Black residents without health insurance
All residents in Tennessee: 10% (plus or minus 0.1 points).
Black seniors 65 and older living below poverty in Tennessee: 18.6% (plus or minus 0.8 points).
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.
Doing best
Giles County
2.9%, plus or minus 2 points. Ranked 1st of 28 counties.
What is Giles County doing that works? Furthest to go: Sullivan County, 13.8%. See Giles County ›
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Ranked from doing best
Every county in Tennessee
| Margin of error | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giles County | 2.9% | plus or minus 2 points | 7.4% |
| 2 | Williamson County | 3.3% | plus or minus 2 points | 4.4% |
| 3 | Obion County | 4.7% | plus or minus 2.9 points | 8.5% |
| 4 | Anderson County | 5.2% | plus or minus 3.3 points | 8.5% |
| 5 | Wilson County | 6.1% | plus or minus 2.1 points | 7.1% |
| 6 | Sumner County | 6.3% | plus or minus 2.3 points | 7.5% |
| 7 | Hardeman County | 6.7% | plus or minus 3.7 points | 7.5% |
| 8 | Weakley County | 7.4% | plus or minus 3.1 points | 9.2% |
| 9 | Blount County | 8.5% | plus or minus 4.2 points | 9.4% |
| 10 | Haywood County | 8.5% | plus or minus 2.6 points | 11.3% |
| 11 | Rutherford County | 8.7% | plus or minus 1.9 points | 10% |
| 12 | Bedford County | 9.1% | plus or minus 7.1 points | 14.6% |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 9.1% | plus or minus 1.6 points | 9.1% |
| 14 | Gibson County | 9.3% | plus or minus 4.1 points | 9.3% |
| 15 | Robertson County | 9.5% | plus or minus 4.4 points | 10.2% |
| 16 | Hamilton County | 9.7% | plus or minus 1.4 points | 9.7% |
| 17 | Maury County | 9.7% | plus or minus 3.7 points | 8.5% |
| 18 | Bradley County | 9.9% | plus or minus 3.6 points | 10.1% |
| 19 | Knox County | 10.1% | plus or minus 1.5 points | 8.3% |
| 20 | Washington County | 11.2% | plus or minus 3.4 points | 10.4% |
| 21 | Fayette County | 11.4% | plus or minus 3.2 points | 7.4% |
| 22 | Davidson County | 11.5% | plus or minus 1 points | 12.5% |
| 23 | Lauderdale County | 11.5% | plus or minus 2.5 points | 10.2% |
| 24 | Tipton County | 11.6% | plus or minus 2.3 points | 8.2% |
| 25 | Madison County | 11.7% | plus or minus 1.6 points | 10.1% |
| 26 | Dyer County | 11.9% | plus or minus 3.8 points | 9.4% |
| 27 | Shelby County | 11.9% | plus or minus 0.6 points | 12% |
| 28 | Sullivan County | 13.8% | plus or minus 6.5 points | 8.9% |
| Not ranked | Benton County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.1% | |
| Not ranked | Bledsoe County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 17.3% | |
| Not ranked | Campbell County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.7% | |
| Not ranked | Cannon County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.5% | |
| Not ranked | Carroll County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 9.9% | |
| Not ranked | Carter County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.7% | |
| Not ranked | Cheatham County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.6% | |
| Not ranked | Chester County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.7% | |
| Not ranked | Claiborne County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 9.1% | |
| Not ranked | Clay County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.2% | |
| Not ranked | Cocke County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 12.7% | |
| Not ranked | Coffee County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.4% | |
| Not ranked | Crockett County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.2% | |
| Not ranked | Cumberland County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.4% | |
| Not ranked | Decatur County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.3% | |
| Not ranked | DeKalb County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.7% | |
| Not ranked | Dickson County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8% | |
| Not ranked | Fentress County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.9% | |
| Not ranked | Franklin County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.8% | |
| Not ranked | Grainger County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.5% | |
| Not ranked | Greene County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 9.2% | |
| Not ranked | Grundy County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 13.3% | |
| Not ranked | Hamblen County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 12.8% | |
| Not ranked | Hancock County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.3% | |
| Not ranked | Hardin County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 14.2% | |
| Not ranked | Hawkins County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 9.6% | |
| Not ranked | Henderson County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.9% | |
| Not ranked | Henry County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.3% | |
| Not ranked | Hickman County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.4% | |
| Not ranked | Houston County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.6% | |
| Not ranked | Humphreys County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.6% | |
| Not ranked | Jackson County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.4% | |
| Not ranked | Jefferson County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 9% | |
| Not ranked | Johnson County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 13.4% | |
| Not ranked | Lake County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 15.3% | |
| Not ranked | Lawrence County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 14.3% | |
| Not ranked | Lewis County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 14.3% | |
| Not ranked | Lincoln County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 9.7% | |
| Not ranked | Loudon County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.8% | |
| Not ranked | Macon County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 9.8% | |
| Not ranked | Marion County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.3% | |
| Not ranked | Marshall County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.4% | |
| Not ranked | McMinn County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 9.1% | |
| Not ranked | McNairy County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.1% | |
| Not ranked | Meigs County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.6% | |
| Not ranked | Monroe County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.7% | |
| Not ranked | Moore County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7% | |
| Not ranked | Morgan County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.5% | |
| Not ranked | Overton County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.9% | |
| Not ranked | Perry County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 13.4% | |
| Not ranked | Pickett County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 6.3% | |
| Not ranked | Polk County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 14.9% | |
| Not ranked | Putnam County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 10.6% | |
| Not ranked | Rhea County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 12.9% | |
| Not ranked | Roane County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 7.4% | |
| Not ranked | Scott County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 13.2% | |
| Not ranked | Sequatchie County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.9% | |
| Not ranked | Sevier County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 13.3% | |
| Not ranked | Smith County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.3% | |
| Not ranked | Stewart County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.8% | |
| Not ranked | Trousdale County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 5.5% | |
| Not ranked | Unicoi County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.2% | |
| Not ranked | Union County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 8.1% | |
| Not ranked | Van Buren County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 15.1% | |
| Not ranked | Warren County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 12% | |
| Not ranked | Wayne County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 11.4% | |
| Not ranked | White County | Too small to report: fewer than 2,500 Black residents | 12.3% |
Ranked: the 28 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.