In 2024, ** percent of adults went without some form of needed medical care due to cost reasons in the past year, an increase from the preceding year and the highest since 2014. This statistic shows the percentage of the adult population with unmet medical needs in the past 12 months in the U.S. from 2013 to 2024.
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Federal Reserve. (May 28, 2025). Share of U.S. population who went without needed medical care due to cost in the U.S. between 2013 and 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1389952/americans-who-had-skipped-medical-care-due-to-costs/
Federal Reserve. "Share of U.S. population who went without needed medical care due to cost in the U.S. between 2013 and 2024." Chart. May 28, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1389952/americans-who-had-skipped-medical-care-due-to-costs/
Federal Reserve. (2025). Share of U.S. population who went without needed medical care due to cost in the U.S. between 2013 and 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1389952/americans-who-had-skipped-medical-care-due-to-costs/
Federal Reserve. "Share of U.S. Population Who Went without Needed Medical Care Due to Cost in The U.S. between 2013 and 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 May 2025, /statistics/1389952/americans-who-had-skipped-medical-care-due-to-costs/
Federal Reserve, Share of U.S. population who went without needed medical care due to cost in the U.S. between 2013 and 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1389952/americans-who-had-skipped-medical-care-due-to-costs/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Share of U.S. population who went without needed medical care due to cost in the U.S. between 2013 and 2024 [Graph], Federal Reserve, May 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1389952/americans-who-had-skipped-medical-care-due-to-costs/
