Insurance Coverage in California

93.5%
Insured rate
2023
≈ 47%
Employer coverage
≈ 37%
Medi-Cal / public

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

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Side-by-side comparison of California vs. the U.S. average.

National ranking

California ranks #45 of 49 states by uninsured rate.

#1Massachusetts2.4%
#2Vermont3
#3Rhode Island4%
#4Wisconsin5%
#5New York5.3%
#6Michigan5.4%
#7Pennsylvania5.5%
#8Washington5.9%
#9Kentucky6%
#10Connecticut6%
#11Hawaii6%
#12Arkansas6%
#13Mississippi6%
#14Alabama6%
#15South Carolina6%
#16West Virginia6%
#17Nebraska6%
#18Maryland6%
#19Iowa6%
#20Idaho6%
#21Kansas6%
#22Ohio6.6%
#23Delaware6.6%
#24Illinois6.9%
#25New Mexico7%
#26New Jersey7.1%
#27Virginia7.8%
#28Indiana8%
#29Louisiana8%
#30Utah9.2%
#31Missouri9.5%
#32South Dakota9.9%
#33Tennessee10.1%
#34North Carolina10.4%
#35Arizona10.7%
#36Nevada10.9%
#37Florida11.2%
#38Georgia12%
#39Oklahoma12.7%
#40Texas16.6%
#41Wyoming42
#42Alaska42%
#43Colorado92.7%
#44Montana92.8%
#45California93.5%
#46Oregon94%
#47Maine94.9%
#48Minnesota95.4%
#49New Hampshire95.8%

Overview

About 93.5% of Californians have health insurance, with nearly half covered through employers and over a third through Medi-Cal and other public programs.

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