Number of U.S. Americans with private health insurance in 2023, by type

Published by
Preeti Vankar,
Oct 21, 2024

In 2023, over 178 million people in the United States had private health insurance through their employer, compared, while a further 33.8 million people had private health insurance through direct purchase. This statistic shows the number of people in the United States with private health insurance in 2023, by type.

Number of people with private health insurance in the United States in 2023, by type (in millions)

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Release date

September 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

The estimates by type of coverage are not mutually exclusive; people can be covered by more than one type of health insurance during the year.
Individuals are considered to be uninsured if they do not have health insurance coverage for the entire calendar year.

*Marketplace coverage is a subcategory under direct-purchase.

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