Governing Magazine/February 2004

THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT
A Case of Neglect

THE SAFETY NET

States ranked by percentage of children age 18 and under covered by
Medicaid, 2001-02

RANK  STATE
 1    Mississippi     30% OR MORE
 2    New Mexico
 3    Vermont
 4    West Virginia4
 5    Arkansas
 6    Tennessee
 7    Louisiana

 8    Maine           25-29.9%
 9    New York
10    Alaska
10    South Carolina
12    Rhode Island
13    Oklahoma
14    North Carolina
15    California
16    Kentucky

17    Missouri        20-24.9%
18    Washington
19    Texas
20    Georgia
21    Alabama
22    Florida
23    Idaho
24    Arizona
24    Oregon
26    Massachusetts
27    Nebraska
28    Montana
29    Michigan
30    Hawaii
31    Wyoming

32    Ohio            15-19.9%
33    Wisconsin
34    Pennsylvania
35    North Dakota
36    Illinois
37    Iowa
38    Kansas
38    South Dakota
40    Delaware
41    Utah
42    Connecticut
42    New Jersey
44    New Hampshire
45    Indiana
45    Minnesota

47    Virginia        LESS THAN 15%
48    Maryland
49    Nevada
50    Colorado

Source: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

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