Health / U.S. SOURCE RECORD
Uninsured working-age adults
Adults ages 18 to 64 with no health insurance at the time of interview. The dataset footnote limits this indicator to working-age adults even though its subgroup label says 18 years and older.
Most recent reported period
11.5% of adults
2025 / final
-0.1 pp versus 2024. Reporting types match and the two periods do not overlap. Numerical differences do not establish statistical significance.
Published history
2019 to 2025. The vertical scale follows the observed range. Lines connect published observations; the table gives exact periods and values. Missing values are unavailable, not zero.
| Period | Value | Status / notes | Original source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | 11.5%95% interval: 10.8 to 12.2 | finalA person was defined as uninsured if they did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined as uninsured if they had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such as dental or vision care. This measure is limited to adults aged 18-64 as almost all adults aged 65 and older are eligible for Medicare.More information on the National Health Interview Survey adult data, methods, and definitions is available from: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/SHS_Tech_Notes_8.11.26.pdf.In 2019, the NHIS questionnaire was redesigned and other changes were made to weighting and design methodology. Data for 2019 and later have not been fully evaluated for comparability with earlier years. While annual estimates are available for this topic for 2018 and earlier, they are not presented here. For more information on the 2019 NHIS redesign and evaluation of the redesign on selected indicators, see Redesign Notes, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/about/2019-questionnaire-redesign.html.National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, Summary Health Statistics for Adults. | Source ↗ |
| 2024Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 | 11.6%95% interval: 11.1 to 12.3 | finalMore information on the National Health Interview Survey adult data, methods, and definitions is available from: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/SHS_Tech_Notes_8.11.26.pdf.In 2019, the NHIS questionnaire was redesigned and other changes were made to weighting and design methodology. Data for 2019 and later have not been fully evaluated for comparability with earlier years. While annual estimates are available for this topic for 2018 and earlier, they are not presented here. For more information on the 2019 NHIS redesign and evaluation of the redesign on selected indicators, see Redesign Notes, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/about/2019-questionnaire-redesign.html.A person was defined as uninsured if they did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined as uninsured if they had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such as dental or vision care. This measure is limited to adults aged 18-64 as almost all adults aged 65 and older are eligible for Medicare.National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, Summary Health Statistics for Adults. | Source ↗ |
| 2023Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 | 10.8%95% interval: 10.2 to 11.4 | finalMore information on the National Health Interview Survey adult data, methods, and definitions is available from: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/SHS_Tech_Notes_8.11.26.pdf.In 2019, the NHIS questionnaire was redesigned and other changes were made to weighting and design methodology. Data for 2019 and later have not been fully evaluated for comparability with earlier years. While annual estimates are available for this topic for 2018 and earlier, they are not presented here. For more information on the 2019 NHIS redesign and evaluation of the redesign on selected indicators, see Redesign Notes, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/about/2019-questionnaire-redesign.html.A person was defined as uninsured if they did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined as uninsured if they had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such as dental or vision care. This measure is limited to adults aged 18-64 as almost all adults aged 65 and older are eligible for Medicare.National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, Summary Health Statistics for Adults. | Source ↗ |
| 2022Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 | 12.4%95% interval: 11.8 to 13.1 | finalMore information on the National Health Interview Survey adult data, methods, and definitions is available from: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/SHS_Tech_Notes_8.11.26.pdf.In 2019, the NHIS questionnaire was redesigned and other changes were made to weighting and design methodology. Data for 2019 and later have not been fully evaluated for comparability with earlier years. While annual estimates are available for this topic for 2018 and earlier, they are not presented here. For more information on the 2019 NHIS redesign and evaluation of the redesign on selected indicators, see Redesign Notes, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/about/2019-questionnaire-redesign.html.A person was defined as uninsured if they did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined as uninsured if they had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such as dental or vision care. This measure is limited to adults aged 18-64 as almost all adults aged 65 and older are eligible for Medicare.National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, Summary Health Statistics for Adults. | Source ↗ |
| 2021Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 | 12.6%95% interval: 12 to 13.3 | finalMore information on the National Health Interview Survey adult data, methods, and definitions is available from: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/SHS_Tech_Notes_8.11.26.pdf.In 2019, the NHIS questionnaire was redesigned and other changes were made to weighting and design methodology. Data for 2019 and later have not been fully evaluated for comparability with earlier years. While annual estimates are available for this topic for 2018 and earlier, they are not presented here. For more information on the 2019 NHIS redesign and evaluation of the redesign on selected indicators, see Redesign Notes, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/about/2019-questionnaire-redesign.html.A person was defined as uninsured if they did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined as uninsured if they had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such as dental or vision care. This measure is limited to adults aged 18-64 as almost all adults aged 65 and older are eligible for Medicare.National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, Summary Health Statistics for Adults. | Source ↗ |
| 2020Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 | 13.9%95% interval: 13.2 to 14.7 | finalMore information on the National Health Interview Survey adult data, methods, and definitions is available from: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/SHS_Tech_Notes_8.11.26.pdf.In 2019, the NHIS questionnaire was redesigned and other changes were made to weighting and design methodology. Data for 2019 and later have not been fully evaluated for comparability with earlier years. While annual estimates are available for this topic for 2018 and earlier, they are not presented here. For more information on the 2019 NHIS redesign and evaluation of the redesign on selected indicators, see Redesign Notes, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/about/2019-questionnaire-redesign.html.A person was defined as uninsured if they did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined as uninsured if they had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such as dental or vision care. This measure is limited to adults aged 18-64 as almost all adults aged 65 and older are eligible for Medicare.National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, Summary Health Statistics for Adults. | Source ↗ |
| 2019Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 | 14.5%95% interval: 13.9 to 15.2 | finalMore information on the National Health Interview Survey adult data, methods, and definitions is available from: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/SHS_Tech_Notes_8.11.26.pdf.In 2019, the NHIS questionnaire was redesigned and other changes were made to weighting and design methodology. Data for 2019 and later have not been fully evaluated for comparability with earlier years. While annual estimates are available for this topic for 2018 and earlier, they are not presented here. For more information on the 2019 NHIS redesign and evaluation of the redesign on selected indicators, see Redesign Notes, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/about/2019-questionnaire-redesign.html.A person was defined as uninsured if they did not have any private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined as uninsured if they had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such as dental or vision care. This measure is limited to adults aged 18-64 as almost all adults aged 65 and older are eligible for Medicare.National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, Summary Health Statistics for Adults. | Source ↗ |
Definition and interpretation
Adults ages 18 to 64 with no health insurance at the time of interview. The dataset footnote limits this indicator to working-age adults even though its subgroup label says 18 years and older.
Population / coverage
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults ages 18 to 64
Adjustment / measurement
Crude percentage; not age adjusted
Publisher
CDC / National Center for Health Statistics
Last successful source check
Oct 12, 2026 UTC
Limits of this measure
National survey estimate for the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Sampling uncertainty and survey changes matter. A numerical difference alone does not establish statistical significance or policy causation.
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