Health Insurance Coverage in Buncombe County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Health Insurance Coverage Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Insurance Change
National Distribution
How Buncombe County's health insurance coverage of 89.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 55.4% to 100.0%.
Distribution of Health Insurance Coverage Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Buncombe County for health insurance coverage.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,334 | Durham County, NC | 89.2% |
| #2,335 | Sedgwick County, KS | 89.2% |
| #2,336 | Laclede County, MO | 89.1% |
| #2,337 | Buncombe County, NC | 89.1% |
| #2,338 | Williamsburg County, SC | 89.1% |
| #2,339 | McKenzie County, ND | 89.1% |
| #2,340 | Bulloch County, GA | 89.1% |
About Health Insurance Coverage
Buncombe County, North Carolina has a health insurance coverage of 89.1%, ranking #2,337 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.8% below the national value of 91.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #66 of 100. This places it in the 27th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population with health insurance coverage. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.