Definition

This indicator reports the total number and percentage of children under the age of 18 who have no health insurance coverage. Health insurance coverage includes employer-based and direct-purchase insurance, as well as Medicare/means-tested public coverage, TRICARE/Military health coverage, and VA Health Care.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015, 2012-2016, 2013-2017, 2014-2018, 2015-2019, 2016-2020, and 2017-2021, American Community Survey Estimates, Table B27010.

Notes

Methodology: The total numbers of children under 18 with no health insurance were divided by the total numbers of children under 18. Counts of 6 or fewer—excluding zero—were suppressed, as were percentages generated from suppressed counts.

S: Data Suppressed

Last Updated

2022-12