No health insurance? 15 states with poorest medical coverage
Have no health insurance? You're not alone. Almost 17 percent of Americans are without coverage, according to 2011 data released by a Gallup organization. But a lack of health insurance is a much bigger problem in some states than in others - a fact that's become a hot topic for both presidential candidates and ordinary citizens who are still debating the merits of what some call Obamacare.
Where are Americans most likely to lack health insurance? Keep clicking to find out...
15. Nevada (TIE)
Nevada kicks off the list of 15 states where residents are most likely to be uninsured. Nearly one in five - 19.5 percent - of Nevadans lack health insurance.
15. Kentucky (TIE)
Percentage uninsured: 19.5
13. South Carolina
Percentage uninsured: 19.6
12. New Mexico
Percentage uninsured: 19.9
11. Montana
Percentage uninsured: 20.2
10. Georgia (TIE)
Percentage uninsured: 21.0
10. North Carolina (TIE)
Percentage uninsured: 20.8
8. Arkansas
Percentage uninsured: 21.0
7. Louisiana
Percentage uninsured: 21.4
6. California
Percentage uninsured: 21.9
5. Oklahoma
Percentage uninsured: 22.5
4. Florida
Percentage uninsured: 22.6
3. Alaska
Percentage uninsured: 23.5
2. Mississippi
Percentage uninsured: 24.5
1. Texas
Everything's bigger in Texas - including the percentage of people without health insurance. Almost one in three Texans - 27.2 percent - is uninsured.