HOW UNINSURED RATES IN TENNESSEE COUNTIES VARY BY EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME

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1 HOW UNINSURED RATES IN TENNESSEE COUNTIES VARY BY EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME Some Tennesseans are more likely to have health insurance than others. Age, income, education, and race/ethnicity are a just few of the factors that influence rates of health insurance coverage. The maps and tables below show how uninsured rates in Tennessee counties varied from after accounting for employment status and income. Note: The 5-year average uninsured rates shown here are based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. While uninsured rates are often discussed in the context of a single year, the Census Bureau does not publish 1-year estimates for areas with populations below 65,000, which excludes many Tennessee counties. In 2016, the most recent year available, Census data show that 9% of Tennesseans were uninsured statewide. FIGURE 1. PERCENT OF TENNESSEANS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE ( ) FIGURE 2. PERCENT OF EMPLOYED TENNESSEANS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE ( ) 1 THE SYCAMORE INSTITUTE

2 TABLE 1. INCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH 2016 FEDERAL POVERTY PERCENTAGES % Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Single Family of 4 138% $16,394 $33, % $47,520 $97,200 Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2) FIGURE 3. PERCENT OF TENNESSEANS AT OR BELOW 138% FPL WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE ( ) FIGURE 4. PERCENT OF TENNESSEANS AT OR BELOW 400% FPL WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE ( ) Source: The Sycamore Institute s analysis of American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (1) 2 THE SYCAMORE INSTITUTE

3 TABLE 2. TENNESSEE UNINSURED RATES BY COUNTY ( ) Uninsured 1 Employed 2 138% FPL 3 400% FPL 4 (percent of population) Tennessee i 11.8% 13.8% 21.2% 10.7% Anderson County 9.3% 11.1% 19.4% 8.6% Bedford County 14.0% 17.3% 22.4% 12.3% Benton County 13.4% 15.6% 24.0% 12.7% Bledsoe County 14.4% 15.1% 26.0% 12.4% Blount County 10.1% 12.7% 20.1% 9.2% Bradley County 13.1% 15.2% 24.6% 11.9% Campbell County 12.8% 15.3% 17.8% 12.1% Cannon County 11.8% 14.2% 17.5% 11.0% Carroll County 11.0% 12.2% 17.6% 10.4% Carter County 13.8% 16.8% 21.1% 13.3% Cheatham County 10.6% 12.0% 19.0% 9.7% Chester County 12.5% 16.2% 23.7% 11.5% Claiborne County 9.4% 9.7% 15.8% 8.6% Clay County 13.4% 16.5% 21.3% 13.3% Cocke County 14.4% 17.9% 20.0% 13.7% Coffee County 11.7% 13.9% 21.9% 10.9% Crockett County 15.1% 16.8% 24.0% 14.4% Cumberland County 12.5% 18.4% 20.9% 11.7% Davidson County 14.2% 16.1% 23.3% 12.9% Decatur County 11.2% 13.8% 21.3% 10.3% DeKalb County 13.5% 14.5% 26.0% 11.9% Dickson County 11.7% 12.5% 22.7% 10.9% Dyer County 10.8% 13.8% 18.2% 10.2% Fayette County 9.1% 10.0% 19.3% 8.0% Fentress County 13.2% 19.2% 17.8% 12.1% Franklin County 9.9% 12.4% 23.2% 9.4% Gibson County 10.5% 14.5% 15.9% 9.6% Giles County 11.7% 14.0% 24.4% 11.5% Grainger County 10.6% 14.3% 16.4% 9.8% Greene County 12.1% 14.2% 21.0% 11.3% Grundy County 19.3% 24.1% 23.3% 18.5% Hamblen County 14.6% 17.8% 25.3% 13.5% Hamilton County 10.5% 12.8% 21.0% 9.5% Hancock County 12.8% 14.8% 16.6% 12.4% 3 THE SYCAMORE INSTITUTE

4 Uninsured 1 Employed 2 138% FPL 3 400% FPL 4 (percent of population) Hardeman County 12.4% 14.4% 17.9% 11.2% Hardin County 13.4% 16.3% 20.9% 12.6% Hawkins County 11.0% 14.0% 18.8% 10.2% Haywood County 11.5% 12.8% 17.7% 11.1% Henderson County 10.9% 12.0% 18.5% 9.9% Henry County 10.9% 13.8% 17.4% 10.1% Hickman County 15.0% 18.1% 26.1% 14.0% Houston County 12.5% 16.2% 23.1% 11.9% Humphreys County 10.0% 12.4% 20.4% 9.0% Jackson County 14.3% 17.0% 21.9% 13.3% Jefferson County 11.4% 14.1% 20.2% 10.6% Johnson County 12.7% 16.3% 20.4% 12.4% Knox County 9.9% 11.7% 19.9% 9.1% Lake County 13.0% 17.1% 13.2% 12.0% Lauderdale County 13.5% 16.5% 19.2% 12.9% Lawrence County 16.2% 14.8% 33.8% 15.7% Lewis County 14.7% 20.6% 23.6% 13.0% Lincoln County 10.9% 12.9% 19.5% 10.4% Loudon County 11.6% 15.3% 22.3% 10.8% McMinn County 11.6% 14.1% 19.1% 10.1% McNairy County 13.5% 14.9% 23.4% 10.2% Macon County 11.5% 16.6% 18.8% 10.6% Madison County 10.6% 12.2% 16.2% 12.5% Marion County 11.5% 15.0% 23.8% 10.8% Marshall County 11.6% 13.4% 21.2% 9.4% Maury County 11.1% 13.3% 20.9% 10.8% Meigs County 11.3% 13.8% 13.4% 10.5% Monroe County 12.7% 15.4% 21.8% 11.6% Montgomery County 10.4% 13.6% 17.7% 8.9% Moore County 9.4% 13.0% 19.1% 8.6% Morgan County 12.1% 12.5% 17.5% 11.6% Obion County 13.8% 15.5% 22.3% 12.9% Overton County 11.3% 14.9% 20.7% 10.7% Perry County 16.9% 20.6% 27.4% 16.3% Pickett County 12.9% 19.4% 21.8% 12.8% Polk County 10.8% 11.6% 23.4% 10.1% Putnam County 12.4% 14.2% 21.6% 11.3% 4 THE SYCAMORE INSTITUTE

5 Uninsured 1 Employed 2 138% FPL 3 400% FPL 4 (percent of population) Rhea County 10.5% 12.9% 19.7% 10.3% Roane County 9.8% 11.4% 17.0% 9.1% Robertson County 10.3% 12.5% 17.2% 8.7% Rutherford County 11.1% 12.2% 22.3% 9.7% Scott County 12.9% 15.4% 15.6% 11.9% Sequatchie County 10.5% 11.9% 18.3% 9.5% Sevier County 18.3% 24.3% 28.7% 17.1% Shelby County 13.7% 15.0% 22.6% 12.5% Smith County 9.7% 10.7% 18.3% 8.5% Stewart County 10.5% 11.7% 16.3% 9.7% Sullivan County 10.7% 13.2% 18.7% 9.9% Sumner County 9.6% 11.6% 20.6% 8.0% Tipton County 11.2% 13.0% 22.6% 9.9% Trousdale County 12.3% 12.8% 21.4% 10.9% Unicoi County 11.6% 13.9% 19.4% 10.7% Union County 12.1% 13.5% 19.6% 10.7% Van Buren County 12.2% 16.5% 19.3% 11.1% Warren County 12.7% 17.0% 16.7% 12.0% Washington County 11.1% 13.5% 21.6% 10.3% Wayne County 12.1% 14.9% 18.0% 10.9% Weakley County 9.4% 12.1% 13.8% 8.4% White County 12.8% 14.1% 19.1% 12.6% Williamson County 5.2% 5.8% 24.0% 3.9% Wilson County 8.0% 9.1% 18.6% 6.7% 1 The percentage of individuals of all ages who did not have health insurance. 2 The percentage of individuals of all ages who are employed who did not have health insurance. 3 The percentage of individuals of all ages with household incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level who did not have health insurance. 4 The percentage of individuals of all ages with household incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level who did not have health insurance. 5 THE SYCAMORE INSTITUTE

6 THE SYCAMORE INSTITUTE The Sycamore Institute is an independent, nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee. Sign up for alerts at: SycamoreInstituteTN.org Written By Courtnee Melton, PhD Policy Analyst Other TSI Staff Laura Berlind Executive Director Mandy Pellegrin Policy Director Brian Straessle Communications Director REFERENCES 1. U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [Online] Accessed via 2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Computations for the 2016 Poverty Guidelines. [Online] April 25, THE SYCAMORE INSTITUTE