As of 2023, nearly 30 percent of U.S. veterans aged younger than 45 years who were enrolled in the VA health care system lacked public or private health insurance coverage. This statistic displays the share of U.S. veterans enrolled in the VA health care system who were uninsured in 2023, by age.
Share of U.S. veterans without alternative health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2023, by age
Characteristic
Share of enrollees
Younger than 45 years
30%
45 years to 64 years
24%
65 years or older
6%
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%26%28%30%32%34%
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US Department of Veterans Affairs. (December 18, 2023). Share of U.S. veterans without alternative health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2023, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369940/veterans-without-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-in-the-us-in-2021/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Share of U.S. veterans without alternative health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2023, by age." Chart. December 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369940/veterans-without-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-in-the-us-in-2021/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. (2023). Share of U.S. veterans without alternative health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2023, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369940/veterans-without-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-in-the-us-in-2021/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Share of U.S. Veterans without Alternative Health Insurance Coverage in The U.S. in 2023, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369940/veterans-without-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-in-the-us-in-2021/
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Share of U.S. veterans without alternative health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2023, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369940/veterans-without-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-in-the-us-in-2021/ (last visited April 14, 2025)
Share of U.S. veterans without alternative health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2023, by age [Graph], US Department of Veterans Affairs, December 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369940/veterans-without-health-insurance-coverage-by-age-in-the-us-in-2021/
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