Uninsured vs insured adults percentage in U.S. 2003-2022

According to the surveys, the percentage of adults, who were insured all year but still paid such high our-of-pocket costs or deductibles (relative to their income), has increased from 9 percent in 2003 to 23 percent in 2022. This survey displays the percentage of health insured vs. uninsured adults in the United States from 2003 to 2022.

Percentage of health insured vs. uninsured adults in the United States from 2003 to 2022

Characteristic	Insured all year, not underinsured	Insured all year, underinsured	Insured now, had a coverage gap	Uninsured now
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Sources

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

September 2022

More information

Region

United States

Survey time period

2003 to 2022

Number of respondents

around 4,000-6,000

Age group

19-64 years

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Notes: "Uninsured now" refers to adults who reported being uninsured at the time of the survey; "Insured now, had a coverage gap" refers to adults who were insured at the time of survey but had experienced a coverage gap in the past year; "Insured all year, underinsured" refers to adults who were insured for the full year up to and on the survey field date, but had such high out-of pocket costs or deductibles relative to their income that they were effectively underinsured.
Data: Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Surveys (2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)

Citation formats