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What percentage of Americans are on public health coverage?

37.4% of Americans are on public health coverage — about 37 in every 100, or 4 in 10. That is the figure published by the American Community Survey for 2023.

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37.4

Where this number comes from

Survey
American Community Survey
What it measured
American Community Survey 1-year estimate, published under the label “HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE → Civilian noninstitutionalized population → With health insurance coverage → With public coverage”.
Population
Americans
Year
2023
90% confidence interval
37.3% to 37.5%

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