Oregon Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Oregon had a population of 3,581,894 in 2004, of whom 590,724 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 16.5% of Oregon's population.
In addition, Oregon ranked number 38 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 70.8%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
10.4% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 14.3% and 2.9% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Oregon ranked 24, 37, 24, and 37 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Oregon excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Construction, Construction and extraction occupations.
On the other hand, Oregon lagged in insurance coverage for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Service occupations, Sales and related occupations, Professional and related occupations, Office and administrative support occupations,
Educational and health services, 1000+ employees.
In terms of the uninsured, Oregon excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics
Black only, $70,000 to $79,999.
On the other hand, Oregon lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
Some college but no degree, High school dropout, 55 to 64 years, 25 to 34 years, 15 to 24 years,
$30,000 to $39,999, $100,000 and over, $10,000 to $19,999.
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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
Oregon 3,581,894 590,724 16.5 38 2,535,322 70.8 24 371,907 10.4 37 512,447 14.3 24 102,151 2.9 37
Family income: Under $10,000 322,529 84,804 26.3 20 113,194 35.1 5 117,337 36.4 27 46,756 14.5 44 6,225 1.9 30
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 440,864 126,857 28.8 44 190,995 43.3 18 89,318 20.3 41 125,879 28.6 37 9,348 2.1 40
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 433,569 103,570 23.9 32 247,581 57.1 23 70,110 16.2 35 102,988 23.8 23 16,831 3.9 24
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 428,651 92,415 21.6 42 285,961 66.7 31 42,237 9.9 38 81,675 19.1 13 14,458 3.4 31
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 297,161 37,152 12.5 23 228,366 76.8 18 14,608 4.9 44 48,780 16.4 6 12,676 4.3 23
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 311,965 36,932 11.8 29 258,026 82.7 20 13,284 4.3 34 27,380 8.8 35 5,590 1.8 39
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 201,489 18,079 9 23 175,402 87.1 19 8,851 4.4 18 5,570 2.8 47 14,791 7.3 10
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 218,565 5,050 2.3 2 212,578 97.3 1 6,729 3.1 26 13,398 6.1 27 0 0 43
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 168,738 12,001 7.1 27 156,737 92.9 9 0 0 43 6,107 3.6 35 4,158 2.5 39
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 160,977 13,162 8.2 23 142,870 88.8 22 3,184 2 23 13,290 8.3 7 9,613 6 13
Family income: $100,000 and over 597,386 60,702 10.2 50 523,612 87.7 39 6,249 1 46 40,624 6.8 13 8,461 1.4 44
Education: Children 702,941 71,253 10.1 32 495,412 70.5 20 164,830 23.4 36 1,580 0.2 45 5,327 0.8 49
Education: High school dropout 492,881 128,489 26.1 42 284,495 57.7 15 72,764 14.8 38 89,687 18.2 42 18,138 3.7 19
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 797,295 159,208 20 33 502,004 63 35 74,818 9.4 16 204,626 25.7 2 28,166 3.5 32
Education: Some college but no degree 867,576 168,450 19.4 45 627,312 72.3 37 41,810 4.8 30 112,730 13 24 35,045 4 36
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 721,201 63,324 8.8 36 626,099 86.8 26 17,685 2.5 16 103,824 14.4 9 15,475 2.1 40
Race: White only 3,187,505 491,158 15.4 39 2,300,202 72.2 27 310,261 9.7 24 480,846 15.1 25 89,943 2.8 37
Race: Black only 56,852 3,679 6.5 1 34,919 61.4 2 18,214 32 5 11,247 19.8 2 7,553 13.3 5
Race: Other 337,537 95,887 28.4 36 200,201 59.3 27 43,432 12.9 31 20,354 6 32 4,655 1.4 39
Marital Status: Married 1,549,067 205,199 13.2 39 1,216,984 78.6 28 51,627 3.3 38 286,581 18.5 24 65,535 4.2 35
Marital Status: Widowed 173,571 10,677 6.2 31 114,212 65.8 7 12,268 7.1 36 122,078 70.3 40 6,078 3.5 25
Marital Status: Divorced 378,144 83,868 22.2 33 238,299 63 21 36,263 9.6 30 70,949 18.8 15 11,618 3.1 21
Marital Status: Never married 1,438,313 280,939 19.5 39 949,440 66 23 262,164 18.2 37 25,203 1.8 43 17,613 1.2 44
Sex: Male 1,779,822 315,105 17.7 39 1,261,544 70.9 23 163,708 9.2 38 221,402 12.4 27 61,947 3.5 34
Sex: Female 1,802,072 275,619 15.3 38 1,273,778 70.7 25 208,199 11.6 36 291,045 16.2 18 40,204 2.2 39
Age: Under 15 702,941 71,253 10.1 32 495,412 70.5 20 164,830 23.4 36 1,580 0.2 45 5,327 0.8 49
Age: 15 to 24 years 499,198 150,653 30.2 45 302,964 60.7 34 69,632 13.9 23 0 0 47 12,286 2.5 30
Age: 25 to 34 years 472,484 138,765 29.4 45 302,978 64.1 36 31,360 6.6 37 3,504 0.7 36 7,949 1.7 36
Age: 35 to 44 years 523,772 109,478 20.9 38 379,286 72.4 32 35,508 6.8 23 2,389 0.5 49 9,103 1.7 36
Age: 45 to 54 years 537,899 61,206 11.4 12 441,479 82.1 10 23,575 4.4 34 23,972 4.5 13 16,472 3.1 34
Age: 55 to 64 years 370,611 55,641 15 42 291,479 78.6 17 21,223 5.7 27 33,676 9.1 21 11,046 3 50
Age: 65 plus 474,989 3,728 0.8 31 321,724 67.7 12 25,779 5.4 42 447,326 94.2 40 39,968 8.4 21
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 1,713,872 174,725 10.2 25 1,148,535 67 13 296,362 17.3 39 453,116 26.4 21 68,876 4 33
Class of worker: Private 1,353,463 326,189 24.1 44 982,080 72.6 38 57,083 4.2 34 39,176 2.9 33 25,394 1.9 34
Class of worker: Government 241,468 18,425 7.6 29 217,127 89.9 24 8,438 3.5 12 3,713 1.5 45 2,805 1.2 48
Class of worker: Self-employed 259,745 69,576 26.8 35 182,029 70.1 23 4,038 1.6 33 16,442 6.3 40 3,706 1.4 35
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 3,215,925 524,400 16.3 37 2,242,867 69.7 25 363,074 11.3 37 501,698 15.6 25 97,993 3 36
Union membership: Union member 63,111 7,027 11.1 18 56,084 88.9 18 0 0 16 0 0 14 0 0 13
Union membership: Not Union member 302,858 59,297 19.6 40 236,371 78 29 8,833 2.9 39 10,749 3.5 13 4,158 1.4 38
Industry: Not in universe, or children 1,726,216 176,534 10.2 25 1,153,084 66.8 14 302,348 17.5 39 453,116 26.2 21 70,246 4.1 33
Industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 64,797 25,398 39.2 15 36,156 55.8 13 4,274 6.6 5 10,235 15.8 8 993 1.5 10
Industry: Construction 137,105 28,183 20.6 5 103,551 75.5 6 3,967 2.9 27 0 0 38 2,296 1.7 14
Industry: Manufacturing 231,917 43,363 18.7 34 187,478 80.8 31 1,920 0.8 37 1,815 0.8 39 6,053 2.6 14
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 313,959 77,852 24.8 43 229,087 73 34 9,296 3 42 14,685 4.7 24 7,017 2.2 30
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 77,707 14,989 19.3 22 61,062 78.6 20 4,710 6.1 4 0 0 31 2,079 2.7 19
Industry: Financial activities 128,664 32,207 25 38 92,168 71.6 38 0 0 35 4,909 3.8 21 5,751 4.5 13
Industry: Professional and business services 203,242 45,504 22.4 36 149,456 73.5 28 7,893 3.9 26 9,182 4.5 18 2,079 1 41
Industry: Educational and health services 323,868 47,888 14.8 47 265,061 81.8 43 15,742 4.9 14 0 0 51 4,310 1.3 42
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 161,478 68,578 42.5 39 84,279 52.2 34 10,873 6.7 28 6,346 3.9 15 1,327 0.8 36
Industry: Other services 89,100 17,866 20.1 11 65,099 73.1 10 5,730 6.4 12 7,086 8 10 0 0 28
Industry: Public Administration 75,402 4,591 6.1 26 69,199 91.8 21 1,612 2.1 16 3,713 4.9 6 0 0 34
Occupation: Not in universe or children 1,726,216 176,534 10.2 25 1,153,084 66.8 14 302,348 17.5 39 453,116 26.2 21 70,246 4.1 33
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 253,901 24,938 9.8 30 221,640 87.3 31 713 0.3 46 11,289 4.4 23 6,977 2.7 25
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 361,961 39,712 11 43 313,130 86.5 43 11,525 3.2 8 13,163 3.6 17 1,695 0.5 48
Occupation: Service occupations 285,227 107,793 37.8 47 159,320 55.9 42 23,303 8.2 28 3,105 1.1 50 993 0.3 50
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 227,900 53,356 23.4 42 169,137 74.2 26 4,080 1.8 39 7,887 3.5 31 7,557 3.3 17
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 283,871 52,041 18.3 45 227,081 80 35 8,264 2.9 38 15,903 5.6 4 8,728 3.1 24
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 96,291 22,955 23.8 6 68,872 71.5 5 3,060 3.2 22 0 0 32 1,404 1.5 20
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 69,800 15,772 22.6 25 52,067 74.6 26 3,273 4.7 7 0 0 23 892 1.3 23
Occupation: Production occupations 115,275 31,764 27.6 32 79,717 69.2 30 4,638 4 21 4,409 3.8 8 1,580 1.4 22
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 123,835 47,874 38.7 38 74,305 60 33 7,009 5.7 16 0 0 37 2,079 1.7 26
Firm size: Not in universe 1,630,490 178,194 10.9 27 1,066,078 65.4 16 296,955 18.2 39 440,157 27 19 59,787 3.7 33
Firm size: Under 10 employees 464,430 148,744 32 35 293,104 63.1 26 18,754 4 33 34,502 7.4 26 11,441 2.5 30
Firm size: 10-24 employees 180,751 59,675 33 38 115,141 63.7 32 4,608 2.5 39 5,394 3 33 5,038 2.8 17
Firm size: 25-99 employees 264,342 54,573 20.6 34 199,259 75.4 31 11,703 4.4 16 3,117 1.2 43 993 0.4 45
Firm size: 100-499 employees 228,431 34,537 15.1 32 190,146 83.2 24 3,748 1.6 41 7,296 3.2 27 6,816 3 17
Firm size: 500-999 employees 96,795 12,802 13.2 24 82,909 85.7 18 1,084 1.1 33 0 0 34 0 0 32
Firm size: 1000+ employees 716,655 102,199 14.3 46 588,685 82.1 42 35,055 4.9 16 21,981 3.1 17 18,076 2.5 39