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Black residents without health insurance

Doing best in Illinois2.7%Kendall County
United States9.3%
Illinois7.6%14th of 38 states14th of the 38 states with a reliable count
Cook County8%17th of 22 counties17th of the 22 Illinois counties with a reliable count

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024. Ranked from doing best, which here means the lowest figure. 1st means the lowest share. Illinois has 102 counties; 22 have at least 2,500 Black residents and a survey margin of error of 10 points or less, so those are the ones ranked. 38 of the 50 states and DC are ranked, those with at least 50,000 Black residents. Source · See the full ranking

Black residents without health insurance

8%Cook County17th of the 22 Illinois counties with a reliable count
7.6%Illinois14th of the 38 states with a reliable count
9.3%United States
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Black residents without health insurance
Cook County8%
Illinois7.6%
United States9.3%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024. 1st means the lowest share. Illinois has 102 counties; 22 have at least 2,500 Black residents and a survey margin of error of 10 points or less, so those are the ones ranked. 38 of the 50 states and DC are ranked, those with at least 50,000 Black residents. Source · See the full ranking

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CountyBoard of Commissioners of Cook CountyPassed Oct 22

Who decides this

  • Toni PreckwinkleCountywideNo vote on recordCall
  • Tara S. StampsDistrict 1AbsentEmail
  • Bridget GainerDistrict 10Voted yes
  • John P. DaleyDistrict 11Voted yesEmail
  • Bridget DegnenDistrict 12Voted yesEmail
  • Josina MoritaDistrict 13Voted yesEmail
  • Scott R. BrittonDistrict 14Voted yesEmail
  • Kevin B. MorrisonDistrict 15Voted yesEmail
  • Frank J. AguilarDistrict 16Voted yesEmail
  • Sean M. MorrisonDistrict 17Voted yesEmail
  • Michael Scott Jr.District 2Voted yesEmail
  • Bill LowryDistrict 3Voted yesEmail
  • Stanley MooreDistrict 4Voted yesEmail
  • Kisha E. McCaskillDistrict 5Voted yesEmail
  • Donna MillerDistrict 6Voted yesEmail
  • Alma E. AnayaDistrict 7Voted yesEmail
  • Jessica VásquezDistrict 8Voted yesEmail
  • Maggie TrevorDistrict 9Voted yesEmail

Whole board: passed 16 to 0, Oct 22

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