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Uninsured population by Race/Ethnicity

The percent of uninsured adults of color in Lincoln has typically been higher than for White Lincoln adults

Although the overall rates of persons uninsured fluctuates, generally the number and rate of those uninsured has been improving in the past five years. 

• In 2019, 17% of the Latino/a/Hispanic adult population and of the Black/African American adult population were without health insurance.
• For Latino/a/Hispanic adults, this is a decrease of 49% since the high point in 2012, where 33% of the Latino/a/Hispanic adult population was without health insurance.
• The percent of the Black/African American adult population without health insurance has fluctuated year to year from a low of 10% uninsured in 2011, to a high of 30% uninsured two years later in 2013.
• In 2019, 13% of the Asian adult population was without health insurance in Lincoln.
• In 2019, 6% of the White adult population was without health insurance in Lincoln.