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August 11, 2022 — The rate of Americans under the age of 65 without health insurance decreased significantly in 251 counties and increased in 148 counties between 2019 and 2020, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The new data come from the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) Program, the only source for single-year estimates of the number of people with and without health insurance coverage in each of the nation’s 3,142 counties. The county statistics are provided by sex and age groups and at income levels that reflect thresholds for state and federal assistance programs such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid eligibility. State estimates also include health insurance coverage data by race and Hispanic origin.
Uninsured rates of Americans under the age of 65 decreased significantly from 2013 (the year before many provisions of the ACA took effect) to 2020. During that span, uninsured rates dropped in 2,823 counties and rose in just five counties. Likewise, 1,068 (34%) U.S. counties had an estimated uninsured rate below 10% in 2020, up from 33.6% of counties in 2019 and 4.1% in 2013.
Other SAHIE highlights:
For more information, visit our interactive data and mapping tool on our website at <www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/sahie>. This tool allows users to create and download state and county custom tables, thematic maps and time-trend charts for all concepts available annually from 2006 to 2020.
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