| Pennsylvania Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||
| ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com | ||||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania had a population of 12,177,865 in 2004, of whom 1,453,967 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year. This represents 11.9% of Pennsylvania's population. | ||||||||||||||||
| In addition, Pennsylvania ranked number 16 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| 10.8% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 16.6% and 2.3% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively. | ||||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania ranked 9, 34, 4, and 42 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states. | ||||||||||||||||
| In terms of the uninsured, Pennsylvania 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, Service occupations, Public Administration, Professional and related occupations, | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional and business services, Other services, Leisure and hospitality, Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations, Information, | ||||||||||||||||
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, Educational and health services, Construction, Construction and extraction occupations, 1000+ employees, | ||||||||||||||||
| 10-24 employees. | ||||||||||||||||
| In terms of the uninsured, Pennsylvania excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics | ||||||||||||||||
| Widowed, Some college but no degree, Separated, Other race, High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent, | ||||||||||||||||
| Divorced, Black only, Bachelor's degree or higher, 65 plus, 55 to 64 years, | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 to 24 years, $40,000 to $49,999. | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Pennsylvania | 12,177,865 | 1,453,967 | 11.9 | 16 | 9,102,709 | 74.7 | 9 | 1,312,242 | 10.8 | 34 | 2,024,439 | 16.6 | 4 | 281,450 | 2.3 | 42 |
| Family income: Under $10,000 | 1,052,855 | 292,231 | 27.8 | 25 | 298,591 | 28.4 | 17 | 395,042 | 37.5 | 26 | 203,687 | 19.3 | 24 | 9,178 | 0.9 | 43 |
| Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 | 1,380,651 | 256,606 | 18.6 | 13 | 644,909 | 46.7 | 13 | 381,452 | 27.6 | 25 | 533,428 | 38.6 | 4 | 29,963 | 2.2 | 39 |
| Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 | 1,390,183 | 248,714 | 17.9 | 18 | 856,767 | 61.6 | 9 | 196,483 | 14.1 | 40 | 379,944 | 27.3 | 15 | 37,181 | 2.7 | 38 |
| Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 | 1,282,690 | 180,177 | 14 | 15 | 955,258 | 74.5 | 9 | 134,839 | 10.5 | 33 | 305,961 | 23.9 | 1 | 35,019 | 2.7 | 37 |
| Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 | 979,145 | 49,769 | 5.1 | 1 | 849,052 | 86.7 | 3 | 49,214 | 5 | 43 | 190,861 | 19.5 | 2 | 30,589 | 3.1 | 33 |
| Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 | 987,718 | 91,714 | 9.3 | 17 | 858,105 | 86.9 | 8 | 31,170 | 3.2 | 41 | 119,915 | 12.1 | 7 | 11,145 | 1.1 | 45 |
| Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 | 905,936 | 88,721 | 9.8 | 29 | 790,924 | 87.3 | 17 | 19,648 | 2.2 | 38 | 75,011 | 8.3 | 23 | 29,185 | 3.2 | 31 |
| Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 | 847,602 | 50,785 | 6 | 14 | 773,090 | 91.2 | 8 | 17,526 | 2.1 | 40 | 56,441 | 6.7 | 22 | 23,592 | 2.8 | 31 |
| Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 | 604,175 | 37,679 | 6.2 | 21 | 559,470 | 92.6 | 11 | 19,644 | 3.3 | 18 | 16,575 | 2.7 | 41 | 18,392 | 3 | 34 |
| Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 | 500,272 | 39,734 | 7.9 | 21 | 443,707 | 88.7 | 23 | 15,479 | 3.1 | 17 | 30,187 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Family income: $100,000 and over | 2,246,638 | 117,837 | 5.2 | 20 | 2,072,836 | 92.3 | 17 | 51,745 | 2.3 | 19 | 112,429 | 5 | 32 | 57,206 | 2.5 | 35 |
| Education: Children | 2,295,307 | 240,083 | 10.5 | 36 | 1,619,190 | 70.5 | 19 | 527,616 | 23 | 37 | 34,924 | 1.5 | 3 | 38,432 | 1.7 | 41 |
| Education: High school dropout | 1,893,557 | 326,684 | 17.3 | 14 | 1,127,933 | 59.6 | 12 | 326,552 | 17.2 | 31 | 547,611 | 28.9 | 11 | 26,466 | 1.4 | 45 |
| Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent | 3,937,894 | 597,149 | 15.2 | 9 | 2,826,112 | 71.8 | 6 | 305,191 | 7.8 | 27 | 1,008,282 | 25.6 | 3 | 121,882 | 3.1 | 37 |
| Education: Some college but no degree | 1,843,092 | 189,811 | 10.3 | 6 | 1,490,927 | 80.9 | 6 | 116,062 | 6.3 | 18 | 199,066 | 10.8 | 44 | 49,266 | 2.7 | 44 |
| Education: Bachelor's degree or higher | 2,208,015 | 100,240 | 4.5 | 5 | 2,038,547 | 92.3 | 2 | 36,821 | 1.7 | 36 | 234,556 | 10.6 | 34 | 45,404 | 2.1 | 42 |
| Race: White only | 10,596,450 | 1,211,944 | 11.4 | 17 | 8,162,226 | 77 | 13 | 946,353 | 8.9 | 32 | 1,824,275 | 17.2 | 7 | 245,416 | 2.3 | 45 |
| Race: Black only | 1,257,356 | 199,125 | 15.8 | 9 | 711,267 | 56.6 | 17 | 310,894 | 24.7 | 25 | 174,961 | 13.9 | 5 | 28,279 | 2.2 | 26 |
| Race: Other | 324,059 | 42,898 | 13.2 | 9 | 229,216 | 70.7 | 10 | 54,995 | 17 | 22 | 25,203 | 7.8 | 19 | 7,755 | 2.4 | 33 |
| Marital Status: Married | 5,228,603 | 470,007 | 9 | 16 | 4,331,164 | 82.8 | 14 | 215,747 | 4.1 | 25 | 1,074,226 | 20.5 | 6 | 170,600 | 3.3 | 41 |
| Marital Status: Widowed | 735,213 | 16,985 | 2.3 | 8 | 485,768 | 66.1 | 6 | 70,955 | 9.7 | 23 | 575,914 | 78.3 | 24 | 24,688 | 3.4 | 28 |
| Marital Status: Divorced | 758,640 | 101,188 | 13.3 | 3 | 534,602 | 70.5 | 4 | 84,023 | 11.1 | 19 | 148,027 | 19.5 | 5 | 22,726 | 3 | 24 |
| Marital Status: Separated | 227,620 | 39,533 | 17.4 | 6 | 145,506 | 63.9 | 5 | 36,159 | 15.9 | 13 | 16,169 | 7.1 | 20 | 2,756 | 1.2 | 16 |
| Marital Status: Never married | 5,227,789 | 826,254 | 15.8 | 19 | 3,605,669 | 69 | 11 | 905,358 | 17.3 | 38 | 210,103 | 4 | 2 | 60,680 | 1.2 | 47 |
| Sex: Male | 5,874,840 | 779,222 | 13.3 | 14 | 4,433,826 | 75.5 | 9 | 550,456 | 9.4 | 36 | 820,661 | 14 | 11 | 144,900 | 2.5 | 44 |
| Sex: Female | 6,303,025 | 674,745 | 10.7 | 16 | 4,668,883 | 74.1 | 13 | 761,786 | 12.1 | 34 | 1,203,778 | 19.1 | 3 | 136,550 | 2.2 | 40 |
| Age: Under 15 | 2,295,307 | 240,083 | 10.5 | 36 | 1,619,190 | 70.5 | 19 | 527,616 | 23 | 37 | 34,924 | 1.5 | 3 | 38,432 | 1.7 | 41 |
| Age: 15 to 24 years | 1,677,807 | 323,779 | 19.3 | 10 | 1,197,529 | 71.4 | 6 | 198,432 | 11.8 | 37 | 3,037 | 0.2 | 44 | 17,485 | 1 | 45 |
| Age: 25 to 34 years | 1,435,423 | 304,427 | 21.2 | 22 | 1,033,357 | 72 | 10 | 113,115 | 7.9 | 28 | 19,631 | 1.4 | 22 | 10,745 | 0.7 | 47 |
| Age: 35 to 44 years | 1,834,939 | 237,733 | 13 | 14 | 1,448,621 | 78.9 | 14 | 142,874 | 7.8 | 15 | 62,224 | 3.4 | 8 | 30,249 | 1.6 | 39 |
| Age: 45 to 54 years | 1,902,046 | 223,740 | 11.8 | 14 | 1,546,169 | 81.3 | 16 | 114,066 | 6 | 20 | 68,570 | 3.6 | 28 | 20,061 | 1.1 | 48 |
| Age: 55 to 64 years | 1,258,426 | 122,225 | 9.7 | 9 | 1,033,847 | 82.2 | 7 | 74,095 | 5.9 | 24 | 122,636 | 9.7 | 15 | 53,409 | 4.2 | 39 |
| Age: 65 plus | 1,773,917 | 1,980 | 0.1 | 9 | 1,223,996 | 69 | 10 | 142,044 | 8 | 25 | 1,713,417 | 96.6 | 20 | 111,069 | 6.3 | 37 |
| Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces | 5,839,979 | 569,966 | 9.8 | 23 | 3,876,706 | 66.4 | 17 | 1,055,371 | 18.1 | 36 | 1,792,134 | 30.7 | 5 | 191,689 | 3.3 | 42 |
| Class of worker: Private | 4,927,002 | 703,504 | 14.3 | 9 | 4,048,928 | 82.2 | 4 | 207,193 | 4.2 | 35 | 155,514 | 3.2 | 25 | 55,282 | 1.1 | 45 |
| Class of worker: Government | 760,633 | 33,069 | 4.3 | 11 | 704,550 | 92.6 | 12 | 24,915 | 3.3 | 15 | 29,144 | 3.8 | 11 | 27,140 | 3.6 | 31 |
| Class of worker: Self-employed | 610,187 | 137,157 | 22.5 | 22 | 447,850 | 73.4 | 18 | 18,052 | 3 | 25 | 47,647 | 7.8 | 26 | 7,339 | 1.2 | 39 |
| Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces | 10,660,435 | 1,273,224 | 11.9 | 17 | 7,807,599 | 73.2 | 12 | 1,265,410 | 11.9 | 34 | 1,990,572 | 18.7 | 3 | 262,427 | 2.5 | 43 |
| Union membership: Union member | 214,797 | 5,037 | 2.3 | 2 | 209,760 | 97.7 | 2 | 3,069 | 1.4 | 10 | 5,969 | 2.8 | 8 | 3,982 | 1.9 | 6 |
| Union membership: Not Union member | 1,302,633 | 175,706 | 13.5 | 13 | 1,085,350 | 83.3 | 8 | 43,763 | 3.4 | 35 | 27,898 | 2.1 | 38 | 15,041 | 1.2 | 40 |
| Industry: Not in universe, or children | 5,858,314 | 569,966 | 9.7 | 23 | 3,889,923 | 66.4 | 17 | 1,062,082 | 18.1 | 36 | 1,792,134 | 30.6 | 5 | 191,689 | 3.3 | 42 |
| Industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting | 126,941 | 81,393 | 64.1 | 17 | 42,854 | 33.8 | 17 | 5,650 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Industry: Construction | 456,261 | 105,703 | 23.2 | 7 | 340,002 | 74.5 | 7 | 9,995 | 2.2 | 32 | 10,913 | 2.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Industry: Manufacturing | 902,832 | 114,837 | 12.7 | 22 | 771,717 | 85.5 | 16 | 23,607 | 2.6 | 23 | 22,886 | 2.5 | 15 | 8,794 | 1 | 31 |
| Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade | 998,005 | 165,402 | 16.6 | 18 | 794,234 | 79.6 | 10 | 46,937 | 4.7 | 28 | 63,059 | 6.3 | 5 | 10,669 | 1.1 | 45 |
| Industry: Transportation and Utilities | 282,921 | 37,692 | 13.3 | 9 | 238,858 | 84.4 | 7 | 5,390 | 1.9 | 25 | 13,432 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Industry: Information | 136,210 | 11,005 | 8.1 | 6 | 122,581 | 90 | 4 | 10,856 | 8 | 2 | 5,046 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Industry: Financial activities | 394,674 | 34,412 | 8.7 | 11 | 358,770 | 90.9 | 5 | 4,491 | 1.1 | 29 | 9,187 | 2.3 | 30 | 5,514 | 1.4 | 27 |
| Industry: Professional and business services | 561,836 | 75,967 | 13.5 | 2 | 450,706 | 80.2 | 9 | 22,990 | 4.1 | 24 | 19,521 | 3.5 | 28 | 15,406 | 2.7 | 23 |
| Industry: Educational and health services | 1,355,452 | 83,544 | 6.2 | 3 | 1,226,372 | 90.5 | 2 | 54,594 | 4 | 25 | 35,514 | 2.6 | 40 | 26,759 | 2 | 34 |
| Industry: Leisure and hospitality | 503,890 | 119,053 | 23.6 | 9 | 338,475 | 67.2 | 6 | 50,345 | 10 | 11 | 21,012 | 4.2 | 13 | 9,103 | 1.8 | 28 |
| Industry: Other services | 315,355 | 44,670 | 14.2 | 2 | 262,115 | 83.1 | 1 | 8,570 | 2.7 | 30 | 13,601 | 4.3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Industry: Public Administration | 265,838 | 8,220 | 3.1 | 8 | 248,869 | 93.6 | 15 | 6,735 | 2.5 | 14 | 15,436 | 5.8 | 2 | 13,516 | 5.1 | 19 |
| Occupation: Not in universe or children | 5,858,314 | 569,966 | 9.7 | 23 | 3,889,923 | 66.4 | 17 | 1,062,082 | 18.1 | 36 | 1,792,134 | 30.6 | 5 | 191,689 | 3.3 | 42 |
| Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations | 772,769 | 55,523 | 7.2 | 11 | 704,729 | 91.2 | 10 | 17,569 | 2.3 | 18 | 20,215 | 2.6 | 43 | 5,206 | 0.7 | 45 |
| Occupation: Professional and related occupations | 1,301,150 | 60,627 | 4.7 | 4 | 1,220,802 | 93.8 | 3 | 19,802 | 1.5 | 33 | 22,039 | 1.7 | 41 | 27,396 | 2.1 | 32 |
| Occupation: Service occupations | 1,014,124 | 200,618 | 19.8 | 7 | 737,860 | 72.8 | 4 | 82,976 | 8.2 | 27 | 46,464 | 4.6 | 21 | 9,906 | 1 | 45 |
| Occupation: Sales and related occupations | 711,961 | 116,713 | 16.4 | 18 | 557,980 | 78.4 | 12 | 45,518 | 6.4 | 15 | 45,620 | 6.4 | 10 | 5,820 | 0.8 | 42 |
| Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations | 901,871 | 101,720 | 11.3 | 19 | 775,185 | 86 | 9 | 30,789 | 3.4 | 33 | 37,829 | 4.2 | 14 | 23,791 | 2.6 | 27 |
| Occupation: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 80,923 | 55,534 | 68.6 | 3 | 24,280 | 30 | 2 | 4,065 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations | 377,510 | 104,864 | 27.8 | 8 | 260,981 | 69.1 | 7 | 8,408 | 2.2 | 30 | 6,771 | 1.8 | 15 | 3,800 | 1 | 25 |
| Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 253,628 | 31,021 | 12.2 | 9 | 214,508 | 84.6 | 12 | 6,326 | 2.5 | 13 | 10,193 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Occupation: Production occupations | 474,611 | 93,338 | 19.7 | 21 | 371,716 | 78.3 | 16 | 13,939 | 2.9 | 30 | 6,908 | 1.5 | 27 | 2,607 | 0.5 | 32 |
| Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations | 428,205 | 64,043 | 15 | 3 | 341,946 | 79.9 | 2 | 20,768 | 4.9 | 20 | 36,266 | 8.5 | 2 | 11,235 | 2.6 | 22 |
| Firm size: Not in universe | 5,637,189 | 577,599 | 10.2 | 22 | 3,668,079 | 65.1 | 17 | 1,053,834 | 18.7 | 37 | 1,742,150 | 30.9 | 4 | 165,744 | 2.9 | 44 |
| Firm size: Under 10 employees | 1,294,292 | 318,617 | 24.6 | 18 | 917,549 | 70.9 | 11 | 58,177 | 4.5 | 26 | 98,073 | 7.6 | 24 | 16,922 | 1.3 | 45 |
| Firm size: 10-24 employees | 602,919 | 98,493 | 16.3 | 7 | 480,607 | 79.7 | 5 | 33,036 | 5.5 | 17 | 18,504 | 3.1 | 32 | 5,990 | 1 | 40 |
| Firm size: 25-99 employees | 782,771 | 108,956 | 13.9 | 14 | 637,464 | 81.4 | 17 | 33,940 | 4.3 | 18 | 35,487 | 4.5 | 18 | 8,469 | 1.1 | 37 |
| Firm size: 100-499 employees | 941,959 | 89,392 | 9.5 | 12 | 829,380 | 88 | 8 | 33,285 | 3.5 | 24 | 36,815 | 3.9 | 15 | 20,344 | 2.2 | 29 |
| Firm size: 500-999 employees | 445,161 | 44,732 | 10 | 13 | 384,964 | 86.5 | 14 | 26,264 | 5.9 | 8 | 12,880 | 2.9 | 18 | 3,160 | 0.7 | 27 |
| Firm size: 1000+ employees | 2,473,574 | 216,178 | 8.7 | 6 | 2,184,666 | 88.3 | 2 | 73,706 | 3 | 39 | 80,530 | 3.3 | 12 | 60,821 | 2.5 | 40 |