Boston city, MA Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 96.58% of the population of Boston city, MA had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 644,765 people), and 3.42% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 22,847 people).

By Race: The following racial groups in Boston city, MA had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone racial group (18.20%), the Some Other Race Alone racial group (6.12%), and the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group (5.48%).

By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Boston city, MA had 2.00% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 5.28% of its population without a health insurance coverage.

The charts below show the percentage of each race and ethnicity's population with or without a health insurance coverage in Boston city, MA. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage per race and ethnicity.

You can also see similar information for other Massachusetts cities and places, and for Massachusetts.

Boston city, MA Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black or AA Alone
Asian Alone
AIAN Alone
NHPI Alone
SOR Alone
Two or More Races
Boston city, MA Health Insurance Coverage Status By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hisp White Alone
Hispanic or Latino
Boston city, MA Health Insurance Coverage Status By Ethnicity in 2021
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Race Num. of People With Health Insurance Num. of People Without Health Insurance
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 400 89
Some Other Race Alone 41980 2737
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1950 113
Black or African American Alone 149745 6935
Two Or More Races 61996 2462
Asian Alone 62864 2357
White Alone 325830 8154
Boston city, MA Health Insurance Coverage Status By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Num. of People With Health Insurance Num. of People Without Health Insurance
Non-Hispanic White Alone 287144 5854
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 125414 6986