Texas Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Texas had a population of 22,323,341 in 2004, of whom 5,582,810 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 25.0% of Texas's population.
In addition, Texas ranked number 51 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 59.2%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
12.0% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 10.9% and 3.4% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Texas ranked 50, 26, 46, and 30 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Texas excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Mining, Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting.
On the other hand, Texas lagged in insurance coverage for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Under 10 employees , Service occupations, Sales and related occupations, Professional and related occupations,
Professional and business services, Office and administrative support occupations, Manufacturing, Management, business, and financial occupations, Leisure and hospitality,
Educational and health services, Construction, 25-99 employees, 1000+ employees, 100-499 employees,
10-24 employees.
On the other hand, Texas lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
White only, Under 15, Under $10,000, Some college but no degree, Never married,
Married, Male, High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent, High school dropout, Female,
Divorced, 65 plus, 55 to 64 years, 45 to 54 years, 35 to 44 years,
25 to 34 years, 15 to 24 years, $90,000 to $99,999, $60,000 to $69,999, $50,000 to $59,999,
$40,000 to $49,999, $30,000 to $39,999, $20,000 to $29,999, $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
Texas 22,323,341 5,582,810 25 51 13,208,267 59.2 50 2,675,449 12 26 2,429,084 10.9 46 769,411 3.4 30
Family income: Under $10,000 2,261,479 1,014,765 44.9 47 391,827 17.3 47 737,065 32.6 34 339,374 15 40 21,209 0.9 41
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 2,837,807 1,080,675 38.1 50 823,469 29 48 654,576 23.1 36 563,844 19.9 49 86,898 3.1 26
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 2,833,235 990,084 34.9 50 1,191,417 42.1 46 511,942 18.1 21 406,194 14.3 49 82,042 2.9 36
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 2,658,223 826,768 31.1 51 1,447,982 54.5 50 327,874 12.3 23 291,234 11 48 93,558 3.5 28
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 1,973,158 464,050 23.5 50 1,311,739 66.5 47 161,602 8.2 26 152,824 7.7 45 66,787 3.4 31
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 1,939,616 421,635 21.7 48 1,400,587 72.2 45 74,420 3.8 37 171,130 8.8 34 64,794 3.3 32
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 1,566,847 238,202 15.2 42 1,231,392 78.6 40 61,895 4 21 137,876 8.8 17 77,892 5 20
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 1,147,405 109,637 9.6 32 940,973 82 38 29,239 2.5 31 73,880 6.4 25 52,673 4.6 21
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 874,137 73,579 8.4 34 750,974 85.9 31 24,856 2.8 22 57,261 6.6 18 62,160 7.1 16
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 785,745 107,893 13.7 41 631,558 80.4 41 36,170 4.6 11 36,516 4.6 27 19,926 2.5 29
Family income: $100,000 and over 3,445,689 255,522 7.4 39 3,086,349 89.6 29 55,810 1.6 29 198,951 5.8 23 141,472 4.1 19
Education: Children 5,295,546 1,089,836 20.6 51 2,818,735 53.2 49 1,526,130 28.8 27 38,416 0.7 23 102,548 1.9 37
Education: High school dropout 4,623,487 1,798,032 38.9 51 1,844,346 39.9 50 637,949 13.8 39 813,810 17.6 43 125,773 2.7 29
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 4,402,097 1,392,653 31.6 51 2,446,234 55.6 50 260,895 5.9 44 679,066 15.4 49 164,814 3.7 31
Education: Some college but no degree 4,370,197 972,716 22.3 50 3,009,179 68.9 46 193,994 4.4 38 464,362 10.6 46 198,641 4.5 33
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 3,632,014 329,573 9.1 39 3,089,773 85.1 37 56,481 1.6 40 433,430 11.9 27 177,635 4.9 20
Race: White only 18,492,883 4,615,239 25 51 11,047,454 59.7 51 2,099,452 11.4 16 2,121,480 11.5 46 614,013 3.3 31
Race: Black only 2,587,415 623,132 24.1 36 1,425,382 55.1 20 441,659 17.1 36 229,783 8.9 32 112,855 4.4 17
Race: Other 1,243,043 344,439 27.7 34 735,431 59.2 29 134,338 10.8 36 77,821 6.3 31 42,543 3.4 25
Marital Status: Married 9,354,211 1,989,498 21.3 51 6,383,542 68.2 51 415,643 4.4 21 1,366,272 14.6 43 471,455 5 29
Marital Status: Widowed 845,678 76,956 9.1 39 363,963 43 41 119,047 14.1 13 618,073 73.1 37 58,933 7 6
Marital Status: Divorced 1,589,732 443,178 27.9 42 921,619 58 33 115,225 7.2 41 215,118 13.5 41 38,803 2.4 33
Marital Status: Separated 407,023 171,979 42.3 26 176,803 43.4 24 46,440 11.4 18 38,293 9.4 15 6,594 1.6 15
Marital Status: Never married 10,126,697 2,901,199 28.6 51 5,362,340 53 49 1,979,094 19.5 30 191,328 1.9 37 193,626 1.9 33
Sex: Male 11,030,970 2,884,551 26.1 51 6,466,051 58.6 49 1,272,288 11.5 23 1,127,813 10.2 46 399,638 3.6 31
Sex: Female 11,292,371 2,698,259 23.9 51 6,742,216 59.7 50 1,403,161 12.4 29 1,301,271 11.5 46 369,773 3.3 27
Age: Under 15 5,295,546 1,089,836 20.6 51 2,818,735 53.2 49 1,526,130 28.8 27 38,416 0.7 23 102,548 1.9 37
Age: 15 to 24 years 3,286,863 1,267,205 38.6 51 1,706,188 51.9 49 331,789 10.1 40 10,144 0.3 40 86,834 2.6 28
Age: 25 to 34 years 3,276,938 1,186,428 36.2 50 1,915,586 58.5 49 154,356 4.7 44 37,963 1.2 26 68,760 2.1 29
Age: 35 to 44 years 3,290,790 977,518 29.7 50 2,144,272 65.2 46 152,132 4.6 39 65,792 2 23 55,057 1.7 37
Age: 45 to 54 years 2,933,923 651,894 22.2 51 2,095,144 71.4 46 136,092 4.6 31 86,034 2.9 37 110,712 3.8 24
Age: 55 to 64 years 2,051,522 374,750 18.3 50 1,444,369 70.4 43 132,781 6.5 21 161,913 7.9 25 132,792 6.5 22
Age: 65 plus 2,187,759 35,179 1.6 49 1,083,973 49.5 48 242,169 11.1 14 2,028,822 92.7 46 212,708 9.7 12
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 11,092,675 2,464,486 22.2 51 5,538,459 49.9 49 2,358,790 21.3 23 2,011,069 18.1 48 448,872 4 32
Class of worker: Private 8,422,304 2,551,864 30.3 50 5,542,820 65.8 50 250,163 3 43 271,817 3.2 24 233,142 2.8 26
Class of worker: Government 1,598,854 157,338 9.8 43 1,394,388 87.2 40 32,841 2.1 37 26,180 1.6 43 62,181 3.9 27
Class of worker: Self-employed 1,124,011 382,945 34.1 45 688,486 61.3 42 14,807 1.3 34 117,195 10.4 14 25,216 2.2 29
Class of worker: Without pay/never worked 85,497 26,177 30.6 2 44,114 51.6 3 18,848 22 1 2,823 3.3 1 0 0 3
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 19,937,806 4,963,701 24.9 51 11,525,536 57.8 49 2,618,176 13.1 23 2,342,543 11.7 46 722,892 3.6 28
Union membership: Union member 151,852 12,938 8.5 17 138,914 91.5 14 0 0 16 8,899 5.9 1 3,238 2.1 4
Union membership: Not Union member 2,233,683 606,171 27.1 50 1,543,817 69.1 48 57,273 2.6 42 77,642 3.5 14 43,281 1.9 30
Industry: Not in universe, or children 11,161,703 2,482,724 22.2 51 5,574,043 49.9 49 2,377,638 21.3 23 2,013,892 18 48 448,872 4 34
Industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 198,590 57,830 29.1 10 139,069 70 6 3,337 1.7 12 29,403 14.8 9 6,450 3.2 5
Industry: Mining 158,874 24,151 15.2 2 133,064 83.8 2 0 0 1 7,834 4.9 1 0 0 1
Industry: Construction 949,724 503,058 53 40 419,053 44.1 40 22,169 2.3 30 11,294 1.2 29 15,145 1.6 17
Industry: Manufacturing 1,072,497 245,525 22.9 40 804,869 75 38 22,333 2.1 29 43,563 4.1 2 18,497 1.7 24
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 1,702,123 492,930 29 48 1,113,459 65.4 46 54,060 3.2 40 63,610 3.7 32 59,742 3.5 20
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 657,425 138,397 21.1 29 497,609 75.7 26 6,085 0.9 30 21,830 3.3 11 23,922 3.6 15
Industry: Information 229,425 45,177 19.7 21 178,030 77.6 19 4,844 2.1 13 4,338 1.9 14 3,160 1.4 10
Industry: Financial activities 764,327 148,215 19.4 36 596,542 78 35 15,795 2.1 22 25,050 3.3 27 15,570 2 21
Industry: Professional and business services 1,098,185 327,485 29.8 41 732,570 66.7 39 21,333 1.9 36 47,785 4.4 22 24,092 2.2 26
Industry: Educational and health services 2,232,777 381,032 17.1 50 1,780,335 79.7 48 53,943 2.4 43 82,298 3.7 22 62,891 2.8 27
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 933,192 443,329 47.5 42 420,963 45.1 43 62,991 6.8 27 25,139 2.7 27 22,613 2.4 21
Industry: Other services 669,294 266,534 39.8 34 366,035 54.7 31 21,949 3.3 27 46,633 7 17 38,940 5.8 2
Industry: Public Administration 495,205 26,423 5.3 24 452,626 91.4 23 8,972 1.8 17 6,415 1.3 24 29,517 6 16
Occupation: Not in universe or children 11,161,703 2,482,724 22.2 51 5,574,043 49.9 49 2,377,638 21.3 23 2,013,892 18 48 448,872 4 34
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 1,553,322 174,582 11.2 40 1,336,878 86.1 38 23,576 1.5 23 105,021 6.8 11 40,740 2.6 26
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 2,099,256 230,712 11 44 1,825,142 86.9 38 17,382 0.8 45 56,888 2.7 29 56,054 2.7 26
Occupation: Service occupations 1,921,956 810,039 42.1 50 970,852 50.5 49 100,160 5.2 40 63,147 3.3 34 69,660 3.6 22
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 1,230,064 346,346 28.2 44 805,122 65.5 44 66,514 5.4 22 75,536 6.1 11 35,190 2.9 21
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 1,550,795 373,110 24.1 47 1,130,352 72.9 46 29,845 1.9 44 38,633 2.5 38 36,642 2.4 30
Occupation: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 81,698 35,207 43.1 1 41,638 51 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 4,853 5.9 1
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 777,311 432,691 55.7 36 321,542 41.4 34 17,950 2.3 28 4,624 0.6 31 17,588 2.3 7
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 436,059 189,250 43.4 33 237,278 54.4 33 2,834 0.6 27 12,225 2.8 8 15,061 3.5 14
Occupation: Production occupations 751,184 262,880 35 34 472,175 62.9 34 19,931 2.7 31 28,164 3.7 9 15,813 2.1 14
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 759,993 245,269 32.3 32 493,245 64.9 27 19,619 2.6 35 30,954 4.1 18 28,938 3.8 12
Firm size: Not in universe 10,987,391 2,503,563 22.8 51 5,406,357 49.2 49 2,374,889 21.6 25 1,999,658 18.2 48 394,289 3.6 36
Firm size: Under 10 employees 2,432,383 947,705 39 50 1,310,170 53.9 48 91,528 3.8 36 226,690 9.3 12 73,143 3 23
Firm size: 10-24 employees 1,065,909 456,360 42.8 43 572,591 53.7 43 32,955 3.1 35 22,705 2.1 38 16,557 1.6 31
Firm size: 25-99 employees 1,329,116 422,297 31.8 48 887,312 66.8 46 32,745 2.5 38 35,372 2.7 35 24,836 1.9 29
Firm size: 100-499 employees 1,410,542 375,711 26.6 47 988,418 70.1 47 22,164 1.6 42 38,177 2.7 33 33,491 2.4 27
Firm size: 500-999 employees 537,856 102,336 19 33 426,053 79.2 33 6,588 1.2 32 11,880 2.2 21 11,284 2.1 15
Firm size: 1000+ employees 4,560,144 774,838 17 51 3,617,366 79.3 47 114,580 2.5 43 94,602 2.1 41 215,811 4.7 26