In 2022, among those with medical debt, around 56 percent of Black adults in the United States stated that they currently had medical debt, in comparison 37 percent of White adults stated the same. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by ethnicity.
Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by ethnicity
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (June 16, 2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302247/adults-in-us-who-have-medical-debt-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302247/adults-in-us-who-have-medical-debt-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302247/adults-in-us-who-have-medical-debt-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Have Medical Debt in 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302247/adults-in-us-who-have-medical-debt-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302247/adults-in-us-who-have-medical-debt-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
