Iowa Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Iowa had a population of 2,906,465 in 2004, of whom 277,020 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 9.5% of Iowa's population.
In addition, Iowa ranked number 2 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 79.6%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
11.9% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 14.7% and 3.3% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Iowa ranked 2, 27, 20, and 32 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Iowa excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Under 10 employees , Transportation and material moving occupations, Transportation and Utilities, Service occupations,
Professional and related occupations, Production occupations, Other services, Office and administrative support occupations, Manufacturing,
Management, business, and financial occupations, Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations, Educational and health services, Construction, Construction and extraction occupations,
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting, 1000+ employees, 10-24 employees.
In terms of the uninsured, Iowa excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics
Widowed, White only, Under 15, Some college but no degree, Never married,
Married, Male, High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent, Female, Divorced,
Black only, Bachelor's degree or higher, 55 to 64 years, 45 to 54 years, 35 to 44 years,
25 to 34 years, 15 to 24 years, $90,000 to $99,999, $80,000 to $89,999, $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.
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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
Iowa 2,906,465 277,020 9.5 2 2,313,711 79.6 2 345,790 11.9 27 425,863 14.7 20 94,776 3.3 32
Family income: Under $10,000 230,190 58,207 25.3 15 90,796 39.4 2 79,643 34.6 30 46,190 20.1 21 12,430 5.4 4
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 298,304 53,012 17.8 11 162,224 54.4 2 91,566 30.7 15 101,258 33.9 13 6,258 2.1 41
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 324,725 47,396 14.6 4 212,149 65.3 6 63,407 19.5 19 83,621 25.8 17 10,413 3.2 31
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 309,929 38,478 12.4 8 240,742 77.7 3 39,441 12.7 19 53,405 17.2 20 10,907 3.5 29
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 282,354 18,984 6.7 2 246,048 87.1 2 21,055 7.5 29 38,023 13.5 19 9,830 3.5 30
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 274,341 13,091 4.8 2 251,971 91.8 1 12,424 4.5 31 20,643 7.5 42 10,142 3.7 28
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 250,924 12,965 5.2 9 227,896 90.8 4 10,434 4.2 20 23,130 9.2 14 12,425 5 21
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 207,148 14,209 6.9 22 187,054 90.3 12 9,219 4.5 17 17,377 8.4 9 3,656 1.8 38
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 148,984 5,582 3.7 8 138,635 93.1 8 8,160 5.5 6 5,181 3.5 36 4,729 3.2 32
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 138,671 0 0 1 137,261 99 1 4,728 3.4 16 9,659 7 10 2,314 1.7 31
Family income: $100,000 and over 440,895 15,096 3.4 1 418,935 95 3 5,713 1.3 39 27,376 6.2 17 11,672 2.6 34
Education: Children 560,078 36,378 6.5 9 419,574 74.9 6 144,222 25.8 34 3,081 0.6 29 10,367 1.9 38
Education: High school dropout 382,393 62,012 16.2 12 247,900 64.8 3 73,157 19.1 24 90,044 23.5 26 7,797 2 37
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 761,913 85,973 11.3 1 593,494 77.9 1 72,479 9.5 15 192,744 25.3 4 34,778 4.6 24
Education: Some college but no degree 692,486 69,951 10.1 5 583,567 84.3 1 44,129 6.4 16 91,482 13.2 19 33,883 4.9 31
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 509,595 22,706 4.5 4 469,176 92.1 3 11,803 2.3 20 48,512 9.5 42 7,951 1.6 45
Race: White only 2,724,771 249,942 9.2 4 2,216,419 81.3 3 275,147 10.1 23 414,557 15.2 23 89,417 3.3 32
Race: Black only 64,506 10,529 16.3 10 23,567 36.5 39 29,738 46.1 1 5,622 8.7 33 1,434 2.2 28
Race: Other 117,188 16,549 14.1 11 73,725 62.9 23 40,905 34.9 2 5,684 4.9 38 3,925 3.3 28
Marital Status: Married 1,388,238 92,567 6.7 3 1,214,572 87.5 2 70,450 5.1 16 244,177 17.6 28 65,186 4.7 32
Marital Status: Widowed 128,762 1,486 1.2 2 103,807 80.6 1 14,961 11.6 18 111,469 86.6 1 3,674 2.9 33
Marital Status: Divorced 231,850 33,662 14.5 5 160,078 69 7 40,393 17.4 5 43,765 18.9 11 3,380 1.5 45
Marital Status: Never married 1,131,626 139,535 12.3 4 824,294 72.8 4 213,608 18.9 35 22,495 2 36 21,697 1.9 32
Sex: Male 1,429,835 149,958 10.5 2 1,140,282 79.7 2 141,860 9.9 34 186,880 13.1 23 50,491 3.5 32
Sex: Female 1,476,630 127,062 8.6 4 1,173,429 79.5 2 203,930 13.8 22 238,983 16.2 17 44,285 3 32
Age: Under 15 560,078 36,378 6.5 9 419,574 74.9 6 144,222 25.8 34 3,081 0.6 29 10,367 1.9 38
Age: 15 to 24 years 416,145 75,160 18.1 9 295,083 70.9 8 57,464 13.8 24 1,457 0.4 38 10,379 2.5 29
Age: 25 to 34 years 370,881 63,651 17.2 6 280,780 75.7 5 29,643 8 26 5,683 1.5 18 6,650 1.8 33
Age: 35 to 44 years 404,236 34,363 8.5 2 351,194 86.9 2 23,623 5.8 33 6,496 1.6 34 8,528 2.1 31
Age: 45 to 54 years 443,443 34,953 7.9 2 394,551 89 1 19,568 4.4 33 7,679 1.7 50 9,870 2.2 40
Age: 55 to 64 years 323,814 31,215 9.6 8 272,307 84.1 5 21,064 6.5 20 23,724 7.3 32 20,741 6.4 23
Age: 65 plus 387,868 1,300 0.3 17 300,222 77.4 1 50,206 12.9 6 377,743 97.4 9 28,241 7.3 29
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 1,215,571 82,244 6.8 3 894,721 73.6 2 255,448 21 24 336,909 27.7 13 58,092 4.8 29
Class of worker: Private 1,207,985 147,343 12.2 2 1,007,116 83.4 2 67,389 5.6 16 48,271 4 5 19,963 1.7 37
Class of worker: Government 260,046 13,776 5.3 16 242,758 93.4 6 7,420 2.9 21 7,170 2.8 27 5,952 2.3 41
Class of worker: Self-employed 210,450 32,121 15.3 9 162,690 77.3 11 10,296 4.9 11 33,513 15.9 3 10,769 5.1 8
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 2,549,114 253,677 10 4 1,989,331 78 2 331,946 13 27 415,516 16.3 20 86,562 3.4 33
Union membership: Not Union member 321,593 23,343 7.3 2 288,622 89.7 2 13,844 4.3 22 10,347 3.2 18 8,214 2.6 26
Industry: Not in universe, or children 1,226,047 83,160 6.8 3 899,830 73.4 2 260,685 21.3 24 336,909 27.5 13 58,092 4.7 29
Industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 69,681 8,523 12.2 2 54,152 77.7 4 2,755 4 8 17,009 24.4 3 6,571 9.4 2
Industry: Construction 106,036 14,017 13.2 1 89,324 84.2 1 2,244 2.1 33 5,732 5.4 1 1,252 1.2 26
Industry: Manufacturing 234,652 12,364 5.3 1 216,672 92.3 1 8,858 3.8 13 2,371 1 35 7,311 3.1 10
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 274,818 38,545 14 8 221,768 80.7 7 14,852 5.4 23 9,886 3.6 33 6,175 2.2 29
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 84,797 11,314 13.3 10 68,805 81.1 15 8,847 10.4 1 5,121 6 3 0 0 32
Industry: Financial activities 110,574 9,868 8.9 13 99,962 90.4 8 1,622 1.5 27 7,517 6.8 6 1,969 1.8 23
Industry: Professional and business services 116,246 21,135 18.2 24 86,827 74.7 25 10,275 8.8 3 6,857 5.9 5 2,425 2.1 27
Industry: Educational and health services 397,788 29,804 7.5 7 355,894 89.5 5 13,892 3.5 31 15,702 3.9 17 6,973 1.8 35
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 116,664 34,059 29.2 17 73,627 63.1 17 11,157 9.6 12 5,946 5.1 4 1,188 1 34
Industry: Other services 74,564 10,987 14.7 3 58,146 78 2 5,711 7.7 10 11,600 15.6 1 0 0 28
Industry: Public Administration 54,833 1,951 3.6 12 52,882 96.4 4 1,405 2.6 13 0 0 29 672 1.2 31
Occupation: Not in universe or children 1,226,047 83,160 6.8 3 899,830 73.4 2 260,685 21.3 24 336,909 27.5 13 58,092 4.7 29
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 250,665 10,322 4.1 1 233,576 93.2 2 7,222 2.9 13 19,710 7.9 10 10,694 4.3 12
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 326,601 18,794 5.8 6 299,221 91.6 12 8,101 2.5 13 12,061 3.7 16 4,738 1.5 40
Occupation: Service occupations 256,371 56,930 22.2 10 179,787 70.1 6 23,501 9.2 20 18,675 7.3 2 5,007 2 33
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 181,072 28,577 15.8 14 140,418 77.5 18 12,872 7.1 10 12,870 7.1 6 4,539 2.5 26
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 229,760 20,376 8.9 7 203,959 88.8 3 9,942 4.3 22 6,010 2.6 36 1,915 0.8 46
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 84,182 13,403 15.9 2 68,084 80.9 1 1,457 1.7 34 3,306 3.9 3 1,252 1.5 19
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 65,110 3,256 5 1 59,595 91.5 1 2,883 4.4 8 2,787 4.3 3 3,813 5.9 4
Occupation: Production occupations 141,847 14,030 9.9 1 123,007 86.7 1 5,389 3.8 27 4,922 3.5 11 1,983 1.4 21
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 125,703 22,587 18 5 94,328 75 8 11,567 9.2 6 6,444 5.1 11 1,923 1.5 29
Firm size: Not in universe 1,162,337 80,548 6.9 3 839,167 72.2 2 256,420 22.1 23 330,042 28.4 11 52,150 4.5 28
Firm size: Under 10 employees 395,196 48,519 12.3 1 323,521 81.9 1 16,283 4.1 32 52,383 13.3 3 15,692 4 16
Firm size: 10-24 employees 152,847 24,923 16.3 6 121,962 79.8 4 9,127 6 15 10,763 7 5 1,923 1.3 37
Firm size: 25-99 employees 225,966 34,475 15.3 20 184,378 81.6 16 9,744 4.3 19 8,417 3.7 23 5,648 2.5 23
Firm size: 100-499 employees 232,069 25,761 11.1 19 197,234 85 18 12,261 5.3 15 6,771 2.9 28 2,823 1.2 40
Firm size: 500-999 employees 93,827 9,631 10.3 15 82,859 88.3 9 2,070 2.2 26 1,203 1.3 28 1,477 1.6 18
Firm size: 1000+ employees 644,223 53,163 8.3 5 564,590 87.6 5 39,885 6.2 7 16,284 2.5 29 15,063 2.3 41