At a glance
Social determinants
Counties with the highest percentage without a high school diploma (i.e. top quintile) for 2020-2024 were located primarily in California, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and Kentucky. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, Kansas, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska. The county distribution of the percentage of the population ages 25 and older with less than a high school degree ranged between 0% and 47.2%.
Counties with the highest percentage of the population under age 65 without health insurance (i.e. top quintile) in 2023 were located primarily in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Alaska. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in Idaho, Washington, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The county distribution of the percentage without health insurance ranged between 2.1% and 33.5%.
Counties with the highest percentage of the population living in poverty (i.e. top quintile) in 2024 were located primarily in West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Alaska. Pockets of high-rate counties are also found in Arizona, California, Montana, South Dakota, Colorado, Missouri, and Michigan. The county distribution of percentage living in poverty ranged between 3.8% and 55.7%.