PROVIDENCE – With 5.71 percent of people uninsured, Rhode Island has the seventh-lowest uninsured rate in the U.S., according to an analysis conducted by personal finance website WalletHub.
Massachusetts has the lowest uninsured rate in the country with 2.82 percent of people uninsured, while Texas has the highest rate with 17.1 percent of people uninsured.
In addition to comparing overall insurance rates in the 50 states in 2015, WalletHub analysts also compared states based on age, race and income.
According to WalletHub, the uninsured rate in Rhode Island decreased by 6.47 percent from 2010 to 2015.
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Nationally, the uninsured rate fell by 6.02 percent from 2010 to 2015. •
