Buncombe County: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Buncombe County's uninsured rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
11.5%
2023
11.9%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+3.5%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -0.8 pp (-7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.3% | — |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +0.6 pp (5.3%) |