Health in Owensboro, Kentucky: official figures
6.0% of residents of Owensboro (3,575 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 279th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Kentucky: 6.0%).
How many children in Owensboro are uninsured?
In Owensboro, 4.5% of children under 19 and 8.4% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many people in Owensboro are on Medicaid?
29.8% of residents of Owensboro under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 116th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Kentucky: 25.0%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many people in Owensboro have a disability?
19.5% of residents of Owensboro (11,556 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 27th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Kentucky: 17.9%); 9.1% had two or more types of disability.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many older people in Owensboro have a disability?
By age, 40.6% of residents of Owensboro aged 65 and over, 18.2% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.2% of children under 18 reported a disability in 2020-2024 (US: 32.9%, 10.9% and 4.9%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow Owensboro compares with other cities in the United States
Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)
Owensboro ranks 545 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 542 | Lansing | 6.1% |
| 543 | Beaverton | 6.0% |
| 544 | Visalia | 6.0% |
| 545 | Owensboro | 6.0% |
| 546 | Whittier | 6.0% |
| 547 | Fargo | 6.0% |
| 548 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government | 6.0% |
Residents with a disability (2020-2024)
Owensboro ranks 27 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with a disability |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Evansville | 19.7% |
| 25 | Pontiac | 19.6% |
| 26 | Augusta | 19.6% |
| 27 | Owensboro | 19.5% |
| 28 | Gary | 19.4% |
| 29 | Rochester | 19.1% |
| 30 | Cleveland | 19.1% |
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table C18108: Age by Number of Disabilities (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 8116247db31952c99ba053e6b0c767675a9674703b6b32e7705f1e4952f3b426), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b8f09efa878c…)
- U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B27010: Types of Health Insurance Coverage by Age (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 2ceba99dada3ec1042310e1dc1f00bcc819de765c3143028aa000df025012a69), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3db662ef4cb3…)
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