Florida third highest state with uninsured residents

Florida third highest state with uninsured residents

POSTED 10/10/2008 - According to U.S. Census Bureau figures released yesterday, the number of Floridians under the age of 65 without  basic health insurance has continued to grow. And those numbers are from 2005, three years ago. Some experts say the number is even higher now.

The report shows 24 percent of residents were uninsured making the state the third-highest rate in the country, behind only Texas at 26.3 percent and New Mexico at 24.2 percent.

Baker County has the lowest rate of uninsured residents with only 15.3 percent with insurance. DeSoto County has the highest percentage with 37.3 percent.

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2005 Health Insurance Coverage Status in Florida for Age (Under 65 years ), Income (All income levels ) and Sex (Both Sexes )

Baker: 15.3%

Bradford 17.5%

Clay: 17.8%

Columbia 18.9%

Duval: 18.6%

Nassau: 20.1%

Union 17.5%

All published margins of error for the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates program are based on a 90 percent confidence level.