Throughout the nation, the average number of uninsured children is 6.3 percent, according to Tampa Bay Times.
The following five states had the lowest rates of uninsured children in 2014:
• Vermont: 1.2 percent
• Massachusetts: 1.8 percent
• Hawaii: 2.5 percent
• District of Columbia: 2.7 percent
• Iowa: 3.2 percent
These states had the highest rates of uninsured children in 2014:
• Alaska: 12.3 percent
• Texas: 11.8 percent
• Arizona: 10.5 percent
• Florida: 9.6 percent
• Nevada: 10 percent
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