America Counts: Stories about Health

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Dual Health Insurance Coverage Declining For Adults Age 65 and Over

Rates of dual health coverage — private health insurance and Medicare — decreased from 2017 to 2022 for adults age 65 and older regardless of employment status.

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“Excess Mortality" During COVID-19 Varied by Race, Ethnicity, Geography

New Census Bureau research shows “excess mortality” — deaths that exceed recent trends — widened the Black-White mortality gap.

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How Many U.S. Businesses Offer Health Insurance to Employees?

Private-sector companies in seven states and District of Columbia offer health insurance to employees at a rate significantly above the national average.

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Continued Decrease in Mortality Brings Natural Increase Closer to Pre-Pandemic Levels

New population estimates show that 19 states had more deaths than births in 2023, down from 25 in 2022.

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Uninsured Rates Decreased in Over Half of U.S. States in 2022

Infographics from the ACS 1-year estimates released today show changes in state-level health insurance coverage rates and types from 2021 to 2022.

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Health Insurance Coverage of U.S. Workers Increased in 2022

Health insurance coverage for working-age adults ages 19 to 64 improved in 2022 across race groups and Hispanic origin and in most regions.

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Public Health Emergencies and Mental Health

The opioid crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, and legislative changes may have contributed to a rise in revenue for mental health care service providers.

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About 43 Million People in the U.S. Had Multiple Health Plans in 2021

More than half of multiple coverage holders had Medicare and a private coverage plan.

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Disability by Health Condition

Higher rates of disability among non-Hispanic Black population age 40 and up due to arthritis, diabetes and hypertension than among non-Hispanic White adults.

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Almost a Quarter of U.S. Population Vulnerable to Rising Heat

Climate-focused data product finds that social factors contribute to low resilience to extreme heat exposure for almost 1 in 4 individuals in the United States.

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Disability Rates Higher in Rural Areas Than Urban Areas

The largest urban/rural differences in disability rates were in the South in 2021.

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COVID-19 Impacts on Mortality by Race/Ethnicity and Sex

Males and the Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaska Native population groups experienced disproportionately large Increases in deaths during the pandemic.

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Impacto del COVID-19 en la mortalidad por raza/origen étnico y sexo

Los hombres y las poblaciones hispana e indígena de las Américas y nativa de Alaska estuvieron entre los grupos que experimentaron grandes aumentos en muertes.

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Hispanic, Black Adults More Likely to Report Long COVID-19 Symptoms

Household Pulse Survey began asking about long COVID-19 in 2022 and 31.1% said they still experienced symptoms three months or longer after testing positive.

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Impact of the End of Extra SNAP Benefits

About 1 in 4 households in states that gave SNAP emergency benefits during the pandemic report not having enough to eat now that extra funding has ended.

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Missing Medicaid Data on Race/Ethnicity May Bias Health Research

New research links Census Bureau and Medicaid data to enhance missing race/ethnicity data and improve the study of health disparities.

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Is There a Retail Health Clinic Near You?

There were 2000 clinics providing walk-in health services inside pharmacies and other retailers between 2018 and 2020, mostly in metro areas.

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Losing Our Parents

A new data visualization shows patterns in parent mortality by age, sex, race and ethnicity for 2019 and 2021.

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More Education Does Not Erase Racial Disparities in Health Coverage

Adults with a high school education or less have higher uninsured rates than those more educated. Racial/ethnic inequalities exist even among the more educated.

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Data Products Built by and for Puerto Rican Communities

The Opportunity Project tackled challenges specific to Puerto Rico using open data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies.

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How Did Self-Care Industries Perform at Start of Pandemic?

The 2021 Service Annual Survey shows trends in select self-care industries since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Stories U.S. Census Bureau Data Told in 2022

A look at some of the America Counts stories that revealed shifts in our population, from growing diversity and declining poverty to where and how we live.

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LGBT Adults Report Anxiety, Depression at All Ages

The Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey provides insight into the mental health and well-being of the LGBT population.

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How Resilient Are Communities Along the U.S.-Mexico Border?

The Community Resilience Estimates show that more people living in the 44 counties along the U.S.-Mexico border are less resilient than the nation as a whole.

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Do Disabilities Impact Older People’s Moves to Other Locations?

About 8.3% of people ages 65 and older with a disability and 5.1% without a disability moved during the prior year from 2015-2019.

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How Marital Status and Children Affect Social Safety Net Participation

An updated interactive data tool allows users to explore household composition and expanded age categories of those who received government benefits in 2020.

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Uninsured Rate Declined in 28 States 2019-2021

Today’s release of the 2021 American Community Survey 1-year estimates shows increase in public health coverage in 36 states.

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Full-Time, Year-Round Workers More Likely to be Uninsured in 2021

The uninsured rate of those who worked less than full time, year-round dropped 1.2 percentage points from 2020 to 2021 as public coverage increased.

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Uninsured Rate of U.S. Children Fell to 5.0% in 2021

A 1.2 percentage point increase in Medicaid and CHIP coverage drove drop in children’s uninsured rate between 2020 and 2021.

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Revenues for Home Care, Elderly Services Increase as Nation Ages

Service Annual Survey shows revenue increased in select service industries from 2013 to 2020.

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Wealth Inequality in the U.S. by Household Type

Census data show persistent inequalities in household wealth in 2019: 38.7% of households did not own a home, and 41.2% did not have a retirement account.

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How Did CARES Act Funding Impact State Revenues, Spending?

The 2020 Annual Survey of State Government Finances captures only three months of the CARES Act funding to state governments but it already shows major impacts.

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LGBT Adults Report Anxiety, Depression During Pandemic

The Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey provides insight into the mental health and well-being of the LGBT population during COVID-19.

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Who Is Receiving Social Safety Net Benefits?

A new data tool allows users to explore thousands of social safety statistics 2013-2019 and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of recipients.

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Recognizing Nation’s 2.78 Million Administrative Professionals

Secretaries and administrative assistants make up 2% of the workforce, mainly women with lower-than-average earnings.

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Why Study Aging in Africa, Region With World’s Youngest Population?

A U.S. Census Bureau report provides comprehensive statistics on current and future population aging trends and patterns in Africa.