This report provides a summary of the 2016 release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) program. SAHIE is the only source of data for single-year estimates of health insurance coverage status for all counties in the United States. The report describes demographic and economic differences in health insurance status across states and counties, as well as trends in health insurance coverage.

Visualizations

Figure 1. Estimated Uninsured Rates, Population Under Age 65: 2016 [1.0 MB]

Figure 2. Number of Counties With a Change in Their Estimated Uninsured Rates: 2013 to 2016 [<1.0 MB]

Household Economic Studies

Figure 3. 2016 Medicaid Expansion Status by State and 2015 to 2016 Change in Estimated Uninsured Rates, Population Aged 18 to 64, Living at or Below 138 Percent Poverty [<1.0 MB]

Figure 4. 2016 Estimated Uninsured Rates for Adults Aged 18 to 64 and Children Under Age 19 [1.6 MB]

Figure 5. 2016 Estimated Uninsured Rates for Adults Aged 18 to 64, Male and Female [1.7 MB]

Figure 6. 2015 to 2016 Change in Estimated Uninsured Rate, Population Under Age 65, By Race and Ethnicity [<1.0 MB]

Health Insurance Coverage Estimates Percent Uninsured: 2016, Population Living at or Below 138% of Poverty, Aged 18 to 64 [<1.0 MB]

Health Insurance Coverage Estimates Percent Uninsured: 2016, Population Living Between 138% and 400% of Poverty, Aged 18 to 64 [<1.0 MB]

Change in Uninsured Rate: 2015 to 2016, by State and Race, Under Age 65 [<1.0 MB]

Reference Maps

Reference Map. Counties by Metro/Micro Area Status: 2016 [<1.0 MB]

Reference Map. Counties Not Published in the 2016 ACS 1-Year Estimates [<1.0 MB]

Reference Map. Census Regions and Divisions of the United States [<1.0 MB]

The 2016 SAHIE report that was released in March 2018 was updated in June 2018 to correct Figure 6. The original version of Figure 6 had some values that were displayed incorrectly due to an incorrect maximum value on the x-axis of the graph.

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