L atinos and H ealth Coverage: Iowa by the Numbers L atinos1 are more likely to be uninsured than any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S. +RZHYHU +LVSDQLF IDPLOLHVœ DFFHVV WR KHDOWK LQVXUDQFH YDULHV E\ VWDWH (see F igure 1). In Iowa: ™ L atinos have inadequate access to the cur rent health coverage system. In 2008, only about one-half (47.8%) of all Latinos living in Iowa had employer-sponsored health insurance, and more than one-quarter (26.8%) were covered by Medicaid or WKH &KLOGUHQœV +HDOWK ,QVXUDQFH Program.2 ™ As a result, L atino families are at risk for uninsurance. That year, more than one in five (21.7%) Latinos in Iowa were uninsured, and nearly one in twelve (7.9%) Latino children under age 18 had no form of health coverage.3 ™ L atinos are over represented among the uninsured. Although Hispanics made up 4.8% of the total state population in 2008, they represented 11% of IRZDœs uninsured.4