A Look at the Counties: Households with Children Currently without Health Insurance
At the county level, there are modest differences. Greene County has the highest proportion of families where at least one child is currently uninsured, 12%.
In Sullivan, Columbia, Orange, and Ulster Counties, the rate of uninsured children is nearly one in ten. 9% of households with children in Sullivan County and 8% in Columbia, Orange, and Ulster Counties include a child without health insurance.
Dutchess and Putnam Counties have the lowest rate of households with uninsured children in the region. 5% of households with children in both these counties have at least one member under age 18 who is without health insurance at this time.
