California Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
California had a population of 35,849,797 in 2004, of whom 6,710,116 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 18.7% of California's population.
In addition, California ranked number 46 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 62.0%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
16.8% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 11.7% and 2.9% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
California ranked 46, 7, 44, and 35 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, California excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.
On the other hand, California lagged in insurance coverage for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Professional and related occupations, Office and administrative support occupations, Educational and health services, 25-99 employees,
1000+ employees, 100-499 employees.
On the other hand, California lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
White only, Under 15, Some college but no degree, Never married, Married,
Male, High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent, High school dropout, Female, Bachelor's degree or higher,
65 plus, 55 to 64 years, 45 to 54 years, 35 to 44 years, 25 to 34 years,
15 to 24 years, $70,000 to $79,999, $60,000 to $69,999, $50,000 to $59,999, $40,000 to $49,999,
$30,000 to $39,999, $20,000 to $29,999, $100,000 and over, $10,000 to $19,999.
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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
California 35,849,797 6,710,116 18.7 46 22,227,432 62 46 6,021,529 16.8 7 4,201,550 11.7 44 1,054,922 2.9 35
Family income: Under $10,000 3,117,428 970,763 31.1 32 791,683 25.4 27 1,262,786 40.5 21 418,303 13.4 45 76,942 2.5 23
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 3,910,738 1,125,899 28.8 45 1,130,551 28.9 49 1,361,894 34.8 8 925,241 23.7 45 80,280 2.1 42
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 4,603,693 1,290,619 28 45 1,836,249 39.9 48 1,347,410 29.3 3 795,795 17.3 44 151,232 3.3 29
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 3,764,926 884,738 23.5 49 2,067,742 54.9 48 651,606 17.3 10 529,681 14.1 39 154,844 4.1 24
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 3,109,306 517,364 16.6 41 2,153,639 69.3 42 455,709 14.7 7 303,730 9.8 39 59,989 1.9 42
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 2,744,607 431,401 15.7 43 1,954,486 71.2 46 256,262 9.3 10 252,253 9.2 29 94,645 3.4 30
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 2,519,143 426,245 16.9 45 1,841,619 73.1 47 225,678 9 3 246,880 9.8 10 73,045 2.9 34
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 2,075,076 282,160 13.6 45 1,610,227 77.6 45 128,079 6.2 9 167,905 8.1 10 126,923 6.1 17
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 1,635,414 113,702 7 26 1,426,119 87.2 29 75,721 4.6 11 122,665 7.5 11 40,816 2.5 37
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 1,398,534 130,298 9.3 31 1,180,803 84.4 35 84,703 6.1 4 76,102 5.4 21 25,457 1.8 30
Family income: $100,000 and over 6,970,932 536,927 7.7 43 6,234,314 89.4 32 171,681 2.5 17 362,995 5.2 30 170,749 2.4 36
Education: Children 7,987,472 944,690 11.8 41 4,665,175 58.4 42 2,671,887 33.5 12 47,683 0.6 27 193,189 2.4 29
Education: High school dropout 6,834,925 2,249,680 32.9 49 2,760,803 40.4 49 1,597,652 23.4 12 980,686 14.3 48 76,830 1.1 47
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 6,214,039 1,470,725 23.7 44 3,546,141 57.1 46 801,633 12.9 8 1,154,044 18.6 41 211,608 3.4 34
Education: Some college but no degree 7,631,538 1,284,771 16.8 41 5,337,817 69.9 45 736,665 9.7 4 1,028,334 13.5 15 347,610 4.6 32
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 7,181,823 760,250 10.6 49 5,917,496 82.4 46 213,692 3 11 990,803 13.8 11 225,685 3.1 34
Race: White only 27,868,222 5,349,286 19.2 49 17,125,266 61.5 49 4,600,569 16.5 4 3,380,423 12.1 44 819,377 2.9 36
Race: Black only 2,383,482 403,734 16.9 18 1,357,190 56.9 16 613,270 25.7 19 268,360 11.3 17 108,219 4.5 15
Race: Other 5,598,093 957,096 17.1 20 3,744,976 66.9 17 807,690 14.4 27 552,767 9.9 11 127,326 2.3 34
Marital Status: Married 13,977,960 2,153,921 15.4 48 9,920,137 71 48 1,324,229 9.5 2 2,157,304 15.4 40 617,353 4.4 34
Marital Status: Widowed 1,566,246 128,926 8.2 38 730,569 46.6 36 261,358 16.7 6 1,126,805 71.9 38 55,294 3.5 24
Marital Status: Divorced 2,532,504 542,055 21.4 31 1,527,740 60.3 28 304,849 12 17 458,461 18.1 21 54,371 2.1 36
Marital Status: Separated 607,064 165,914 27.3 12 289,181 47.6 20 143,815 23.7 4 75,253 12.4 9 12,949 2.1 14
Marital Status: Never married 17,166,023 3,719,300 21.7 45 9,759,805 56.9 43 3,987,278 23.2 17 383,727 2.2 32 314,955 1.8 35
Sex: Male 17,841,810 3,663,371 20.5 47 11,005,709 61.7 46 2,821,505 15.8 7 1,823,796 10.2 47 561,053 3.1 38
Sex: Female 18,007,987 3,046,745 16.9 44 11,221,723 62.3 46 3,200,024 17.8 9 2,377,754 13.2 44 493,869 2.7 36
Age: Under 15 7,987,472 944,690 11.8 41 4,665,175 58.4 42 2,671,887 33.5 12 47,683 0.6 27 193,189 2.4 29
Age: 15 to 24 years 5,187,589 1,543,824 29.8 44 2,851,864 55 46 878,141 16.9 16 37,079 0.7 21 108,056 2.1 35
Age: 25 to 34 years 5,129,710 1,576,360 30.7 47 3,074,183 59.9 45 509,224 9.9 18 33,003 0.6 42 120,634 2.4 25
Age: 35 to 44 years 5,561,664 1,186,207 21.3 40 3,866,949 69.5 39 558,364 10 9 90,497 1.6 33 98,020 1.8 35
Age: 45 to 54 years 4,885,389 882,904 18.1 44 3,508,326 71.8 44 437,389 9 7 152,338 3.1 36 152,520 3.1 33
Age: 55 to 64 years 3,214,989 512,202 15.9 47 2,293,610 71.3 40 342,219 10.6 6 243,424 7.6 31 129,728 4 41
Age: 65 plus 3,882,984 63,929 1.6 50 1,967,325 50.7 47 624,305 16.1 3 3,597,526 92.6 47 252,775 6.5 35
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 18,163,020 2,682,917 14.8 45 9,697,684 53.4 45 4,933,969 27.2 8 3,706,088 20.4 45 691,167 3.8 39
Class of worker: Private 13,013,181 3,305,827 25.4 47 8,866,361 68.1 46 885,916 6.8 9 268,321 2.1 49 214,251 1.6 38
Class of worker: Government 2,477,037 200,759 8.1 34 2,163,555 87.3 39 110,541 4.5 5 72,246 2.9 23 93,674 3.8 29
Class of worker: Self-employed 2,102,004 492,611 23.4 26 1,449,247 68.9 27 73,487 3.5 19 154,895 7.4 30 54,663 2.6 25
Class of worker: Without pay/never worked 94,555 28,002 29.6 1 50,585 53.5 2 17,616 18.6 2 0 0 2 1,167 1.2 2
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 32,193,916 5,873,197 18.2 46 19,562,476 60.8 45 5,844,738 18.2 7 4,132,632 12.8 45 999,021 3.1 34
Union membership: Union member 660,339 37,466 5.7 10 618,048 93.6 9 15,882 2.4 3 11,303 1.7 10 6,358 1 9
Union membership: Not Union member 2,995,542 799,453 26.7 49 2,046,908 68.3 50 160,909 5.4 11 57,615 1.9 42 49,543 1.7 34
Industry: Not in universe, or children 18,243,506 2,709,030 14.8 45 9,736,089 53.4 44 4,951,585 27.1 8 3,706,088 20.3 45 692,334 3.8 39
Industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 330,823 164,718 49.8 16 117,467 35.5 16 58,956 17.8 2 6,614 2 15 0 0 12
Industry: Construction 1,406,707 545,294 38.8 31 778,922 55.4 31 77,095 5.5 10 32,258 2.3 18 25,961 1.8 13
Industry: Manufacturing 1,908,268 409,696 21.5 38 1,403,295 73.5 39 97,997 5.1 8 29,271 1.5 30 48,200 2.5 15
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 2,688,253 660,603 24.6 42 1,826,890 68 43 182,375 6.8 11 85,640 3.2 40 56,890 2.1 31
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 728,470 163,512 22.4 32 533,853 73.3 31 40,766 5.6 5 4,484 0.6 29 18,175 2.5 20
Industry: Information 517,614 61,434 11.9 11 441,025 85.2 11 26,146 5.1 6 1,334 0.3 17 6,282 1.2 12
Industry: Financial activities 1,353,081 219,861 16.2 35 1,093,640 80.8 33 28,677 2.1 21 64,359 4.8 16 14,463 1.1 31
Industry: Professional and business services 2,186,877 453,432 20.7 32 1,568,129 71.7 33 125,604 5.7 16 70,031 3.2 30 39,063 1.8 30
Industry: Educational and health services 3,083,478 426,548 13.8 42 2,509,289 81.4 44 147,939 4.8 15 91,798 3 34 62,278 2 33
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 1,646,388 540,501 32.8 26 956,569 58.1 26 156,979 9.5 14 26,146 1.6 33 25,406 1.5 30
Industry: Other services 949,949 312,206 32.9 29 536,645 56.5 30 96,638 10.2 4 58,481 6.2 20 14,147 1.5 21
Industry: Public Administration 774,889 41,134 5.3 23 699,482 90.3 26 30,772 4 4 25,046 3.2 12 48,513 6.3 13
Occupation: Not in universe or children 18,243,506 2,709,030 14.8 45 9,736,089 53.4 44 4,951,585 27.1 8 3,706,088 20.3 45 692,334 3.8 39
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 2,550,281 264,779 10.4 33 2,225,709 87.3 32 42,266 1.7 20 99,869 3.9 30 43,652 1.7 33
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 3,507,699 378,052 10.8 42 3,034,152 86.5 44 74,245 2.1 16 83,364 2.4 34 76,288 2.2 30
Occupation: Service occupations 2,949,431 961,584 32.6 36 1,651,083 56 41 350,340 11.9 8 95,649 3.2 36 44,140 1.5 37
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 2,227,714 496,831 22.3 36 1,569,463 70.5 35 134,919 6.1 17 88,381 4 28 43,639 2 31
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 2,323,893 422,521 18.2 44 1,762,277 75.8 45 147,612 6.4 7 57,028 2.5 39 75,656 3.3 22
Occupation: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 260,657 146,446 56.2 2 69,858 26.8 3 48,406 18.6 1 2,231 0.9 1 0 0 2
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 1,176,439 510,969 43.4 30 604,477 51.4 29 67,525 5.7 11 12,830 1.1 25 18,196 1.5 17
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 523,468 125,168 23.9 26 369,449 70.6 30 25,611 4.9 5 4,894 0.9 18 16,023 3.1 15
Occupation: Production occupations 1,087,701 374,509 34.4 33 629,640 57.9 36 75,563 6.9 9 18,762 1.7 25 25,452 2.3 12
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 995,798 320,227 32.2 31 575,235 57.8 37 103,457 10.4 4 32,454 3.3 25 16,332 1.6 27
Firm size: Not in universe 17,830,303 2,768,125 15.5 46 9,318,061 52.3 45 4,960,553 27.8 9 3,596,406 20.2 46 575,533 3.2 41
Firm size: Under 10 employees 4,289,463 1,391,215 32.4 37 2,505,445 58.4 41 280,838 6.5 13 248,294 5.8 43 104,528 2.4 32
Firm size: 10-24 employees 1,859,573 641,402 34.5 39 1,074,608 57.8 40 127,774 6.9 10 59,455 3.2 29 49,498 2.7 20
Firm size: 25-99 employees 2,323,741 563,629 24.3 44 1,630,332 70.2 44 129,250 5.6 11 61,470 2.6 36 27,363 1.2 34
Firm size: 100-499 employees 2,290,394 392,404 17.1 41 1,767,316 77.2 40 161,993 7.1 7 46,169 2 40 39,253 1.7 37
Firm size: 500-999 employees 721,655 87,447 12.1 21 599,602 83.1 24 35,192 4.9 11 8,285 1.1 30 23,790 3.3 9
Firm size: 1000+ employees 6,534,668 865,894 13.3 43 5,332,068 81.6 44 325,929 5 14 181,471 2.8 25 234,957 3.6 32