Decline in share of people without health insurance driven by increase in public coverage in 36 states. Learn more in this story.



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Uninsured Rate Declined in 28 States 2019-2021

During the past two years, Congress passed measures to improve access to public and private health insurance coverage during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency including continuing coverage for people receiving Medicaid and introducing policies to help people access and afford the cost of care.

These and other federal and state policies contributed to an increase in public coverage in 36 states, leading to lower uninsured rates in 28 states in 2021. Only one state ? North Dakota ? had a higher uninsured rate in 2021 than in 2019, according to the Census Bureau?s 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.

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The large sample size of the ACS shows health insurance rates and types of coverage in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, including private coverage (employer-sponsored, direct-purchase and TRICARE), public coverage (Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPVA and VACARE), and the overall uninsured rate at the state level.

Changes in health insurance coverage across states may be affected by a variety of factors like differences in the age of the population, economic conditions and federal and state policy changes. Understanding these differences may help inform policies to improve health and well-being.

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* State differences in the uninsured rate in 2021
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Percentage and Type of Health Insurance Coverage by State - 2019 and 2021 [ [link removed] ]



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The Number of People Primarily Working From Home Tripled Between 2019 and 2021

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Between 2019 and 2021, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7% (roughly 9 million people) to 17.9% (27.6 million people), according to new 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Now Available [ [link removed] ]

The American Community Survey provides a wide range of important statistics about people and housing for every community in the nation. This survey is the only source of local estimates for most of the more than 40 topics it covers for communities across the nation. The one-year statistics are available for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district, and all counties and places with populations of 65,000 or more.

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