Insurance Coverage in Montana

92.8%
Insured rate
7.2%
Uninsured rate
Yes (2016)
Medicaid expansion
48.1%
Employer-sponsored

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

IndicatorMontanaUnited States
Uninsured rate (%)7.27.9

National ranking

Montana ranks #44 of 49 states by uninsured rate.

#1Massachusetts2.4%
#2Vermont3
#3Rhode Island4%
#4Wisconsin5%
#5New York5.3%
#6Michigan5.4%
#7Pennsylvania5.5%
#8Washington5.9%
#9Kentucky6%
#10Connecticut6%
#11Hawaii6%
#12Arkansas6%
#13Mississippi6%
#14Alabama6%
#15South Carolina6%
#16West Virginia6%
#17Nebraska6%
#18Maryland6%
#19Iowa6%
#20Idaho6%
#21Kansas6%
#22Ohio6.6%
#23Delaware6.6%
#24Illinois6.9%
#25New Mexico7%
#26New Jersey7.1%
#27Virginia7.8%
#28Indiana8%
#29Louisiana8%
#30Utah9.2%
#31Missouri9.5%
#32South Dakota9.9%
#33Tennessee10.1%
#34North Carolina10.4%
#35Arizona10.7%
#36Nevada10.9%
#37Florida11.2%
#38Georgia12%
#39Oklahoma12.7%
#40Texas16.6%
#41Wyoming42
#42Alaska42%
#43Colorado92.7%
#44Montana92.8%
#45California93.5%
#46Oregon94%
#47Maine94.9%
#48Minnesota95.4%
#49New Hampshire95.8%

Overview

Montana health insurance coverage reached 92.8% in 2023 after the state expanded Medicaid in 2016. Montana health insurance rates remain slightly better than several neighboring Mountain West states.

Did you know?

  • Montana expanded Medicaid in 2016, cutting the uninsured rate nearly in half over the following decade.

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