Health Insurance Coverage in McDowell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Health Insurance Coverage Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Insurance Change
National Distribution
How McDowell County's health insurance coverage of 88.5% 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 McDowell County for health insurance coverage.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,474 | Yalobusha County, MS | 88.5% |
| #2,475 | Butte County, SD | 88.5% |
| #2,476 | Gray County, KS | 88.5% |
| #2,477 | McDowell County, NC | 88.5% |
| #2,478 | Bradford County, FL | 88.4% |
| #2,479 | Blaine County, OK | 88.4% |
| #2,480 | Washington County, MS | 88.4% |
About Health Insurance Coverage
McDowell County, North Carolina has a health insurance coverage of 88.5%, ranking #2,477 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.5% below the national value of 91.7%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #75 of 100. This places it in the 23th 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.