This document summarizes health and healthcare trends among Hispanics in the United States. Some key points: - Hispanics now make up nearly 1 in 5 of the total US population and are projected to account for over 1 in 4 by 2060. - Hispanics face greater health challenges such as higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and fair/poor health status compared to whites. - Access to healthcare is also more limited for Hispanics - they are more likely to be uninsured, lack a usual source of care, and go without care due to costs. - While the Affordable Care Act helped reduce rates of uninsurance among both Hispanics and children, Hispanics still have

1. Health and Health Care For
Hispanics in the United States
Updated May 2019

2. Figure 1
2017:
About 58 million people living
in the U.S. are Hispanic,
making up nearly 1 in 5 of
the population.
Hispanics account for a large and growing share of
the population in the United States.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2017 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates and U.S. Census Bureau
2017 National Population Projections Tables, https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popproj/2017-summary-tables.html.
2060:
Hispanics are projected to
account for more than 1 in 4
of the people living in the
U.S. by 2060.

3. Figure 2
Hispanics make up a greater share of the population
in the west.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2017 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates.
SHARE OF TOTAL POPULATION THAT IS HISPANIC BY STATE, 2017
5-15%
(26 states + DC)
< 5% (12 states)
> 15% (12 states)
CA
AK
OR
WA
ID
NV
TX
LA
AROK
KS MO
WY
MT ND
SD
MN
WI
MI
IA
NE
CO
UT
AZ NM
IL IN
OH
PA
GA
FL
SC
NC
VA
KY
TN
ALMS
ME
NY MA
RI
CT
DE
VT
NH
MD
DC
NJ

4. Figure 3
Most nonelderly Hispanics are in a family with a worker, but
they are more likely to be poor. They are also younger and
more likely to be a non-citizen than Whites.
* Indicates statistically significant difference from the White population at the p<0.05 level.
Note: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-Hispanic and exclude individuals of mixed race. Includes
nonelderly individuals 0-64 years of age.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2017 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates.
84%
16%*
63%*
21%*
84%
8%
49%
2%
Full-Time
Worker in
Family
Family Income
Below Poverty
34 and
Younger
Non-Citizen
Hispanic White

5. Figure 4
Hispanics face a range of health challenges.
Note: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-Hispanic and exclude individuals of mixed race. Includes
nonelderly adults 18-64 years of age. All values have a statistically significant difference from the White population at the p<0.05 level.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS).
HEALTH STATUS AND SELECTED HEALTH CONDITIONS AMONG NONELDERLY ADULTS (18-64)
11%
33%
9%9%
30%
7%
Fair or Poor
Health Status
Obese Told By Doctor
They Have Diabetes
Hispanic White

6. Figure 5
Hispanics are more than 3 times as likely to be
diagnosed with HIV and have a more than 2 times
higher teen birth rate than Whites.
Note: HIV diagnosis rates are for ages 13 and older. For birth rate, persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-
Hispanic.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
(NCHHSTP) AtlasPlus; Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Drake P. Births: Final data for 2017. National Vital
Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 8. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018.
21
29
6
13
HIV Diagnosis Rate
Among Teens and Adults
(per 100,000)
Birth Rate for Teen
Girls Ages 15-19
(per 1,000)
Hispanic White

7. Figure 6
Hispanics face greater barriers to accessing care
and receive less care than Whites.
Note: ^ Indicates in the past 12 months. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-Hispanic and exclude
individuals of mixed race. Includes nonelderly individuals 18-64 years of age. Data for uninsured includes nonelderly adults 19-64 years
of age. All values have a statistically significant difference from the White population at the p<0.05 level.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2017 American Community Survey (ACS), 2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS),
and 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
25%
22%
25% 25%
46%
8%
13% 14% 15%
32%
Uninsured Went Without
Care Due to Cost^
No Usual
Source of Care
No Health
Care Visit^
No Dental Visit^
Hispanic White

8. Figure 7
Hispanics are more likely to have other
characteristics that lead to health challenges.
Note: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-Hispanic and exclude individuals of mixed race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Language Other than English Spoken at Home and
Education, both among nonelderly adults, ages 19-64), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Services, Household Food
Security in the United States in 2017, Child Trends, Neighborhood Safety, 2016.
75%
26%
18%
10%
6% 6% 9%
3%
Language Other
than English
Spoken at Home
Less than a High
School Education
Food Insecure
Household
Parents Report their
Children Live in an
Unsafe Neighborhood
Hispanic White

9. Figure 8
40%
33%
28%
26% 25%
15%
12%
9% 8% 8%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Uninsured Rate Among
Nonelderly Adults 2013-2017
Uninsured rate for Hispanics declined under the ACA,
but they are still more likely to be uninsured than
Whites.
Note: Nonelderly adults are 19-64 years of age. Children are ages 0-18 years. Whites are non-Hispanic and exclude individuals of
mixed race. All values have a statistically significant difference from the White population at the p<0.05 level.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2017 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates.
12%
10%
8% 8% 8%
6% 5%
4% 4% 4%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Hispanic
White
Uninsured Rate Among
Children 2013-2017