Table 39
Percent of Residents With No Health Insurance, 1997
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Arizona	24.5%		27	Maryland	13.4%
1	Texas	24.5%		27	Utah	13.4%
3	Arkansas	24.4%		29	Oregon	13.3%
4	New Mexico	22.6%		30	Delaware	13.1%
5	California	21.5%		31	Massachusetts	12.6%
6	Mississippi	20.1%		31	Missouri	12.6%
7	Florida	19.6%		31	Virginia	12.6%
8	Montana	19.5%		34	Illinois	12.4%
9	Alaska	18.1%		35	Connecticut	12.0%
10	Oklahoma	17.8%		35	Iowa	12.0%
11	Idaho	17.7%		37	New Hampshire	11.8%
12	Georgia	17.6%		37	South Dakota	11.8%
13	Nevada	17.5%		39	Kansas	11.7%
13	NEW YORK	17.5%		40	Michigan	11.6%
15	West Virginia	17.2%		41	Ohio	11.5%
16	South Carolina	16.8%		42	Indiana	11.4%
17	New Jersey	16.5%		42	Washington	11.4%
18	Alabama	15.5%		44	Nebraska	10.8%
18	North Carolina	15.5%		45	Rhode Island	10.2%
18	Wyoming	15.5%		46	Pennsylvania	10.1%
21	North Dakota	15.2%		47	Vermont	9.5%
22	Colorado	15.1%		48	Minnesota	9.2%
23	Kentucky	15.0%		49	Wisconsin	8.0%
24	Louisiana	14.9%		50	Hawaii	7.5%
24	Maine	14.9%		U.S. Average		16.1%
26	Tennessee	13.6%		N.Y.S. % above avg.		8.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
The proportion of residents with no health insurance grew by 1.1% in New York, compared to 0.4% nationwide, from 1996 to 1997.