Percentage of uninsured U.S. adults earning below 200% FPL by ethnicity 2001-2016

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Preeti Vankar,
Oct 27, 2022
This survey displays the percentage of uninsured adults who earn less than 200% Fedral Poverty Line (FPL) in the US in 2001, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016, by ethnicity. According to the survey conducted, the total percentage of currently uninsured people earning below 200% FPL dropped from 36 percent in 2010 to19 percent in 2016 in the United States.

Percentage of uninsured U.S. adults who earn less than 200% of federal poverty level (FPL) between 2001 and 2016, by ethnicity

CharacteristicTotalWhiteBlackLatino
2016 19% 15% 14% 32%
2014 24% 19% 21% 37%
2012 32% 27% 28% 44%
2010 36% 33% 31% 48%
2001 30% 26% 25% 44%
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Release date

2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 12 to November 20, 2016

Number of respondents

6,005 respondents

Age group

19-64 years

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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