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2006, 2007, and 2008

Coverage by Type for Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of Poverty, by State Using Three-Year Averages for 2006, 2007, and 2008
(Numbers in Thousands)

State Children under 19 Years of Age At or Below 200% of Poverty
Total Uninsured Insured
Private Health Insurance Government Health Insurance
Number Standard error Percent Standard error Number Standard error Percent Standard error Number Standard error Percent Standard error
United States 30,734 5,373 122 17.5 0.2 10,071 165 32.8 0.2 17,416 215 56.7 0.2
Alabama 500 53 12 10.6 1.0 180 23 36.1 1.8 286 28 57.3 2.1
Alaska 54 9 2 17.2 1.1 19 3 34.6 1.5 34 4 63.3 2.0
Arizona 839 199 26 23.8 1.4 225 28 26.8 1.5 451 38 53.8 1.9
Arkansas 390 43 9 11.1 1.2 109 14 27.9 1.8 259 21 66.4 2.4
California 4,189 727 50 17.4 0.5 1,188 64 28.4 0.6 2,510 91 59.9 0.8
Colorado 406 109 19 26.7 1.5 148 22 36.3 1.7 165 23 40.7 1.7
Connecticut 225 20 7 9.1 0.8 85 14 37.6 1.6 143 18 63.6 2.0
Delaware 73 13 3 17.7 1.2 28 4 38.5 1.8 36 5 49.9 2.0
District of Columbia 59 5 2 8.5 1.3 17 3 28.3 2.3 43 4 72.0 3.2
Florida 1,716 511 40 29.8 0.9 567 42 33.1 0.9 735 47 42.8 1.0
Georgia 1,084 213 25 19.7 0.9 323 31 29.8 1.1 639 43 58.9 1.5
Hawaii 94 7 2 8.0 0.8 44 6 46.6 1.8 54 6 57.9 2.0
Idaho 184 28 5 15.0 1.2 82 9 44.9 1.9 90 9 48.9 1.9
Illinois 1,209 169 23 14.0 0.7 425 36 35.2 1.0 698 46 57.8 1.3
Indiana 640 56 13 8.8 0.8 227 26 35.4 1.5 390 33 61.0 1.8
Iowa 248 22 7 9.0 0.9 104 15 41.8 1.8 153 18 61.8 2.2
Kansas 294 43 9 14.6 1.2 98 14 33.4 1.8 177 18 60.3 2.2
Kentucky 482 65 14 13.5 1.3 154 21 32.0 1.9 296 28 61.4 2.4
Louisiana 514 104 17 20.2 1.4 144 20 28.0 1.7 306 29 59.5 2.2
Maine 102 9 3 8.5 1.0 34 6 33.4 1.9 73 9 71.3 2.6
Maryland 371 69 15 18.7 1.0 134 20 36.2 1.4 197 25 53.2 1.6
Massachusetts 452 35 10 7.7 0.6 164 22 36.2 1.4 288 29 63.7 1.7
Michigan 951 88 16 9.2 0.6 377 33 39.7 1.2 586 41 61.6 1.5
Minnesota 394 58 13 14.7 1.0 153 21 38.7 1.5 214 25 54.2 1.8
Mississippi 433 91 13 21.0 1.5 105 14 24.3 1.6 263 22 60.7 2.3
Missouri 601 82 16 13.7 1.0 232 26 38.7 1.6 352 32 58.7 1.9
Montana 95 17 3 18.3 1.4 34 5 35.3 1.9 51 6 53.1 2.3
Nebraska 160 30 6 18.8 1.3 59 9 37.0 1.7 82 10 51.4 2.0
Nevada 266 75 12 28.0 1.6 118 15 44.5 2.0 85 12 32.1 1.7
New Hampshire 64 7 3 11.0 0.8 30 5 47.0 1.6 34 6 52.5 1.7
New Jersey 628 153 22 24.4 1.0 215 26 34.2 1.1 283 29 45.0 1.3
New Mexico 240 53 9 22.1 1.6 54 9 22.4 1.7 149 15 62.2 2.5
New York 1,889 217 27 11.5 0.6 658 46 34.9 0.9 1,162 60 61.5 1.1
North Carolina 1,020 186 24 18.2 1.0 297 30 29.1 1.2 594 41 58.2 1.6
North Dakota 56 9 2 16.8 1.3 24 3 43.2 2.0 27 3 47.9 2.0
Ohio 1,133 126 20 11.2 0.7 441 36 38.9 1.2 670 44 59.1 1.4
Oklahoma 447 64 13 14.2 1.3 140 19 31.3 1.8 285 26 63.7 2.3
Oregon 356 71 14 19.9 1.5 135 19 37.9 2.0 178 22 50.1 2.2
Pennsylvania 1,024 134 20 13.1 0.7 392 34 38.3 1.1 577 41 56.4 1.3
Rhode Island 88 11 3 12.6 1.2 32 5 36.5 1.9 55 7 62.3 2.4
South Carolina 487 87 16 18.0 1.4 164 22 33.8 1.8 267 27 54.9 2.2
South Dakota 75 11 2 15.1 1.1 28 4 37.0 1.6 44 4 58.5 1.9
Tennessee 692 66 14 9.5 0.9 229 26 33.1 1.6 449 36 64.8 2.0
Texas 3,361 945 57 28.1 0.8 802 53 23.9 0.7 1,765 77 52.5 1.0
Utah 296 54 9 18.3 1.0 161 15 54.3 1.6 106 12 35.6 1.4
Vermont 42 5 2 11.5 1.1 14 3 34.4 1.9 29 4 69.6 2.5
Virginia 623 105 18 16.9 0.9 236 26 37.9 1.3 334 31 53.6 1.5
Washington 511 57 13 11.1 0.8 180 24 35.1 1.4 325 32 63.6 1.8
West Virginia 187 12 4 6.2 0.8 62 8 32.9 1.8 132 12 70.4 2.4
Wisconsin 447 41 11 9.2 0.8 183 23 40.9 1.6 270 28 60.4 1.9
Wyoming 41 5 1 12.7 1.1 17 3 42.5 1.9 23 3 56.3 2.1

Footnotes:
* Average of the three years' percentages: not average 'Number' divided by average Total Children. Results may differ slightly based on the method used.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 to 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.


Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Health Insurance |  Last Revised: September 12, 2012