County Level Data on Uninsured in Texas

Earlier this week I shared with you a story from the Houston Chronicle about new Census data that shows one in three adults in Harris County are without health insurance.

Today I wanted to forward your way an analysis of that data from Texas' state demographer, Dr. Karl Eschbach, that breaks down county by county the percentages of people without health insurance in Texas, which you can find by clicking here.

Dr. Eschbach also has created some Texas maps that reflect this new data, which you can find by clicking here (this data is based on the American Community Survey, which only covers counties with a population greater than 20,000, so it does not cover every county in Texas).

This sobering data only further emphasizes the need for health insurance reform; I am in Washington, D.C. this week working on health insurance reform as part of the White House Working Group of State Legislators for Health Reform, and promise to continue providing updates on this issue as they develop.