The uninsured rate in Kansas (8.6 percent) was higher than in the U.S. overall (8.0 percent) for the second year in a row in 2022, even as the rate in Kansas and the nation improved between 2021 and 2022. Kansas had the 13th highest uninsured rate among all 50 states and Washington, D.C., in 2022, a shift of 17 positions from 2009, when Kansas had a lower uninsured rate than the U.S. overall (12.6 percent compared to 15.1 percent).
Learn more in the Annual Insurance Update 2024, which provides a comprehensive review of health insurance coverage in Kansas using the most recent data available, highlights trends over the last decade and identifies groups that are experiencing disparities in coverage.