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U.S. Americans with public health insurance 1997-2017

Share of people with public health insurance in the United States from 1997 to 2017

The data presents the number of U.S. Americans with government health insurance coverage from 1997 to 2017. In 2017, 36.2% of people in the U.S. had public health insurance.

1997 23.3
2000 26.4
2005 31.4
2010 32.4
2011 33.4
2012 33.8
2013 33.8
2014 34.6
2015 35.6
2016 36.8
2017 36.2