In 2020, nearly 7 in 10 women between the ages of 18 and 64 were insured through their or a family member's employer.
This statistic shows the percentage of women with health insurance in the United States in 2020, by coverage type.
Percentage of women with health insurance in the United States in 2020, by coverage type
Characteristic
Percentage of women
Insurance through an employer, either your own or a family member's
66%
Insurance you or a family member purchased from Healthcare.gov/health insurance marketplace/exchange
7%
Insurance you or a family member purchased directly from an insurance company
3%
Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
18%
Medicare, the federal insurance program for seniors and some people with disabilities
3%
Some other government medical program, such as military coverage through TRICARE or the VA or Indian Health Services
Question: "Which of the following is your main source of health insurance coverage?"
Distribution is among the 86% of respondents who said they were covered by insurance.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 21, 2021). Percentage of women with health insurance in the United States in 2020, by coverage type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256445/health-insurance-of-us-women-by-coverage-type/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of women with health insurance in the United States in 2020, by coverage type." Chart. April 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256445/health-insurance-of-us-women-by-coverage-type/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2021). Percentage of women with health insurance in the United States in 2020, by coverage type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256445/health-insurance-of-us-women-by-coverage-type/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Women with Health Insurance in The United States in 2020, by Coverage Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256445/health-insurance-of-us-women-by-coverage-type/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of women with health insurance in the United States in 2020, by coverage type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256445/health-insurance-of-us-women-by-coverage-type/ (last visited December 08, 2021)
