Quick Statistics on the Uninsured in Texas and the U.S.

Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population, Texas, 2021

  • Employer - 46.1%
  • Non-group -   6%
  • Medicaid - 16.9%
  • Medicare - 11.1%
  • Military -       1%
  • Uninsured - 18%

Health Insurance Coverage of Nonelderly (0-64) Population, Texas, 2021

  • Employer - 52%
  • Non-group - 6.8%
  • Medicaid - 17.4%
  • Medicare - 1.2%
  • Military -      2%
  • Uninsured - 20.5%

Working age (19-64) Uninsured by Gender, Texas, 2021

  • Female - 47.3%
  • Male - 52.7%

Nonelderly (ages 0-64) Uninsured by Family Work Status, Texas, 2021

  • At least 1 full time worker - 73.5%
  • Part time workers - 10.8%
  • Nonworkers- 15.8%
  • Total - 100%

Percent of Private Sector Establishments that Offer Health Insurance to Employees, 2021

  • Texas - 46.4%
  • U.S. - 49.2%

Comparison of Texas Uninsured Population to U.S. Uninsured Population, 2021

Uninsured total population
Texas Uninsured: 20.5%
U.S. Uninsured: 10.2%

Uninsured children
Texas Uninsured: 11.8% 
U.S. Uninsured: 5.3%  

All adults uninsured, 19-64 years of age
Texas Uninsured: 24.4%
U.S. Uninsured: 12.2%

Uninsured women 19-64 
Texas Uninsured: 22.9%
U.S. Uninsured: 13.8%

Uninsured men 19-64
Texas Uninsured: 25.9%
U.S. Uninsured: 13.8%

Nonelderly uninsured- at least one full-time worker
Texas Uninsured: 18.5%
U.S. Uninsured: 9%

Nonelderly uninsured by race/ethnicity
Texas Uninsured
White - 12.5% 
Black - 17.5% 
Hispanic - 30.1% 
Total - 20.5%

U.S. Uninsured
White - 7.2% 
Black - 10.9% 
Hispanic - 30.1% 
Total - 10.2%  

Uninsured rates for the nonelderly by age
Texas Uninsured
Children 18 and under - 11.8% 
Adults 19-64 - 24.4% 
Total 20.5

U.S. Uninsured
Children 18 and under -5.3% 
Adults 19-64 - 12.2% 
Total - 10.2%

Distribution of the nonelderly with employer coverage by age
Texas
Children 18 and under - 25.6% 
Adults 19-64 - 74.4%
 
U.S.
Children 18 and under - 241% 
Adults 19-64 - 75.9%  

Source: Kaiser State Health Facts, 2019Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2021

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Last Updated On

March 15, 2023

Originally Published On

March 23, 2010

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