Massachusetts Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 97.22% of the population of Massachusetts had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 6,729,979 people), and 2.78% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 192,326 people).

By Race: The following racial groups in Massachusetts had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone racial group (9.56%), the Some Other Race Alone racial group (7.24%), and the Black or African American Alone racial group (4.56%).

By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Massachusetts had 2.03% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 5.52% 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 Massachusetts. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage for each race and ethnicity in Massachusetts.

You can also see similar information for other states, and for the United States.

Massachusetts 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
Massachusetts Health Insurance Coverage Status By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hisp White Alone
Hispanic or Latino
Massachusetts 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 2148 227
Some Other Race Alone 292773 22856
Black or African American Alone 479257 22879
Two Or More Races 431352 17115
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14105 526
Asian Alone 465974 14178
White Alone 5044370 114545
Massachusetts 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 4724041 97749
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 808517 47208