Texas Estimated Employer and Individual
Private Insurance by Comptroller Economic Region
1998
| Comptroller Economic Region | 1998 Population Estimate by Area | Insured Rate by Region* | Estimated Insurance Paid* |
| Central Texas | 2,116,610 | 70.1% | $ 2,824,247,362 |
| Gulf Coast | 4,576,076 | 68.8% | $ 5,864,964,216 |
| High Plains | 773,976 | 72.5% | $ 986,409,920 |
| Metroplex | 5,051,202 | 76.7% | $ 6,934,298,093 |
| Northwest Texas | 550,362 | 76.5% | $ 736,282,027 |
| South Texas (Lower) | 1,662,317 | 53.8% | $ 1,514,004,870 |
| South Texas (Upper) | 2,068,987 | 53.9% | $ 2,220,791,591 |
| Southeast Texas | 723,631 | 70.4% | $ 955,354,373 |
| Upper East Texas | 978,488 | 73.9% | $ 1,338,897,698 |
| Upper Rio Grande | 716,163 | 55.6% | $ 662,004,593 |
| West Texas | 541,802 | 65.3% | $ 662,911,249 |
| State of Texas | 19,759,614 | 66.5% | $ 24,700,165,991 |
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Sources: U.S. Health Care Finance Authority.
Health and Human Services Commission Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts * Estimated allocation by region by percentage of insured. This includes private insurance, Medicare and TriCare. Excludes Medicaid The same rate of uninsured was used to estimate both the Upper and Lower South Texas regions. |
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