743 29.1 5 356,793 26.5 20 80,389 6 24
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 187,276 20,134 10.8 36 156,614 83.6 44 8,442 4.5 5 23,927 12.8 2 16,209 8.7 1
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 218,025 20,129 9.2 37 190,831 87.5 35 3,693 1.7 30 10,447 4.8 6 11,260 5.2 6
Occupation: Service occupations 218,913 78,349 35.8 44 117,268 53.6 45 13,427 6.1 38 10,049 4.6 20 6,189 2.8 29
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 148,388 28,633 19.3 26 109,466 73.8 27 12,676 8.5 6 10,726 7.2 4 6,471 4.4 13
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 171,807 29,179 17 39 131,764 76.7 43 9,255 5.4 13 1,736 1 46 3,884 2.3 32
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 92,376 38,427 41.6 27 48,194 52.2 28 3,130 3.4 19 0 0 32 4,344 4.7 2
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 60,675 17,409 28.7 32 43,266 71.3 28 1,067 1.8 15 1,292 2.1 10 0 0 29
Occupation: Production occupations 165,614 34,868 21.1 23 122,408 73.9 22 6,415 3.9 25 4,711 2.8 16 4,444 2.7 11
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 101,013 34,783 34.4 34 59,645 59 34 5,236 5.2 18 5,972 5.9 8 7,409 7.3 2
Firm size: Not in universe 1,297,708 130,094 10 20 657,474 50.7 47 400,310 30.8 5 350,274 27 20 72,272 5.6 23
Firm size: Under 10 employees 405,490 159,490 39.3 51 205,489 50.7 51 17,701 4.4 28 33,647 8.3 20 18,786 4.6 9
Firm size: 10-24 employees 135,878 30,782 22.7 22 97,413 71.7 19 3,478 2.6 38 10,479 7.7 3 5,994 4.4 7
Firm size: 25-99 employees 171,661 38,182 22.2 40 122,776 71.5 41 13,059 7.6 6 12,447 7.3 1 5,464 3.2 20
Firm size: 100-499 employees 168,211 23,737 14.1 29 141,697 84.2 20 0 0 47 4,433 2.6 35 3,517 2.1 30
Firm size: 500-999 employees 69,847 15,744 22.5 37 52,241 74.8 34 3,839 5.5 9 3,326 4.8 5 3,594 5.1 3
Firm size: 1000+ employees 482,169 50,449 10.5 29 404,724 83.9 29 16,697 3.5 32 14,597 3 18 30,972 6.4 17