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Hawaii Uninsured Rate
Hawaii’s uninsured rate was 3.5% in 2024, the second-lowest in the nation (50-state rank: #2).
View interactive chart →How states compare (2024)
| Rank | State | Uninsured Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Best performing | ||
| #1 | Massachusetts | 2.8% |
| #2 | Hawaiʻi | 3.5% |
| #3 | Vermont | 4.2% |
| #4 | New Hampshire | 4.5% |
| #5 | Rhode Island | 4.6% |
| Worst performing | ||
| #46 | Alaska | 11.0% |
| #47 | Nevada | 11.4% |
| #48 | Oklahoma | 11.5% |
| #49 | Georgia | 12.0% |
| #50 | Texas | 16.7% |
50-state median: 7.3%. #1 = best performing state; lower values are better. All 50 states →
By county (2024)
| County | Uninsured Rate |
|---|---|
| Honolulu | 2.7% |
| Hawaiʻi | 5.4% |
| Maui | 4.0% |
| Kauaʻi | 5.9% |
Recent state trend
| Year | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% |
Why this matters
Without insurance, routine doctor visits, medicine, and treatment become too expensive for many families. Hawaiʻi has about 1.37 million civilians (excluding active-duty military), so each percentage point on this rate represents roughly 14,000 uninsured people.
Related Hawaii data
Open the full interactive chart → for the historical series, US-state rankings, and rank history.
Source: Census ACS / KFF. Series covers 2010–2024.