Percentage of U.S. population with health insurance 2019-2020, by coverage

This statistic illustrates the distribution of the US population with health insurance in 2019 and 2020, by coverage type. In 2011, some 15.7 percent of the U.S. population had no health insurance. This share had decreased to 8.6 percent by 2020.

U.S. population with and without health insurance

In 2020, over half of the U.S. population had health insurance coverage through their place of employment, around 54 percent. Approximately 35 percent had coverage through some form of government plan in the same year. While still low, the U.S. population without health insurance has increased slightly in the past four years. A large portion (22 percent) of those without health insurance are between 26 and 34 years of age. About 16 percent of adults in this age group did not have health insurance in 2019.

Health expenditure

The United States spent approximately 10,950 U.S. dollars per capita on health in 2019 while in comparison, the Canadian government expended some 5,370 U.S. dollars per capita in the same year. However, higher health spending did not equate to a better health system or outcomes and when ranked with other comparable high-income countries, the U.S. came in last on nearly all health performance categories from access of care to health outcomes.