Black uninsured rate in Minnesota
6.20
% of Black residents
6.2% of Black residents of Minnesota have no health insurance coverage — vs. a US all-race uninsured rate of 8%.
US national average: 8 % of Black residents
Historical trend
What this means for Black residents
That figure sits below the US national average of 8.0 %, one of the brighter spots in Minnesota's Black health record.
The Black uninsured rate in Minnesota reflects the interaction of employer-based coverage (lower among Black workers who are over-represented in sectors with thin benefit packages), Medicaid eligibility, and ACA marketplace uptake. In Medicaid-expansion states, the primary driver of uninsurance is eligibility churn and enrollment complexity; in non-expansion states it is the coverage gap — adults earning too much for Medicaid but too little for marketplace subsidies. KFF estimates the coverage gap holds roughly 2.1 million US adults, disproportionately Black and Hispanic.
The figures on this page are drawn from US Census ACS 1-year, Table B27010, which is the canonical public dataset for this indicator. See the References section below for supporting citations from MMWR, NEJM, and JAMA where the underlying drivers have been studied.
Policy actions
Minnesota has adopted Medicaid expansion under the ACA, which cut the Black uninsured rate roughly in half since 2013. The ongoing policy challenge is enrollment churn — people losing coverage when eligibility is re-determined annually — which disproportionately affects Black enrollees due to addressing / employment instability.
Where to get help in your state
- Enroll in Medicaid or CHIP (Minnesota): Start at Medicaid.gov
- ACA marketplace coverage: Healthcare.gov (open enrollment + special enrollment periods)
- FQHCs serve uninsured patients on a sliding-fee scale in Minnesota: browse FQHCs
References & primary sources
- Primary dataset: US Census ACS 1-year, Table B27010
- US Census Bureau. Health Insurance Coverage in the United States. Annual P60 report.
- KFF. Key Facts on Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity. Annual brief.
Data refreshed: