This publication is a map of sub-state uninsurance estimates for Minnesota’s nonelderly population (age 0-64 years) from the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS).  The statewide uninsurance rate was 9.6 percent for this same population and data source.

The large sample size of the American Community Survey makes it possible to produce health insurance estimates for sub-state geographic areas. These areas are referred to as public use microdata areas (PUMA), a geography unit used by the U.S. Census Bureau that represents about 100,000 people.  In most cases the PUMA are groups of counties and tend to follow county lines; in the urban areas the PUMA are portions of a county.

More information on the American Community Survey is available on SHADAC's ACS resource page.