Michigan Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Michigan had a population of 9,972,175 in 2004, of whom 1,155,778 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 11.6% of Michigan's population.
In addition, Michigan ranked number 12 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 74.7%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
12.8% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 14.5% and 2.2% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Michigan ranked 10, 22, 23, and 44 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Michigan excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Transportation and material moving occupations, Transportation and Utilities, Professional and related occupations, Professional and business services, Production occupations,
Office and administrative support occupations, Manufacturing, Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations, Information, Financial activities,
Construction and extraction occupations, Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting, 500-999 employees, 25-99 employees, 10-24 employees.
In terms of the uninsured, Michigan excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics
Widowed, Under 15, Married, High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent, $70,000 to $79,999,
$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
Michigan 9,972,175 1,155,778 11.6 12 7,453,866 74.7 10 1,272,642 12.8 22 1,442,328 14.5 23 221,206 2.2 44
Family income: Under $10,000 938,953 253,350 27 22 268,041 28.5 15 395,636 42.1 15 165,340 17.6 30 22,250 2.4 25
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 1,101,973 233,725 21.2 20 458,765 41.6 23 303,553 27.5 26 355,104 32.2 23 29,820 2.7 34
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 1,141,758 176,664 15.5 7 737,992 64.6 7 229,118 20.1 18 276,897 24.3 20 34,547 3 34
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 1,019,778 116,161 11.4 5 787,217 77.2 5 99,909 9.8 39 232,649 22.8 3 21,557 2.1 41
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 926,751 80,275 8.7 7 772,251 83.3 5 94,691 10.2 16 129,762 14 16 16,029 1.7 45
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 733,279 58,023 7.9 11 642,188 87.6 7 52,880 7.2 15 49,341 6.7 45 8,276 1.1 44
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 700,752 62,937 9 24 617,468 88.1 14 18,914 2.7 35 34,988 5 42 5,117 0.7 44
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 567,614 19,657 3.5 6 535,602 94.4 4 12,453 2.2 38 48,802 8.6 7 0 0 43
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 588,372 29,467 5 19 544,776 92.6 12 22,983 3.9 15 40,414 6.9 15 30,449 5.2 24
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 500,007 52,145 10.4 35 428,271 85.7 33 12,643 2.5 19 37,157 7.4 9 5,933 1.2 35
Family income: $100,000 and over 1,752,938 73,374 4.2 8 1,661,295 94.8 5 29,862 1.7 27 71,874 4.1 38 47,228 2.7 32
Education: Children 2,065,506 133,100 6.4 8 1,497,918 72.5 10 610,338 29.5 24 9,182 0.4 36 24,979 1.2 45
Education: High school dropout 1,433,455 248,423 17.3 15 867,911 60.5 10 255,742 17.8 29 372,079 26 19 33,402 2.3 33
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 2,648,821 373,091 14.1 7 1,901,477 71.8 5 230,871 8.7 19 592,746 22.4 13 81,918 3.1 38
Education: Some college but no degree 2,135,359 286,105 13.4 19 1,674,387 78.4 14 135,980 6.4 17 284,670 13.3 18 46,692 2.2 48
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 1,689,034 115,059 6.8 14 1,512,173 89.5 14 39,711 2.4 18 183,651 10.9 33 34,215 2 43
Race: White only 8,075,743 853,991 10.6 11 6,352,335 78.7 5 766,907 9.5 26 1,236,091 15.3 21 175,825 2.2 46
Race: Black only 1,404,718 232,267 16.5 15 754,278 53.7 23 417,665 29.7 10 165,822 11.8 11 41,662 3 22
Race: Other 491,714 69,520 14.1 12 347,253 70.6 11 88,070 17.9 19 40,415 8.2 14 3,719 0.8 42
Marital Status: Married 4,188,618 305,451 7.3 7 3,593,507 85.8 4 174,527 4.2 24 816,572 19.5 12 104,494 2.5 46
Marital Status: Widowed 467,352 14,592 3.1 10 295,845 63.3 11 44,076 9.4 24 370,592 79.3 20 12,557 2.7 34
Marital Status: Divorced 829,202 166,955 20.1 24 494,706 59.7 31 113,619 13.7 11 153,772 18.5 17 29,237 3.5 18
Marital Status: Separated 146,019 41,960 28.7 16 83,412 57.1 9 15,749 10.8 19 12,697 8.7 17 6,811 4.7 4
Marital Status: Never married 4,340,984 626,820 14.4 12 2,986,396 68.8 13 924,671 21.3 23 88,695 2 35 68,107 1.6 41
Sex: Male 4,866,032 615,511 12.6 11 3,660,561 75.2 10 548,771 11.3 26 637,960 13.1 22 134,865 2.8 42
Sex: Female 5,106,143 540,267 10.6 15 3,793,305 74.3 12 723,871 14.2 19 804,368 15.8 23 86,341 1.7 47
Age: Under 15 2,065,506 133,100 6.4 8 1,497,918 72.5 10 610,338 29.5 24 9,182 0.4 36 24,979 1.2 45
Age: 15 to 24 years 1,399,998 271,385 19.4 11 976,588 69.8 11 185,595 13.3 28 11,637 0.8 19 28,689 2 36
Age: 25 to 34 years 1,311,197 264,826 20.2 16 930,554 71 13 141,323 10.8 11 15,660 1.2 25 11,522 0.9 45
Age: 35 to 44 years 1,459,610 200,125 13.7 17 1,165,213 79.8 11 95,296 6.5 28 31,604 2.2 19 15,266 1 47
Age: 45 to 54 years 1,528,392 175,632 11.5 13 1,235,100 80.8 19 100,228 6.6 12 50,263 3.3 31 54,036 3.5 25
Age: 55 to 64 years 976,734 106,284 10.9 21 767,779 78.6 19 65,525 6.7 18 118,897 12.2 8 36,127 3.7 46
Age: 65 plus 1,230,738 4,426 0.4 18 880,714 71.6 6 74,337 6 40 1,205,085 97.9 6 50,587 4.1 44
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 4,881,101 413,124 8.5 13 3,338,008 68.4 8 984,575 20.2 30 1,261,241 25.8 25 138,147 2.8 47
Class of worker: Private 3,952,301 592,923 15 14 3,166,986 80.1 11 243,274 6.2 13 119,908 3 28 61,531 1.6 39
Class of worker: Government 605,829 47,460 7.8 32 544,626 89.9 25 15,191 2.5 28 17,954 3 22 16,962 2.8 35
Class of worker: Self-employed 501,340 97,422 19.4 13 380,970 76 13 26,123 5.2 10 43,225 8.6 20 4,566 0.9 41
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 8,841,398 998,261 11.3 10 6,521,029 73.8 9 1,220,076 13.8 22 1,398,158 15.8 23 201,341 2.3 45
Union membership: Union member 215,789 11,763 5.5 9 202,237 93.7 8 3,828 1.8 8 7,875 3.6 6 3,574 1.7 7
Union membership: Not Union member 914,988 145,754 15.9 23 730,600 79.8 22 48,738 5.3 12 36,295 4 8 16,291 1.8 32
Industry: Not in universe, or children 4,911,681 417,973 8.5 12 3,360,260 68.4 7 988,054 20.1 30 1,261,241 25.7 25 138,147 2.8 47
Industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 67,672 10,742 15.9 4 53,338 78.8 3 2,550 3.8 9 4,899 7.2 13 2,243 3.3 4
Industry: Construction 350,942 97,525 27.8 16 234,924 66.9 15 23,247 6.6 8 2,756 0.8 35 1,829 0.5 33
Industry: Manufacturing 1,009,026 78,650 7.8 4 908,576 90 3 30,076 3 22 34,981 3.5 5 15,930 1.6 27
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 715,113 119,032 16.6 19 561,724 78.6 12 41,378 5.8 18 29,341 4.1 27 7,659 1.1 44
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 202,636 19,933 9.8 2 175,875 86.8 4 6,052 3 18 2,954 1.5 23 9,451 4.7 11
Industry: Information 116,816 8,955 7.7 4 98,332 84.2 12 10,740 9.2 1 0 0 18 1,108 0.9 15
Industry: Financial activities 252,403 20,609 8.2 10 225,867 89.5 10 12,569 5 5 18,755 7.4 3 4,910 1.9 22
Industry: Professional and business services 445,305 61,959 13.9 6 359,219 80.7 8 32,012 7.2 6 27,448 6.2 2 7,750 1.7 31
Industry: Educational and health services 1,054,070 108,271 10.3 27 900,340 85.4 22 57,630 5.5 7 36,626 3.5 26 13,392 1.3 43
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 466,206 140,415 30.1 20 297,909 63.9 15 37,693 8.1 21 12,061 2.6 28 9,309 2 25
Industry: Other services 218,104 52,689 24.2 18 136,238 62.5 24 30,641 14 2 6,074 2.8 31 1,529 0.7 26
Industry: Public Administration 151,547 19,025 12.6 32 130,610 86.2 31 0 0 31 5,192 3.4 10 6,785 4.5 22
Occupation: Not in universe or children 4,911,681 417,973 8.5 12 3,360,260 68.4 7 988,054 20.1 30 1,261,241 25.7 25 138,147 2.8 47
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 592,011 54,656 9.2 28 533,200 90.1 13 9,000 1.5 22 35,750 6 14 12,641 2.1 28
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 984,508 60,738 6.2 9 914,401 92.9 5 17,592 1.8 29 20,530 2.1 36 20,052 2 33
Occupation: Service occupations 888,274 208,329 23.5 14 601,833 67.8 12 92,508 10.4 13 41,412 4.7 19 7,726 0.9 46
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 563,278 114,498 20.3 29 414,814 73.6 29 39,367 7 11 26,689 4.7 24 11,826 2.1 29
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 602,097 50,783 8.4 4 520,636 86.5 7 34,519 5.7 10 24,239 4 17 9,552 1.6 37
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 304,359 83,884 27.6 7 204,307 67.1 10 20,922 6.9 7 2,756 0.9 28 1,829 0.6 27
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 222,556 26,026 11.7 7 188,674 84.8 11 15,514 7 1 4,720 2.1 11 4,746 2.1 19
Occupation: Production occupations 531,935 69,394 13 6 438,914 82.5 7 32,472 6.1 12 13,175 2.5 17 9,604 1.8 16
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 340,867 63,393 18.6 7 253,671 74.4 9 20,144 5.9 15 11,816 3.5 22 3,919 1.1 33
Firm size: Not in universe 4,749,270 437,373 9.2 15 3,193,016 67.2 8 981,048 20.7 30 1,219,126 25.7 27 121,404 2.6 47
Firm size: Under 10 employees 1,100,600 256,939 23.3 14 759,430 69 14 91,787 8.3 9 94,210 8.6 16 15,728 1.4 42
Firm size: 10-24 employees 488,456 84,869 17.4 8 364,042 74.5 12 46,055 9.4 3 17,287 3.5 26 16,462 3.4 12
Firm size: 25-99 employees 626,834 70,181 11.2 5 532,006 84.9 4 36,028 5.7 10 29,618 4.7 16 2,272 0.4 46
Firm size: 100-499 employees 646,489 79,872 12.4 24 547,508 84.7 19 25,748 4 22 12,841 2 41 18,724 2.9 20
Firm size: 500-999 employees 241,722 15,587 6.4 4 208,897 86.4 15 16,902 7 5 8,076 3.3 13 10,613 4.4 4
Firm size: 1000+ employees 2,118,804 210,957 10 24 1,848,967 87.3 8 75,074 3.5 31 61,170 2.9 21 36,003 1.7 47