Breakdown of who lacks health insurance by state

State-by-state percentage of uninsured

State-by-state breakdown of the percentage of uninsured residents in 2008, according to Census figures released this week.

Texas, 24.1 percent

New Mexico, 21.4 percent

Nevada, 21.3 percent

Florida, 20.8 percent

Alaska, 20.1 percent

Oklahoma, 19.5 percent

Georgia, 18.8 percent

Arizona, 18.7 percent

Montana, 18.5 percent

Arkansas, 18 percent

Mississippi, 17.9 percent

Idaho, 17.8 percent

Louisiana, 17.8 percent

California, 17.8 percent

South Carolina, 17.4 percent

Colorado, 17.2 percent

Oregon, 16.4 percent

North Carolina, 15.9 percent

West Virginia, 15.8 percent

Utah, 15.5 percent

Kentucky, 14.1 percent

Alabama, 14 percent

Wyoming, 13.9 percent

Indiana, 13.9 percent

Tennessee, 13.6 percent

Washington, 13.1 percent

Missouri, 13 percent

Illinois, 12.8 percent

New Jersey, 12.4 percent

Kansas, 12.2 percent

Virginia, 12.0 percent

Ohio, 11.8 percent

New York, 11.8 percent

South Dakota, 11.7 percent

Michigan, 11.5 percent

Nebraska, 11.1 percent

Maryland, 11.1 percent

Maine, 10.9 percent

New Hampshire, 10.8 percent

North Dakota, 10.5 percent

Rhode Island, 10.5 percent

Delaware, 10.3 percent

Pennsylvania, 9.4 percent

Wisconsin, 9.1 percent

Vermont, 9.1 percent

Iowa, 9.1 percent

Connecticut, 9 percent

Minnesota, 8.7 percent

Hawaii, 6.7 percent

Massachusetts, 4.1 percent

Source: American Community Survey