Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022 by amount owed

Published by
Preeti Vankar,
Mar 24, 2023
In 2022, around 12 percent of all adults in the United States who had a medical debt owed more than 10,000 U.S. dollars, while 20 percent of adults with medical debts owed from 2,001 to 5,000 U.S. dollars. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by the amount owed.

Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by amount owed

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Release date

June 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

2,375*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Among those with health care debt

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

* The sample consists of 1,674 adults who have present or past medical debt and 698 adults who have not had medical debt in the last five years.

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