Black residents without health insurance
All residents in Iowa: 5% (plus or minus 0.1 points).
Black seniors 65 and older living below poverty in Iowa: 22.4% (plus or minus 3.7 points).
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.
Doing best
Story County
6.7%, plus or minus 4.2 points. Ranked 1st of 9 counties.
What is Story County doing that works? Furthest to go: Johnson County, 13.1%. See Story County ›
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Ranked from doing best
Every county in Iowa
| Margin of error | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Story County | 6.7% | plus or minus 4.2 points | 4.2% |
| 2 | Polk County | 7.3% | plus or minus 1.7 points | 5.3% |
| 3 | Black Hawk County | 7.6% | plus or minus 2.1 points | 5.1% |
| 4 | Dallas County | 9.7% | plus or minus 5.8 points | 3.9% |
| 5 | Scott County | 9.8% | plus or minus 2.6 points | 5.2% |
| 6 | Dubuque County | 9.9% | plus or minus 7.3 points | 3.5% |
| 7 | Woodbury County | 11.3% | plus or minus 4.7 points | 7.3% |
| 8 | Linn County | 11.5% | plus or minus 2.8 points | 4.1% |
| 9 | Johnson County | 13.1% | plus or minus 3.2 points | 4.7% |
| Not ranked | Adair County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.3% | |
| Not ranked | Adams County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.3% | |
| Not ranked | Allamakee County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7% | |
| Not ranked | Appanoose County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 9% | |
| Not ranked | Audubon County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.7% | |
| Not ranked | Benton County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3% | |
| Not ranked | Boone County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.3% | |
| Not ranked | Bremer County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 2.2% | |
| Not ranked | Buchanan County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 6.7% | |
| Not ranked | Buena Vista County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 6.2% | |
| Not ranked | Butler County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.2% | |
| Not ranked | Calhoun County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.4% | |
| Not ranked | Carroll County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 2.8% | |
| Not ranked | Cass County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.1% | |
| Not ranked | Cedar County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.2% | |
| Not ranked | Cerro Gordo County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.5% | |
| Not ranked | Cherokee County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.8% | |
| Not ranked | Chickasaw County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.8% | |
| Not ranked | Clarke County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.9% | |
| Not ranked | Clay County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.5% | |
| Not ranked | Clayton County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.4% | |
| Not ranked | Clinton County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.1% | |
| Not ranked | Crawford County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.8% | |
| Not ranked | Davis County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 25.1% | |
| Not ranked | Decatur County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.6% | |
| Not ranked | Delaware County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.3% | |
| Not ranked | Des Moines County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.9% | |
| Not ranked | Dickinson County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 2.6% | |
| Not ranked | Emmet County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.8% | |
| Not ranked | Fayette County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.6% | |
| Not ranked | Floyd County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.6% | |
| Not ranked | Franklin County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10% | |
| Not ranked | Fremont County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.5% | |
| Not ranked | Greene County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.1% | |
| Not ranked | Grundy County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.8% | |
| Not ranked | Guthrie County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.1% | |
| Not ranked | Hamilton County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.7% | |
| Not ranked | Hancock County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.8% | |
| Not ranked | Hardin County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5% | |
| Not ranked | Harrison County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.7% | |
| Not ranked | Henry County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.7% | |
| Not ranked | Howard County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.2% | |
| Not ranked | Humboldt County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.8% | |
| Not ranked | Ida County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.9% | |
| Not ranked | Iowa County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.2% | |
| Not ranked | Jackson County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.7% | |
| Not ranked | Jasper County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.5% | |
| Not ranked | Jefferson County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 6.7% | |
| Not ranked | Jones County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.5% | |
| Not ranked | Keokuk County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4% | |
| Not ranked | Kossuth County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.8% | |
| Not ranked | Lee County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.4% | |
| Not ranked | Louisa County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.8% | |
| Not ranked | Lucas County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8% | |
| Not ranked | Lyon County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4% | |
| Not ranked | Madison County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.9% | |
| Not ranked | Mahaska County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.7% | |
| Not ranked | Marion County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 2.5% | |
| Not ranked | Marshall County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.8% | |
| Not ranked | Mills County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 2.7% | |
| Not ranked | Mitchell County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.4% | |
| Not ranked | Monona County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.9% | |
| Not ranked | Monroe County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.6% | |
| Not ranked | Montgomery County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.7% | |
| Not ranked | Muscatine County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.3% | |
| Not ranked | O'Brien County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3% | |
| Not ranked | Osceola County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8% | |
| Not ranked | Page County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.8% | |
| Not ranked | Palo Alto County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.8% | |
| Not ranked | Plymouth County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.3% | |
| Not ranked | Pocahontas County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.6% | |
| Not ranked | Pottawattamie County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5% | |
| Not ranked | Poweshiek County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 3.9% | |
| Not ranked | Ringgold County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 6.6% | |
| Not ranked | Sac County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 4.8% | |
| Not ranked | Shelby County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 2.3% | |
| Not ranked | Sioux County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.8% | |
| Not ranked | Tama County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 6.2% | |
| Not ranked | Taylor County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 3.5% | |
| Not ranked | Union County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.3% | |
| Not ranked | Van Buren County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 17.4% | |
| Not ranked | Wapello County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.3% | |
| Not ranked | Warren County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 2% | |
| Not ranked | Washington County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.6% | |
| Not ranked | Wayne County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 12.8% | |
| Not ranked | Webster County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 6.3% | |
| Not ranked | Winnebago County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.6% | |
| Not ranked | Winneshiek County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 2.7% | |
| Not ranked | Worth County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7% | |
| Not ranked | Wright County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.8% |
Ranked: the 9 counties measured in survey years 2020 to 2024 with at least 2,500 Black residents and with a margin of error of 10 points or less. Places below that line are still listed, with the reason.
Who decides
From you up to Congress. Look up your address above and each step fills in with the people who hold that seat for you.
You and your neighbors Check your coverage, help an elder apply for the benefits they have earned, and know where the nearest clinic is.
Ask: Who in my family is without coverage right now?
Your county commission Funds the health department, clinics and ambulance service.
Ask: How far is the nearest clinic that takes Medicaid, and is it open in the evening?
Your state legislators and governor Decide who qualifies for Medicaid and fund public health.
Ask: How many people here would gain coverage if our state changed who qualifies for Medicaid?
Your members of Congress Fund Medicare, Medicaid and community health centers.
Ask: How did you vote on Medicaid and Medicare funding?
What you can do
- This weekCheck that everyone in your home has coverage, and that the elders in your family have applied for every benefit they have earned.
- The next date that mattersThe next open enrollment period for health coverage.
- Where your voice is countedRaise what matters where you live on SourceLine issues. Only confirmed residents are counted, and SourceLine shares the totals, never names, with the body that decides.
Method and sources
Black residents without health insurance. Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.
The margin of error is how far the true figure could be from the one shown. Surveys ask some people, not everyone, so smaller places have wider margins. A place with too few people to measure well is listed but not ranked.
Population, voting age population, citizens of voting age, registered voters and people who voted are different counts. Each page says which one it uses.
Who decides: the people named come from SourceLine’s record of officeholders for the address you enter. Where SourceLine hasn’t updated a level for your area yet, that step says so.