Most Recent County Level Uninsured Estimates for Pennsylvania

Here is a review of last year's county level estimates for the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates or SAHIE which were out for the years 2008 and 2009 for each county in the United States.  The 2010 estimates should be out in the fall.  I reported the county estimates for the years 2007, 2008, and 2009 in the 67 counties in Pennsylvania to get an idea of the impact of the recession on the uninsured at the local level in the State.  There is a strong correlation in the rates of uninsured and median housing income for each county accounting for 42% of the variability as can be seen in the above graph. 

For 2009 the top 10 counties in uninsured rate for the state are:

**Update**

I realize that many do not know where the state's 67 counties are located so I've added a Pennsylvania map for reference.  For example Forest is in the Northwest, Union is in the center and you should be able to find Philadelphia.  The three year trend in the uninsured can be seen below.

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