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CHIP share of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees: U.S. states ranked (2026)

Measure: CHIP share of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment by state, June 2026, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: June 2026.

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Data last updated: 2026-11-09

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National value: 9.8 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 6.6 %
RI 11.8 %
DE 5.8 %
CT 2.8 %
NJ 15 %
MD 14.3 %
MA 11.3 %
VT 3.9 %
NH 11.1 %

Lowest: 0.3 to 6.2 %
Group 2: 6.2 to 8.7 %
Group 3: 8.7 to 10.4 %
Group 4: 10.4 to 11.8 %
Highest: 11.8 to 21.3 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Monthly enrollment reported by states to CMS; definitions of child and adult enrollment vary somewhat by state.


1	Alabama	21.3
2	Kansas	18
3	New Jersey	15
4	Maryland	14.3
5	Mississippi	14.2
6	Oregon	14.1
7	Tennessee	13.4
8	Illinois	12.6
9	North Carolina	12.4
10	Iowa	12.2
11	Rhode Island	11.8
12	South Carolina	11.6
13	Colorado	11.5
14	Virginia	11.4
15	Massachusetts	11.3
16	Nebraska	11.1
16	New Hampshire	11.1
18	California	10.8
19	Missouri	10.7
20	South Dakota	10.4
20	Utah	10.4
20	Wyoming	10.4
23	Arkansas	10.2
23	New York	10.2
25	Montana	10.1
26	Louisiana	10
27	Georgia	9.6
28	Pennsylvania	9.3
29	Kentucky	9.2
30	Wisconsin	8.8
31	Ohio	8.7
31	Oklahoma	8.7
33	Indiana	8.6
34	Texas	8.3
35	West Virginia	8.2
36	Michigan	7.6
37	Arizona	6.9
38	Hawaii	6.8
39	District of Columbia	6.6
40	New Mexico	6.3
41	Idaho	6.2
41	Nevada	6.2
43	Alaska	6
44	Maine	5.9
45	Delaware	5.8
46	North Dakota	5.2
47	Florida	4.7
48	Vermont	3.9
49	Washington	3.5
50	Connecticut	2.8
51	Minnesota	0.3

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State Medicaid and CHIP Applications, Eligibility Determinations, and Enrollment Data (Performance Indicator data), reporting period June 2026, updated reports
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2025 resident population (denominator). Reference period: June 2026.

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U.S. states ranked by CHIP share of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees (%, derived) (June 2026). Data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (with Census population), State Medicaid and CHIP Applications, Eligibility Determinations, and Enrollment Data (Performance Indicator data), reporting period June 2026, updated reports; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-chip-share-of-medicaid-and-chip-enrollees/

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