Ranking of Georgia Counties By Number of People and Percentage of Population With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on October 27, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Georgia population without a health insurance coverage was 13.13% (i.e. 1,371,027 people). Percentagewise, among all Georgia counties, Echols County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (25.93%), followed by Wheeler County (24.72%), and Quitman County (23.03%).
In numerical terms, Gwinnett County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (150,006), followed by Fulton County (104,786), and DeKalb County (100,659).
The charts below shows the top 10 counties by the number of people and percentage of the population without a health insurance coverage. The tables below shows the ranking for all Georgia counties.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
Related Topics: Georgia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population With
No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Echols County | 25.93 |
| 2 | Wheeler County | 24.72 |
| 3 | Quitman County | 23.03 |
| 4 | Colquitt County | 21.94 |
| 5 | Berrien County | 21.74 |
| 6 | Mitchell County | 21.63 |
| 7 | Clinch County | 21.61 |
| 8 | Webster County | 21.28 |
| 9 | Macon County | 20.61 |
| 10 | Grady County | 20.40 |
| 11 | Jeff Davis County | 20.10 |
| 12 | Atkinson County | 19.80 |
| 13 | Ben Hill County | 19.24 |
| 14 | Bacon County | 19.20 |
| 15 | Jenkins County | 19.03 |
| 16 | Treutlen County | 18.90 |
| 17 | Terrell County | 18.87 |
| 18 | Cook County | 18.76 |
| 19 | Seminole County | 18.64 |
| 20 | Greene County | 18.48 |
| 21 | Brooks County | 18.47 |
| 22 | Clayton County | 18.27 |
| 23 | Dooly County | 18.21 |
| 24 | Evans County | 18.16 |
| 25 | Whitfield County | 17.98 |
| 26 | Wilcox County | 17.79 |
| 27 | Candler County | 17.68 |
| 28 | Crisp County | 17.52 |
| 29 | Irwin County | 17.43 |
| 30 | Coffee County | 17.39 |
| 31 | Miller County | 17.38 |
| 32 | Gilmer County | 17.37 |
| 33 | Tift County | 17.36 |
| 34 | Gordon County | 17.35 |
| 35 | Lanier County | 17.27 |
| 36 | Hall County | 17.26 |
| 37 | Charlton County | 17.14 |
| 38 | Toombs County | 17.02 |
| 39 | Ware County | 16.97 |
| 40 | Baker County | 16.94 |
| 41 | Tattnall County | 16.90 |
| 42 | Franklin County | 16.76 |
| 43 | Emanuel County | 16.60 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 16.49 |
| 45 | Marion County | 16.38 |
| 46 | Madison County | 16.36 |
| 47 | Stephens County | 16.20 |
| 48 | Lowndes County | 16.16 |
| 49 | Decatur County | 16.09 |
| 50 | Gwinnett County | 15.89 |
| 50 | Talbot County | 15.89 |
| 51 | Polk County | 15.88 |
| 52 | Brantley County | 15.78 |
| 53 | Early County | 15.72 |
| 53 | Worth County | 15.72 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 15.21 |
| 55 | Barrow County | 15.19 |
| 56 | Pierce County | 15.09 |
| 57 | Floyd County | 15.06 |
| 58 | Turner County | 15.02 |
| 59 | Dougherty County | 14.94 |
| 60 | Bartow County | 14.90 |
| 61 | Habersham County | 14.87 |
| 62 | Wilkes County | 14.86 |
| 63 | Walker County | 14.73 |
| 64 | Montgomery County | 14.64 |
| 65 | McIntosh County | 14.63 |
| 66 | Lincoln County | 14.59 |
| 67 | Meriwether County | 14.43 |
| 68 | Dawson County | 14.40 |
| 69 | Rockdale County | 14.38 |
| 70 | Taylor County | 14.37 |
| 71 | Towns County | 14.28 |
| 72 | Heard County | 14.22 |
| 73 | Schley County | 14.06 |
| 74 | Appling County | 13.94 |
| 75 | Pike County | 13.91 |
| 76 | Rabun County | 13.85 |
| 77 | Murray County | 13.84 |
| 78 | Chatham County | 13.83 |
| 79 | Clay County | 13.78 |
| 80 | McDuffie County | 13.76 |
| 81 | Glynn County | 13.72 |
| 82 | Calhoun County | 13.65 |
| 82 | Fannin County | 13.65 |
| 83 | Johnson County | 13.58 |
| 84 | Long County | 13.57 |
| 85 | Hart County | 13.53 |
| 86 | Spalding County | 13.40 |
| 87 | Newton County | 13.39 |
| 87 | Thomas County | 13.39 |
| 88 | DeKalb County | 13.36 |
| 89 | Bibb County | 13.33 |
| 90 | Laurens County | 13.29 |
| 91 | Jasper County | 13.25 |
| 92 | White County | 13.15 |
| 93 | Hancock County | 13.12 |
| 94 | Stewart County | 13.10 |
| 95 | Elbert County | 12.99 |
| 96 | Dodge County | 12.90 |
| 96 | Richmond County | 12.90 |
| 97 | Banks County | 12.84 |
| 98 | Burke County | 12.67 |
| 99 | Baldwin County | 12.62 |
| 99 | Cobb County | 12.62 |
| 100 | Washington County | 12.52 |
| 101 | Union County | 12.51 |
| 102 | Clarke County | 12.44 |
| 102 | Dade County | 12.44 |
| 103 | Chattooga County | 12.42 |
| 104 | Crawford County | 12.35 |
| 105 | Peach County | 12.32 |
| 106 | Douglas County | 12.24 |
| 106 | Oglethorpe County | 12.24 |
| 107 | Carroll County | 12.21 |
| 108 | Taliaferro County | 12.08 |
| 109 | Sumter County | 12.05 |
| 110 | Muscogee County | 12.04 |
| 111 | Bulloch County | 12.02 |
| 112 | Walton County | 11.97 |
| 113 | Jackson County | 11.92 |
| 114 | Screven County | 11.86 |
| 114 | Wilkinson County | 11.86 |
| 115 | Putnam County | 11.79 |
| 116 | Pickens County | 11.78 |
| 117 | Upson County | 11.76 |
| 118 | Randolph County | 11.73 |
| 119 | Haralson County | 11.70 |
| 120 | Liberty County | 11.58 |
| 121 | Twiggs County | 11.52 |
| 122 | Lamar County | 11.43 |
| 123 | Monroe County | 11.35 |
| 124 | Catoosa County | 11.26 |
| 125 | Telfair County | 11.13 |
| 126 | Paulding County | 10.94 |
| 127 | Morgan County | 10.89 |
| 128 | Cherokee County | 10.78 |
| 129 | Troup County | 10.69 |
| 130 | Butts County | 10.63 |
| 131 | Henry County | 10.46 |
| 132 | Houston County | 10.45 |
| 133 | Camden County | 10.39 |
| 134 | Lumpkin County | 10.16 |
| 135 | Glascock County | 10.07 |
| 136 | Bleckley County | 10.05 |
| 137 | Fulton County | 10.03 |
| 138 | Effingham County | 10.02 |
| 139 | Coweta County | 9.71 |
| 139 | Warren County | 9.71 |
| 140 | Bryan County | 9.42 |
| 141 | Pulaski County | 9.24 |
| 142 | Forsyth County | 8.74 |
| 143 | Columbia County | 8.50 |
| 144 | Jones County | 8.37 |
| 145 | Lee County | 8.15 |
| 146 | Fayette County | 7.69 |
| 147 | Oconee County | 7.09 |
| 148 | Harris County | 6.05 |
| 149 | Chattahoochee County | 5.18 |
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Number of People With
NO Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwinnett County | 150006 |
| 2 | Fulton County | 104786 |
| 3 | DeKalb County | 100659 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 95610 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 53138 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 39694 |
| 7 | Hall County | 34645 |
| 8 | Cherokee County | 28130 |
| 9 | Richmond County | 25083 |
| 10 | Henry County | 24589 |
| 11 | Muscogee County | 23478 |
| 12 | Forsyth County | 21435 |
| 13 | Bibb County | 20483 |
| 14 | Whitfield County | 18387 |
| 15 | Lowndes County | 18065 |
| 16 | Paulding County | 18017 |
| 17 | Douglas County | 17398 |
| 18 | Houston County | 16265 |
| 19 | Bartow County | 15903 |
| 20 | Clarke County | 15847 |
| 21 | Newton County | 14779 |
| 22 | Floyd County | 14477 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 14325 |
| 24 | Coweta County | 14022 |
| 25 | Rockdale County | 13270 |
| 26 | Columbia County | 12792 |
| 27 | Dougherty County | 12697 |
| 28 | Barrow County | 12453 |
| 29 | Glynn County | 11438 |
| 30 | Walton County | 11321 |
| 31 | Colquitt County | 9966 |
| 32 | Gordon County | 9852 |
| 33 | Walker County | 9769 |
| 34 | Bulloch County | 9298 |
| 35 | Fayette County | 8996 |
| 36 | Spalding County | 8801 |
| 37 | Jackson County | 8721 |
| 38 | Catoosa County | 7562 |
| 39 | Troup County | 7283 |
| 40 | Tift County | 7051 |
| 41 | Coffee County | 7031 |
| 42 | Polk County | 6750 |
| 43 | Liberty County | 6714 |
| 44 | Habersham County | 6561 |
| 45 | Laurens County | 6448 |
| 46 | Effingham County | 6291 |
| 47 | Thomas County | 6050 |
| 48 | Ware County | 5740 |
| 49 | Murray County | 5482 |
| 50 | Gilmer County | 5355 |
| 51 | Grady County | 5289 |
| 52 | Baldwin County | 5255 |
| 53 | Camden County | 5228 |
| 54 | Madison County | 4858 |
| 55 | Wayne County | 4643 |
| 56 | Toombs County | 4550 |
| 57 | Decatur County | 4490 |
| 58 | Stephens County | 4315 |
| 59 | Mitchell County | 4272 |
| 60 | Berrien County | 3900 |
| 60 | Bryan County | 3900 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 3864 |
| 62 | Pickens County | 3837 |
| 63 | Dawson County | 3744 |
| 64 | Emanuel County | 3645 |
| 64 | White County | 3645 |
| 65 | Crisp County | 3531 |
| 66 | Sumter County | 3482 |
| 67 | Haralson County | 3443 |
| 68 | Fannin County | 3422 |
| 69 | Peach County | 3410 |
| 70 | Hart County | 3386 |
| 71 | Greene County | 3385 |
| 72 | Lumpkin County | 3339 |
| 73 | Ben Hill County | 3257 |
| 74 | Worth County | 3250 |
| 75 | Tattnall County | 3222 |
| 76 | Cook County | 3172 |
| 76 | Upson County | 3172 |
| 77 | Burke County | 3047 |
| 78 | Monroe County | 3032 |
| 79 | Brooks County | 2980 |
| 80 | Meriwether County | 2966 |
| 81 | McDuffie County | 2960 |
| 82 | Union County | 2958 |
| 83 | Jeff Davis County | 2952 |
| 84 | Pierce County | 2939 |
| 85 | Oconee County | 2894 |
| 86 | Chattooga County | 2882 |
| 87 | Brantley County | 2843 |
| 88 | Pike County | 2580 |
| 89 | Lee County | 2558 |
| 90 | Putnam County | 2544 |
| 91 | Appling County | 2530 |
| 92 | Elbert County | 2493 |
| 93 | Butts County | 2378 |
| 94 | Dodge County | 2362 |
| 95 | Jones County | 2345 |
| 96 | Jefferson County | 2328 |
| 97 | Banks County | 2317 |
| 98 | Rabun County | 2287 |
| 99 | Washington County | 2278 |
| 100 | Morgan County | 2127 |
| 101 | Macon County | 2124 |
| 102 | Long County | 2117 |
| 103 | Lamar County | 2087 |
| 104 | Harris County | 2030 |
| 105 | Bacon County | 2013 |
| 105 | Dade County | 2013 |
| 106 | Charlton County | 1955 |
| 107 | Jasper County | 1908 |
| 108 | Candler County | 1884 |
| 109 | Evans County | 1870 |
| 110 | Wheeler County | 1827 |
| 111 | Dooly County | 1815 |
| 112 | Oglethorpe County | 1792 |
| 113 | Towns County | 1735 |
| 114 | Early County | 1682 |
| 115 | Seminole County | 1679 |
| 116 | Terrell County | 1651 |
| 117 | McIntosh County | 1635 |
| 118 | Atkinson County | 1634 |
| 119 | Irwin County | 1633 |
| 120 | Screven County | 1622 |
| 121 | Heard County | 1609 |
| 122 | Lanier County | 1587 |
| 123 | Jenkins County | 1546 |
| 124 | Crawford County | 1486 |
| 125 | Clinch County | 1439 |
| 126 | Wilkes County | 1421 |
| 127 | Turner County | 1298 |
| 128 | Wilcox County | 1233 |
| 129 | Bleckley County | 1226 |
| 129 | Marion County | 1226 |
| 130 | Montgomery County | 1206 |
| 131 | Johnson County | 1148 |
| 132 | Treutlen County | 1147 |
| 133 | Telfair County | 1119 |
| 134 | Lincoln County | 1112 |
| 135 | Taylor County | 1110 |
| 136 | Wilkinson County | 1050 |
| 137 | Miller County | 1016 |
| 138 | Echols County | 957 |
| 139 | Talbot County | 925 |
| 140 | Twiggs County | 919 |
| 141 | Hancock County | 839 |
| 142 | Pulaski County | 792 |
| 143 | Randolph County | 752 |
| 144 | Schley County | 650 |
| 145 | Calhoun County | 525 |
| 146 | Quitman County | 518 |
| 147 | Webster County | 504 |
| 148 | Warren County | 501 |
| 149 | Baker County | 496 |
| 150 | Stewart County | 440 |
| 151 | Clay County | 391 |
| 152 | Glascock County | 286 |
| 153 | Chattahoochee County | 258 |
| 154 | Taliaferro County | 190 |