QuickStats: Percentage of Uninsured Adults Aged 18–64 Years, by Race and Selected Hispanic Origin Subgroup — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019−2020

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During 2019–2020, the percentage of U.S. adults aged 18–64 years who were uninsured was 14.4%.

Among all race and Hispanic origin subgroups, those most likely to be uninsured were Hispanic adults (30.4%) followed by non-Hispanic Black (14.6%), non-Hispanic White (9.7%), and non-Hispanic Asian (7.8%) adults.

Among the Hispanic origin subgroups included, those most likely to be uninsured were of Central American (42.2%) origin followed by Mexican or Chicano (33.6%) origin.

Adults of Cuban (22.7%) origin were more likely to be uninsured than those of Puerto Rican (14.8%) and Dominican (12.9%) origin. Other observed differences were not statistically significant.

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2019 and 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7125a3.htm

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Page last reviewed: June 24, 2022
Page last updated: June 24, 2022