Government health insurance coverage includes Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs), and care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the military. This statistic was assembled from several editions of the same report. The source adds the following information: "data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian non-institutionalized population."
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U.S. Americans with public health insurance 1997-2025
In 2025, nearly ** percent of people in the United States had public health insurance; the share of people with private health insurance has gradually increased over the provided time interval. This statistic contains data on the number of U.S. Americans with government health insurance coverage from 1997 to 2024.
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CDC. (December 16, 2025). Share of people with public health insurance in the United States from 1997 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/200954/americans-with-government-health-insurance/
CDC. "Share of people with public health insurance in the United States from 1997 to 2025." Chart. December 16, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/200954/americans-with-government-health-insurance/
CDC. (2025). Share of people with public health insurance in the United States from 1997 to 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/200954/americans-with-government-health-insurance/
CDC. "Share of People with Public Health Insurance in The United States from 1997 to 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Dec 2025, /statistics/200954/americans-with-government-health-insurance/
CDC, Share of people with public health insurance in the United States from 1997 to 2025 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/200954/americans-with-government-health-insurance/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Share of people with public health insurance in the United States from 1997 to 2025 [Graph], CDC, December 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/200954/americans-with-government-health-insurance/
