AHRQ Stats

More than 25 percent of the population was uninsured at some point during 2011. During the first part of the year, 21.1 percent of the population was uninsured, while 14.5 percent of the population was uninsured for the entire year. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #420:The Uninsured in America, 1996-2012: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 65.)

Highlights

In 2011, 25.2 percent of the population was uninsured at some point during the year, 21.1 percent was uninsured during the first part of the year, and 14.5 percent was uninsured for the entire year.²
The percentage of non-elderly individuals (under age 65) uninsured for the full year² increased from 13.5 percent in 1996 to 14.5 percent in 2011.
From 1996 to 2011, the percentage of children (under age 18) uninsured all year² decreased from 9.8 percent to 5.7 percent.
The number and percentage of children (under age 18) covered by only public insurance increased between 1996 and 2011 from 15.5 to 28.4 million and from 21.7 to 38.3 percent.