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