Source: Census Bureau table B27020 2019-2023 5-year estimates (would’ve used 2023 1-year estimates but data was missing for a few PUMAs and I wanted to be consistent between maps) – accessed via tidycensus package in R
PUMA stands for Public Use Microdata Area. PUMAs are areas designated by the Census Bureau for statistical reporting. They each have between 100k and 200k residents, don’t cross state lines, and follow county and city boundaries when possible. Their big advantage over county maps is letting us see much more detail in urban areas, but it does come at the cost of being able to present all the information in one image. Additionally, many counties often have very high margins of error for survey data like this. The relatively consistent size of PUMAs ensures reasonably low margins of error across the whole map.
InterestingPoint141 on
Yet another illustration of how the GOP lures voters in with xenophobia and then just shits all over those same voters with their policies.
Would north east indiana be driven by the amish community?
u_tech_m on
Wonder if those red and dark orange states had Governors who refused Medicaid Expansion
islander1 on
top 5 states: MAGA
bottom 5 states: Democratic led
shocker.
tapakip on
If you ever get a whiff of an air of superiority from a Bostonian/Masshole….these charts are the reason why.
JohnnyGFX on
That’s going to get a lot worse thanks to Republicans.
Anybody220 on
Overlay this with the new redistricting maps.
VirtualAnarchy on
thanks for including puerto rico!
ettieredgotobed on
In Oklahoma a lot of Natives consider IHS their insurance and don’t use their employer plans to save money.
sp_40 on
If people in those shithole states could read, they’d be pissed to hear about what their politicians are doing to them!
SERVEDwellButNoTips on
But have you seen our new Ballroom plans for the White House?
PaullT2 on
Don’t mess with Texas. They’re fragile and can’t afford to get hurt.
lolexecs on
Hrm, what’s going on in IA?
lostcauz707 on
Same states full of politician’s talking about people taking advantage of the healthcare system and getting free rides likely have the most amount of people with medical debt.
kemmicort on
I can afford health insurance or rent. Def not both
Junkley on
A huge factor here is a government run affordable health care system. MNSure is singlehandedly why MN performs so well on this list(I believe Mass has a similar system).
When I was in my grad degree and got kicked off my parents insurance at 26 it cost me zero dollars. Prescriptions had a zero dollar copay and urgent care had a 3 dollar copay. It worked wonders to hold me over until I finished grad school and got a job. It does WONDERS for the working poor.
But that is considered communist, leftist bullshit by the half of the country living it the shithole states that could benefit most from socialized medicine
ManEEEFaces on
Proud Minnesotan here. It’s astounding to me how many of the rural folks continue to shit on the state simply because it’s blue. They have no idea how good they have it, because they don’t care about data. We’re consistently in the top 5 states for quality of life, but somehow that data is “fake news.” It drives me nuts, but at the same time I realize that the stupid rural/urban battle is present in every state.
steelmanfallacy on
What do people in Texas who are uninsured do when they get sick or have an accident? It’s like 1 in 5 Texans. Is it not a problem? Or are people okay having uninsured kids?
Foreign_Wishbone5865 on
I have health insurance but it cost $25,000 a year. None of us are winning in our current health care situation.
afops on
How large is the proportion if you include also those that, despite having some insurance, wouldn’t financially manage to become severely ill, because the out-of-pocket would still be crippling?
significant-_-otter on
I’d be dead without Veterans Admin health insurance.
My family thanks you for paying taxes.
Dfiggsmeister on
Not surprised to see Massachusetts with a low number. They’ve got state wide health insurance.
JJKingwolf on
It’s crazy that for pretty much any quality of life list, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Vermont are pretty much always in the top 5.
joaovitorxc on
All the bad stereotypes that foreigners have about the US are basically people talking about Texas.
GildedTofu on
Oooh! Give us an update next year!
scott__p on
I don’t know. It’s almost like there’s some sort of pattern here but I just can’t place it.
2gutter67 on
If you do this exact same study next year it’s going to be much higher numbers due to the Big Beautiful Bill, and I would love to see the contrast.
Real-Psychology-4261 on
So, Minnesota really is that great, huh?
SQL617 on
We have relatively really good public health insurance in Massachusetts. Mass-Health is available either for free or low cost for low income individuals. Also home to some of the best hospitals in the world, really not surprised to see we have the lowest non-insured rate.
ElectronicOrca on
It is almost always the south / southeast / conservative states that are on the side of the data that you don’t wanna be on
nigpaw_rudy on
It’s nice to see my state leading the way. Am masshole…sorry friends.
frickfrack1 on
crazy how Yakima county sticks out that much in Washington
jennimackenzie on
Massachusetts is always killing it in these things
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Does the south ever get tired of winning?
Source: Census Bureau table B27020 2019-2023 5-year estimates (would’ve used 2023 1-year estimates but data was missing for a few PUMAs and I wanted to be consistent between maps) – accessed via tidycensus package in R
Tools: R (packages: dplyr, ggplot2, sf, usmap, tools, ggfx, grid, scales, cowplot, showtext, sysfonts)
You may be wondering what a PUMA is…
PUMA stands for Public Use Microdata Area. PUMAs are areas designated by the Census Bureau for statistical reporting. They each have between 100k and 200k residents, don’t cross state lines, and follow county and city boundaries when possible. Their big advantage over county maps is letting us see much more detail in urban areas, but it does come at the cost of being able to present all the information in one image. Additionally, many counties often have very high margins of error for survey data like this. The relatively consistent size of PUMAs ensures reasonably low margins of error across the whole map.
Yet another illustration of how the GOP lures voters in with xenophobia and then just shits all over those same voters with their policies.
You can see when each state expanded Medicaid and those that have not here: [https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-indicator/state-activity-around-expanding-medicaid-under-the-affordable-care-act/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D](https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-indicator/state-activity-around-expanding-medicaid-under-the-affordable-care-act/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D)
Would north east indiana be driven by the amish community?
Wonder if those red and dark orange states had Governors who refused Medicaid Expansion
top 5 states: MAGA
bottom 5 states: Democratic led
shocker.
If you ever get a whiff of an air of superiority from a Bostonian/Masshole….these charts are the reason why.
That’s going to get a lot worse thanks to Republicans.
Overlay this with the new redistricting maps.
thanks for including puerto rico!
In Oklahoma a lot of Natives consider IHS their insurance and don’t use their employer plans to save money.
If people in those shithole states could read, they’d be pissed to hear about what their politicians are doing to them!
But have you seen our new Ballroom plans for the White House?
Don’t mess with Texas. They’re fragile and can’t afford to get hurt.
Hrm, what’s going on in IA?
Same states full of politician’s talking about people taking advantage of the healthcare system and getting free rides likely have the most amount of people with medical debt.
I can afford health insurance or rent. Def not both
A huge factor here is a government run affordable health care system. MNSure is singlehandedly why MN performs so well on this list(I believe Mass has a similar system).
When I was in my grad degree and got kicked off my parents insurance at 26 it cost me zero dollars. Prescriptions had a zero dollar copay and urgent care had a 3 dollar copay. It worked wonders to hold me over until I finished grad school and got a job. It does WONDERS for the working poor.
But that is considered communist, leftist bullshit by the half of the country living it the shithole states that could benefit most from socialized medicine
Proud Minnesotan here. It’s astounding to me how many of the rural folks continue to shit on the state simply because it’s blue. They have no idea how good they have it, because they don’t care about data. We’re consistently in the top 5 states for quality of life, but somehow that data is “fake news.” It drives me nuts, but at the same time I realize that the stupid rural/urban battle is present in every state.
What do people in Texas who are uninsured do when they get sick or have an accident? It’s like 1 in 5 Texans. Is it not a problem? Or are people okay having uninsured kids?
I have health insurance but it cost $25,000 a year. None of us are winning in our current health care situation.
How large is the proportion if you include also those that, despite having some insurance, wouldn’t financially manage to become severely ill, because the out-of-pocket would still be crippling?
I’d be dead without Veterans Admin health insurance.
My family thanks you for paying taxes.
Not surprised to see Massachusetts with a low number. They’ve got state wide health insurance.
It’s crazy that for pretty much any quality of life list, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Vermont are pretty much always in the top 5.
All the bad stereotypes that foreigners have about the US are basically people talking about Texas.
Oooh! Give us an update next year!
I don’t know. It’s almost like there’s some sort of pattern here but I just can’t place it.
If you do this exact same study next year it’s going to be much higher numbers due to the Big Beautiful Bill, and I would love to see the contrast.
So, Minnesota really is that great, huh?
We have relatively really good public health insurance in Massachusetts. Mass-Health is available either for free or low cost for low income individuals. Also home to some of the best hospitals in the world, really not surprised to see we have the lowest non-insured rate.
It is almost always the south / southeast / conservative states that are on the side of the data that you don’t wanna be on
It’s nice to see my state leading the way. Am masshole…sorry friends.
crazy how Yakima county sticks out that much in Washington
Massachusetts is always killing it in these things