West Virginia Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
West Virginia had a population of 1,793,288 in 2004, of whom 294,415 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 16.4% of West Virginia's population.
In addition, West Virginia ranked number 36 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 63.4%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
13.2% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 19.2% and 3.6% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
West Virginia ranked 42, 21, 1, and 28 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
On the other hand, West Virginia lagged in insurance coverage for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Under 10 employees , Professional and related occupations, Office and administrative support occupations, Educational and health services,
25-99 employees, 1000+ employees.
On the other hand, West Virginia lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
White only, Married, Divorced, 35 to 44 years, 25 to 34 years,
$70,000 to $79,999, $60,000 to $69,999.
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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
West Virginia 1,793,288 294,415 16.4 36 1,136,800 63.4 42 236,855 13.2 21 345,163 19.2 1 64,618 3.6 28
Family income: Under $10,000 197,131 55,573 28.2 26 44,884 22.8 35 77,042 39.1 24 46,126 23.4 4 6,779 3.4 17
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 269,727 52,203 19.4 17 104,979 38.9 28 65,642 24.3 29 108,485 40.2 2 8,318 3.1 25
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 255,000 62,787 24.6 35 132,417 51.9 31 33,720 13.2 41 71,614 28.1 12 13,331 5.2 14
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 210,137 33,258 15.8 21 143,865 68.5 23 21,516 10.2 35 43,131 20.5 8 7,037 3.3 32
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 152,723 21,186 13.9 28 113,307 74.2 28 12,355 8.1 27 18,186 11.9 27 2,616 1.7 46
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 155,689 18,466 11.9 30 126,562 81.3 25 9,782 6.3 24 18,442 11.8 8 1,870 1.2 42
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 116,019 15,877 13.7 40 90,387 77.9 42 8,033 6.9 6 9,895 8.5 20 708 0.6 45
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 85,715 11,348 13.2 44 73,302 85.5 27 1,587 1.9 42 3,823 4.5 41 630 0.7 41
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 96,861 6,415 6.6 24 80,141 82.7 41 4,577 4.7 10 10,807 11.2 5 12,934 13.4 1
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 76,936 6,968 9.1 30 69,372 90.2 18 1,623 2.1 22 3,239 4.2 32 3,712 4.8 16
Family income: $100,000 and over 177,350 10,334 5.8 26 157,584 88.9 36 978 0.6 51 11,415 6.4 16 6,683 3.8 21
Education: Children 314,202 22,247 7.1 14 198,351 63.1 36 101,687 32.4 15 1,724 0.5 30 13,357 4.3 18
Education: High school dropout 321,735 61,217 19 20 142,784 44.4 39 66,232 20.6 20 125,067 38.9 1 7,975 2.5 31
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 640,236 139,362 21.8 38 395,777 61.8 38 56,050 8.8 18 140,251 21.9 16 14,698 2.3 46
Education: Some college but no degree 324,295 54,304 16.7 39 233,929 72.1 41 11,024 3.4 45 52,758 16.3 4 17,259 5.3 25
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 192,820 17,285 9 37 165,959 86.1 30 1,862 1 48 25,363 13.2 15 11,329 5.9 14
Race: White only 1,715,120 282,321 16.5 42 1,096,540 63.9 46 223,996 13.1 11 327,272 19.1 2 54,578 3.2 33
Race: Black only 53,195 9,174 17.2 20 24,812 46.6 36 9,287 17.5 35 12,790 24 1 5,569 10.5 6
Marital Status: Married 781,960 107,989 13.8 40 566,981 72.5 42 28,352 3.6 35 185,719 23.8 2 37,802 4.8 31
Marital Status: Widowed 140,238 8,756 6.2 32 76,069 54.2 24 14,639 10.4 20 106,747 76.1 30 2,570 1.8 41
Marital Status: Divorced 155,896 41,493 26.6 40 76,957 49.4 46 24,093 15.5 6 27,419 17.6 25 4,611 3 25
Marital Status: Never married 683,742 130,771 19.1 37 400,563 58.6 39 161,895 23.7 16 19,377 2.8 23 17,640 2.6 26
Sex: Male 875,876 153,658 17.5 38 542,066 61.9 45 120,272 13.7 18 161,114 18.4 1 34,646 4 28
Sex: Female 917,412 140,757 15.3 39 594,734 64.8 41 116,583 12.7 27 184,049 20.1 1 29,972 3.3 28
Age: Under 15 314,202 22,247 7.1 14 198,351 63.1 36 101,687 32.4 15 1,724 0.5 30 13,357 4.3 18
Age: 15 to 24 years 249,657 59,013 23.6 30 149,098 59.7 38 42,607 17.1 15 1,950 0.8 20 10,815 4.3 14
Age: 25 to 34 years 198,760 69,814 35.1 49 114,562 57.6 50 13,980 7 33 1,457 0.7 37 5,237 2.6 22
Age: 35 to 44 years 258,720 64,417 24.9 46 171,003 66.1 45 18,028 7 21 6,522 2.5 12 4,320 1.7 38
Age: 45 to 54 years 252,368 41,976 16.6 39 176,766 70 49 21,291 8.4 9 15,886 6.3 2 7,970 3.2 32
Age: 55 to 64 years 238,169 33,996 14.3 37 159,668 67 50 15,017 6.3 22 46,651 19.6 1 13,023 5.5 31
Age: 65 plus 281,412 2,952 1 37 167,352 59.5 31 24,245 8.6 20 270,973 96.3 26 9,896 3.5 46
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 975,882 113,159 11.6 35 535,837 54.9 40 216,272 22.2 21 316,371 32.4 1 42,838 4.4 30
Class of worker: Private 607,244 143,480 23.6 42 436,823 71.9 40 15,909 2.6 47 17,573 2.9 34 16,204 2.7 27
Class of worker: Government 139,282 14,236 10.2 46 121,313 87.1 41 2,500 1.8 38 4,349 3.1 19 3,494 2.5 39
Class of worker: Self-employed 62,988 19,525 31 42 41,124 65.3 38 0 0 46 6,870 10.9 12 2,082 3.3 18
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 1,632,651 273,955 16.8 38 999,754 61.2 43 234,078 14.3 21 342,913 21 1 57,644 3.5 29
Union membership: Not Union member 134,433 18,373 13.7 15 113,960 84.8 6 2,777 2.1 47 2,250 1.7 45 5,457 4.1 13
Industry: Not in universe, or children 983,774 117,174 11.9 35 537,540 54.6 40 218,446 22.2 21 316,371 32.2 1 42,838 4.4 30
Industry: Construction 69,253 19,683 28.4 17 48,151 69.5 11 0 0 41 2,372 3.4 7 0 0 35
Industry: Manufacturing 61,692 12,464 20.2 37 48,449 78.5 36 0 0 39 1,541 2.5 18 0 0 39
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 136,737 39,892 29.2 49 90,793 66.4 45 4,073 3 41 2,150 1.6 49 1,296 0.9 46
Industry: Professional and business services 55,946 8,573 15.3 12 44,594 79.7 12 511 0.9 41 2,628 4.7 15 2,835 5.1 7
Industry: Educational and health services 195,652 27,045 13.8 41 160,560 82.1 42 5,215 2.7 41 6,107 3.1 32 5,973 3.1 25
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 77,856 31,136 40 36 42,339 54.4 32 4,634 6 31 3,411 4.4 10 2,533 3.3 17
Occupation: Not in universe or children 983,774 117,174 11.9 35 537,540 54.6 40 218,446 22.2 21 316,371 32.2 1 42,838 4.4 30
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 91,364 9,858 10.8 37 80,958 88.6 26 0 0 48 5,408 5.9 16 4,897 5.4 8
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 140,589 14,280 10.2 40 123,002 87.5 36 614 0.4 49 4,066 2.9 25 6,003 4.3 10
Occupation: Service occupations 145,391 48,051 33 39 84,805 58.3 34 7,162 4.9 43 7,495 5.2 14 4,989 3.4 25
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 98,468 22,341 22.7 37 70,739 71.8 31 4,480 4.5 30 685 0.7 44 908 0.9 41
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 112,532 19,361 17.2 41 88,027 78.2 39 2,775 2.5 39 4,967 4.4 13 2,099 1.9 34
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 72,829 23,084 31.7 14 48,326 66.4 12 0 0 38 2,372 3.3 5 0 0 31
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 60,488 22,575 37.3 37 37,587 62.1 28 1,582 2.6 34 1,599 2.6 32 0 0 35
Firm size: Not in universe 970,163 122,693 12.6 35 523,742 54 39 215,426 22.2 22 314,839 32.5 1 38,702 4 32
Firm size: Under 10 employees 150,317 49,994 33.3 40 88,248 58.7 40 5,536 3.7 38 15,838 10.5 8 3,672 2.4 31
Firm size: 10-24 employees 84,803 27,962 33 37 54,660 64.5 31 715 0.8 43 2,299 2.7 36 1,277 1.5 33
Firm size: 25-99 employees 102,706 23,916 23.3 41 74,940 73 40 707 0.7 48 617 0.6 47 3,233 3.1 21
Firm size: 100-499 employees 111,346 15,203 13.7 27 91,761 82.4 25 2,786 2.5 37 6,395 5.7 4 4,224 3.8 11
Firm size: 1000+ employees 326,920 49,915 15.3 48 261,692 80 45 10,429 3.2 37 5,175 1.6 49 12,330 3.8 29