Sep. 15, 2020:New 2019 health insurance coverage estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) were released this morning, and findings from the survey show the national rate of uninsured increased from 8.9% in 2018 to 9.2% in 2019.
This 0.3 percentage-point increase...Read More
Oct. 25, 2019:With the release of new insurance coverage estimates from surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SHADAC recently updated our annual brief “Comparing Federal Government Surveys that Count the...Read More
Oct. 18, 2019:The interactive map on this page links to tables containing state and county uninsurance estimates for 2018. These estimates come from the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) via the U.S. Census Bureau's data.census.gov tool.
Click on a state to see state and county...Read More
Sep. 26, 2019:The U.S. Census Bureau released partial state files for the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) today, which included state-level information about health insurance coverage by coverage type.
The State Story
The overall national decrease in insurance coverage in 2018 (from 91.3% in...Read More
Sep. 10, 2019:New health insurance coverage estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) show that the rate of uninsured individuals in the United States increased by 0.1 percentage points in 2018, representing 535,000 more Americans without health insurance coverage as compared to...Read More
Sep. 05, 2019:Date: October 1, 2019
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern
New 2018 data on health insurance coverage from the American Community Survey (ACS) show a nationwide increase in uninsurance from 8.7 percent in 2017 to 8.9 percent in 2018. ...Read More
Jan. 14, 2019:SHADAC tables of state and county uninsurance estimates for 2013 to 2017 are now available via clickable map. Users can click a state to access a table of 5-year uninsurance estimates for each state as a whole, as well as all counties located within, using data from the American...Read More
Jan. 14, 2019:Use this clickable map to see health insurance coverage estimates for each state and all counties for the pooled years 2013-2017.
Counties are searchable by bookmark in each state file.
2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates:
Percent Uninsured,...Read More
Oct. 21, 2018:This file presents four sheets in an Excel workbook with sample counts by state for the ACS for years in which health insurance estimates are available (starting in 2008). The sheets include: individual counts from the PUMS, household counts from the PUMS, individual counts from the full...Read More
Oct. 09, 2018:This brief provides an annual update to comparisons of uninsurance estimates from four federal surveys1:
The American Community Survey (ACS)
The Current Population Survey (CPS)
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Household Component (MEPS-HC)
The National Health Interview Survey (...Read More
Sep. 18, 2018:Date: September 18, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Central
Watch a recording of the event below, or download a PDF of the slides and the event transcript.
This webinar provided an overview of the 2017 health insurance coverage estimates from two...Read More
Sep. 17, 2018:The map on this page linkes to tables containing state and county uninsurance estimates for 2017. These estimates come from the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) via the U.S. Census Bureau's American FactFinder (AFF) tool and were released on September 13, 2018.
Click on a state to see...Read More
Sep. 17, 2018:
SHADAC has produced tables of state and county uninsurance estimates for 2017 and comparison year 2016. These estimates come from the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) via the U.S. Census Bureau's American FactFinder (AFF) tool and were released on September 13...Read More
Sep. 13, 2018:The U.S. Census Bureau released the full state files for the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) today, including state-level information about health insurance coverage by coverage type.
Coverage by Type, 2016-2017: Nationally, Private Coverage Down and Public Coverage Stable
The ACS found...Read More
Sep. 12, 2018:New health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) show that there was a statistically significant 0.2 percentage point increase in the national uninsured rate between 2016 and 2017. Uninsurance also increased in 14 states between 2016 and 2017, and decreased...Read More
Dec. 12, 2017:SHADAC tables of state and county uninsurance estimates for 2012 to 2016 are now available via clickable map. Users can click a state to access a table of 5-year uninsurance estimates for the state and all counties using data from the American Community Survey (ACS).
Data Background...Read More
Dec. 11, 2017:Use this clickable map to see state and county health insurance coverage estimates for the pooled years 2012-2016.
Counties are searchable by bookmark in each state file.
2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates:
Percent Uninsured, Total Civilian...Read More
Oct. 10, 2017:The SHADAC newsletter contains updates on SHADAC activities, news from the states, resource updates, and blog highlights.
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Sep. 19, 2017:This brief provides an annual update to comparisons of uninsurance estimates from four federal surveys1:
The American Community Survey (ACS)
The Current Population Survey (CPS)
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Household Component (MEPS-HC)
The National Health Interview Survey (...Read More
Sep. 18, 2017:
SHADAC has produced tables of state and county uninsurance estimates for 2016 and comparison year 2015. These estimates come from the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) via the U.S. Census Bureau's American FactFinder (AFF) tool and were released on September 14, 2017...Read More