Health Insurance Coverage in Essex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Health Insurance Coverage Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Insurance Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's health insurance coverage of 88.1% 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 Essex County for health insurance coverage.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,526 | Lincoln County, WY | 88.1% |
| #2,527 | Cibola County, NM | 88.1% |
| #2,528 | Crawford County, GA | 88.1% |
| #2,529 | Essex County, NJ | 88.1% |
| #2,530 | Texas County, OK | 88.1% |
| #2,531 | Tippah County, MS | 88.1% |
| #2,532 | Culpeper County, VA | 88.1% |
About Health Insurance Coverage
Essex County, New Jersey has a health insurance coverage of 88.1%, ranking #2,529 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.9% below the national value of 91.7%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #19 of 21. This places it in the 22th 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.