07/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/25/2024 08:52
July 25, 2024 - The rate of Americans under age 65 without health insurance decreased in 627 counties and increased in 23 counties between 2021 and 2022, according to Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
SAHIE is the only source for single-year estimates of people with health insurance in each of the nation's 3,143 counties. The county statistics are provided by sex and age groups and at income levels reflecting 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 coverage by race and Hispanic origin.
According to SAHIE, uninsured rates of Americans under age 65 decreased in 3,037 U.S. counties and rose in three counties from 2013 (the year before many ACA provisions took effect) to 2022. Likewise, 1,422 (45.2%) U.S. counties had an estimated uninsured rate below 10% in 2022, up from 39.2% of counties in 2021 and 4.1% in 2013.
Other SAHIE highlights:
For more information, visit our interactive data and mapping tool 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 different geographic levels and demographic groups available annually from 2006 to 2022.
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