Maine Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Maine had a population of 1,294,122 in 2004, of whom 129,880 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 10.0% of Maine's population.
In addition, Maine ranked number 4 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 67.2%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
21.4% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 16.5% and 5.1% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Maine ranked 31, 1, 5, and 20 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Maine excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Service occupations, Sales and related occupations, Educational and health services, Construction,
25-99 employees, 1000+ employees, 100-499 employees, 10-24 employees.
In terms of the uninsured, Maine excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics
Widowed, White only, Under 15, Under $10,000, Never married,
Married, Male, High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent, High school dropout, Female,
Divorced, Bachelor's degree or higher, 65 plus, 55 to 64 years, 35 to 44 years,
25 to 34 years, 15 to 24 years, $60,000 to $69,999, $50,000 to $59,999, $40,000 to $49,999,
$20,000 to $29,999, $10,000 to $19,999.
On the other hand, Maine lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
$90,000 to $99,999.
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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
Maine 1,294,122 129,880 10 4 870,107 67.2 31 276,927 21.4 1 213,095 16.5 5 66,489 5.1 20
Family income: Under $10,000 121,290 24,502 20.2 4 25,130 20.7 40 69,416 57.2 1 27,218 22.4 10 2,087 1.7 33
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 160,506 20,134 12.5 1 58,989 36.8 36 68,268 42.5 2 63,490 39.6 3 5,839 3.6 19
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 143,764 17,702 12.3 2 83,100 57.8 20 42,380 29.5 2 40,203 28 13 10,936 7.6 6
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 134,782 19,004 14.1 16 89,449 66.4 32 32,961 24.5 2 22,621 16.8 23 8,183 6.1 15
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 129,221 10,802 8.4 6 97,313 75.3 23 19,627 15.2 5 14,438 11.2 32 6,532 5.1 17
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 128,361 7,815 6.1 5 108,281 84.4 14 14,900 11.6 4 14,098 11 14 4,914 3.8 27
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 104,818 2,794 2.7 1 90,233 86.1 22 11,583 11.1 1 8,061 7.7 28 7,281 6.9 11
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 75,769 6,388 8.4 28 66,400 87.6 23 3,990 5.3 13 2,849 3.8 43 2,064 2.7 32
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 80,166 5,776 7.2 29 66,554 83 40 1,470 1.8 29 3,733 4.7 29 10,418 13 2
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 56,232 6,394 11.4 40 48,153 85.6 34 630 1.1 30 2,759 4.9 24 2,621 4.7 18
Family income: $100,000 and over 159,213 8,569 5.4 22 136,505 85.7 46 11,702 7.3 2 13,625 8.6 5 5,614 3.5 25
Education: Children 223,815 13,679 6.1 4 146,958 65.7 29 77,964 34.8 8 2,065 0.9 15 9,184 4.1 19
Education: High school dropout 196,343 18,215 9.3 1 101,129 51.5 29 65,833 33.5 2 65,845 33.5 4 8,499 4.3 14
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 370,825 52,173 14.1 6 226,044 61 39 86,107 23.2 1 78,908 21.3 23 18,949 5.1 22
Education: Some college but no degree 277,985 33,274 12 13 200,568 72.2 40 35,829 12.9 1 35,983 12.9 25 18,748 6.7 19
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 225,154 12,539 5.6 8 195,408 86.8 27 11,194 5 4 30,294 13.5 13 11,109 4.9 19
Race: White only 1,244,421 122,814 9.9 7 844,557 67.9 41 259,840 20.9 1 204,668 16.4 11 64,047 5.1 19
Marital Status: Married 561,623 39,449 7 5 428,993 76.4 36 80,567 14.3 1 107,543 19.1 15 32,216 5.7 25
Marital Status: Widowed 75,257 1,276 1.7 4 42,773 56.8 20 13,113 17.4 5 64,303 85.4 3 7,293 9.7 1
Marital Status: Divorced 131,208 21,052 16 7 71,387 54.4 41 33,154 25.3 1 24,754 18.9 12 7,605 5.8 5
Marital Status: Never married 514,741 63,538 12.3 5 324,090 63 31 146,739 28.5 6 15,937 3.1 17 18,589 3.6 15
Sex: Male 624,427 74,130 11.9 6 421,338 67.5 31 126,014 20.2 1 84,307 13.5 14 35,265 5.6 19
Sex: Female 669,695 55,750 8.3 3 448,769 67 35 150,913 22.5 1 128,788 19.2 2 31,224 4.7 17
Age: Under 15 223,815 13,679 6.1 4 146,958 65.7 29 77,964 34.8 8 2,065 0.9 15 9,184 4.1 19
Age: 15 to 24 years 181,679 25,866 14.2 4 115,778 63.7 26 48,529 26.7 1 2,286 1.3 13 10,301 5.7 9
Age: 25 to 34 years 150,400 22,195 14.8 1 98,586 65.5 31 33,900 22.5 1 3,014 2 8 3,257 2.2 28
Age: 35 to 44 years 190,289 24,303 12.8 10 131,879 69.3 40 38,563 20.3 1 7,345 3.9 6 9,268 4.9 12
Age: 45 to 54 years 219,855 29,668 13.5 24 159,608 72.6 40 30,297 13.8 1 9,504 4.3 16 10,590 4.8 16
Age: 55 to 64 years 148,254 14,169 9.6 7 110,668 74.6 33 17,731 12 4 14,617 9.9 13 8,061 5.4 33
Age: 65 plus 179,830 0 0 1 106,630 59.3 33 29,943 16.7 2 174,264 96.9 15 15,828 8.8 20
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 598,747 38,811 6.5 2 348,857 58.3 33 183,936 30.7 4 185,039 30.9 3 39,321 6.6 21
Class of worker: Private 506,911 67,475 13.3 4 374,358 73.9 33 74,198 14.6 1 19,639 3.9 7 18,485 3.6 11
Class of worker: Government 97,529 2,859 2.9 1 87,551 89.8 26 7,573 7.8 1 2,066 2.1 35 5,951 6.1 10
Class of worker: Self-employed 87,695 20,410 23.3 25 57,521 65.6 37 10,125 11.5 2 5,771 6.6 37 2,732 3.1 20
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 1,140,951 113,295 9.9 2 748,856 65.6 32 260,734 22.9 1 207,851 18.2 5 63,775 5.6 13
Union membership: Not Union member 131,905 15,971 12.1 8 100,599 76.3 35 16,193 12.3 1 5,244 4 7 2,392 1.8 31
Industry: Not in universe, or children 600,880 39,136 6.5 2 350,416 58.3 33 184,185 30.7 4 185,039 30.8 3 39,321 6.5 21
Industry: Construction 55,142 13,746 24.9 8 33,045 59.9 27 9,623 17.5 1 2,714 4.9 2 1,171 2.1 9
Industry: Manufacturing 79,314 9,779 12.3 18 65,100 82.1 26 8,355 10.5 1 1,995 2.5 17 1,896 2.4 18
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 107,721 10,996 10.2 2 81,141 75.3 25 16,711 15.5 1 6,423 6 8 4,671 4.3 14
Industry: Financial activities 53,117 7,921 14.9 32 40,180 75.6 37 5,393 10.2 1 2,371 4.5 19 1,772 3.3 15
Industry: Professional and business services 50,968 10,077 19.8 29 33,331 65.4 41 7,684 15.1 1 2,452 4.8 14 2,489 4.9 10
Industry: Educational and health services 175,803 13,847 7.9 9 145,349 82.7 36 18,912 10.8 1 7,298 4.2 13 6,594 3.8 16
Occupation: Not in universe or children 600,880 39,136 6.5 2 350,416 58.3 33 184,185 30.7 4 185,039 30.8 3 39,321 6.5 21
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 86,920 7,607 8.8 25 75,787 87.2 33 5,618 6.5 1 2,505 2.9 41 3,041 3.5 18
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 142,764 12,318 8.6 33 123,633 86.6 41 7,420 5.2 2 2,922 2 37 5,413 3.8 18
Occupation: Service occupations 123,581 22,048 17.8 4 71,755 58.1 37 31,628 25.6 1 6,736 5.5 10 4,206 3.4 27
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 68,430 7,998 11.7 4 53,070 77.6 17 7,843 11.5 1 3,949 5.8 14 1,737 2.5 24
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 99,943 11,202 11.2 18 77,987 78 41 13,200 13.2 1 4,022 4 18 5,056 5.1 8
Firm size: Not in universe 545,910 36,065 6.6 2 308,404 56.5 34 176,653 32.4 3 175,094 32.1 3 30,723 5.6 22
Firm size: Under 10 employees 188,094 41,217 21.9 11 112,570 59.8 33 32,845 17.5 1 16,032 8.5 17 5,506 2.9 24
Firm size: 10-24 employees 67,008 10,755 16.1 4 43,577 65 28 12,375 18.5 1 4,235 6.3 10 2,868 4.3 9
Firm size: 25-99 employees 100,217 12,888 12.9 9 74,165 74 38 14,384 14.4 1 4,937 4.9 13 4,535 4.5 8
Firm size: 100-499 employees 105,675 8,830 8.4 8 90,488 85.6 14 12,302 11.6 1 3,773 3.6 19 3,533 3.3 15
Firm size: 1000+ employees 241,633 16,681 6.9 3 202,763 83.9 30 24,370 10.1 1 9,024 3.7 6 17,901 7.4 10