Watauga County: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Watauga 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
11.3%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-6.7 pp
% change
-59.3%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -3.5 pp (-31%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +0.6 pp (11.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -1.3 pp (-22%) |