Polk County: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Polk 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
8.0%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-63.7%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.2 pp (-15%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.8% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -0.4 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -1.5 pp (-34.1%) |