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Note: All year-over-year changes are statistically significant at the 90 percent
confidence level.
Source: American Community Survey estimates. Smith, J.C., & Medalia C. September
16, 2015. "Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2014." Current Population
Reports. Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. Available at http://www.census.gov/-
content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/demo/p60-253.pdf
The U.S. Census Bureau released state-level health insurance coverage statistics for calendar year 2014
from the ACS. These estimates provide a first look at health insurance coverage under full roll-out of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) through the lens of the ACS and provide trends from 2008 forward.
ESTIMATES FROM THE
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Largest Percentage Point State-Level Declines in Uninsured Rates from 2013-2014
TOP DECLINES IN STATE UNINSURED RATES, 2013-2014
KENTUCKY
250,000
143,000
99,000
188,000
1,733,000
NEVADA
WEST VIRGINA
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
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NATIONAL UNINSURED RATE OVER TIME, 2008-2014
12.0%
12.5%
13.0%
13.5%
14.0%
14.5%
15.0%
15.5%
16.0%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
14.6% 15.1% 15.5% 15.1% 14.8% 14.5% 11.7%
PercentUninsured
The national uninsured rate declined by 2.8pp from 2013 to 2014
11.5%
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DECLINE IN STATE UNINSURED RATES, 2013-2014
Percentage Point Decline in State Uninsurance Rates from 2013-2014
0.0 to 1.4
1.5 to 1.9
2.0 to 2.4
2.5 to 3.4
3.5 or more
317,000
WASHINGTON
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AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (ACS)