New Jersey Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
New Jersey had a population of 8,664,621 in 2004, of whom 1,321,744 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 15.3% of New Jersey's population.
In addition, New Jersey ranked number 33 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 73.4%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
8.2% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 13.4% and 1.5% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
New Jersey ranked 14, 45, 35, and 49 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, New Jersey excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Information.
On the other hand, New Jersey lagged in insurance coverage for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Wholesale and Retail Trade.
In terms of the uninsured, New Jersey excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics
$90,000 to $99,999.
On the other hand, New Jersey lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
Never married, High school dropout, Bachelor's degree or higher, 65 plus, $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
New Jersey 8,664,621 1,321,744 15.3 33 6,360,156 73.4 14 711,370 8.2 45 1,162,699 13.4 35 130,530 1.5 49
Family income: Under $10,000 539,586 180,392 33.4 34 114,248 21.2 39 180,925 33.5 32 124,370 23 6 2,315 0.4 45
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 735,499 175,680 23.9 30 321,608 43.7 17 151,377 20.6 39 268,461 36.5 8 21,451 2.9 30
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 704,902 189,213 26.8 41 374,580 53.1 29 90,816 12.9 43 227,251 32.2 2 7,224 1 46
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 738,222 200,790 27.2 50 443,963 60.1 44 86,838 11.8 26 122,324 16.6 25 17,985 2.4 39
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 715,503 140,481 19.6 47 494,805 69.2 43 84,018 11.7 14 103,510 14.5 12 2,356 0.3 50
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 623,810 72,040 11.5 27 485,527 77.8 34 44,746 7.2 16 72,331 11.6 10 20,248 3.2 33
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 533,733 63,287 11.9 37 448,037 83.9 30 12,151 2.3 37 58,028 10.9 8 0 0 47
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 440,264 51,748 11.8 39 374,757 85.1 29 7,295 1.7 43 20,906 4.7 36 0 0 43
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 516,312 23,216 4.5 12 477,576 92.5 14 7,570 1.5 33 32,215 6.2 20 21,204 4.1 29
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 473,748 13,005 2.7 3 458,362 96.8 2 6,936 1.5 28 17,230 3.6 35 19,083 4 23
Family income: $100,000 and over 2,643,042 211,892 8 44 2,366,693 89.5 30 38,698 1.5 35 116,073 4.4 37 18,664 0.7 49
Education: Children 1,795,058 202,007 11.3 39 1,363,369 76 4 300,018 16.7 47 6,012 0.3 40 6,743 0.4 51
Education: High school dropout 1,280,590 331,756 25.9 41 681,050 53.2 27 174,319 13.6 40 305,173 23.8 25 20,472 1.6 43
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 2,018,283 366,892 18.2 25 1,347,636 66.8 20 147,459 7.3 30 506,620 25.1 6 46,527 2.3 45
Education: Some college but no degree 1,402,471 222,394 15.9 35 1,065,858 76 27 63,598 4.5 37 146,217 10.4 47 30,660 2.2 49
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 2,168,219 198,695 9.2 41 1,902,243 87.7 20 25,976 1.2 44 198,677 9.2 45 26,128 1.2 48
Race: White only 6,787,057 887,906 13.1 26 5,194,983 76.5 15 433,994 6.4 44 984,141 14.5 30 101,390 1.5 49
Race: Black only 1,245,068 329,563 26.5 39 680,307 54.6 21 235,708 18.9 34 133,287 10.7 25 22,092 1.8 32
Race: Other 632,496 104,275 16.5 17 484,866 76.7 2 41,668 6.6 40 45,271 7.2 25 7,048 1.1 40
Marital Status: Married 3,673,817 397,289 10.8 28 3,046,261 82.9 13 121,722 3.3 39 536,154 14.6 44 73,312 2 49
Marital Status: Widowed 450,277 18,551 4.1 15 241,031 53.5 25 40,788 9.1 27 384,471 85.4 4 14,073 3.1 31
Marital Status: Divorced 478,103 84,249 17.6 12 324,364 67.8 9 44,248 9.3 31 93,880 19.6 4 12,492 2.6 31
Marital Status: Separated 162,611 52,334 32.2 21 80,526 49.5 17 16,709 10.3 22 20,008 12.3 10 0 0 18
Marital Status: Never married 3,899,813 769,321 19.7 40 2,667,974 68.4 16 487,903 12.5 48 128,186 3.3 13 30,653 0.8 51
Sex: Male 4,228,572 721,201 17.1 35 3,078,367 72.8 15 348,715 8.2 43 478,797 11.3 39 83,932 2 49
Sex: Female 4,436,049 600,543 13.5 32 3,281,789 74 14 362,655 8.2 46 683,902 15.4 30 46,598 1.1 51
Age: Under 15 1,795,058 202,007 11.3 39 1,363,369 76 4 300,018 16.7 47 6,012 0.3 40 6,743 0.4 51
Age: 15 to 24 years 1,109,935 282,978 25.5 37 727,738 65.6 24 100,108 9 43 10,671 1 15 16,647 1.5 42
Age: 25 to 34 years 1,057,928 255,170 24.1 28 750,710 71 14 46,960 4.4 45 6,448 0.6 43 4,363 0.4 50
Age: 35 to 44 years 1,410,257 292,792 20.8 36 1,052,742 74.6 27 64,884 4.6 40 30,277 2.1 20 6,533 0.5 51
Age: 45 to 54 years 1,306,637 169,439 13 19 1,061,614 81.2 17 73,910 5.7 22 40,979 3.1 35 16,164 1.2 46
Age: 55 to 64 years 935,286 103,568 11.1 24 751,650 80.4 12 38,402 4.1 37 85,098 9.1 20 35,833 3.8 45
Age: 65 plus 1,049,520 15,790 1.5 48 652,333 62.2 26 87,088 8.3 22 983,214 93.7 42 44,247 4.2 42
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 4,139,716 504,543 12.2 37 2,785,707 67.3 10 584,740 14.1 46 1,020,102 24.6 30 80,927 2 49
Class of worker: Private 3,405,508 691,069 20.3 31 2,602,021 76.4 23 109,055 3.2 41 100,947 3 30 35,223 1 47
Class of worker: Government 694,343 44,798 6.5 20 639,067 92 13 8,660 1.2 44 22,900 3.3 17 9,882 1.4 47
Class of worker: Self-employed 411,702 77,481 18.8 12 325,513 79.1 7 4,712 1.1 38 18,750 4.6 44 4,498 1.1 40
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 7,596,078 1,155,114 15.2 33 5,485,655 72.2 14 673,382 8.9 46 1,137,704 15 34 122,288 1.6 49
Union membership: Union member 265,219 16,394 6.2 11 238,543 89.9 17 11,774 4.4 1 2,806 1.1 13 2,079 0.8 10
Union membership: Not Union member 803,324 150,236 18.7 35 635,958 79.2 25 26,214 3.3 36 22,189 2.8 27 6,163 0.8 47
Industry: Not in universe, or children 4,149,215 504,543 12.2 37 2,793,555 67.3 10 588,943 14.2 46 1,020,102 24.6 30 80,927 2 49
Industry: Construction 256,131 84,572 33 22 158,449 61.9 25 11,718 4.6 16 1,290 0.5 37 5,980 2.3 7
Industry: Manufacturing 446,171 87,179 19.5 36 355,540 79.7 34 6,776 1.5 32 13,510 3 10 2,967 0.7 36
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 656,671 142,098 21.6 40 487,705 74.3 28 22,447 3.4 38 19,560 3 42 3,196 0.5 49
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 294,223 64,354 21.9 31 225,738 76.7 22 2,690 0.9 31 2,715 0.9 27 2,079 0.7 30
Industry: Information 161,545 11,772 7.3 3 143,969 89.1 5 6,917 4.3 8 2,325 1.4 16 2,325 1.4 9
Industry: Financial activities 372,460 35,706 9.6 17 328,487 88.2 14 7,401 2 25 6,174 1.7 35 5,639 1.5 25
Industry: Professional and business services 563,894 92,958 16.5 17 452,177 80.2 11 15,792 2.8 30 3,190 0.6 44 18,110 3.2 20
Industry: Educational and health services 960,320 104,313 10.9 29 841,277 87.6 10 19,427 2 46 46,005 4.8 6 5,997 0.6 49
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 313,084 100,805 32.2 25 195,791 62.5 19 16,073 5.1 33 11,135 3.6 18 0 0 40
Industry: Other services 252,729 65,534 25.9 20 172,271 68.2 19 9,933 3.9 24 25,707 10.2 5 0 0 28
Industry: Public Administration 213,833 10,693 5 21 198,069 92.6 18 3,253 1.5 20 10,986 5.1 5 3,310 1.5 29
Occupation: Not in universe or children 4,149,215 504,543 12.2 37 2,793,555 67.3 10 588,943 14.2 46 1,020,102 24.6 30 80,927 2 49
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 693,580 66,431 9.6 29 622,136 89.7 16 5,013 0.7 39 3,897 0.6 49 9,577 1.4 39
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 1,084,284 95,081 8.8 34 973,947 89.8 21 14,656 1.4 37 43,801 4 12 1,504 0.1 50
Occupation: Service occupations 646,750 194,465 30.1 30 416,795 64.4 21 33,435 5.2 41 37,642 5.8 7 6,893 1.1 44
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 533,124 92,771 17.4 22 409,433 76.8 19 23,704 4.4 31 18,191 3.4 32 8,779 1.6 34
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 648,146 80,374 12.4 26 538,169 83 25 23,913 3.7 30 17,452 2.7 35 15,630 2.4 29
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 196,253 76,701 39.1 24 112,004 57.1 22 4,530 2.3 29 6,627 3.4 4 3,018 1.5 18
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 156,287 21,754 13.9 13 132,536 84.8 10 1,997 1.3 23 1,204 0.8 21 4,202 2.7 16
Occupation: Production occupations 270,239 98,579 36.5 36 170,324 63 33 10,553 3.9 24 7,965 2.9 15 0 0 34
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 270,075 78,153 28.9 27 187,481 69.4 20 4,626 1.7 37 5,818 2.2 34 0 0 35
Firm size: Not in universe 4,082,560 537,110 13.2 36 2,690,150 65.9 10 592,357 14.5 47 995,505 24.4 33 84,637 2.1 49
Firm size: Under 10 employees 879,994 266,292 30.3 30 570,191 64.8 23 29,668 3.4 43 43,673 5 47 8,261 0.9 49
Firm size: 10-24 employees 447,144 96,273 21.5 18 334,731 74.9 10 16,954 3.8 28 14,196 3.2 30 5,042 1.1 38
Firm size: 25-99 employees 576,829 113,898 19.7 33 446,328 77.4 25 15,051 2.6 37 18,503 3.2 27 2,962 0.5 44
Firm size: 100-499 employees 649,396 88,948 13.7 28 541,506 83.4 22 18,331 2.8 34 21,614 3.3 24 10,417 1.6 38
Firm size: 500-999 employees 297,549 39,402 13.2 25 258,147 86.8 13 1,157 0.4 36 9,283 3.1 15 1,504 0.5 29
Firm size: 1000+ employees 1,731,149 179,821 10.4 28 1,519,103 87.8 4 37,852 2.2 45 59,925 3.5 10 17,707 1 50