CDC: About 8 percent of US was uninsured in 2025 |
CDC: About 8 percent of US was uninsured in 2025
About 8 percent of the U.S. population was uninsured in 2025, largely unchanged from 2024, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The results from the agency’s National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) show that while the overall percentage is largely unchanged, the number of uninsured grew by about 800,000 — including 300,000 children. The uninsured rate remains lower than it was in 2019.
The CDC’s numbers, which are preliminary estimates, show the first complete picture of 2025 insurance coverage.
Among adults ages 18 to 64, 11.6 percent were uninsured at the time of interview, 21 percent had public coverage like Medicaid, state-sponsored or military plans, and 69 percent had private health insurance coverage.
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