Maryland Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Maryland had a population of 5,548,994 in 2004, of whom 810,305 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 14.6% of Maryland's population.
In addition, Maryland ranked number 31 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 72.7%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
8.1% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 12.5% and 5.4% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Maryland ranked 18, 46, 40, and 14 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Maryland excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Under 10 employees , Public Administration, Professional and business services, Office and administrative support occupations, Management, business, and financial occupations,
Leisure and hospitality, 500-999 employees, 10-24 employees.
In terms of the uninsured, Maryland excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics
Separated, Other race.
On the other hand, Maryland lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
Widowed, Under $10,000, High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent, $50,000 to $59,999, $30,000 to $39,999.
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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
Maryland 5,548,994 810,305 14.6 31 4,036,104 72.7 18 448,333 8.1 46 692,530 12.5 40 297,798 5.4 14
Family income: Under $10,000 472,568 192,713 40.8 43 124,883 26.4 23 124,678 26.4 42 105,199 22.3 12 16,975 3.6 16
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 398,265 93,528 23.5 28 192,914 48.4 5 75,190 18.9 44 125,795 31.6 24 19,499 4.9 10
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 497,097 96,284 19.4 24 258,446 52 30 73,912 14.9 39 140,799 28.3 10 23,040 4.6 20
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 489,493 104,255 21.3 40 297,200 60.7 43 61,592 12.6 20 75,819 15.5 32 32,444 6.6 11
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 475,640 48,547 10.2 16 366,997 77.2 17 22,384 4.7 45 42,910 9 42 56,164 11.8 3
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 372,859 66,116 17.7 46 277,802 74.5 40 24,462 6.6 22 33,286 8.9 32 15,421 4.1 25
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 419,443 47,275 11.3 35 343,158 81.8 36 22,302 5.3 13 35,065 8.4 21 20,486 4.9 23
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 357,658 21,481 6 15 318,654 89.1 14 8,999 2.5 32 22,828 6.4 26 8,235 2.3 35
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 257,896 18,568 7.2 28 236,690 91.8 17 3,638 1.4 34 5,256 2 44 13,970 5.4 21
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 259,066 22,886 8.8 27 227,103 87.7 27 882 0.3 38 13,350 5.2 23 11,194 4.3 20
Family income: $100,000 and over 1,549,009 98,652 6.4 35 1,392,257 89.9 28 30,294 2 25 92,223 6 19 80,370 5.2 14
Education: Children 1,146,321 106,920 9.3 31 809,181 70.6 17 233,050 20.3 43 1,584 0.1 48 57,072 5 10
Education: High school dropout 792,698 178,757 22.6 31 440,441 55.6 21 97,469 12.3 45 178,744 22.5 31 17,992 2.3 34
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 1,223,298 280,458 22.9 42 786,366 64.3 31 79,731 6.5 41 231,692 18.9 39 73,926 6 15
Education: Some college but no degree 960,381 131,298 13.7 22 752,998 78.4 15 21,952 2.3 50 109,993 11.5 40 67,913 7.1 15
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 1,426,296 112,872 7.9 28 1,247,118 87.4 22 16,131 1.1 45 170,517 12 26 80,895 5.7 16
Race: White only 3,632,424 427,278 11.8 19 2,830,931 77.9 10 225,666 6.2 45 509,851 14 36 175,159 4.8 23
Race: Black only 1,572,213 335,998 21.4 31 935,271 59.5 5 206,285 13.1 39 155,811 9.9 29 96,940 6.2 10
Race: Other 344,357 47,029 13.7 10 269,902 78.4 1 16,382 4.8 42 26,868 7.8 18 25,699 7.5 5
Marital Status: Married 2,395,246 269,961 11.3 31 1,948,134 81.3 18 48,194 2 48 363,950 15.2 41 173,335 7.2 16
Marital Status: Widowed 240,623 22,331 9.3 40 125,312 52.1 27 18,854 7.8 33 178,729 74.3 33 9,148 3.8 21
Marital Status: Divorced 397,065 75,058 18.9 17 269,135 67.8 10 27,524 6.9 43 59,611 15 37 8,646 2.2 35
Marital Status: Separated 93,525 18,720 20 8 61,168 65.4 4 9,945 10.6 20 10,614 11.3 12 3,891 4.2 5
Marital Status: Never married 2,422,535 424,235 17.5 32 1,632,355 67.4 18 343,816 14.2 44 79,626 3.3 14 102,778 4.2 8
Sex: Male 2,690,126 402,951 15 23 1,955,189 72.7 16 220,689 8.2 44 300,935 11.2 40 167,015 6.2 11
Sex: Female 2,858,868 407,354 14.2 34 2,080,915 72.8 19 227,644 8 47 391,595 13.7 41 130,783 4.6 20
Age: Under 15 1,146,321 106,920 9.3 31 809,181 70.6 17 233,050 20.3 43 1,584 0.1 48 57,072 5 10
Age: 15 to 24 years 699,449 143,068 20.5 17 506,612 72.4 5 47,106 6.7 50 12,021 1.7 3 37,090 5.3 12
Age: 25 to 34 years 714,024 171,780 24.1 26 496,929 69.6 19 24,878 3.5 49 8,262 1.2 27 31,669 4.4 12
Age: 35 to 44 years 949,441 197,453 20.8 37 705,522 74.3 29 30,035 3.2 48 13,547 1.4 38 42,791 4.5 17
Age: 45 to 54 years 828,147 102,893 12.4 17 678,001 81.9 11 46,631 5.6 23 31,032 3.7 25 34,333 4.1 19
Age: 55 to 64 years 575,465 82,931 14.4 39 456,527 79.3 15 17,338 3 44 20,440 3.6 49 34,552 6 26
Age: 65 plus 636,147 5,260 0.8 33 383,332 60.3 30 49,295 7.7 30 605,644 95.2 34 60,291 9.5 15
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 2,587,150 354,416 13.7 41 1,615,045 62.4 25 394,983 15.3 43 590,432 22.8 41 175,192 6.8 19
Class of worker: Private 2,021,713 364,410 18 22 1,602,002 79.2 14 43,920 2.2 49 52,171 2.6 42 76,891 3.8 10
Class of worker: Government 630,952 27,491 4.4 12 587,607 93.1 9 6,233 1 48 16,144 2.6 32 36,317 5.8 15
Class of worker: Self-employed 296,186 61,351 20.7 14 221,094 74.6 16 2,281 0.8 44 32,300 10.9 13 9,398 3.2 19
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 4,893,822 724,398 14.8 31 3,483,367 71.2 18 440,762 9 45 674,450 13.8 41 267,427 5.5 17
Union membership: Union member 99,815 1,034 1 1 98,017 98.2 1 1,883 1.9 6 3,758 3.8 5 0 0 13
Union membership: Not Union member 555,357 84,873 15.3 21 454,720 81.9 15 5,688 1 50 14,322 2.6 31 30,371 5.5 5
Industry: Not in universe, or children 2,598,660 357,053 13.7 40 1,623,918 62.5 24 395,899 15.2 43 590,432 22.7 41 175,192 6.7 19
Industry: Construction 245,932 81,255 33 23 154,909 63 22 4,384 1.8 36 7,568 3.1 11 4,010 1.6 15
Industry: Manufacturing 200,768 29,930 14.9 29 167,391 83.4 22 2,694 1.3 34 753 0.4 40 5,681 2.8 11
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 361,218 76,862 21.3 38 273,954 75.8 21 18,529 5.1 24 16,656 4.6 25 16,684 4.6 11
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 138,948 23,247 16.7 17 114,307 82.3 12 0 0 32 5,947 4.3 7 6,708 4.8 9
Industry: Information 69,038 10,322 15 17 55,099 79.8 17 0 0 19 4,800 7 3 3,617 5.2 3
Industry: Financial activities 210,370 18,586 8.8 12 186,113 88.5 13 0 0 35 7,713 3.7 23 9,484 4.5 12
Industry: Professional and business services 410,796 57,738 14.1 8 344,536 83.9 2 1,217 0.3 44 18,413 4.5 20 10,380 2.5 25
Industry: Educational and health services 626,344 63,990 10.2 24 548,532 87.6 12 11,789 1.9 47 20,008 3.2 30 21,418 3.4 20
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 183,045 43,220 23.6 8 133,894 73.1 4 4,955 2.7 42 1,442 0.8 43 14,815 8.1 1
Industry: Other services 144,015 32,031 22.2 13 103,448 71.8 13 4,653 3.2 28 4,578 3.2 30 5,731 4 8
Industry: Public Administration 325,807 7,973 2.4 6 308,446 94.7 10 2,742 0.8 28 7,897 2.4 17 21,151 6.5 11
Occupation: Not in universe or children 2,598,660 357,053 13.7 40 1,623,918 62.5 24 395,899 15.2 43 590,432 22.7 41 175,192 6.7 19
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 531,939 32,630 6.1 6 483,184 90.8 11 0 0 48 25,048 4.7 22 30,789 5.8 5
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 712,412 51,234 7.2 16 657,889 92.3 6 5,240 0.7 47 23,606 3.3 21 23,030 3.2 20
Occupation: Service occupations 471,709 119,473 25.3 20 326,663 69.3 8 12,357 2.6 49 9,614 2 46 22,887 4.9 11
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 306,576 49,585 16.2 16 247,489 80.7 7 2,789 0.9 44 15,257 5 21 15,042 4.9 11
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 386,926 33,446 8.6 5 345,415 89.3 2 13,350 3.5 32 17,933 4.6 9 19,950 5.2 7
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 181,651 70,483 38.8 22 104,451 57.5 21 4,384 2.4 27 2,333 1.3 20 646 0.4 29
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 83,832 12,506 14.9 16 69,254 82.6 14 1,359 1.6 18 0 0 23 3,996 4.8 7
Occupation: Production occupations 116,212 41,261 35.5 35 70,462 60.6 35 4,746 4.1 20 3,486 3 14 3,307 2.8 10
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 141,624 35,863 25.3 20 99,278 70.1 19 6,738 4.8 21 4,821 3.4 23 1,849 1.3 31
Firm size: Not in universe 2,494,095 365,354 14.6 41 1,535,370 61.6 26 377,733 15.1 43 578,821 23.2 39 150,168 6 19
Firm size: Under 10 employees 555,151 120,892 21.8 10 406,394 73.2 7 11,023 2 49 55,769 10 9 18,888 3.4 19
Firm size: 10-24 employees 260,876 49,342 18.9 10 199,841 76.6 8 8,215 3.1 34 8,535 3.3 28 8,136 3.1 14
Firm size: 25-99 employees 351,975 75,405 21.4 37 269,663 76.6 28 5,672 1.6 45 11,210 3.2 28 6,377 1.8 30
Firm size: 100-499 employees 360,042 56,650 15.7 34 293,388 81.5 33 8,125 2.3 39 9,536 2.6 34 9,627 2.7 25
Firm size: 500-999 employees 139,936 11,909 8.5 9 125,600 89.8 5 2,427 1.7 30 0 0 34 3,678 2.6 11
Firm size: 1000+ employees 1,386,919 130,753 9.4 16 1,205,848 86.9 9 35,138 2.5 42 28,659 2.1 42 100,924 7.3 11