In 2020, around **** percent of the U.S. population had private health insurance coverage. This share slightly decreased to **** percent in 2024. Medicare and Medicaid together provided healthcare coverage to approximately ** percent of the population in the United States. U.S. population with and without health insurance In 2022, over half of the U.S. population had health insurance coverage through their place of employment, around 54.5 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 decreased slightly from the previous year. A large portion of those without health insurance are between 19 and 25 years of age. Approximately ** percent of adults in this age group did not have health insurance in 2021. Health expenditure The United States spent approximately ****** U.S. dollars per capita on health in 2022 while in comparison, the Canadian government expended some ***** 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.

In 2024, some **** percent of people in the United States had private health insurance. This represents a steady decrease since 2015. This statistic contains data on the number of U.S. Americans with private health insurance coverage from 1997 to 2024.

The percentage of people in the United States with health insurance has increased over the past decade with a noticeably sharp increase in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted. As of 2024, around ** percent of people in the United States had some form of health insurance, compared to around ** percent in 2010. Despite the increases in the percentage of insured people in the U.S., there were still over ** million people in the United States without health insurance as of 2024. Insurance coverage Health insurance in the United States consists of different private and public insurance programs such as those provided by private employers or those provided publicly through Medicare and Medicaid. Almost half of the insured population in the United States were insured privately through an employer as of 2021, while **** percent of people were insured through Medicaid, and **** percent through Medicare . The Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2014, has significantly reduced the number of uninsured people in the United States. In 2014, the percentage of U.S. individuals with health insurance increased to almost ** percent. Furthermore, the percentage of people without health insurance reached an all time low in 2022. Public opinion on healthcare reform in the United States remains an ongoing political issue with public opinion consistently divided.

This statistic shows the percentage of persons under 65 years in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2019. In 2019, approximately 64.3 percent of the U.S. population under 65 years of age had private health insurance coverage.

As of 2024, nearly *** million people in the United States had some kind of health insurance, a significant increase from around *** million insured people in 2010. However, as of 2024, there were still approximately ** million people in the United States without any kind of health insurance. Insurance coverage The United States does not have universal health insurance, and so health care cost is mostly covered through different private and public insurance programs. In 2021, almost ** percent of the insured population of the United States were insured through employers, while **** percent of people were insured through Medicaid, and **** percent of people through Medicare. As of 2022, about *** percent of people were uninsured in the U.S., compared to ** percent in 2010. The Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA) significantly reduced the number of uninsured people in the United States, from **** million uninsured people in 2013 to **** million people in 2015. However, since the repeal of the individual mandate the number of people without health insurance has risen. Healthcare reform in the United States remains an ongoing political issue with public opinion on a Medicare-for-all plan consistently divided.

In 2024, *** percent of all people in the United States didn't have health insurance. The share of Americans without health insurance saw a steady increase from 2015 to 2019 before starting to decline from 2020 to 2023. Factors like the implementation of Medicaid expansion in additional states and growth in private health insurance coverage led to the decline in the uninsured population, despite the economic challenges due to the pandemic in 2020. More coverage after Obamacare The groups who saw the biggest improvement in health insurance coverage after the ACA was enacted were Hispanic and Black Americans. Meanwhile, the share of White Americans without health insurance also fell due to Obamacare, but the drop in that group wasn’t as dramatic as in other ethnic groups. This is primarily due to the fact that the uninsured rate among White Americans was much lower pre-ACA than among any other group, so there was less room for improvement. ACA was especially significant for those with low income Although the ACA was signed into law in 2010, many of its major provisions didn’t come into force until 2014, which accounts for the sharp drop in Americans without health insurance in 2014. Adults with a family income lower than 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) were especially impacted by the law, as the share of uninsured adults in this income group dropped ** percent between 2013 and 2015.

In 2024, over *** million people in the United States had private health insurance through their employer, while a further ** million people had private health insurance through direct purchase. This statistic shows the number of people in the United States with private health insurance in 2024, by type.

This statistic shows the percentage of persons under 65 years in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2018, by gender. In 2018, approximately 66 percent of the male U.S. population under 65 years of age had private health insurance coverage.

This statistic shows the percentage of persons under 65 years of age in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage in 2000 and 2018, by age. In 2018, approximately 55 percent of the U.S. population under 18 years of age had private health insurance coverage.

In 2024, **** percent of the U.S. population had employment-based health insurance coverage. This statistic depicts the percentage of the U.S. population with employment-based health insurance from 1987 to 2024.

This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population under 65 years of age without health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2019, by gender. In 2019, around 13 percent of the male U.S. population under 65 years were without health insurance coverage.

In 2024, approximately ******** percent of the Hispanic population in the United States did not have health insurance, a historical low since 2010. In 2024, the national average was *** percent. White Americans had a below-average rate of just ***** percent, whereas *** percent of Black Americans had no health insurance.Impact of the Affordable Care ActThe Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, was enacted in March 2010, which expanded the Medicaid program, made affordable health insurance available to more people and aimed to lower health care costs by supporting innovative medical care delivery methods. Though it was enacted in 2010, the full effects of it weren’t seen until 2013, when government-run insurance marketplaces such as HealthCare.gov were opened. The number of Americans without health insurance fell significantly between 2010 and 2015, but began to rise again after 2016. What caused the change?The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has played a role in decreasing the number of Americans with health insurance, because the individual mandate was repealed. The aim of the individual mandate (part of the ACA) was to ensure that all Americans had health coverage and thus spread the costs over the young, old, sick and healthy by imposing a large tax fine on those without coverage.

The current health expenditure as a share of the GDP in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.8 percentage points. According to this forecast, in 2029, the share will have increased for the seventh consecutive year to 17.98 percent. According to Worldbank health spending includes expenditures with regards to healthcare services and goods. It is depicted here in relation to the total gross domestic product (GDP) of the country or region at hand.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the current health expenditure as a share of the GDP in countries like Canada and Mexico.

This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population under 65 years of age without health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2019. In 2019, ** percent of the U.S. population under 65 years were without health insurance coverage.

In 2024, ***** percent of the total population of the United States were uninsured. However, **** of all individuals in the United States had employer-sponsored health coverage. This statistic depicts the distribution of health insurance status of the total population in the United States for 2024

This statistic shows the percentage of persons under 65 years in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage from 1984 to 2019, by location of residence. In 2019, **** percent of the U.S. population under 65 years of age within metropolitan statistical areas had private health insurance coverage.

In 2024, nearly ** percent of people in the United States had public health insurance, the share of people with private health insurance has gradually increased in the provided time interval. This statistic contains data on the number of U.S. Americans with government health insurance coverage from 1997 to 2024.

In 2024, **** percent of U.S. adults in Medicaid expansion states had some kind of private health insurance coverage. In comparison, **** percent of U.S. adults in non-Medicaid expansion states were privately insured. As of November 2022, ten states, mostly in the South, had not adopted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. This statistic shows the percentage of adults aged 18-64 years with private health insurance in the United States from 2010 to 2024, by state Medicaid expansion status.

In 2023, among people in the United States aged 65 years and above, **** percent had healthcare coverage through Medicare Advantage. This statistic illustrates the distribution of health insurance coverage among adults aged 65 and above in the U.S. in 2023.

This statistic displays a projection of the number of less uninsured in the United States due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from 2015 to 2025. By 2018, there will be some 26 million less uninsured nonelderly people due to the implementation of the ACA.