In 2022, some 20.7 percent of all uninsured children were from families with a household income below the Federal poverty level (FPL), while the uninsured rate within the same group was 6.6 percent, the second highest of all poverty levels. However, most of these children were actually eligible for Medicaid or CHIP since the median income eligibility for children was at 255% FPL. This statistic shows the percentage and rate of children uninsured in U.S. as of 2022, sorted by family poverty in terms of FPL.
Percentage and rate of uninsured U.S. children in 2022, by family poverty level
The U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty threshold for a family with two adults and one child was $23,556 in 2022. Totals may not sum to 100% due to rounding
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (December 18, 2023). Percentage and rate of uninsured U.S. children in 2022, by family poverty level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/498592/uninsured-us-children-by-family-poverty-percentage-rate/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage and rate of uninsured U.S. children in 2022, by family poverty level." Chart. December 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498592/uninsured-us-children-by-family-poverty-percentage-rate/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Percentage and rate of uninsured U.S. children in 2022, by family poverty level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498592/uninsured-us-children-by-family-poverty-percentage-rate/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage and Rate of Uninsured U.S. Children in 2022, by Family Poverty Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/498592/uninsured-us-children-by-family-poverty-percentage-rate/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage and rate of uninsured U.S. children in 2022, by family poverty level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/498592/uninsured-us-children-by-family-poverty-percentage-rate/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage and rate of uninsured U.S. children in 2022, by family poverty level [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, December 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/498592/uninsured-us-children-by-family-poverty-percentage-rate/
