Insurance Coverage By Kansas Congressional District 2024

Explores the Latest Available Data, From 2023

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Nov 08, 2024

By

Angela S Wu, M.S., Kaci Cink, M.P.H., Viktoria Sterkhova, M.P.H., Wen-Chieh Lin, Ph.D.
Kansas Health Institute infographic displaying health insurance coverage data by congressional district in Kansas. Each district is shown with a map and a pie chart, detailing the proportions of private coverage, public coverage, and uninsured residents. The 1st District has 60.2% privately insured, 31.2% publicly insured, and 8.5% uninsured. The 2nd District shows 52.0% privately insured, 37.7% publicly insured, and 10.3% uninsured. In the 3rd District, 70.6% are privately insured, 23.7% publicly insured, and 5.7% uninsured. The 4th District shows 56.6% privately insured, 34.3% publicly insured, and 9.1% uninsured.

Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, this fact sheet and interactive map detail health insurance coverage for Kansans in 2023 by congressional district as well as by age group. The type of coverage available, demographic factors such as age and income, access to care and personal preference are some of the factors that may lead to differences in health insurance coverage between areas. These differences may indicate an opportunity for improvement. For example, if all congressional districts had the uninsured rate reported for children in the 3rd District (3.7 percent), there would be 13,681 fewer uninsured children in Kansas. 

To learn which congressional district you live in, visit the U.S. Census Bureau’s website.

Key Points

  • In 2023, there were 240,302 uninsured Kansans representing 8.4 percent of the population. The uninsured rate varied from a low of 5.7 percent in the 3rd Congressional District to a high of 10.3 percent in the 2nd District. The statewide uninsured rate was 8.4 percent, statistically unchanged from 2022 (8.6 percent).
  • There were 40,549 uninsured children in Kansas, a statewide rate of 5.6 percent. The 1st District (6.0 percent) and the 2nd District (7.0 percent) exceeded the statewide rate.
  • Three in 10 (31.7 percent) Kansans were covered by public insurance (including Medicare, Medicaid/CHIP, VA health care and other public) in 2023. Public coverage ranged from one-quarter (23.7 percent) of the population in the 3rd District to around a third in the other districts (31.2 percent in the 1st District, 37.7 percent in the 2nd District and 34.3 percent in the 4th District).
  • Six in 10 (60.0 percent) Kansans had private insurance (employment-based, military/TRICARE, direct-purchase and other private). While private coverage was 70.6 percent in the 3rd District, it ranged from 52.0 to 60.2 percent in the other districts.

Explore the status of health insurance coverage across Kansas congressional districts in this interactive map.

To view data for a specific congressional district, click on the outlined district below. The selected district will be highlighted. To return to the statewide view, click the highlighted district again. For additional guidance, refer to the video tutorial, which provides a complete dashboard walkthrough and usage instructions.

Health Insurance Coverage by Age and Congressional District

Kansas Overall

Private Coverage Public Coverage Uninsured
2023 Total Population Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
Kansas
Overall		 2,876,621 1,725,614 60.0% 910,705 31.7% 240,302 8.4%
Children,
Age 0-18		 726,154 455,372 62.7% 230,233 31.7% 40,549 5.6%
Adults,
Age 19-64		 1,650,054 1,251,872 75.9% 202,471 12.3% 195,711 11.9%
Adults,
Age 65+		 500,413 18,370 3.7% 478,001 95.5% 4,042 0.8%

1st District

Private Coverage Public Coverage Uninsured
2023 Total Population Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
1st
District		 704,526 424,424 60.2% 220,010 31.2% 60,092 8.5%
Children,
Age 0-18		 172,134 106,361 61.8% 55,367 32.2% 10,406 6.0%
Adults,
Age 19-64		 408,197 314,065 76.9% 45,192 11.1% 48,940 12.0%
Adults,
Age 65+		 124,195 3,998 3.2% 119,451 96.2% 746 0.6%

2nd District

Private Coverage Public Coverage Uninsured
2023 Total Population Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
2nd
District		 704,324 366,254 52.0% 265,769 37.7% 72,301 10.3%
Children,
Age 0-18		 179,455 98,333 54.8% 68,541 38.2% 12,581 7.0%
Adults,
Age 19-64		 391,920 263,970 67.4% 69,376 17.7% 58,574 14.9%
Adults,
Age 65+		 132,949 3,951 3.0% 127,852 96.2% 1,146 0.9%

3rd District

Private Coverage Public Coverage Uninsured
2023 Total Population Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
3rd
District		 743,600 524,739 70.6% 176,541 23.7% 42,320 5.7%
Children,
Age 0-18		 185,126 144,221 77.9% 33,998 18.4% 6,907 3.7%
Adults,
Age 19-64		 439,412 374,025 85.1% 30,558 7.0% 34,829 7.9%
Adults,
Age 65+		 119,062 6,493 5.5% 111,985 94.1% 584 0.5%

4th District

Private Coverage Public Coverage Uninsured
2023 Total Population Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
4th
District		 724,171 410,197 56.6% 248,385 34.3% 65,589 9.1%
Children,
Age 0-18		 189,439 106,457 56.2% 72,327 38.2% 10,655 5.6%
Adults,
Age 19-64		 410,525 299,812 73.0% 57,345 14.0% 53,368 13.0%
Adults,
Age 65+		 124,207 3,928 3.2% 118,713 95.6% 1,566 1.3%
Note: Civilian non-institutionalized Kansas residents = 2,876,621. Estimates are for residents within the congressional district boundaries of the 118th Congress, which are in effect from Jan. 3, 2023–Jan. 3, 2025. Percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding. Margins of error for combined population subgroups are not available, so statistical tests for significant differences cannot be conducted. Because American Community Survey respondents can report more than one type of insurance, KHI utilizes a standard hierarchy of public insurance, private insurance and then uninsured.
Source: Kansas Health Institute analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau 2023 1-year American Community Survey table B27010, available at https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B27010?q=B27010

A PDF version of this fact sheet is also available in the Documents & Downloads section.

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